August 14 - Births

Births

• 1297 – Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)
• 1473 – Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)
• 1479 – Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)
• 1575 – Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)
• 1586 – William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)
• 1599 – Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)
• 1625 – François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)
• 1642 – Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1723)
• 1653 – Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English statesman (d. 1688)
• 1688 – Frederick William I of Prussia (d. 1740)
• 1714 – Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (d. 1789)
• 1727 – Princess Marie Louise Élisabeth of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1759)
• 1727 – Princess Anne Henriette of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1752)
• 1740 – Pope Pius VII (d. 1823)
• 1758 – Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, French painter (d. 1835)
• 1774 – Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (d. 1833)
• 1777 – Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)
• 1777 – Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist (d. 1851)
• 1817 – Alexander H. Bailey, American politician (d. 1874)
• 1840 – Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German psychologist (d. 1902)
• 1847 – Robert Comtesse, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1922)
• 1851 – Doc Holliday, American gambler and dentist (d. 1887)
• 1857 – Max Wagenknecht, German composer (d. 1922)
• 1863 – Ernest Thayer, American poet (d. 1940)
• 1865 – Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician (d. 1952)
• 1866 – Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (d. 1962)
• 1867 – John Galsworthy, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1933)
• 1867 – Cupid Childs, American baseball player (d. 1912)
• 1871 – Guangxu Emperor, Qing Emperor of China (d. 1908)
• 1876 – Aleksandar Obrenović, King of Serbia (d. 1903)
• 1881 – Francis Ford, American actor (d. 1953)
• 1882 – Gisela Richter, British-born art historian (d. 1972)
• 1892 – Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English composer and pianist (d. 1988)
• 1895 – Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
• 1901 – Alice Rivaz, Swiss writer (d. 1998)
• 1908 – Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (d. 1984)
• 1910 – Pierre Schaeffer, French composer (d. 1995)
• 1910 – Willy Ronis, French photographer (d. 2009)
• 1913 – Paul Dean, American baseball player (d. 1981)
• 1915 – B.A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and journalist (d. 1998)
• 1916 – Fumio Fujimura, Japanese baseball player (d. 1992)
• 1916 – Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of the New York Giants (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Georges Prêtre, French conductor
• 1924 – Holger Juul Hansen, Danish actor
• 1924 – Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect (d. 2009)
• 1924 – Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa Lama, Tibetan religious figure (d. 1981)
• 1925 – Russell Baker, American columnist
• 1926 – Alice Ghostley, American actress (d. 2007)
• 1926 – René Goscinny, French comic-strip author (d. 1977)
• 1926 – Lina Wertmüller, Italian film director
• 1929 – Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971)
• 1930 – Earl Weaver, American baseball manager
• 1932 – Lee Hoffman, American author (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Richard R. Ernst, Swiss chemist and Nobel Prize Laureate
• 1935 – John Brodie, American football player
• 1936 – Trevor Bannister, British actor
• 1940 – Dash Crofts, American musician
• 1940 – Galen Hall, American football coach
• 1941 – David Crosby, American musician
• 1941 – Connie Smith, American singer
• 1942 – Jackie Oliver, British Formula One driver
• 1945 – Steve Martin, American actor and comedian
• 1945 – Wim Wenders, German-born film director
• 1946 – Antonio Fargas, American actor
• 1946 – Susan Saint James, American actress
• 1946 – Larry Graham, American musician
• 1947 – Peter Christian, British actor
• 1947 – Bruce Nash, American television producer
• 1947 – Maddy Prior, British folk singer
• 1947 – Danielle Steel, American novelist
• 1947 – Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese manga artist
• 1948 – Terry Adams, American musician (NRBQ)
• 1949 – Bob Backlund, American wrestler
• 1949 – Morten Olsen, Danish footballer
• 1950 – Gary Larson, American cartoonist (The Far Side)
• 1951 – Peter Blegvad, American musician (Slapp Happy)
• 1952 – Carl Lumbly, American actor
• 1952 – Debbie Meyer, American swimmer
• 1953 – James Horner, American composer
• 1953 – Cliff Johnson, American computer game author
• 1954 – Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (d. 2009)
• 1954 – Stanley McChrystal, American general
• 1956 – Jackée Harry, American actress
• 1956 – Andy King, English footballer
• 1956 – Johnny Lever, Indian actor
• 1956 – Rusty Wallace, American race car driver
• 1957 – Peter Costello, Australian politician
• 1957 – Gino Hernandez, American professional wrestler (d. 1986)
• 1958 – Bobby Eaton, American professional wrestler
• 1959 – Marcia Gay Harden, American actress
• 1959 – Magic Johnson, American basketball player
• 1959 – Frank Brickowski, American basketball player
• 1960 – Fred Roberts, Basketball player
• 1960 – Sarah Brightman, British soprano
• 1960 – Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano
• 1961 – Susan Olsen, American actress
• 1961 – "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler (d. 1995)
• 1962 – Mark Gubicza, American baseball player
• 1962 – Rameez Raja, Pakistani cricketer
• 1964 – Neal Anderson, American football player
• 1965 – Emmanuelle Béart, French actress
• 1965 – Brannon Braga, writer and executive producer of 24, Star Trek, and FlashForward
• 1966 – Halle Berry, American actress
• 1966 – Karl Petter Løken, Norwegian footballer
• 1968 – Catherine Bell, American actress
• 1968 – Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer
• 1968 – Adrian Lester, British actor
• 1968 – Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian cartoonist
• 1968 – Pravin Amre, Indian cricketer
• 1969 – Tracy Caldwell, American astronaut
• 1969 – DJ Uncle Al, American hip-hop DJ (d. 2001)
• 1969 – Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer
• 1971 – Raoul Bova, Italian actor
• 1971 – Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1972 – Jay Manuel, Canadian make-up artist
• 1972 – Yu Jae-seok, South Korean entertainer
• 1973 – Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer
• 1973 – Daisuke Ishiwatari, Japanese game developer and composer
• 1973 – Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer
• 1973 – Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer
• 1974 – Chucky Atkins, American basketball player
• 1974 – Martin Bulloch, Scottish musician (Mogwai)
• 1974 – Christopher Gorham, American actor
• 1974 – Ana Matronic, American singer (Scissor Sisters)
• 1975 – Mike Vrabel, American football player
• 1976 – Alex Albrecht, American actor
• 1976 – Maya Nasri, Lebanese actress and singer
• 1976 – Steve Braun, Canadian actor
• 1977 – Juan Pierre, American baseball player
• 1978 – Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Kate Ritchie, Australian actress
• 1978 – Greg Rawlinson, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1979 – Paul Burgess, Australian athlete
• 1979 – Yoichiro Morikawa, Japanese film director
• 1980 – Estrella Morente, Spanish flamenco singer
• 1980 – Roy Williams, American football player
• 1981 – Matthew Etherington, English footballer
• 1981 – Julius Jones, American football player
• 1981 – Kofi Kingston, Ghanaian professional wrestler
• 1983 – Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian/British tennis player
• 1983 – Mila Kunis, Ukrainian/American actress
• 1983 – Leo Núñez, Dominican baseball player
• 1983 – Spencer Pratt,American socialite
• 1984 – Clay Buchholz, American baseball player
• 1984 – Josh Gorges, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Nick Grimshaw, British radio DJ and television presenter
• 1984 – Robin Söderling, Swedish tennis player
• 1985 – Christian Gentner, German footballer
• 1985 – Shea Weber, Canadian hockey player
• 1986 – Terin Humphrey, American gymnast
• 1987 – James Buckley, English actor
• 1987 – Tim Tebow, American football player and winner of 2007 Heisman trophy
• 1987 – Chrystina Sayers, American singer and dancer (Girlicious)
• 1988 – Shahd Barmada, Syrian singer
• 1989 – Kyle Turris, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 – Jaydee Bixby, Canadian singer