August 5 - Births

Births

• 1301 – Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)
• 1397 – Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)
• 1461 – Alexander Jagiellon, Polish king (d. 1506)
• 1540 – Joseph Justus Scaliger, French philologist and historian (d. 1609)
• 1565 – Paola Massarenghi, Italian composer (d. 1565)
• 1623 – Antonio Cesti, Italian composer (d. 1669)
• 1641 – John Hathorne, American merchant and magistrate (d. 1717)
• 1662 – James Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)
• 1694 – Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (d. 1744)
• 1742 – Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz, Czech composer and harpist (d. 1790)
• 1749 – Thomas Lynch, Jr., American politician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1779)
• 1797 – Friedrich August Kummer, German composer (d. 1879)
• 1802 – Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1829)
• 1811 – Ambroise Thomas, French composer (d. 1896)
• 1813 – Ivar Aasen, Norwegian poet and linguist (d. 1896)
• 1815 – Edward John Eyre, English explorer (d. 1901)
• 1827 – Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian politician, 1st President of Brazil (d. 1892)
• 1828 – Louise of the Netherlands (d. 1871)
• 1833 – Carola of Vasa (d. 1907)
• 1843 – James Scott Skinner, Scottish composer (d. 1927)
• 1844 – Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930)
• 1850 – Guy de Maupassant, French writer (d. 1893)
• 1862 – Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (d. 1890)
• 1866 – Carl Harries, German chemist (d. 1923)
• 1866 – Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (d. 1917)
• 1868 – Oskar Merikanto, Finnish composer (d. 1924)
• 1872 – Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (d. 1917)
• 1874 – Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist (d. 1948)
• 1876 – Mary Ritter Beard, American historian (d. 1958)
• 1877 – Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (d. 1917)
• 1879 – Wladimir Aïtoff, French rugby player (d. 1963)
• 1880 – Gertrude Rush, American lawyer (d. 1962)
• 1887 – Reginald Owen, English actor (d. 1972)
• 1888 – Victor Francen, Belgian-French actor (d. 1977)
• 1889 – Conrad Aiken, American writer (d. 1973)
• 1890 – Naum Gabo, Russian sculptor (d. 1977)
• 1890 – Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor (d. 1956)
• 1897 – Aksel Larsen, Danish politician (d. 1972)
• 1901 – Claude Autant-Lara, French director (d. 2000)
• 1904 – Kenneth V. Thimann, English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997)
• 1906 – Joan Hickson, English actress (d. 1998)
• 1906 – John Huston, American director (d. 1987)
• 1906 – Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
• 1908 – Harold Holt, Australian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)
• 1910 – Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and manager (d. 1979)
• 1911 – Robert Taylor, American actor (d. 1969)
• 1912 – Abbé Pierre, French priest (d. 2007)
• 1914 – Parley Baer, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1914 – David Brian, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1914 – Stjepan Šulek, Croatian composer and conductor (d. 1986)
• 1918 – Tom Drake, American actor (d. 1982)
• 1918 – Betty Oliphant, Canadian ballerina (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Selma Diamond, Canadian-American actress (d. 1985)
• 1922 – L. Tom Perry, American religious figure, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
• 1923 – Devan Nair, Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Betsy Jolas, French composer
• 1927 – Gunnar Bucht, Swedish composer and musicologist
• 1929 – Ottó Boros, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1988)
• 1930 – Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut, first person to walk on the moon (d. 2012)
• 1930 – Michal Kováč, Slovakian politician
• 1932 – Vladimir Fedoseyev, Russian conductor
• 1932 – Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch composer (d. 1996)
• 1934 – Karl Johan Åström, Swedish engineer and theorist
• 1934 – Wendell Berry, American poet, writer, and farmer
• 1934 – Gay Byrne, Irish television host
• 1934 – Vern Gosdin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
• 1935 – Michael Ballhaus, German cinematographer
• 1935 – John Saxon, American actor
• 1937 – Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
• 1937 – Brian G. Marsden, English astronomer (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Princess Irene of the Netherlands
• 1940 – Roman Gabriel, American football player
• 1941 – Bob Clark, American director (d. 2007)
• 1941 – Leonid Kizim, Soviet astronaut (d. 2010)
• 1941 – Airto Moreira, Brazilian drummer and composer
• 1943 – Nelson Briles, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1943 – Sammi Smith, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
• 1945 – Csaba Giczy, Hungarian canoer
• 1945 – Loni Anderson, American actress
• 1946 – Bruce Coslet, American football player and coach
• 1946 – Ron Silliman, American poet
• 1946 – Erika Slezak, American actress
• 1946 – Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboard player and composer (Ekseption and Trace) (d. 2006)
• 1947 – Angry Anderson, Australian singer-songwriter and actor (Rose Tattoo, The Party Boys, and Buster Brown)
• 1947 – Bernie Carbo, American baseball player
• 1947 – Rick Derringer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The McCoys)
• 1947 – Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (The Guess Who)
• 1948 – Ray Clemence, English footballer
• 1948 – Carole Laure, Canadian actress and singer
• 1950 – Goldie Rogers, Canadian wrestler (d. 2012)
• 1951 – John Jarratt, Australian actor
• 1952 – Tamás Faragó, Hungarian water polo player
• 1952 – Louis Walsh, Irish talent manager
• 1953 – Rick Mahler, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1953 – Samantha Sang, Australian singer
• 1955 – Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter (Twisted Sister)
• 1956 – Jerry Ciccoritti, Canadian director
• 1956 – Maureen McCormick, American actress
• 1957 – Greg Feith, American Senior Air Safety Investigator
• 1957 – David Gill, English accountant and businessman
• 1957 – Faith Prince, American actress
• 1957 – Clayton Rohner, American actor
• 1959 – Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter, and author (Dead or Alive)
• 1959 – Pat Smear, American guitarist (Germs, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, and Adolescents)
• 1960 – Seth Swirsky, American singer-songwriter and director
• 1961 – Tawny Kitaen, American actress
• 1961 – Janet McTeer, English actress
• 1961 – Mark O'Connor, American violinist and composer
• 1961 – Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1962 – Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-American basketball player
• 1962 – Richard de Groen, New Zealand cricketer
• 1962 – Otis Thorpe, American basketball player
• 1963 – Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter Gotthard (d. 2010)
• 1964 – Adam Yauch, American rapper, songwriter, and director (Beastie Boys) (d. 2012)
• 1965 – Jeff Coffin, American saxophonist and composer (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)
• 1965 – Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese composer
• 1965 – Scott William Winters, American actor
• 1966 – Jennifer Finch, American singer, bass player, and photographer (L7)
• 1966 – Jonathan Silverman, American actor
• 1967 – Matthew Caws, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nada Surf)
• 1967 – Thomas Lang, Austrian drummer and producer (stOrk and Vienna Art Orchestra)
• 1968 – Terri Clark, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1968 – Funkmaster Flex, American rapper, producer, and radio host
• 1968 – Kendo Kashin, Japanese wrestler
• 1968 – Marine Le Pen, French politician
• 1968 – Oleh Luzhnyi, Ukrainian footballer
• 1968 – Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (d. 2007)
• 1968 – John Olerud, American baseball player
• 1969 – Vasbert Drakes, Barbadian cricketer
• 1969 – Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer
• 1969 – Robert Scott, Australian rower
• 1969 – Paola Volpato, Chilean actress
• 1970 – James Gunn, American director, screenwriter, producer, and actor
• 1971 – Jared Hasselhoff, American bass player and songwriter (Bloodhound Gang)
• 1972 – Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese wrestler
• 1972 – Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer
• 1972 – Theodore Whitmore, Jamaican footballer
• 1972 – Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian musician, songwriter, and producer (Fear Factory, Arkaea, Kush, and Beowülf)
• 1973 – Sanwar Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1973 – Sean Sherk, American mixed martial artist
• 1974 – Alvin Ceccoli, Australian footballer
• 1974 – Olle Kullinger, Swedish footballer
• 1974 – Antoine Sibierski, French footballer
• 1975 – Kajol, Indian actress
• 1975 – Antony Cotton, English actor
• 1975 – Ami Foster, American actress
• 1975 – Iddo Goldberg, Israeli-English actor
• 1975 – Haim Goldenberg, Israeli-Canadian mentalist
• 1975 – Dan Hipgrave, English guitarist and journalist (Toploader)
• 1975 – Eicca Toppinen, Finnish cellist, songwriter, and composer (Apocalyptica)
• 1976 – Jeff Friesen, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Marian Pahars, Latvian footballer
• 1976 – Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor
• 1977 – Eric Hinske, American baseball player
• 1977 – Mark Mulder, American baseball player
• 1977 – Michael Walsh, English footballer
• 1978 – Rita Faltoyano, Hungarian porn actress
• 1978 – Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter
• 1978 – Nektaria Karantzi, Greek singer
• 1979 – David Healy, Irish footballer
• 1980 – Wayne Bridge, English footballer
• 1980 – Salvador Cabañas, Paraguayan footballer
• 1980 – Jason Culina, Australian footballer
• 1980 – Kaylani Lei, Singaporean porn actress
• 1980 – Vatsal Sheth, Indian actor
• 1980 – Ali Umar, Maldivian footballer
• 1980 – Sophie Winkleman, English actress
• 1981 – Zion, Puerto Rican singer (Zion & Lennox)
• 1981 – David Clarke, English ice hockey player
• 1981 – Carl Crawford, American baseball player
• 1981 – Maik Franz, German footballer
• 1981 – Erik Guay, Canadian skier
• 1981 – Alester Maregwede, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1981 – Rachel Scott, American student, victim of the Columbine High School massacre and inspiration for the Rachel's Challenge (d. 1999)
• 1981 – Kou Shibasaki, Japanese singer and actress
• 1981 – Cory Williams, American comedian and actor
• 1982 – Jamie Houston, English-German rugby player
• 1982 – Lolo Jones, American hurdler
• 1982 – Michele Pazienza, Italian footballer
• 1982 – Tobias Regner, German singer-songwriter
• 1982 – Pete Sell, American mixed martial artist
• 1982 – Ryu Seung-Min, South Korean table tennis player
• 1983 – Korey Hall, American football player
• 1983 – Dawn Richard, American singer-songwriter and dancer (Danity Kane and Diddy – Dirty Money)
• 1985 – Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer
• 1985 – Megan Joy, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1985 – Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer
• 1986 – Paula Creamer, American golfer
• 1986 – Cassie Davis, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1987 – Lexi Belle, American porn actress
• 1987 – Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress
• 1987 – Xenia Tchoumitcheva, Swiss model and actress
• 1988 – Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer
• 1988 – Kendra Spears, American model
• 1989 – Mathieu Manset, French footballer
• 1993 – Patrick McBrearty, Irish Gaelic footballer
• 1993 – Suzuka Ohgo, Japanese actress
• 1997 – Olivia Holt, American actress
• 1997 – Adam Irigoyen, American actor and dancer
• 1998 – Kanon Suzuki, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
• 2000 – Maya Bond, Japanese-American singer-songwriter and drummer