| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Asma al-Assad |
First Lady |
11-Aug-1975 |
|
First Lady of Syria |
| Fernando Arrabal |
Playwright |
11-Aug-1932 |
|
Viva la muerte |
| Izzy Asper |
Business |
11-Aug-1932 |
7-Oct-2003 |
Founder, CanWest Global |
| David Rice Atchison |
Politician |
11-Aug-1807 |
26-Jan-1886 |
US Senator from Missouri, 1843-55 |
| William H. Avery |
Politician |
11-Aug-1911 |
4-Nov-2009 |
Governor of Kansas, 1965-67 |
| Charlene Barshefsky |
Diplomat |
11-Aug-1950 |
|
US Trade Representative, 1997-2001 |
| Andy Bell |
Bassist |
11-Aug-1970 |
|
Ride, now bassist for Oasis |
| Oscar Berger |
Head of State |
11-Aug-1946 |
|
President of Guatemala, 2004-08 |
| Louise Bogan |
Poet |
11-Aug-1897 |
4-Feb-1970 |
The New Yorker poetry critic |
| Helen Broderick |
Actor |
11-Aug-1891 |
25-Sep-1959 |
Top Hat |
| David Brooks |
Columnist |
11-Aug-1961 |
|
Shields and Brooks |
| Claus von Bulow |
Socialite |
11-Aug-1926 |
|
Allegedly tried to kill wife Sunny |
| Melky Cabrera |
Baseball |
11-Aug-1984 |
|
San Francisco Giants outfielder |
| Eric Carmen |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Aug-1949 |
|
All By Myself |
| Erwin Chargaff |
Biologist |
11-Aug-1905 |
20-Jun-2002 |
Biochemist at Columbia University |
| Ian Charleson |
Actor |
11-Aug-1949 |
6-Jan-1990 |
Chariots of Fire |
| Suzanne Collins |
Novelist |
11-Aug-1962 |
|
The Hunger Games |
| Odile Crick |
Artist |
11-Aug-1920 |
5-Jul-2007 |
Sketched the double helix |
| Arlene Dahl |
Actor |
11-Aug-1928 |
|
Three Little Words |
| Embeth Davidtz |
Actor |
11-Aug-1965 |
|
Matilda |
| Viola Davis |
Actor |
11-Aug-1965 |
|
Nurse Peeler on City of Angels |
| Mike Douglas |
Talk Show Host |
11-Aug-1925 |
11-Aug-2006 |
The Mike Douglas Show |
| Christiaan Eijkman |
Scientist |
11-Aug-1858 |
5-Nov-1930 |
Research led to discovery of vitamins |
| Jerry Falwell |
Religion |
11-Aug-1933 |
15-May-2007 |
Television evangelist |
| Joseph S. Farland |
Diplomat |
11-Aug-1914 |
28-Jan-2007 |
US Ambassador to Iran, 1972-73 |
| Will Friedle |
Actor |
11-Aug-1976 |
|
Eric Matthews on Boy Meets World |
| Mavis Gallant |
Author |
11-Aug-1922 |
|
Prolific Canadian short story author |
| Kurt Gerstein |
Military |
11-Aug-1905 |
25-Jul-1945 |
Holocaust collaborator and whistleblower |
| Ben Gibbard |
Musician |
11-Aug-1976 |
|
Death Cab for Cutie |
| Stuart Gordon |
Film Director |
11-Aug-1947 |
|
Re-Animator |
| Anna Gunn |
Actor |
11-Aug-1968 |
|
Skyler White on Breaking Bad |
| Ed Guthman |
Journalist |
11-Aug-1919 |
31-Aug-2008 |
Nixon enemy, Pulitzer Prize winner |
| Alex Haley |
Novelist |
11-Aug-1921 |
10-Feb-1992 |
Roots |
| Geoffrey Hartman |
Critic |
11-Aug-1929 |
|
The Unmediated Vision |
| Chris Hemsworth |
Actor |
11-Aug-1983 |
|
The Mighty Thor |
| Hulk Hogan |
Wrestling |
11-Aug-1953 |
|
Hogan Knows Best |
| Elizabeth Holtzman |
Politician |
11-Aug-1941 |
|
Congresswoman from New York, 1973-81 |
| Scott Horton |
Attorney |
11-Aug-1955 |
|
Human rights attorney |
| Tim Hutchinson |
Politician |
11-Aug-1949 |
|
US Senator from Arkansas, 1997-2003 |
| Paul Iams |
Business |
11-Aug-1915 |
26-Oct-2004 |
Pet food manufacturer |
| Robert G. Ingersoll |
Author |
11-Aug-1833 |
21-Jul-1899 |
Orator, politician, agnostic |
| Joe Jackson |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Aug-1954 |
|
Stepping Out |
| David T. Kearns |
Business |
11-Aug-1930 |
25-Feb-2011 |
CEO of Xerox, 1985-91 |
| Martin H. Kennelly |
Politician |
11-Aug-1887 |
29-Nov-1961 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1947-55 |
| Aaron Klug |
Chemist |
11-Aug-1926 |
|
Structural analysis of viruses |
| Quentin Kopp |
Politician |
11-Aug-1928 |
|
California politician and judge |
| Dennis Kux |
Diplomat |
11-Aug-1931 |
|
US Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, 1986-89 |
| Billy Long |
Politician |
11-Aug-1955 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 7th |
| Hugh MacDiarmid |
Poet |
11-Aug-1892 |
9-Sep-1978 |
A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle |
| Anna Massey |
Actor |
11-Aug-1937 |
3-Jul-2011 |
Peeping Tom |
| Craig McCaw |
Business |
11-Aug-1949 |
|
Billionaire, Nextel |
| Ian McDiarmid |
Actor |
11-Aug-1944 |
|
Emperor Palpatine |
| Alexa McDonough |
Politician |
11-Aug-1944 |
|
Leader of Canada's NDP, 1995-2003 |
| Carolyn Murphy |
Model |
11-Aug-1975 |
|
Cover of 2005 SI swimsuit issue |
| Pervez Musharraf |
Head of State |
11-Aug-1943 |
|
President of Pakistan, 2001-08 |
| Lloyd Nolan |
Actor |
11-Aug-1902 |
27-Sep-1985 |
Dr. Chegley on Julia |
| Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. |
Actor |
11-Aug-1964 |
|
Marcus Taylor on Tour of Duty |
| William A. O'Neill |
Politician |
11-Aug-1930 |
24-Nov-2007 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1980-91 |
| Jean Parker |
Actor |
11-Aug-1915 |
30-Nov-2005 |
Little Women |
| Joe Rogan |
Actor |
11-Aug-1967 |
|
Host of Fear Factor |
| Stuart Rosenberg |
Film Director |
11-Aug-1927 |
15-Mar-2007 |
Cool Hand Luke |
| Carl Rowan |
Columnist |
11-Aug-1925 |
23-Sep-2000 |
Chicago Sun-Times columnist |
| Sunil Shetty |
Actor |
11-Aug-1961 |
|
Deewane Huye Paagal |
| Frederick W. Smith |
Business |
11-Aug-1944 |
|
Founder and CEO of Federal Express |
| N. Randy Smith |
Judge |
11-Aug-1949 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Jonathan D. Spence |
Historian |
11-Aug-1936 |
|
The Search for Modern China |
| Alyson Stoner |
Actor |
11-Aug-1993 |
|
Disney actress |
| George Bell Timmerman, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Aug-1912 |
29-Nov-1994 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59 |
| Jean Hoefer Toal |
Judge |
11-Aug-1943 |
|
South Carolina Chief Justice |
| M. Clifford Townsend |
Politician |
11-Aug-1884 |
11-Nov-1954 |
Governor of Indiana, 1937-41 |
| J. Hoge Tyler |
Politician |
11-Aug-1846 |
3-Jan-1925 |
Governor of Virginia, 1898-1902 |
| Eric Varley |
Politician |
11-Aug-1932 |
|
Former MP, Chesterfield |
| Marilyn vos Savant |
Columnist |
11-Aug-1946 |
|
IQ 228, writes for Parade |
| Angus Wilson |
Novelist |
11-Aug-1913 |
31-May-1991 |
Hemlock and After |
| Steve Wozniak |
Computer Programmer |
11-Aug-1950 |
|
Co-Founder of Apple Computer |
