August 01 :: Historical Births Today

Famous Births

• 10 BC - Claudius, Roman Emperor (d. 54)


• 126 - Pertinax, Roman Emperor (d. 193)


• 1313 - Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)


• 1377 - Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)


• 1545 - Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)


• 1555 - Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)


• 1579 - Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)


• 1626 - Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (d. 1676)


• 1630 - Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. 1673)


• 1713 - Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1780)


• 1714 - Richard Wilson, Welsh painter (d. 1782)


• 1738 - Jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. 1794)


• 1744 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (d. 1829)


• 1770 - William Clark, American explorer (d. 1838)


• 1779 - Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and lyricist (d. 1843)


• 1779 - Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851)


• 1815 - Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer, politician, and author (d. 1882)


• 1818 - Maria Mitchell, American astronomer (d. 1889)


• 1819 - Herman Melville, American writer (d. 1891)


• 1837 - Mother Jones, American labor organizer (d. 1930)


• 1843 - Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln; United States Secretary of War (d. 1926)


• 1856 - George Coulthard, Former Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)


• 1858 - Hans Rott, Austrian composer (d. 1884)


• 1858 - Gaston Doumergue, French President (d. 1937)


• 1861 - Sammy Jones, Former Australian cricketer (d. 1951)


• 1871 - John Lester, American cricketer (d. 1969)


• 1885 - George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1966)


• 1881 - Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician (d. 1940)


• 1889 - Walter Gerlach, German physicist (d. 1979)


• 1891 - Karl Kobelt, Swiss politician (d. 1968)


• 1893 - King Alexander I of Greece (d. 1920)


• 1894 - Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (d. 1927)


• 1900 - Otto Nothling, Former Australain cricketer and rugby union footballer (d. 1965)


• 1901 - Pancho Villa, Filipino world boxing champion (d. 1925)


• 1910 - James Henry Govier, British artist (d. 1974)


• 1910 - Walter Scharf, American composer (d. 2003)


• 1910 - Mohammad Nissar, Indian cricketer (d. 1963)


• 1911 - Jackie Ormes, American cartoonist (d. 1985)


• 1912 - Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999)


• 1914 - J. Lee Thompson, British film director (d. 2002)


• 1916 - Anne Hébert, French Canadian author and poet (d. 2000)


• 1921 - Jack Kramer, American tennis player


• 1922 - Pat McDonald, Australian actress (d. 1990)


• 1924 - Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-born physicist, Nobel laureate


• 1924 - Marcia Mae Jones, American actress (d. 2007)


• 1924 - Frank Worrell, Former West Indian cricketer


• 1925 - Ernst Jandl, Austrian writer (d. 2000)


• 1926 - Theo Adam, German bass-baritone


• 1927 - Raymond Leppard, English conductor


• 1929 - Ann Calvello, Roller Derby Queen (d. 2006)


• 1930 - Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (d. 2002)


• 1930 - Lionel Bart, English song-writer (d. 1999)


• 1930 - Julie Bovasso, American actor and writer (d. 1991)


• 1931 - Trevor Goddard, Former South African cricketer


• 1932 - Meir Kahane, American founder of the Jewish Defense League (d. 1990)


• 1932 - Meena Kumari, Indian film actress (d. 1972)


• 1933 - Dom DeLuise, American actor and comedian


• 1933 - Jesse Corti, Venezuelan-born actor and comedian


• 1933 - Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese baseball player


• 1933 - Dušan Třeštík, Czech historian (d. 2007)


• 1934 - John Beck, Former New Zealand cricketer (d. 2000)


• 1935 - Geoff Pullar, Former England cricketer


• 1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer (d. 2008)


• 1937 - Al D'Amato, United States Senator from New York


• 1940 - Mervyn Kitchen, Former Somerset cricketer and cricket international umpire


• 1941 - Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2004)


• 1942 - Jerry Garcia, American musician (The Grateful Dead) (d. 1995)


• 1942 - André Gagnon, French Canadian pianist and composer


• 1942 - Giancarlo Giannini, Italian actor


• 1945 - Douglas D. Osheroff, American physicist, Nobel laureate


• 1945 - Sandi Griffiths, American singer, The Lawrence Welk Show


• 1946 - Fiona Stanley, Australian epidemiologist


• 1946 - Boz Burrell, British musician (King Crimson, Bad Company) (d. 2006)


• 1947 - Chris L. Barnard, Welsh footballer


• 1947 - Dennis Zine, Los Angeles City Councilman


• 1949 - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan


• 1950 - Jim Carroll, American poet and actor


• 1951 - Tommy Bolin, American musician (Deep Purple) (d. 1976)


• 1951 - Pete Mackanin, American baseball player


• 1952 - Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 2003)


• 1952 - Yajurvindra Singh, Former Indian cricketer


• 1953 - Robert Cray, American singer


• 1953 - Howard Kurtz, American journalist


• 1955 - Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer (d. 2006)


• 1955 - Arun Lal, Former Indian cricketer


• 1956 - Tom Leykis, American radio personality


• 1958 - Adrian Dunbar, Northern Irish actor


• 1958 - Rob Buck, American musician (10,000 Maniacs) (d. 2000)


• 1958 - Tor Håkon Holte, Norwegian cross country skier


• 1958 - Kiki Vandeweghe, American basketball player


• 1958 - Michael Penn, American singer and songwriter


• 1959 - Joe Elliott, English musician (Def Leppard)


• 1959 - Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician


• 1960 - Chuck D, American activist and rapper (Public Enemy)


• 1960 - Richard Roeper, American columnist and film critic


• 1961 - Mike Watkinson, Former England cricketer


• 1962 - Robert Clift, British field hockey player


• 1962 - Jacob Matlala, South African boxer


• 1963 - Coolio, American rapper


• 1963 - Demián Bichir, Mexican actor


• 1963 - John Carroll Lynch, American actor


• 1963 - Dean Wareham, New Zealand musician (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta)


• 1964 - Adam Duritz, American musician (Counting Crows)


• 1965 - Sam Mendes, British stage and film director


• 1966 - James St. James, American author and nightlife personality


• 1966 - Ganesh Mylvaganam, Former United Arab Emirates cricketer


• 1967 - Gregg Jefferies, American baseball player


• 1968 - Dan Donegan, American musician (Disturbed)


• 1968 - Stacey Augmon, American basketball player


• 1969 - Kevin Jarvis, American baseball player


• 1969 - David Wain, American actor


• 1969 - Graham Thorpe, Former England cricketer


• 1970 - David James, English footballer


• 1971 - Stuart Wade, English actor


• 1972 - Devon Hughes, American professional wrestler


• 1972 - Nicke Royale, Swedish musician (The Hellacopters)


• 1972 - Tanya Reid, Canadian actress


• 1972 - Maqsood Rana, Former Pakistani cricketer


• 1973 - Gregg Berhalter, American footballer


• 1973 - Tempestt Bledsoe, American actress


• 1973 - Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgian athlete


• 1973 - Eduardo Noriega, Spanish actor


• 1973 - Les Hill,Australian Actor


• 1974 - Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skiing athlete


• 1976 - Kevin Joseph, American baseball player


• 1976 - Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian footballer


• 1976 - Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer


• 1976 - Søren Jochumsen, Danish footballer


• 1977 - Marc Denis, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1977 - Damien Saez, French musician, songwriter, and author


• 1978 - Dhani Harrison, English musician


• 1978 - Edgerrin James, American football player


• 1978 - Andy Blignaut, Former Zimbabwean cricketer


• 1979 - Junior Agogo, Ghanaian footballer


• 1979 - Jason Momoa, American actor


• 1979 - Honeysuckle Weeks, English actress


• 1980 - Mancini, Brazilian footballer


• 1981 - Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer


• 1981 - Ashley Parker Angel, North American singer and actor


• 1982 - Ai Tominaga, Japanese model and actress


• 1984 - Valery Ortiz, Puerto Rican actress


• 1984 - Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer


• 1986 - Andrew Taylor, English footballer


• 1986 - Anton Stralman, Swedish ice hockey player


• 1986 - Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player


• 1987 - Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer


• 1998 - Khamani Griffin, American actor