| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Bruce Ackerman |
Scholar |
19-Aug-1943 |
|
We the People |
| Adam Arkin |
Actor |
19-Aug-1956 |
|
Dr. Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope |
| Olga Baclanova |
Actor |
19-Aug-1896 |
6-Sep-1974 |
The Docks of New York |
| Ginger Baker |
Drummer |
19-Aug-1939 |
|
Drummer for Cream |
| Bernard M. Baruch |
Business |
19-Aug-1870 |
20-Jun-1965 |
Coined the term Cold War |
| Callum Blue |
Actor |
19-Aug-1977 |
|
Mason on Dead Like Me |
| Charles F. Bolden, Jr. |
Astronaut |
19-Aug-1946 |
|
Four-time shuttle astronaut |
| Edward Boscawen |
Military |
19-Aug-1711 |
10-Jan-1761 |
British admiral, Seven Years' War |
| John Brand |
Historian |
19-Aug-1744 |
11-Sep-1806 |
Observations on Popular Antiquities |
| Tammy Bruce |
Radio Personality |
19-Aug-1962 |
|
Right-wing radio pundit, columnist |
| Arthur Calder-Marshall |
Novelist |
19-Aug-1908 |
1992 |
Two of a Kind |
| Michael D. Capellas |
Business |
19-Aug-1955 |
|
CEO of First Data |
| Coco Chanel |
Fashion Designer |
19-Aug-1883 |
10-Jan-1971 |
Chanel No. 5 |
| Erika Christensen |
Actor |
19-Aug-1982 |
|
Caroline in Traffic |
| Bill Clinton |
Head of State |
19-Aug-1946 |
|
42nd US President, 1993-2001 |
| Jonathan Coe |
Novelist |
19-Aug-1961 |
|
What a Carve Up! |
| June Collyer |
Actor |
19-Aug-1906 |
16-Mar-1968 |
The Stu Erwin Show |
| James Gould Cozzens |
Novelist |
19-Aug-1903 |
9-Aug-1978 |
Guard of Honor |
| Ron Darling |
Baseball |
19-Aug-1960 |
|
Commentator, New York Mets |
| Claude Dauphin |
Actor |
19-Aug-1903 |
16-Nov-1978 |
Barbarella |
| John Deacon |
Bassist |
19-Aug-1951 |
|
Bassist for Queen |
| Kevin Dillon |
Actor |
19-Aug-1965 |
|
Johnny "Drama" on Entourage |
| Nate Dogg |
Rapper |
19-Aug-1969 |
|
Rapper, Snoop's cousin |
| Martin Donovan |
Actor |
19-Aug-1957 |
|
The Portrait of a Lady |
| John Dryden |
Poet |
19-Aug-1631 |
1-May-1700 |
Absalom and Achitophel |
| David Durenberger |
Politician |
19-Aug-1934 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota, 1978-95 |
| Gerbrand van den Eeckhout |
Painter |
19-Aug-1621 |
29-Sep-1674 |
Imitator of Rembrandt |
| Philo Farnsworth |
Inventor |
19-Aug-1906 |
11-Mar-1971 |
Inventor of electronic television |
| John Flamsteed |
Astronomer |
19-Aug-1646 |
31-Dec-1719 |
Founder of Greenwich Observatory |
| Malcolm Forbes |
Business |
19-Aug-1919 |
24-Feb-1990 |
Forbes publisher, Faberge collector |
| Jonathan Frakes |
Actor |
19-Aug-1952 |
|
Commander Riker on Star Trek: TNG |
| Peter Gallagher |
Actor |
19-Aug-1955 |
|
American Beauty |
| Ian Gillan |
Singer |
19-Aug-1945 |
|
Vocalist for Deep Purple |
| Wilson Goode |
Politician |
19-Aug-1938 |
|
Mayor of Philadelphia, 1984-92 |
| Tipper Gore |
First Lady |
19-Aug-1948 |
|
Al Gore's wife |
| Alan Gowen |
Jazz Musician |
19-Aug-1947 |
17-May-1981 |
Jazz-rock keyboardist |
| Robert R. Grusky |
Business |
19-Aug-1957 |
|
Hope Capital Management |
| Charles Hires |
Business |
19-Aug-1851 |
31-Jul-1937 |
Root beer |
| Terry Hoeppner |
Football |
19-Aug-1947 |
19-Jun-2007 |
Hoosiers Head Coach, 2005-07 |
| Fat Joe |
Rapper |
19-Aug-1970 |
|
J.O.S.E. (Jealous Ones Still Envy) |
| Jill St. John |
Actor |
19-Aug-1940 |
|
Who's Minding the Store? |
| Warren P. Knowles |
Politician |
19-Aug-1908 |
1-May-1993 |
Governor of Wisconsin, 1965-71 |
| Marianne Koch |
Actor |
19-Aug-1931 |
|
A Fistful of Dollars |
| Raymond P. Kogovsek |
Politician |
19-Aug-1941 |
|
Congressman from Colorado, 1979-85 |
| Lon Kruger |
Basketball |
19-Aug-1952 |
|
UNLV Head Coach |
| Ring Lardner, Jr. |
Playwright |
19-Aug-1915 |
31-Oct-2000 |
Screenwriter, M*A*S*H |
| Francis Ledwidge |
Poet |
19-Aug-1887 |
31-Jul-1917 |
Songs of the Fields |
| Eric Lutes |
Actor |
19-Aug-1962 |
|
Caroline in the City |
| Mary Matalin |
Politician |
19-Aug-1953 |
|
Political creature |
| Frank McCourt |
Author |
19-Aug-1930 |
|
Angela's Ashes |
| Gerald McRaney |
Actor |
19-Aug-1947 |
|
Major Dad, married Delta Burke |
| Maria de Medeiros |
Actor |
19-Aug-1965 |
|
Captains of April |
| Colleen Moore |
Actor |
19-Aug-1900 |
25-Jan-1988 |
Ella Cinders |
| Nanni Moretti |
Film Director |
19-Aug-1953 |
|
Caro Diario |
| Diana Muldaur |
Actor |
19-Aug-1938 |
|
Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law |
| Anthony Muñoz |
Football |
19-Aug-1958 |
|
Tackle, NFL Hall of Famer |
| Story Musgrave |
Astronaut |
19-Aug-1935 |
|
Spent 1281 hours in space |
| Ogden Nash |
Poet |
19-Aug-1902 |
19-May-1971 |
Candy is dandy; but liquor is quicker |
| Debra Paget |
Actor |
19-Aug-1933 |
|
Love Me Tender |
| Paula Jai Parker |
Actor |
19-Aug-1969 |
|
Trudy Proud on The Proud Family |
| Tom Parker |
Judge |
19-Aug-1951 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Matthew Perry |
Actor |
19-Aug-1969 |
|
Chandler on Friends |
| Manuel Quezon |
Head of State |
19-Aug-1878 |
1-Aug-1944 |
2nd President of the Philippines |
| Arthur Rock |
Business |
19-Aug-1926 |
|
Coined term "Venture Capitalism" |
| Gene Roddenberry |
Screenwriter |
19-Aug-1921 |
24-Oct-1991 |
Creator of Star Trek |
| Lil' Romeo |
Rapper |
19-Aug-1989 |
|
Rapper-son of Master P |
| Edmond de Rothschild |
Philanthropist |
19-Aug-1845 |
2-Nov-1934 |
Father of the Yishuv |
| Thomas P. Salmon |
Politician |
19-Aug-1932 |
|
Governor of Vermont, 1973-77 |
| Angus Scrimm |
Actor |
19-Aug-1929 |
|
The Tall Man in Phantasm |
| Kyra Sedgwick |
Actor |
19-Aug-1965 |
|
Married Kevin Bacon |
| Willie Shoemaker |
Jockey |
19-Aug-1931 |
12-Oct-2003 |
Greatest 20th century jockey |
| Tabitha Soren |
Journalist |
19-Aug-1967 |
|
MTV News |
| John Stamos |
Actor |
19-Aug-1963 |
|
Jesse on Full House |
| Travis Tedford |
Actor |
19-Aug-1988 |
|
Spanky in 1994's The Little Rascals |
| Fred Thompson |
Actor |
19-Aug-1942 |
|
Actor turned Senator from Tennessee |
| Tracie Thoms |
Actor |
19-Aug-1975 |
|
Kat Miller on Cold Case |
| Charles Wang |
Business |
19-Aug-1944 |
|
Founder, Computer Associates |
| Marie Wilson |
Actor |
19-Aug-1916 |
23-Nov-1972 |
My Friend Irma |
| Lee Ann Womack |
Country Musician |
19-Aug-1966 |
|
I Hope You Dance |
| Orville Wright |
Aviator |
19-Aug-1871 |
30-Jan-1948 |
Co-inventor of the airplane |
| Ned Yost |
Baseball |
19-Aug-1955 |
|
Manager, Milwaukee Brewers |
