Famous Births on 15 Aug

Famous Births on 15 Aug

1171 - King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)
1195 - Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)
1432 - Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (d. 1484)
1575 - Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)
1613 - Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)
1717 - Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)
1740 - Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French (d. 1821)
1771 - Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist and poet (d. 1832)
1785 - Thomas De Quincey, English author (d. 1859)
1813 - Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891)
1844 - Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1908)
1856 - Ivan Franko, Ukrainian writer (d. 1916)
1857 - Albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)
1858 - E. Nesbit, English author (d. 1924)
1859 - Charles Comiskey, American baseball owner (d. 1931)
1860 - Florence Harding, American First Lady (d. 1924)
1860 - Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941)
1863 - Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)
1865 - Usui Mikao, founder of Reiki (d. 1926)
1872 - Sri Aurobindo, Indian writer and philosopher (d. 1950)
1875 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English composer (d. 1912)
1878 - Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian counter-revolutionary (d. 1928)
1879 - Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959)
1881 - Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956)
1883 - Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)
1885 - Edna Ferber, American novelist (d. 1968)
1890 - Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006)
1890 - Jacques Ibert, French composer (d. 1962)
1892 - Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1987)
1893 - Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)
1896 - Leon Theremin, Russian inventor (d. 1993)
1896 - Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (d. 1958)
1896 - Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985)
1896 - Gerty Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1957)
1898 - Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966)
1901 - Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (d. 1975)
1909 - Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader (d. 1973)
1910 - Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (d. 2002)
1912 - Julia Child, American cook (d. 2004)
1912 - Dame Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
1914 - Paul Rand, American graphic designer (d. 1996)
1916 - Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer
1917 - Jack Lynch, fourth Taoiseach (d. 1999)
1917 - Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest (d. 1980)
1919 - Huntz Hall, American actor (d. 1999)
1919 - Benedict Kiely, Irish author
1922 - Lukas Foss, German-born composer
1923 - Rose Marie, American actress
1924 - Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1995)
1925 - Mike Connors, American actor
1925 - Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist (d. 2007)
1925 - Bill Pinkney, baritone singer (d. 2007)
1926 - Costis Stephanopoulos, Greek politician
1928 - Nicolas Roeg, English film director
1930 - Ageeda Paavel, Estonian freedom fighter
1933 - Bobby Helms, American pop singer (d. 1997)
1933 - Jim Lange, American game show host
1934 - Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer (d. 1998)
1934 - Bobby Byrd, American soul/funk singer (d. 2007)
1935 - Jim Dale, English actor
1935 - Vernon Jordan Jr., American presidential advisor
1935 - Lionel Taylor, American football player
1938 - Maxine Waters, American politician
1938 - Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish writer
1940 - Rita Shane, American soprano
1940 - Gudrun Ensslin, German terrorist
1942 - Larry Hartsell, American martial arts instructor (d. 2007)
1943 - María Rojo, Mexican actress and politician
1944 - Linda Ellerbee, American journalist
1944 - Tom Murphy, American politician
1944 - Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician
1944 - Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian pop singer
1945 - Gene Upshaw, American NFL executive
1945 - Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician
1946 - Tony Robinson, English actor and television presenter
1946 - Jimmy Webb, American musician and composer
1947 - Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress
1947 - Jenny Hanley, British TV presenter
1948 - Uschi Digard, American pornographic actress and model
1948 - Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer
1948 - George Ryton, British engineer
1949 - Beverly Lynn Burns,first woman captain in the world on the boeing 747.
1949 - Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor
1950 - Tommy Aldridge, American musician
1950 - The Princess Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
1950 - Tom Kelly, American baseball manager
1951 - Daba Diawara, Malian politician
1951 - Bobby Caldwell, American singer and musician
1951 - Ann Biderman, American film and television writer
1954 - Mary Jo Salter, American poet
1956 - Lorraine Desmarais, French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer
1957 - Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor
1958 - Victor Shenderovich, Russian satirist
1958 - Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player/coach
1958 - Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
1961 - Ed Gillespie, American White House counsel to George W. Bush
1962 - Tom Colicchio, American chef
1963 - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director
1964 - Debi Mazar, American actress
1964 - Melinda French Gates, American wife of Bill Gates
1965 - Rob Thomas, American writer
1966 - Scott Brosius, American baseball player
1966 - Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1967 - Peter Hermann American actor
1968 - Debra Messing, American actress
1969 - Kevin Cheng, Hong Kong actor and singer
1970 - Ben Silverman, American TV executive
1970 - Maddie Corman, American actress
1970 - Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor
1972 - Ben Affleck, American actor
1972 - Chris Morrissey, American film director/actor
1974 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress
1975 - Kara Wolters, American basketball player
1975 - Bertrand Berry, American football player
1975 - Brendan Morrison, Canadian hockey player
1976 - Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch football player
1977 - Nicole Paggi, American actress
1977 - Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast
1977 - Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
1978 - Tim Foreman, American bassist (Switchfoot)
1978 - Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
1978 - Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
1979 - Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
1980 - Nathalie Press, English actress
1981 - Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
1981 - Oliver Perez, American baseball player
1981 - Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress
1982 - Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
1989 - Belinda, Mexican singer
1989 - Tiffanie Anderson, American singer, dancer
1989 - Joe Jonas, American singer