1878 – Pyotr Nikolayevich, Baron Wrangel, Russian baron general (White Armies, WW II), born in Novalexandrovsk, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1928)
1917 – Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest who was murdered, born in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador (d. 1980)
1944 – Thomas J. Murphy Jr., American politician (57th Mayor of Pittsburgh), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1945 – Thomas C. Sawyer, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Akron, Ohio
1947 – Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman, born in London (d. 1996)
1951 – Bobby Caldwell, American jazz and pop singer (“What You Won’t Do for Love”), and songwriter (“The Next Time I Fall”), born in NYC, New York (d. 2023)
1962 – Bubby Brister, NFL quarterback (NY Jets, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1966 – Fred Strickland, American NFL linebacker, 1988-99 (Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, and 3 other teams), born in Buffalo, New York
1980 – Nathalie Press, English actress (Wasp), born in London, England
1989 – Joe Jonas, American pop singer (Jonas Brothers), born in Casa Grande, Arizona
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 14th August 2023
1802 – Letitia Elizabeth Landon, English poet (Heath’s Book of Beauty), born in Chelsea, London (d. 1838)
1867 – Cupid Childs, American baseball player, born in Calvert County, Maryland (d. 1912)
1908 – Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (Antigone; Marinos Kontaras), born in Kastelli Kissamou, Crete (d. 1984)
1913 – Fred Davis, English snooker player (World C’ship 1948-49, 51), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (d. 1998)
1931 – Marylyn Roberts, librarian/founding member (WIC)
1957 – Jackée Harry, American actress (Sandra-227), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1968 – Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian cartoonist
1969 – DJ Uncle Al, American hip-hop DJ, born in Miami, Florida (d. 2001)
1973 – Wayne Chrebet, American NFL wide receiver (NY Jets), born in Garfield, New Jersey
1984 – Clay Buchholz, American baseball player, born in Nederland, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 13th August 2023
1866 – Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman and founder of Fiat (Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino) Automaker, born in Villar Perosa, Italy (d. 1945)
1878 – Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, Russian-Soviet composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1942)
1885 – C. Howard Crane, American architect (Fox Theatres; Detroit Olympia Stadium; Detroit Opera House; LeVeque Tower (Columbus, Ohio); Earls Court Exhibition Centre (London, England)), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1952)
1896 – Leo Pappenheim, Dutch conductor, born in Amsterdam (d. 1982)
1911 – William Bernbach, American advertising creative director, born in NYC, New York (d. 1982)
1961 – Dawnn Lewis, American actress (Jaleesa-Different World), born in Brooklyn, New York
1961 – Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer (Khel – No Ordinary Game), born in Mulki, Mysore State, India
1964 – Tom Prince, American MLB catcher (LA Dodgers), born in Kankakee, Illinois
1979 – Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician, born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō
1990 – DeMarcus Cousins, American basketball player (Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans), born in Mobile, Alabama
Famous Birthdays for 12th August 2023
1880 – Christy Mathewson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1905, 21; Triple Crown 1905, 08; NL wins leader 1905, 07, 08, 10; 2 x no-hitters; NY Giants), born in Factoryville, Pennsylvania (d. 1925)
1883 – Pauline Frederick, American actress (Thank You, Mr. Moto), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1938)
1910 – Norah Phillips, Baroness Phillips, British politician (1st female Whip – UK House of Lords), (d. 1992)
1913 – Richard Bare, American TV and film director (Green Acres), born in Turlock, California (d. 2015)
1918 – Margaret Burbidge, British-American astronomer and educator (faint object spectrograph of the Hubble Space), born in Davenport, England (d. 2020)
1925 – Norris McWhirter, English author (founded Guinness Book of World Records), born in Winchmore Hill, England (d. 2004)
1935 – Karl Mickel, German writer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 2000)
1954 – Sam J. Jones [Samuel Gerald], American actor (Flash Gordon, Code Red), born in Chicago, Illinois
1972 – Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer
1973 – Latasha Byears, American WNBA player (Sacramento Monarchs), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Famous Birthdays for 11th August 2023
1600 – Paul Hallmann, German composer, born in Friedland, Silesia (now Frýdlant, Czech Republic) (d. 1650)
1772 – Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, British general (fought with Wellington at Waterloo, Commander-in-Chief British army 1828), born in Prees, England (d. 1842)
1902 – Christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu), born in Paris, France (d. 1991)
1911 – Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai politician and general (1971 coup, Prime Minister of Thailand 1958-73), born in Tak, Siam (d. 2004)
1930 – Heinz Werner Zimmermann, composer
1930 – William A O’Neal, (Gov-D-Ct)
1943 – James Kale, rocker (Guess Who)
1967 – Collin Chou, Taiwanese actor
1968 – Charlie Sexton, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Arc Angels), born in San Antonio, Texas
1980 – Merritt Wever, American Emmy Award-winning actress (Nurse Jackie – “Zoey”; Godless; Unbelievable), born in Manhattan, New York City
Famous Birthdays for 10th August 2023
1296 – John the Blind, King of Bohemia (1310-46) and Count of Luxembourg, born in Luxembourg (d. 1346)
1360 – Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)
1836 – José Teodor Vilar, Spanish organist and composer (La Rambla de les Flors), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1905)
1856 – Paul Geisler, German conductor, composer, and pedagogue, born in Stolp, Pomerania (now Słupia, Poland) (d. 1919)
1856 – Edward L. Doheny, American oil tycoon who drilled the 1st successful oil well in Los Angeles and set off the California oil boom, born in Fond du lac, Wisconsin (d. 1935)
1912 – Jorge Amado de Faria, Brazilian writer (O Pais do Carnaval), born near Itabuna, Brazil (d. 2001)
1918 – Arnett Cobb, American jazz tenor saxophonist (Lionel Hampton), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1989)
1962 – Suzanne Collins, American author (The Hunger Games Trilogy), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1983 – Mathieu Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Fridolijn, Dutch jazz singer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 9th August 2023
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
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