August 7 - Births

Births

• 317 – Constantius II, Roman emperor (d. 361)
• 1282 – Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)
• 1533 – Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)
• 1574 – Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)
• 1598 – Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish poet (d. 1672)
• 1726 – James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)
• 1734 – Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, consort of Baden-Baden (d.1776)
• 1742 – Nathanael Greene, American Revolutionary general (d. 1786)
• 1751 – Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (d. 1820)
• 1779 – Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842)
• 1779 – Carl Ritter, German geographer (d. 1859)
• 1783 – Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (d. 1810)
• 1844 – Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist (d. 1911)
• 1860 – Alan Leo, British astrologer (d. 1917)
• 1862 – Victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1931)
• 1867 – Emil Nolde, German painter (d. 1956)
• 1868 – Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician (d. 1931)
• 1876 – Mata Hari, Dutch spy (d. 1917)
• 1877 – Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (d. 1949)
• 1879 – Johannes Kotze, South African cricketer (d. 1931)
• 1884 – Billie Burke, American actress (d. 1970)
• 1901 – Ann Harding, American actress (d. 1981)
• 1903 – Louis Leakey, British archaeologist (d. 1972)
• 1904 – Ralph Bunche, American diplomat, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1971)
• 1907 – Albert Kotin, American abstract painter (d. 1980)
• 1911 – Nicholas Ray, American director and scenarist (d. 1979)
• 1918 – Gordon Zahn, American sociologist and pacifist (d. 2007)
• 1913 – George Van Eps, American guitarist (d. 1998)
• 1921 – Manitas de Plata, gypsy guitarist
• 1925 – M. S. Swaminathan, Indian scientist
• 1925 – Felice Bryant, American country songwriter and singer (d. 2003)
• 1926 – Stan Freberg, American voice comedian
• 1927 – Edwin W. Edwards, American politician
• 1927 – Art Houtteman, American baseball player (d. 2003)
• 1927 – Carl Switzer, American child actor (d. 1959)
• 1928 – Romeo Muller, American screenwriter (d. 1992)
• 1928 – James Randi, Canadian-American magician
• 1929 – Don Larsen, American baseball player
• 1931 – Charles E. Rice, American legal scholar and author
• 1932 – Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian athlete (d. 1973)
• 1932 – Edward Hardwicke, British actor
• 1932 – Maurice Rabb, Jr., American ophthalmologist
• 1933 – Eddie Firmani, South African football player and coach
• 1936 – Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American saxophonist (d. 1977)
• 1937 – Don Wilson, England cricketer
• 1939 – Anjanette Comer, American actress
• 1940 – Jean-Luc Dehaene, Belgian politician
• 1942 – Tobin Bell, American actor
• 1942 – Garrison Keillor, American writer and radio host
• 1942 – Carlos Monzón, Argentine boxer
• 1942 – B.J. Thomas, American singer
• 1942 – Caetano Veloso, Brazilian musician
• 1943 – Alain Corneau, French film director
• 1943 – Dino Valente, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1994)
• 1944 – John Glover, American actor
• 1944 – Robert Mueller, Director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
• 1944 – David Rasche, American actor
• 1945 – Alan Page, American football player and Minnesota Supreme Court justice
• 1946 – Ed Seykota, American commodities and futures trader
• 1947 – Franciscus Henri, Dutch-born Australian entertainer
• 1948 – Marty Appel, American public relations executive and author
• 1948 – Greg Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach
• 1949 – Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese political leader
• 1950 – Alan Keyes, American diplomat and political activist
• 1951 – Joachim Thiel, German footballer
• 1952 – Alexei Sayle, British comedian
• 1953 – Anne Fadiman, American writer; daughter of Clifton Fadiman
• 1954 – Jonathan Pollard, Israeli spy
• 1955 – Wayne Knight, American actor
• 1955 – Greg Nickels, American politician
• 1955 – Vladimir Sorokin, Russian writer
• 1955 – Gregoris Valtinos, Greek actor and director
• 1957 – Alexander Dityatin, Soviet gymnast
• 1958 – Bruce Dickinson, English singer (Iron Maiden)
• 1958 – Alberto Salazar, American distance runner
• 1959 – Ali Shah, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1960 – David Duchovny, American actor
• 1960 – Jacquie O'Sullivan, British singer (Bananarama)
• 1961 – Yelena Davydova, Soviet gymnast
• 1962 – Bruno Pelletier, Québécois singer
• 1963 – Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, son of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (d. 9 August 1963)
• 1963 – Harold Perrineau Jr., American actor
• 1964 – John Birmingham, Australian author
• 1964 – Michael Weishan, American TV host
• 1966 – Kristin Hersh, American singer and guitarist (Throwing Muses)
• 1966 – Jimmy Wales, American internet entrepreneur
• 1967 – Jason Grimsley, American baseball player
• 1968 – Lynn Strait, American singer (Snot)
• 1970 – Eric Namesnik, American swimmer (d. 2006)
• 1971 – Dominic Cork, England cricketer
• 1971 – Sydney Penny, American actress
• 1971 – Rachel York, American actress and singer
• 1972 – Greg Serano, American actor
• 1973 – Danny Graves, American baseball player
• 1973 – Kevin Muscat, Australian footballer
• 1973 – Zane Lowe, New Zealander DJ/ Radio and Television presenter
• 1974 – Chico Benymon, American actor
• 1974 – Sek Loso, Thai Singer
• 1974 – Michael Shannon, American actor
• 1974 – Andrejs Štolcers, Latvian footballer
• 1975 – Koray Candemir, Turkish singer
• 1975 – David Hicks, Australian alleged terrorist
• 1975 – Charlize Theron, South African actress
• 1975 – Edgar Rentería, Colombian baseball player
• 1975 – Gaahl (Kristian Eivind Espedal), Norwegian musician
• 1975 – Hans Matheson, Scottish Actor
• 1975 – Vanessa Stacey, New Zealand actress
• 1976 – Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer
• 1976 – Shane Lechler, American football player
• 1977 – Charlotte Ronson, British fashion designer
• 1977 – Samantha Ronson, British DJ
• 1978 – Alexandre Aja, French director
• 1978 – Jamey Jasta, American singer (Hatebreed)
• 1978 – Cirroc Lofton, American actor
• 1978 – Vanness Wu, Taiwanese singer
• 1978 – Shirley Yeung, Hong Kong actress
• 1979 – Eric Johnson, American actor
• 1980 – Anomie Belle, American musician
• 1980 – Aurélie Claudel, French model
• 1980 – Tácio, Brazilian footballer
• 1982 – Yana Klochkova, Ukrainian swimmer
• 1982 – Marco Melandri, Italian motorcycle racer
• 1982 – Vasileios Spanoulis, Greek basketball player
• 1983 – Christian Chavez, Mexican singer and actor (RBD)
• 1983 – Tina O'Brien, British actress
• 1983 – Andriy Hryvko, Ukrainian cyclist
• 1984 – Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player
• 1986 – Paul Biedermann, German swimmer
• 1986 – Nancy Sumari, Tanzanian Beauty Queen and Model, (Miss World 2005)
• 1987 – Sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player
• 1988 – Melody Oliveria, American internet blogger
• 1988 – Beanie Wells, American football player
• 1990 – Helen Flanagan, English actress
• 1993 – Zaur Sizo, Russian footballer
• 1996 – Tessa Allen, American actress