1113 - Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)
1198 - King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)
1358 - King John I of Castile (d. 1390)
1393 - Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)
1552 - Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614)
1580 - John Taylor, English poet (d. 1654)
1591 - Robert Herrick, English poet (d. 1674)
1635 - Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699)
1669 - Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer (d. 1747)
1707 - Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791)
1750 - Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836)
1758 - Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1794)
1759 - William Wilberforce, English abolitionist (d. 1833)
1772 - King William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840)
1787 - James Weddell, English explorer of Antarctica (d. 1834)
1817 - Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875)
1837 - Théodore Dubois, French composer and teacher (d. 1924)
1845 - James C. Calhoun, American soldier, brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1876)
1852 - Deacon White, American baseball player (d. 1919)
1863 - Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918)
1865 - King Ferdinand I of Romania (d. 1927)
1872 - Max Beerbohm, British caricaturist (d. 1956)
1880 - Joshua Lionel Cowen, American entrepreneur (d. 1965)
1884 - Earl Derr Biggers, American author (d. 1933)
1887 - Harry Hooper, American baseball player (d. 1974)
1890 - Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer and surfer (d. 1968)
1890 - Jean Rhys, British writer (d. 1979)
1895 - Richard Cardinal Cushing, archbishop of Boston (d. 1970)
1897 - Fred Rose, American songwriter and publishing executive (d. 1954)
1898 - Malcolm Cowley, American literary critic (d. 1989)
1899 - Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer (d. 1986)
1899 - Gaylord DuBois, American comic book writer (d. 1993)
1899 - Albert Claude, Belgian biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1983)
1901 - Preston Foster, American actor (d. 1970)
1902 - Carlo Gambino, Sicilian-born American mafioso (d. 1976)
1902 - Fernand Braudel, French historian (d. 1985)
1903 - Karl Hanke, Nazi official (d. 1945)
1904 - Alice White, American actress (d. 1983)
1905 - Siaka Stevens, President of Sierra Leone (d. 1988)
1905 - Arthur Crudup, American singer and guitarist (d. 1976)
1911 - Lofty England, English automotive engineer and race team manager (d.1995)
1912 - Durward Kirby, American television personality (d. 2000)
1915 - James Tiptree, Jr., American writer (d. 1987)
1916 - Hal Smith, American actor (d. 1994)
1916 - Léo Ferré, French composer and singer (d. 1993)
1917 - Dennis James, American game show host (d. 1997)
1918 - Sikander Bakht, Governor of Kerala (d. 2004)
1921 - Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver
1922 - René Lévesque, Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)
1922 - Howard Zinn, American historian and activist
1923 - Arthur Jensen, American psychologist
1927 - Harry Markowitz, American economist, Nobel laureate
1927 - David Ireland, Australian author
1929 - Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader (d. 2004)
1934 - Kenny Baker, English actor
1936 - A. S. Byatt, English novelist
1936 - Kenny Guinn, American Governor, Nevada
1937 - Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Nigerian politician (d. 1998)
1938 - Halldór Blöndal, Icelandic politician
1938 - David Freiberg, American bassist (Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Starship)
1938 - Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
1940 - Francine Lalonde, Quebec politician
1942 - Howard Jacobson, British novelist and newspaper columnist
1942 - Max Cleland, American politician
1943 - John Cipollina, American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1989)
1943 - Pini Zahavi, Israeli football agent
1944 - Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1996)
1944 - Gregory Jarvis, American astronaut (d. 1986)
1945 - Ken Hensley, English musician (Uriah Heep)
1945 - Vince McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter
1947 - Anne Archer, American Actress
1947 - Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral
1947 - Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist
1947 - Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author
1948 - Jean-Michel Jarre, French musician
1948 - Kim Sung-Il, Chief of Staff of Republic of Korea Air Force
1949 - Charles Rocket, American actor (d. 2005)
1949 - Joe Regalbuto, American actor
1950 - Tim White, American anthropologist
1951 - Orson Scott Card, American writer
1951 - Oscar Hijuelos, Pulitzer Prize winning author
1952 - Bob Corker, American politician
1952 - Mike Shanahan, American football coach
1953 - Ron Holloway, American tenor saxophonist
1954 - Alain Daigle, French Canadian ice hockey player
1955 - Mike Huckabee, American politician, Governor/Presidential candidate
1956 - John Culberson, American politician
1956 - Dick Lee, Singaporean singer-songwriter
1957 - Jeffrey Daniel, American dancer and singer (Shalamar)
1957 - Stephen Fry, English comedian and actor
1958 - Chris Offutt, American author
1958 - Tracy Harris, American artist
1958 - Steve Guttenberg, American actor
1959 - Linda Bollea, Wife of Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan
1960 - Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player
1960 - Kim Christofte, Danish footballer
1960 - Takashi Miike, Japanese filmmaker
1961 - Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian judoka
1962 - Craig Kilborn, American talk show host
1962 - David Koechner, American actor
1963 - Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game director
1963 - John Bush, American singer (Anthrax)
1964 - Salizhan Sharipov, Russian cosmonaut
1965 - Marlee Matlin, American actress
1965 - Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan cricketer
1965 - Reggie Miller, American basketball player
1967 - Michael Thomas, English Footballer
1968 - Tim Salmon, American baseball player
1968 - Benoit Brunet, French Canadian ice hockey player
1968 - Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist (Sepultura)
1968 - Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler
1970 - Tugay KerimoÄŸlu, Turkish footballer
1970 - Dan Henderson, American Mixed Martial Artist
1971 - Pierfrancesco Favino, Italian actor
1972 - Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian freestyle skier
1973 - Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 - Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor
1973 - Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer
1973 - Dave Chappelle, American actor and Comedian
1974 - Jennifer Lien, American actress
1974 - Orla Fallon, Irish Vocalist for Celtic Woman
1975 - Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
1976 - Nordin Wooter, Dutch footballer
1977 - Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer
1977 - John Green, American author/Nerdfighter
1977 - Per Gade, Danish footballer
1977 - Robert Enke, German footballer
1977 - DenÃlson, Brazilian footballer
1978 - Rafael Furcal, Dominican baseball player
1978 - Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 - Michael Redd, American basketball player
1979 - Elva Hsiao, Taiwanese singer
1980 - Sonja Bennett, Canadian actress
1981 - Mercedes Scelba - Shorte, American model
1981 - Jiro Wang Dong Cheng, Taiwanese singer, actor
1981 - Chad Michael Murray, American actor
1982 - Kim Kallstrom, Swedish footballer
1983 - Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player
1983 - Christopher Parker, British actor
1985 - Destiny Davis, Playboy Playmate
1987 - Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player
1987 - Jon Scheyer, American basketball player
1988 - Rupert Grint, English actor
1995 - Runa Tsukishima, Japanese child model
2003 - Alexandre Coste, son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Monday, August 23, 2010
Famous Births on 24 Aug
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