August 27 - Births

Births

1407 – Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese 5th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate (d. 1425)
1471 – George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)
1487 – Anna of Brandenburg (d. 1514)
1637 – Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician (d. 1715)
1665 – John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751)
1669 – Anne Marie d'Orléans, French wife of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1728)
1677 – Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1748)
1724 – John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and statesman (d. 1781)
1730 – Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher (d. 1788)
1770 – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher (d. 1831)
1803 – Edward Beecher, American theologian (d. 1895)
1809 – Hannibal Hamlin, American politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891)
1812 – Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian politician (d. 1869)
1845 – Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St. Elisabeth (d. 1914)
1858 – Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician (d. 1932)
1864 – Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (d. 1919)
1865 – James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (d. 1935)
1865 – Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
1868 – Hong Beom-do, Korean activist (d. 1943)
1870 – Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (d. 1919)
1871 – Theodore Dreiser, American author (d. 1945)
1874 – Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
1875 – Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (d. 1967)
1877 – Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910)
1877 – Ernst Wetter, Swiss politician (d. 1963)
1884 – Vincent Auriol, French politician, 16th President of the French Republic (d. 1966)
1886 – Rebecca Clarke, English composer and violist (d. 1979)
1886 – Eric Coates, English composer and viola player (d. 1957)
1887 – George, Crown Prince of Serbia (d. 1972)
1890 – Man Ray, American photographer and artist (d. 1976)
1895 – Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian historian and archaeologist (d. 1981)
1896 – Faina Ranevskaya, Russian actress (d. 1984)
1898 – Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1963)
1899 – C. S. Forester, English author (d. 1966)
1899 – Byron Foulger, American actor (d. 1970)
1903 – Ferenc Keserű, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1968)
1904 – Norah Lofts, English author (d. 1983)
1904 – John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982)
1905 – Aris Velouchiotis, Greek military leader (d. 1945)
1906 – Ed Gein, American serial killer (d. 1984)
1908 – Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (d. 2001)
1908 – Lyndon B. Johnson, American politician, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973)
1908 – Kurt Wegner, German artist (d. 1985)
1909 – Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966)
1909 – Lester Young, American saxophonist (d. 1959)
1911 – Kay Walsh, English actress (d. 2005)
1912 – Gloria Guinness, Mexican writer and editor (d. 1980)
1913 – Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Russian-German wife of Claus von Stauffenberg (d. 2006)
1914 – Heidi Kabel, German actress (d. 2010)
1915 – Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr., American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
1916 – Tony Harris, South African cricketer (d. 1993)
1916 – Martha Raye, American actress (d. 1994)
1917 – Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player (d. 1986)
1918 – Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001)
1919 – Murray Grand, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2007)
1921 – Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1996)
1921 – Leo Penn, American director (d. 1998)
1924 – David Rowbotham, Australian poet (d. 2010)
1925 – Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal
1925 – Darry Cowl, French actor (d. 2006)
1925 – Nat Lofthouse, English footballer (d. 2011)
1925 – Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic (d. 2012)
1926 – Pat Coombs, English actress (d. 2002)
1926 – Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist (d. 2002)
1927 – Jimmy C. Newman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1928 – Péter Boross, Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary
1928 – Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician
1928 – Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (d. 2003)
1929 – Ira Levin, American author (d. 2007)
1930 – Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler (d. 1968)
1931 – Sri Chinmoy, Bengali-American spiritual teacher, poet, and painter (d. 2007)
1931 – Joe Cunningham, American baseball player
1932 – Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2008)
1932 – Antonia Fraser, English author
1933 – Jenő Hámori, Hungarian fencer
1933 – Joke Smit, Dutch activist and politician (d. 1981)
1935 – Ernie Broglio, American baseball player
1935 – Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer
1936 – Joel Kovel, American politician, scholar, and author
1937 – Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (d. 2007)
1937 – Tommy Sands, American actor and singer
1939 – William Least Heat-Moon, American author
1939 – Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gladys Knight & the Pips) (d. 2005)
1940 – Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (Last Exit) (d. 1994)
1941 – Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (d. 2011)
1941 – János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer
1941 – Harrison Page, American actor
1942 – Daryl Dragon, American keyboardist (Captain & Tennille)
1942 – Brian Peckford, Canadian politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland
1943 – Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Love Song and The Castells)
1943 – Bob Kerrey, American politician, 35th Governor of Nebraska
1943 – Tuesday Weld, American actress
1944 – G. W. Bailey, American actor
1944 – Jan Bols, Dutch speed skater
1945 – Jan Sloot, Dutch inventor (d. 1999)
1946 – Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer
1947 – Barbara Bach, American actress
1947 – Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and writer (d. 2009)
1947 – John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer
1947 – Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer (d. 2002)
1947 – Harry Reems, American actor
1948 – John Mehler, American drummer (Love Song)
1948 – Sgt. Slaughter, American wrestler
1949 – Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and musician (Alabama)
1950 – Charles Fleischer, American actor
1951 – Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager
1951 – Mack Brown, American football coach
1952 – Paul Reubens, American actor
1953 – Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Rush and Big Dirty Band)
1953 – Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright
1954 – John Lloyd, English tennis player
1954 – Derek Warwick, English race car driver
1955 – Laura Fygi, Dutch singer
1955 – Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
1955 – Diana Scarwid, American actress
1957 – Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author
1957 – Bernhard Langer, German golfer
1958 – Normand Brathwaite, Canadian comedian and actor
1958 – Stalking Cat, American body modifier (d. 2012)
1958 – Sergei Krikalev, Russian astronaut
1958 – Tom Lanoye, Belgian author
1959 – Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver
1959 – Downtown Julie Brown, English television host and actress
1959 – Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor
1959 – András Petöcz, Hungarian author
1959 – Jeanette Winterson, English novelist
1961 – Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress
1961 – Tom Ford, American fashion designer and director
1961 – Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer
1962 – Vic Mignogna, American voice actor, singer, and director
1962 – Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Paul Bernardo, Canadian serial killer and rapist
1964 – Robert Bogue, American actor
1965 – Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer
1965 – Ange Postecoglou, Australian footballer
1966 – Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower
1966 – Juhan Parts, Estonian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia
1967 – Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1969 – Mark Ealham, English cricketer
1969 – Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer
1969 – Reece Shearsmith, English actor, writer, and producer
1969 – Chandra Wilson, American actress
1970 – Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer
1970 – Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
1970 – Mark Ilott, English cricketer
1970 – Tony Kanal, English-American bass player, songwriter, and producer (No Doubt)
1970 – Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
1970 – Park Myeong-su, South Korean comedian and singer
1970 – Jim Thome, American baseball player
1970 – Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (d. 2008)
1971 – Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer
1971 – Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and coach
1971 – Aygül Özkan, German politician
1972 – Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
1972 – Felix da Housecat, American DJ and producer
1972 – The Great Khali, Indian wrestler
1972 – Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
1972 – Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Bloodhound Gang)
1973 – Jazz, American wrestler
1973 – Cory Bowles, Canadian actor and choreographer
1973 – Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer
1973 – Dietmar Hamann, German footballer
1973 – Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter
1973 – Johan Norberg, Swedish author
1974 – Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer
1974 – José Vidro, Puerto Rican baseball player
1974 – Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – Blake Adams, American golfer
1975 – Björn Gelotte, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (In Flames and All Ends)
1975 – Jonny Moseley, American skier
1975 – Mark Rudan, Australian footballer
1976 – Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress
1976 – Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler
1976 – Carlos Moyà, Spanish tennis player
1976 – Mark Webber, Australian race car driver
1977 – Deco, Portuguese footballer
1979 – Giovanni Capitello, American actor and producer
1979 – Tian Liang, Chinese diver
1979 – Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist (Arcade Fire and Bell Orchestre)
1979 – Aaron Paul, American actor
1979 – Rusty Smith, American speed skater
1980 – Neha Dhupia, Indian model and actress
1980 – Kyle Lowder, American actor
1981 – Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Spanish footballer
1981 – Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer
1981 – Demetria McKinney, American actress
1982 – Damien Monier, French cyclist
1983 – Wilson Chen, Taiwanese actor
1984 – David Bentley, English footballer
1984 – Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
1985 – Nikica Jelavić, Croatian footballer
1985 – Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter
1986 – Mario, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1986 – Nabil El Zhar, Moroccan footballer
1987 – Darren McFadden, American football player
1988 – Alexa Vega, American actress and singer
1989 – Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress
1989 – Romain Amalfitano, French footballer
1990 – Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer
1991 – Rikiya Otaka, Japanese actor
1992 – Kim Petras, German singer
1993 – Sarah Hecken, German figure skater
1993 – Hannah Tiyamiu, British socialite
1995 – Cainan Wiebe, Canadian actor