August 04 :: Historical Births Today

Famous Births

• 1222 - Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)


• 1290 - Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)


• 1521 - Pope Urban VII (d. 1590)


• 1604 - François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)


• 1701 - Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)


• 1719 - Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German minerologist 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 - James White, American theologian (d. 1881)


• 1834 - John Venn, English mathematician (d. 1923)


• 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 - Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish entertainer (d. 1950)


• 1884 - Henri Cornet, French cyclist (d. 1941)


• 1888 - Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Bohra spiritual leader (d. 1965)


• 1890 - Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player (d. 1957)


• 1899 - Ezra Taft Benson, 13th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1994)


• 1900 - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, (Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother), Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 2002)


• 1901 - Louis Armstrong, American jazz musician (d. 1971)


• 1901 - Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1972)


• 1902 - Wild Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (d. 1981)


• 1904 - Witold Gombrowicz, Polish novelist and dramatist (d. 1969)


• 1904 - Joe Tate, English footballer (d. 1973)


• 1906 - Eugen Schuhmacher, German zoologist (d. 1973)


• 1906 - Marie-José of Belgium, queen of Italy (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 - William Schuman, American composer (d. 1992)


• 1912 - Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and mountaineer (d. 1999)


• 1912 - Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat (d. 1947)


• 1913 - Robert Hayden, American poet (d. 1980)


• 1915 - Warren Avis, American entrepreneur (d. 2007)


• 1918 - Iceberg Slim (a.k.a. Robert Beck), American author (d. 1992)


• 1920 - Helen Thomas, American journalist


• 1921 - Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2000)


• 1923 - Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani satirical and humor writer


• 1923 - Reg Grundy, Australian media and television mogul


• 1927 - Jess Thomas, American tenor (d. 1993)


• 1928 - Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver (d. 2003)


• 1929 - Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor (d. 1987)


• 1930 - Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior shia clerics of the 21st century.


• 1931 - Naren Tamhane, Former Indian cricketer (d. 2002)


• 1936 - Assia Djebar, Algerian writer and filmmaker


• 1937 - David Bedford, English musician


• 1938 - Ellen Schrecker, American college professor


• 1940 - Abdurrahman Wahid, 4th President of Indonesia


• 1940 - Timi Yuro, American singer (d. 2004)


• 1941 - Martin Jarvis, English actor


• 1941 - Ted Strickland, American politician and current Governor of Ohio


• 1942 - Don S. Davis, American actor (d. 2008)


• 1942 - Cleon Jones, American baseball player


• 1942 - David Lange, New Zealand politician (d. 2005)


• 1943 - Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper


• 1944 - Richard Belzer, American actor and comedian


• 1944 - Doudou Ndoye‎, Senegalese lawyer and politician


• 1946 - Maureen Starkey, ex-wife of Ringo Starr (d. 1994)


• 1947 - Klaus Schulze, German composer


• 1948 - Johnny Grubb, American baseball player


• 1949 - John Riggins, American football player


• 1952 - Moya Brennan, Irish singer


• 1952 - Gábor Demszky, Hungarian politician


• 1955 - Billy Bob Thornton, American actor and writer


• 1955 - Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer


• 1955 - Alberto Gonzales, American U.S. Attorney General


• 1956 - Gerry Cooney, American boxer


• 1957 - John Wark, Scottish footballer


• 1957 - Brooks D. Simpson, American historian


• 1958 - Mary Decker, American athlete


• 1958 - Allison Hedge Coke, American poet and writer


• 1958 - Kym Karath, American actress


• 1958 - Ian Broudie, English music producer and Lightning Seeds vocalist


• 1959 - Robbin Crosby, American musician (Ratt) (d. 2002)


• 1959 - John Gormley, Irish politician


• 1960 - Dean Malenko, American professional wrestler


• 1960 - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish politician


• 1960 - Bernard Rose, English director


• 1960 - Tim Winton, Australian author


• 1961 - Barack Obama, American politician


• 1961 - Lauren Tom, American actress


• 1962 - Roger Clemens, American baseball player


• 1962 - Paul Reynolds, British musician


• 1963 - Gary King, British radio presenter


• 1964 - Andrew Bartlett, Australian politician


• 1965 - Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish politician


• 1965 - Dennis Lehane, American crime writer


• 1966 - Kensuke Sasaki, Japanese professional wrestler


• 1967 - Timothy Adams, American actor


• 1967 - Michael Marsh, American athlete


• 1968 - Daniel Dae Kim, American actor


• 1968 - Marcus Schenkenberg, Swedish model


• 1969 - Troy O'Leary, American baseball player


• 1969 - Michael DeLuise, American actor


• 1970 - John August, American screenwriter


• 1970 - Steven Jack, Former South African cricketer


• 1970 - Jarrod Donoman, American Filmmaker


• 1971 - Jeff Gordon, American race car driver


• 1972 - Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor


• 1973 - Xavier Marchand, French swimmer


• 1973 - Eva Amaral, Spanish singer and songwriter


• 1974 - Kily González, Argentine footballer


• 1974 - Keenan Milton, Professional Skater


• 1975 - Daniella van Graas, Dutch model and actress


• 1975 - Andy Hallett, American actor


• 1977 - Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer


• 1977 - Frankie Kazarian, American professional wrestler


• 1978 - Kurt Busch, American race car driver


• 1979 - Robin Peterson, Former South African cricketer


• 1980 - Dingdong Dantes, Filipino actor


• 1980 - Richard Dawson, Former England cricketer


• 1981 - Marques Houston, American singer and actor (IMx)


• 1981 - Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer


• 1981 - Ben Scott, English cricketer


• 1981 - Abigail Spencer, American actress


• 1985 - Ha Seung-Jin, Korean basketball player


• 1985 - Luis Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer


• 1985 - Mark Milligan, Australian footballer


• 1989 - Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer (Young Divas)


• 1989 - Ashley Biggin, American actor


• 1992 - Tiffany Evans, American singer


• 1992 - Dylan and Cole Sprouse, American child actors