August 27 - Births

Births

• 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)
• 1698 – Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement (d. 1760)
• 1677 – Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1748)
• 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)
• 1868 – Hong Beom-do, Korean independence activist (d. 1943)
• 1870 – Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (d. 1919)
• 1871 – Theodore Dreiser, American author (d. 1945)
• 1874 – Carl Bosch, German chemist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
• 1875 – Katharine McCormick, American women's rights activist (d. 1967)
• 1877 – Charles Rolls, British co-founder of Rolls-Royce (d. 1910)
• 1877 – Ernst Wetter, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1963)
• 1884 – Vincent Auriol, French President (d. 1966)
• 1886 – Rebecca Helferich Clarke, English composer and violist (d. 1979)
• 1886 – Eric Coates, English composer (d. 1957)
• 1890 – Man Ray, American 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 – Norah Lofts, British author (d. 1983)
• 1904 – John Hay Whitney, American financier (d. 1982)
• 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 – Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966)
• 1909 – Lester Young, American musician (d. 1959)
• 1911 – Kay Walsh, British actress (d. 2005)
• 1912 – Gloria Guinness, Mexican socialite and writer(d. 1980)
• 1913 – Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, Russian-born wife of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (d. 2006)
• 1914 – Heidi Kabel, German actress (d. 2010)
• 1915 – Norman Foster Ramsey, American physicist Nobel Prize laureate
• 1916 – Martha Raye, American actress (d. 1994)
• 1916 – Tony Harris, South African cricketer (d. 1993)
• 1917 – Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player (d. 1986)
• 1918 – Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1966 until 1967 (d. 2001)
• 1919 – Murray Grand, American songwriter and cabaret singer (d. 2007)
• 1921 – Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Leo Penn, American film director (d. 1998)
• 1924 – David Rowbotham, Australian poet
• 1925 – Darry Cowl, French actor (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Nat Lofthouse, English footballer
• 1926 – Pat Coombs, English actress (d. 2002)
• 1926 – Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian mathematician (d. 2002)
• 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
• 1939 – William Least Heat-Moon, American author
• 1940 – Sonny Sharrock, American jazz guitarist (d. 1994)
• 1941 – Harrison Page, American actor
• 1942 – Daryl Dragon, American keyboardist (Captain & Tennille)
• 1942 – Brian Peckford, Canadian politician
• 1943 – Tuesday Weld, American actress
• 1944 – G. W. Bailey, American actor
• 1946 – Tony Howard, West Indian cricketer
• 1947 – Barbara Bach, American actress
• 1947 – Harry Reems, American actor
• 1947 – John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer
• 1947 – Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer (d. 2002)
• 1948 – Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek musician (d. 1990)
• 1948 – Sgt. Slaughter, American professional wrestler
• 1949 – Jeff Cook, vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, fiddle, banjo and mandolin for Alabama
• 1950 – Charles Fleischer, American actor
• 1951 – Buddy Bell, American baseball player-manager
• 1951 – Mack Brown, American University of Texas Head Football Coach
• 1952 – Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), American actor
• 1953 – Alex Lifeson, Canadian guitarist (Rush)
• 1953 – Peter Stormare, Swedish-born actor
• 1954 – John Lloyd, British tennis player
• 1954 – Derek Warwick, British race car driver
• 1955 – Laura Fygi, Dutch singer
• 1955 – Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
• 1955 – Diana Scarwid, American actress
• 1957 – Jeff Grubb, American author and game designer
• 1957 – Bernhard Langer, German golfer and two-time Masters champion
• 1958 – Normand Brathwaite, Canadian comedian and television and radio host
• 1958 – Sergei Krikalev, Russian cosmonaut
• 1958 – Tom Lanoye, Belgian author
• 1959 – Gerhard Berger, Austrian racing driver and F1 team co-owner (Scuderia Toro Rosso)
• 1959 – Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian artist
• 1959 – Downtown Julie Brown, Welsh TV personality and MTV VJ
• 1961 – Yolanda Adams, American gospel singer
• 1961 – Tom Ford, American fashion designer
• 1962 – Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1962 – Thomas Duggan, American photographer
• 1962 – Vic Mignogna, American voice actor
• 1964 – Robert Bogue, American actor
• 1965 – Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1966 – Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1967 – Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer and actor
• 1969 – Reece Shearsmith, British actor and comedian
• 1969 – Mark Ealham, England cricketer
• 1969 – Cesar Millan, Mexican dog trainer
• 1969 – Chandra Wilson, American actress
• 1970 – Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer
• 1970 – Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
• 1970 – Mark Ilott, England cricketer
• 1970 – Tony Kanal, English musician (No Doubt)
• 1970 – Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
• 1970 – Jim Thome, American baseball player
• 1970 – Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (d. 2008)
• 1971 – Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer
• 1971 – Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and coach
• 1971 – Aygül Özkan, German politician
• 1972 – Felix da Housecat, American DJ and record producer
• 1972 – Jimmy Pop, American musician (The Bloodhound Gang)
• 1972 – Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
• 1972 – Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
• 1972 – The Great Khali, Indian professional wrestler
• 1973 – Carlene Begnaud, American professional wrestler
• 1973 – Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer
• 1973 – Dietmar Hamann, German footballer
• 1973 – Johan Norberg, Swedish author
• 1973 – Burak Kut, Turkish pop singer
• 1973 – Cory Bowles, Canadian actor
• 1974 – José Vidro, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1974 – Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer
• 1974 – Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer
• 1975 – Jonny Moseley, American skier
• 1975 – Björn Gelotte, Swedish guitarplayer, In Flames
• 1975 – Mark Rudan, Australian footballer
• 1976 – Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress
• 1976 – Carlos Moyà, Spanish tennis player
• 1976 – Milano Collection Akihito Terui, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1976 – Mark Webber, Australian racing driver
• 1977 – Deco, Portuguese footballer
• 1979 – Giovanni Capitello, American filmmaker and actor
• 1979 – Aaron Paul, American actor
• 1979 – Tian Liang, Chinese diver
• 1979 – Sarah Neufeld, Canadian musician (Arcade Fire)
• 1979 – Rusty Smith, American shorttracker
• 1980 – Neha Dhupia, Indian model and actress
• 1980 – Kyle Lowder, American actor
• 1981 – Demetria McKinney, American actress
• 1981 – Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Spanish footballer
• 1982 – Damien Monier, French cyclist
• 1983 – Wilson Chen, Taiwanese actor
• 1984 – David Bentley, English footballer
• 1984 – Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
• 1985 – Alexandra Nechita, Romanian/American artist
• 1986 – Mario, American R&B singer
• 1987 – Darren McFadden, American football player
• 1988 – Alexa Vega, American actress
• 1993 – Sarah Hecken, German figure skater