| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Robert Aldrich |
Film Director |
9-Aug-1918 |
5-Dec-1983 |
The Dirty Dozen |
| Gillian Anderson |
Actor |
9-Aug-1968 |
|
Scully on The X-Files |
| Amedeo Avogadro |
Physicist |
9-Aug-1776 |
9-Jul-1856 |
Avogadro's number |
| Eric Bana |
Actor |
9-Aug-1968 |
|
Hulk, Chopper |
| Amanda Bearse |
Actor |
9-Aug-1958 |
|
Marcy on Married with Children |
| Kurtis Blow |
Rapper |
9-Aug-1959 |
|
The Breaks |
| Aleksander Bovin |
Diplomat |
9-Aug-1930 |
29-Apr-2004 |
Russian Ambassador to Israel, 1991-7 |
| Divine Brown |
Criminal |
9-Aug-1969 |
|
Charged Hugh Grant for fellatio |
| Vera C. Bushfield |
Politician |
9-Aug-1889 |
16-Apr-1976 |
US Senator from South Dakota, 1948 |
| John Cappelletti |
Football |
9-Aug-1952 |
|
Winner, 1973 Heisman Trophy |
| Jessica Capshaw |
Actor |
9-Aug-1976 |
|
Dr. Robbins on Grey's Anatomy |
| Stefano Casiraghi |
Business |
9-Aug-1960 |
3-Oct-1990 |
Second husband of Princess Caroline |
| Bob Cousy |
Basketball |
9-Aug-1928 |
|
Boston Celtics guard |
| Joshua Cox |
Actor |
9-Aug-1965 |
|
Peter Riggs on Strong Medicine |
| Charlie David |
Actor |
9-Aug-1980 |
|
Dante's Cove |
| Joop den Uyl |
Head of State |
9-Aug-1919 |
24-Dec-1987 |
Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1973-77 |
| Charles K. Djou |
Politician |
9-Aug-1970 |
|
Congressman from Hawaii, 2010-11 |
| John G. Drosdick |
Business |
9-Aug-1943 |
|
CEO of Sunoco |
| Sam Elliott |
Actor |
9-Aug-1944 |
|
Rush, The Hulk |
| Jim Exon |
Politician |
9-Aug-1921 |
10-Jun-2005 |
US Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97 |
| Charles Farrell |
Actor |
9-Aug-1901 |
6-May-1990 |
Seventh Heaven |
| Derek Fisher |
Basketball |
9-Aug-1974 |
|
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard |
| William A. Fowler |
Astronomer |
9-Aug-1911 |
14-Mar-1995 |
Element generation within stars |
| Zino Francescatti |
Violinist |
9-Aug-1902 |
17-Sep-1991 |
French violin virtuoso |
| Leo Genn |
Actor |
9-Aug-1905 |
26-Jan-1978 |
Quo Vadis |
| Stephen M. Goldfeld |
Economist |
9-Aug-1940 |
25-Aug-1995 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1980-81 |
| Spencer Grammer |
Actor |
9-Aug-1984 |
|
As the World Turns |
| Melanie Griffith |
Actor |
9-Aug-1957 |
|
Mom from Lolita redux |
| L. B. Hanna |
Politician |
9-Aug-1861 |
23-Apr-1948 |
Governor of North Dakota, 1913-17 |
| King Henry V |
Royalty |
9-Aug-1387 |
31-Aug-1422 |
King of England, 1413-22 |
| Ralph Houk |
Baseball |
9-Aug-1919 |
21-Jul-2010 |
Former NY Yankees Manager |
| Whitney Houston |
Singer |
9-Aug-1963 |
11-Feb-2012 |
Diva and cautionary tale |
| Brett Hull |
Hockey |
9-Aug-1964 |
|
Third all-time NHL scorer |
| George Payne Rainsford James |
Novelist |
9-Aug-1799 |
9-Jun-1860 |
Richelieu |
| Ashley Johnson |
Actor |
9-Aug-1983 |
|
Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains |
| Adoniram Judson |
Linguist |
9-Aug-1788 |
12-Apr-1850 |
Missionary, Burmese lexicographer |
| Paul Kelly |
Actor |
9-Aug-1899 |
6-Nov-1956 |
Flying Tigers |
| Anna Kendrick |
Actor |
9-Aug-1985 |
|
Up in the Air |
| John Key |
Government |
9-Aug-1961 |
|
Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Daniel Keyes |
Novelist |
9-Aug-1927 |
|
Flowers for Algernon |
| Leonid Kuchma |
Head of State |
9-Aug-1938 |
|
President of Ukraine, 1994-2004 |
| Jonathan Homer Lane |
Astronomer |
9-Aug-1819 |
3-May-1880 |
Gravitational equilibrium of the Sun |
| Philip Larkin |
Poet |
9-Aug-1922 |
2-Dec-1985 |
The Whitsun Weddings |
| Rod Laver |
Tennis |
9-Aug-1938 |
|
Winner of 1962 and 1969 Grand Slam |
| Thomas Lennon |
Actor |
9-Aug-1970 |
|
Reno 911!, The State |
| Mack 10 |
Rapper |
9-Aug-1971 |
|
Foe Life |
| McG |
Film Director |
9-Aug-1968 |
|
Charlie's Angels |
| Kevin McKidd |
Actor |
9-Aug-1973 |
|
Trainspotting |
| Marvin Minsky |
Scientist |
9-Aug-1927 |
|
Father of Artificial Intelligence |
| Rhona Mitra |
Actor |
9-Aug-1976 |
|
Tara on The Practice |
| Charles Nagel |
Government |
9-Aug-1849 |
5-Jan-1940 |
US Secy. of Commerce & Labor, 1909-13 |
| Fred C. Newmeyer |
Film Director |
9-Aug-1888 |
24-Apr-1967 |
Safety Last! |
| Robert Nix, Sr. |
Politician |
9-Aug-1898 |
22-Jun-1987 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1958-79 |
| Ken Norton |
Boxing |
9-Aug-1945 |
|
Fought Muhammad Ali |
| Seyni Oumarou |
Head of State |
9-Aug-1950 |
|
Prime Minister of Niger |
| Karyn Parsons |
Actor |
9-Aug-1968 |
|
Hilary Banks on Fresh Prince |
| Nat Pendleton |
Actor |
9-Aug-1895 |
12-Oct-1967 |
At the Circus |
| Jean Piaget |
Psychologist |
9-Aug-1896 |
17-Sep-1980 |
Elaborated the stages of childhood |
| Romano Prodi |
Politician |
9-Aug-1939 |
|
Prime Minister of Italy, 2006-07 |
| Tony Rosenthal |
Sculptor |
9-Aug-1914 |
28-Jul-2009 |
Abstract sculptor, Alamo |
| Deion Sanders |
Football |
9-Aug-1967 |
|
Played in both NFL and MLB |
| Clarence Saunders |
Business |
9-Aug-1881 |
14-Oct-1953 |
Father of modern retailing |
| Robert Shaw |
Actor |
9-Aug-1927 |
28-Aug-1978 |
Quint in Jaws |
| David Steinberg |
Comic |
9-Aug-1942 |
|
Second City alumnus |
| Amy Stiller |
Actor |
9-Aug-1961 |
|
Yet Another Stiller |
| Michael Storm |
Actor |
9-Aug-1939 |
|
Larry Wolek on One Life to Live |
| John Sweeney |
Politician |
9-Aug-1955 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1999-2007 |
| Herman Talmadge |
Politician |
9-Aug-1913 |
21-Mar-2002 |
Senator and Governor from Georgia |
| Audrey Tautou |
Actor |
9-Aug-1976 |
|
Amélie |
| Thomas Telford |
Engineer |
9-Aug-1757 |
2-Sep-1834 |
Scottish canal, bridge, and road builder |
| John L. Townsend III |
Business |
9-Aug-1955 |
|
Former Partner, Goldman Sachs |
| Tom Tyler |
Actor |
9-Aug-1903 |
3-May-1954 |
Adventures of Captain Marvel |
| Liz Vassey |
Actor |
9-Aug-1972 |
|
Wendy Simms on CSI |
| James D. Walsh |
Diplomat |
9-Aug-1946 |
|
US Ambassador to Argentina, 2000-03 |
| Izaak Walton |
Author |
9-Aug-1593 |
15-Dec-1683 |
The Compleat Angler |
| Dick Anthony Williams |
Actor |
9-Aug-1938 |
16-Feb-2012 |
What the Wine Sellers Buy |
| Doug Williams |
Football |
9-Aug-1955 |
|
Former NFL and USFL quarterback |
| Leona Woods |
Physicist |
9-Aug-1919 |
10-Nov-1986 |
Physicist at University of Chicago |
| Archibald Yell |
Politician |
9-Aug-1797 |
23-Feb-1847 |
Congressman and Governor of Arkansas |
