August 4 - Births

Births

1222 – Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (d. 1262)
1290 – Leopold I, Duke of Austria (d. 1326)
1521 – Pope Urban VII (d. 1590)
1604 – François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)
1701 – Thomas Blackwell, Scottish scholar (d. 1757)
1719 – Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1767)
1721 – Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (d. 1803)
1755 – Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French painter and inventor (d. 1805)
1792 – Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (d. 1822)
1805 – William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (d. 1865)
1821 – Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton (d. 1892)
1821 – James Springer White, American theologian (d. 1881)
1834 – John Venn, English mathematician (d. 1923)
1839 – Walter Pater, English essayist and critic (d. 1894)
1844 – Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader (d. 1929)
1848 – Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)
1859 – Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1952)
1865 – Gus Kempis, South African cricketer (d. 1890)
1867 – Jake Beckley, American baseball player (d. 1918)
1870 – Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer (d. 1950)
1876 – Giovanni Giuriati, Italian politician (d. 1970)
1884 – Béla Balázs, Hungarian critic, writer, and poet (d. 1949)
1884 – Henri Cornet, French cyclist (d. 1941)
1888 – Taher Saifuddin, Indian Dawoodi Bohra leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq (d. 1965)
1890 – Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player (d. 1957)
1891 – Margit Makay, Hungarian actress (d. 1989)
1899 – Ezra Taft Benson, American missionary and politician, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1994)
1900 – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (d. 2002)
1901 – Louis Armstrong, American trumpeter and singer (d. 1971)
1901 – Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1972)
1902 – Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (d. 1981)
1904 – Witold Gombrowicz, Polish novelist (d. 1969)
1904 – Helen Kane, American singer and actress (d. 1966)
1904 – Joe Tate, English footballer (d. 1973)
1906 – Eugen Schuhmacher, German zoologist (d. 1973)
1906 – Marie José of Belgium (d. 2001)
1908 – Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (d. 1994)
1909 – Glenn Cunningham, American runner (d. 1988)
1909 – Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician (d. 2005)
1910 – Anita Page, American actress (d. 2008)
1910 – William Schuman, American composer (d. 1992)
1910 – Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter (d. 2011)
1912 – Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician and mountaineer (d. 1999)
1912 – Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat (d. 1947)
1913 – Robert Hayden, American poet (d. 1980)
1915 – Warren Avis, American businessman, founded Avis Rent a Car System (d. 2007)
1917 – John Fitch, American race car driver (d. 2012)
1918 – Brian Crozier, Australian-English journalist and author (d. 2012)
1918 – Iceberg Slim, American author (d. 1992)
1919 – Michel Déon, French writer
1920 – Helen Thomas, American journalist
1921 – Herb Ellis, American guitarist (d. 2010)
1921 – Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2000)
1922 – Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican archbishop (d. 2012)
1923 – Reg Grundy, Australian television producer
1923 – Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani writer
1926 – George Irving Bell, American mountaineer (d. 2000)
1927 – Jess Thomas, American tenor (d. 1993)
1928 – Christian Goethals, Belgian race car driver (d. 2003)
1929 – Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor (d. 1987)
1930 – Ali al-Sistani, Iranian Shi'a cleric
1931 – Naren Tamhane, Indian cricketer (d. 2002)
1932 – Liang Congjie, Chinese environmentalist, founded Friends of Nature (d. 2010)
1934 – Dallas Green, American baseball player
1935 – Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer (d. 1997)
1937 – David Bedford, English keyboardist and composer (d. 2011)
1938 – Ellen Schrecker, American historian
1939 – Frank Vincent, American actor
1940 – Larry Knechtel, keyboard and bass player (d. 2009)
1940 – Timi Yuro, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
1941 – Martin Jarvis, English actor
1941 – Ted Strickland, American politician
1942 – Don S. Davis, American actor and painter (d. 2008)
1942 – Cleon Jones, American baseball player
1942 – David Lange, New Zealand politician (d. 2005)
1943 – Vicente Álvarez Areces, Spanish politician
1943 – Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper
1944 – Amjad Islam Amjad, Pakistani poet
1944 – Richard Belzer, American actor and comedian
1944 – Doudou Ndoye, Senegalese lawyer and politician
1945 – Alan Mulally, American engineer and businessman
1946 – Maureen Starkey Tigrett, English hairdresser, wife of Isaac Tigrett (d. 1994)
1947 – Klaus Schulze, German composer
1948 – Johnny Grubb, American baseball player
1949 – John Riggins, American football player
1952 – Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player (Clannad and T with the Maggies)
1952 – Gábor Demszky, Hungarian politician
1953 – Hiroyuki Usui, Japanese footballer
1954 – Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian politician
1954 – François Valéry, French singer-songwriter and composer
1955 – Alberto Gonzales, American politician, 80th United States Attorney General
1955 – Dariusz Lipiński, Polish politician
1955 – Billy Bob Thornton, American actor and writer
1956 – Gerry Cooney, American boxer
1957 – Brooks D. Simpson, American historian
1957 – John Wark, Scottish footballer
1958 – Ian Broudie, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Lightning Seeds, Big in Japan, and Care)
1958 – Allison Hedge Coke, American poet and writer
1958 – Mary Decker, American runner
1958 – Kym Karath, American actress
1958 – Silvan Shalom, Israeli politician
1959 – Robbin Crosby, American guitarist and songwriter (Ratt) (d. 2002)
1959 – John Gormley, Irish politician
1960 – Dean Malenko, American wrestler and agent
1960 – Bernard Rose, English director
1960 – Tim Winton, Australian writer
1960 – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish politician, 5th Prime Minister of Spain
1961 – Eddie James, American murderer and sex offender
1961 – Barack Obama, American politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate
1961 – Peter Reichert, German footballer
1961 – Lauren Tom, American actress
1962 – Roger Clemens, American baseball player
1962 – Paul Reynolds, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls)
1964 – Andrew Bartlett, Australian politician and activist
1964 – Gary King, English radio host
1964 – Anna Sui, American fashion designer
1965 – Terri Lyne Carrington, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
1965 – Crystal Chappell, American actress
1965 – Dennis Lehane, American author
1965 – Wayne Pacelle, American humanitarian
1965 – Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Sweden
1965 – Michael Skibbe, German football manager
1965 – James Tupper, Canadian actor
1966 – Kensuke Sasaki, Japanese wrestler
1967 – Timothy Adams, American actor
1967 – Michael Marsh, American sprinter
1968 – Daniel Dae Kim, American actor
1968 – Lee Mack, English comedian and actor
1968 – Marcus Schenkenberg, Swedish model and actor
1969 – Mark Bickley, Australian footballer
1969 – Max Cavalera, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sepultura, Soulfly, Nailbomb, and Cavalera Conspiracy)
1969 – Michael DeLuise, American actor
1969 – Troy O'Leary, American baseball player
1970 – John August, American screenwriter and director
1970 – Bret Baier, American journalist
1970 – Steve House, American mountaineer
1970 – Steven Jack, South African cricketer
1971 – Jeff Gordon, American race car driver
1972 – Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor
1973 – Eva Amaral, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Amaral)
1973 – Xavier Marchand, French swimmer
1973 – Marek Penksa, Slovak footballer
1973 – Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis, Brazilian footballer
1974 – Kily González, Argentine footballer
1974 – Keenan Milton, American skateboarder (d. 2001)
1975 – Andy Hallett, American actor (d. 2009)
1975 – Nikos Liberopoulos, Greek footballer
1975 – Joe Saenz, American criminal
1975 – Jutta Urpilainen, Finnish politician
1975 – Daniella van Graas, Dutch model and actress
1976 – Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer
1977 – Frankie Kazarian, American wrestler
1977 – Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer
1978 – Kurt Busch, American race car driver
1979 – Robin Peterson, South African cricketer
1980 – Richard Dawson, English cricketer
1981 – Marques Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (IMx)
1981 – Meghan Markle, American model and actress
1981 – Ben Scott, English cricketer
1981 – Abigail Spencer, American actress
1982 – Rubinho, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Greta Gerwig, American actress and director
1984 – Mardy Collins, American basketball player
1985 – Crystal Bowersox, American singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Kina Grannis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Mark Milligan, Australian footballer
1985 – Ha Seung-Jin, South Korean basketball player
1985 – Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer
1986 – Nick Augusto, Italian-American drummer (Trivium)
1986 – Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Jang Keun-suk, South Korean actor and singer
1987 – Phil Younghusband, English–Filipino footballer
1988 – Carly Foulkes, Canadian model and actress
1988 – Tom Parker, English singer (The Wanted)
1989 – Michael Allen Martinez, American drummer (Allstar Weekend)
1989 – Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Young Divas)
1991 – Thiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
1991 – Lucinda Dryzek, English actress
1991 – River Viiperi, Spanish model
1992 – Tiffany Evans, American singer and actress
1992 – Yvonne Neuwirth, Austrian tennis player
1992 – Cole Sprouse, American actor
1992 – Dylan Sprouse, American actor
1994 – Mayuko Fukuda, Japanese actress
1995 – Jessica Sanchez, American singer
2001 – Seishiro Kato, Japanese actor