Famous Births on 27 Aug

Famous Births on 27 Aug

1407 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)
1471 - George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)
1487 - Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)
1637 - Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (d. 1715)
1665 - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751)
1669 - Anne Marie of Orléans, queen of Italy (d. 1728)
1677 - Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1748)
1698 - Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760)
1724 - John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-born Continental Congressman (d. 1781)
1730 - Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher (d. 1788)
1770 - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher (d. 1831)
1803 - Edward Beecher, American theologian (d. 1895)
1809 - Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President of the United States of America (d. 1891)
1858 - Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician (d. 1932)
1865 - James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (d. 1935)
1865 - Charles G. Dawes, 30th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1951)
1870 - Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (d. 1919)
1871 - Theodore Dreiser, American author (d. 1945)
1874 - Carl Bosch, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
1875 - Katharine McCormick, American women's rights activist (d. 1967)
1877 - Charles Rolls, Co-founder of Rolls-Royce (d. 1910)
1877 - Ernst Wetter, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1963)
1882 - Samuel Goldwyn, Hollywood producer (d. 1974)
1884 - Vincent Auriol,French President (d. 1966)
1886 - Eric Coates, English composer (d. 1957)
1886 - Rebecca Helferich Clarke, English composer and violist (d. 1979)
1890 - Man Ray, photographer and artist (d. 1976)
1896 - Faina Ranevskaya, Russian actress (d. 1984)
1898 - Gaspard Fauteux, French Canadian parliamentarian (d. 1963)
1899 - C. S. Forester, British author (d. 1966)
1899 - Byron Foulger, American actor (d. 1970)
1904 - John Hay Whitney, American financier (d. 1982)
1904 - Norah Lofts, British author (d. 1983)
1906 - Ed Gein, American serial killer (d. 1984)
1908 - Don Bradman, Australian cricketer (d. 2001)
1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973)
1908 - Kurt Wegner, German artist (d. 1985)
1909 - Lester Young, American musician (d. 1959)
1909 - Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966)
1911 - Kay Walsh, British actress (d. 2005)
1912 - Gloria Guinness, Mexican socialite and writer(d.1980)
1913 - Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, wife of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (d. 2006)
1915 - Norman F. Ramsey, Nobel Prize laureate
1916 - Martha Raye, American actress (d. 1994)
1917 - Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player (d. 1986)
1919 - Murray Grand, American songwriter and cabaret singer (d. 2007)
1921 - Leo Penn, American film director (d. 1998)
1921 - Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1996)
1925 - Darry Cowl, French actor (d. 2006)
1926 - Pat Coombs, English actress (d. 2002)
1926 - Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian mathematician (d. 2002)
1927 - Jimmy C. Newman, American singer
1928 - Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician
1929 - Ira Levin, American author (d. 2007)
1931 - Sri Chinmoy, Indian guru (d. 2007)
1931 - Joe Cunningham, American baseball player
1932 - Antonia Fraser, British author
1935 - Ernie Broglio, American baseball player
1935 - Frank Yablans, American film producer
1936 - Joel Kovel, American politician
1937 - Alice Coltrane, American jazz musician (d. 2007)
1937 - Tommy Sands, American actor and singer
1940 - Sonny Sharrock, American jazz guitarist (d. 1994)
1942 - Daryl Dragon, American keyboardist (Captain & Tennille)
1942 - Brian Peckford, Canadian politician
1943 - Tuesday Weld, American actress
1945 - G. W. Bailey, American actor
1947 - Barbara Bach, American actress
1947 - Harry Reems, American actor
1948 - Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek musician (d. 1990)
1949 - Jeff Cook, vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, fiddle, banjo and mandolin for Alabama
1950 - Charles Fleischer, American actor
1951 - Mack Brown, University of Texas Head Football Coach
1951 - Buddy Bell, American baseball player-manager
1952 - Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens, American actor
1953 - Alex Lifeson, Canadian guitarist (Rush)
1953 - Peter Stormare, Swedish-born actor
1954 - John Lloyd, British former tennis player
1954 - Derek Warwick, British race car driver
1955 - Diana Scarwid, American actress
1955 - Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
1955 - Laura Fygi, Dutch singer
1957 - Bernhard Langer, German golfer and two-time Masters champion
1958 - Sergei Krikalev, Russian cosmonaut
1958 - Tom Lanoye, Belgian author
1958 - Normand Brathwaite, Canadian comedian and television and radio host
1959 - Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver and F1 team co-owner (Scuderia Toro Rosso)
1959 - Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian artist
1961 - Tom Ford, American fashion designer
1961 - Yolanda Adams, American gospel singer
1962 - Vic Mignogna, American voice actor
1962 - Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player
1963 - Downtown Julie Brown, Welsh TV personality and former MTV VJ
1964 - Frankie Thorn , American actress
1965 - Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer
1966 - Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia
1967 - Bob Nastanovich, American musician (Pavement, Silver Jews)
1969 - Chandra Wilson, American actress
1969 - Reece Shearsmith, British actor and comedian
1970 - Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
1970 - Tony Kanal, English-born musician (No Doubt)
1970 - Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
1970 - Jim Thome, American baseball player
1971 - Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer
1972 - Mike Smith, Canadian actor
1972 - Dalip Singh, Indian professional wrestler
1972 - Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
1973 - Dietmar Hamann, German footballer
1973 - Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer
1973 - Cory Bowles, Canadian actor
1973 - Carlene Begnaud, American professional wrestler
1974 - José Vidro, Puerto Rican baseball player
1975 - Jonny Moseley, American skier
1975 - Mark Rudan, Australian footballer
1976 - Mark Webber, Australian race car driver
1976 - Milano Collection Akihito Terui, Japanese professional wrestler
1976 - Steve Taylor, British writer
1976 - Carlos Moyà , Spanish tennis player
1976 - Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress
1977 - Deco, Portuguese footballer
1978 - Mase, American rapper
1979 - Sarah Neufeld, Canadian musician (Arcade Fire)
1979 - Tian Liang, Chinese diver
1979 - Giovanni Capitello, American filmmaker/actor
1983 - Wilson Chen, Taiwanese actor
1984 - David Bentley, English footballer
1984 - Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
1985 - Alexandra Nechita, Artist
1986 - Mario, American R&B singer
1988 - Alexa Vega, American actress