| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Yolanda Adams |
Singer |
27-Aug-1962 |
|
Gospel singer, Open My Heart |
| Morris Ankrum |
Actor |
27-Aug-1896 |
2-Sep-1964 |
Invaders from Mars |
| Barbara Bach |
Actor |
27-Aug-1947 |
|
Atook zug zug Lana |
| G. W. Bailey |
Actor |
27-Aug-1945 |
|
Harris in Police Academy movies |
| William Barnet III |
Business |
27-Aug-1942 |
|
CEO of William Barnet & Son, 1976-2000 |
| Paul Bernardo |
Criminal |
27-Aug-1964 |
|
Husband/wife serial killer team |
| Marion Berry |
Politician |
27-Aug-1942 |
|
Congressman, Arkansas 1st |
| Carl Bosch |
Chemist |
27-Aug-1874 |
26-Apr-1940 |
Chairman of I. G. Farben |
| Don Bradman |
Cricket |
27-Aug-1908 |
25-Feb-2001 |
Greatest batsman of all time |
| James Henry Breasted |
Archaeologist |
27-Aug-1865 |
2-Dec-1935 |
A History of Egypt |
| Downtown Julie Brown |
TV Personality |
27-Aug-1963 |
|
MTV Veejay |
| Mack Brown |
Football |
27-Aug-1951 |
|
Head Coach, UT-Austin |
| Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Government |
27-Aug-1928 |
|
Zulu leader, founder of Inkatha Party |
| Sarah Chalke |
Actor |
27-Aug-1976 |
|
Dr. Reid on Scrubs |
| Sri Chinmoy |
Religion |
27-Aug-1931 |
11-Oct-2007 |
Meditation guru |
| Alice Coltrane |
Jazz Musician |
27-Aug-1937 |
12-Jan-2007 |
Musician and widow of John Coltrane |
| Charles G. Dawes |
Politician |
27-Aug-1865 |
23-Apr-1951 |
US Vice President, 1925-29 |
| Robert E. Denham |
Attorney |
27-Aug-1945 |
|
Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson |
| Theodore Dreiser |
Novelist |
27-Aug-1871 |
28-Dec-1945 |
An American Tragedy |
| Stephen T. Early |
Government |
27-Aug-1889 |
11-Aug-1951 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt's press secretary |
| Bernard Ebbers |
Business |
27-Aug-1941 |
|
CEO of WorldCom, 1985-2002 |
| Randy Edsall |
Football |
27-Aug-1958 |
|
Head Coach, University of Connecticut |
| Alessandro Farnese |
Military |
27-Aug-1545 |
3-Dec-1592 |
Duke of Parma |
| Michael Farris |
Activist |
27-Aug-1951 |
|
Founder, Patrick Henry College |
| James Finlayson |
Actor |
27-Aug-1887 |
9-Oct-1953 |
D'oh! |
| Tom Ford |
Fashion Designer |
27-Aug-1961 |
|
Extremely influential Gucci designer |
| C. S. Forester |
Novelist |
27-Aug-1899 |
2-Apr-1966 |
The African Queen |
| Ed Gein |
Criminal |
27-Aug-1906 |
26-Jul-1984 |
Serial killer and cannibal |
| The Great Khali |
Wrestling |
27-Aug-1972 |
|
WWE wrestler |
| Johann Georg Hamann |
Philosopher |
27-Aug-1730 |
21-Jun-1788 |
German theological thinker |
| Hannibal Hamlin |
Politician |
27-Aug-1809 |
4-Jul-1891 |
Lincoln's first Vice President |
| William Least Heat-Moon |
Author |
27-Aug-1939 |
|
Blue Highways |
| Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |
Philosopher |
27-Aug-1770 |
14-Nov-1831 |
Phenomenology of Spirit |
| Walter W. Heller |
Economist |
27-Aug-1915 |
15-Jun-1987 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-64 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson |
Head of State |
27-Aug-1908 |
22-Jan-1973 |
36th US President, 1963-69 |
| Lauren Jones |
TV Personality |
27-Aug-1982 |
|
Anchorwoman |
| Bob Kerrey |
Politician |
27-Aug-1943 |
|
Governor and Senator from Nebraska |
| Joan B. Kroc |
Philanthropist |
27-Aug-1928 |
12-Oct-2003 |
McDonald's widow |
| Frank Leahy |
Football |
27-Aug-1908 |
21-Jun-1973 |
Longtime Notre Dame Head Coach |
| Ira Levin |
Novelist |
27-Aug-1929 |
12-Nov-2007 |
Rosemary's Baby |
| Alex Lifeson |
Guitarist |
27-Aug-1953 |
|
Guitarist for Rush |
| Kyle Lowder |
Actor |
27-Aug-1980 |
|
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| Mase |
Rapper |
27-Aug-1974 |
|
Rapper-turned-pastor |
| Glen Matlock |
Bassist |
27-Aug-1956 |
|
Original bassist for The Sex Pistols |
| James C. Morgan |
Business |
27-Aug-1938 |
|
CEO of Applied Materials, 1977-2003 |
| Amado Nervo |
Poet |
27-Aug-1870 |
24-May-1919 |
Modernismo poet, La Revista Moderna |
| Matt Painter |
Basketball |
27-Aug-1970 |
|
Purdue Head Coach |
| Juhan Parts |
Head of State |
27-Aug-1966 |
|
Prime Minister of Estonia, 2003-05 |
| Giuseppe Peano |
Mathematician |
27-Aug-1858 |
20-Apr-1932 |
Infinitesimal calculus |
| Leo Penn |
Film Director |
27-Aug-1921 |
5-Sep-1998 |
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home |
| Jimmy Pop |
Singer |
27-Aug-1972 |
|
The Bloodhound Gang |
| Norman F. Ramsey |
Physicist |
27-Aug-1915 |
|
Energy levels of atoms |
| Man Ray |
Photographer |
27-Aug-1890 |
18-Nov-1976 |
Dadaist photographer |
| Martha Raye |
Actor |
27-Aug-1916 |
19-Oct-1994 |
Monsieur Verdoux |
| Harry Reems |
Pornstar |
27-Aug-1947 |
|
Starred in Deep Throat with Linda Lovelace |
| Paul Reubens |
Actor |
27-Aug-1952 |
|
Pee-wee Herman |
| Tommy Sands |
Singer |
27-Aug-1937 |
|
Teenage Crush |
| Gordon E. Sawyer |
unspecified |
27-Aug-1905 |
15-Mar-1980 |
Sound for West Side Story |
| Diana Scarwid |
Actor |
27-Aug-1955 |
|
Mommie Dearest |
| Sonny Sharrock |
Guitarist |
27-Aug-1940 |
26-May-1994 |
Free jazz guitarist |
| Richard H. Sinkfield |
Attorney |
27-Aug-1942 |
|
Partner, Rogers & Hardin |
| Mike Smith |
Actor |
27-Aug-1972 |
|
Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys |
| Herbert Stein |
Economist |
27-Aug-1916 |
8-Sep-1999 |
Economic adviser for Nixon |
| Peter Stormare |
Actor |
27-Aug-1953 |
|
Ran the woodchipper in Fargo |
| Jim Thome |
Baseball |
27-Aug-1970 |
|
White Sox hitter |
| Robert Torricelli |
Politician |
27-Aug-1951 |
|
US Senator from New Jersey, 1997-2002 |
| Tsar Ivan V |
Royalty |
27-Aug-1666 |
29-Jan-1696 |
Nominal Tsar of Russia, 1682-96 |
| Alexa Vega |
Actor |
27-Aug-1988 |
|
Spy Kids |
| Kay Walsh |
Actor |
27-Aug-1911 |
16-Apr-2005 |
The Horse's Mouth |
| Tuesday Weld |
Actor |
27-Aug-1943 |
|
Looking for Mr. Goodbar |
| John C. West |
Politician |
27-Aug-1922 |
21-Mar-2004 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-75 |
| Chandra Wilson |
Actor |
27-Aug-1969 |
|
Dr. Bailey on Grey's Anatomy |
| Jeanette Winterson |
Novelist |
27-Aug-1959 |
|
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit |
| Sidney Yates |
Politician |
27-Aug-1909 |
5-Oct-2000 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1949-99 |
| Lester Young |
Jazz Musician |
27-Aug-1909 |
15-Mar-1959 |
Jazz tenor saxophoneist |
