Famous Births on 19 Aug

Famous Births on 19 Aug

1342 - Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)
1398 - Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)
1557 - Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)
1590 - Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)
1596 - Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)
1621 - Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674)
1631 - John Dryden, English poet (d. 1700)
1646 - John Flamsteed, English astronomer (d. 1719)
1686 - Nicola Porpora, Italian composer (d. 1768)
1686 - Eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)
1689 - Samuel Richardson, English writer (d. 1761)
1711 - Edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)
1743 - Madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)
1846 - Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
1848 - Gustave Caillebotte, French Painter (d. 1894)
1853 - Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)
1870 - Bernard Baruch, American financier (d. 1965)
1871 - Orville Wright, American aviation pioneer (d. 1948)
1875 - Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1936)
1878 - Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippines (d. 1944)
1881 - George Enescu, Romanian composer (d. 1955)
1883 - José Mendes Cabeçadas, 95th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th President of Portugal (d. 1965)
1883 - Coco Chanel, French clothing designer (d. 1971)
1883 - Elsie Ferguson, American film actress (d. 1961)
1892 - Alfred Lunt, American actor (d. 1977)
1896 - Olga Baclanova, Russian-born actress (d. 1974)
1899 - Charlie Hall, English comedian actor (d. 1959)
1900 - Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (d. 1976)
1902 - Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)
1902 - J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist (d. 1994)
1903 - James Gould Cozzens, American novelist (d. 1978)
1906 - Philo Farnsworth, American inventor (d. 1971)
1907 - Thruston B. Morton, American politician (d. 1982)
1912 - Austin Dobson, British racing driver (d. 1963)
1913 - Richard Simmons, American actor (d. 2003)
1913 - John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer, one of the creators of the Finite Element Method (d. 2004)
1914 - Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer (d. 2005)
1915 - Ring Lardner Jr, American journalist and screenwriter (d. 2000)
1915 - Alfred Rouleau, French Canadian businessman and administrator (Desjardins Group) (d. 1985)
1919 - Malcolm Forbes, American publisher (d. 1990)
1921 - Gene Roddenberry, American television producer (d. 1991)
1925 - Claude Gauvreau, Canadian playwright (d. 1971)
1926 - Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist
1928 - Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004)
1928 - Norman Brooks, Canadian singer (d. 2006)
1930 - Frank McCourt, Irish-American author
1931 - Willie Shoemaker, American jockey (d. 2003)
1932 - Thomas P. Salmon, 75th Governor of Vermont
1934 - Renée Richards, American physician
1935 - Bobby Richardson, American baseball player
1938 - Diana Muldaur, American actress
1939 - Ginger Baker, English drummer (Cream)
1940 - Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter
1940 - Jill St. John, American actress
1942 - Fred Thompson, American politician and actor
1943 - Billy J. Kramer, British singer
1944 - Buzz Kilman, Chicago radio personality
1944 - Bodil Malmsten, Swedish writer
1944 - Charles Wang, Chinese-born philanthropist
1945 - Ian Gillan, English singer (Deep Purple)
1946 - Bill Clinton, Former American president
1946 - Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor
1946 - Dawn Steel, American film producer (d. 1997)
1947 - Gerard Schwarz, American conductor
1947 - Terry Hoeppner, American football coach (d. 2007)
1947 - Dave Dutton, English actor
1948 - Gerald McRaney, American actor
1948 - Tipper Gore, Second Lady of the United States
1950 - Jennie Bond, British journalist
1951 - John Deacon, English musician (Queen)
1951 - Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentine film composer
1952 - Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director
1953 - Mary Matalin, American political consultant
1953 - Nanni Moretti, Italian film actor, director and producer
1954 - Oscar Larrauri, Argentine racing driver
1955 - Peter Gallagher, American actor
1955 - Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
1956 - Adam Arkin, American actor
1957 - Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet
1957 - Christine Soetewey, Belgian high jumper
1958 - Brendan Nelson, Australian politician
1958 - Gary Gaetti, American baseball player
1958 - Anthony Muñoz, American football player
1959 - Ricky Pierce, American basketball player
1959 - Susan Cummings, Monegasque-born American heiress and convicted murderer
1960 - Morten Andersen, American football player
1960 - Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor
1961 - Jonathan Coe, British author
1962 - Tammy Bruce, American political commentator
1962 - Valérie Kaprisky, French actress
1963 - Joey Tempest, Swedish singer (Europe)
1963 - Yip Sai Wing, Hong Kong musician (Beyond)
1963 - John Stamos, American actor
1965 - Kyra Sedgwick, American actress
1965 - Kevin Dillon, American actor
1965 - Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress and director
1966 - Lee Ann Womack, American musician
1968 - Mark McGuinn, country music singer
1968 - Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek windsurfer
1969 - Clay Walker, American singer
1969 - Patrick Van Horn, American actor
1969 - Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player
1969 - Matthew Perry, Canadian actor
1969 - Paula Jai Parker, American actress
1969 - Emigdio Preciado, Hispanic fugitive on FBI's Most Wanted list
1969 - Kirk Herbstreit, American football analyst (College GameDay)
1969 - Nate Dogg, American rapper
1970 - Fat Joe, American rapper
1971 - João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese football player
1972 - Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer
1972 - Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Hong Kong singer and actress
1972 - Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer
1973 - Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
1973 - Callum Blue, British actor
1973 - Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer
1973 - Lilian Garcia, wrestling announcer
1975 - Chynna Clugston, American comic book creator
1975 - Tracie Thoms, American actress
1977 - Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist
1978 - Chris Capuano, American baseball player
1979 - Dave Douglas, American musician (Relient K)
1979 - Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer
1980 - Jun Jin, Korean rapper (Shinhwa)
1980 - Darius Danesh, Scottish singer-songwriter & actor
1980 - Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
1980 - Michael Todd, American musician (Coheed and Cambria)
1982 - Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter
1982 - J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
1982 - Erika Christensen, American actress
1983 - Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter
1983 - John McCargo, American football player
1983 - Tammin Sursok, Australian actress & singer
1983 - Mike Conway, British racing driver
1984 - Micah Alberti, American actor
1984 - Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer
1984 - Ryan Taylor, English footballer
1985 - Megan Rochell, American singer
1986 - Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
1987 - Anaïs Lameche, Swedish singer (Play)
1987 - Ileana D'Cruz, Indian actress
1987 - Richard Stearman, English footballer
1988 - Travis Tedford, American actor
1989 - Romeo, American rapper
1998 - Ella Guevara, Filipino child actress