August 30 - Births

Births

1334 – Peter of Castile (d. 1369)
1377 – Shah Rukh, Timurid ruler (d. 1447)
1705 – David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)
1720 – Samuel Whitbread, English politician and brewer, founded Whitbread (d. 1796)
1748 – Jacques-Louis David, French painter (d. 1825)
1768 – Joseph Dennie, American author and journalist (d. 1812)
1797 – Mary Shelley, English author (d. 1851)
1808 – Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (d. 1892)
1812 – Agoston Haraszthy Hungarian-American traveler, writer, and winemaker, founded Buena Vista Winery (d. 1869)
1813 – Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (d. 1862)
1818 – Alexander H. Rice, American politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
1821 – Anita Garibaldi, Brazilian wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi (d. 1849)
1839 – Gulstan Ropert, French prelate (d. 1903)
1842 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1849)
1848 – Andrew Onderdonk, American construction contractor (d. 1905)
1850 – Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino writer, journalist, and revolutionary (d. 1896)
1852 – Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1911)
1856 – Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (d. 1927)
1860 – Isaac Levitan, Russian painter (d. 1900)
1870 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (d. 1891)
1871 – Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
1884 – Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1890 – Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, English pilot (d. 1918)
1893 – Huey Long, American politician (d. 1935)
1896 – Raymond Massey, Canadian actor (d. 1983)
1898 – Shirley Booth, American actress (d. 1992)
1901 – John Gunther, American journalist and author (d. 1970)
1901 – Roy Wilkins, American activist (d. 1981)
1903 – Bhagwati Charan Verma Indian author (d. 1981)
1906 – Joan Blondell, American actress (d. 1979)
1908 – Fred MacMurray, American actor (d. 1991)
1910 – Roger Bushell, South African-English pilot (d. 1944)
1912 – Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1912 – Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English war agent (d. 2011)
1913 – Richard Stone, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
1915 – Robert Strassburg, American composer (d. 2003)
1917 – Denis Healey, English politician
1917 – Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992)
1918 – Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
1918 – Ted Williams, American baseball player (d. 2002)
1919 – Wolfgang Wagner, German director (d. 2010)
1919 – Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
1922 – Lionel Murphy, Australian politician and jurist, 22nd Attorney-General of Australia (d. 1986)
1922 – Regina Resnik, American soprano
1923 – Barbara Ansell, English physician (d. 2001)
1923 – Charmian Clift, Australian author (d. 1969)
1923 – Nate Saint, American missionary (d. 1956)
1923 – Vic Seixas, American tennis player
1924 – Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (d. 2004)
1924 – Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemist (d. 1988)
1925 – Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator
1926 – Daryl Gates, American police chief (d. 2010)
1927 – Bill Daily, American actor
1927 – Piet Kee, Dutch pianist and composer
1928 – Lloyd Casner, American race car driver (d. 1965)
1929 – Guy de Lussigny, French painter (d. 2001)
1930 – Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist
1930 – Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1981)
1931 – Jack Swigert, American astronaut (d. 1982)
1933 – Don Getty, Canadian politician, 11th Premier of Alberta
1934 – Baloo Gupte, Indian cricketer (d. 2005)
1935 – John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mamas & the Papas) (d. 2001)
1937 – Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver, founded the McLaren racing team) (d. 1970)
1939 – Elizabeth Ashley, American actress
1939 – John Peel, English radio host and producer (d. 2004)
1941 – Ben L. Jones, American actor, politician, and writer
1942 – Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer
1943 – Tal Brody, American-Israeli basketball player
1943 – Robert Crumb, American illustrator and writer
1943 – Jean-Claude Killy, French skier
1944 – Freek de Jonge, Dutch singer and comedian
1944 – Molly Ivins, American journalist (d. 2007)
1944 – Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1946 – Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
1946 – Peggy Lipton, American actress
1947 – Allan Rock, Canadian politician and diplomat
1948 – Lewis Black, American comedian, author, and actor
1948 – Fred Hampton, American Black Panther Party leader (d. 1969)
1948 – Donnacha O'Dea, Irish poker player and swimmer
1949 – Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (d. 2001)
1949 – Don Boudria, Canadian politician
1949 – Christopher Collins, American actor and comedian (d. 1994)
1949 – Peter Maffay, German singer-songwriter
1950 – Antony Gormley, English sculptor
1950 – Ineke Mulder, Dutch politician
1951 – Timothy Bottoms, American actor
1951 – Dana Rosemary Scallon, English-Irish singer and politician
1953 – Ron George, American politician
1953 – Horace Panter, English bass player (The Specials and General Public)
1953 – Robert Parish, American basketball player
1954 – Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian politician, 1st President of Belarus
1954 – David Paymer, American actor
1956 – Frank Conniff, American writer and actor
1958 – Martin Jackson, English drummer (Swing out Sister, Magazine, The Chameleons, The Freshies, and The Durutti Column)
1958 – Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist (d. 2006)
1959 – Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian footballer and actor
1960 – Gary Gordon, American army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
1960 – Guy A. Lepage, Canadian comedian and producer
1963 – Michael Chiklis, American actor
1963 – Paul Oakenfold, English DJ and producer (Elementfour, Planet Perfecto, and Electra)
1963 – Mark Strong, English actor
1963 – Oderus Urungus, American singer and bass player (GWAR, X-Cops, Death Piggy, and Dave Brockie Experience)
1964 – Gavin Fisher, English engineer and designer
1966 – Michael Michele, American actress
1967 – Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model and actress
1967 – Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer
1968 – Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player
1969 – Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist
1970 – Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
1970 – Michael Wong, Malaysia-Chinese singer and composer
1971 – Lars Frederiksen, American guitarist and singer (Rancid and UK Subs)
1972 – Cameron Diaz, American model and actress
1972 – Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
1973 – Lisa Ling, American journalist
1974 – Aaron Barrett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Reel Big Fish, The Scholars, and The Forces of Evil)
1974 – Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
1975 – Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer
1976 – Mike Koplove, American baseball player
1976 – Sarah-Jane Potts, English actress
1977 – Shaun Alexander, American football player
1977 – Marlon Byrd, American baseball player
1977 – Elden Henson, American actor
1977 – Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer
1977 – Jens Ludwig, German guitarist (Edguy)
1977 – Félix Sánchez, American-Dominican runner
1978 – Sinead Kerr, Irish figure skater
1978 – Cliff Lee, American baseball player
1979 – Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentine tennis player
1979 – Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer
1979 – Leon Lopez, English actor and singer
1979 – Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player
1979 – Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress
1980 – Derrick Ward, American football player
1981 – Germán Legarreta, American actor
1981 – Adam Wainwright, American baseball player
1982 – Will Davison, Australian race car driver
1982 – Andy Roddick, American tennis player
1983 – Emmanuel Culio, Argentine footballer
1983 – Gustavo Eberto, Argentine footballer (d. 2007)
1983 – Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor (Arashi)
1983 – Simone Pepe, Italian footballer
1983 – Marco Vianello, Italian footballer
1984 – Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
1985 – Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer
1985 – Joe Inoue, American singer-songwriter
1985 – Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
1985 – Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer
1985 – Steven Smith, Scottish footballer
1985 – Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
1986 – Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
1986 – Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Panic! at the Disco and The Young Veins)
1987 – Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Michael Cavanaugh, American gamer
1988 – Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
1988 – Laura Põldvere, Estonian singer (Suntribe)
1989 – Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
1989 – Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
1989 – Mallory Low, American actress
1991 – Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player
1991 – Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
1992 – Jessica Henwick, English actress
1997 – Nathaniel Gleed, English actor
2001 – Emily Bear, American pianist and composer