August 06 :: Historical Births Today

Famous Births

• 1180 - Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)


• 1504 - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1575)


• 1609 - Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)


• 1619 - Barbara Strozzi, Italian singer and composer (d. 1677)


• 1638 - Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher (d. 1715)


• 1644 - Louise de la Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (d. 1710)


• 1656 - Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)


• 1666 - Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699)


• 1697 - Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1745)


• 1715 - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747)


• 1766 - William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist (d. 1828)


• 1768 - Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French marshal (d. 1813)


• 1775 - Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847)


• 1809 - Alfred Lord Tennyson, English poet (d. 1892)


• 1844 - James Henry Greathead, British engineer (d. 1896)


• 1844 - Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)


• 1861 - Edith Roosevelt, American First Lady of the United States (d. 1948)


• 1868 - Paul Claudel, French poet (d. 1955)


• 1874 - Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932)


• 1877 - Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (d. 1952)


• 1880 - Hans Moser, Austrian actor (d. 1964)


• 1881 - Leo Carrillo, American actor (d. 1961)


• 1881 - Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1955)


• 1881 - Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (d. 1972)


• 1887 - Dudley Benjafield, British racing driver (d. 1957)


• 1888 - Heinrich Schlusnus, German baritone (d. 1952)


• 1889 - John Middleton Murry, English poet (d. 1957)


• 1889 - George Kenney, American Air Force General (d. 1977)


• 1891 - William Slim, British general (d. 1970)


• 1892 - Hoot Gibson, American actor (d. 1962)


• 1893 - Wright Patman, American politician (d. 1976)


• 1900 - Cecil H. Green, American geophysicist (d. 2003)


• 1902 - Dutch Schultz, American bootlegger (d. 1935)


• 1904 - Henry Iba, American basketball coach (d. 1993)


• 1906 - Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (d. 1984)


• 1908 - Helen Jacobs, American tennis player (d. 1997)


• 1908 - Will Lee, American actor (d. 1982)


• 1910 - Charles Crichton, British film director (d. 1999)


• 1911 - Lucille Ball, American actress (d. 1989)


• 1911 - Norman Gordon, South African cricketer


• 1914 - Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (d. 1980)


• 1916 - Richard Hofstadter, American historian (d. 1970)


• 1916 - Dom Mintoff, Maltese Prime Minister


• 1917 - Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997)


• 1918 - Norman Granz, American record producer (d. 2001)


• 1920 - Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)


• 1922 - Sir Freddie Laker, English entrepreneur (d. 2006)


• 1923 - Jess Collins, American artist (d. 2004)


• 1925 - Barbara Bates, American actress (d. 1969)


• 1926 - Clem Labine, American baseball player (d. 2007)


• 1926 - Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (d. 1999)


• 1926 - Frank Finlay, British actor


• 1928 - Andy Warhol, American artist (d. 1987)


• 1928 - Herb Moford, American baseball player (d. 2005)


• 1929 - Roch La Salle, Canadian politician (d. 2007)


• 1930 - Abbey Lincoln, American jazz singer


• 1932 - Howard Hodgkin, British painter


• 1933 - A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 1987)


• 1934 - Piers Anthony, English writer


• 1937 - Barbara Windsor, English actress


• 1937 - Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist (d. 2000)


• 1938 - Paul Bartel, American actor (d. 2000)


• 1938 - Peter Bonerz, American actor


• 1940 - Mukhu Aliyev, Russian politician, President of Dagestan


• 1941 - Lyle Berman, American poker player


• 1941 - Ray Culp, American baseball player


• 1942 - George Jung, American convicted drug felon


• 1943 - Jon Postel, American computer scientist (d. 1998)


• 1945 - Andy Messersmith, American baseball player


• 1945 - Ron Jones, British TV director (d. 1995)


• 1946 - Allan Holdsworth, British musician


• 1946 - Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean politician


• 1946 - Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian


• 1947 - Tony Dell, Australian cricketer


• 1949 - Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1993)


• 1949 - Alan Campbell, Northern Irish clergyman


• 1949 - Clarence Richard Silva, Catholic Bishop of Honolulu


• 1950 - Dorian Harewood, American actor


• 1951 - Daryl Somers, Australian television personality


• 1951 - Catherine Hicks, American actress


• 1952 - Vinnie Vincent, American musician (Kiss)


• 1953 - Iqbal Qasim, Pakistani cricketer


• 1954 - Paul Steigerwald, American sports announcer


• 1957 - Jim McGreevey, American politician


• 1957 - Bob Horner, American baseball player


• 1962 - Michelle Yeoh, Chinese-Malaysian actress


• 1962 - Marc Lavoine, French singer and actor


• 1963 - Kevin Mitnick, American computer hacker


• 1964 - Moosie Drier, American actor and director


• 1965 - Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer


• 1965 - David Robinson, American basketball player


• 1965 - Mark Speight, British television presenter (d. 2008)


• 1965 - Juliane Köhler, German actress


• 1965 - Vincent Wells, England cricketer


• 1967 - Archbishop Alexy (Bondarenko)


• 1967 - Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster


• 1967 - Julie Snyder, Quebec talk show host and producer


• 1969 - Elliott Smith, American musician (d. 2003)


• 1969 - Simon Doull, New Zealand cricketer


• 1970 - M. Night Shyamalan, Indian/American film director


• 1970 - Erwin Thijs, Belgian cyclist


• 1971 - Merrin Dungey, American actress


• 1971 - Scott Minto, English footballer


• 1971 - Piyal Wijetunge, Sri Lankan cricketer


• 1972 - Geri Halliwell, British singer (Spice Girls)


• 1973 - Vera Farmiga, American actress


• 1973 - Max Kellerman, American sportscaster


• 1973 - Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist


• 1974 - Luis Vizcaino, Dominican baseball player


• 1975 - Victor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player


• 1975 - Jamie McGonnigal, American actor


• 1975 - Renate Götschl, Austrian alpine skier


• 1976 - Melissa George, Australian actress


• 1976 - Soleil Moon Frye, American actress


• 1977 - Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer


• 1977 - Jennifer Lyons, American actress


• 1977 - Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer


• 1977 - Luciano Zavagno, Argentine footballer


• 1978 - Marisa Miller, American model


• 1980 - Danny Collins, Welsh footballer


• 1980 - Wilber Pan, American/Taiwanese singer


• 1982 - Adrianne Curry, American model and reality television personality


• 1982 - Karl Davies, British actor


• 1982 - Justin Germano, American baseball player


• 1982 - Kevin van der Perren, Belgian figure skater


• 1982 - Ryan Sypek, American actor


• 1983 - Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer


• 1990 - Jon Benet Ramsey, American beauty pageant contestant and murder victim (d. 1996)