August 21 - Births

Births

1165 – Philip II of France (d. 1223)
1535 – Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)
1567 – Francis de Sales, Swiss bishop and saint (d. 1622)
1597 – Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (d. 1672)
1643 – Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)
1660 – Hubert Gautier, French scientist and engineer (d. 1737)
1665 – Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)
1670 – James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. 1734)
1725 – Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (d. 1805)
1754 – William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting (d. 1839)
1754 – Banastre Tarleton, English soldier and politician (d. 1833)
1765 – William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)
1789 – Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (d. 1857)
1798 – Jules Michelet, French historian (d. 1874)
1800 – Hiram Walden, American politician (d. 1880)
1801 – Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch politician (d. 1876)
1813 – Jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891)
1816 – Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856)
1826 – Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903)
1840 – Ferdinand Hamer, Dutch missionary and bishop (d. 1900)
1858 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (d. 1889)
1862 – Emilio Salgari, Italian writer (d. 1911)
1869 – William Henry Ogilvie, Scottish-Australian poet (d. 1963)
1872 – Aubrey Beardsley, English illustrator and author (d. 1898)
1878 – Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (d. 1963)
1879 – Claude Grahame-White, English pilot (d. 1959)
1884 – Chandler Egan, American golfer (d. 1936)
1885 – Édouard Fabre, Canadian runner (d. 1939)
1886 – Ruth Manning-Sanders, British author (d. 1988)
1887 – James Paul Moody, English 6th Officer of the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
1891 – Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rician super-centenarian (d. 2007)
1892 – Charles Vanel, French actor and director (d. 1989)
1902 – Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian writer (d. 1972)
1904 – Count Basie, American pianist, bandleader, and composer (Count Basie Orchestra) (d. 1984)
1906 – Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995)
1908 – M. M. Kaye, Indian-English author (d. 2004)
1909 – Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician (d. 1992)
1912 – Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
1915 – Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (d. 1998)
1918 – Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
1920 – Christopher Robin Milne, English soldier and bookseller (d. 1996)
1924 – Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
1924 – Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (d. 2005)
1924 – Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996)
1925 – Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor (d. 1977)
1925 – Judy Grable, American wrestler (d. 2008)
1925 – Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)
1926 – Eduardo Koaik, Brazilian bishop (d. 2012)
1927 – Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader and author, 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1928 – Addison Farmer, American bassist (d. 1963)
1928 – Art Farmer, American trumpet player (d. 1999)
1928 – Bud McFadin, American football player (d. 2006)
1929 – X. J. Kennedy, American poet and author
1929 – Marie Severin, American illustrator
1930 – Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)
1930 – Frank Perry, American director (d. 1995)
1932 – Melvin Van Peebles, American actor and screenwriter
1933 – Janet Baker, English soprano
1933 – Michael Dacher, German mountaineer (d. 1994)
1934 – Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian politician (d. 2001)
1934 – Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer
1936 – Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (d. 1999)
1936 – Radish Tordia, Georgian painter
1937 – Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, First Minister of Scotland (d. 2000)
1937 – Gustavo Noboa, Ecuadorian politician, 51st President of Ecuador
1937 – Robert Stone, American novelist
1938 – Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The New Christy Minstrels and The First Edition)
1939 – James Burton, American guitarist (TCB Band)
1939 – Festus Mogae, Botswana politician, 3rd President of Botswana
1939 – Harold Reid, American singer-songwriter (The Statler Brothers)
1939 – Clarence Williams III, American actor
1940 – Endre Szemerédi, Hungarian mathematician
1943 – Hugh Wilson, American director, writer, and actor
1944 – Perry Christie, Bahamian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas
1944 – Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter
1944 – Peter Weir, Australian director
1945 – Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player
1945 – Patty McCormack, American actress
1945 – Basil Poledouris, American composer (d. 2006)
1947 – Sándor Erdős, Hungarian fencer
1947 – Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Buckinghams)
1949 – Loretta Devine, American actress
1950 – Arthur Bremer, American attempted murderer
1950 – Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer-songwriter and model
1951 – Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
1951 – Glenn Hughes, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Finders Keepers, Trapeze, Deep Purple, and Black Country Communion)
1951 – Margo Kane, Canadian actress and playwright
1951 – Char Margolis, American psychic medium
1951 – Harry Smith, American journalist
1952 – Keith Hart, Canadian wrestler
1952 – Jiří Paroubek, Czech politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
1952 – Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Clash, The Mescaleros, and The Pogues) (d. 2002)
1953 – Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director
1954 – Chip Coffey, American psychic medium
1954 – Archie Griffin, American football player
1956 – Kim Cattrall, English actress
1956 – Jon Tester, American politician
1957 – Steve Smith, American drummer (Journey and Montrose)
1959 – Jim McMahon, American football player
1961 – V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer
1961 – Stephen Hillenburg, American animator, writer, director, and producer
1961 – David Morales, American DJ and producer
1962 – John Korfas, Greek basketball player
1962 – Tsutomu Miyazaki Japanese serial killer (d. 2008)
1962 – Jeff Stryker, American porn actor
1963 – Mohammed VI of Morocco
1963 – Richmond Arquette, American actor
1964 – Trinity Loren, American porn actress and model (d. 1998)
1965 – Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
1965 – Caryn Mower, American wrestler, actress, and stuntwoman
1966 – John Wetteland, American baseball player
1967 – Darren Bewick, Australian footballer
1967 – Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
1967 – Serj Tankian, Armenian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (System of a Down and Axis of Justice)
1968 – Dina Carroll, English singer-songwriter
1968 – Goran Ćurko, Serbian footballer
1969 – Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater
1970 – Craig Counsell, American baseball player
1970 – Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist
1970 – Nathan Jones, Australian wrestler and actor
1971 – Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese footballer
1971 – Robert Harvey, Australian footballer
1971 – Liam Howlett, English musician, DJ, and producer (The Prodigy)
1973 – Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded of Google
1973 – Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Nikolai Valuev, Russian boxer
1975 – Simon Katich, Australian cricketer
1975 – Alicia Witt, American actress
1976 – Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player
1976 – Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican-American soccer player
1976 – Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1976 – Nikos Vertis, Dutch-Greek singer
1978 – Peter Buxton, English rugby player
1978 – Bhumika Chawla, Indian actress
1978 – Reuben Droughns, American football player
1978 – Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player
1978 – Alan Lee, Irish footballer
1978 – Jason Marquis, American baseball player
1978 – Annie Wu, Taiwanese actress
1979 – Kelis, American singer-songwriter
1980 – Burney Lamar, American race car driver
1980 – Paul Menard, American race car driver
1980 – Jasmin Wöhr, German tennis player
1981 – Collie Buddz, Bermudian rapper
1981 – Jarrod Lyle, Australian golfer
1981 – Cameron Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
1981 – Tyler Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
1982 – Jason Eaton, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Josh Harrington, American bicycle motocross racer
1983 – Chantelle Houghton, English model
1983 – Brody Jenner, American model and actor
1983 – Scott McDonald, Australian footballer
1984 – Alizée, French singer
1984 – Barun Sobti, Indian actor
1984 – Neil Dexter, South African cricketer
1984 – Melissa Schuman, American actress
1984 – Eve Torres, American wrestler, model, and dancer
1984 – B. J. Upton, American baseball player
1985 – Nicolás Almagro, Spanish tennis player
1985 – Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
1985 – Melissa M, French singer
1985 – Kevin Nee, American strongman
1986 – Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
1986 – Wout Brama, Dutch footballer
1986 – Kiami Davael, American actress
1986 – Daniel Dickey, American comedian and writer
1986 – Koki Sakamoto, Japanese gymnast
1987 – Natalia Dzyublo, Russian actress
1987 – Cody Kasch, American actor
1987 – Kim Kibum, South Korean singer and actor (Super Junior)
1988 – Paris Bennett, American singer
1988 – Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer
1988 – Louise Setara, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Whitney Sloan, English actress
1989 – Elarica Gallacher, English actress
1989 – Rob Knox, English actor (d. 2008)
1989 – Hayden Panettiere, American actress and singer
1989 – Judd Trump, English snooker player
1989 – Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer
1990 – Bo Burnham, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and actor
1990 – Big Chocolate, American singer-songwriter, and producer (Burning the Masses)
1990 – Fabian Heimpel, German rugby player
1990 – Omar El Kaddouri, Belgian footballer
1991 – Tess Gaerthé, Dutch singer
1992 – Brad Kavanagh, English actor and singer
1994 – Jacqueline Emerson, American actress and singer (Devo 2.0)
1996 – Jamia Simone Nash, American singer and actress
1999 – Maxim Knight, American actor