1861 – Wilhelm Berger, German composer, pianist and conductor, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1911)
1902 – Zino Francescatti, French violinist (New York Philharmonic, 1939), born in Marseille, France (d. 1991)
1923 – Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch journalist and poet, born in Amsterdam (d. 2014)
1928 – Bob Cousy, Basketball Hall of Fame guard (NBA C’ship 1957, 59-63; NBA MVP 1957; 13 × NBA All-Star 1951–63; Boston Celtics), born in Manhattan, NYC
1962 – Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German politician, Leader of Christian Democratic Union (2018-), born in Völklingen, West Germany
1962 – John “Hot Rod” Williams, American NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns), born in Sorrento, Louisiana (d. 2015)
1963 – Lonnie Quinn, American actor (Will Cooley in All My Children), born in Cheshire, Connecticut
1970 – Arion Salazar, American rock bassist (Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life”), born in Oakland, California
1974 – Nicola Stapleton, English actress (Eastenders), born in London, England
1984 – Saori Horii, Japanese gravure idol, born in Tokyo, Japan
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 8th August 2023
1861 – William Bateson, English biologist (originator of term “genetics”), born in Whitby, England (d. 1926)
1899 – Clarence Kummer, American Racing HOF jockey (Preakness Stakes 1920, 25; Belmont Stakes 1920, 28; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1920), born in NYC, New York (d. 1930)
1928 – Lord Alfred Hayes, English pro wrestler, manager and commentator (WWF), born in London, England (d. 2005)
1935 – Ron Marlenee, American politician (Rep-R-MT, 1977-93), born in Scobey, Montana (d. 2020)
1961 – Ron Klain, American attorney, White House Chief of Staff to Joe Biden (2021-), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1967 – Howard Cross, American NFL tight end, 1989-2001 (NY Giants), and broadcaster, born in Huntsville, Alabama
1971 – Marcello Simmons, American CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts), born in Tomball, Texas
1974 – Andrei Mezin, Belarusian NHL goaltender (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
1986 – Peyton List, American model and actress (As The World Turns, 2001-05 – “Lucy”; Mad Men), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1995 – Jake Blount, American bluegrass musician (Spider Tales), born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Birthdays for 7th August 2023
1867 – Emil Nolde [Hansen], German painter and graphic artist, born in Nolde, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1956)
1906 – Gerhard Frommel, German composer and pedagogue, born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1984)
1927 – Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer, American actor (Our Gang; Beginner’s Luck; General Spanky), born in Paris, Illinois (d. 1959)
1928 – Herbert H. Bateman, American politician (Rep-R-Virginia), born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (d. 2000)
1930 – Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer, specializing in choral music (Curse Upon Iron (Raua needmine)), born in Kuusalu, Estonia (d. 2017)
1940 – Tom Barlow, American politician (Rep-D-Kentucky), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2017)
1944 – John Glover, American actor (52 Pick-Up, Something Special), born in Kingston, New York
1967 – Jason Grimsley, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Cleveland, Texas
1978 – Vanness Wu, Taiwanese-American singer (F4, Kangta and Vanness), born in Santa Monica, California
1999 – Sydney McLaughlin, American hurdler and sprinter, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 6th August 2023
1748 – Bernhard Haltenberger, German composer, born in Schongau, Bavaria (d. 1780)
1889 – George Kenney, American Air Force General (Commander of South West Pacific Area, 1942-45), born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada (d. 1977)
1910 – Charles Crichton, English film director (Battle of Sexes, A Fish Called Wanda), born in Wallasey, England (d. 1999)
1926 – Frank Finlay, British actor (Robbery, Lifeforce), born in Farnworth Lancashire (d. 2016)
1929 – Anneliese Kuppers, German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1956)
1949 – Clarence Richard Silva, Catholic Bishop of Honolulu
1954 – Paul Steigerwald, American sports announcer
1958 – Simon Francken, Dutch bassist (Ivy Green)
1964 – Moosie Drier, actor (Laugh-in), born in Chicago, Illinois
1977 – Jennifer Lyons, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 5th August 2023
1922 – L. Tom Perry, American religious leader (LDS apostle), born in Logan, Utah (d. 2015)
1939 – Irene, Princess of Netherlands, born at Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands
1947 – Rick Derringer [Zehringer], American guitarist, songwriter (The McCoys – “Hang On Sloopy”; solo – “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo”.), and producer (Edgar Winter; Johnny Winter; Weird Al Yankovic), born in Fort Recovery, Ohio
1950 – Holly Palance, American actress (Thorn Birds, Ripley’s Believe It), born in Los Angeles, California
1953 – Samantha Sang [Cheryl Lau Sang], Australian pop singer (Emotion), born in Melbourne
1955 – Eddie “Fingers” Ojeda, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Twisted Sister; Scarecrow), born in NYC, New York
1959 – Pete Burns, English singer (Dead or Alive – “Spin Me Round”), born in Bebington (d. 2016)
1969 – Robert Scott, Australian businessman (CEO Wesfarmers Ltd) and rower (Olympic silver coxless pair 1996), born in Perth, Australia
1969 – Kenny Irwin Jr., American auto racer (USAC National Midget Champion 1996; NASCAR 87 starts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2000)
1981 – Kō Shibasaki, Japanese singer and actress (47 Ronin), born in Toshima, Japan
Famous Birthdays for 4th August 2023
1816 – Israel Vogdes, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Chester County, Pennsylvania (d. 1889)
1823 – Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, American politician (Governor of Indiana), born in Salisbury, Indiana (d. 1877)
1877 – Dame Laura Knight, English impressionist artist, born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England (d. 1970)
1909 – Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician (co-founded category theory), born in Taftville, Connecticut (d. 2005)
1931 – Narendra Tamhane, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950’s), born in Bombay, India
1933 – Sheldon Adelson, American business magnate (CEO of Las Vegas Sands casino company) and major political donor to the GOP and Israel, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
1943 – Milan Máčala, Czech football coach, born in Biskupice, Czech Republic
1959 – John Gormley, Irish politician, Leader of the Green Party, Mayor of Dublin (1994-95), born in Dublin, Ireland
1970 – John August, American screenwriter
1992 – Dylan Sprouse, American actor (Suite Life of Zack and Cody), born in Arezzo, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 3rd August 2023
1823 – Francisco Barbieri, Spanish zarzuela opera composer (El Diablo en El Poder), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1894)
1882 – Segundo Luis Moreno Andrade, Ecuadorian composer and musicologist, born in Cotacachi, Ecuador (d. 1972)
1907 – Adrienne Ames, American actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1947)
1916 – Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and lyricist, born in Badayun, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (d. 1970)
1926 – Gordon Scott [Werschkul], American actor (Tarzan series), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2007)
1954 – Gary Peters, English footballer, born in Carshalton, London
1962 – Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician, born in Ermelo, Transvaal (d. 2007)
1963 – Ed Roland, American singer-songwriter (Collective Soul), born in Stockbridge, Georgia
1975 – Trevor Pryce, American NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Brooklyn, New York
1992 – Nadeshot [Matthew Haag], American professional gamer and Youtuber (Call of Duty)
Famous Birthdays for 2nd August 2023
1672 – Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1733)
1861 – Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Bengali chemist (founder of Bengal Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals), born in Khulna, British India (d. 1944)
1906 – Albert Goodwin, English historian, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1995)
1912 – Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and UN statistician, born in Križ, Moslavania, Croatia (d. 2001)
1920 – Theo Marcuse, American character actor (Mara of Wilderness), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1967)
1929 – Lord David Waddington, British politician (Home Secretary 1989-90), born in Burnley (d. 2017)
1934 – Valery Bykovsky, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, 31), born in Pavlovsky Posad, Russia (d. 2019)
1961 – Ed West, American NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons), born in Colbert County, Alabama
1966 – Joseph Wanag, American judoka (Olympic-92), born in Wilton, Connecticut
1976 – Reyes Estévez, Spanish athlete, born in Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 1st August 2023
1686 – Benedetto Marcello, Italian author and composer (Lettera Famigliare), born in Venice, Italy (d. 1739)
1914 – Jack Delano [Jacob Ovcharov], Russian-born American composer and photographer, born in Voroshilovka, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
1916 – Anne Hébert, French Canadian author and poet (Kamouraska), born in Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault, Quebec, Canada (d. 2000)
1919 – Stanley Middleton, British novelist (Holiday, Three Wise Men), born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 2009)
1930 – Károly Grósz, Hungarian communist politician, born in Miskolc, Hungary (d. 1996)
1933 – Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (only Japanese pitcher to win 400 games; perfect game 1957), born in Heiwa, Nakashima, Aichi, Japan (d. 2019)
1951 – Tim Bachman, Canadian rock guitarist and vocalist (Brave Belt; Bachman–Turner Overdrive), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2023)
1957 – Laura Johnson, American actress (Falcon Crest), born in Burbank, California
1958 – Adrian Dunbar, Northern Irish actor (Hear My Song, Line of Duty), born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
1964 – Adam Duritz, American rock singer-songwriter, and keyboardist (Counting Crows – “Mr. Jones”; “Accidentally in Love”), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Famous Birthdays for 31st July 2023
1527 – Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1564-76), born in Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1576)
1737 – Princess Augusta Frederica of Great Britain, born in London, England (d. 1813)
1816 – Lydia Moss Bradley, American bank president, philanthropist, and college founder (Bradley Polytechnic Institute), born in Vevay, Indiana (d. 1908)
1816 – George Henry Thomas, American Major General (Union Army), born in Newsoms, Virginia (d. 1870)
1860 – Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist and naturalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1940)
1939 – Roger Prideaux, English cricketer (England batsman in 3 Tests 1968-69), born in Chelsea, London
1941 – Heather McKay, Australian squash player (British Open 1962-77, inaugural women’s World Open 1976), born in Queanbeyan, Australia
1957 – Dirk Blocker, American actor (Ryan’s Four, Brooklyn Nine Nine), born in Los Angeles, California
1976 – Marty Booker, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2002, Chicago Bears), born in Jonesboro, Louisiana
1978 – Zeta Makripoulia, Greek actress, model and TV presenter