August 10 - Births

Births

• 1267 – King James II of Aragon (d. 1327)
• 1296 – King John of Bohemia (d. 1346)
• 1360 – Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)
• 1397 – Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)
• 1489 – Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)
• 1520 – Madeleine of Valois, French-born Queen consort of the Scots, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)
• 1560 – Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (d. 1629)
• 1602 – Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician (d. 1675)
• 1645 – Eusebio Kino, Italian Catholic missionary (d. 1711)
• 1737 – Anton Losenko, Russian painter (d. 1773)
• 1744 – Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles, French daughter of Madame de Pompadour (d. 1754)
• 1809 – John Kirk Townsend, American naturalist (d. 1851)
• 1810 – Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour, Italian diplomat and politician (d. 1861)
• 1814 – Henri Nestlé, Swiss industrialist (d. 1890)
• 1821 – Jay Cooke, American financier (d. 1905)
• 1823 – Hugh Stowell Brown, Manx preacher (d. 1886)
• 1827 – Lovro Toman, Slovenian politician (d. 1870)
• 1839 – Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist (d. 1896)
• 1845 – Abay Qunanbayuli, Kazakh poet (d. 1904)
• 1856 – William Willett, English daylight saving time advocate (d. 1915)
• 1860 – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musicologist (d. 1936)
• 1865 – Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer (d. 1936)
• 1869 – Laurence Binyon, British poet (d. 1943)
• 1872 – Bill Johnson, American double-bassist (d. 1972)
• 1874 – Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States (d. 1964)
• 1877 – Frank Marshall, American chess player (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Alfred Döblin, German writer (d. 1957)
• 1880 – Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and politician (d. 1964)
• 1884 – Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (d. 1935)
• 1889 – Charles Darrow, American board game creator (Monopoly) (d. 1967)
• 1890 – Angus Lewis Macdonald, Canadian politician (d. 1954)
• 1894 – V. V. Giri, Indian politician (d. 1980)
• 1895 – Hammy Love, Australian cricketer (d. 1969)
• 1897 – John W. Galbreath, American businessman (d. 1988)
• 1898 – Jack Haley, American actor (d. 1979)
• 1900 – Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand politician and sprinter (d. 1994)
• 1902 – Norma Shearer, Canadian actress (d. 1983)
• 1902 – Curt Siodmak, German-born English novelist and screenwriter (d. 2000)
• 1902 – Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
• 1903 – Ward Moore, American novelist (d. 1978)
• 1905 – Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (d. 1986)
• 1907 – Su Yu, Chinese Communist military leader (d. 1984)
• 1908 – Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (d. 1977)
• 1908 – Rica Erickson, Australian naturalist and botanic (d. 2009)
• 1909 – Leo Fender, American luthier (d. 1991)
• 1911 – A. N. Sherwin-White, English historian (d. 1993)
• 1912 – Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist (d. 2001)
• 1913 – Wolfgang Paul, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1993)
• 1913 – Noah Beery, Jr., American actor (d. 1994)
• 1914 – Jeff Corey, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver (d. 1973)
• 1919 – Sacha Vierny, French cinematographer (d. 2001)
• 1920 – Red Holzman, American basketball coach (d. 1998)
• 1923 – Rhonda Fleming, American actress
• 1923 – Fred Ridgway, English cricketer
• 1924 – Martha Hyer, American actress
• 1924 – Nancy Buckingham, British romance novelist
• 1927 – Vernon Washington, American actor (d. 1988)
• 1928 – Jimmy Dean, American singer and businessman (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Gus Mercurio, American-born Australian actor (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Eddie Fisher, American singer (d. 2010)
• 1932 – Gaudencio Rosales, Filipino cardinal and Archbishop of Manila
• 1933 – Doyle Brunson, American poker player
• 1933 – Rocky Colavito, American baseball player
• 1933 – Keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer (Cosworth) (d. 2005)
• 1937 – Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician
• 1939 – Kate O'Mara, British actress
• 1940 – Bobby Hatfield, American singer (The Righteous Brothers) (d. 2003)
• 1940 – Sid Waddell, English darts commentator
• 1942 – Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer
• 1943 – Ronnie Spector, American singer (The Ronettes)
• 1943 – Louise Forestier, French-Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
• 1943 – Jimmy Griffin, American guitarist (Bread) (d. 2005)
• 1943 – Michael Mantler, American trumpeter and composer
• 1943 – Shafqat Rana, Pakistani cricketer
• 1945 – Harriet Miers, American lawyer and White House Counsel
• 1945 – Laura Spurr, American Indian tribal chair (d. 2010)
• 1947 – Ian Anderson, Scottish singer and flutist (Jethro Tull)
• 1947 – Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
• 1947 – Alan Ward, English cricketer
• 1948 – Patti Austin, American singer
• 1950 – Rémy Girard, Canadian actor
• 1952 – Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor
• 1952 – Diane Venora, American actress
• 1953 – Mark Doty, American poet and prose writer
• 1954 – Peter Endrulat, German footballer
• 1955 – Mel Tiangco, Filipina television personality and broadcast journalist
• 1956 – Fred Ottman, American wrestler
• 1956 – Charlie Peacock, American record producer, singer-songwriter
• 1956 – Peter Robbins, American actor
• 1958 – Jack Richards, English cricketer
• 1959 – Rosanna Arquette, American actress
• 1959 – Florent Vollant, Innu-Canadian singer-songwriter (Kashtin)
• 1960 – Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor
• 1960 – Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress
• 1960 – Kenny Perry, American golfer
• 1961 – Jon Farriss, Australian drummer (INXS)
• 1963 – Andrew Sullivan, English-born American journalist
• 1963 – Phoolan Devi, Indian bandit (d. 2001)
• 1964 – Aaron Hall, American songwriter
• 1965 – Claudia Christian, American actress
• 1965 – Mike E. Smith, American jockey
• 1965 – John Starks, American basketball player
• 1966 – Hansi Kürsch, German singer
• 1967 – Philippe Albert, Belgian footballer
• 1967 – Riddick Bowe, American boxer
• 1967 – Gus Johnson, American sportscaster
• 1967 – Mart Sander, Estonian singer and actor
• 1967 – Reinout Scholte, Dutch cricketer
• 1967 – Lorraine Pearson, British singer (Five Star)
• 1968 – Michael Bivins, American singer (New Edition, Bell Biv DeVoe)
• 1968 – Greg Hawgood, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1968 – Pete Docter, American film director
• 1969 – Emily Symons, Australian actress
• 1970 – Bret Hedican, American ice hockey player
• 1970 – Steve Mautone, Australian footballer
• 1970 – Brendon Julian, Australian cricketer
• 1971 – Roy Keane, Irish footballer
• 1971 – Mario Kindelán, Cuban boxer
• 1971 – Justin Theroux, American actor
• 1971 – Sal Fasano, American baseball player
• 1971 – Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist
• 1971 – Stephan Groth, Danish-born Norwegian vocalist (Apoptygma Berzerk
• 1972 – Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union footballer
• 1972 – Angie Harmon, American model and actress
• 1972 – Christofer Johnsson, Swedish guitarist and vocalist (Therion)
• 1973 – Lisa Raymond, American tennis player
• 1973 – Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer
• 1974 – David Sommeil, French footballer
• 1974 – Rachel Simmons, American feminist and author
• 1974 – Luis Marín, Costa Rican footballer
• 1975 – İlhan Mansız, Turkish footballer
• 1976 – Michael Depoli, American wrestler
• 1977 – Danny Griffin, Northern Irish footballer
• 1977 – Aaron Kamin, American guitarist and songwriter (The Calling)
• 1977 – Matt Morgan, British comedian
• 1978 – Daniel Allsopp, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Marcus Fizer, American basketball player
• 1978 – Chris Read, English cricketer
• 1978 – Claire Yiu, Hong Kong actress
• 1979 – Yannick Schroeder, French racing driver
• 1979 – Joanna García, American actress
• 1979 – Ted Geoghegan, American filmmaker and author
• 1979 – Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1979 – Brandon Lyon, American baseball player
• 1980 – Stu Bennett, English wrestler
• 1981 – Natsumi Abe, Japanese singer
• 1981 – Taufik Hidayat, Indonesian badminton player
• 1981 – Malek Mouath,Saudi Arabian footballer
• 1982 – Josh Anderson, American baseball player
• 1982 – Devon Aoki, American model and actress
• 1983 – Alexander Perezhogin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Mathieu Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Enrico Cortese, Italian footballer
• 1985 – Roy O'Donovan, Irish footballer
• 1986 – Ryan Torain, American football player
• 1989 – Sam Gagner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Ben Sahar, Israeli footballer
• 1990 – Lucas Till, American actor
• 1992 – Ko Ah-seong, South Korean actress
• 1993 – Yuto Nakajima, Japanese actor and singer