| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Guillaume Amontons |
Physicist |
31-Aug-1663 |
11-Oct-1705 |
Thermometrist |
| Dee Bradley Baker |
Actor |
31-Aug-1962 |
|
Voice actor |
| Raymond E. Baldwin |
Politician |
31-Aug-1893 |
4-Oct-1986 |
Governor and Senator from Connecticut |
| Dean Barkley |
Politician |
31-Aug-1950 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03 |
| Richard Basehart |
Actor |
31-Aug-1914 |
17-Sep-1984 |
La Strada |
| Jean Béliveau |
Hockey |
31-Aug-1931 |
|
Montreal Canadiens, 1950-71 |
| Eusebius J. Beltran |
Religion |
31-Aug-1934 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Oklahoma City |
| Warren Berlinger |
Actor |
31-Aug-1937 |
|
American character actor |
| Céline Bonnier |
Actor |
31-Aug-1965 |
|
The Assignment |
| Emilinha Borba |
Singer |
31-Aug-1921 |
3-Oct-2005 |
Queen of Brazilian Radio |
| Julie Brown |
Actor |
31-Aug-1962 |
|
West Coast Julie Brown |
| R. Hanbury Brown |
Astronomer |
31-Aug-1916 |
16-Jan-2002 |
Optical intensity interferometer |
| Joe Budden |
Rapper |
31-Aug-1980 |
|
New Jersey rapper/mixer |
| Jonathan Cake |
Actor |
31-Aug-1967 |
|
The One and Only |
| Caligula |
Royalty |
31-Aug-12 AD |
24-Jan-41 AD |
Roman Emperor, 37-41 AD |
| Bill Campbell |
Business |
31-Aug-1940 |
|
Chairman of Intuit |
| Michel-Eugène Chevreul |
Chemist |
31-Aug-1786 |
9-Apr-1889 |
Chemistry of fats, dyes |
| Ming W. Chin |
Judge |
31-Aug-1942 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Marcia Clark |
Attorney |
31-Aug-1953 |
|
Former O.J. prosecutor |
| Eldridge Cleaver |
Activist |
31-Aug-1935 |
1-May-1998 |
Black Panther turned Republican |
| James Coburn |
Actor |
31-Aug-1928 |
18-Nov-2002 |
Our Man Flint |
| Commodus |
Royalty |
31-Aug-161 AD |
31-Dec-192 AD |
Roman Emperor, 177-192 AD |
| Jerome Corsi |
Activist |
31-Aug-1946 |
|
Co-Author, Unfit for Command |
| Tom Coughlin |
Football |
31-Aug-1946 |
|
Head Coach, New York Giants |
| Andrew Cunanan |
Criminal |
31-Aug-1969 |
23-Jul-1997 |
Murdered Gianni Versace |
| Ray Dandridge |
Baseball |
31-Aug-1913 |
12-Feb-1994 |
Negro Leagues 3rd Baseman, Hall of Famer |
| Marvin Davis |
Business |
31-Aug-1925 |
25-Sep-2004 |
Oil magnate, former owner of 20th Century Fox |
| William O. DeWitt, Jr. |
Business |
31-Aug-1941 |
|
Reynolds DeWitt & Co. |
| Raymond J. Donovan |
Politician |
31-Aug-1930 |
|
US Secretary of Labor, 1981-85 |
| Johann Augustus Eberhard |
Philosopher |
31-Aug-1739 |
6-Jan-1809 |
Neue Apologie des Socrates |
| Jim Fassel |
Football |
31-Aug-1949 |
|
NY Giants Head Coach, 1997-2003 |
| Richard Gere |
Actor |
31-Aug-1949 |
|
American Gigolo |
| Debbie Gibson |
Singer |
31-Aug-1970 |
|
Arch-nemesis: Tiffany |
| Arthur Godfrey |
Actor |
31-Aug-1903 |
16-Mar-1983 |
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends |
| Ed Goeas |
Business |
31-Aug-1952 |
|
Pollster |
| Larry Grayson |
Comic |
31-Aug-1923 |
7-Jan-1995 |
Ooh, shut that door! |
| Buddy Hackett |
Comic |
31-Aug-1924 |
30-Jun-2003 |
Abrasive old school comic |
| Jeff Hardy |
Wrestling |
31-Aug-1977 |
|
The Hardy Boyz |
| Padraig Harrington |
Golf |
31-Aug-1971 |
|
Winner of 3 Majors |
| Augustus F. Hawkins |
Politician |
31-Aug-1907 |
10-Nov-2007 |
Congressman from California, 1963-91 |
| DuBose Heyward |
Novelist |
31-Aug-1885 |
16-Jun-1940 |
Porgy |
| Mickie James |
Wrestling |
31-Aug-1979 |
|
WWE wrestler |
| Ryan Kelley |
Actor |
31-Aug-1986 |
|
Mean Creek |
| Robert Kocharian |
Head of State |
31-Aug-1954 |
|
President of Armenia |
| Jonathan LaPaglia |
Actor |
31-Aug-1969 |
|
Det. Kevin Debreno on The District |
| Donald C. Leidel |
Diplomat |
31-Aug-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1983-86 |
| Alan Jay Lerner |
Playwright |
31-Aug-1918 |
14-Jun-1986 |
An American in Paris |
| Charles James Lever |
Novelist |
31-Aug-1806 |
1-Jun-1872 |
Charles O'Malley |
| Bernard Lovell |
Astronomer |
31-Aug-1913 |
6-Aug-2012 |
Radio astronomer at Jodrell Bank |
| Ramon Magsaysay |
Head of State |
31-Aug-1907 |
17-Mar-1957 |
7th President of the Philippines |
| Fredric March |
Actor |
31-Aug-1897 |
14-Apr-1975 |
The Best Years of Our Lives |
| Phil Martelli |
Basketball |
31-Aug-1954 |
|
Head Coach, Saint Joseph's |
| Anne McLellan |
Politician |
31-Aug-1950 |
|
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 2003-06 |
| John Mendelsohn |
Biologist |
31-Aug-1936 |
|
Cancer researcher |
| Maria Montessori |
Educator |
31-Aug-1870 |
6-May-1952 |
Founder of Montessori Education Method |
| Van Morrison |
Singer/Songwriter |
31-Aug-1945 |
|
Central figure of the Belfast blues scene |
| Edwin Moses |
Track and Field |
31-Aug-1955 |
|
Olympic hurdler |
| Hassan Nasrallah |
Terrorist |
31-Aug-1960 |
|
Hezbollah Secretary-General |
| Scott Niedermayer |
Hockey |
31-Aug-1973 |
|
Anaheim Ducks |
| Helmut Panke |
Business |
31-Aug-1946 |
|
Chairman of BMW, 2002-06 |
| Itzhak Perlman |
Violinist |
31-Aug-1945 |
|
Israeli violinist |
| Owen B. Pickett |
Politician |
31-Aug-1930 |
27-Oct-2010 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1987-2001 |
| H. David Politzer |
Physicist |
31-Aug-1949 |
|
Deep structure of matter |
| Amilcare Ponchielli |
Composer |
31-Aug-1834 |
16-Jan-1886 |
La Gioconda |
| Clifton Powell |
Actor |
31-Aug-1947 |
|
Civil Brand |
| Sara Ramirez |
Actor |
31-Aug-1975 |
|
Dr. Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy |
| Queen Rania |
Royalty |
31-Aug-1970 |
|
Queen of Jordan |
| David Lowell Rich |
Film Director |
31-Aug-1923 |
|
The Concorde: Airport '79 |
| Frank Robinson |
Baseball |
31-Aug-1935 |
|
MVP for both AL and NL |
| William Saroyan |
Author |
31-Aug-1908 |
18-May-1981 |
The Time of Your Life |
| George Sarton |
Historian |
31-Aug-1884 |
22-Mar-1956 |
Introduction to the History of Science |
| Dore Schary |
Film/TV Producer |
31-Aug-1905 |
7-Jul-1980 |
President of MGM, 1951-56 |
| Rudolf Schenker |
Musician |
31-Aug-1948 |
|
The Scorpions |
| Gina Schock |
Drummer |
31-Aug-1957 |
|
Drummer for The Go-Go's |
| Daniel Schorr |
Journalist |
31-Aug-1916 |
23-Jul-2010 |
Veteran journalist, Nixon enemy |
| Charl Schwartzel |
Golf |
31-Aug-1984 |
|
Winner, 2011 Masters Tournament |
| Ted Schwinden |
Politician |
31-Aug-1925 |
|
Governor of Montana, 1981-89 |
| William Shawn |
Journalist |
31-Aug-1907 |
8-Dec-1992 |
Editor of The New Yorker, 1952-87 |
| Jaime Cardinal Sin |
Religion |
31-Aug-1928 |
21-Jun-2005 |
Former Archbishop of Manila |
| Robert S. Smith |
Judge |
31-Aug-1944 |
|
Judge, NY Court of Appeals |
| G. D. Spradlin |
Actor |
31-Aug-1920 |
24-Jul-2011 |
Canadian Bacon |
| Marlin Stutzman |
Politician |
31-Aug-1976 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 3rd |
| Jack Thompson |
Actor |
31-Aug-1940 |
|
Sunday Too Far Away |
| Chris Tucker |
Comic |
31-Aug-1972 |
|
Rush Hour |
| Hermann von Helmholtz |
Physicist |
31-Aug-1821 |
8-Sep-1894 |
Law of Conservation of Energy |
| Georg von Hertling |
Head of State |
31-Aug-1843 |
4-Jan-1919 |
German Chancellor 1917-18 |
| Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward |
Novelist |
31-Aug-1844 |
28-Jan-1911 |
The Story of Avis |
| Gary Webb |
Journalist |
31-Aug-1955 |
10-Dec-2004 |
Exposed CIA Nicaragua/drugs angle |
| Bob Welch |
Guitarist |
31-Aug-1945 |
7-Jun-2012 |
Guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, 1971-74 |
| Dave Weldon |
Politician |
31-Aug-1953 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1995-2009 |
| Wilhelmina |
Royalty |
31-Aug-1880 |
28-Nov-1962 |
Queen of the Netherlands, 1890-1948 |
| Raymond Williams |
Critic |
31-Aug-1921 |
26-Jan-1988 |
Culture and Society |
| Noble Willingham |
Actor |
31-Aug-1931 |
17-Jan-2004 |
Hard-working supporting actor |
