Famous Births on 1 Aug

Famous Births on 1 Aug

10 BC - Claudius, Roman Emperor (d. 54)
126 - Pertinax, Roman Emperor (d. 193)
1313 - Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)
1377 - Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)
1545 - Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)
1555 - Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)
1579 - Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)
1626 - Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (d. 1676)
1630 - Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. 1673)
1713 - Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1780)
1714 - Richard Wilson, Welsh painter (d. 1782)
1738 - Jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. 1794)
1744 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (d. 1829)
1770 - William Clark, American explorer (d. 1838)
1779 - Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and lyricist (d. 1843)
1779 - Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851)
1815 - Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer, politician, and author (d. 1882)
1818 - Maria Mitchell, American astronomer (d. 1889)
1819 - Herman Melville, American writer (d. 1891)
1837 - Mother Jones, American labor organizer (d. 1930)
1843 - Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln; United States Secretary of War (d. 1926)
1856 - George Coulthard, Former Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)
1858 - Hans Rott, Austrian composer (d. 1884)
1858 - Gaston Doumergue, French President (d. 1937)
1861 - Sammy Jones, Former Australian cricketer (d. 1951)
1871 - John Lester, American cricketer (d. 1969)
1881 - Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician (d. 1940)
1885 - George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1966)
1889 - Walter Gerlach, German physicist (d. 1979)
1891 - Karl Kobelt, Swiss politician (d. 1968)
1893 - King Alexander I of Greece (d. 1920)
1894 - Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (d. 1927)
1900 - Otto Nothling, Former Australain cricketer and rugby union footballer (d. 1965)
1901 - Pancho Villa, Filipino world boxing champion (d. 1925)
1910 - James Henry Govier, British artist (d. 1974)
1910 - Walter Scharf, American composer (d. 2003)
1910 - Mohammad Nissar, Indian cricketer (d. 1963)
1911 - Jackie Ormes, American cartoonist (d. 1985)
1912 - Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999)
1914 - J. Lee Thompson, British film director (d. 2002)
1916 - Anne Hébert, French Canadian author and poet (d. 2000)
1921 - Jack Kramer, American tennis player
1922 - Pat McDonald, Australian actress (d. 1990)
1924 - Frank Worrell, Former West Indian cricketer
1924 - Marcia Mae Jones, American actress (d. 2007)
1924 - Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-born physicist, Nobel laureate
1925 - Ernst Jandl, Austrian writer (d. 2000)
1926 - Theo Adam, German bass-baritone
1927 - Raymond Leppard, English conductor
1929 - Ann Calvello, Roller Derby Queen (d. 2006)
1930 - Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (d. 2002)
1930 - Lionel Bart, English song-writer (d. 1999)
1930 - Julie Bovasso, American actor and writer (d. 1991)
1931 - Trevor Goddard, Former South African cricketer
1932 - Meir Kahane, American founder of the Jewish Defense League (d. 1990)
1932 - Meena Kumari, Indian film actress (d. 1972)
1933 - Dušan Třeštík, Czech historian (d. 2007)
1933 - Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese baseball player
1933 - Jesse Corti, Venezuelan-born actor and comedian
1933 - Dom DeLuise, American actor and comedian
1934 - John Beck, Former New Zealand cricketer (d. 2000)
1935 - Geoff Pullar, Former England cricketer
1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer (d. 2008)
1937 - Al D'Amato, United States Senator from New York
1940 - Mervyn Kitchen, Former Somerset cricketer and cricket international umpire
1941 - Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1942 - Giancarlo Giannini, Italian actor
1942 - André Gagnon, French Canadian pianist and composer
1942 - Jerry Garcia, American musician (The Grateful Dead) (d. 1995)
1945 - Douglas D. Osheroff, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1945 - Sandi Griffiths, American singer, The Lawrence Welk Show
1946 - Fiona Stanley, Australian epidemiologist
1946 - Boz Burrell, British musician (King Crimson, Bad Company) (d. 2006)
1947 - Dennis Zine, Los Angeles City Councilman
1947 - Chris L. Barnard, Welsh footballer
1949 - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan
1950 - Jim Carroll, American poet and actor
1951 - Tommy Bolin, American musician (Deep Purple) (d. 1976)
1951 - Pete Mackanin, American baseball player
1952 - Yajurvindra Singh, Former Indian cricketer
1952 - Zoran ĐinÄ'ić, Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 2003)
1953 - Robert Cray, American singer
1953 - Howard Kurtz, American journalist
1955 - Arun Lal, Former Indian cricketer
1955 - Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer (d. 2006)
1956 - Tom Leykis, American radio personality
1958 - Adrian Dunbar, Northern Irish actor
1958 - Rob Buck, American musician (10,000 Maniacs) (d. 2000)
1958 - Tor HÃ¥kon Holte, Norwegian cross country skier
1958 - Kiki Vandeweghe, American basketball player
1958 - Michael Penn, American singer and songwriter
1959 - Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician
1959 - Joe Elliott, English musician (Def Leppard)
1960 - Chuck D, American activist and rapper (Public Enemy)
1960 - Richard Roeper, American columnist and film critic
1961 - Mike Watkinson, Former England cricketer
1962 - Robert Clift, British field hockey player
1962 - Jacob Matlala, South African boxer
1963 - Dean Wareham, New Zealand musician (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta)
1963 - John Carroll Lynch, American actor
1963 - Demián Bichir, Mexican actor
1963 - Coolio, American rapper
1964 - Adam Duritz, American musician (Counting Crows)
1965 - Sam Mendes, British stage and film director
1966 - Ganesh Mylvaganam, Former United Arab Emirates cricketer
1966 - James St. James, American author and nightlife personality
1967 - Gregg Jefferies, American baseball player
1968 - Dan Donegan, American musician (Disturbed)
1968 - Stacey Augmon, American basketball player
1969 - Graham Thorpe, Former England cricketer
1969 - David Wain, American actor
1969 - Kevin Jarvis, American baseball player
1970 - David James, English footballer
1971 - Stuart Wade, English actor
1972 - Devon Hughes, American professional wrestler
1972 - Nicke Royale, Swedish musician (The Hellacopters)
1972 - Tanya Reid, Canadian actress
1972 - Maqsood Rana, Former Pakistani cricketer
1973 - Les Hill,Australian Actor
1973 - Eduardo Noriega, Spanish actor
1973 - Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgian athlete
1973 - Tempestt Bledsoe, American actress
1973 - Gregg Berhalter, American footballer
1974 - Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skiing athlete
1976 - Kevin Joseph, American baseball player
1976 - Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian footballer
1976 - Hasan ÅžaÅŸ, Turkish footballer
1976 - Søren Jochumsen, Danish footballer
1977 - Damien Saez, French musician, songwriter, and author
1977 - Marc Denis, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 - Dhani Harrison, English musician
1978 - Edgerrin James, American football player
1978 - Andy Blignaut, Former Zimbabwean cricketer
1979 - Junior Agogo, Ghanaian footballer
1979 - Jason Momoa, American actor
1979 - Honeysuckle Weeks, English actress
1980 - Mancini, Brazilian footballer
1981 - Ashley Parker Angel, North American singer and actor
1981 - Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer
1982 - Ai Tominaga, Japanese model and actress
1984 - Valery Ortiz, Puerto Rican actress
1984 - Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
1986 - Andrew Taylor, English footballer
1986 - Anton Stralman, Swedish ice hockey player
1986 - Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player
1987 - Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer
1998 - Khamani Griffin, American actor