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History Births on August 23

Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1937)

#Ogden_L._Mills

In 1884

Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer

#Lil_Yachty

In 1997

Athena Farrokhzad, Iranian-Swedish poet, playwright, and critic

#Athena_Farrokhzad

In 1983

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian commander and politician, 54th Mayor of Tehran

#Mohammad_Bagher_Ghalibaf

In 1961

Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1946)

#Eugene_Lanceray

In 1875

Fiona Onasanya, British Labour Party politician and criminal

#Fiona_Onasanya

In 1983

Vera Miles, American actress

#Vera_Miles

In 1929

Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician

#Tasos_Mitropoulos

In 1957

Georges Cuvier, French biologist and academic (d. 1832)

#Georges_Cuvier

In 1769

Bruno Spengler, Canadian race car driver

#Bruno_Spengler

In 1983

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer (d. 1788)

#Jean-François_de_Galaup,_comte_de_Lapérouse

In 1741

Luigi Delneri, Italian footballer and manager

#Luigi_Delneri

In 1950

Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic (d. 1948)

#Edgar_de_Wahl

In 1867

Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (d. 1920)

#Moritz_Cantor

In 1829

Alexandre Desplat, French composer and conductor

#Alexandre_Desplat

In 1961

Martin Cauchon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 46th Canadian Minister of Justice

#Martin_Cauchon

In 1962

Pete Wilson, American commander and politician, 36th Governor of California

#Pete_Wilson

In 1933

Sonny Jurgensen, American football player and sportscaster

#Sonny_Jurgensen

In 1934

Julian Casablancas, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Julian_Casablancas

In 1978

Robert Solow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Robert_Solow

In 1924

Jimi Jamison, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2014)

#Jimi_Jamison

In 1951

Peter Thomson, Australian golfer (d. 2018)

#Peter_Thomson_(golfer)

In 1929

Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2005)

#Ephraim_Kishon

In 1924

Rowena Wallace, English-Australian actress

#Rowena_Wallace

In 1947

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian educator and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture

#Valgerd_Svarstad_Haugland

In 1956

Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra (d. 1957)

#Tanguturi_Prakasam

In 1872

John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany (d. 1991)

#John_Sherman_Cooper

In 1901

Edwyn Collins, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Edwyn_Collins

In 1959

Queen Noor of Jordan

#Queen_Noor_of_Jordan

In 1951

Robert Mulligan, American director and producer (d. 2008)

#Robert_Mulligan

In 1925

Atef Bseiso, Palestinian intelligence officer (d. 1992)

#Atef_Bseiso

In 1948

Cristian Tudor, Romanian footballer (d. 2012)

#Cristian_Tudor

In 1982

Rex Grossman, American football player

#Rex_Grossman

In 1980

Lawrence Frank, American basketball player and coach

#Lawrence_Frank

In 1970

Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player

#Olga_Govortsova

In 1988

Guy Bush, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)

#Guy_Bush

In 1901

Ray Park, Scottish actor and stuntman

#Ray_Park

In 1974

Robert Curl, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Robert_Curl

In 1933

Kenneth Arrow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)

#Kenneth_Arrow

In 1921

Eliza Carthy, English folk musician

#Eliza_Carthy

In 1975

Valeria Lukyanova, Moldovan-Ukrainian model and singer

#Valeria_Lukyanova

In 1985

Jay Mohr, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Jay_Mohr

In 1970

Glen Johnson, English footballer

#Glen_Johnson

In 1984

Mark Hudson, American musician, songwriter, and producer

#Mark_Hudson_(musician)

In 1951

Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer and manager

#Douglas_Sequeira

In 1977

Lexi Alexander, American film and television director

#Lexi_Alexander

In 1974

Roy Strong, English historian, curator, and author

#Roy_Strong

In 1935

Santillana, Spanish footballer

#Santillana_(footballer)

In 1952

Andreas Floer, German mathematician and academic (d. 1991)

#Andreas_Floer

In 1956

Richard Illingworth, English cricketer and umpire

#Richard_Illingworth

In 1963

Martin Grainger, English footballer and manager

#Martin_Grainger

In 1972

James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (d. 1877)

#James_Roosevelt_Bayley

In 1814

Pino Presti, Italian bass player, composer, conductor, and producer

#Pino_Presti

In 1943

Michel Rocard, French civil servant and politician, 160th Prime Minister of France (d. 2016)

#Michel_Rocard

In 1930

Dick Bruna, Dutch author and illustrator (d. 2017)

#Dick_Bruna

In 1927

Jim Murphy, Scottish lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Europe

#Jim_Murphy

In 1967

Gary Mabbutt, English footballer

#Gary_Mabbutt

In 1961

Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician

#Vicky_Leandros

In 1949

Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer

#Édgar_Sosa_(boxer)

In 1979

Konstantin Novoselov, Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Konstantin_Novoselov

In 1974

Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (d. 1979)

#Giuseppe_Meazza

In 1910

Jared Fogle, former spokesperson for chain restaurant Subway

#Jared_Fogle

In 1977

William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (d. 1852)

#William_Tierney_Clark

In 1783

Julio Franco, Dominican baseball player and manager

#Julio_Franco

In 1958

Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (d. 1951)

#Constant_Lambert

In 1905

Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer

#Stephan_Loboué

In 1981

Shelley Long, American actress

#Shelley_Long

In 1949

Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player

#Carl_Hagelin

In 1988

Jessica Bibby, Australian basketball player

#Jessica_Bibby

In 1979

George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)

#George_Kell

In 1922

Casey Blake, American baseball player

#Casey_Blake

In 1973

Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player

#Brett_Morris

In 1986

James Collins, Welsh footballer

#James_Collins_(footballer,_born_1983)

In 1983

Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor (d. 1923)

#Alexander_Milne_Calder

In 1846

Lonny Frey, American baseball player and soldier (d. 2009)

#Lonny_Frey

In 1910

Manuel Vidrio, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager

#Manuel_Vidrio

In 1972

Marian Seldes, American actress (d. 2014)

#Marian_Seldes

In 1928

François Hotman, French lawyer and jurist (d. 1590)

#François_Hotman

In 1524

Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (d. 1971)

#Harry_Frank_Guggenheim

In 1890

Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author (d. 1932)

#Alexander_Grin

In 1880

Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (d. 1819)

#Oliver_Hazard_Perry

In 1785

Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer

#Carlos_Cuéllar

In 1981

Andrei Ple?u, Romanian journalist and politician, 95th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Andrei_Ple?u

In 1948

August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (d. 2017)

#August_Ames

In 1994

Thomas Dempster, Scottish scholar and historian (d. 1625)

#Thomas_Dempster

In 1579

Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani mathematician and theorist (d. 1984)

#Vladimir_Abramovich_Rokhlin

In 1919

Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927)

#Sarah_Frances_Whiting

In 1847

Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal (d. 1500)

#Miguel_da_Paz,_Prince_of_Portugal

In 1498

Bob Crosby, American swing singer and bandleader (d. 1993)

#Bob_Crosby

In 1913

William Ernest Henley, English poet and critic (d. 1903)

#William_Ernest_Henley

In 1849

Gary Hoey, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Gary_Hoey

In 1960

Saskia Clark, English sailor

#Saskia_Clark

In 1979

Stanis?aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian (d. 1675)

#Stanis?aw_Lubieniecki

In 1623

Kobe Bryant, American basketball player and businessman

#Kobe_Bryant

In 1978

Anthony Calvillo, Canadian football player

#Anthony_Calvillo

In 1972

Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen cleric and politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic (d. 2004)

#Akhmad_Kadyrov

In 1951

Tex Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985)

#Tex_Williams

In 1917

Dean DeLeo, American guitarist and songwriter

#Dean_DeLeo

In 1961

Kenny Wallace, American race car driver

#Kenny_Wallace

In 1963

Sun Mingming, Chinese basketball player

#Sun_Mingming

In 1983

Sean Marks, New Zealand basketball player and manager

#Sean_Marks

In 1975

Peter Lilley, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

#Peter_Lilley

In 1943

Antonia Novello, Puerto Rican-American physician and admiral, 14th Surgeon General of the United States

#Antonia_Novello

In 1944

Gretchen Whitmer, 49th Governor of Michigan

#Gretchen_Whitmer

In 1971

Barbara Eden, American actress and singer

#Barbara_Eden

In 1931

Will Cuppy, American author and critic (d. 1949)

#Will_Cuppy

In 1884

Roger Greenaway, English singer-songwriter and producer

#Roger_Greenaway

In 1938

Sigismund von Herberstein, Slovenian historian and diplomat (d. 1566)

#Sigismund_von_Herberstein

In 1486

Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)

#Eleftherios_Venizelos

In 1864

John Cockburn, Scottish-Australian politician, 18th Premier of South Australia (d. 1929)

#John_Cockburn_(Australian_politician)

In 1850

Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer and manager

#Demetrio_Albertini

In 1971

Jeremy Lin, American basketball player

#Jeremy_Lin

In 1988

Nenad Vu?kovi?, Serbian handball player

#Nenad_Vu?kovi?_(handballer)

In 1980

Glória Pires, Brazilian actress

#Glória_Pires

In 1963

Trixie Mattel, American drag queen, actor, and country singer

#Trixie_Mattel

In 1989

Neil Cicierega, American comedian and musician

#Neil_Cicierega

In 1986

István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic (d. 1959)

#István_Medgyaszay

In 1877

Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer

#Natalie_Coughlin

In 1982

Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Hamilton_O._Smith

In 1931

Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia (d. 1913)

#Clímaco_Calderón

In 1852

Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright (d. 1950)

#Edgar_Lee_Masters

In 1868

Seth Curry, American basketball player

#Seth_Curry

In 1990

Rick Springfield, Australian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Rick_Springfield

In 1949

Radha Gobinda Kar, Indian physician and philanthropist (d. 1918)

#Radha_Gobinda_Kar

In 1852

Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

#Lianne_La_Havas

In 1989

Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and academic (d. 2006)

#Clifford_Geertz

In 1926

Rayfield Wright, American football player and coach

#Rayfield_Wright

In 1945

Pat Garrity, American basketball player

#Pat_Garrity

In 1976

Nelson DeMille, American lieutenant and author

#Nelson_DeMille

In 1943

Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (d. 2008)

#Igor_Troubetzkoy

In 1912

Charles Busch, American actor and screenwriter

#Charles_Busch

In 1954

Jeremy Schaap, American journalist and author

#Jeremy_Schaap

In 1969

Arnold Toynbee, English economist and historian (d. 1883)

#Arnold_Toynbee

In 1852

Martial Solal, Algerian-French pianist and composer

#Martial_Solal

In 1927

Anton von Schmerling, Austrian judge and politician (d. 1893)

#Anton_von_Schmerling

In 1805

Andrew Rannells, American actor and singer

#Andrew_Rannells

In 1978

Park Chan-wook, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter

#Park_Chan-wook

In 1963

Allan Kaprow, American painter and author (d. 2006)

#Allan_Kaprow

In 1927

Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996)

#Gene_Kelly

In 1912

Rik Smits, Dutch-American basketball player

#Rik_Smits

In 1966

Scott Palguta, American soccer player

#Scott_Palguta

In 1982

Zoltán Czibor, Hungarian footballer (d. 1997)

#Zoltán_Czibor

In 1929

River Phoenix, American actor (d. 1993)

#River_Phoenix

In 1970

Keith Moon, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1978)

#Keith_Moon

In 1946

Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1925)

#Moritz_Moszkowski

In 1854

Willy Russell, English playwright and composer

#Willy_Russell

In 1947

William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (d. 1982)

#William_Primrose

In 1903

Halimah Yacob, Singaporean unionist and politician, 9th Speaker and 8th President of Singapore

#Halimah_Yacob

In 1954

Gyula Hernádi, Hungarian author and screenwriter (d. 2005)

#Gyula_Hernádi

In 1926

Shaun Ryder, English singer-songwriter and actor

#Shaun_Ryder

In 1962

Rudy Ruettiger, American football player

#Rudy_Ruettiger

In 1948

Mark Bellhorn, American baseball player

#Mark_Bellhorn

In 1974

Nadine Jolie Courtney, American journalist, reality personality and author

#Nadine_Jolie_Courtney

In 1980

Roger Avary, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Roger_Avary

In 1965

William Southam, Canadian publisher (d. 1932)

#William_Southam

In 1843

Jack Lopresti, English soldier and politician

#Jack_Lopresti

In 1969

Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1953)

#Jonathan_M._Wainwright_(general)

In 1883

Mark Butcher, English cricketer and singer

#Mark_Butcher

In 1972

Iván López, Spanish professional footballer

In 1993

Heiko Schwarz, German footballer

In 1989

Josh Morris, Australian rugby league player

In 1986

Eric Tai, New Zealand rugby player and actor

In 1984

Tony Moll, American football player

In 1983

Denny Bautista, Dominican baseball player

In 1980

Zuzana Váleková, Slovak tennis player

In 1979

Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (d. 2014)

In 1978

Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner

In 1974

Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer

In 1973

Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

In 1972

Tim Gutberlet, German footballer

In 1971

Jason Hetherington, Australian rugby league player

In 1970

Keith Tyson, English painter and illustrator

In 1969

Tinus Linee, South African rugby player and coach (d. 2014)

In 1969

Chris DiMarco, American golfer

In 1968

Laura Claycomb, American soprano

In 1968

Richard Petrie, New Zealand cricketer

In 1967

Kong Hee, Founder & former senior pastor of City Harvest Church

In 1964

Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese actress

In 1961

George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player and coach

In 1959

David Learner, British actor

In 1955

Bobby G, English singer-songwriter

In 1953

Georgios Paraschos, Greek footballer and manager

In 1952

Allan Bristow, American basketball player and coach

In 1951

Lev Zeleny, Russian physicist and academic

In 1948

Linda Thompson, English folk-rock singer-songwriter

In 1947

Dale Campbell-Savours, Baron Campbell-Savours, English businessman and politician

In 1943

Nancy Richey, American tennis player

In 1942

Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, British philosopher, academic, and politician

In 1941

Richard Sanders, American actor and screenwriter

In 1940

Galen Rowell, American mountaineer and photographer (d. 2002)

In 1940

Giacomo Bini, Italian priest and missionary (d. 2014)

In 1938

Henry Lee Lucas, American murderer (d. 2001)

In 1936

Rudy Lewis, American R&B singer (d. 1964)

In 1936

Don Talbot, Australian swim coach and administrator

In 1933

Mark Russell, American comedian and pianist

In 1932

Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (d. 2013)

In 1932

Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (d. 1978)

In 1932

Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (d. 2009)

In 1929

Edgar F. Codd, English-American computer scientist and programmer (d. 2003)

In 1923

Jean Darling, American actress and singer (d. 2015)

In 1922

Nazik Al-Malaika, Iraqi poet and academic (d. 2007)

In 1922

Sam Cook, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1996)

In 1921

Syd Buller, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1970)

In 1909

Hannah Frank, Scottish sculptor and illustrator (d. 2008)

In 1908

Zoltan Sarosy, Hungarian-Canadian chess master (d. 2017)

In 1906

Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (d. 1982)

In 1905

Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist (d. 1978)

In 1900

Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator (d. 1991)

In 1900

Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist (d. 2001)

In 1900

Henry F. Pringle, American historian and journalist (d. 1958)

In 1897

John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (d. 1959)

In 1894

Roy Agnew, Australian pianist and composer (d. 1944)

In 1891

William Eccles, English physicist and engineer (d. 1966)

In 1875

Louis XVI of France (d. 1793)

In 1754

Abraham Yates, Jr., American lawyer and civil servant (d. 1796)

In 1724

Jo Gwang-jo, Korean philosopher (d. 1520)

In 1482

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