August 9 - Births

Births

1201 – Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler and merchant (d. 1274)
1537 – Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and humanist (d. 1604)
1544 – Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1606)
1593 – Izaak Walton, English author (d. 1683)
1603 – Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian (d. 1669)
1631 – John Dryden, English poet and playwright (d. 1700)
1648 – Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)
1653 – John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)
1669 – Eudoxia Lopukhina, Russian wife of Peter the Great (d. 1731)
1674 – František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect, designed the Veltrusy Mansion (d. 1766)
1696 – Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1772)
1722 – Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758)
1726 – Francesco Cetti, Italian scientist (d. 1778)
1754 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, planner of Washington, D.C. (d. 1825)
1757 – Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (d. 1834)
1776 – Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (d. 1856)
1783 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)
1788 – Adoniram Judson, American missionary (d. 1850)
1797 – Charles Robert Malden, English naval officer (d. 1855)
1805 – Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860)
1845 – André Bessette, Canadian pastor and saint (d. 1937)
1847 – Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Italian wife of Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1876)
1867 – Evelina Haverfield English activist (d. 1920)
1871 – Leonid Andreyev, Russian writer (d. 1919)
1872 – Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal (d. 1962)
1874 – Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947)
1874 – Otto Steffen, American gymnast (death date unknown)
1875 – Albert Ketèlbey, English conductor, composer, and pianist (d. 1959)
1896 – Erich Hückel, German physicist (d. 1980)
1896 – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. 1980)
1899 – P. L. Travers, Australian author (d. 1996)
1901 – Charles Farrell, American actor (d. 1990)
1902 – Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991)
1909 – V. K. Gokak, Indian writer (d. 1992)
1909 – Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (d. 1944)
1911 – William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
1911 – Eddie Futch, American boxing trainer (d. 2001)
1914 – Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor (d. 1963)
1914 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author (d. 2001)
1914 – Joe Mercer, English footballer (d. 1990)
1918 – Giles Cooper Irish playwright (d. 1966)
1919 – Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
1919 – Joop den Uyl, Dutch politician (d. 1987)
1920 – Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer (d. 2007)
1920 – Francis Lynch, American politician (d. 1993)
1921 – Ernest Angley, American evangelist and broadcaster
1921 – J. James Exon, American politician (d. 2005)
1922 – Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985)
1925 – David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed the Huffman coding (d. 1999)
1927 – Daniel Keyes, American author
1927 – Marvin Minsky, American computer scientist
1927 – Robert Shaw, English actor (d. 1978)
1928 – Bob Cousy, American basketball player
1928 – Dolores Wilson, American soprano (d. 2010)
1928 – Camilla Wicks, American concert violinist
1929 – Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist (d. 1979)
1930 – Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician
1931 – Chuck Essegian, American baseball player
1931 – Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach
1932 – John Gomery, Canadian jurist
1933 – Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress and author
1935 – Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008)
1936 – Julián Javier, American baseball player
1936 – Patrick Tse, Hong Kong director
1938 – Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian politician
1938 – Rod Laver, Australian tennis player
1938 – Otto Rehhagel, German footballer and coach
1939 – Bulle Ogier, French actress
1939 – Romano Prodi, Italian politician and statesman
1939 – Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer
1941 – Way Bandy, American make-up artist (d. 1986)
1941 – Shirlee Busbee, American novelist
1942 – Tommie Agee, American baseball player (d. 2001)
1942 – Jack DeJohnette, American drummer, pianist, and composer (Gateway and Trio Beyond)
1942 – David Steinberg, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and author
1943 – Ken Norton, American boxer
1944 – Sam Elliott, American actor
1944 – Patricia McKissack, American author
1944 – Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, 9th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
1945 – Barbara Delinsky, American author
1945 – Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater (d. 2012)
1945 – Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist
1946 – Jim Kiick, American football player
1947 – Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager
1947 – Barbara Mason, American singer-songwriter
1948 – Bill Campbell, American baseball player
1949 – Jonathan Kellerman, American author
1949 – Ted Simmons, American baseball player
1951 – Steve Swisher, American baseball player
1952 – Ewa Fröling, Swedish actress
1952 – Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai politician
1953 – Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater
1953 – Roberta Tovey, English actress and singer
1954 – Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach
1955 – Peter Schmuck, American columnist
1955 – John E. Sweeney, American politician
1957 – Melanie Griffith, American actress
1958 – Amanda Bearse, American actress
1958 – James Lileks, American columnist
1959 – Kurtis Blow, American rapper and producer
1959 – Stuart Hughes, Canadian actor
1959 – Michael Kors, American fashion designer
1959 – Toni Servillo, Italian actor and director
1961 – Brad Gilbert, American tennis player
1961 – John Key, New Zealand politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand
1961 – Amy Stiller, American comedian and actress
1962 – Louis Lipps, American football player
1962 – Kevin Mack, American football player
1962 – John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player
1963 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer (d. 2012)
1964 – Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1964 – Hoda Kotb, American journalist
1966 – Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach
1967 – Deion Sanders, American football player
1968 – McG, American director, writer, and producer
1968 – Gillian Anderson, American actress
1968 – Eric Bana, Australian actor
1968 – Sam Fogarino, American drummer (Interpol and Magnetic Morning)
1969 – Smaragda Karydi, Greek actress
1969 – Troy Percival, American baseball player
1969 – Estella Marie Thompson, American prostitute
1970 – Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Christopher Cuomo, American journalist
1970 – Thomas Lennon, American actor
1971 – Mack 10, American rapper and actor (Westside Connection)
1971 – James Kim, American journalist and technology expert (d. 2006)
1971 – Mark Povinelli, American actor
1971 – Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist
1971 – Nikki Ziering, American model and actress
1972 – A-mei, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
1972 – Juanes, Colombian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ekhymosis)
1972 – Ryan Bollman, American actor
1972 – Yetunde Price, American murder victim (d. 2003)
1973 – Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer
1973 – Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor
1974 – Derek Fisher, American basketball player
1974 – Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor and director
1974 – Matt Morris, American baseball player
1974 – Kirill Reznik, American politician
1974 – Nicola Stapleton, English actress
1975 – Mahesh Babu, Indian Telugu Actor
1975 – Mike Lamb, American baseball player
1975 – Robbie Middleby, Australian footballer
1976 – Nawaf al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (d. 2001)
1976 – Jessica Capshaw, American actress
1976 – Aled Jones, Welsh radio host and producer
1976 – Rhona Mitra, English actress
1976 – Mark Priestley, Australian actor (d. 2008)
1977 – Csaba Csordás, Hungarian footballer
1977 – Jason Frasor, American baseball player
1977 – Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player
1977 – Adewale Ogunleye, American football player
1977 – Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer
1977 – Ime Udoka, Nigerian-American basketball player
1978 – Daniela Denby-Ashe, English actress
1978 – Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress
1978 – Audrey Tautou, French actress
1979 – Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player
1979 – Tony Stewart, American football player
1979 – Kyle Watson, American mixed martial artist
1980 – Texas Battle, American actor
1980 – Nuria Cabanillas, Canadian-Spanish gymnast
1980 – Charlie David, Canadian actor
1980 – Rachel Kramer, Dutch singer
1980 – Ryu Seung-beom, South Korean actor
1980 – Dominic Tabuna, Nauruan politician
1981 – Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player
1981 – Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player
1982 – Joel Anthony, American basketball player
1982 – Tyson Gay, American sprinter
1982 – Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and activist (Pussy Riot)
1982 – Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belorussian cyclist
1983 – Ashley Johnson, American actress
1983 – Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Alicja Smietana, Polish violinist
1984 – Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer
1985 – Luca Filippi, Italian race car driver
1985 – Anna Kendrick, American actress
1985 – Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer
1985 – JaMarcus Russell, American football player
1986 – Michael Lerchl, German footballer
1986 – Daniel Preussner, German rugby player
1986 – Tyler "Telle" Smith, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Word Alive and In Fear and Faith)
1986 – Rafaela Zanella, Brazilian model, Miss Brasil 2006
1987 – Marco Carmona, Mexican illustrator and animator
1988 – Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer
1989 – Meredith Deane, American actress
1989 – Jason Heyward, American baseball player
1989 – Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer
1990 – Adelaide Kane, Australian actress
1990 – Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor
1991 – Hansika Motwani, Indian actress
1991 – Candela Vetrano, Argentine actress and singer
1994 – Forrest Landis, American actor
2005 – Caylee Anthony, American murder victim (d. 2008)