1583 – Simon Besler, German composer, born in Brieg (d. 1633)
1867 – Umberto Giordano, composer
1908 – Frank Leahy, O’Neill Nebraska, football coach (Notre Dame)
1925 – Ken Grieves, cricketer (NSW leg-spin all-rounder)
1930 – John Daly, British trade union leader
1948 – Andy Turnell, horse trainer
1958 – Yoshinori Mizumaki, PGA golfer (1994 Byron Nelson-2nd), born in Tokyo, Japan
1970 – Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
1972 – Donta Jones, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1974 – Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 26th August 2018
1813 – Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)
1884 – Earl Biggers, author (“Charlie Chan” detective series)
1900 – Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)
1913 – Cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier
1931 – Dane Skerl, Slovenian composer, born in Ljubljana
1935 – Geraldine Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY) 1st female dem VP candidate (1984)
1946 – Alison Steadman, actress (Life is Sweet), born in Liverpool, England
1946 – Mark Snow, American composer
1976 – Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh)
1988 – Danielle Savre, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 25th August 2018
1880 – Robert E. Stolz, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1975)
1909 – Arwel Hughes, Welsh composer, born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wales (d. 1988)
1917 – Mel Ferrer, American actor (Longest Day, Eaten Alive, 5th Floor), born in Elberon, New Jersey (d. 2008)
1944 – Conrad Black, Canadian-born British newspaper magnate, born in Montreal, Quebec
1951 – Rob Halford, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Judas Priest – Got Another Thing), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
1952 – Geoff Downes, English keyboardist (Buggles, Yes, Asia), born in Stockport, Cheshire, England
1963 – James Backhouse, British artist
1965 – Nate Odomes, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
1972 – Bryan Stoltenberg, corner (NY Giants)
1972 – Marlo Perry, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
Famous Birthdays for 24th August 2018
1898 – Marie J Hugenholtz, [Doctor Grandi], surgeon on Curacao
1905 – Don Douglas, Scottish actor (The Black Castle), born in Kinleyside, Scotland (d. 1945)
1916 – Hal Smith, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show-Otis Campbell), born in Petoskey, Michigan (d. 1994)
1936 – William J. Coyne, American politician (Rep-D-Pennsylvania, 1981-2003), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1937 – Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Nigerian politician, born in Abeokuta, Nigeria (d. 1998)
1948 – Kim Sung-Il, Chief of Staff of Republic of Korea Air Force
1961 – Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician (Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode)
1972 – Ian Moran, US hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994, Pitts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1977 – Per Gade, Danish footballer, born in Nibe, Denmark
2003 – Alexandre Coste, Son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, born in Paris
Famous Birthdays for 23rd August 2018
1880 – Alexander Grin, Russian novelist (Jessie and Morgiana), born in Vyatka, Kirov Oblast, Russia (d. 1932)
1881 – Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter and graphic artist, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1943)
1903 – Mauritius van Haegendoren, Flemish historian and senator, born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1994)
1927 – Martial Solal, composer
1934 – Christian “Sonny” Jurgensen, American NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins) and sportscaster, born in Wilmington, North Carolina
1948 – Ron Blomberg, 1st baseman (NY Yankees)/1st designated hitter
1948 – Andrei Pleşu, Romanian writer, essayist
1960 – Rodney Alan Greenblat, American graphic artist
1972 – Anthony Calvillo, CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1974 – Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner, born in Eldoret, Kenya
Famous Birthdays for 22nd August 2018
1827 – Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman (E.B. Eddy Company) and politician, born in Vermont (d. 1906)
1890 – Floyd Henri Allport, American psychologist and sociologist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1979)
1892 – Percy Fender, English cricketer (legendary Surrey and England all-rounder), born in Balham, London (d. 1985)
1908 – Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer famous for ‘The Decisive Moment’, born in Chanteloup-en-Brie, France (d. 2004)
1935 – Morton Dean, American TV newscaster (CBS, ABC), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
1940 – Antony Crosthwaite-Eyre, English publisher and multi-millionaire
1945 – Steve Kroft, American journalist and longtime correspondent for 60 Minutes, born in Kokomo Indiana
1951 – Gordon Liu [Chia-Hui Liu or Jin-Hsi Shin], Chinese actor (Kill Bill, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), born in Guangdong, China
1953 – Paul Ellering, American wrestling manager, born in Melrose, Minnesota
1973 – Jennifer Makris, Miss USA-New Jersey (1997, top 10)
Famous Birthdays for 21st August 2018
1806 – Johannes Frederik Fröhlich, Danish composer (d. 1860)
1809 – Francesco Schira, composer
1891 – [George] Bugs Moran, American gangster, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1957)
1913 – Cornelius Johnson, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1936), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1946)
1914 – Doug Wright, English cricketer (England’s leg-spinning genius of 30’s and 40’s), born in Sidcup, Kent (d. 1998)
1914 – Dallas Pratt, American collector (The American Museum in Britain), born in Islip, New York (d. 1994)
1928 – Art Farmer, American trumpet player (Farmer’s Market, The Jazztet), born in Council Buffs, Iowa (d. 1999)
1946 – Lev Alburt, International Chess Master (1976), born in Orenburg, Russia
1971 – Liam Howlett, British musician (The Prodigy), born in Braintree, Essex, England
1981 – Jarrod Lyle, Australian professional golfer, born in Shepparton, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 20th August 2018
1847 – Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889)
1898 – Leopold Infeld, Polish nuclear physicist (Whom the God’s Love)
1905 – Duncan Macrae, Scottish actor (Casino Royale, The Little Kidnappers), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1967)
1908 – Kingsley Davis, sociologist/demographer, coined (population explosion)
1940 – John Lantree, rocker (The Honeycombs), born in Newbury, Berkshire
1960 – Mark Langston, pitcher (California Angels), born in San Diego, California
1962 – Robert Meyer, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Morningstar), born in Sacramento, California
1977 – Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
1981 – Bernard Mendy, French footballer
1983 – Andrew Garfield, British American actor (The Amazing Spider-Man), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 19th August 2018
1686 – Eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)
1711 – Edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)
1785 – Seth Thomas, American pioneer in mass production of clocks
1846 – Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
1890 – Yves Alix, French painter and graphic artist
1915 – Ring Lardner Jr, American journalist and screenwriter (Woman of the Year, M A S H), born in Chicago, Illinois
1932 – Thomas P. Salmon, 75th Governor of Vermont
1944 – Charles Wang, Chinese-born philanthropist
1951 – Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentine film composer
1987 – Richard Stearman, English footballer
Famous Birthdays for 18th August 2018
1856 – Jan Karol Gali, composer
1882 – Marcel Louis Auguste Samuel-Rousseau, composer
1887 – Nico J. Polak, Dutch economist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1948)
1900 – Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1964)
1912 – Elsa Morante, Italian writer, born in Rome (d. 1985)
1930 – Liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre
1952 – Nicholas John, dramaturge
1960 – Sonny Skinner, American professional golfer, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
1962 – Sandra Marie Miller Farmer-Patrick, 400m hurdler, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1966 – Cees Lock of hair, soccer player (NEC)