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History Births on August 27

Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Ogie_Alcasid

In 1967

Joel Grant, English-Jamaican footballer

#Joel_Grant

In 1987

Scott Dibble, American lawyer and politician

#Scott_Dibble_(politician)

In 1965

Aygül Özkan, German lawyer and politician

#Aygül_Özkan

In 1971

Mark Rudan, Australian footballer and manager

#Mark_Rudan

In 1975

Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal (d. 2017)

#Andrea_Cordero_Lanza_di_Montezemolo

In 1925

Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor

#Patrick_J._Adams

In 1981

Johan Norberg, Swedish historian and author

#Johan_Norberg

In 1973

Tony Kanal, British-American bass player. songwriter, and record producer

#Tony_Kanal

In 1970

Tom Lanoye, Belgian author, poet, and playwright

#Tom_Lanoye

In 1958

Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1932)

#Giuseppe_Peano

In 1858

Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)

#Charles_G._Dawes

In 1865

Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910)

#Charles_Rolls

In 1877

Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter and sculptor

#Alexandra_Nechita

In 1985

Robert Richardson, American cinematographer

#Robert_Richardson_(cinematographer)

In 1955

Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer

#Alessandro_Gamberini

In 1981

Bob Kerrey, American lieutenant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient, 35th Governor of Nebraska

#Bob_Kerrey

In 1943

The Great Khali, Indian Professional Wrestler

#The_Great_Khali

In 1972

Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (d. 1715)

#Charles_Calvert,_3rd_Baron_Baltimore

In 1637

Reece Shearsmith, English actor, comedian and writer

#Reece_Shearsmith

In 1969

Mark Webber, Australian race car driver

#Mark_Webber

In 1976

David Bentley, English footballer

#David_Bentley

In 1984

Tim Bogert, American singer and bass player

#Tim_Bogert

In 1944

Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (d. 2002)

#Kristen_Nygaard

In 1926

Joel Kovel, American scholar and author (d. 2018)

#Joel_Kovel

In 1936

Barbara Bach, American model and actress

#Barbara_Bach

In 1947

José Vidro, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

#José_Vidro

In 1974

Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001)

#Jelle_Zijlstra

In 1918

Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (d. 1966)

#Vincent_Auriol

In 1884

Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1959)

#Lester_Young

In 1909

Jonny Moseley, Puerto Rican-American skier and television host

#Jonny_Moseley

In 1975

Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress

#Sarah_Chalke

In 1976

Stephan Elliott, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter

#Stephan_Elliott

In 1964

Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic (d. 2012)

#Saiichi_Maruya

In 1925

Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)

#Edward_Patten

In 1939

Hong Beom-do, Korean general and activist (d. 1943)

#Hong_Beom-do

In 1868

John Lloyd, English tennis player and sportscaster

#John_Lloyd_(tennis)

In 1954

Péter Boross, Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary

#Péter_Boross

In 1928

András Pet?cz, Hungarian author and poet

#András_Pet?cz

In 1959

Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright

#Peter_Stormare

In 1953

Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler

#Milano_Collection_A.T.

In 1976

Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (d. 1919)

#Hermann_Weingärtner

In 1864

Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (d. 1979)

#Rebecca_Clarke_(composer)

In 1886

Denise Lewis, English heptathlete

#Denise_Lewis

In 1972

Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)

#Friedrich_Martens

In 1845

Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler and politician (d. 1968)

#Gholamreza_Takhti

In 1930

Randall Garrison, American-Canadian criminologist and politician

#Randall_Garrison

In 1951

Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

#Carl_Bosch

In 1874

Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2019)

#Daryl_Dragon

In 1942

Koxinga, Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist (d. 1662)

#Koxinga

In 1624

Bill Neilson, Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1989)

#Bill_Neilson

In 1925

Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager (d. 2001)

#Don_Bradman

In 1908

Amado Nervo, Mexican journalist, poet, and diplomat (d. 1919)

#Amado_Nervo

In 1870

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and academic (d. 1831)

#Georg_Wilhelm_Friedrich_Hegel

In 1770

Juhan Parts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia

#Juhan_Parts

In 1966

Glen Matlock, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Glen_Matlock

In 1956

Olivier Le Gac, French cyclist

#Olivier_Le_Gac

In 1993

Sergey Sirotkin, Russian race car driver

#Sergey_Sirotkin_(racing_driver)

In 1995

Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer, television personality, and author

#Cesar_Millan

In 1969

Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (d. 2007)

#Sri_Chinmoy

In 1931

Romain Amalfitano, French footballer

#Romain_Amalfitano

In 1989

Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager

#Buddy_Bell

In 1951

James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (d. 1935)

#James_Henry_Breasted

In 1865

Denis G. Lillie, British biologist, member of the 1910-1913 Terra Nova Expedition (d. 1963)

#Denis_G._Lillie

In 1884

Stephen Morris, American football player

#Stephen_Morris_(American_football)

In 1992

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu

#Mangosuthu_Buthelezi

In 1928

Anne Marie d'Orléans, queen of Sardinia (d. 1728)

#Anne_Marie_d'Orléans

In 1669

Aaron Paul, American actor and producer

#Aaron_Paul

In 1979

Hugh Orde, British police officer

#Hugh_Orde

In 1958

Lien Chan, Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China

#Lien_Chan

In 1936

Ivan Franko, Ukrainian author and poet (d. 1916)

#Ivan_Franko

In 1856

Frode Fjellheim, Norwegian pianist and composer

#Frode_Fjellheim

In 1959

Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer

#Danny_Coyne

In 1973

Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (d. 1967)

#Katharine_McCormick

In 1875

Ernie Broglio, American baseball player (d. 2019)

#Ernie_Broglio

In 1935

Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (d. 1897)

#Charles_Lilley

In 1827

Chandra Wilson, American actress and director

#Chandra_Wilson

In 1969

Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (d. 1788)

#Johann_Georg_Hamann

In 1730

Lee Sung-yeol, South Korean actor and singer

#Lee_Sung-yeol

In 1991

Mark Ilott, English cricketer

#Mark_Ilott

In 1970

Mack Brown, American football player and coach

#Mack_Brown

In 1951

Hannibal Hamlin, American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891)

#Hannibal_Hamlin

In 1809

Daniela Romo, Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess

#Daniela_Romo

In 1959

Ange Postecoglou, Greek-Australian footballer and coach

#Ange_Postecoglou

In 1965

Bernhard Langer, German golfer

#Bernhard_Langer

In 1957

Tuesday Weld, American model and actress

#Tuesday_Weld

In 1943

Joan Smith, English journalist and author

#Joan_Smith

In 1953

Antonia Fraser, English historian and author

#Antonia_Fraser

In 1932

Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter

#Kim_Petras

In 1992

Jim Thome, American baseball player and manager

#Jim_Thome

In 1970

Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (d. 2012)

#Roelof_Kruisinga

In 1922

Nikola Pili?, Yugoslav tennis player and coach

#Nikola_Pili?

In 1939

Kevan Hurst, English footballer

#Kevan_Hurst

In 1985

Deco, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer

#Deco

In 1977

John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania and Protestant Bishop of Cammin (d. 1600)

#John_Frederick,_Duke_of_Pomerania

In 1542

Sebastian Kurz, Austrian politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria

#Sebastian_Kurz

In 1986

Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966)

#Sylvère_Maes

In 1909

Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (d. 2008)

#Karl_Unterkircher

In 1970

Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1986)

#Peanuts_Lowrey

In 1917

René Higuita, Colombian footballer

#René_Higuita

In 1966

Ernst Wetter, Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1963)

#Ernst_Wetter

In 1877

Darren McFadden, American football player

#Darren_McFadden

In 1987

Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver

#Gerhard_Berger

In 1959

Dietmar Hamann, German footballer and manager

#Dietmar_Hamann

In 1973

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751)

#John_Hervey,_1st_Earl_of_Bristol

In 1665

Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (d. 1945)

#Theodore_Dreiser

In 1871

Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress

#Juliana_Cannarozzo

In 1989

Anna of Brandenburg (d. 1514)

#Anna_of_Brandenburg

In 1487

Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress

#Yolanda_Adams

In 1961

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1592)

#Alexander_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma

In 1545

Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic (d. 2015)

#Jaswant_Singh_Neki

In 1925

Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian

#Paul_Reubens

In 1952

Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973)

#Lyndon_B._Johnson

In 1908

Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (d. 2011)

#Cesária_Évora

In 1941

Rajesh Thakker, English physician and academic

#Rajesh_Thakker

In 1954

Derek Warwick, English race car driver

#Derek_Warwick

In 1954

Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician (d. 1885)

#Giorgio_Mitrovich

In 1795

Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jimmy_Pop

In 1972

Justin Miller, American baseball player (d. 2013)

#Justin_Miller_(baseball,_born_1977)

In 1977

Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2008)

#Cor_Brom

In 1932

Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and manager

#Ernest_Faber

In 1971

Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer

#Alexa_PenaVega

In 1988

Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (d. 1933)

#Kenji_Miyazawa

In 1896

Charles Fleischer, American comedian and actor

#Charles_Fleischer

In 1950

Daphne Koller, Israeli-American computer scientist and academic

#Daphne_Koller

In 1968

Joe Cunningham, American baseball player and coach

#Joe_Cunningham_(baseball)

In 1931

William Least Heat-Moon, American travel writer and historian

#William_Least_Heat-Moon

In 1939

John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and politician

#John_Morrison_(cricketer)

In 1947

Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (d. 2007)

#Alice_Coltrane

In 1937

Jeanette Winterson, English journalist and novelist

#Jeanette_Winterson

In 1959

Kevin Huerter, American basketball player

#Kevin_Huerter

In 1998

George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)

#George,_Duke_of_Saxony

In 1471

Sergei Krikalev, Russian engineer and astronaut

#Sergei_Krikalev

In 1958

Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer

#Luuk_de_Jong

In 1990

Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (d. 1976)

#Man_Ray

In 1890

Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and coach

#Andy_Bichel

In 1970

Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994)

#Martha_Raye

In 1916

Tommy Sands, American pop singer and actor

#Tommy_Sands_(American_singer)

In 1937

Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St Elisabeth (d. 1914)

#Ödön_Lechner

In 1845

Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Alex_Lifeson

In 1953

Tom Ford, American fashion designer

#Tom_Ford

In 1961

Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (d. 1895)

#Edward_Beecher

In 1803

Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer

#Sulley_Muntari

In 1984

Blake Jenner, American actor and singer

#Blake_Jenner

In 1992

Sarah Hecken, German figure skater

#Sarah_Hecken

In 1993

Ann Murray, Irish soprano

#Ann_Murray

In 1949

Carlos Moyá, Spanish-Swiss tennis player

#Carlos_Moyá

In 1976

Tom Berryhill, American businessman and politician

#Tom_Berryhill

In 1953

Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1869)

#Bertalan_Szemere

In 1812

Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist

#Sarah_Neufeld

In 1979

Nikica Jelavi?, Croatian footballer

#Nikica_Jelavi?

In 1985

Ayame Gouriki, Japanese actress and singer

In 1992

Joanna McGilchrist, English rugby player and physiotherapist

In 1983

Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Brazilian footballer

In 1981

Rusty Smith, American speed skater

In 1979

Audrey C. Delsanti, French astronomer and biologist

In 1976

Mase, American rapper, songwriter and pastor

In 1975

Blake Adams, American golfer

In 1975

Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer

In 1974

Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer

In 1974

Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter

In 1973

Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player

In 1972

Hisayuki Okawa, Japanese runner

In 1971

Kyung Lah, South Korean-American journalist

In 1971

Mark Ealham, English cricketer

In 1969

Matthew Ridge, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster

In 1968

Michael Long, New Zealand golfer

In 1968

Rob Burnett, American football player and sportscaster

In 1967

Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower

In 1966

Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

In 1965

Paul Bernardo, Canadian serial rapist and murderer

In 1964

Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer

In 1961

Steve McDowall, English rugby player

In 1961

Mark Curry, English television host and actor

In 1961

Denice Denton, American engineer and academic (d. 2006)

In 1959

Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor

In 1959

Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author

In 1957

Diana Scarwid, American actress

In 1955

Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author

In 1950

Neil Murray, Scottish bass player and songwriter

In 1950

Leah Jamieson, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic

In 1949

Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1949

Philippe Vallois, French director and screenwriter

In 1948

Deborah Swallow, English historian and curator

In 1948

John Mehler, American drummer

In 1948

Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2002)

In 1947

Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)

In 1947

Kirk Francis, American engineer and producer

In 1947

Halil Berktay, Turkish historian and academic

In 1947

Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer and manager

In 1946

Douglas R. Campbell, Canadian lawyer and judge

In 1945

Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist

In 1943

Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

In 1942

Harrison Page, American actor

In 1941

János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (d. 2014)

In 1941

Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (d. 1994)

In 1940

Fernest Arceneaux, American singer and accordion player (d. 2008)

In 1940

Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2014)

In 1935

Michael Holroyd, English author

In 1935

George Scott, Canadian-American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)

In 1929

Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (d. 2007)

In 1929

Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (d. 2003)

In 1928

George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (d. 2008)

In 1926

Carter Stanley, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)

In 1925

Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (d. 2011)

In 1925

Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)

In 1924

David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010)

In 1924

Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (d. 2013)

In 1923

Leo Penn, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1998)

In 1921

Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1996)

In 1921

James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (d. 2015)

In 1920

Baptiste Manzini, American football player (d. 2008)

In 1920

Murray Grand, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2007)

In 1919

Pee Wee Butts, American baseball player and coach (d. 1972)

In 1919

Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993)

In 1916

Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (d. 1991)

In 1916

Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)

In 1915

Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980)

In 1912

Kay Walsh, English actress and dancer (d. 2005)

In 1911

Charles Pozzi, French race car driver (d. 2001)

In 1909

Ed Gein, American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (d. 1982)

In 1906

Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier (d. 1945)

In 1905

John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982)

In 1904

Norah Lofts, English author (d. 1983)

In 1904

Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (d. 1963)

In 1904

C. S. Forester, English novelist (d. 1966)

In 1899

Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1963)

In 1898

Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (d. 1993)

In 1896

Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian archaeologist and historian (d. 1981)

In 1895

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (d. 1928)

In 1878

John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician (d. 1781)

In 1724

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian general (d. 1748)

In 1677

Friedrich Staphylus, German theologian (d. 1564)

In 1512

Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1425)

In 1407

Rhazes, Persian polymath (d. 925)

In 865

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