August 29 :: Historical Births Today

Famous Births

• 1619 - Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of finance (d. 1683)


• 1628 - John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)


• 1632 - John Locke, English philosopher (d. 1704)


• 1694 - Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1715)


• 1725 - Charles Townshend, English politician (d. 1767)


• 1728 - Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1797)


• 1756 - Heinrich Graf von Bellegarde, Austrian field marshal and statesman (d. 1845)


• 1756 - Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician (d. 1830)


• 1777 - Nikita Yakovlevich Bichurin, founder of Sinology (d. 1853)


• 1780 - Jean Ingres, French painter (d. 1867)


• 1805 - Frederick Maurice, English theologian (d. 1872)


• 1809 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American physician (d. 1894)


• 1810 - Juan Bautista Alberdi, founding father of the Argentine Republic (d. 1884)


• 1811 - Henry Bergh, founder of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (d. 1888)


• 1843 - David B. Hill, Governor of New York (d. 1910)


• 1844 - Edward Carpenter, English poet (d. 1929)


• 1862 - Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928)


• 1862 - Maurice Maeterlinck, Nobel laureate (d. 1949)


• 1871 - Albert Lebrun, French politician (d. 1950)


• 1876 - Charles F. Kettering, American inventor (d. 1958)


• 1876 - Kim Gu, President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949)


• 1898 - Preston Sturges, American filmmaker (d. 1959)


• 1901 - Aurel Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)


• 1905 - Werner Forssmann, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)


• 1905 - Dhyan Chand, Indian hockey player (d. 1979)


• 1912 - Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-Polish cinematographer


• 1912 - Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994)


• 1915 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982)


• 1916 - George Montgomery, American actor (d. 2000)


• 1916 - Luther Davis, American playwright


• 1917 - Isabel Sanford, American actress (d. 2004)


• 1920 - Charlie Parker, American musician (d. 1955)


• 1923 - Richard Attenborough, English film director


• 1923 - Marmaduke Hussey, BBC Chairman (d. 2006)


• 1924 - Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican songwriter (d. 2005)


• 1924 - Dinah Washington, American singer (d. 1963)


• 1926 - María Dolores Pradera, Spanish melodic singer


• 1928 - Charles Gray, English actor (d. 2000)


• 1929 - Thom Gunn, British poet (d. 2004)


• 1930 - Jacques Bouchard, Quebec advertising executive (d. 2006)


• 1931 - Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer (d. 2001)


• 1931 - Lise Payette, Quebec politician, writer and columnist


• 1933 - Arnold Koller, Swiss Federal Councilor


• 1935 - William Friedkin, American film director


• 1936 - John McCain, American politician


• 1937 - James Florio, Governor of New Jersey


• 1938 - Elliott Gould, American actor


• 1938 - Robert Rubin, United States Secretary of the Treasury


• 1939 - Joel Schumacher, American film director


• 1940 - Gary Gabelich, American race car driver (d. 1984)


• 1941 - Robin Leach, English television host


• 1942 - James Glennon, American cinematographer (d. 2006)


• 1942 - John Heuser, Electron Microscopist, Washington University in Saint Louis


• 1945 - Wyomia Tyus, American athlete


• 1946 - Bob Beamon, American jumper


• 1947 - James Hunt, English race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (d. 1993)


• 1950 - Doug DeCinces, American baseball player


• 1950 - Dave Reichert, American politician and former sheriff


• 1952 - Karen Hesse, American children's writer


• 1952 - Dave Malone, American rock guitarist


• 1953 - James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist


• 1954 - Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American science fiction novelist


• 1955 - Frank Hoste, Belgian cyclist


• 1956 - GG Allin, American rock singer


• 1957 - Jerry D. Bailey, American racing jockey


• 1958 - Lenny Henry, British writer, comedian and actor


• 1958 - Michael Jackson, American singer, dancer and composer


• 1959 - Ernesto Rodrigues, Portuguese composer


• 1959 - Akkineni Nagarjuna, Telugu film actor


• 1959 - Timothy Perry Shriver, Member of the Kennedy Family


• 1959 - Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut


• 1959 - Rebecca De Mornay, American actress


• 1960 - Tony MacAlpine, American shred guitarist


• 1961 - Rodney McCray, Former basketball player


• 1961 - Carsten Fischer, German field hockey player


• 1962 - Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese composer


• 1962 - Carl Banks, American Football Player


• 1963 - Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer


• 1965 - Dina Spybey, American actress


• 1965 - Will Perdue, American basketball player


• 1967 - Anton Newcombe, American musician (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)


• 1969 - Me'Shell NdegéOcello, American singer


• 1969 - Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player


• 1971 - Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player


• 1971 - Carla Gugino, American actress


• 1972 - Bae Yong Joon, South Korean actor


• 1973 - Adam Sessler, American TV show host


• 1973 - Olivier Jacque, motorcyclist


• 1974 - Kumi Tanioka, Japanese composer


• 1975 - Dante Basco, Filipino-American actor


• 1976 - Stephen Carr, Irish footballer


• 1976 - Kevin Kaesviharn, National Football League player


• 1976 - Pablo Mastroeni, American soccer player


• 1976 - Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer


• 1977 - John Patrick O'Brien, American soccer player


• 1977 - Aaron Rowand, American baseball player


• 1977 - Devean George, American basketball player


• 1977 - Roy Oswalt, American baseball player


• 1977 - Charlie Pickering, Australian comedian


• 1978 - Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer


• 1979 - Chieu Luu, Canadian journalist


• 1979 - Ryan Shealy, American baseball player


• 1980 - David Desrosiers, Canadian musician(Simple Plan)


• 1980 - Chris Simms, American football player


• 1980 - David West, American basketball player


• 1980 - Nicholas Tse, Hong Kong singer and actor


• 1981 - Lanny Barbie, Canadian adult actress


• 1981 - Geneviève Jeanson, Quebec bicycle racer


• 1981 - Jay Ryan (Jay Bunyan), Australian actor


• 1982 - A+, American rapper


• 1982 - Carlos Delfino, Argentinean basketball player


• 1985 - Pouyan Afkary, Iranian-American musician (Scary Kids Scaring Kids)


• 1985 - Jeffrey Licon, American actor


• 1986 - Lauren Collins, Canadian actress


• 1987 - Tony Kane, Irish footballer


• 1990 - Sam Stern, English Chef / Author


• 1992 - Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter


• 1993 - Lucas Cruikshank, youtube comedian