People born on August 6 189
Emperor Go-Toba
b. 1180 – d. 1239
Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)
Matthew Parker
b. 1504 – d. 1575
Matthew Parker, English archbishop (d. 1575)
Fakhr-al-Din II
b. 1572 – d. 1635
Fakhr-al-Din II, Ottoman prince (d. 1635)
Bulstrode Whitelocke
b. 1605 – d. 1675
Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer (d. 1675)
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Richard Bennett (Governor)
b. 1609 – d. 1675
Richard Bennett, English-American politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
Barbara Strozzi
b. 1619 – d. 1677
Barbara Strozzi, Italian composer and singer-songwriter (d. 1677)
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries
b. 1622 – d. 1666
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Frisian naval hero and commander (b. 1622)
Nicolas Malebranche
b. 1638 – d. 1715
Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (d. 1715)
Louise de La Vallière
b. 1644 – d. 1710
Louise de La Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (d. 1710)
François Fénelon
b. 1651 – d. 1715
François Fénelon, French archbishop and poet (d. 1715)
Claude de Forbin
b. 1656 – d. 1733
Claude de Forbin, French general (d. 1733)
Maria Sophia of Neuburg
b. 1666 – d. 1699
Maria Sophia of Neuburg (d. 1699)
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
b. 1697 – d. 1745
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1745)
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
b. 1715 – d. 1747
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (d. 1747)
Petros Mavromichalis
b. 1765 – d. 1848
Petros Mavromichalis, Greek general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1848)
William Hyde Wollaston
b. 1766 – d. 1828
William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (d. 1828)
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
b. 1768 – d. 1813
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general and politician (d. 1813)
Daniel O'Connell
b. 1775 – d. 1847
Daniel O'Connell, Irish lawyer and politician, Lord Mayor of Dublin (d. 1847)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
b. 1809 – d. 1892
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet (b. 1809)
Thomas Alexander Browne
b. 1826 – d. 1915
Thomas Alexander Browne, English-Australian author (d. 1915)
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Hjalmar Kiærskou
b. 1835 – d. 1900
Hjalmar Kiærskou, Danish botanist (d. 1900)
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
b. 1844 – d. 1900
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)
James Henry Greathead
b. 1844 – d. 1896
James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (d. 1896)
Anna Haining Bates
b. 1846 – d. 1888
Anna Haining Bates, Canadian-American giant (d. 1888)
Paul Claudel
b. 1868 – d. 1955
Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (d. 1955)
Charles Fort
b. 1874 – d. 1932
Charles Fort, American author (d. 1932)
Wallace H. White, Jr.
b. 1877 – d. 1952
Wallace H. White, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1952)
Hans Moser (actor)
b. 1880 – d. 1964
Hans Moser, Austrian actor and singer (d. 1964)
Leo Carrillo
b. 1881 – d. 1961
Leo Carrillo, American actor and singer (b. 1880)
Alexander Fleming
b. 1881 – d. 1955
Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
Louella Parsons
b. 1881 – d. 1972
Louella Parsons, American journalist (d. 1972)
Scott Nearing
b. 1883 – d. 1983
Scott Nearing, American economist, educator, and activist (b. 1883)
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Edward Ballantine
b. 1886 – d. 1971
Edward Ballantine, American composer and academic (d. 1971)
Dudley Benjafield
b. 1887 – d. 1957
Dudley Benjafield, English race car driver (d. 1957)
George Kenney
b. 1889 – d. 1977
George Kenney, Canadian-American general (d. 1977)
John Middleton Murry
b. 1889 – d. 1957
John Middleton Murry, English poet and author (d. 1957)
Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale
b. 1890 – d. 1956
Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland (d. 1956)
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
b. 1891 – d. 1970
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English field marshal and politician, 13th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1970)
Hoot Gibson
b. 1892 – d. 1962
Hoot Gibson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1892)
Wright Patman
b. 1893 – d. 1976
Wright Patman, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1976)
Ernesto Lecuona
b. 1895 – d. 1963
Ernesto Lecuona, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1963)
Frank Nicklin
b. 1895 – d. 1978
Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (d. 1978)
Cecil Howard Green
b. 1900 – d. 2003
Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, co-founded Texas Instruments (d. 2003)
Dutch Schultz
b. 1902 – d. 1935
Dutch Schultz, American gangster (d. 1935)
Jean Dessès
b. 1904 – d. 1970
Jean Dessès, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer (d. 1970)
Henry Iba
b. 1904 – d. 1993
Henry Iba, American basketball player and coach (d. 1993)
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Vic Dickenson
b. 1906 – d. 1984
Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (d. 1984)
Helen Jacobs
b. 1908 – d. 1997
Helen Jacobs, American tennis player and commander (d. 1997)
Lajos Vajda
b. 1908 – d. 1941
Lajos Vajda, Hungarian painter and illustrator (d. 1941)
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Diana Keppel, Countess of Albemarle
b. 1909 – d. 2013
Diana Keppel, Countess of Albemarle (d. 2013)
Adoniran Barbosa
b. 1910 – d. 1982
Adoniran Barbosa, Brazilian musician, singer, composer, humorist, and actor (d. 1982)
Charles Crichton
b. 1910 – d. 1999
Charles Crichton, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
Lucille Ball
b. 1911 – d. 1989
Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman (d. 1989)
Norman Gordon
b. 1911 – d. 2014
Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
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Constance Heaven
b. 1911 – d. 1995
Constance Heaven, English author and actress (d. 1995)
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Richard C. Miller
b. 1912 – d. 2010
Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010)
Gordon Freeth
b. 1914 – d. 2001
Gordon Freeth, Australian lawyer and politician, 24th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2001)
Richard Hofstadter
b. 1916 – d. 1970
Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (d. 1970)
Dom Mintoff
b. 1916 – d. 2012
Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1916)
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Barbara Cooney
b. 1917 – d. 2000
Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
Robert Mitchum
b. 1917 – d. 1997
Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997)
Norman Granz
b. 1918 – d. 2001
Norman Granz, American-Swiss record producer and manager (d. 2001)
Pauline Betz
b. 1919 – d. 2011
Pauline Betz, American tennis player (d. 2011)
Selma Diamond
b. 1920 – d. 1985
Selma Diamond, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter (d. 1985)
John Graves (author)
b. 1920 – d. 2013
John Graves, American author (d. 2013)
Ella Raines
b. 1920 – d. 1988
Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)
Freddie Laker
b. 1922 – d. 2006
Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (d. 2006)
Dan Walker (politician)
b. 1922 – d. 2015
Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (d. 2015)
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Jess Collins
b. 1923 – d. 2004
Jess Collins, American painter (d. 2004)
Paul Hellyer
b. 1923
Paul Hellyer, Canadian engineer and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of Defence
Samuel Bowers
b. 1924 – d. 2006
Samuel Bowers, American activist, co-founded the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 2006)
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Elisabeth Beresford
b. 1926 – d. 2010
Elisabeth Beresford, French-English journalist and author (d. 2010)
Frank Finlay
b. 1926 – d. 2016
Frank Finlay, English actor (d. 2016)
Clem Labine
b. 1926 – d. 2007
Clem Labine, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007)
János Rózsás
b. 1926 – d. 2012
János Rózsás, Hungarian author (d. 2012)
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Norman Wexler
b. 1926 – d. 1999
Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (b. 1926)
Herb Moford
b. 1928 – d. 2005
Herb Moford, American baseball player (d. 2005)
Andy Warhol
b. 1928 – d. 1987
Andy Warhol, American painter and photographer (d. 1987)
Mike Elliott (saxophonist)
b. 1929
Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist
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Roch La Salle
b. 1929 – d. 2007
Roch La Salle, Canadian politician, 42nd Canadian Minister of Public Works (d. 2007)
Abbey Lincoln
b. 1930 – d. 2010
Abbey Lincoln, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2010)
Chalmers Johnson
b. 1931 – d. 2010
Chalmers Johnson, American scholar and author (d. 2010)
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Michael Deeley
b. 1932
Michael Deeley, English screenwriter and producer
Howard Hodgkin
b. 1932 – d. 2017
Howard Hodgkin, English painter (d. 2017)
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Charles Wood (playwright)
b. 1932
Charles Wood, English playwright and screenwriter
A. G. Kripal Singh
b. 1933 – d. 1987
A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 1987)
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Piers Anthony
b. 1934
Piers Anthony, English-American soldier and author
Chris Bonington
b. 1934
Chris Bonington, English mountaineer and author
Billy Boston
b. 1934
Billy Boston, Welsh rugby player and soldier
Fortunato Baldelli
b. 1935 – d. 2012
Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (b. 1935)
Octavio Getino
b. 1935 – d. 2012
Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
Baden Powell de Aquino
b. 1937 – d. 2000
Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1937)
Charlie Haden
b. 1937 – d. 2014
Charlie Haden, American bassist and composer (d. 2014)
Barbara Windsor
b. 1937
Barbara Windsor, English actress
Paul Bartel
b. 1938 – d. 2000
Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
Peter Bonerz
b. 1938
Peter Bonerz, American actor and director
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Bert Yancey
b. 1938 – d. 1994
Bert Yancey, American golfer (d. 1994)
Mukhu Aliyev
b. 1940
Mukhu Aliyev, Russian philologist and politician, 2nd President of Dagestan
Egil Kapstad
b. 1940
Egil Kapstad, Norwegian pianist and composer
Louise Sorel
b. 1940
Louise Sorel, American actress
Ray Culp
b. 1941
Ray Culp, American baseball player
Andrew Green, Baron Green of Deddington
b. 1941
Andrew Green, Baron Green of Deddington, English diplomat
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Byard Lancaster
b. 1942 – d. 2012
Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 2012)
Jon Postel
b. 1943 – d. 1998
Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic (d. 1998)
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Inday Badiday
b. 1944 – d. 2003
Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress (d. 2003)
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Michael Mingos
b. 1944
Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic
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Martin Wharton
b. 1944
Martin Wharton, English bishop
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Ron Jones (television director)
b. 1945 – d. 1993
Ron Jones, English director and production manager (d. 1993)
Allan Holdsworth
b. 1946 – d. 2017
Allan Holdsworth, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2017)
Radhia Cousot
b. 1947
Radhia Cousot, French computer scientist and academic
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Tony Dell
b. 1947
Tony Dell, English-Australian cricketer and soldier
William McCrea (politician)
b. 1948
William McCrea, Northern Irish politician
Dino Bravo
b. 1949 – d. 1993
Dino Bravo, Italian-Canadian wrestler (d. 1993)
Richard Prince
b. 1949
Richard Prince, American painter and photographer
Clarence Richard Silva
b. 1949
Clarence Richard Silva, American bishop
Dorian Harewood
b. 1950
Dorian Harewood, American actor
Catherine Hicks
b. 1951
Catherine Hicks, American actress
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Daryl Somers
b. 1951
Daryl Somers, Australian television host and singer
Pat MacDonald (musician)
b. 1952
Pat MacDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
David McLetchie
b. 1952 – d. 2013
David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician (b. 1952)
Ton Scherpenzeel
b. 1952
Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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Mark Hughes (rugby league, born 1954)
b. 1954
Mark Hughes, English-Australian rugby league player
Bill Emmott
b. 1956
Bill Emmott, English journalist and author
Bob Horner
b. 1957
Bob Horner, American baseball player
Jim McGreevey
b. 1957
Jim McGreevey, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New Jersey
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Randy DeBarge
b. 1958
Randy DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Rajendra Singh
b. 1959
Rajendra Singh, Indian environmentalist
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Dale Ellis
b. 1960
Dale Ellis, American basketball player
Mary Ann Sieghart
b. 1961
Mary Ann Sieghart, English journalist and radio host
Michelle Yeoh
b. 1962
Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian-Hong Kong actress and producer
Charles Ingram
b. 1963
Charles Ingram, English soldier, author, and game show contestant
Kevin Mitnick
b. 1963
Kevin Mitnick, American computer hacker and author
Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo
b. 1964
Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, Nigerian journalist, activist, social media expert, and pharmacist
Vishal Bhardwaj
b. 1965
Vishal Bhardwaj, Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer
Yuki Kajiura
b. 1965
Yuki Kajiura, Japanese pianist and composer
David Robinson (basketball)
b. 1965
David Robinson, American basketball player and lieutenant
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Vince Wells
b. 1965
Vince Wells, English cricketer
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Lorna Fitzsimons
b. 1967
Lorna Fitzsimons, English businesswoman and politician
Mike Greenberg
b. 1967
Mike Greenberg, American journalist and sportscaster
Julie Snyder
b. 1967
Julie Snyder, Canadian talk show host and producer
Jack de Gier
b. 1968
Jack de Gier, Dutch footballer
Simon Doull
b. 1969
Simon Doull, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
Elliott Smith
b. 1969 – d. 2003
Elliott Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
M. Night Shyamalan
b. 1970
M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
Paolo Bacigalupi
b. 1972
Paolo Bacigalupi, American author
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Darren Eales
b. 1972
Darren Eales, English footballer and lawyer
Geri Halliwell
b. 1972
Geri Halliwell, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
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Ray Lucas
b. 1972
Ray Lucas, American football player and sportscaster
Vera Farmiga
b. 1973
Vera Farmiga, American actress
Max Kellerman
b. 1973
Max Kellerman, American sportscaster and radio host
Iain Morris
b. 1973
Iain Morris, English screenwriter and producer
Stuart O'Grady
b. 1973
Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist
Bobby Petta
b. 1974
Bobby Petta, Dutch footballer
Luis Vizcaíno
b. 1974
Luis Vizcaíno, Dominican baseball player
Alvin Williams
b. 1974
Alvin Williams, American basketball player and coach
Jason Crump
b. 1975
Jason Crump, English-Australian motorcycle racer
Renate Götschl
b. 1975
Renate Götschl, Austrian skier
Víctor Zambrano
b. 1975
Víctor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
Soleil Moon Frye
b. 1976
Soleil Moon Frye, American actress and producer
Melissa George
b. 1976
Melissa George, Australian-American actress
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Adam Ritson
b. 1976
Adam Ritson, Australian rugby league player
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Shaun Timmins
b. 1976
Shaun Timmins, Australian rugby league player
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Leandro Amaral
b. 1977
Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer
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Rebecca Maddern
b. 1977
Rebecca Maddern, Australian journalist and television host
Jimmy Nielsen
b. 1977
Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
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Luciano Zavagno
b. 1977
Luciano Zavagno, Argentinian footballer
Marvel Smith
b. 1978
Marvel Smith, American football player
Francesco Bellotti
b. 1979
Francesco Bellotti, Italian cyclist
Jaime Correa (footballer)
b. 1979
Jaime Correa, Mexican footballer
Travis Reed
b. 1979
Travis Reed, American basketball player
Danny Collins (footballer)
b. 1980
Danny Collins, English-Welsh footballer
Seneca Wallace
b. 1980
Seneca Wallace, American football player
Roman Weidenfeller
b. 1980
Roman Weidenfeller, German footballer
Vitantonio Liuzzi
b. 1981
Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italian race car driver
Diána Póth
b. 1981
Diána Póth, Hungarian figure skater
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Neil Harvey (footballer)
b. 1983
Neil Harvey, English-Barbadian footballer
C. J. Mosley (defensive lineman)
b. 1983
C. J. Mosley, American football player
Robin van Persie
b. 1983
Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
Vedad Ibišević
b. 1984
Vedad Ibišević, Bosnian footballer
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Jesse Ryder
b. 1984
Jesse Ryder, New Zealand cricketer
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Viktoria Baškite
b. 1985
Viktoria Baškite, Estonian chess player
Mickaël Delage
b. 1985
Mickaël Delage, French cyclist
Bafétimbi Gomis
b. 1985
Bafétimbi Gomis, French footballer
Garrett Weber-Gale
b. 1985
Garrett Weber-Gale, American swimmer
Mehmet Akgün
b. 1986
Mehmet Akgün, Turkish footballer
Raphael Pyrasch
b. 1986
Raphael Pyrasch, German rugby player
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Jiao Liuyang
b. 1991
Jiao Liuyang, Chinese swimmer
Tara Moore
b. 1992
Tara Moore, British tennis player
Rebecca Peterson
b. 1995
Rebecca Peterson, Swedish tennis player