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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Actor
22-Aug-1967   Adebisi in Oz
Tori Amos
Singer
22-Aug-1963   Little Earthquakes
Elisabeth Bergner
Actor
22-Aug-1897 12-May-1986 Escape Me Never
James H. Blanchard
Business
22-Aug-1941   CEO of Synovus Financial, 1971-2005
Ray Bradbury
Author
22-Aug-1920 5-Jun-2012 Fahrenheit 451
Ty Burrell
Actor
22-Aug-1967   Phil Dunphy on Modern Family
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Photographer
22-Aug-1908 2-Aug-2004 Renowned photographer, photojournalist
Wes Chandler
Football
22-Aug-1956   Former NFL wide receiver
Denton Cooley
Doctor
22-Aug-1920   Pioneering heart surgeon
Bud Cramer
Politician
22-Aug-1947   Congressman from Alabama, 1991-2009
John Patrick Crecine
Educator
22-Aug-1939 28-Apr-2008 President of Georgia Tech, 1987-94
Howie D
Singer
22-Aug-1973   The Backstreet Boys
James DeBarge
Musician
22-Aug-1963   Janet's Ex Husband and member of DeBarge
Claude Debussy
Composer
22-Aug-1862 25-Mar-1918 French Impressionist composer
Giada De Laurentiis
Chef
22-Aug-1970   Everyday Italian
Malachi Favors
Bassist
22-Aug-1927 30-Jan-2004 Bass player for Art Ensemble of Chicago
Colm Feore
Actor
22-Aug-1958   Trudeau
Jennifer Finnigan
Actor
22-Aug-1979   Close to Home
Frank Kelly Freas
Artist
22-Aug-1922 2-Jan-2005 Illustrator of science fiction and fantasy
Cory Gardner
Politician
22-Aug-1974   Congressman, Colorado 4th
Julie Gerberding
Doctor
22-Aug-1955   Director, Centers for Disease Control, 2002-09
Trey Gowdy
Politician
22-Aug-1964   Congressman, South Carolina 4th
The GZA
Rapper
22-Aug-1966   Wu-Tang Clan
Eric Haney
Military
22-Aug-1952   Inside Delta Force
Valerie Harper
Actor
22-Aug-1940   Rhoda on Mary Tyler Moore
Dale Hawkins
Singer/Songwriter
22-Aug-1936 13-Feb-2010 Susie-Q
Mel Hein
Football
22-Aug-1909 31-Jan-1992 NY Giants, Hall of Famer
John J. Hickey
Politician
22-Aug-1911 22-Sep-1970 Governor of Wyoming, 1959-61
James Hillier
Physicist
22-Aug-1915 15-Jan-2007 Electron microscope
John Lee Hooker
Musician
22-Aug-1917 21-Jun-2001 Prominent blues musician
Cecil Kellaway
Actor
22-Aug-1893 28-Feb-1973 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Troy King
Politician
22-Aug-1968   Attorney General of Alabama
Jack T. Kirby
Historian
22-Aug-1938 6-Aug-2009 Mockingbird Song
James Kirkwood
Novelist
22-Aug-1924 21-Apr-1989 A Chorus Line
Michael Klosson
Diplomat
22-Aug-1949   US Ambassador to Cyprus, 2002-05
Sylva Koscina
Actor
22-Aug-1933 26-Dec-1994 Bride of Hercules
Steve Kroft
Journalist
22-Aug-1945   60 Minutes
Samuel P. Langley
Astronomer
22-Aug-1834 2-Feb-1906 Heavier-than-air flying machine
Anthony A. Lapham
Government
22-Aug-1936 11-Nov-2006 CIA General Counsel, 1976-79
Pope Leo XII
Religion
22-Aug-1760 10-Feb-1829 Persecuted Jewry, Freemasonry
Lewis Libby
Government
22-Aug-1950   Cheney's former Chief of Staff
Ken Lucas
Politician
22-Aug-1933   Congressman from Kentucky, 1999-2005
Paul Maguire
Football
22-Aug-1938   Linebacker, punter for Buffalo Bills
Beenie Man
Rapper
22-Aug-1973   Prominent Jamaican dancehall rapper
Ray Marshall
Government
22-Aug-1928   US Secretary of Labor 1977-81
William E. Mayberry
Business
22-Aug-1929   Former President, Mayo Foundation
Bill McCartney
Football
22-Aug-1940   Colorado Coach, Promise Keeper
Thaddeus McCotter
Politician
22-Aug-1965   Congressman from Michigan, 2003-12
Mary McGrory
Journalist
22-Aug-1918 21-Apr-2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning Liberal Icon
James McNerney
Business
22-Aug-1949   CEO of Boeing
Harry C. McPherson
Attorney
22-Aug-1929 16-Feb-2012 White House Counsel to Johnson
Alun Michael
Politician
22-Aug-1943   British MP, Cardiff South and Penarth
Paul Molitor
Baseball
22-Aug-1956   Baseball legend
Elisabeth Murdoch
Business
22-Aug-1968   Daughter of Rupert Murdoch
Jay Novello
Actor
22-Aug-1904 2-Sep-1982 The Lost World
Diana Nyad
Swimmer
22-Aug-1949   Long distance swimmer
Roland Orzabal
Musician
22-Aug-1961   Co-Founder, Tears for Fears
Denis Papin
Inventor
22-Aug-1647 c. 1712 Steam engine innovator
Bill Parcells
Football
22-Aug-1941   The Big Tuna
Dorothy Parker
Author
22-Aug-1893 7-Jun-1967 Constant Reader known for acerbic quips
James Kirke Paulding
Novelist
22-Aug-1778 6-Apr-1860 Salmagundi
Debbi Peterson
Drummer
22-Aug-1961   Drummer for The Bangles
E. Annie Proulx
Author
22-Aug-1935   The Shipping News
Collin Raye
Country Musician
22-Aug-1959   I Think About You
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Diplomat
22-Aug-1935   Asst. Secy. of State for Europe, 1985-89
Leni Riefenstahl
Film Director
22-Aug-1902 8-Sep-2003 Triumph of the Will
Rodrigo Santoro
Actor
22-Aug-1975   Behind the Sun
Norman Schwarzkopf
Military
22-Aug-1934   Leader in Persian Gulf War
Layne Staley
Musician
22-Aug-1967 14-Apr-2002 Frontman for Alice In Chains
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Composer
22-Aug-1928 5-Dec-2007 Influential avant-garde composer
David Taylor
Politician
22-Aug-1946 26-Dec-2009 British MP, North West Leicestershire
Regina Taylor
Actor
22-Aug-1960   Lilly Harper on I'll Fly Away
Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk
Head of State
22-Aug-1887 4-Mar-1977 German Chancellor, 1945
Andréas Voutsinas
Actor
22-Aug-1932 8-Jun-2010 Stage actor and drama coach
Kristen Wiig
Actor
22-Aug-1973   Saturday Night Live
Mats Wilander
Tennis
22-Aug-1964   Winner of 9 Grand Slam titles
Cindy Williams
Actor
22-Aug-1947   Shirley of Laverne and Shirley
Andrew Wilson
Actor
22-Aug-1964   Actor brother of Luke and Owen
Deng Xiaoping
Politician
22-Aug-1904 19-Feb-1997 Communist Chinese leader
Carl Yastrzemski
Baseball
22-Aug-1939   Red Sox left-fielder, 3000 hits, 400 homers


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