Famous Birthdays on August 8

1755 Luigi Marchesi, Italian castrato singer, born in Milan, Habsburg Empire (now Italy) (d. 1829)
1763 Charles Bulfinch, 1st US professional architect (Massachusetts State House), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1844)
1805 Antoon Jurgens, Dutch butter and margarine manufacturer, born in Oss, Netherlands (d. 1880)
1807 Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (d. 1892)
1812 John Rodgers II, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1882)
1814 Esther Morris [Esther Hobart McQuigg], American suffragist, anti-slavery activist, and 1st female justice of the peace in the US, born in Tioga County, New York (d. 1902)
1819 Charles Anderson Dana, Asst Secy War, (Union) (d. 1897)
1820 Winfield Scott Featherston "Old Swet", American politician and Army Brigadier General (Confederate), born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee (d. 1891)
1823 Théodule-Augustin Ribot, French realist painter (Breton Fishermen and Their Families), born in Saint-Nicolas-d'Attez, France (d. 1891)
1824 Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse), Tsarina of Russia (d. 1880)
1835 James William Forsyth, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Maumee, Ohio (d. 1906)
1839 Nelson Appleton Miles, American Major General (Union Army), born in Westminster, Massachusetts (d. 1925)
1852 Barend Barendse, Dutch actor and director (Heilig recht), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1935)
1857 Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and 1st female composer awarded with Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (1913), born in Paris, France (d. 1944)
1857 Henry Fairfield Osborn, American paleontologist, geologist (founded US Eugenics Society) born in Fairfield, Connecticut (d. 1935)
1861 William Bateson, English biologist (originator of term "genetics"), born in Whitby, England (d. 1926)
1864 Henri de Vries [Hendricus Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo), born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1949)
1866 Matthew Henson, American explorer, 1st African American to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909), born in Nanjemoy, Maryland (d. 1955)
1871 William Henry Squire, British cellist, music educator, and composer, born in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England (d. 1963)
1875 Artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (d. 1955)

1879 "Dr. Bob" Smith, American physician and co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont (d. 1950)
1879 Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary and peasant leader (Plan de Ayala), born in Anenecuilco, Mexico (d. 1919)
1880 Earle Page, Australian politician (d. 1961)
1881 Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German general (led the "blitzkrieg", 1st Panzer Group on Eastern Front), born in Braunfels, Germany Empire (d. 1954)
1882 Ladislas Starevich, Polish animator (d. 1965)
1884 Sara Teasdale, American lyric poet (Pulitzer Prize 1918 "Love Songs"), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1933)
1886 Daniel Ruyneman, Dutch composer and pianist (d. 1963)
1886 Pietro Alessandro Yon, Italian organist and composer, born in Settimo Vittone, Italy (d. 1943)
1887 Esme Percy, British actor (Murder!, Pygmalion, Old Spanish Custom), born in London, England (d. 1957)
1887 Malcolm Keen, British actor (The Lodger, The Manxman, The Murder Party), born in Bristol, England (d. 1970)
1887 Ullrich Haupt, Prussian actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), born in Falkenburg, Pomerania, Germany (d. 1931)
1889 Jack Ryder, Australian cricket all-rounder (20 Tests, 1,394 runs @ 51.62), born in Collingwood, Victoria (d. 1977)
1891 Adolf Busch, German violinist (d. 1952)
1896 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American writer (The Yearling), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1953)
1898 Alexis Minotis [Alexandros Minotakis], Greek actor (The Merchant of Venice, King Lear), born in Chania, Crete, Greece (d. 1990)
1898 Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans), born in Algiers, French Algeria (d. 1982)

Clarence Kummer (1899-1930)

American Racing HOF jockey (Preakness Stakes 1920, 25; Belmont Stakes 1920, 28; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1920), born in NYC, New York

1899 Victor Young, American violinist, arranger, orchestra leader, and composer ("Street of Dreams"; "Love Letters"; "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1956)
1900 Josephine Holt Bay, American 1st woman to head a firm on NY stock exchange, born in Iowa (d. 1962)
1901 Ernest Lawrence, American nuclear scientist and inventor (Cyclotron - Nobel 1939), born in Canton, South Dakota (d. 1958)

Paul Dirac (1902-1984)

English physicist (quantum electrodynamics, Nobel 1933), born in Bristol, England

1903 Dayton Lummis, American character actor (The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell; The Wrong Man; Moonfire), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1988)
1904 (William) Elmo Tanner, American big band singer, whistler (Ted Weems Orchestra - "Heartaches"), bandleader, and DJ, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1990)
1904 Achille Varzi, Italian auto racer (14 Grand Prix wins), born in Galliate, Italy (d. 1948)
1904 István Szelényi, Hungarian pianist and composer, born in Altsohl, Austria-Hungary (d. 1972)
1905 André Jolivet, French composer (Jeune France; Mana), born in Paris, France (d. 1974)
1905 Nino Martini, Italian actor (The Gay Desperado, Here's to Romance), born in Verona, Veneto, Italy (d. 1976)
1906 André Demedts, Belgian Flemish writer (Rainfall of the Days), born in Wielsbeke, Belgian (d. 1992)
1907 (Bennett) "Benny" Carter, American Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, arranger, composer ("Harlem Renaissance Suite"), and bandleader, born in NYC, New York (d. 2003)
1908 Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and statesman (UN ambassador, Supreme Court justice 1962-65), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1990)
1908 Chivu Stoica, Romanian politician (Premier of Romania 1955-61), born in Smeeni, Romania (d. 1975)
1908 Emilio Flores Márquez "Don Millo", Puerto Rican sugar cane worker and centenarian, (world's oldest man in 2021), born in Carolina, Pueto Rico (d. 2021) [1]
1909 Bill Voce, English cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 98 wickets, BB 7/70; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Annesley Woodhouse, England (d. 1984)
1910 (Lucius) "Lucky" Millinder, American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader (Rosetta Tharpe; Who Threw The Whiskey in the Well), born in Anniston, Alabama (d. 1966)
1910 Francisco Brochado Da Rocha, Brazilian professor and politician (Prime Minister of Brazil 1962), born in Porte Alegre, Brazil (d. 1962)
1910 Sylvia Sidney [Sophia Kosow], American actress (Sabotage, Beetlejuice, Demon), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1999)
1911 Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (Family Matters, The Brother from Another Planet), born in NYC, New York (d. 2002)
1912 Daniel Mann [Chugerman], American stage and screen director (The Rose Tattoo; The Teahouse Of The August Moon; Butterfield 8), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
1913 Axel Stordahl, American arranger (Tommy Dorsey; Frank Sinatra), orchestra leader (Eddie Fisher), and composer (McHales's Navy theme), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1963)
1913 Daan Wildschut, Dutch painter, and sculptor (stained glass works), born in Grave, Netherlands (d. 1995)
1913 Robert Stafford, American politician (Sen-R-VT, 1971-88), born in Rutland, Vermont (d. 2006)
1914 (C. Dudley) "Pete" King, American film and easy listening music arranger and composer (The Pied Piper of Hamelin; The Last of the Secret Agents?), born in Greenville, Ohio (d. 1982)
1914 Unity Mitford, English fascist sympathizer and one of the Mitford sisters, born in London (d. 1948)
1915 Jumbo Elliott, American track coach (d. 1981)
1919 Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer (King Kong), born in Torre Annunziata, Italy (d. 2010)
1920 Don Cook, American foreign Correspondent (The New York Herald Tribune), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1995)
1920 Jimmy Witherspoon, American jump blues singer ("Ain't Nobody's Business"), born in Gurdon, Arkansas (d. 1997)
1920 Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (d. 2006)
1921 Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (Dangerous When Wet), born in Inglewood California (d. 2013)
1921 Roger Nixon, American composer, born in Tulare, California (d. 2009)
1921 Vulimiri Ramalingaswami, Indian medical scientist, born in Srikakulam, British India (d. 2001)
1921 Webb Pierce, American honky-tonk country singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("In The Jailhouse Now"; "Wondering"; "There Stands The Glass"), born in West Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1991)
1922 Gertrude Himmelfarb, American conservative historian, born in New York City (d. 2019)
1922 Rory Calhoun [Francis Timothy McCown], American actor (Blue & Gray, How to Marry a Millionaire), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1999)
1922 Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer (monokini - 1st women's topless swimsuit), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1985)
1924 Gene Deitch, American illustrator (Tom Terrific, Nudnik), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
1924 Thomas Beversdorf, American classical composer ("Of Walruses, Cheesecake, and Morse Code"), and educator (Indiana University, 1949-80), born in Yoakum, Texas (d. 1981)
1925 Alija Izetbegović, Bosnian politician and 1st president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1990-2000), born in Bosanski Šamac, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (d. 2003)
1926 Richard Anderson, American actor (Oscar Goldman- The 6 Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman television series), born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2017)
1926 Urban "Urbie" Green, American jazz trombonist (Woody Herman; Buck Clayton; Hugo Montenegro), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2018)
1927 Elis Juliana, Curaçao writer and poet (Lady of the Night: A flower), born in Curaçao (d. 2013)
1927 Jim Weaver, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon), born in Brookings, South Dakota
1927 Johnny Temple, American baseball player (d. 1994)
1927 Melvin F. Stute, American thoroughbred racehorse trainer (Preakness Stakes 1986, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 1986, Breeders' Cup Sprint 1987), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 2020)
1927 Yuri Kasakow, Russian writer, born in Moscow (d. 1982)
1928 Don Burrows, Australian jazz musician, born in Marrickville, Australia (d. 2020)
1928 François Remetter, French soccer goalkeeper (26 caps; RC Strasbourg, FC Metz, FC Sochaux), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 2022)
1928 Ken Scowcroft, English insurance magnate (Swinton) (d. 2018)
1928 Lord Alfred Hayes, English pro wrestler, manager and commentator (WWF), born in London, England (d. 2005)
1929 Gudrun Burwitz [Himmler], German daughter of SS leader Heinrich Himmler, born in Munich, Weimar Republic (d. 2018)
1929 Josef Suk, Czech concert violinist (Artist of Merit, 1977), violist, and namesake of composer grandfather, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
1929 Larisa Bogoraz, Soviet dissident (d. 2004)
1929 Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (Great Train Robbery of 1963), born in Stockwell, London, England (d. 2013) [1]
1929 William Nolde, US Army officer, last US soldier killed during Vietnam War, born in Menominee, Michigan (d. 1973)
1930 Jerry Tarkanian, American collegiate basketball coach (California State, UNLV, Fresno State; career record: 784–202), born in Euclid, Ohio (d. 2015)
1930 Joan Mondale (née Adams;), American artist, author, and wife of US vice-president Walter Mondale, born in Eugene, Oregon (d. 2014)
1930 Nita Talbot [Anita Sokol], American actress (Hogan's Heroes; Supertrain; Here We Go Again), born in NYC, New York
1930 Terry Nation, British screenwriter (Dr Who; Blake 7), and novelist, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1997)
1931 Jonathan Elkus, American composer (band music), born in San Francisco, California
1931 Roger Penrose, English physicist (2020 Nobel Prize for Physics for work on black holes), born in Colchester, England
1932 (Lonnie Melvin) "Mel" Tillis, American country singer ("Who's Julie"; "M-M-Mel"), born in Pahokee, Florida (d. 2017)
1932 Gaudenzio Bernasconi, Italian soccer midfielder (6 caps; Sampdoria 334 games), born in Ponte San Pietro, Italy (d. 2023)
1932 Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian general and dictator, born in La Paz, Bolivia (d. 2018)
1933 Joe Tex [Joseph Arrington, Jr.], American soul musician ("Hold What You've Got"; "I Gotcha"), born in Rogers, Texas (d. 1982)
1934 Julian Dixon, American politician (Rep-D-California, 1979-2000), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2000)
1935 Donald P. Bellisario, American television producer (Magnum P.I., NCIS), born in Cokeburg, Pennsylvania
1935 John Laws, Australia radio personality, born in Wau, Territory of New Guinea
1935 Ron Marlenee, American politician (Rep-R-MT, 1977-93), born in Scobey, Montana (d. 2020)
1936 Don Bowden, American middle distance runner (1st American to run sub 4 minute mile 1957, 3:58.7), born in San José, California
1936 Frank Howard, American baseball player (NL Rookie of the Year 1960), born in Columbus, Ohio
1936 Keith Barron, English actor (At Earth's Core, Baby Love), born in Mexborough, England (d. 2017)
1937 (Ludwig) "Louis" Neefs, Belgian pop singer (Eurovision, 1967 & 1969), born in Gierle, Belgium (d. 1980)

Dustin Hoffman (86 years old)

1937 American actor (The Graduate; Tootsie; Kramer vs Kramer; Ishtar), born in Los Angeles, California

1938 Connie Stevens [Concetta Ingoglia], American actress (Hawaiian Eye - "Cricket"; Back to the Beach), and singer ("Sixteen Reasons"), born in Brooklyn, New York
1938 Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec (d. 2010)
1939 Alexander Watson, American ambassador and diplomat
1939 Philip E. Baisley, American country singer (Statler Brothers - "Class of '57"), born in Augusta, Virginia
1939 Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian athlete (Olympic gold, long jump 1968), born in Storozhynets, Romania
1939 William Hibbard, American composer, musician and conductor (d. 1989)
1940 Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (high scoring Indian batsman of 60's)
1940 Fred Miller, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1970 Baltimore Colts; Pro Bowl 1967, 68, 69), born in Homer, Louisiana (d. 2023)
1942 Henery Hawk [misspelled as Henry], Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "The Squawkin' Hawk"
1942 Jay David, American musician (Dr Hook & Medicine Show)
1942 Vardo Rumessen, Estonian classical pianist, musicologist, politician, and independence advocate, born in Pärnu, Estonian SSR, USSR (d. 2015)
1943 Daniel Börtz, Swedish classical composer, born in Hässleholm, Sweden
1943 Jean-Claude Marty, French rugby league winger (13 Tests; FC Lézignan XIII, Racing Club Albi XIII), born in Carcassonne, France (d. 2023)
1944 Dapper Dan [Daniel Day], American fashion designer, born in Harlem, New York
1944 Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist (Jumping Jewels)
1944 John Renbourn, British jazz and folk guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle), born in Marleybone, London, England (d. 2015)
1944 Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, born in Alamosa, Colorado
1946 James W. Lewis, American convicted extortionist
1946 Robin Tallon, American politician (Rep-D-SC, 1983-93), born in Hemingway, South Carolina
1947 Brenda Lee Eager, American gospel and soul singer and songwriter, born in Mobile, Alabama
1947 José Cruz, Puerto Rican-American baseball left fielder (St Louis Cards, Houston Astros), born in Arroyo, Puerto Rico

Ken Dryden (76 years old)

1947 Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (6 x Stanley Cup; 5 x Vezina Trophy; Conn Smythe Trophy 1971; Montreal Canadiens) and executive, politician, born in Hamilton, Ontario

1947 Larry Wilcox, actor (Lassie, Officer Jon Baker-CHiPs), born in San Diego, California
1948 Floyd Reese, American football administrator (GM Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 1994-2006) and analyst (ESPN's NFL Live, ESPN.com), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2021)
1948 Svetlana Y Savitskaya, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-7, T-12, T-15A)
1949 Airrion Love, American singer (Stylistics - "16 Bars")
1949 Bela Magyari, Hungarian cosmonaut
1949 Keith Carradine, San Mateo California, actor (Young Guns, Pretty Baby)
1949 Ricardo Londoño, Colombian racing driver
1950 Liberatori "Liberty" DeVitto, American rock drummer (Billy Joel, 1976-2006), born in New York City
1950 Willie Hall, American drummer (Blues Brothers Band), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1951 Laurie Ann Frink, American big band jazz trumpeter and educator, born in Pender, Nebraska (d. 2013) [1]
1951 Mamoru Oshii, Japanese film director
1951 Martin Brest, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in The Bronx, New York

Mohamed Morsi (1951-2019)

Egyptian politician, President of Egypt (2012-13) and leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, born in El Adwah, Egypt

1951 Phil Carlson, cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1979)
1951 Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1952 Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian author
1952 Robin Quivers, American radio/TV personality (Howard Stern's sidekick), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1952 Sudhakar Rao, Indian cricketer
1953 Don Most, American actor and director (Ralph Malph-Happy Days), born in Brooklyn, New York
1953 Lloyd Austin, American general, 1st black Secretary of Defense (2021-), born in Mobile, Alabama
1953 Louis Dunbar, American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters), born in Minden, Louisiana

Nigel Mansell (70 years old)

1953 British auto racer (World F1 champion 1992, Indy Car 1993), born in Upton-upon-Severn, England

1955 Ali Score, British new wave-pop drummer (Flock Of Seagulls, 1979-86 - "I Ran So Far Away"), born in Beverley, England
1955 Branscombe Richmond, American actor (Renegade, Commando), born in Los Angeles, California
1955 Diddú, Icelandic soprano and songwriter
1955 Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer
1956 Chris Foreman, British pop-ska guitarist (Madness - "Our House"; "It Must Be Love"), born in London
1956 David Grant, British pop-soul singer ("Stop & Go"; "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"), and televeion personality (Pop Idol), born in Hackney, London, England
1957 Dieuwertje Blok, Dutch TV hostess
1957 Nancy Glass, American TV broadcaster and CEO (American Journal), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1958 Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress
1958 Deborah Norville, American news anchor (Today Show, Inside Edition), born in Dalton, Georgia
1958 Harry Crosby, American actor (Friday the 13th), born in Los Angeles, California
1959 Ronald Weigel, German race walker (Olympic silver 20k, 50k 1988; bronze 50k 1992; World C'ship gold 50k 1983), born in Hildburghausen, Germany
1960 Cheyne Horan, Australian surfer (World C'ship runner-up 1978, 79, 81, 82), born in Sydney, Australia
1960 Ulrich Maly, German politician
1961 Bruce Matthews, American NFL guard/center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1961 Daniel House, American music executive
1961 Rikki Rockett [Richard Ream], American drummer (Poison - "Every Rose Has A Thorn"), born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
1961 Ron Klain, American attorney, White House Chief of Staff to Joe Biden (2021-), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1961 The Edge [David Evans], British rock guitarist (U2 - "I Will Follow"; "Desire"; "Where The Streets Have No Name"), born in London, England
1962 Charmaine Crooks, Canadian 800m runner (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96), born in Mandeville, Jamaica
1962 Jim Sweeney, American NFL center/guard, 1984-1999 (New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
1962 Suzee Pai, American actress (Big Trouble in Little China), born in Toledo, Ohio
1963 Caroline Crawley, British alt-rock singer (Shelleyan Orphan; Babacar), born in Bournemouth, England (d. 2016)
1963 Jon Turteltaub, American director (While You Were Sleeping), born in New York City
1963 Kyoko Chan Cox, American daughter of Yoko Ono and Anthony Cox, born in Tokyo, Japan
1963 Ron Karkovice, American NLB catcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Union, New Jersey
1963 Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey official and executive