August 20 - Births

Births

• 1517 – Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal (d. 1586)
• 1561 – Jacopo Peri, Italian composer (d. 1633)
• 1613 – Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, German poet and composer (d. 1676)
• 1625 – Thomas Corneille, French playwright (d. 1709)
• 1632 – Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher (d. 1704)
• 1710 – Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (d. 1761)
• 1719 – Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)
• 1720 – Bernard de Bury, French composer (d. 1785)
• 1778 – Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean independence leader, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile (d. 1842)
• 1779 – Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848)
• 1799 – James Prinsep, English scholar, orientalist and antiquary (d. 1840)
• 1833 – Benjamin Harrison, American politician, 23rd President of the United States (d. 1901)
• 1845 – Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (d. 1916)
• 1847 – Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889)
• 1847 – Bolesław Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912)
• 1849 – Charles Hubbard, American archer (d. 1923)
• 1856 – Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909)
• 1860 – Raymond Poincaré, French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1934)
• 1862 – Jesse Carleton, American golfer (d. 1921)
• 1865 – Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer (d. 1911)
• 1865 – René Thomas, French target shooter
• 1868 – Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954)
• 1873 – Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (d. 1950)
• 1879 – William Twaits, Canadian footballer (d. 1941)
• 1881 – Edgar Guest, English poet (d. 1959)
• 1885 – Dino Campana, Italian poet (d. 1932)
• 1886 – Paul Tillich, German-American theologian (d. 1965)
• 1887 – Phan Khoi, Vietnamese journalist and scholar (d. 1959)
• 1890 – H. P. Lovecraft, American writer (d. 1937)
• 1896 – Gostha Pal, Indian professional football player (d. 1976)
• 1897 – Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian writer (d. 1970)
• 1898 – Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author and historian (d. 1973)
• 1901 – Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
• 1905 – Jean Gebser, German philosopher, linguist, and poet (d. 1973)
• 1905 – Jack Teagarden, American singer, trombonist, and composer (d. 1964)
• 1906 – Charles Arnt, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1907 – Alan Reed, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1908 – Al Lopez, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
• 1909 – Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1978)
• 1910 – Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect, designed the Gateway Arch (d. 1961)
• 1913 – Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
• 1916 – Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–German chess player (d. 1984)
• 1918 – Jacqueline Susann, American novelist (d. 1974)
• 1919 – Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer
• 1921 – Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (d. 1985)
• 1923 – Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
• 1924 – George Zuverink, American baseball player
• 1926 – Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach
• 1927 – Yootha Joyce, English actress (d. 1980)
• 1927 – Peter Oakley, English video blogger
• 1929 – Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager
• 1930 – Mario Bernardi, Canadian conductor and pianist
• 1930 – Peter Randall, English soldier, George Medal recipient (d. 2007)
• 1931 – Don King, American boxing promoter
• 1932 – Anthony Ainley, English actor (d. 2004)
• 1932 – Vasily Aksyonov, Russian novelist (d. 2009)
• 1932 – Atholl McKinnon, South African cricketer (d. 1983)
• 1933 – George J. Mitchell, American politician
• 1934 – Armi Kuusela, Finnish model, Miss Universe 1952
• 1934 – Tom Mangold, German-English journalist and author
• 1935 – Ron Paul, American physician, author, and politician
• 1936 – Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1937 – Jim Bowen, English comedian and television host
• 1937 – Stelvio Cipriani, Italian composer
• 1937 – El Fary, Spanish singer and actor (d. 2007)
• 1937 – Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian director
• 1938 – Alain Vivien, French politician
• 1939 – Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004)
• 1940 – Rubén Hinojosa, American politician
• 1940 – Rex Sellers, Australian cricketer
• 1941 – Dave Brock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hawkwind)
• 1941 – Rich Brooks, American football player and coach
• 1941 – Slobodan Milošević, Serbian politician, 3rd President of Serbia and Montenegro (d. 2006)
• 1941 – Robin Oakley, English journalist
• 1941 – Jo Ramirez, Mexican race car manager and author
• 1942 – Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 2008)
• 1942 – Fred Norman, American baseball player
• 1943 – Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor
• 1944 – Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (d. 1991)
• 1944 – Graig Nettles, American baseball player
• 1946 – Henryk Broder, Polish-born German journalist, author and TV personality
• 1946 – Connie Chung, American journalist
• 1946 – Ralf Hütter, German singer and keyboard player (Kraftwerk and Organisation)
• 1946 – N. R. Narayana Murthy, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
• 1947 – Alan Lee, English illustrator and designer
• 1947 – James Pankow, American trombone player and songwriter (Chicago)
• 1948 – John Noble, Australian actor
• 1948 – Robert Plant, English singer-songwriter (Led Zeppelin, Band of Joy, The Honeydrippers, and Page and Plant)
• 1949 – Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer and composer (d. 1988)
• 1949 – Katiana Balanika, Greek actress and singer
• 1949 – Norman Featherstone, South African cricketer
• 1949 – Alan Hardwick, English journalist, actor, and producer
• 1949 – Patrick Kilpatrick, American actor
• 1949 – Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, and Grand Slam) (d. 1986)
• 1951 – Greg Bear, American author
• 1951 – Marcel Dadi, Tunisian-French guitarist (d. 1996)
• 1951 – Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian politician, 5th President of Egypt
• 1952 – John Emburey, English cricketer
• 1952 – Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Knack and Sky) (d. 2010)
• 1952 – John Hiatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1953 – Gerry Bertier, American football player and wheelchair athlete (d. 1981)
• 1954 – Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach
• 1954 – Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (d. 2007)
• 1954 – Al Roker, American weatherman, actor, and author
• 1954 – Don Stark, American actor
• 1955 – Agnes Chan, Hong Kong singer and author
• 1956 – Joan Allen, American actress
• 1956 – Alvin Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer
• 1957 – Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
• 1958 – David O. Russell, American director and screenwriter
• 1958 – Patricia Rozema, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 1958 – John Stehr, American journalist
• 1961 – Greg Egan, Australian author
• 1961 – Joe Pasquale, English comedian and game show host
• 1962 – Sophie Aldred, English actress
• 1962 – Song Dong-Wook, South Korean tennis player
• 1962 – James Marsters, American actor
• 1963 – Uwe Bialon, German footballer
• 1964 – Dino Dvornik, Croatian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (d. 2008)
• 1964 – Azarias Ruberwa, Congolese politician
• 1965 – KRS-One, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1966 – Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist and songwriter (Pantera and Damageplan) (d. 2004)
• 1966 – David Rees Snell, American actor
• 1967 – Andy Benes, American baseball player
• 1967 – Colin Cunningham, American actor
• 1967 – Terri Poch, American bodybuilder and wrestler
• 1968 – Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer
• 1968 – Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1969 – Billy Gardell, American actor and comedian
• 1970 – Els Callens, Belgian tennis player
• 1970 – John D. Carmack, American game programmer, co-founded Id Software
• 1970 – Fred Durst, American singer-songwriter and director (Limp Bizkit)
• 1971 – Jonathan Ke Quan, Vietnamese-American actor
• 1971 – Steve Stone, English footballer
• 1971 – David Walliams, English comedian, actor, and author
• 1972 – Chaney Kley, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1973 – Todd Helton, American baseball player
• 1974 – Amy Adams, American actress and singer
• 1974 – Misha Collins, American actor and producer
• 1974 – Big Moe, American rapper (d. 2007)
• 1974 – Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer
• 1974 – Andy Strachan, Australian drummer and songwriter (The Living End and Pollyanna)
• 1974 – Maxim Vengerov, Russian violinist and conductor
• 1975 – Marcus Mastin, American author
• 1975 – Mac Tonnies, American author (d. 2009)
• 1976 – Chris Drury, American ice hockey player
• 1977 – Wayne Brown, English footballer
• 1977 – Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
• 1977 – Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
• 1977 – Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1977 – James Ormond, English cricketer
• 1977 – Mayra Verónica, Cuban model and actress
• 1979 – Haha, South Korean singer and actor
• 1979 – Jamie Cullum, English singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1979 – Cory Sullivan, American baseball player
• 1980 – Corey Carrier, American actor
• 1980 – Samuel Dumoulin, French cyclist
• 1980 – Rochelle Gadd, English actress
• 1980 – Langhorne Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1981 – Ben Barnes, English actor
• 1981 – Bernard Mendy, French footballer
• 1981 – Byron Saxton, American wrestler
• 1982 – Cléber Luis Alberti, Brazilian footballer
• 1982 – Youssouf Hersi, Ethiopian footballer
• 1982 – Joshua Kennedy, Australian footballer
• 1982 – Barney Rogers, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1982 – Meghan Ory, Canadian actress
• 1983 – Andrew Garfield, American-English actor
• 1983 – Brian Schaefering, American football player
• 1983 – Yuri Zhirkov, Russian footballer
• 1984 – Jamie Hoffmann, American baseball player
• 1984 – Rachelle Leah, American model and actress
• 1984 – Tsokye Tsomo Karchung, Bhutanese model and actress, Miss Bhutan 2008
• 1984 – Mirai Moriyama, Japanese actor
• 1984 – Tommy Speer, American mixed martial artist
• 1985 – Brant Daugherty, American actor
• 1985 – Josh Flagg, American real estate agent
• 1985 – Álvaro Negredo, Spanish footballer
• 1986 – Letizia Ciampa, Italian voice actress
• 1986 – Robert Clark, Canadian actor
• 1986 – Daniele Donato, American reality contestant on Big Brother
• 1986 – Ryo Katsuji, Japanese actor
• 1987 – Kristina, Slovak singer and pianist
• 1987 – Cătălina Ponor, Romanian gymnast
• 1988 – Jerryd Bayless, American basketball player
• 1988 – Sarah R Lotfi, American director
• 1988 – Naathan Phan, Scottish magician and actor
• 1988 – Nikki SooHoo, American actress
• 1990 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Dutch swimmer
• 1991 – Marko Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
• 1992 – Matej Delač, Croatian footballer
• 1992 – Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1995 – Liana Liberato, American actress
• 2000 – Fátima Ptacek, American actress