Famous August Birthdays
Who was Born in August on Your Birthday?
Do you know who was born on your birthday? There are many famous August birthdays displayed below. We hope you find famous and historic people who share your special day. So, let’s see who was born in August on your birthday.
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Famous August Birthdays
August 1 Birthdays
William Clark, explorer, teamed with Meriwether Lewis, “Lewis and Clark”. (1770)
Francis Scott Key, author of the national anthem. (1779)
Herman Melville, novelist. (1819)
Dom DeLuise, actor, comedian. (1933)
Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer. (1936)
Alfonse D’Amato, NY senator. (1937)
Jerry Garcia, guitarist, member of the “Grateful Dead”. (1942)
Roger Sharpe, Pinball Promoter. Successfully argued in court to remove the ban on machines in NYC. See National Pinball Day. (1947)
Coolio, rap singer. (1963)
August 2 Birthdays
Pierre Charles L’Enfant, Revolutionary War officer, and architect, designed the plan for Washington, DC. (1754)
James Baldwin, author, playwright. (1924)
Carroll O’Connor, actor, “Archie Bunker” on the TV series “All in the Family”. (1924)
Peter O’Toole, actor. (1932)
Joanna Cassidy, actress. (1944)
Mary-Louise Parker, actress. (1964)
August 3 Birthdays
Elisha Graves Otis, founder of Otis Elevator Company (1811)
John T. Scopes, defendant in the 1925 “Monkey Trial,” for teaching evolution. (1900)
Dolores Del Rio, actress. (1908)
P. D. James, mystery writer. (1920)
Leon Uris, novelist. (1924)
Tony Bennett, singer. (1926)
Martin Sheen, actor. (1940)
Martha Stewart, Businesswoman, chef. (1941)
John Landis, director. (1950)
Jay North, actor, played “Dennis the Menace”. (1951)
Victoria Jackson, actress, comedian. (1958)
Tom Brady, NFL New England Patriots Quarterback. (1977)
August 4 Birthdays
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother of England. (1900)
Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpeter. (1901)
William Howard Schuman, composer. (1910)
Yasir Arafat, Palestinian leader. (1929)
Billy Bob Thornton, actor. (1955)
Mary Decker, champion track athlete. (1958)
Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President. (1961)
Roger Clemens, baseball pitcher. (1962)
Jeff Gordon, auto racer. (1971)
Meghan Markle, model, actress, Duchess of Sussex. (1981)
August 5 Birthdays
John Huston, director, actor. (1906)
Neil Armstrong. 1st to walk on the moon. Quote: One small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind. (1930)
John Saxon, actor. (1935)
Loni Anderson, actress. (1946)
Patrick Ewing, NBA basketball player. (1962)
Jonathan Silverman, actor. (1966)
August 6 Birthdays
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet. (1809)
Sir Alexander Fleming, discovered penicillin. (1881)
Lucille Ball, actress, comedian, “I Love Lucy”. (1911)
Robert Mitchum, actor. (1917)
Andy Warhol, artist. (1928)
Dorian Harewood, actor. (1951)
David Robinson, NBA basketball player. (1965)
Geri Halliwell, singer, “Ginger Spice” of the “Spice Girls”. (1972)
Soleil Moon Frye, actress, “Punky Brewster”. (1976)
August 7 Birthdays
Mata Hari, dancer, spy. (1876)
Rudolf C. Ising, animator, co-creator of “Loony Tunes” and “Merrie Melodies”. (1903)
B. J. Thomas, singer. (1942)
John Glover, actor. (1944)
Wayne Knight, actor. (1955)
David Duchovny, actor. (1960)
Charlize Theron, Oscar winning actress. (1975)
August 8 Birthdays
Matthew Henson, Arctic explorer. (1866)
Benny Carter, jazz musician, composer. (1907)
Dino DeLaurentis, producer. (1919)
Rory Calhoun, actor. (1922)
Esther Williams, swimmer, actress. (1923)
Mel Tillis, singer, songwriter. (1932)
Dustin Hoffman, actor. (1937)
Connie Stevens, actress. (1938)
Keith Carradine, actor, singer. (1949)
Donny Most, “Ralph Malph” on TV series “Happy Days”. (1953)
Joshua Chasez (J.C.), singer, member of “NSYNC”. (1976)
Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player. (1981)
Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer, and songwriter. (1998)
August 9 Birthdays
John Dryden, poet. (1631)
Sam Elliott, actor. (1944)
Ken Norton, champion boxer. (1945)
Melanie Griffith, actress. (1957)
Whitney Houston, singer, actress. (1963)
Brett Hull, NHL hockey player. (1964)
Deion Sanders, Dual career as NFL football player and MLB baseball player. (1967)
Gillian Anderson, actress. (1968)
August 10 Birthdays
William Howe, commander of British forces during the Revolutionary War. (1729)
Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President during 1929 to 1933. (1874)
Jane Wyatt, actress. (1911)
Rhonda Fleming, actress. (1923)
Jimmy Dean, singer, “Big Bad John”. (1928)
Eddie Fisher, singer. (1928)
Betsy Johnson, fashion designer. (1942)
Ian Anderson, singer, member of “Jethro Tull”. (1947)
Patti Austin, singer. (1948)
Antonio Banderas, actor. (1960)
Riddick Bowe, heavyweight boxer. (1967)
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August 11 Birthdays
Alex Haley, author wrote the novel “Roots”. (1921)
Mike Douglas, TV personality, singer. (1925)
Jerry Falwell, TV evangelist. (1933)
Allegra Kent, ballerina. (1937)
Stephen Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer. (1950)
Hulk Hogan ( born Terry Gene Bollea), WWF wrestler. (1953)
Joe Jackson, musician, songwriter. (1955)
August 12 Birthdays
James B. (“Diamond Jim”) Brady, financier, philanthropist. (1856)
Cecil B. DeMille, producer, director. (1881)
Buck Owens, country singer. (1929)
George Soros, financier. (1930)
George Hamilton, actor. (1939)
Pete Sampras, tennis champion. (1971)
August 13 Birthdays
Annie Oakley, Wild West entertainer. (1860)
Alfred Hitchcock, director. (1899)
Buddy Rogers, actor, bandleader. (1904)
Ben Hogan, golfer. (1912)
Fidel Castro, President of Cuba. (1926)
Don Ho, singer. (1930)
Dan Fogelberg, singer, songwriter. (1951)
August 14 Birthdays
Ernest Lawrence Thayer, writer, poet. (1863)
David Crosby, singer, songwriter, musician of “Crosby, Stills & Nash”. (1941)
Robyn Smith, jockey. (1944)
Steve Martin, comedian, actor, writer. (1945)
Susan St. James, actress. (1946)
Danielle Steel, romance novelist. (1947)
Gary Larson, cartoonist, created “The Far Side”. (1950)
Ervin (Magic) Johnson, NBA basketball player. (1959)
Sarah Brightman, singer. (1960)
Halle Berry, actress. (1968)
Tim Tebow, football and baseball player. (1987)
August 15 Birthdays
Napoleon Bonaparte, French military, emperor. (1769)
Sir Walter Scott, poet, novelist. (1771)
Ethel Barrymore, actress. (1879)
Julia Child, Chef, cookbook author. (1912)
Mike Connors, actor. (1925)
Gene Upshaw, football player, union leader. (1945)
Debra Messing, actress . (1968)
Ben Affleck, actor, director. (1972)
Jennifer Lawerence, American actress. (1990)
August 16 Birthdays
T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), soldier, writer. (1888)
George Meany, labor leader. (1894)
Menachem Begin, Israeli prime minister. (1913)
Ann Blyth, actress. (1928)
Frank Gifford, NFL football player, sportscaster. (1930)
Eydie Gorme, singer. (1932)
Kathie Lee Gifford, TV personality “Regis and Kathy Lee”, singer. (1953)
James Cameron, director. (1954)
Madonna, singer, actress. (1958)
Timothy Hutton, actor. (1960)
Steve Carell, American actor and comedian, “The Office”. (1962)
August 17 Birthdays
Davy Crockett, frontiersman, adventurer, soldier, Died at the Alamo. (1786)
Samuel Goldwyn, film pioneer, producer. (1882)
Mae West, actress. (1893)
Maureen O’Hara, actress. (1920)
Robert De Niro, actor. (1943)
Belinda Carlisle, singer. (1958)
Sean Penn, actor. (1960)
August 18 Birthdays
Meriwether Lewis, explorer of “Lewis and Clark”. (1774)
Caspar Weinberger, business executive, U.S. cabinet member. (1917)
Shelley Winters, actress. (1922)
Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States. (1927)
Roman Polanski, director. (1933)
Roberto Clemente, baseball player. (1934)
Robert Redford, actor, director. (1937)
Patrick Swayze, actor, singer, dancer, “Ghost”. (1954)
Madeleine Stowe, actress. (1958)
Kaitlin Olson, American actress. (1975)
Andy Samberg, American actor, comedian. (1978)
August 19 Birthdays
Orville Wright, aviator, “first in flight”. (1871)
Coco Chanel, fashion designer. (1883)
Ogden Nash, humorous poet. (1902)
Malcolm Forbes, publisher
Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek. (1921)
Willie Shoemaker, jockey. (1931)
Bill Clinton,42nd U.S. President (1993-2000). (1946)
Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore. (1948)
Adam Arkin, actor. (1956)
Kyra Sedgwick, actress. (1965)
Matthew Perry, actor, TV series “Friends”. (1969)
Christian Slater, actor. (1969)
August 20 Birthdays
Oliver Hazard Perry, Naval officer in the War of 1812. (1785)
Benjamin Harrison, 23rd U.S. President (1889-1893). (1833)
H. P. Lovecraft, science fiction writer. (1890)
Don King, boxing promoter. (1931)
Isaac Hayes, singer, songwriter, musician. (1942)
Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister. (1944)
Connie Chung, TV journalist. (1946)
Al Roker, NBC TV meteorologist. (1954)
Joan Allen, actress. 1956)
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August 21 Birthdays
Count Basie, jazz musician, bandleader. (1904)
Chris Schenkel, sportscaster. (1923)
Wilt Chamberlain, NBA basketball player. (1936)
Kenny Rogers, singer, actor. (1938)
Jackie DeShannon, singer, songwriter. (1944)
Steve Case, AOL executive. (1958)
Alicia Witt, actress. (1975)
August 22 Birthdays
1834 – Samuel Pierpont Langley, astronomer, aviation pioneer. (1834)
Claude Debussy, composer, musician. (1862)
Dorothy Parker, author. (1893)
Ray Bradbury, science fiction writer. (1920)
H. Norman Schwarzkopf, General who led coalition forces in Operation Desert Storm (First Iraq War). (1934)
Valerie Harper, actress. (1940)
Bill Parcells, the “Tuna”, NFL football coach. (1941)
Cindy Williams, actress, “Shirley” on TV series “Laverne and Shirley”. (1947)
Tori Amos, singer, musician. (1964)
Howie Dorough, singer, member of the “Backstreet Boys”/ (1973)
August 23 Birthdays
August 23, 1754 – King Louis XVI, king during the French Revolution. (1754)
Gene Kelly, actor, dancer, “Singin in the Rain”. (1912)
Vera Miles, actress. (1929)
Barbara Eden, actress “I Dream of Jeannie”. (1931)
Sonny Jurgensen, football quarterback. (1934)
Ronny Cox, actor. (1938)
Shelley Long, actress, “Diane” on Television sitcom series “Cheers”. (1949)
Rick Springfield, singer. (1949)
Scott Caan, American actor, Danno on “Hawaii Five-O”. (1976)
Kobe Bryant, NBA basketball player. (1978)
August 24 Birthdays
Gregory Jarvis, astronaut, died in the Challenger Space Shuttle. (1944)
Gerry Cooney, boxer. (1956)
Steve Guttenberg, actor. (1958)
Cal Ripken Jr., Ironman baseball player, played in 2,643 consecutive games. (1960)
Craig Kilborn, TV personality, host of CBS “Late, Late Show”. (1962)
Marlee Matlin, actress. (1965)
August 25 Birthdays
Walt Kelly, cartoonist, created “Pogo”. (1913)
Leonard Bernstein, music composer, conductor. (1918)
George Wallace, Alabama Governor, and presidential candidate. (1919)
Sean Connery, actor , “James Bond”. (1930)
Regis Philbin Talk Show Host, Game Show Emcee. (1933)
Tom Skerritt, actor , TV series “Picket Fences”. (1933)
Tim Burton, director. (1958)
Billy Ray Cyrus, country singer. (1961)
Blair Underwood, actor. (1964)
Claudia Schiffer, model. (1970)
August 26 Birthdays
Albert Sabin, developed oral polio vaccine. (1906)
Benjamin Bradlee, journalist, editor. (1921)
Geraldine Ferraro, NY Congresswoman, vice presidential nominee. (1935)
Christopher Burke, actor. (1965)
Melissa McCarthy, American actress, writer, producer. (1970)
Macaulay Culkin, actor, starred in “Home Alone” movies. (1980)
August 27 Birthdays
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th U.S. President from 1963 to 1969. (1908)
Mother Teresa, nun, founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity. (1910)
Ira Levin, novelist, playwright. (1929)
Daryl Dragon, musician, singer, member of the “Captain & Tennille”. (1942)
Tuesday Weld, actress. (1943)
Paul Reubens, actor, starred in children’s show and movie “Pee Wee Herman”. (1952)
August 28 Birthdays
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, author, poet, philosopher. (1749)
Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of Catholic Schools, first American-born saint. (1774)
Leo Tolstoy, author, of “War and Peace”. (1828)
Charles Boyer, actor. (1889)
Donald O’Connor, actor, dancer. (1925)
Ben Gazzara, actor. (1930)
Scott Hamilton, champion Olympic figure skater. (1958)
Shania Twain, country singer. (1965)
Jason Priestley, actor. (1969)
LeAnn Rimes, country singer. (1982)
August 29 Birthdays
John Locke, philosopher. (1632)
Ingrid Bergman, actress. (1915)
Charlie “Bird” Parker, jazz saxophonist. (1920)
John McCain III, Arizona senator, presidential candidate. (1936)
Elliott Gould, actor. (1938)
Slobodan Milosevic, President of Yugoslavia. (1941)
Michael Jackson, singer, songwriter. (1958)
August 30 Birthdays
Jacques-Louis David, painter. (1748)
Mary Wollenstone Shelley, author, wrote “Frankenstein”. (1797)
Shirley Booth, actress. (1898)
Roy Wilkins, civil rights leader. (1901)
Fred MacMurray, actor. (1908)
Ted Williams, MLB baseball player. (1918)
Warren Buffett, investor. (1930)
Elizabeth Ashley, actress. (1941)
Jean-Claude Killy, champion Olympic champion skier. (1943)
Timothy Bottoms, actor. (1951)
Cameron Diaz, actress, “My Best Friends’ Wedding”, movie “Charlie’s Angels”. (1972)
August 31 Birthdays
Maria Montessori, educator, physician. (1870)
Frederic March, actor. (1897)
Buddy Hackett, actor, comedian. (1928)
James Coburn, actor. (1928)
Frank Robinson, baseball player, manager. (1935)
Van Morrison, singer. (1945)
Richard Gere, actor, “Pretty Woman”, “Chicago”. (1949)
Edwin Moses, champion Olympic track athlete. (1955)
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