1811 – Joseph Dana Webster, American civil engineer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Hampton, New Hampshire (d. 1876)
1920 – Jef Diederen, Dutch painter, born in Heerlen, Netherlands (d. 2009)
1922 – Ronnie Potsdammer, Dutch singer, songwriter and programmer, born in Hoogeveen, Netherlands (d. 1994)
1930 – Sir Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer (James Bond films; Indiana Jones), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
1934 – Eddie Ilarde, Filipino disk jockey, television host and Senator, born in Iriga, Philippines
1942 – Margaret L. Thompson Murdock, American army and first woman to win medal for small bore rifle (Olympic silver 1976), born in Topeka, Kansas
1944 – Anthony Heald, American actor (Orphans; Silence of Lambs), born in New Rochelle, New York
1969 – Mike Gisler, corner (New England Patriots)
1970 – Debbie Graham, tennis star (1993 Taranto doubles), born in Walnut Creek, California
1987 – James Wesolowski, Australian footballer
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 24th August 2023
1889 – Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congolese religious leader and founder of Kimbanguism, born in Nkamba, Congo (d. 1951)
1910 – Bernhard Heiden [Levi], German-American composer (Dreamers on a Slack Wire; Euphorion), and music teacher (University of Indiana, 1945-74), born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (d. 2000)
1915 – James Tiptree Jr. [Alice Sheldon], American sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
1919 – Bartolomé “Beny” Moré, Cuban guaracha and mambo singer, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader, born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cuba (d. 1963)
1938 – David Freiberg, American rock bassist (Quicksilver Messenger Service – “Fresh Air”; Jefferson Airplane/Starship – “Jane”), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1942 – Howard Jacobson, British novelist (The Finkler Question) and newspaper columnist, born in Manchester, England
1952 – Bob Corker, American politician (Senator from Tennessee), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
1964 – Pebbles [Perri Reid (née McKissack)], American pop singer (“Girlfriend”), minister, and gospel singer, born in Oakland, California
1968 – Tim Salmon, American MLB outfielder (California Angels), born in Long Beach, California
1986 – Nick Adenhart, American baseball player, born in Silver Spring, Maryland (d. 2009)
Famous Birthdays for 23rd August 2023
1724 – Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman, born in Albany, New York (d. 1796)
1769 – Georges Cuvier [Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier], French naturalist and zoologist, born in Montbéliard, France (d. 1832)
1901 – Cecil Rolph Hewitt, English journalist and policeman, born in London (d. 1994)
1905 – (Leonard) Constant Lambert, British composer (The Rio Grande; Horoscope; Summer’s Last Will and Testament), and music director (Vic-Wells/Royal Ballet, 1931-47), born in Fulham, London (d. 1951)
1908 – Arthur Adamov, Russian-French playwright (Paolo Paoli), born in Kislovodsk, Terek Oblast, Russia (d. 1970)
1931 – Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill, British chief of Defense, born in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
1958 – Julio Franco, oldest regular position player in MLB history, born in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
1970 – Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian, born in Verona, New Jersey
1975 – Eliza Carthy, English singer and fiddler, born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
1981 – Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer, born in Pforzheim, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 22nd August 2023
1848 – Melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (Founder of Chicago Daily News), born in Hudson, Illinois (d. 1929)
1867 – Charles Francis Jenkins, American Inventor (altimeter, automobile self-starter, and early television pioneer), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1934)
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)
1890 – Cecil Kellaway, South African-American stage and screen character actor (Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner; The Luck of the Irish), born in Cape Town, Cape Colony (now South Africa) (d. 1973)
1890 – Floyd Henri Allport, American psychologist and sociologist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1979)
1895 – Paul Taylor White, American composer (Adante and Rondo for Cello), born in Bangor, Maine (d. 1973)
1924 – Andrzej Markowski, Polish composer, born in Lblin, Poland (d. 1986)
1935 – Morton Dean, American TV newscaster (CBS, ABC), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
1957 – Holly Dunn, American country singer (“Daddy’s Hands”), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2016)
1961 – Debbi Peterson, American rock drummer (Bangles – “Manic Monday”; “Walk Like An Egyptian”, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 21st August 2023
1689 – José Pradas Gallén, Spanish composer, born in Villahermosa del Río, Spain (d. 1757)
1905 – Friz Freleng, American animator for Warner Bros cartoons (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1995)
1909 – John William Haussermann Jr., American composer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1986)
1928 – Mário Pinto de Andrade, Angolan poet and politician who founded the Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), born in Golungo Alto, Portuguese Angola (d. 1990)
1929 – Ahmed “Kathy” Kathrada, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, born in Schweizer-Reneke (d. 2017)
1936 – Radish Tordia, Georgian painter of Figurative Art, born in Abasha, Georgia
1940 – Robert Camac, American horse trainer, born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 2001)
1956 – Jon Tester, American politician (Senator-D-Montana 2007-), born in Havre, Montana
1962 – Jeff Stryker, American adult film actor, born in Carmi, Illinois
1979 – Kelis Rogers-Jones, American singer (“Milkshake”), born in NYC, New York
Famous Birthdays for 20th August 2023
1517 – Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Spanish cardinal and viceroy of Naples (1571-75), born in Besançon, France (d. 1586)
1764 – Charles Ferdinand Bentinck, Dutch military officer (Governor of Suriname 1809-11), born in The Hague, Dutch Republic (d. 1811)
1833 – Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (Republican: 1889-93), born in North Bend, Ohio (d. 1901)
1885 – Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici), born in Marradi, Italy (d. 1932)
1935 – J. J. Malone, American blues and soul singer, guitarist, and keyboard player (“It’s A Shame”), born in Pete’s Corner, Alabama (d. 2004)
1941 – Dave Brock, British progressive rock singer, and multi-instrumental musician (Hawkwind), born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England
1941 – Stevan Ostojić, Serbian soccer striker (2 caps Yugoslavia; Red Star Belgrade) and manager (RS Belgrade), born in Ostojićevo, Serbia (d. 2022)
1982 – Youssouf Hersi, Ethiopian football midfielder, born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
1983 – Andrew Garfield, British American actor (The Amazing Spider-Man), born in Los Angeles, California
1992 – Neslihan Atagül, Turkish actress (Kara Sevda), born in Istanbul, Turkey
Famous Birthdays for 19th August 2023
1621 – Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, born in Amsterdam (d. 1674)
1899 – Charlie Hall, English comedic actor (Tit for Tat, A Chump at Oxford), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1959)
1914 – Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese film score composer (Rashomon; Seven Samurai), born in Sendai, Honshū, Japan (d. 1955)
1923 – (Dillwyn) “Dill” Jones, Welsh jazz stride pianist, born in Newcastle Emlyn, Wales (d. 1984)
1934 – David Durenberger, American politician, (US Sen-R-MN, 1978-95), born in St. Cloud, Minnesota (d. 2023)
1948 – Toshio Suzuki, Japanese film producer (anime, co-founder Studio Ghibli), born in Nagoya, Japan
1966 – Lee Ann Womack, American country singer (“I Hope You Dance”), born in Jacksonville, Texas
1969 – Nate Dogg [Nathaniel Dwayne Hale], American rapper (“Regulate”; “21 Questions”), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 2011)
1973 – Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, married to Crown prince Haakon, born in Kristiansand, Norway
1987 – Richard Stearman, English footballer, born in Wolverhampton, England
Famous Birthdays for 18th August 2023
1803 – Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881)
1805 – Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1845)
1849 – Benjamin Godard, French violinist, orchestral and opera composer (Symphonie légendaire; Jocelyn), born in Paris, France (d. 1895)
1906 – Andre Van Gyseghem, English actor (Search for the Nile), born in Eltham, Kent, England (d. 1979)
1930 – Carl Barger, American baseball executive (President of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
1935 – Lajos Papp, Hungarian composer (Otoño (Autumn)), and educator, born in Debrecen, Hungary (d. 2019)
1958 – Madeleine Stowe, American actress (Tropical Snow, Bad Girls), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Brian Michael Bendis, American comic book writer, born in Cleveland, Ohio
1969 – Edward Norton, American actor (“American History X”; “Fight Club”), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1994 – Jessie Flower [Michaela Murphy], American actress (Avatar: The Last Airbender), born in Southern Indiana
Famous Birthdays for 17th August 2023
1686 – Nicola Antonio Porpora, Italian composer and singing teacher, born in Naples (d. 1768)
1828 – Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897)
1856 – Vernon Lee [Violet Paget], British author (Satan the master), born in Boulogne, France (d. 1935)
1918 – Ike Quebec, American jazz tenor saxophone player, and pianist, born in Newark. New Jersey (d. 1963)
1926 – Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002) and President of the People’s Republic of China (1993-2003), born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu (d. 2022)
1942 – John Tyrrell, British musicologist (Leoš Janáček; The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians), born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) (d. 2018)
1944 – Larry Ellison, American businessman (billionaire founder of Oracle Corporation), born in Manhattan, New York
1952 – Guillermo Vilas, Argentine tennis player (4-time Grand Slam winner), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1952 – Mario Theissen, German F1 team principal (BMW Sauber)
1955 – Colin Moulding, English pop bassist, and songwriter (XTC – “Generals And Majors”), born in Swindon, England
Famous Birthdays for 16th August 2023
1622 – Tsjerk Hiddes de Vries, Dutch admiral, born in Sexbierum, Netherlands (d. 1666)
1816 – Joseph Robinson, Irish singer, organist and composer, born in Dublin (d. 1898)
1894 – George Meany, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO), born in NYC, New York (d. 1980)
1906 – Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89), born in Schloss Frauenthal, Deutschlandsberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1989)
1944 – Russ Titelman, American record producer and songwriter, born in Los Angeles, California
1950 – Hasely Crawford, Trinidad, 100m runner (Olympic gold 1976)
1965 – Eric van der Luer, soccer player (Roda JC)
1971 – Willie Jackson, NFL wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1974 – Bryan Chiu, CFL defensive tackle (Montreal Alouettes), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1979 – Michael Stahlman, American rower and coach