August 8 - Births

Births

• 1079 – Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)
• 1518 – Conrad Lycosthenes, French-German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)
• 1605 – Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician (d. 1675)
• 1640 – Amalia Catharina, German poet and composer (d. 1697)
• 1646 – Godfrey Kneller, German painter (d. 1723)
• 1673 – John Ker, Scottish spy (d. 1726)
• 1693 – Laurent Belissen, French composer (d. 1762)
• 1694 – Francis Hutcheson, Irish philosopher (d. 1746)
• 1709 – Hermann Anton Gelinek, German monk and musician (d. 1779)
• 1720 – Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (d. 1796)
• 1790 – Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet and politician (d. 1838)
• 1807 – Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (d. 1892)
• 1814 – Esther Morris, American jurist (d. 1902)
• 1824 – Maria Alexandrovna, German wife of Alexander II of Russia (d. 1880)
• 1839 – Nelson Miles, American general (d. 1925)
• 1857 – Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and composer (d. 1944)
• 1866 – Matthew Henson, American explorer (d. 1955)
• 1874 – Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, British transport administrator (d. 1948)
• 1875 – Artur Bernardes, Brazilian politician, 12th President of Brazil (d. 1955)
• 1876 – Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest (d. 1929)
• 1879 – Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1950)
• 1879 – Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (d. 1919)
• 1880 – Earle Page, Australian politician (d. 1961)
• 1881 – Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (d. 1954)
• 1882 – Ladislas Starevich, Polish animator (d. 1965)
• 1884 – Sara Teasdale, American poet (d. 1933)
• 1889 – Jack Ryder, Australian cricketer (d. 1977)
• 1891 – Adolf Busch, German violinist and composer (d. 1952)
• 1892 – Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Spanish footballer (d. 1922)
• 1896 – Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author (d. 1953)
• 1898 – Alexis Minotis, Greek actor (d. 1990)
• 1901 – Ernest Lawrence, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
• 1902 – Paul Dirac, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
• 1904 – Achille Varzi, Italian race car driver (d. 1948)
• 1905 – André Jolivet, French composer (d. 1974)
• 1907 – Benny Carter, American musician, composer, and bandleader (d. 2003)
• 1908 – Arthur Goldberg, American politician and jurist, 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1990)
• 1909 – Bill Voce, England cricketer (d. 1984)
• 1910 – Sylvia Sidney, American actress (d. 1999)
• 1911 – Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (d. 2002)
• 1915 – James Elliott, American track and field coach (d. 1981)
• 1919 – Dino De Laurentiis, Italian actor and producer (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer (d. 2006)
• 1920 – Carol Lambrino, Romanian son of Carol II of Romania (d. 2006)
• 1920 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (d. 1997)
• 1921 – William Asher, American director, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2012)
• 1921 – John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist (d. 1979)
• 1921 – Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)
• 1921 – Vulimiri Ramalingaswami, Indian scientist (d. 2001)
• 1921 – Esther Williams, American actress and swimmer
• 1922 – Rory Calhoun, American actor (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer (d. 1985)
• 1922 – Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian
• 1922 – Károly Reich, Hungarian illustrator (d. 1988)
• 1925 – Alija Izetbegović,Bosniak politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 2003)
• 1926 – Richard Anderson, American actor
• 1927 – Johnny Temple, American baseball player (d. 1994)
• 1928 – Don Burrows, Australian musician
• 1929 – Ronnie Biggs, English criminal, part of the Great Train Robbery of 1963
• 1929 – Larisa Bogoraz, Soviet dissident (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Terry Nation, Welsh novelist and screenwriter (d. 1997)
• 1930 – Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball coach
• 1931 – Roger Penrose, English physicist
• 1932 – Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian general and dictator, 68th President of Bolivia
• 1932 – Mel Tillis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Old Dogs)
• 1933 – Joe Tex, American singer-songwriter (d. 1982)
• 1933 – Serena Wilson, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2007)
• 1935 – Donald Bellisario, American screenwriter and producer
• 1935 – John Laws, Australia radio host
• 1936 – Keith Barron, English actor
• 1936 – Frank Howard, American baseball player
• 1937 – Dustin Hoffman, American actor
• 1937 – Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, poet, and actor (d. 1987)
• 1938 – Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer
• 1938 – Connie Stevens, American actress, singer, and director
• 1939 – Alexander Watson, American ambassador and diplomat
• 1939 – Phil Balsley, American singer-songwriter (The Statler Brothers)
• 1940 – Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (d. 2007)
• 1940 – Dennis Tito, American engineer and businessman, founded Wilshire Associates
• 1943 – Denis Payton, English saxophonist (The Dave Clark Five)
• 1944 – Brooke Bundy, American actress
• 1944 – Uli Derickson, Czech-American flight attendant, TWA Flight 847 survivor
• 1944 – John Holmes, American porn actor (d. 1988)
• 1944 – John Renbourn, English guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle)
• 1944 – Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947 – Terangi Adam, Nauruan politician
• 1947 – José Cruz, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1947 – Ken Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
• 1947 – Larry Wilcox, American actor
• 1948 – Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian astronaut
• 1949 – Keith Carradine, American actor
• 1949 – Ricardo Londoño, Colombian race car driver (d. 2009)
• 1950 – Willie Hall, American drummer (The Bar-Kays)
• 1950 – Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation
• 1951 – Phil Carlson, Australian cricketer
• 1951 – Mamoru Oshii, Japanese director
• 1951 – Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (d. 1994)
• 1952 – Anton Fig, South African drummer (Spider and Frehley's Comet)
• 1952 – Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian author
• 1952 – Doug Melvin, Canadian baseball player and executive
• 1952 – Robin Quivers, American radio host, actress, and author
• 1952 – Sudhakar Rao, Indian cricketer
• 1952 – Ali Score, English musician (A Flock of Seagulls)
• 1953 – Mark Lazarowicz, English Politician
• 1953 – Nigel Mansell, English race car driver
• 1953 – Don Most, American actor
• 1955 – Diddú, Icelandic soprano and songwriter
• 1955 – Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer
• 1956 – Chris Foreman, English guitarist and songwriter (Madness)
• 1956 – David Grant, English singer (Linx)
• 1956 – Branscombe Richmond, American actor
• 1956 – Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress
• 1957 – Dennis Drew, American keyboard player (10,000 Maniacs)
• 1958 – Deborah Norville, American journalist
• 1960 – Ulrich Maly, German politician
• 1961 – The Edge, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (U2)
• 1961 – Daniel House, American bass player and producer (10 Minute Warning and Skin Yard)
• 1961 – Bruce Matthews, American football player
• 1961 – Rikki Rockett, American drummer (Poison)
• 1962 – Kool Moe Dee, American rapper (Treacherous Three)
• 1962 – Mike Zanier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963 – Ron Karkovice, American baseball player
• 1963 – Jon Turteltaub, American director
• 1963 – Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey referee and executive
• 1964 – Anastasia M. Ashman, American writer
• 1964 – Paul Taylor, England cricketer
• 1964 – Eddie Trunk, American radio host and author
• 1965 – Angus Fraser, England cricketer
• 1965 – El Hefe, American guitarist (NOFX)
• 1965 – Kate Langbroek, Australian talk show host
• 1966 – Chris Eubank, English boxer
• 1966 – John Hudek, American baseball player
• 1967 – Sable, American wrestler and actress
• 1967 – Eric Angle, American wrestler
• 1967 – Marcelo Balboa, American soccer player
• 1967 – Lee Unkrich, American director and editor
• 1968 – Abey Kuruvilla, Indian cricketer
• 1968 – Huey Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fun Lovin' Criminals)
• 1969 – Yvie Burnett, Scottish soprano
• 1969 – Dick Togo, Japanese wrestler
• 1969 – Faye Wong, Chinese singer-songwriter and actress
• 1970 – Trev Alberts, American football player
• 1970 – Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor
• 1972 – Joely Collins, Canadian actress
• 1972 – Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist
• 1972 – Andrea de Rossi, Italian rugby player and coach
• 1972 – Steven Tweed, Scottish footballer
• 1973 – Shane Lee, Australian cricketer
• 1973 – Senta Moses, American actress
• 1973 – Scott Stapp, American singer-songwriter and producer (Creed)
• 1974 – Scott D'Amore, Canadian wrestler and manager
• 1974 – Brian Harvey, English singer (East 17)
• 1974 – Andy Priaulx, English race car driver
• 1976 – JC Chasez, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor ('N Sync)
• 1976 – Tawny Cypress, American actress
• 1976 – Drew Lachey, American singer and actor (98 Degrees)
• 1976 – Lee Seung-Yeop, South Korean baseball player
• 1976 – Jeff Simmons, American race car driver
• 1977 – Kurt Bernard, Costa Rican footballer
• 1977 – Szilárd Németh, Slovak footballer
• 1977 – Lindsay Sloane, American actress
• 1977 – Rocky Thompson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Nicolas Vogondy, French cyclist
• 1977 – Mohammad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer
• 1978 – Alan Maybury, Irish footballer
• 1978 – Louis Saha, French footballer
• 1978 – Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress
• 1978 – Countess Vaughn, American actress and singer
• 1979 – Richard Harwood, English cellist
• 1979 – Paris Latsis, Greek shipping heir
• 1979 – Rashard Lewis, American basketball player
• 1979 – Pooja Shah, English actress
• 1979 – Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Icelandic handball player
• 1980 – Shayna Baszler, American mixed martial artist
• 1980 – Craig Breslow, American baseball player
• 1980 – Denisse Guerrero, Mexican singer-songwriter (Belanova)
• 1980 – Mike Hindert, American singer and bass player (The Bravery)
• 1980 – Sabine Klaschka, German tennis player
• 1980 – Pat Noonan, American soccer player
• 1980 – Tatum Reed, American porn actress and producer
• 1980 – Michael Urie, American actor and director
• 1981 – Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1981 – Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player
• 1981 – Meagan Good, American actress
• 1981 – Kaori Iida, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume and Dream Morning Musume)
• 1981 – Bradley McIntosh, English singer (S Club)
• 1981 – Harel Skaat, Israeli singer-songwriter
• 1982 – David Florence, Scottish canoe racer
• 1983 – Guy Burnet, English actor
• 1983 – Fred Meyers, American actor
• 1984 – Kirk Broadfoot, Scottish footballer
• 1984 – Suzie Diamond, Slovak porn actress
• 1984 – Brenda Gandini, Argentine actress and model
• 1984 – Devon McTavish, American soccer player
• 1984 – Norbert Michelisz, Hungarian race car driver
• 1984 – Martrez Milner, American football player
• 1985 – Toby Flood, English rugby player
• 1985 – James Morgan, Welsh actor
• 1985 – Brett Ratliff, American football player
• 1986 – Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player
• 1986 – Pierre Garçon, American football player
• 1986 – Cody Lightning, American actor
• 1986 – Peyton List, American actress
• 1986 – Chris Pressley, American football player
• 1986 – Charlotte Stokely, American porn actress
• 1987 – Pierre Boulanger, French actor
• 1987 – Katie Leung, Scottish actress
• 1987 – Tatjana Malek, German tennis player
• 1988 – Princess Beatrice of York
• 1988 – Danilo Gallinari, Italian basketball player
• 1988 – Ni Ni, Chinese actress
• 1988 – Laura Slade Wiggins, American actress
• 1989 – Ken Baumann, American actor and author
• 1989 – Ali Cobrin, American actress
• 1989 – Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgarian-Kazakhstan tennis player
• 1989 – Hannah Miley, Scottish swimmer
• 1989 – Aleksandra Szwed, Polish actress and singer
• 1991 – Nélson Oliveira, Portuguese footballer
• 1993 – Ben Breedlove, American blogger (d. 2011)
• 1995 – Malin Reitan, Norwegian singer