August 1 - Births

Births

• 10 BC – Claudius, Roman Emperor (d. 54)
• 126 – Pertinax, Roman Emperor (d. 193)
• 1313 – Emperor Kōgon 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 – Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, American labor organizer (d. 1930)
• 1843 – Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln; 35th 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)
• 1885 – George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1966)
• 1881 – Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician (d. 1940)
• 1889 – Walter Gerlach, German physicist (d. 1979)
• 1891 – Karl Kobelt, Swiss politician (d. 1968)
• 1892 – Kinsan Ginsan, Japanese identical twins who lived to ages 107 and 108, respectively.
• 1893 – King Alexander I of Greece (d. 1920)
• 1894 – Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (d. 1927)
• 1900 – Otto Nothling, Former Australian cricketer and rugby union footballer (d. 1965)
• 1901 – Pancho Villa, Filipino world boxing champion (d. 1925)
• 1907 – Eric Shipton, British mountaineer (d. 1977)
• 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)
• 1916 – Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal
• 1921 – Jack Kramer, American tennis player (d. 2009)
• 1923 – Val Bettin, American voice actor
• 1924 – Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-born physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1924 – Marcia Mae Jones, American actress (d. 2007)
• 1924 – Frank Worrell, Former West Indian cricketer (d. 1967)
• 1925 – Ernst Jandl, Austrian writer (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Theo Adam, German bass-baritone
• 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 – Dom DeLuise, American actor and comedian (d. 2009)
• 1933 – Jesse Corti, Venezuelan-born actor and comedian
• 1933 – Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese baseball player
• 1933 – Dušan Třeštík, Czech historian (d. 2007)
• 1934 – John Beck, Former New Zealand cricketer (d. 2000)
• 1935 – Geoff Pullar, Former England cricketer
• 1936 – W.D. Hamilton, British evolutionary biologist (d. 2000)
• 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
• 1940 – Ram Loevy, Israeli screenwriter and director
• 1941 – Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 1942 – Jerry Garcia, American musician (The Grateful Dead) (d. 1995)
• 1942 – André Gagnon, French Canadian pianist and composer
• 1942 – Giancarlo Giannini, Italian actor
• 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 – Chris L. Barnard, Welsh footballer
• 1947 – Dennis Zine, Los Angeles city councilman
• 1949 – Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan
• 1949 – Ray Nettles, professional football player (d. 2009)
• 1950 – Jim Carroll, American poet and actor (d. 2009)
• 1950 – Bunkhouse Buck, American professional wrestler
• 1951 – Tommy Bolin, American musician (Deep Purple) (d. 1976)
• 1951 – Pete Mackanin, American baseball player
• 1952 – Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 2003)
• 1952 – Yajurvindra Singh, Former Indian cricketer
• 1953 – Robert Cray, American singer
• 1953 – Howard Kurtz, American journalist
• 1954 – Benno Möhlmann, German footballer
• 1955 – Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer (d. 2006)
• 1955 – Arun Lal, Former Indian cricketer
• 1956 – Tom Leykis, American radio personality
• 1958 – Rob Buck, American musician (10,000 Maniacs) (d. 2000)
• 1958 – Tor Håkon Holte, Norwegian cross country skier
• 1958 – Michael Penn, American singer and songwriter
• 1958 – Kiki Vandeweghe, American basketball player
• 1959 – Joe Elliott, English musician (Def Leppard)
• 1959 – Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician
• 1960 – Chuck D, American activist and rapper (Public Enemy)
• 1960 – Richard Roeper, American columnist and film critic
• 1962 – Jacob Matlala, South African boxer
• 1962 – Jesse Borrego, American actor
• 1963 – Coolio, American rapper
• 1963 – Demián Bichir, Mexican actor
• 1963 – John Carroll Lynch, American actor
• 1963 – Koichi Wakata, Japanese astronaut
• 1963 – Lynette Sadleir, New Zealand Olympic synchronised swimmer
• 1963 – Dean Wareham, New Zealand musician (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta)
• 1964 – Adam Duritz, American musician (Counting Crows)
• 1965 – Sam Mendes, British stage and film director
• 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
• 1968 – Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Japanese baseball player
• 1969 – Kevin Jarvis, American baseball player
• 1969 – David Wain, American actor
• 1969 – Graham Thorpe, Former England cricketer
• 1970 – David James, English footballer
• 1972 – Devon Hughes, American professional wrestler
• 1972 – Nicke Royale, Swedish musician (The Hellacopters)
• 1972 – Tanya Reid, Canadian actress
• 1973 – Gregg Berhalter, American footballer
• 1973 – Tempestt Bledsoe, American actress
• 1973 – Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgian athlete
• 1973 – Eduardo Noriega, Spanish actor
• 1973 – Edurne Pasaban, Spanish mountaineer
• 1974 – Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skiing athlete
• 1975 – Teresa Mak, Hong Kong actress
• 1976 – Søren Jochumsen, Danish footballer
• 1976 – Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian footballer
• 1976 – Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer
• 1976 – Cristian Stoica, Romanian-born Italian rugby player
• 1977 – Marc Denis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Damien Saez, French musician, songwriter, and author
• 1977 – Yoshi Tatsu, Japanese professional wrestler and boxer
• 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, Welsh-born actress
• 1980 – Mancini, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer
• 1981 – Ashley Parker Angel, North American singer and actor
• 1982 – Ai Tominaga, Japanese model and actress
• 1983 – David Gervasi, Swiss decathlete
• 1984 – Valery Ortiz, Puerto Rican actress
• 1984 – Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
• 1984 – Francesco Gavazzi, Italian cyclist
• 1985 – Adam Jones (baseball), American baseball player
• 1986 – Lucas Simón, Argentine footballer
• 1986 – Anton Stralman, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1986 – Andrew Taylor, English footballer
• 1986 – Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player
• 1987 – Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer
• 1987 – Rumi Hiiragi, Japanese actress
• 1989 – Tiffany Hwang, Korean-American singer
• 1989 – Madison Bumgarner, American baseball player
• 1990 – Jack O'Connell, English actor (Skins)
• 1991 – Marco Puntoriere, Italian footballer
• 1999 – Khamani Griffin, American actor