| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Rodney C. Adkins |
Business |
23-Aug-1958 |
|
Senior VP at IBM |
| Kenneth J. Arrow |
Economist |
23-Aug-1921 |
|
Social Choice and Individual Values |
| Roger Avary |
Screenwriter |
23-Aug-1965 |
|
Cowrote Pulp Fiction |
| Tony Bill |
Film Director |
23-Aug-1940 |
|
Six Weeks |
| Houari Boumédienne |
Head of State |
23-Aug-1932 |
27-Dec-1978 |
Algerian Dictator, 1965-78 |
| Charles F. Brannan |
Politician |
23-Aug-1903 |
2-Jul-1992 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53 |
| Kobe Bryant |
Basketball |
23-Aug-1978 |
|
Embattled Lakers star |
| Scott Caan |
Actor |
23-Aug-1976 |
|
American Outlaws |
| Julian Casablancas |
Musician |
23-Aug-1978 |
|
The Strokes frontman |
| John T. Chambers |
Business |
23-Aug-1949 |
|
CEO of Cisco |
| Albert Claude |
Scientist |
23-Aug-1899 |
22-May-1983 |
Microstructure of the cell |
| Lillie Hitchcock Coit |
Philanthropist |
23-Aug-1843 |
22-Jul-1929 |
San Francisco eccentric |
| John S. Cooper |
Politician |
23-Aug-1901 |
21-Feb-1991 |
US Senator from Kentucky |
| Robert F. Curl, Jr. |
Chemist |
23-Aug-1933 |
|
Co-Discovered first fullerine |
| Georges Cuvier |
Zoologist |
23-Aug-1769 |
13-May-1832 |
Comparative anatomist, paleontologist |
| Nelson DeMille |
Novelist |
23-Aug-1943 |
|
The General's Daughter |
| Barbara Eden |
Actor |
23-Aug-1934 |
|
I Dream of Jeannie |
| Lawrence Frank |
Basketball |
23-Aug-1970 |
|
Head Coach, New Jersey Nets |
| Clifford Geertz |
Anthropologist |
23-Aug-1926 |
30-Oct-2006 |
Thick Description |
| Rex Grossman |
Football |
23-Aug-1980 |
|
Chicago Bears QB |
| François Hotman |
Scholar |
23-Aug-1524 |
12-Feb-1590 |
Franco-Gallia |
| Robert P. Hunter |
Activist |
23-Aug-1940 |
|
Mackinac Center for Public Policy |
| Andy Ireland |
Politician |
23-Aug-1930 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1977-93 |
| Itcho Ito |
Politician |
23-Aug-1945 |
18-Apr-2007 |
Mayor of Nagasaki, 1995-2007 |
| Raymond A. Jean |
Business |
23-Aug-1942 |
|
CEO of Quanex |
| Sonny Jurgensen |
Football |
23-Aug-1934 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| George Kell |
Baseball |
23-Aug-1922 |
|
3rd Baseman, MLB Hall of Famer |
| Gene Kelly |
Actor |
23-Aug-1912 |
2-Feb-1996 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Sophie Kerr |
Novelist |
23-Aug-1880 |
6-Feb-1965 |
The Sound of Petticoats |
| Bunny Lee |
Musician |
23-Aug-1941 |
|
Prolific reggae record producer |
| Shelley Long |
Actor |
23-Aug-1949 |
|
Diane on Cheers |
| Louis XVI |
Royalty |
23-Aug-1754 |
21-Jan-1793 |
King of France, 1774-91 |
| Henry Lee Lucas |
Criminal |
23-Aug-1936 |
12-Mar-2001 |
Serial killer, served a life sentence in Texas |
| Charles Martel |
Royalty |
23-Aug-686 AD |
22-Oct-741 AD |
Stopped the 732 AD Moorish advance |
| Edgar Lee Masters |
Poet |
23-Aug-1869 |
5-Mar-1950 |
Spoon River Anthology |
| Vera Miles |
Actor |
23-Aug-1929 |
|
The Searchers |
| Ogden L. Mills |
Government |
23-Aug-1884 |
11-Oct-1937 |
US Treasury Secretary, 1932-33 |
| Jay Mohr |
Comic |
23-Aug-1970 |
|
SNL alumnus |
| Keith Moon |
Drummer |
23-Aug-1946 |
7-Sep-1978 |
Drummer for The Who |
| Robert Mulligan |
Film Director |
23-Aug-1925 |
|
To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Queen Noor |
Royalty |
23-Aug-1951 |
|
Queen of Jordan |
| Ray Park |
Actor |
23-Aug-1974 |
|
Darth Maul |
| Sarah Parker |
Judge |
23-Aug-1942 |
|
North Carolina Chief Justice |
| Oliver Hazard Perry |
Military |
23-Aug-1785 |
23-Aug-1819 |
Won the Battle of Lake Erie |
| River Phoenix |
Actor |
23-Aug-1970 |
31-Oct-1993 |
My Own Private Idaho |
| Chris Potter |
Actor |
23-Aug-1960 |
|
Dan Lennox on Wild Card |
| James Rolph, Jr. |
Government |
23-Aug-1869 |
2-Jun-1934 |
Mayor of San Francisco, 1912-31 |
| Mark Russell |
Comic |
23-Aug-1932 |
|
Political musician and satirist |
| Richard Sanders |
Actor |
23-Aug-1940 |
|
Les Nessman on WKRP |
| Hamilton O. Smith |
Scientist |
23-Aug-1931 |
|
Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage) |
| Robert M. Solow |
Economist |
23-Aug-1924 |
|
Theory of economic growth |
| Merrie Spaeth |
Business |
23-Aug-1948 |
|
PR guru for Reagan, Swift Boat Vets |
| Rick Springfield |
Musician |
23-Aug-1949 |
|
Jessie's Girl |
| Peter Thomson |
Golf |
23-Aug-1929 |
|
Five-time British Open winner |
| James Van Praagh |
Paranormal |
23-Aug-1958 |
|
Spiritualist faker |
| Fausto Vitello |
Publisher |
23-Aug-1946 |
22-Apr-2006 |
Founding publisher of Thrasher |
| Jonathan M. Wainwright |
Military |
23-Aug-1883 |
2-Sep-1953 |
Commander of the Philippines |
| Chris Whittle |
Business |
23-Aug-1947 |
|
Edison Schools |
| Pete Wilson |
Politician |
23-Aug-1933 |
|
Governor of California, 1991-99 |
| Peter Wyngarde |
Actor |
23-Aug-1933 |
|
Jason King |
