People born on August 15 199
Alfonso IX of León
b. 1171 – d. 1230
Alfonso IX of León (d. 1230)
Anthony of Padua
b. 1195 – d. 1231
Anthony of Padua, Portuguese priest and saint (d. 1231)
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford
b. 1385 – d. 1417
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, English commander (d. 1417)
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
b. 1402 – d. 1460
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (d. 1460)
Luigi Pulci
b. 1432 – d. 1484
Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (d. 1484)
George, Duke of Bavaria
b. 1455 – d. 1503
George, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1503)
George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
b. 1507 – d. 1553
George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince (d. 1553)
Bartol Kašić
b. 1575 – d. 1650
Bartol Kašić, Croatian linguist and lexicographer (d. 1650)
Gabriel Báthory
b. 1589 – d. 1613
Gabriel Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1613)
Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel
b. 1608 – d. 1652
Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1652)
Gilles Ménage
b. 1613 – d. 1692
Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (d. 1692)
Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise
b. 1615 – d. 1688
Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise (d. 1688)
John Grubb
b. 1652 – d. 1708
John Grubb, American politician (d. 1708)
Francesco Zuccarelli
b. 1702 – d. 1788
Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and Royal Academician (d. 1788)
John Metcalf (civil engineer)
b. 1717 – d. 1810
Blind Jack, English engineer (d. 1810)
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Johann Christoph Kellner
b. 1736 – d. 1803
Johann Christoph Kellner, German organist and composer (d. 1803)
Matthias Claudius
b. 1740 – d. 1815
Matthias Claudius, German poet and author (d. 1815)
Napoleon
b. 1769 – d. 1821
Napoleon, French general and emperor (d. 1821)
Walter Scott
b. 1771 – d. 1832
Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (b. 1771)
Thomas De Quincey
b. 1785 – d. 1859
Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (d. 1859)
Sangolli Rayanna
b. 1798 – d. 1831
Sangolli Rayanna, Indian warrior (d. 1831)
Jules Grévy
b. 1807 – d. 1891
Jules Grévy, French politician, 4th President of the French Republic (b. 1813)
John Chisum
b. 1824 – d. 1884
John Chisum, American businessman (d. 1884)
Antonín Petrof
b. 1839 – d. 1915
Antonín Petrof, Czech piano maker (d. 1915)
Thomas-Alfred Bernier
b. 1844 – d. 1908
Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1908)
Walter Crane
b. 1845 – d. 1915
Walter Crane, English artist and book illustrator (d. 1915)
Keir Hardie
b. 1856 – d. 1915
Keir Hardie, Scottish politician and trade unionist (d. 1915)
Albert Ballin
b. 1857 – d. 1918
Albert Ballin, German businessman (d. 1918)
E. Nesbit
b. 1858 – d. 1924
E. Nesbit, English author and poet (d. 1924)
Charles Comiskey
b. 1859 – d. 1931
Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1931)
Florence Harding
b. 1860 – d. 1924
Florence Harding, American publisher, 31st First Lady of the United States (d. 1924)
Aleksey Krylov
b. 1863 – d. 1945
Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (d. 1945)
Mikao Usui
b. 1865 – d. 1926
Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (d. 1926)
Italo Santelli
b. 1866 – d. 1945
Italo Santelli, Italian fencer (d. 1945)
Sri Aurobindo
b. 1872 – d. 1950
Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (d. 1950)
Ramaprasad Chanda
b. 1873 – d. 1942
Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian (d. 1942)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
b. 1875 – d. 1912
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer (d. 1912)
Stylianos Gonatas
b. 1876 – d. 1966
Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1966)
Tachiyama Mineemon
b. 1877 – d. 1941
Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (d. 1941)
Ethel Barrymore
b. 1879 – d. 1959
Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959)
Alfred Wagenknecht
b. 1881 – d. 1956
Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881)
Marion Bauer
b. 1882 – d. 1955
Marion Bauer, American composer and critic (d. 1955)
Gisela Richter
b. 1882 – d. 1972
Gisela Richter, English archaeologist and art historian (d. 1972)
Ivan Meštrović
b. 1883 – d. 1962
Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect (d. 1962)
Edna Ferber
b. 1885 – d. 1968
Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1968)
Bill Whitty
b. 1886 – d. 1974
Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer (d. 1974)
Jacques Ibert
b. 1890 – d. 1962
Jacques Ibert, French composer and educator (d. 1962)
Louis de Broglie
b. 1892 – d. 1987
Louis de Broglie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
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Leslie Comrie
b. 1893 – d. 1950
Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and academic (d. 1950)
Gerty Cori
b. 1896 – d. 1957
Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
Catherine Doherty
b. 1896 – d. 1985
Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (d. 1985)
Paul Outerbridge
b. 1896 – d. 1958
Paul Outerbridge, American photographer and educator (d. 1958)
Jan Brzechwa
b. 1898 – d. 1966
Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet (d. 1966)
Estelle Brody
b. 1900 – d. 1995
Estelle Brody, American silent film actress (d. 1995)
Jack Tworkov
b. 1900 – d. 1982
Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter (b. 1900)
Arnulfo Arias
b. 1901 – d. 1988
Arnulfo Arias Madrid, 21st president of the republic of Panamá (d. 1988)
Pyotr Novikov
b. 1901 – d. 1975
Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1975)
Jan Campert
b. 1902 – d. 1943
Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (d. 1943)
George Klein (inventor)
b. 1904 – d. 1992
George Klein, Canadian inventor, invented the Motorized wheelchair (d. 1992)
Hugo Winterhalter
b. 1909 – d. 1973
Hugo Winterhalter, American bandleader and composer (b. 1909)
Julia Child
b. 1912 – d. 2004
Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004)
Wendy Hiller
b. 1912 – d. 2003
Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
Paul Rand
b. 1914 – d. 1996
Paul Rand, American graphic designer and art director (d. 1996)
Signe Hasso
b. 1915 – d. 2002
Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (d. 2002)
Aleks Çaçi
b. 1916 – d. 1989
Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989)
Jack Lynch
b. 1917 – d. 1999
Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1999)
Óscar Romero
b. 1917 – d. 1980
Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (d. 1980)
Huntz Hall
b. 1919 – d. 1999
Huntz Hall, American actor (d. 1999)
Benedict Kiely
b. 1919 – d. 2007
Benedict Kiely, Irish journalist and author (d. 2007)
Judy Cassab
b. 1920 – d. 2008
Judy Cassab, Austrian-Australian painter (d. 2008)
August Kowalczyk
b. 1921 – d. 2012
August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (d. 2012)
Leonard Baskin
b. 1922 – d. 2000
Leonard Baskin, American sculptor and illustrator (d. 2000)
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Giorgos Mouzakis
b. 1922 – d. 2005
Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)
Sabino Barinaga
b. 1922 – d. 1988
Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1988)
Rose Marie
b. 1923
Rose Marie, American actress and singer
Robert Bolt
b. 1924 – d. 1995
Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1995)
Hedy Epstein
b. 1924 – d. 2016
Hedy Epstein, German-American Holocaust survivor and activist (d. 2016)
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Yoshirō Muraki
b. 1924 – d. 2009
Yoshirō Muraki, Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (d. 2009)
Phyllis Schlafly
b. 1924 – d. 2016
Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (b. 1924)
Mike Connors
b. 1925 – d. 2017
Mike Connors, American actor and producer (d. 2017)
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Rose Maddox
b. 1925 – d. 1998
Rose Maddox, American singer-songwriter and fiddle player (d. 1998)
Oscar Peterson
b. 1925 – d. 2007
Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2007)
Bill Pinkney
b. 1925 – d. 2007
Bill Pinkney, American singer (The Drifters) (d. 2007)
Erik Schmidt (painter)
b. 1925 – d. 2014
Erik Schmidt, Swedish-Estonian painter and author (d. 2014)
Julius Katchen
b. 1926 – d. 1969
Julius Katchen, American pianist and composer (d. 1969)
Sami Michael
b. 1926
Sami Michael, Iraqi-Israeli author and playwright
John Silber
b. 1926 – d. 2012
John Silber, American academic and politician (b. 1926)
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
b. 1926 – d. 2016
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, 6th President of Greece (d. 2016)
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Eddie Leadbeater
b. 1927 – d. 2011
Eddie Leadbeater, English cricketer (d. 2011)
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Oliver Popplewell
b. 1927
Oliver Popplewell, English cricketer and judge
Carl Joachim Classen
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (b. 1928)
Malcolm Glazer
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Malcolm Glazer, American businessman (d. 2014)
Nicolas Roeg
b. 1928
Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer
Jackie Brenston
b. 1930 – d. 1979
Jackie Brenston, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1979)
Ernest C. Brace
b. 1931 – d. 2014
Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (d. 2014)
Richard F. Heck
b. 1931 – d. 2015
Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1931)
Abby Dalton
b. 1932
Abby Dalton, American actress
Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn
b. 1932
Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn, South African-English lawyer and judge
Bobby Helms
b. 1933 – d. 1997
Bobby Helms, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
Stanley Milgram
b. 1933 – d. 1984
Stanley Milgram, American social psychologist (d. 1984)
Mike Seeger
b. 1933 – d. 2009
Mike Seeger, American folk musician and folklorist (d. 2009)
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Bobby Byrd
b. 1934 – d. 2007
Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1934)
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Reginald Scarlett
b. 1934
Reginald Scarlett, Jamaican cricketer and coach
Régine Deforges
b. 1935 – d. 2014
Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (d. 2014)
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Rita Shane
b. 1936 – d. 2014
Rita Shane, American soprano and educator (b. 1936)
Stephen Breyer
b. 1938
Stephen Breyer, American lawyer and judge
Stix Hooper
b. 1938
Stix Hooper, American jazz drummer (The Crusaders)
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Pran Kumar Sharma
b. 1938 – d. 2014
Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist (d. 2014)
Maxine Waters
b. 1938
Maxine Waters, American educator and politician
Janusz Zajdel
b. 1938
Janusz Zajdel, Polish engineer and author
Gudrun Ensslin
b. 1940 – d. 1977
Gudrun Ensslin, German militant leader, founded Red Army Faction (d. 1977)
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Jim Brothers
b. 1941 – d. 2013
Jim Brothers, American sculptor (d. 2013)
Don Rich
b. 1941 – d. 1974
Don Rich, American country musician (The Buckaroos) (d. 1974)
Pete York
b. 1942
Pete York, English rock drummer
Eileen Bell
b. 1943
Eileen Bell, Northern Irish civil servant and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Dimitris Sioufas
b. 1944
Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health
Khaleda Zia
b. 1945
Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, 9th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Jimmy Webb
b. 1946
Jimmy Webb, American singer-songwriter and pianist
Patsy Gallant
b. 1948
Patsy Gallant, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
Tom Johnston (musician)
b. 1948
Tom Johnston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Tommy Aldridge
b. 1950
Tommy Aldridge, American drummer
Tom Kelly (baseball)
b. 1950
Tom Kelly, American baseball player
Anne, Princess Royal
b. 1950
Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
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Ann Biderman
b. 1951
Ann Biderman, American screenwriter and producer
Bobby Caldwell
b. 1951
Bobby Caldwell, American singer-songwriter
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John Childs (cricketer)
b. 1951
John Childs, English cricketer
Chuck Burgi
b. 1952
Chuck Burgi, American drummer
Carol Thatcher
b. 1953
Carol Thatcher, English journalist and author
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Mark Thatcher
b. 1953
Mark Thatcher, English businessman
Stieg Larsson
b. 1954 – d. 2004
Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and author (d. 2004)
Lorraine Desmarais
b. 1956
Lorraine Desmarais, Canadian pianist and composer
Freedom Neruda
b. 1956
Freedom Neruda, Ivorian journalist
Robert Syms
b. 1956
Robert Syms, English businessman and politician
Željko Ivanek
b. 1957
Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor
Simon Baron-Cohen
b. 1958
Simon Baron-Cohen, English-Canadian psychiatrist and author
Craig MacTavish
b. 1958
Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Simple Kapadia
b. 1958 – d. 2009
Simple Kapadia, Indian actress and costume designer (d. 2009)
Victor Shenderovich
b. 1958
Victor Shenderovich, Russian journalist and radio host
Scott Altman
b. 1959
Scott Altman, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
Ed Gillespie
b. 1961
Ed Gillespie, American political strategist
Matt Johnson (singer)
b. 1961
Matt Johnson, English singer-songwriter and musician
Gary Kubiak
b. 1961
Gary Kubiak, American football player and coach
Suhasini Maniratnam
b. 1961
Suhasini Maniratnam, Indian actress and screenwriter
Tom Colicchio
b. 1962
Tom Colicchio, American chef and author
Rıdvan Dilmen
b. 1962
Rıdvan Dilmen, Turkish footballer and manager
Vilja Savisaar-Toomast
b. 1962
Vilja Savisaar-Toomast, Estonian lawyer and politician
Alejandro González Iñárritu
b. 1963
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
Simon Hart
b. 1963
Simon Hart, Welsh soldier and politician
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Jack Russell (cricketer, born 1963)
b. 1963
Jack Russell, England cricketer and coach
Jane Ellison
b. 1964
Jane Ellison, English lawyer and politician
Melinda Gates
b. 1964
Melinda Gates, American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Rob Thomas (writer)
b. 1965
Rob Thomas, American author, screenwriter, and producer
Scott Brosius
b. 1966
Scott Brosius, American baseball player and coach
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Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball)
b. 1966
Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
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Tony Hand
b. 1967
Tony Hand, Scottish ice hockey player and coach
Debra Messing
b. 1968
Debra Messing, American actress
Bernard Fanning
b. 1969
Bernard Fanning, Australian singer-songwriter
Anthony Anderson
b. 1970
Anthony Anderson, American comedian, actor, and producer
Ben Silverman
b. 1970
Ben Silverman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Electus Studios
Adnan Sami
b. 1971
Adnan Sami, Indian singer, musician, music composer, pianist and actor
Ben Affleck
b. 1972
Ben Affleck, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Jennifer Alexander
b. 1972 – d. 2007
Jennifer Alexander, Canadian ballerina (d. 2007)
Natasha Henstridge
b. 1974
Natasha Henstridge, Canadian model and actress
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Tomasz Suwary
b. 1974
Tomasz Suwary, Polish footballer
Bertrand Berry
b. 1975
Bertrand Berry, American football player and radio host
Vijay Bharadwaj
b. 1975
Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer and coach
Brendan Morrison
b. 1975
Brendan Morrison, Canadian ice hockey player
Kara Wolters
b. 1975
Kara Wolters, American basketball player
Boudewijn Zenden
b. 1976
Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch footballer and manager
Martin Biron
b. 1977
Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
Anthony Rocca
b. 1977
Anthony Rocca, Australian footballer and coach
Tim Foreman
b. 1978
Tim Foreman, American bass player
Lilia Podkopayeva
b. 1978
Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
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Stavros Tziortziopoulos
b. 1978
Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
Kerri Walsh Jennings
b. 1978
Kerri Walsh Jennings, American volleyball player
Carl Edwards
b. 1979
Carl Edwards, American race car driver
Jon Hopkins
b. 1979
Jon Hopkins, English producer and musician
Brendan Hansen
b. 1981
Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
Óliver Pérez
b. 1981
Óliver Pérez, American baseball player
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Casey Burgener
b. 1982
Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
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Germán Caffa
b. 1982
Germán Caffa, Argentine footballer
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David Harrison (basketball)
b. 1982
David Harrison, American basketball player
Siobhan Chamberlain
b. 1983
Siobhan Chamberlain, English association football goalkeeper
Ted Dwane
b. 1984
Ted Dwane, British musician (Mumford & Sons) and photographer
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Ryan D'Imperio
b. 1987
Ryan D'Imperio, American football player
Michel Kreder
b. 1987
Michel Kreder, Dutch cyclist
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Sean McAllister
b. 1987
Sean McAllister, English footballer
Oussama Assaidi
b. 1988
Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer
Joe Jonas
b. 1989
Joe Jonas, American singer-songwriter
Ryan McGowan
b. 1989
Ryan McGowan, Australian footballer
Jordan Rapana
b. 1989
Jordan Rapana, New Zealand rugby league player
Jennifer Lawrence
b. 1990
Jennifer Lawrence, American actress
Nyusha
b. 1990
Nyusha, Russian singer-songwriter and producer
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Petja Piiroinen
b. 1991
Petja Piiroinen, Finnish snowboarder
Baskaran Adhiban
b. 1992
Baskaran Adhiban, Indian chess player
Clinton N'Jie
b. 1993
Clinton N'Jie, Cameroonian footballer
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
b. 1993
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, English footballer
Lasse Vigen Christensen
b. 1994
Lasse Vigen Christensen, Danish footballer
Kosuke Hagino
b. 1994
Kosuke Hagino, Japanese swimmer