August 9 - Births

Births

• 1201 – Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler and merchant (d. 1274)
• 1537 – Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and humanist (d. 1604)
• 1544 – Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1606)
• 1593 – Izaak Walton, English author (d. 1683)
• 1603 – Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian (d. 1669)
• 1631 – John Dryden, English poet and playwright (d. 1700)
• 1648 – Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)
• 1653 – John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)
• 1669 – Eudoxia Lopukhina, Russian wife of Peter the Great (d. 1731)
• 1674 – František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect, designed the Veltrusy Mansion (d. 1766)
• 1696 – Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1772)
• 1722 – Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758)
• 1726 – Francesco Cetti, Italian scientist (d. 1778)
• 1754 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, planner of Washington, D.C. (d. 1825)
• 1757 – Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (d. 1834)
• 1776 – Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (d. 1856)
• 1783 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)
• 1788 – Adoniram Judson, American missionary (d. 1850)
• 1797 – Charles Robert Malden, English naval officer (d. 1855)
• 1805 – Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860)
• 1845 – André Bessette, Canadian pastor and saint (d. 1937)
• 1847 – Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Italian wife of Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1876)
• 1867 – Evelina Haverfield English activist (d. 1920)
• 1871 – Leonid Andreyev, Russian writer (d. 1919)
• 1872 – Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal (d. 1962)
• 1874 – Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947)
• 1874 – Otto Steffen, American gymnast (death date unknown)
• 1875 – Albert Ketèlbey, English conductor, composer, and pianist (d. 1959)
• 1896 – Erich Hückel, German physicist (d. 1980)
• 1896 – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. 1980)
• 1899 – P. L. Travers, Australian author (d. 1996)
• 1901 – Charles Farrell, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1902 – Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991)
• 1909 – V. K. Gokak, Indian writer (d. 1992)
• 1909 – Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (d. 1944)
• 1911 – William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
• 1911 – Eddie Futch, American boxing trainer (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor (d. 1963)
• 1914 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Joe Mercer, English footballer (d. 1990)
• 1918 – Giles Cooper Irish playwright (d. 1966)
• 1919 – Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
• 1919 – Joop den Uyl, Dutch politician (d. 1987)
• 1920 – Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Francis Lynch, American politician (d. 1993)
• 1921 – Ernest Angley, American evangelist and broadcaster
• 1921 – J. James Exon, American politician (d. 2005)
• 1922 – Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985)
• 1925 – David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed the Huffman coding (d. 1999)
• 1927 – Daniel Keyes, American author
• 1927 – Marvin Minsky, American computer scientist
• 1927 – Robert Shaw, English actor (d. 1978)
• 1928 – Bob Cousy, American basketball player
• 1928 – Dolores Wilson, American soprano (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Camilla Wicks, American concert violinist
• 1929 – Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist (d. 1979)
• 1930 – Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician
• 1931 – Chuck Essegian, American baseball player
• 1931 – Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 1932 – John Gomery, Canadian jurist
• 1933 – Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress and author
• 1935 – Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008)
• 1936 – Julián Javier, American baseball player
• 1936 – Patrick Tse, Hong Kong director
• 1938 – Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian politician
• 1938 – Rod Laver, Australian tennis player
• 1938 – Otto Rehhagel, German footballer and coach
• 1939 – Bulle Ogier, French actress
• 1939 – Romano Prodi, Italian politician and statesman
• 1939 – Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer
• 1941 – Way Bandy, American make-up artist (d. 1986)
• 1941 – Shirlee Busbee, American novelist
• 1942 – Tommie Agee, American baseball player (d. 2001)
• 1942 – Jack DeJohnette, American drummer, pianist, and composer (Gateway and Trio Beyond)
• 1942 – David Steinberg, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and author
• 1943 – Ken Norton, American boxer
• 1944 – Sam Elliott, American actor
• 1944 – Patricia McKissack, American author
• 1944 – Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, 9th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
• 1945 – Barbara Delinsky, American author
• 1945 – Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater (d. 2012)
• 1945 – Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist
• 1946 – Jim Kiick, American football player
• 1947 – Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager
• 1947 – Barbara Mason, American singer-songwriter
• 1948 – Bill Campbell, American baseball player
• 1949 – Jonathan Kellerman, American author
• 1949 – Ted Simmons, American baseball player
• 1951 – Steve Swisher, American baseball player
• 1952 – Ewa Fröling, Swedish actress
• 1952 – Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai politician
• 1953 – Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater
• 1953 – Roberta Tovey, English actress and singer
• 1954 – Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach
• 1955 – Peter Schmuck, American columnist
• 1955 – John E. Sweeney, American politician
• 1957 – Melanie Griffith, American actress
• 1958 – Amanda Bearse, American actress
• 1958 – James Lileks, American columnist
• 1959 – Kurtis Blow, American rapper and producer
• 1959 – Stuart Hughes, Canadian actor
• 1959 – Michael Kors, American fashion designer
• 1959 – Toni Servillo, Italian actor and director
• 1961 – Brad Gilbert, American tennis player
• 1961 – John Key, New Zealand politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 1961 – Amy Stiller, American comedian and actress
• 1962 – Louis Lipps, American football player
• 1962 – Kevin Mack, American football player
• 1962 – John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player
• 1963 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer (d. 2012)
• 1964 – Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player
• 1964 – Hoda Kotb, American journalist
• 1966 – Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach
• 1967 – Deion Sanders, American football player
• 1968 – McG, American director, writer, and producer
• 1968 – Gillian Anderson, American actress
• 1968 – Eric Bana, Australian actor
• 1968 – Sam Fogarino, American drummer (Interpol and Magnetic Morning)
• 1969 – Smaragda Karydi, Greek actress
• 1969 – Troy Percival, American baseball player
• 1969 – Estella Marie Thompson, American prostitute
• 1970 – Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Christopher Cuomo, American journalist
• 1970 – Thomas Lennon, American actor
• 1971 – Mack 10, American rapper and actor (Westside Connection)
• 1971 – James Kim, American journalist and technology expert (d. 2006)
• 1971 – Mark Povinelli, American actor
• 1971 – Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist
• 1971 – Nikki Ziering, American model and actress
• 1972 – A-mei, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• 1972 – Juanes, Colombian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ekhymosis)
• 1972 – Ryan Bollman, American actor
• 1972 – Yetunde Price, American murder victim (d. 2003)
• 1973 – Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer
• 1973 – Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor
• 1974 – Derek Fisher, American basketball player
• 1974 – Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor and director
• 1974 – Matt Morris, American baseball player
• 1974 – Kirill Reznik, American politician
• 1974 – Nicola Stapleton, English actress
• 1975 – Mahesh Babu, Indian Telugu Actor
• 1975 – Mike Lamb, American baseball player
• 1975 – Robbie Middleby, Australian footballer
• 1976 – Nawaf al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (d. 2001)
• 1976 – Jessica Capshaw, American actress
• 1976 – Aled Jones, Welsh radio host and producer
• 1976 – Rhona Mitra, English actress
• 1976 – Mark Priestley, Australian actor (d. 2008)
• 1977 – Csaba Csordás, Hungarian footballer
• 1977 – Jason Frasor, American baseball player
• 1977 – Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player
• 1977 – Adewale Ogunleye, American football player
• 1977 – Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer
• 1977 – Ime Udoka, Nigerian-American basketball player
• 1978 – Daniela Denby-Ashe, English actress
• 1978 – Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress
• 1978 – Audrey Tautou, French actress
• 1979 – Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player
• 1979 – Tony Stewart, American football player
• 1979 – Kyle Watson, American mixed martial artist
• 1980 – Texas Battle, American actor
• 1980 – Nuria Cabanillas, Canadian-Spanish gymnast
• 1980 – Charlie David, Canadian actor
• 1980 – Rachel Kramer, Dutch singer
• 1980 – Ryu Seung-beom, South Korean actor
• 1980 – Dominic Tabuna, Nauruan politician
• 1981 – Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player
• 1981 – Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player
• 1982 – Joel Anthony, American basketball player
• 1982 – Tyson Gay, American sprinter
• 1982 – Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and activist (Pussy Riot)
• 1982 – Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belorussian cyclist
• 1983 – Ashley Johnson, American actress
• 1983 – Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Alicja Smietana, Polish violinist
• 1984 – Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer
• 1985 – Luca Filippi, Italian race car driver
• 1985 – Anna Kendrick, American actress
• 1985 – Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer
• 1985 – JaMarcus Russell, American football player
• 1986 – Michael Lerchl, German footballer
• 1986 – Daniel Preussner, German rugby player
• 1986 – Tyler "Telle" Smith, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Word Alive and In Fear and Faith)
• 1986 – Rafaela Zanella, Brazilian model, Miss Brasil 2006
• 1987 – Marco Carmona, Mexican illustrator and animator
• 1988 – Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer
• 1989 – Meredith Deane, American actress
• 1989 – Jason Heyward, American baseball player
• 1989 – Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer
• 1990 – Adelaide Kane, Australian actress
• 1990 – Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor
• 1991 – Hansika Motwani, Indian actress
• 1991 – Candela Vetrano, Argentine actress and singer
• 1994 – Forrest Landis, American actor
• 2005 – Caylee Anthony, American murder victim (d. 2008)