People born on August 21 180
Philip II of France
b. 1165 – d. 1223
Philip II of France (d. 1223)
Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra
b. 1481 – d. 1550
Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (d. 1550)
Shimazu Yoshihiro
b. 1535 – d. 1619
Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535)
Muhammad Qadiri
b. 1552 – d. 1654
Muhammad Qadiri, Founder of the Naushahia branch of the Qadri order (d. 1654)
Francis de Sales
b. 1567 – d. 1622
Francis de Sales, Swiss bishop and saint (d. 1622)
Henri, Duke of Rohan
b. 1579 – d. 1638
Henri, Duke of Rohan (d. 1638)
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Roger Twysden
b. 1597 – d. 1672
Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (d. 1672)
John Claypole
b. 1625 – d. 1688
John Claypole, English politician (d. 1688)
Afonso VI of Portugal
b. 1643 – d. 1683
Afonso VI of Portugal (b. 1643)
Hubert Gautier
b. 1660 – d. 1737
Hubert Gautier, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1737)
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Giacomo F. Maraldi
b. 1665 – d. 1729
Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1729)
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
b. 1670 – d. 1734
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (d. 1734)
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
b. 1725 – d. 1805
Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter and educator (d. 1805)
William Murdoch
b. 1754 – d. 1839
William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting (d. 1839)
Banastre Tarleton
b. 1754 – d. 1833
Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician (d. 1833)
William IV of the United Kingdom
b. 1765 – d. 1837
William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
b. 1789 – d. 1857
Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (d. 1857)
Jules Michelet
b. 1798 – d. 1874
Jules Michelet, French historian and philosopher (d. 1874)
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Hiram Walden
b. 1800 – d. 1880
Hiram Walden, American general and politician (d. 1880)
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer
b. 1801 – d. 1876
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician (d. 1876)
Jean Stas
b. 1813 – d. 1891
Jean Stas, Belgian chemist and physician (d. 1891)
Charles Frédéric Gerhardt
b. 1816 – d. 1856
Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist and academic (d. 1856)
Nathaniel Everett Green
b. 1823 – d. 1899
Nathaniel Everett Green, English painter and astronomer (d. 1899)
Karl Gegenbaur
b. 1826 – d. 1903
Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist and academic (d. 1903)
Ferdinand Hamer
b. 1840 – d. 1900
Ferdinand Hamer, Dutch bishop and missionary (d. 1900)
Emilio Salgari
b. 1862 – d. 1911
Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (d. 1911)
William Henry Ogilvie
b. 1869 – d. 1963
William Henry Ogilvie, Scottish-Australian poet and author (d. 1963)
Aubrey Beardsley
b. 1872 – d. 1898
Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator (d. 1898)
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Richard Girulatis
b. 1878 – d. 1963
Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (d. 1963)
Claude Grahame-White
b. 1879 – d. 1959
Claude Grahame-White, English pilot and engineer (d. 1959)
Chandler Egan
b. 1884 – d. 1936
Chandler Egan, American golfer and architect (d. 1936)
Édouard Fabre
b. 1885 – d. 1939
Édouard Fabre, Canadian runner (d. 1939)
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Ruth Manning-Sanders
b. 1886 – d. 1988
Ruth Manning-Sanders, Welsh-English author and poet (d. 1988)
James Paul Moody
b. 1887 – d. 1912
James Paul Moody, English sailor (d. 1912)
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
b. 1891 – d. 2007
Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier (d. 2007)
Charles Vanel
b. 1892 – d. 1989
Charles Vanel, French actor and director (d. 1989)
Christian Schad
b. 1894 – d. 1982
Christian Schad, German painter (d. 1982)
Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott
b. 1897 – d. 1966
Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Scottish soldier and peer (d. 1966)
Angel Karaliychev
b. 1902 – d. 1972
Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian author (d. 1972)
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Kostas Giannidis
b. 1903 – d. 1984
Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1984)
Count Basie
b. 1904 – d. 1984
Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1984)
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Bipin Gupta
b. 1905 – d. 1981
Bipin Gupta, Indian actor and producer (d. 1981)
Friz Freleng
b. 1906 – d. 1995
Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995)
P. Jeevanandham
b. 1907 – d. 1963
P. Jeevanandham, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1963)
Nikolay Bogolyubov
b. 1909 – d. 1992
Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1992)
Toe Blake
b. 1912 – d. 1995
Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
Doug Wright (cricketer)
b. 1914 – d. 1998
Doug Wright, English cricketer and coach (d. 1998)
Bill Lee (singer)
b. 1916 – d. 1980
Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
Consuelo Velázquez
b. 1916 – d. 2005
Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
Leonid Hurwicz
b. 1917 – d. 2008
Leonid Hurwicz, Russian economist and mathematician (d. 2008)
Billy Reay
b. 1918 – d. 2004
Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918)
Reuven Feuerstein
b. 1921 – d. 2014
Reuven Feuerstein, Romanian-Israeli psychologist and academic (d. 2014)
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Albert Irvin
b. 1922 – d. 2015
Albert Irvin, English soldier and painter (d. 2015)
Keith Allen (ice hockey)
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
Jack Buck
b. 1924 – d. 2002
Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
Jack Weston
b. 1924 – d. 1996
Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996)
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Can Yücel
b. 1926 – d. 1999
Can Yücel, Turkish poet and translator (d. 1999)
Thomas S. Monson
b. 1927
Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader, 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Addison Farmer
b. 1928 – d. 1963
Addison Farmer, American bassist (d. 1963)
Art Farmer
b. 1928 – d. 1999
Art Farmer, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1928)
Bud McFadin
b. 1928 – d. 2006
Bud McFadin, American football player (d. 2006)
Herman Badillo
b. 1929 – d. 2014
Herman Badillo, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
X. J. Kennedy
b. 1929
X. J. Kennedy, American poet, translator, anthologist, editor
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
b. 1930 – d. 2002
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)
Frank Perry
b. 1930 – d. 1995
Frank Perry, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
Menashe Kadishman
b. 1932 – d. 2015
Menashe Kadishman, Israeli sculptor and painter (d. 2015)
Melvin Van Peebles
b. 1932
Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, director, and screenwriter
Janet Baker
b. 1933
Janet Baker, English soprano and educator
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Michael Dacher
b. 1933 – d. 1994
Michael Dacher, German mountaineer (d. 1994)
Barry Norman
b. 1933 – d. 2017
Barry Norman, English author and critic (d. 2017)
Erik Paaske
b. 1933 – d. 1992
Erik Paaske, Danish actor and singer (d. 1992)
Sudhakarrao Naik
b. 1934 – d. 2001
Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2001)
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Paul Panhuysen
b. 1934 – d. 2015
Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer (d. 2015)
Wilt Chamberlain
b. 1936 – d. 1999
Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (d. 1999)
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Radish Tordia
b. 1936
Radish Tordia, Georgian painter and educator
Donald Dewar
b. 1937 – d. 2000
Donald Dewar, Scottish lawyer and politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (b. 1937)
Gustavo Noboa
b. 1937
Gustavo Noboa, Ecuadorian academic and politician, 51st President of Ecuador
Robert Stone (novelist)
b. 1937 – d. 2015
Robert Stone, American novelist and short story writer (d. 2015)
Kenny Rogers
b. 1938
Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
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Mike Weston
b. 1938
Mike Weston, English rugby player
James Burton
b. 1939
James Burton, American Hall of Fame guitarist
Festus Mogae
b. 1939
Festus Mogae, Botswana economist and politician, 3rd President of Botswana
Clarence Williams III
b. 1939
Clarence Williams III, American actor
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Dominick Harrod
b. 1940 – d. 2013
Dominick Harrod, English journalist, historian, and author (d. 2013)
Endre Szemerédi
b. 1940
Endre Szemerédi, Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist
Patrick Demarchelier
b. 1943
Patrick Demarchelier, French photographer
Jonathan Schell
b. 1943 – d. 2014
Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
Lucius Shepard
b. 1943 – d. 2014
Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (d. 2014)
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Hugh Wilson (director)
b. 1943
Hugh Wilson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Perry Christie
b. 1944
Perry Christie, Bahamian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Jackie DeShannon
b. 1944
Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter
Peter Weir
b. 1944
Peter Weir, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
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Celia Brayfield
b. 1945
Celia Brayfield, English journalist and author
Jerry DaVanon
b. 1945
Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player
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Willie Lanier
b. 1945
Willie Lanier, American football player
Patty McCormack
b. 1945
Patty McCormack, American actress
Carl Giammarese
b. 1947
Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Buckinghams)
Loretta Devine
b. 1949
Loretta Devine, American actress and singer
Daniel Sivan
b. 1949
Daniel Sivan, Israeli scholar and academic
Patrick Juvet
b. 1950
Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer-songwriter and model
Eric Goles
b. 1951
Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
Chesley V. Morton
b. 1951
Chesley V. Morton, American businessman and politician
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Keith Hart (wrestler)
b. 1952
Keith Hart, Canadian firefighter, wrestler, and trainer
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Glenn Hughes
b. 1952
Glenn Hughes, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
Jiří Paroubek
b. 1952
Jiří Paroubek, Czech soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
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Bernadette Porter
b. 1952
Bernadette Porter, English nun and educator
Joe Strummer
b. 1952 – d. 2002
Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
Ivan Stang
b. 1953
Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director
Archie Griffin
b. 1954
Archie Griffin, American football player
Steve Smith (musician)
b. 1954
Steve Smith, American drummer (Journey)
Mark Williams (singer)
b. 1954
Mark Williams, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
Kim Cattrall
b. 1956
Kim Cattrall, English-Canadian actress
Jon Tester
b. 1956
Jon Tester, American farmer and politician
Frank Pastore
b. 1957 – d. 2012
Frank Pastore, American baseball player and radio host (d. 2012)
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Mark Williams (Australian footballer, born 1958)
b. 1958
Mark Williams, Australian footballer and coach
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Anne Hobbs
b. 1959
Anne Hobbs, English tennis player and coach
Jim McMahon
b. 1959
Jim McMahon, American football player and coach
Gerardo Barbero
b. 1961 – d. 2001
Gerardo Barbero, Argentinian chess player and coach (d. 2001)
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V. B. Chandrasekhar
b. 1961
V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach
Stephen Hillenburg
b. 1961
Stephen Hillenburg, American marine biologist, cartoonist, and animator
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John Korfas
b. 1962
John Korfas, Greek-American basketball player and coach
Mohammed VI of Morocco
b. 1963
Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco
Nigel Pearson
b. 1963
Nigel Pearson, English footballer and manager
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Gary Elkerton
b. 1964
Gary Elkerton, Australian surfer
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Jim Bullinger
b. 1965
Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
John Wetteland
b. 1966
John Wetteland, American baseball player and coach
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Darren Bewick
b. 1967
Darren Bewick, Australian footballer
Charb
b. 1967 – d. 2015
Charb, French journalist and cartoonist (d. 2015)
Carrie-Anne Moss
b. 1967
Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
Serj Tankian
b. 1967
Serj Tankian, Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer
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Dina Carroll
b. 1968
Dina Carroll, English singer-songwriter
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Goran Ćurko
b. 1968
Goran Ćurko, Serbian footballer
Laura Trevelyan
b. 1968
Laura Trevelyan, English journalist and author
Bruce Anstey
b. 1969
Bruce Anstey, New Zealand motorcycle racer
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Josée Chouinard
b. 1969
Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater
Craig Counsell
b. 1970
Craig Counsell, American baseball player and coach
Erik Dekker
b. 1970
Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist and manager
Cathy Weseluck
b. 1970
Cathy Weseluck, Canadian actress
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Mamadou Diallo
b. 1971
Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese footballer
Robert Harvey (footballer)
b. 1971
Robert Harvey, Australian footballer and coach
Liam Howlett
b. 1971
Liam Howlett, English keyboard player, DJ, and producer
Sergey Brin
b. 1973
Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google
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Steve McKenna
b. 1973
Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Martin Andanar
b. 1974
Martin Andanar, Filipino journalist and radio host
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Paul Mellor
b. 1974
Paul Mellor, Australian rugby league player and referee
Simon Katich
b. 1975
Simon Katich, Australian cricketer and manager
Alex Brooks
b. 1976
Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player and scout
Jeff Cunningham
b. 1976
Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican-American soccer player
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Robert Miles (rugby league)
b. 1976
Robert Miles, Australian rugby league player
Ramón Vázquez
b. 1976
Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
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Peter Buxton
b. 1978
Peter Buxton, English rugby player and manager
Reuben Droughns
b. 1978
Reuben Droughns, American football player and coach
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Lee Gronkiewicz
b. 1978
Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player and coach
Alan Lee (footballer)
b. 1978
Alan Lee, Irish footballer and coach
Jason Marquis
b. 1978
Jason Marquis, American baseball player
Kelis
b. 1979
Kelis, American singer-songwriter, producer, chef and author
Burney Lamar
b. 1980
Burney Lamar, American race car driver
Paul Menard
b. 1980
Paul Menard, American race car driver
Jasmin Wöhr
b. 1980
Jasmin Wöhr, German tennis player
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Jarrod Lyle
b. 1981
Jarrod Lyle, Australian golfer
Cameron Winklevoss
b. 1981
Cameron Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
Tyler Winklevoss
b. 1981
Tyler Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
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Jason Eaton
b. 1982
Jason Eaton, New Zealand rugby player
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Omar Sachedina
b. 1982
Omar Sachedina, Canadian television journalist, correspondent, and news anchor
Scott McDonald
b. 1983
Scott McDonald, Australian footballer
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Neil Dexter
b. 1984
Neil Dexter, South African cricketer
Melvin Upton, Jr.
b. 1984
Melvin Upton, Jr., American baseball player
Nicolás Almagro
b. 1985
Nicolás Almagro, Spanish tennis player
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Aleksandra Kiryashova
b. 1985
Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
Usain Bolt
b. 1986
Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
Wout Brama
b. 1986
Wout Brama, Dutch footballer
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Koki Sakamoto
b. 1986
Koki Sakamoto, Japanese gymnast
Robert Lewandowski
b. 1988
Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer
Kacey Musgraves
b. 1988
Kacey Musgraves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Charlison Benschop
b. 1989
Charlison Benschop, Dutch footballer
James Davey (rugby league)
b. 1989
James Davey, English rugby league player
Matteo Gentili
b. 1989
Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer
Hayden Panettiere
b. 1989
Hayden Panettiere, American actress
Aleix Vidal
b. 1989
Aleix Vidal, Spanish footballer
Leandro Bacuna
b. 1991
Leandro Bacuna, Dutch footballer