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History Births on August 08

Andrea de Rossi, Italian rugby player and coach

#Andrea_de_Rossi

In 1972

John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (d. 2015)

#John_Renbourn

In 1944

Matthew Henson, American explorer (d. 1955)

#Matthew_Henson

In 1866

Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian author

#Jostein_Gaarder

In 1952

Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (d. 1838)

#Ferenc_Kölcsey

In 1790

Jimmy Murphy, Welsh-English footballer and manager (d. 1989)

#Jimmy_Murphy_(footballer)

In 1910

Ron Karkovice, American baseball player and manager

#Ron_Karkovice

In 1963

Nick Holtam, English bishop

#Nick_Holtam

In 1954

John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)

#John_Gustafson_(musician)

In 1942

Donald P. Bellisario, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Donald_P._Bellisario

In 1935

Pat Noonan, American soccer player

#Pat_Noonan

In 1980

Bill Voce, England cricketer and coach (d. 1984)

#Bill_Voce

In 1909

Mike Hindert, American singer and bass player

#Mike_Hindert

In 1980

Anita W?odarczyk, Polish track and field athlete

#Anita_W?odarczyk

In 1985

Jimmy Witherspoon, American jump blues singer (d. 1997)

#Jimmy_Witherspoon

In 1920

Arthur Bernardes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 12th President of Brazil (d. 1955)

#Arthur_Bernardes

In 1875

Casper, ruler of the Maya city of Palenque

#Casper_(Maya_ruler)

In 422

Benny Carter, American saxophonist, trumpet player, and composer (d. 2003)

#Benny_Carter

In 1907

Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominicans (d. 1221)

#Saint_Dominic

In 1170

Drew Lachey, American singer and actor

#Drew_Lachey

In 1976

Parker Kligerman, American race car driver

#Parker_Kligerman

In 1990

Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer-songwriter

#Vanessa_Amorosi

In 1981

Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)

#Webb_Pierce

In 1921

Kate Langbroek, Australian talk show host

#Kate_Langbroek

In 1965

Jack Baldwin, English chemist and academic

#Jack_Baldwin_(chemist)

In 1938

Faye Wong, Chinese singer-songwriter and actress

#Faye_Wong

In 1969

Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian long jumper

#Viorica_Viscopoleanu

In 1939

Robin Quivers, American nurse, radio host/personality, and author

#Robin_Quivers

In 1952

Willie Hall, American drummer and producer

#Willie_Hall_(drummer)

In 1950

Johnny Balentina, Dutch baseball player

#Johnny_Balentina

In 1971

Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Shawn_Mendes

In 1998

Deborah Norville, American journalist

#Deborah_Norville

In 1958

Craig Breslow, American baseball player

#Craig_Breslow

In 1980

Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (d. 1796)

#Carl_Fredrik_Pechlin

In 1720

Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (d. 2007)

#Dilip_Sardesai

In 1940

Manjul Bhargava, Canadian-American mathematician and academic

#Manjul_Bhargava

In 1974

Brett Ratliff, American football player

#Brett_Ratliff

In 1985

Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales (d. 1987)

#Jack_Renshaw

In 1909

Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player

#Kateryna_Bondarenko

In 1986

Marcelo Balboa, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster

#Marcelo_Balboa

In 1967

Johnny Temple, American baseball player and coach (d. 1994)

#Johnny_Temple

In 1927

Nicolas Vogondy, French cyclist

#Nicolas_Vogondy

In 1977

Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, English businessman and politician, President of the Board of Trade (d. 1948)

#Albert_Stanley,_1st_Baron_Ashfield

In 1874

André Jolivet, French composer (d. 1974)

#André_Jolivet

In 1905

Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017)

#Michael_Johnson_(singer)

In 1944

Chris Pressley, American football player

#Chris_Pressley

In 1986

Monika Tsõganova, Estonian chess player

#Monika_Tsõganova

In 1969

Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1675)

#Cecil_Calvert,_2nd_Baron_Baltimore

In 1605

Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian engineer, academic, and politician, 5th President of Egypt (d. 2019)

#Mohamed_Morsi

In 1951

Aleksandra Szwed, Polish actress and singer

#Aleksandra_Szwed

In 1990

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, English noble (d. 1605)

#George_Clifford,_3rd_Earl_of_Cumberland

In 1558

Mel Tillis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)

#Mel_Tillis

In 1932

Anthony Rizzo, American baseball player

#Anthony_Rizzo

In 1989

Richard Anderson, American actor and producer (d. 2017)

#Richard_Anderson

In 1926

Huey Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Huey_Morgan

In 1968

James Blanchard, American diplomat and politician, 45th Governor of Michigan

#James_Blanchard

In 1942

Connie Stevens, American actress and businesswoman

#Connie_Stevens

In 1938

Rocky Thompson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Rocky_Thompson

In 1977

Keith Carradine, American actor

#Keith_Carradine

In 1949

Denisse Guerrero, Mexican singer-songwriter

#Denisse_Guerrero

In 1980

George Turner, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Victoria (d. 1916)

#George_Turner_(Australian_politician)

In 1851

Ulrich Maly, German politician, 16th Mayor of Nuremberg

#Ulrich_Maly

In 1960

Larry Wilcox, American actor, director, and producer

#Larry_Wilcox

In 1947

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author and academic (d. 1953)

#Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings

In 1896

Adolf Busch, German violinist and composer (d. 1952)

#Adolf_Busch

In 1891

Sara Teasdale, American poet and educator (d. 1933)

#Sara_Teasdale

In 1884

The Edge, British-Irish musician, singer and songwriter

#The_Edge

In 1961

Godfrey Kneller, German-English painter (d. 1723)

#Godfrey_Kneller

In 1646

Bruce Matthews, American football player and coach

#Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)

In 1961

Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)

#Paul_Dirac

In 1902

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English cricketer and politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1977)

#Charles_Lyttelton,_10th_Viscount_Cobham

In 1909

Rory Calhoun, American actor (d. 1999)

#Rory_Calhoun

In 1922

Ryan Koolwijk, Dutch footballer

#Ryan_Koolwijk

In 1985

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (d. 1954)

#Paul_Ludwig_Ewald_von_Kleist

In 1881

Ron Klain, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States

#Ron_Klain

In 1961

Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1987)

#Cornelis_Vreeswijk

In 1937

Scott Stapp, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Scott_Stapp

In 1973

Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian engineer and astronaut

#Svetlana_Savitskaya

In 1948

Willie Tonga, Australian rugby league player

#Willie_Tonga

In 1983

Brian Harvey, English singer-songwriter

#Brian_Harvey

In 1974

Nigel Mansell, English racing driver

#Nigel_Mansell

In 1953

Mustafa Balbay, Turkish journalist and politician

#Mustafa_Balbay

In 1960

Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (d. 1929)

#Varghese_Payyappilly_Palakkappilly

In 1876

Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer (d. 2006)

#Leo_Chiosso

In 1920

Roger Penrose, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher

#Roger_Penrose

In 1931

Ronan Parke, English singer-songwriter

#Ronan_Parke

In 1998

Nélson Oliveira, Portuguese footballer

#Nélson_Oliveira

In 1991

Anton Fig, South African-American drummer

#Anton_Fig

In 1952

Rikki Rockett, American glam rock drummer

#Rikki_Rockett

In 1961

Nelson A. Miles, American general (d. 1925)

#Nelson_A._Miles

In 1839

Harel Skaat, Israeli singer-songwriter

#Harel_Skaat

In 1981

JC Chasez, American singer and dancer

#JC_Chasez

In 1976

Tyrone Peachey, Australian rugby league player

#Tyrone_Peachey

In 1991

Sheila Varian, American horse breeder (d. 2016)

#Sheila_Varian

In 1937

Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)

#Jerry_Tarkanian

In 1930

Mamoru Oshii, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter

#Mamoru_Oshii

In 1951

Cecilia Roth, Argentinian actress

#Cecilia_Roth

In 1956

Don Most, American actor and director

#Don_Most

In 1953

Dennis Drew, American keyboard player

#Dennis_Drew

In 1957

Jana Andrsová, Czech actress and ballerina

#Jana_Andrsová

In 1939

Rashard Lewis, American basketball player

#Rashard_Lewis

In 1979

Chris Eubank, English boxer

#Chris_Eubank

In 1966

Alija Izetbegovi?, Bosnian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 2003)

#Alija_Izetbegovi?

In 1925

Jon Turteltaub, American director and producer

#Jon_Turteltaub

In 1963

Ken Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player, lawyer, and politician

#Ken_Dryden

In 1947

Kirk Broadfoot, Scottish footballer

#Kirk_Broadfoot

In 1984

Jack Ryder, Australian cricketer (d. 1977)

#Jack_Ryder_(cricketer)

In 1889

Josip Drmi?, Swiss footballer

#Josip_Drmi?

In 1992

Mark Lazarowicz, English politician

#Mark_Lazarowicz

In 1953

Sylvia Sidney, American actress (d. 1999)

#Sylvia_Sidney

In 1910

Chris Foreman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Chris_Foreman

In 1956

Daniel House, American bass player and producer

#Daniel_House

In 1961

Earle Page, Australian lawyer, academic, and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1961)

#Earle_Page

In 1880

Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer and manager

#Herbert_Prohaska

In 1955

Mick Moss, English singer-songwriter

#Mick_Moss

In 1975

Pierre Boulanger, French actor

#Pierre_Boulanger

In 1987

Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (d. 2013)

#Esther_Williams

In 1921

Pierre Garçon, American football player

#Pierre_Garçon

In 1986

Kane Williamson, New Zealand cricket captain

#Kane_Williamson

In 1990

Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player

#Roger_Federer

In 1981

Esther Hobart Morris, American lawyer and judge (d. 1902)

#Esther_Hobart_Morris

In 1814

Chester Williams, South African rugby player and coach

#Chester_Williams

In 1970

Alexander Watson, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Peru

#Alexander_Watson_(diplomat)

In 1939

Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)

#Ernest_Lawrence

In 1901

Scott D'Amore, Canadian wrestler and manager

#Scott_D'Amore

In 1974

Dustin Hoffman, American actor and director

#Dustin_Hoffman

In 1937

Doug Melvin, Canadian baseball player and manager

#Doug_Melvin

In 1952

Vladimír Darida, Czech footballer

#Vladimír_Darida

In 1990

Ladislas Starevich, Russian-French animator, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1965)

#Ladislas_Starevich

In 1882

Hipólito Ruiz López, Spanish botanist (d. 1816)

#Hipólito_Ruiz_López

In 1754

Mark Wills, American singer-songwriter

#Mark_Wills

In 1973

Joe Tex, American soul singer-songwriter (d. 1982)

#Joe_Tex

In 1933

Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation

#Ken_Kutaragi

In 1950

Andy Priaulx, Guernseyan racing driver

#Andy_Priaulx

In 1974

Ben G. Davis, English chemist and academic

#Ben_G._Davis

In 1970

David Florence, English canoe racer

#David_Florence

In 1982

Dennis Tito, American engineer and businessman, founded Wilshire Associates

#Dennis_Tito

In 1940

Hannah Miley, English-Scottish swimmer

#Hannah_Miley

In 1989

Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

#Sarat_Pujari

In 1934

Conrad Lycosthenes, French-German scholar and author (d. 1561)

#Conrad_Lycosthenes

In 1518

Guy Burnet, English actor and producer

#Guy_Burnet

In 1983

Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (d. 1892)

#Emilie_Flygare-Carlén

In 1807

Lindsay Sloane, American actress

#Lindsay_Sloane

In 1977

Laura Slade Wiggins, American actress and singer

#Laura_Slade_Wiggins

In 1988

Frank Howard, American baseball player and manager

#Frank_Howard_(baseball)

In 1936

Louis van Gaal, Dutch footballer and manager

#Louis_van_Gaal

In 1951

Michael Urie, American actor, director, and producer

#Michael_Urie

In 1980

Norbert Michelisz, Hungarian racing driver

#Norbert_Michelisz

In 1984

Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1990)

#Arthur_Goldberg

In 1908

Toby Flood, English rugby player

#Toby_Flood

In 1985

Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canadian tennis player

#Félix_Auger-Aliassime

In 2000

Thomas Anstey Guthrie, English journalist and author (d. 1934)

#Thomas_Anstey_Guthrie

In 1856

Francis Hutcheson, Irish philosopher and academic (d. 1746)

#Francis_Hutcheson_(philosopher)

In 1694

Meagan Good, American actress and producer

#Meagan_Good

In 1981

Louis Saha, French footballer

#Louis_Saha

In 1978

José Francisco Molina, Spanish footballer and manager

#José_Francisco_Molina

In 1970

Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy

#Giuseppe_Conte

In 1964

Achille Varzi, Italian racing driver (d. 1948)

#Achille_Varzi

In 1904

Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist

#Axel_Merckx

In 1972

Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general and politician (d. 1919)

#Emiliano_Zapata

In 1879

Danilo Gallinari, Italian basketball player

#Danilo_Gallinari

In 1988

Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and composer (d. 1944)

#Cécile_Chaminade

In 1857

Dino De Laurentiis, Italian actor and producer (d. 2010)

#Dino_De_Laurentiis

In 1919

Ken Baumann, American actor and author

In 1989

Rinku Singh, Indian baseball player

In 1988

Princess Beatrice of York

In 1988

Tatjana Malek, German tennis player

In 1987

James Morgan, Welsh actor and producer

In 1985

Martrez Milner, American football player

In 1984

Ross Ohlendorf, American baseball player

In 1982

Diego Markwell, Dutch baseball player

In 1980

Sabine Klaschka, German tennis player

In 1980

Jack Cassel, American baseball player

In 1980

Richard Lyons, Northern Irish racing driver

In 1979

Richard Harwood, English cellist

In 1979

Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress

In 1978

Alan Maybury, Irish footballer and coach

In 1978

Mohammad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer

In 1977

Darren Manzella, American sergeant (d. 2013)

In 1977

Ilka Agricola, German mathematician

In 1973

Gert Olesk, Estonian footballer and manager

In 1973

Shane Lee, Australian cricketer and guitarist

In 1973

Steven Tweed, Scottish footballer and manager

In 1972

Joely Collins, Canadian actress and producer

In 1972

Trev Alberts, American football player and journalist

In 1970

Abey Kuruvilla, Indian cricketer and coach

In 1968

Aldo Calderón van Dyke, Honduran journalist (d. 2013)

In 1968

Yvie Burnett, Scottish soprano

In 1968

John Hudek, American baseball player and coach

In 1966

Angus Fraser, English cricketer, manager, and journalist

In 1965

Paul Taylor, English cricketer

In 1964

Scott Sandelin, American ice hockey player and coach

In 1964

Anastasia M. Ashman, American blogger and author

In 1964

Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and manager

In 1963

Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress and singer

In 1963

Hur Jin-ho, South Korean director and screenwriter

In 1963

Kool Moe Dee, American musician, singer and actor

In 1962

Caroline Ansink, Dutch flute player, composer, and educator

In 1959

David Grant, English singer

In 1956

Michael Roe, Irish racing driver

In 1955

Diddú, Icelandic singer-songwriter

In 1955

Sudhakar Rao, Indian cricketer

In 1952

Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (d. 1994)

In 1951

Phil Carlson, Australian cricketer

In 1951

Martin Brest, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1951

Ricardo Londoño, Colombian racing driver (d. 2009)

In 1949

Margaret Urban Walker, American philosopher

In 1948

Joe Bethancourt, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

In 1946

Tom O'Carroll, British paedophilia advocate

In 1945

Simon Taylor, English journalist and author

In 1944

John C. Holmes, American film actor (d. 1988)

In 1944

Vardo Rumessen, Estonian pianist and musicologist (d. 2015)

In 1942

Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician

In 1942

Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer and educator (d. 2010)

In 1938

Jan Pie?kowski, Polish-English author and illustrator

In 1936

John Laws, Papua New Guinean-Australian singer and radio host

In 1935

Terry Nation, Welsh-American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)

In 1930

Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian general and politician, 68th President of Bolivia (d. 2018)

In 1929

Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (d. 2004)

In 1929

Don Burrows, Australian saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player

In 1928

Maia Wojciechowska, Polish-American author (d. 2002)

In 1927

Aziz Sattar, Malaysian actor, comedian, singer and director (d. 2014)

In 1925

Károly Reich, Hungarian illustrator (d. 1988)

In 1922

Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian, author, and academic

In 1922

Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini (d. 1985)

In 1922

William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

In 1921

John David Wilson, English animator and producer (d. 2013)

In 1919

James Elliott, American runner and coach (d. 1981)

In 1915

Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (d. 2002)

In 1911

Marguerite Bise, French chef (d. 1965)

In 1898

Hans Egede Budtz, Danish actor (d. 1968)

In 1889

Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1950)

In 1879

George Stoneman, Jr., United States Army cavalry officer (d. 1894)

In 1822

Friedrich Georg Weitsch, German painter (d. 1828)

In 1758

Hermann Anton Gelinek, German-Italian monk and violinist (d. 1779)

In 1709

Laurent Belissen, French composer (d. 1762)

In 1693

John Ker, Scottish spy (d. 1726)

In 1673

Amalia Catharina, German poet and composer (d. 1697)

In 1640

Matteo Tafuri, Italian alchemist (d. 1582)

In 1492

Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1353)

In 1306

Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)

In 1079

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