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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Patrick J. Adams
Actor
27-Aug-1981   Mike Ross on Suits
Yolanda Adams
Singer
27-Aug-1962   Gospel singer, Open My Heart
Morris Ankrum
Actor
27-Aug-1896 2-Sep-1964 Invaders from Mars
Harry Antrim
Actor
27-Aug-1884 18-Jan-1967 Vaudevillian, Hollywood character actor
Vincent Auriol
Head of State
27-Aug-1884 1-Jan-1966 President of France, 1947-54
Barbara Bach
Actor
27-Aug-1947   Atook zug zug Lana
G. W. Bailey
Actor
27-Aug-1945   Harris in Police Academy
William Barnet III
Business
27-Aug-1942   CEO of William Barnet & Son, 1976-2000
Buddy Bell
Baseball
27-Aug-1951   Manager, Kansas City Royals, 2005-07
Paul Bernardo
Criminal
27-Aug-1964   Husband/wife serial killer team
Marion Berry
Politician
27-Aug-1942   Congressman from Arkansas, 1997-2011
Carl Bosch
Chemist
27-Aug-1874 26-Apr-1940 Chairman of I. G. Farben
Don Bradman
Cricket
27-Aug-1908 25-Feb-2001 Greatest batsman of all time
James Henry Breasted
Archaeologist
27-Aug-1865 2-Dec-1935 A History of Egypt
Downtown Julie Brown
TV Personality
27-Aug-1963   MTV Veejay
Mack Brown
Football
27-Aug-1951   Head Coach, UT-Austin
Constantin Brunner
Philosopher
27-Aug-1862 17-Aug-1937 German Jewish philosopher
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Government
27-Aug-1928   Zulu leader, founder of Inkatha Party
Sarah Chalke
Actor
27-Aug-1976   Dr. Reid on Scrubs
Sri Chinmoy
Religion
27-Aug-1931 11-Oct-2007 Meditation guru
Alice Coltrane
Jazz Musician
27-Aug-1937 12-Jan-2007 Musician and widow of John Coltrane
Pat Coombs
Actor
27-Aug-1926 25-May-2002 British character actress
Charles G. Dawes
Politician
27-Aug-1865 23-Apr-1951 US Vice President, 1925-29
Robert E. Denham
Attorney
27-Aug-1945   Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson
Willy DeVille
Singer/Songwriter
27-Aug-1950 6-Aug-2009 Frontman, Mink DeVille
Daryl Dragon
Musician
27-Aug-1942   The Captain and Tennille
Theodore Dreiser
Novelist
27-Aug-1871 28-Dec-1945 An American Tragedy
Stephen T. Early
Government
27-Aug-1889 11-Aug-1951 Franklin D. Roosevelt's press secretary
Donald Easum
Diplomat
27-Aug-1923   US Ambassador to Nigeria, 1975-77
Bernard Ebbers
Business
27-Aug-1941   CEO of WorldCom, 1985-2002
Randy Edsall
Football
27-Aug-1958   Head Coach, University of Connecticut
Charles Fahy
Attorney
27-Aug-1892 17-Sep-1979 Solicitor General, Appellate Judge
Alessandro Farnese
Military
27-Aug-1545 3-Dec-1592 Duke of Parma
Michael Farris
Activist
27-Aug-1951   Founder, Patrick Henry College
James Finlayson
Actor
27-Aug-1887 9-Oct-1953 D'oh!
Med Flory
Musician
27-Aug-1926   Supersax
Tom Ford
Fashion Designer
27-Aug-1961   Influential Gucci designer
C. S. Forester
Novelist
27-Aug-1899 2-Apr-1966 The African Queen
Leo R. Futia
Business
27-Aug-1919   Former Chairman of Guardian Life
Ed Gein
Criminal
27-Aug-1906 26-Jul-1984 Serial killer and cannibal
The Great Khali
Wrestling
27-Aug-1972   WWE wrestler
Johann Georg Hamann
Philosopher
27-Aug-1730 21-Jun-1788 German theological thinker
Hannibal Hamlin
Politician
27-Aug-1809 4-Jul-1891 Lincoln's first Vice President
William Least Heat-Moon
Author
27-Aug-1939   Blue Highways
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Philosopher
27-Aug-1770 14-Nov-1831 Phenomenology of Spirit
Walter W. Heller
Economist
27-Aug-1915 15-Jun-1987 Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-64
Lyndon B. Johnson
Head of State
27-Aug-1908 22-Jan-1973 36th US President, 1963-69
Lauren Jones
TV Personality
27-Aug-1982   Anchorwoman
Bob Kerrey
Politician
27-Aug-1943   Governor and Senator from Nebraska
Joan B. Kroc
Philanthropist
27-Aug-1928 12-Oct-2003 McDonald's widow
Bernhard Langer
Golf
27-Aug-1957   Winner, 1985 and 1993 Masters
Frank Leahy
Football
27-Aug-1908 21-Jun-1973 Longtime Notre Dame Head Coach
Mark Leonard
Author
27-Aug-1974   What Does China Think?
Ira Levin
Novelist
27-Aug-1929 12-Nov-2007 Rosemary's Baby
Alex Lifeson
Guitarist
27-Aug-1953   Guitarist for Rush
Kyle Lowder
Actor
27-Aug-1980   The Bold and the Beautiful
Mase
Rapper
27-Aug-1974   Rapper-turned-pastor
Glen Matlock
Bassist
27-Aug-1956   Original bassist for The Sex Pistols
Michael R. McCarthy
Business
27-Aug-1951   The McCarthy Group
James C. Morgan
Business
27-Aug-1938   CEO of Applied Materials, 1977-2003
Jonny Moseley
Skier
27-Aug-1975   1998 Olympic Gold Medal, Moguls
Carlos Moyá
Tennis
27-Aug-1976   Winner, 1998 French Open
Amado Nervo
Poet
27-Aug-1870 24-May-1919 Modernismo poet, La Revista Moderna
Christine O'Donnell
Politician
27-Aug-1969   2010 candidate for US Senate, Delaware
Harrison Page
Actor
27-Aug-1941   Capt. Trunk on Sledge Hammer
Matt Painter
Basketball
27-Aug-1970   Purdue Head Coach
Juhan Parts
Head of State
27-Aug-1966   Prime Minister of Estonia, 2003-05
Aaron Paul
Actor
27-Aug-1979   Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad
Giuseppe Peano
Mathematician
27-Aug-1858 20-Apr-1932 Infinitesimal calculus
Leo Penn
Film Director
27-Aug-1921 5-Sep-1998 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Jimmy Pop
Singer
27-Aug-1972   The Bloodhound Gang
Norman F. Ramsey
Physicist
27-Aug-1915 4-Nov-2011 Energy levels of atoms
Man Ray
Photographer
27-Aug-1890 18-Nov-1976 Dadaist photographer
Martha Raye
Actor
27-Aug-1916 19-Oct-1994 Monsieur Verdoux
Harry Reems
Pornstar
27-Aug-1947   Deep Throat
Paul Reubens
Actor
27-Aug-1952   Pee-wee Herman
Augusto Righi
Physicist
27-Aug-1850 8-Jun-1920 Electromagnetic waves
Charles Stewart Rolls
Business
27-Aug-1877 12-Jul-1910 Co-Founder of Rolls-Royce
Tommy Sands
Singer
27-Aug-1937   Teenage Crush
Gordon E. Sawyer
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27-Aug-1905 15-Mar-1980 Sound for West Side Story
Diana Scarwid
Actor
27-Aug-1955   Mommie Dearest
Sonny Sharrock
Guitarist
27-Aug-1940 26-May-1994 Free jazz guitarist
Osamu Shimomura
Chemist
27-Aug-1928   Green Fluorescent Protein
Richard H. Sinkfield
Attorney
27-Aug-1942   Partner, Rogers & Hardin
Mike Smith
Actor
27-Aug-1972   Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys
Nels H. Smith
Politician
27-Aug-1884 5-Jul-1976 Governor of Wyoming, 1939-43
Herbert Stein
Economist
27-Aug-1916 8-Sep-1999 Economic adviser for Nixon
Peter Stormare
Actor
27-Aug-1953   Ran the woodchipper in Fargo
Jim Thome
Baseball
27-Aug-1970   Baltimore Orioles designated hitter
Robert Torricelli
Politician
27-Aug-1951   US Senator from New Jersey, 1997-2002
Tsar Ivan V
Royalty
27-Aug-1666 29-Jan-1696 Nominal Tsar of Russia, 1682-96
Alexa Vega
Actor
27-Aug-1988   Spy Kids
Kay Walsh
Actor
27-Aug-1911 16-Apr-2005 The Horse's Mouth
Tuesday Weld
Actor
27-Aug-1943   Looking for Mr. Goodbar
John C. West
Politician
27-Aug-1922 21-Mar-2004 Governor of South Carolina, 1971-75
Chandra Wilson
Actor
27-Aug-1969   Dr. Bailey on Grey's Anatomy
Jeanette Winterson
Novelist
27-Aug-1959   Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
George W. Woodruff
Business
27-Aug-1895 4-Feb-1987 Continental Gin Company
Sidney Yates
Politician
27-Aug-1909 5-Oct-2000 Congressman from Illinois, 1949-99
Lester Young
Jazz Musician
27-Aug-1909 15-Mar-1959 Jazz tenor saxophoneist




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