1753 – Christian Friedrich Ruppe, German-Dutch composer, brother of Friedrich Christian Ruppe, born in Salzungen, Imperial County of Reuss, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1826)
1827 – Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman (E.B. Eddy Company) and politician, born in Vermont (d. 1906)
1827 – Joseph Anthony Mower, American Major General (Union Army), born in Woodstock, Vermont (d. 1870)
1845 – William Lewis Douglas, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1924)
1868 – Willis Rodney Whitney, American Chemist, founder of the General Electric research laboratory, and pioneer of industrial scientific research, born in Jamestown, NY (d. 1958)
1940 – John Banham, British businessman, director-general CBI, born in Cornwall (d. 2022)
1941 – Michael Aldrich, British inventor (online shopping), born in Brocket Hall, England (d. 2014)
1965 – Tom Gibis, American voice actor (Shikamaru Nara-Naruto), born in West St. Paul, Minnesota
1968 – Michael Curry, American basketball forward and coach (Detroit Pistons), born in Anniston, Alabama
1969 – Hipolito Pichardo, Dominican MLB pitcher. 1902-2002 (Kansas City Royals, and 2 other teams), born in Jicomé, Dominican Republic
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 21st August 2025
1780 – Jernej Kopitar, Slovene philologist and linguist (Slovenian Grammar), born in Repnje, Slovenia (d. 1844)
1909 – Ethel Caterham, oldest British person ever and current verified oldest living person in the world (115 years), born in Shipton Bellinger, England
1914 – Dallas Pratt, American collector (The American Museum in Britain), born in Islip, New York (d. 1994)
1928 – Zdeněk Lukáš, Czech composer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
1929 – Ahmed “Kathy” Kathrada, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, born in Schweizer-Reneke (d. 2017)
1939 – Ernie Maresca, American singer and songwriter (“Runaround Sue”; “The Wanderer”), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2015)
1943 – Clydie Mae King, American session and touring vocalist (Ray Charles; Bob Dylan; Humble Pie; Lynyrd Skynrd), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2019)
1944 – Perry Christie, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas, born in Nassau, Bahamas
1947 – Carl Giammarese, American rock guitarist (The Buckinghams – “Kind Of A Drag”), born in Chicago, Illinois
1959 – Jim McMahon, American College Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl XX Chicago Bears; Davey O’Brien Award 1981 BYU), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 20th August 2025
1764 – Charles Ferdinand Bentinck, Dutch military officer (Governor of Suriname 1809-11), born in The Hague, Dutch Republic (d. 1811)
1811 – Gilman Marston, American Brigadier General (Union Army) and politician (R-NH), born in Orford, New Hampshire (d. 1890)
1916 – Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian-German chess player, born in Narva, Estonia (d. 1984)
1926 – Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (The Frank Rosolino Sextet), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1978)
1941 – Rich Brooks, American football coach (University of Oregon 1977-94; St. Louis Rams 1995-96), born in Forest, California
1961 – Greg Egan, Australian science fiction and hard science author, born in Perth, Australia
1967 – Andy Benes, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evansville, Indiana
1978 – Sanna Lankosaari, Finnish ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Kemi, Finland
1980 – Corey Carrier, American actor (Young Indiana Jones), born in Middleborough, Massachusetts
1992 – Demi Lovato, American actress (Camp Rock) and singer-songwriter (“Unbroken”), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Famous Birthdays for 19th August 2025
1580 – Pierre Vernier, French mathematician, inventor of the vernier caliper used for taking accurate measurements, born in Ornans, France (d. 1637)
1689 – Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela), born in Mackworth, Derbyshire, England (d. 1761)
1885 – Werner Elert, German Lutheran theologian, born in Heldrungen, Prussia (d. 1954)
1902 – Ogden Nash, American humorous poet (I’m a Stranger Here Myself, Masquerade Party), born in Rye, New York (d. 1971)
1921 – Philip Potter, Dominica Methodist church leader (Secretary-General World council of Churches), born in Roseau, Dominica, West Indies (d. 2015)
1938 – Diana Muldaur, American actress (McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law), born in New York City
1951 – John Deacon, British rock bassist (Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust”), born in Leicester, England
1959 – Ivan Neville, American funk-rock and RandB keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (Dumpstaphunk), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1960 – Ron Darling, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1967 – Tabitha Soren, American MTV reporter (This Week in Rock), born in San Antonio, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 18th August 2025
1579 – Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau, French countess, abbess and daughter of William I of Orange, born in Antwerp (d. 1640)
1887 – Nico J. Polak, Dutch economist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1948)
1900 – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian diplomat and politician who was the 1st woman to hold a cabinet post in India, born in Allahabad, India (d. 1990)
1902 – Julius Kalaš, Czech composer (Nepokořenĺ -The Proud Ones), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1967)
1907 – Howard Swanson, American composer known for his settings of poems of Langston Hughes, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1978)
1915 – Max Lanier, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1943-44; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Denton, North Carolina (d. 2007)
1925 – Brian Aldiss, British sci-fi author (Super-Toys Last All Summer Long, Helliconia trilogy), born in East Dereham, Norfolk (d. 2017)
1940 – Joan Joyce, American softball Hall of Fame pitcher, 1954-75 (Raybestos Brakettes, Orange Lionettes), LPGA golfer, 1977-95, and softball coach, 1995-2022 (Florida Atlantic), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2022)
1975 – Katlin Olson, American actress known for “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, born in Portland, Oregon
1976 – Tom Malchow, American 200m swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Famous Birthdays for 17th August 2025
1473 – Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, son of King Edward IV, one of the princes in the tower who disappeared, born in Shrewsbury, England (d. 1483?)
1863 – Gene Stratton-Porter, American author “A Girl of the Limberlost,” and naturalist, born in Lagro, Indiana (d. 1924)
1924 – Helen Wallis, English cartographer and librarian (British Museum), born in Barnet, England (d. 1995)
1938 – Theodoros Pangalos, Greek politician (Deputy Prime Minister), born in Eleusis, Greece (d. 2023)
1957 – Ron Strykert, Australian rock guitarist (Men At Work – “Who Can It Be Now?”), born in Korumburra, Victoria [several sources cite August 18]
1970 – Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer, born in Kristiansund, Norway
1973 – A. J. Wood, American soccer forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1977 – Thierry Henry, French soccer forward (123 caps; Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal 254 games, FC Barcelona, NY Red Bulls) and manager (Monaco, France U/21), born in Les Ulis, France
1980 – Shannon Lucio, American actress, born in Denver, Colorado
1998 – Genesis Owusu [Kofi Owusu-Ansah], Ghanaian-Australian singer and rapper (Smiling With No Teeth), born in Koforidua, Ghana
Famous Birthdays for 16th August 2025
1702 – Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre, Spanish military engineer and archaeologist who rediscovered the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, born in Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1780)
1858 – Arthur Achleitner, German writer, born in Straubing, Germany (d. 1927)
1920 – Charles Bukowski, German-born American columnist (Notes of a Dirty Old Man) and writer (Hollywood: A Novel) who was described as a “laureate of American lowlife”, born in Andernach, Weimar Republic Germany (d. 1994)
1923 – Joe Hutton, Northumbrian piper and shepherd, born in Halton Lee Gate, Haltwhistle (d. 1995)
1927 – Dennis Moss, British jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Surrey, England (d. 2008)
1946 – Lesley Ann Warren, American actress (Cinderella, Mission Impossible), born in New York City
1948 – Barry Hay, Dutch singer, guitarist, flute and saxophone player (Golden Earring – “Radar Love”), born in Faizabad, India
1957 – Phil Murphy, American financier and politician, Governor of New Jersey (2018-), born in Needham, Massachusetts
1970 – Eric Swann, American NFL defensive tackle, 1991-2000 (Arizona Cardinals; Carolina Panthers), born in Sanford, North Carolina
1981 – Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer, born in Asunción, Paraguay
Famous Birthdays for 15th August 2025
1808 – Charles Fisher, Canadian politician and jurist (Premier of the Colony of New Brunswick 1854-56, 1857-51), born in Fredericton, New Brunswick (d. 1880) [or born 16 Sept]
1944 – Linda Ellerbee, American journalist (Weekend, NBC Overnight), born in Bryan, Texas
1946 – Jean-Claude Arnault, French Swedish photographer involved in Nobel Prize scandal, born in Marseille, France
1952 – Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist (Franc Boeijen Group), born in Sevenum, Netherlands
1956 – Vinny Denunzio, American drummer (The Feelies), born in New Jersey
1961 – Gary Kubiak, American football quarterback (Denver Broncos 1983–91) and coach (HC Houston Texans 2006-13, Denver Broncos 2015-16), born in Houston, Texas
1965 – Rob Thomas, American writer, screenwriter and director (Veronica Mars), born in Sunnyside, Washington
1967 – Brahim Boutaib, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 1988), born in Khemisset, Morocco
1969 – James Black, Canadian NHL center, 1989-2001 (Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, and 4 other teams), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
1974 – Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress (Species), born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador
Famous Birthdays for 14th August 2025
1814 – Henry Hayes Lockwood, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Kent County, Delaware (d. 1899)
1847 – Robert Comtesse, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1899-1912), born in Valangin, Sweden (d. 1922)
1868 – Leone Sinigaglia, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1944)
1916 – Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of the New York Giants, born in Rochester, New York (d. 2005)
1923 – William Flanagan, American composer, and music critic, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1969)
1941 – Connie Smith, American country music singer-songwriter (“Once A Day”; “Dream Painter”; “Tiny Blue Transistor Radio”), born in Elkhart, Indiana
1950 – Gary Larson, American cartoonist (The Far Side), born in Tacoma, Washington
1970 – Kevin Rene Cadogan, American singer-songwriter (Third Eye Blind), born in Oakland, California
1981 – Ray William Johnson, American comedian, writer, and youtuber (Equals Three; Your Favorite Martian), born in Oklahoma City
1988 – Shahd Barmada, Syrian pop singer, born in Aleppo, Syria
Famous Birthdays for 13th August 2025
1889 – Camillien Houde, French Canadian politician and Mayor of Montreal, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1958)
1912 – Rita Johnson, American actress (Honolulu, All Mine to Give), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1965)
1914 – Ivon De Bie, Belgian jazz pianist (Django Reinhardt), and bandleader, born in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium (d. 1989)
1920 – Charlie Galbraith, English jazz trombonist, born in London (d. 1997)
1940 – John Stokes, Irish pop bassist, harmonica player, and singer (The Bachelors – “Diane”), born in Dublin, Ireland
1943 – Yuri Fedorovich Isaulov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Omsk, Russia
1955 – Charles Williams, American jazz pianist (Kansas City Jazz Orchestra), born in Kansas City, Kansas
1964 – Jay Buhner, American MLB outfielder (Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1970 – Alan Shearer, English soccer striker (63 caps; Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Gosforth, England
1973 – Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer, born in Oakdale, California (d. 2007)