August 29 - Births

Births

• 1434 – Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop, poet, and diplomat (d. 1472)
• 1619 – Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French politician (d. 1683)
• 1628 – John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English statesman (d. 1701)
• 1632 – John Locke, English philosopher and physician (d. 1704)
• 1694 – Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1715)
• 1724 – Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author (d. 1803)
• 1725 – Charles Townshend, English politician (d. 1767)
• 1728 – Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (d. 1797)
• 1756 – Heinrich Graf von Bellegarde, Austrian field marshal and statesman (d. 1845)
• 1756 – Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician (d. 1830)
• 1777 – Hyacinth, Chuvash founder of Sinology (d. 1853)
• 1780 – Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, French painter (d. 1867)
• 1805 – Frederick Denison Maurice, English theologian (d. 1872)
• 1809 – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American physician and writer (d. 1894)
• 1810 – Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian theorist and diplomat (d. 1884)
• 1811 – Henry Bergh, American activist and writer, founder of ASPCA (d. 1888)
• 1842 – Alfred Shaw, English cricketer (d. 1907)
• 1843 – David B. Hill, American politician, 29th Governor of New York (d. 1910)
• 1844 – Edward Carpenter, English poet (d. 1929)
• 1857 – Sandford Schultz, English cricketer (d. 1937)
• 1862 – Andrew Fisher, Australian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928)
• 1862 – Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)
• 1871 – Albert Lebrun, French politician (d. 1950)
• 1875 – Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian flautist and educator (d. 1962)
• 1876 – Kim Gu, Korean politician, 6th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949)
• 1876 – Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (d. 1958)
• 1880 – Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canadian super-centenarian (d. 1998)
• 1881 – Albert Henderson, Canadian footballer (d. 1947)
• 1898 – Preston Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1959)
• 1901 – Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
• 1904 – Werner Forssmann, German physician Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
• 1905 – Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (d. 1941)
• 1905 – Dhyan Chand, Indian hockey player (d. 1979)
• 1910 – Vivien Thomas, African American surgeon (d. 1985)
• 1912 – Sohn Kee-chung, Korean runner (d. 2002)
• 1912 – Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1912 – Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-Polish cinematographer
• 1913 – Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)
• 1915 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982)
• 1915 – Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist (d. 1985)
• 1916 – Luther Davis, American playwright (d. 2008)
• 1916 – George Montgomery, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Isabel Sanford, American actress (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1955)
• 1922 – Richard Blackwell, American actor, journalist, fashion designer, and critic (d. 2008)
• 1923 – Richard Attenborough, English director
• 1923 – Hiralal Gaekwad, Indian cricketer (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley, English broadcasting executive (d. 2006)
• 1924 – María Dolores Pradera, Spanish singer and actress
• 1924 – Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Dinah Washington, American singer (d. 1963)
• 1926 – Helene Ahrweiler, Greek historian and educator
• 1926 – Betty Lynn, American actress
• 1928 – Charles Gray, English actor (d. 2000)
• 1928 – Herbert Meier, Swiss writer and translator
• 1929 – Thom Gunn, English-American poet (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Jacques Bouchard, Canadian advertising executive (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer (d. 2001)
• 1931 – Lise Payette, Canadian politician, writer, and columnist
• 1932 – Lakis Petropoulos, Greek footballer (d. 1996)
• 1933 – Arnold Koller, Swiss politician
• 1934 – John Guy, New Zealand cricketer
• 1934 – Dimitris Papamichael, Greek actor and director (d. 2004)
• 1935 – William Friedkin, American director
• 1935 – László Garai, Hungarian scientist and psychologist
• 1936 – John McCain, American politician
• 1937 – James Florio, American politician
• 1938 – Elliott Gould, American actor
• 1938 – Christian Müller, German footballer
• 1938 – Robert Rubin, American politician, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1939 – Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Hungarian discus thrower
• 1939 – Joel Schumacher, American director
• 1940 – James Brady, American activist, 15th White House Press Secretary
• 1940 – Gary Gabelich, American race car driver (d. 1984)
• 1941 – Robin Leach, English television host
• 1942 – James Glennon, American scientist
• 1943 – Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (d. 1996)
• 1943 – Dick Halligan, American musician and composer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 1945 – Wyomia Tyus, American runner
• 1945 – Chris Copping, English singer-songwriter, musician, and composer
• 1946 – Bob Beamon, American long jumper
• 1946 – Demetris Christofias, Greek-Cypriot politician, and 6th President of Cyprus
• 1947 – Temple Grandin, American doctor and activist
• 1947 – James Hunt, English race car driver (d. 1993)
• 1949 – Werner Kaiser, German footballer
• 1950 – Michael (Dahulich), American bishop
• 1950 – Doug DeCinces, American baseball player
• 1950 – Frank Henenlotter, American director
• 1950 – Dave Reichert, American politician
• 1952 – Karen Hesse, American author
• 1952 – Dave Malone, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Radiators)
• 1952 – Deborah Van Valkenburgh, American actress
• 1953 – James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist
• 1954 – Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American novelist
• 1955 – Diamanda Galás, American singer, pianist, and composer
• 1955 – Frank Hoste, Belgian cyclist
• 1955 – Jacob Lew, American politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff
• 1956 – GG Allin, American singer-songwriter (The Murder Junkies and The Jabbers) (d. 1993)
• 1956 – Mark Morris, American choreographer
• 1956 – Charalambos Xanthopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1957 – Jerry D. Bailey, American jockey
• 1958 – Lenny Henry, English comedian, actor, and writer
• 1958 – Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (The Jackson 5) (d. 2009)
• 1959 – Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut
• 1959 – Rebecca De Mornay, American actress
• 1959 – Akkineni Nagarjuna, Indian actor
• 1959 – Eddi Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fairground Attraction)
• 1959 – Timothy Shriver, American businessman and activist
• 1959 – Stephen Wolfram, English physicist and mathematician
• 1960 – Todd English, American chef
• 1960 – Tony MacAlpine, American guitarist, composer, and producer (Planet X, CAB, Ring of Fire, and Seven the Hardway)
• 1961 – Carsten Fischer, German field hockey player
• 1961 – Rodney McCray, American basketball player
• 1962 – Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese composer
• 1962 – Carl Banks, American football player
• 1962 – Ian James Corlett, Canadian voice actor, writer, and singer
• 1963 – Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer (Cocteau Twins
• 1964 – Zisis Tsekos, Greek footballer
• 1965 – Will Perdue, American basketball player
• 1965 – Dina Spybey, American actress
• 1966 – Jörn Großkopf, German footballer
• 1967 – Anton Newcombe, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
• 1967 – Jiří Růžek, Czech photographer
• 1968 – Meshell Ndegeocello, German-American singer-songwriter
• 1969 – Lucero, Mexican singer and actress
• 1969 – Joe Swail, Irish snooker player
• 1971 – Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1971 – Alex Griffin, English bass player (Ned's Atomic Dustbin)
• 1971 – Carla Gugino, American actress
• 1972 – Bae Yong Joon, South Korean actor
• 1973 – Olivier Jacque, French motorcycle racer
• 1973 – Adam Sessler, American television host
• 1974 – Kumi Tanioka, Japanese composer
• 1975 – Dante Basco, Filipino-American actor
• 1975 – Juan Diego Botto, Argentine-Spanish actor
• 1975 – Kyle Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Matchbox 20 and The New Left)
• 1976 – Stephen Carr, Irish footballer
• 1976 – Kevin Kaesviharn, American football player
• 1976 – Giorgos Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player
• 1976 – Pablo Mastroeni, American soccer player
• 1976 – Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer
• 1977 – Devean George, American basketball player
• 1977 – John Hensley, American actor
• 1977 – John Patrick O'Brien, American soccer player
• 1977 – Roy Oswalt, American baseball player
• 1977 – Charlie Pickering, Australian comedian
• 1977 – Aaron Rowand, American baseball player
• 1977 – Jo Weil, German actor
• 1978 – Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer
• 1979 – Stijn Devolder, Belgian cyclist
• 1979 – Ryan Shealy, American baseball player
• 1980 – David Desrosiers, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player (Simple Plan and Reset)
• 1980 – Mohammad Sheikh, Kenyan cricketer
• 1980 – Chris Simms, American football player
• 1980 – Nicholas Tse, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
• 1980 – David West, American basketball player
• 1981 – Lanny Barbie, Canadian porn actress
• 1981 – Geneviève Jeanson, Canadian cyclist
• 1981 – Dennis Joseph O'Neil, Korean-American actor
• 1981 – Jay Ryan, New Zealand actor
• 1982 – Carlos Delfino, Argentine basketball player
• 1982 – Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer
• 1984 – Alexander Hug, German rugby player
• 1985 – Jeffrey Licon, American actor
• 1985 – Marc Rzepczynski, American baseball player
• 1986 – Lauren Collins, Canadian actress
• 1986 – Lea Michele, American actress and singer
• 1987 – Tony Kane, Irish footballer
• 1990 – Nicole Anderson, American actress
• 1990 – Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer
• 1990 – Julia Vlassov, American figure skater
• 1991 – Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer
• 1991 – Anikó Kovacsics, Hungarian handball player
• 1992 – Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter
• 1993 – Lucas Cruikshank, American comedian and actor