Famous Birthdays on August 4

1799 Olof Wilhelm Uddén, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 1868)
1805 William Rowan Hamilton, Irish astronomer and mathematician, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1865)
1815 Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich, Sulz am Neckar, German Physician and advocate of scientific medicine
1816 Israel Vogdes, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Chester County, Pennsylvania (d. 1889)
1818 Lovell Harrison Rosseau, American lawyer politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Stanford, Kentucky (d. 1869)
1821 James Springer White, American theologian (co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church), born in Palmyra, Maine (d. 1881)

Louis Vuitton (1821-1892)

French founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH, born in Anchay, France

1823 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, American politician (Governor of Indiana), born in Salisbury, Indiana (d. 1877)
1825 Arthur Haygarth, English cricket batsman (Middlesex & Surrey, cricket historian), born in Hastings, Sussex, England (d. 1903)
1834 John Venn, English mathematician (Venn Diagram), born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England (d. 1923)
1839 Walter Pater, writer (Plato & Platoism), born in London, England
1843 Florimond Van Duyse, Belgian composer and musicologist, born in Ghent (d. 1910)
1846 Silas Gamaliel Pratt, American composer (The Tragedy of the Deep), born in Addison, Vermont (d. 1916)
1848 Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)
1859 Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Nobel Prize in Literature 1920), born in Lom, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway (d. 1952)
1865 Gus Kempis, South African cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1890)
1867 Jake Beckley, American Baseball HOF first baseman (23,767 putouts MLB record; career .308 hitter; Pittsburgh Alleghenys/Pirates; NY Giants; Cincinnati Reds; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Hannibal, Missouri (d. 1918)
1870 Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer (Roamin' in the Gloamin), born in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1950)
1873 Damaso Berenguer, Spanish soldier and politician (122nd Prime Minister of Spain), born in San Juan de los Remedios, Cuba (d. 1953)
1877 Dame Laura Knight, English impressionist artist, born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England (d. 1970)
1884 Henri Cornet, French cyclist who won the second Tour de France, born in Desvres, France (d. 1941)
1888 Philip Greeley Clapp, American composer and educator (University of Iowa, 1919-54), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1954)
1888 Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Bohra Spiritual Leader, born in Surat, India (d. 1965)
1890 Dolf Luque, Cuban Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1919, 33; MLB wins leader & MLB ERA leader 1923; Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1957)
1890 Erich Weinert, German communist writer, born in Magdeburg (d. 1953)
1892 Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Dutch composer, born in Rotterdam (d. 1971)
1897 Joseph Calleia, Maltese-American stage, screen, and radio actor (The Jungle Book; Gilda; Touch of Evil), born in Mdina, Malta (d. 1975)
1898 Ernesto Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (director, chief engineer Maserati of Modena), born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1975)
1899 Ezra Taft Benson, 13th President of Latter-day Saints and US Secretary of Agriculture, born in Whitney, Idaho (d. 1994)
1900 Arturo Umberto Illia, President of Argentina (1963-66), born in Pergamino, Argentina (d. 1983)
1900 Douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch)

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002)

British consort of King George VI and Queen Mother after his death, born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

1901 Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1972)

Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)

American jazz trumpeter and singer ("Hello, Dolly!"; "What A Wonderful World"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

1902 Clara Peller, Russian-American manicurist and commercial spokesperson (Wendy's - "Where's the beef?"), born in Imperial Russia (d. 1987)
1902 Wild Bill Hallahan, American baseball player, born in Binghamton, New York (d. 1981)
1903 Tony Gulotta, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1927 3rd), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1981)
1904 Helen Kane [Schroeder], American actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1966)
1904 Joe Tate, English footballer, born in Old Hill, Cradley Heath, England (d. 1973)
1904 Theodore Newton, American actor (Ace of Aces, Voltaire), born in Lawrenceville, New Jersey (d. 1963)
1904 Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, Pornography), born in Małoszyce, Russian Empire (d. 1969)
1905 Boris Alexandrov, Soviet-Russian conductor (Alexandrov Ensemble, 1946-86), and composer, chiefly of patriotic and military music, born in Bologoye, Russian Empire (d. 1994)
1905 Michael Scott Montague Fordham, English child psychiatrist and Jungian analyst, born in Kensington, London (d. 1995)
1906 Marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess (last Queen of Italy), born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 2001)
1908 Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor, born in Munich (d. 1994)
1908 Leslie Wilkinson, journalist
1908 Osbert Lancaster, English cartoonist and author (Daily Express), born in London (d. 1986)
1909 Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape gardener, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1994)
1909 Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician (co-founded category theory), born in Taftville, Connecticut (d. 2005)
1910 Anita Page, American silent screen actress (Our Dancing Daughters), born in Flushing, Queens (d. 2008)
1910 Hedda Sterne, Romanian born American artist, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2011)
1910 William Schuman, American composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1943), and administrator (Juilliard, 1945-61; Lincoln Center, 1961-68), born in New York City (d. 1992)
1912 Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and mountaineer, born in Volyn, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1999)
1912 David Raksin, American composer renown for his work in film and TV (Laura; Modern Times), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1912 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved 10,000s of Jews), born in Lidingö Municipality, Sweden (d. 1947)
1913 Robert Hayden, African-American poet (Those Winter Sundays), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1980)
1913 Wesley Addy, American actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Bostonians, Loving), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1996)
1915 Irving Fields [Yitzhak Schwartz], American lounge pianist and composer (Ilona Massey Show; Bagels & Bongos), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
1915 Warren Avis, American entrepreneur (Avis Rent a Car System), born in Bay City, Michigan (d. 2007)
1918 Iceberg Slim (a.k.a. Robert Beck), African-American author, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
1920 Helen Thomas, American reporter and UPI journalist (starts press conferences), born in Winchester, Kentucky (d. 2013)

Maurice Richard (1921-2000)

Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, MVP-1947), born in Montreal, Quebec

1922 Charley Harper, American modernist artist, born in Frenchton, West Virginia (d. 2007)
1923 Arthur Butterworth, British classical trumpet player and composer, born in New Moston, England (d. 2014)
1923 Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani satirical and humor writer, born in Jaipur, India
1923 Reg Grundy, Australian media and television mogul (Neighbours, Prisoner), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2016)
1927 Jess Thomas, American tenor known for his singing in Richard Wagner operas, born in Hot Springs, South Dakota (d. 1993)
1928 Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver, born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 2003)
1928 Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 64), born in Sansarpur, India (d. 2000)
1929 Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor, born in Khandwa, Central Provinces, British India (d. 1987)
1930 David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader
1930 Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iranian shia cleric, born in Mashhad, Iran
1930 John Gorman, printer and socialist historian, born in Stratford, East London (d. 1996)
1931 Narendra Tamhane, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), born in Bombay, India
1933 Nate Brooks, American boxer (Olympic gold flyweight 1952), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1933 Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer (Painted Birds) (d. 2012)

Sheldon Adelson (1933-2021)

American business magnate (CEO of Las Vegas Sands casino company) and major political donor to the GOP and Israel, born in Boston, Massachusetts [1]

1934 Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees), born in Newport, Delaware (d. 2017)
1934 Jonas Savimbi, Angolan revolutionary politician and military leader who founded the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), born in Munhango, Bié, Portuguese Angola (d. 2002)
1934 Rutger Kopland [Rutger van den Hoofdakker], Dutch poet
1936 Elsbeary Hobbs, American bass doo-wop vocalist (The Drifters - "There Goes My Baby"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), born in NYC, New York (d. 1996)
1937 David Vickerman Bedford, British composer and educator, born in Hendon, Middlesex, England (d. 2011)
1937 Jacobus H "Koos" van de Merwe, South African attorney/CP parliament leader
1938 Ellen Schrecker, American college professor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1938 Kenny Malone, American Nashville-based session drummer (Dolly Parton; Dobie Gray: Waylon Jennings), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2021)
1939 Frank Vincent, American actor (The Sopranos), born in North Adams, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
1939 Frankie Ford [Guzzo], American rock vocalist ("Sea Cruise"), born in Gretna, Louisiana, (d. 2015)
1940 (Rosemary Timothy) "Timi" Yuro, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("Hurt"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
1940 Karel Vachek, Czech director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities), born in Tišnov, Czech Republic
1940 Larry Knechtel, American session piano and bass player (Simon and Garfunkel; Johnny Rivers), born in Bell, California (d. 2009) [1]
1941 Martin Jarvis, English actor, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
1941 Quincey Daniels, American boxer (Olympic bronze 1960), born in San Diego, California
1941 Ted Strickland, American politician, Governor of Ohio (2007-2011), born in Lucasville, Ohio
1942 Cleon Jones, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star, World Series 1969; New York Mets), born in Mobile, Alabama

David Lange (1942-2005)

32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (Labour: 1984-89), born in Otahuhu, Auckland

1943 Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper, born in Alta, Norway
1943 David Carr, British rock keyboardist (The Fortunes), born in Leyton, London (d. 2011)
1943 Michael J. McCulley, American naval officer, aviator and astronaut (STS-34), born in San Diego, California
1943 Milan Máčala, Czech football coach, born in Biskupice, Czech Republic
1943 Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman (Olympics)
1943 Tina Cole, American singer (King Cousins) and actress (My Three Sons - "Katie"), born in Hollywood, California
1944 Richard Belzer, American comedian, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street; Law & Order: SVU - both shows "Det. John Munch") and author (How To Be A Stand-Up; UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Believe), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2023) [1]
1945 John Qace Hardbattle, political activist
1946 Maureen Starkey [Mary Cox], British ex-wife of Beatle Ringo Starr, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
1946 Max Middleton, British rock keyboard player (Jeff Beck Group), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
1947 Klaus Schulze, German electronic music composer (Audentity), born in Berlin
1947 Paul Layton, English musician and rocker (The New Seekers - "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"), born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
1948 Giorgio Parisi, Italian theoretical physicist (2021 Nobel Prize for Physics for pioneering work on climate change), born in Rome, Italy
1948 Jim Slattery, American politician (Rep-D-Kansas, 1983-95), born in Good Intent, Kansas
1949 John Riggins, NFL running back (NY Jets, Wash Redskins)
1951 Lane Evans, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1983-2007), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 2014)
1952 Bobby Buntrock, actor (Harold Baxter-Hazel), born in Denver, Colorado
1952 Daniel Bautista, Mexican race walker (Olympic gold 20k 1976; 3 x 20k WR holder), born in El Salado, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
1952 Gábor Demszky, Hungarian politician (Mayor of Budapest, 1990-2010), born in Budapest, Hungary
1952 Kristoffer Tabori [Siegel], actor (Rappaccini's Daughter), born in Los Angeles, California
1952 Moya Brennan [Máire Ní Bhraonáin], Irish folk singer and harpist (Clannad; Máire), born in Dublin, Ireland
1953 Michael Harris, American trumpet and flugelhorn player (The Phenix Horns - Earth, Wind & Fire; Phil Collins)
1955 Alberto Gonzales, American U.S. Attorney General
1955 Andrew M Allen, Captain USMC/astronaut (STS 46, 62, 75), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1955 Billy Bob Thornton, American actor (Sling Blade), born in Hot Springs, Arkansas
1955 Charles D "Sam" Gemar, Yankton SD, army/astronaut (STS 38, 48, 62)
1956 Gerry Cooney, American boxer (5 x World Heavyweight title loser), born in Manhattan, New York
1957 Brooks D. Simpson, American historian
1957 John Wark, Scottish footballer
1957 Robert E. Andrews, American politician (Rep-D-New Jersey 1990-2014), born in Camden, New Jersey
1958 Allison Hedge Coke, American poet and writer, born in Amarillo, Texas
1958 Greg Foster, American athlete (3 x World C'ship gold 110m hurdles; Olympic silver 1984), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2023)
1958 Kym Karath, American actress (The Sound of Music - "Gretl"), born in Los Angeles, California
1958 Mary Decker, American Olympic track star (mile record 4:16.71), born in Bunnvale, New Jersey
1958 Phil Scott, American politician, Governor of Vermont (2017-), born in Barre, Vermont
1959 John Gormley, Irish politician, Leader of the Green Party, Mayor of Dublin (1994-95), born in Dublin, Ireland
1959 Kim Reynolds, American politician, 1st female Governor of Iowa (2017-), born in St. Charles, Iowa
1959 Laurence Anholt, British children's author, born in London, England
1960 Bernard Rose, English director
1960 Dean Malenko, American professional wrestler
1960 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish politician
1960 Robbin Crosby, American heavy metal rock guitarist and vocalist (Ratt - "Round & Round"), born in La Jolla, California (d. 2002)
1960 Tim Winton, Australian author

Barack Obama (61 years old)

1961 44th United States President (Democrat: 2009-17) and first African-American president, born in Honolulu, Hawaii

1961 Lauren Tom, American actress
1962 Joey Huffman, American rock keyboard and organ player (Soul Asylum), born in Pikeville, Kentucky
1962 Lori Lightfoot, American lawyer and politician, 1st female African American Mayor of Chicago (2019-), born in Massillon, Ohio
1962 Paul Reynolds, British rock guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"), born in Liverpool, England

Roger Clemens (60 years old)

1962 American baseball pitcher (7 x Cy Young Awards; AL MVP 1986 Boston Red Sox; Triple Crown 1997, 98 Toronto Blue Jays; 11 x MLB All Star), born in Dayton, Ohio

1963 Andrew Bartlett, Australian politician
1964 B J Surhoff, infielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in The Bronx, New York
1964 Clyde Simmons, NFL defensive end (Az Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars)
1964 Gary King, British radio presenter
1965 Crystal Chappell, American actress (Carly-Days of our Lives), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
1965 Dennis Lehane, American crime writer (Mystic River), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1965 Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish politician
1965 Terri Lyne Carrington, American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer, composer, producer (Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue), and educator (Berklee), born in Medford, Massachusetts
1965 Trena Trice, WNBA forward/center (NY Liberty)
1966 Kensuke Sasaki, wrestler (WCW/NJPW/Calgary, Power Warrior)
1967 Kembra Pfahler, Hermosa Beach Ca, actress (Gotham Gold)
1967 Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
1967 Michael Lawrence Marsh, American sprinter (Olympic 200m gold 1992, silver 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
1968 Daniel Dae Kim, American actor
1968 Darcy Arreola, 1.5k runner, born in La Mesa, California
1968 James Francis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
1968 Marcus Schenkenberg, model (Calvin Klein)
1969 Lee O'Leary, Compton CA, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
1969 Max Cavalera, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist and singer (Sepultura), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
1969 Michael DeLuise, American actor
1970 Bret Baier, American political correspondent (Fox News), born in Rumson, New Jersey
1970 Hakeem Jeffries, American attorney and politician (Rep-D-NY 2013, 1st Black House Minority Leader), born in Brooklyn, New York
1970 John August, American screenwriter
1970 Orlando Trustfull, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1970 Steven Jack, cricketer (South African pace bowler 1994-95)
1971 Jeff Gordon, American auto racer (Winston Cup Series 1995, 97, 98, 2001; Daytona 500 1997, 99, 2005) and broadcaster (Fox NASCAR), born in Vallejo, California
1972 Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor
1973 Alex Molden, cornerback (New Orleans Saints)
1973 Eddie Cade, NFL full safety (NE Patriots)
1973 Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
1973 Xavier Marchand, French swimmer
1974 Canute Curtis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
1974 Keenan Milton, Professional Skater
1974 Kily González, Argentine footballer
1974 Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi politician and militia leader (Sadrist Movement), born in Najaf, Ba'athist Iraq
1975 Andy Hallett, American actor
1975 Beau Morgan, running back (Dallas Cowboys)
1975 Daniella van Graas, Dutch model and actress
1975 Kaipo Spenser, Wailuku HI, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
1976 Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer