1499 – Diane de Poitiers, French mistress of Henry II of France, born in Saint-Vallier (d. 1566)
1719 – Ferdinand Zellbell the younger, Swedish composer, co-founder of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (d. 1780)
1893 – Florrie Rodrigo, Dutch dancer/choreography/teacher (Schepelingen)
1903 – Willem Kooiman, Dutch theologist/church historian
1923 – Terry Wilson, American actor (Wagon Train, Escape to Witch Mountain), born in Huntington Park, California (d. 1999)
1968 – Matt Hamon, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in San Francisco, California
1973 – Joanette Kruger, tennis star, born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1978 – Paul Moor, English ten-pin bowler
1980 – Cone McCaslin, Canadian bassist (Sum 41)
1985 – Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 2nd September 2018
1837 – James Harrison Wilson, American topographic engineer and Major General (Union Army), born in Shawneetown, Illinois (d. 1925)
1870 – Marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England
1940 – Harry Northup, American actor (The Silence of the Lambs, Taxi Driver), born in Amarillo, Texas
1946 – Marty Grebb, rocker (Buckinghams), born in Chicago, Illinois
1952 – Jimmy Connors, American tennis champion (US Open-1978, 82, 83 Wimbledon-1974, 82), born in St. Louis, Illinois
1952 – Earl Pomeroy, (Rep-D-North Dakota)
1953 – Gerhard P J Thiele, Brenz Germany, astronaut
1960 – Eric Dickerson, NFL halfback (LA Rams, Colts/2,105 yds in 1984), born in Sealy, Texas
1960 – John S. Hall, American poet and spoken-word artist
1966 – Olivier Panis, French race car driver
Famous Birthdays for 1st September 2018
1875 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American sci-fi author (Tarzan of Apes, Mars Saga)
1878 – Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1942)
1931 – Boxcar Willie [Travis Martin], American soldier (USAF) and singer (King of the Road), born in Ellis County, Texas (d. 1999)
1937 – Al Geiberger, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1966, 1st sub-60), born in Red Bluff, California
1951 – David Bairstow, England cricketer (d. 1998)
1953 – Chuck Orton, US sysop, (Emerald BBS, Oregon)
1963 – Stephen Kernahan, Australian rules footballer
1968 – Michelle Buckingham, Canadian 61 kg judoka (Olymp-20-92, 96), born in Los Angeles, California
1976 – Marcos Ambrose, Australian racing driver
1984 – Joseph Trohman, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
Famous Birthdays for 31st August 2018
1855 – Stefan Surzynski, Polish conductor and composer, born in Srem, Poland (d. 1919)
1882 – Charles O’Neill, Canadian composer and bandmaster, born in Duntocher, near Glasgow, (d. 1964)
1894 – Albert Facey, Australian writer (A Fortunate Life), born in Maidstone, Victoria, Australia (d. 1982)
1900 – Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, born Carrara, Italy (d. 1943)
1920 – James Lanphier, American actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), born in Hempstead, New York (d. 1969)
1937 – Guido de Moor, Dutch actor (Apart, Because the Cats)
1945 – Leonid Ivanovich Popov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 35/37, 40, T-7)
1947 – Mona Marshall, American voice actress
1973 – Priest Lauderdale, NBA center (Denver Nuggets)
1980 – Joe Budden, American rapper
Famous Birthdays for 30th August 2018
1334 – Pedro, the Cruel, Spanish King of Castilia and Leon, born in Burgos, Spain (d. 1369)
1914 – Julie Bishop [Jacqueline Wells], American actress (My Hero, Northern Pursuit, Threat), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2001)
1924 – Kenny Dorham [McKinley], Fairfield, Texas, jazz trumpeter, (d. 1972)
1926 – Olgerts Gravitis, composer
1941 – Sue MacGregor, BBC-radio hostess
1948 – Lewis Black, American comedian
1954 – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus
1966 – John Terry, CFL tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1969 – Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist
1985 – Steven Smith, Scottish footballer
Famous Birthdays for 29th August 2018
1728 – Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Electress of Bavaria, born in Dresden Castle, Dresden, Germany (d. 1797)
1805 – Frederick Maurice, English theologian of the Church of England, born in Normanston, Suffolk, England (d. 1872)
1881 – Valery-Nicolas Larbaud, French novelist and translator (Enfantines), born in Vichy, France (d. 1957)
1912 – Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-Polish cinematographer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2016)
1923 – Hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53)
1926 – María Dolores Pradera, Spanish melodic singer
1954 – Chet Catallo, guitarist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
1955 – Frank Hoste, Belgian cyclist
1980 – David West, American basketball player
1990 – Sam Stern, British chef and author
Famous Birthdays for 28th August 2018
1673 – Conrad Michael Schneider, composer
1694 – Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Wife of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany (d. 1715)
1713 – Louis-Auguste d’Affry, French general and ambassador to Netherland, born in Versailles, France (d. 1793)
1798 – Gershom Jaques Van Brunt, U.S. Army (Union Navy), born in Monmouth County, New Jersey (d. 1863)
1897 – Morris Ankrum, American actor (Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers), born in Danville, Illinois (d. 1964)
1907 – Phil Edwards, Canadian-Guyanese runner (Olympic bronze 1928, 32, 36), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 1971)
1943 – Anne “Honey” Lantree, rocker
1948 – Fred Cole, American rock artist (The Lollipop Shoppe, Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2017)
1957 – Daniel Stern, actor (City Slickers, Wonder Years), born in Stamford, Connecticut
1974 – Takahito Eguchi, Japanese composer
Famous Birthdays for 27th August 2018
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
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)