Famous Birthdays on August 23

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• 686 Charles Martel, Frankish leader and general (Battle of Tours), grandfather of Charlemagne, born in Herstal, Belgium (d. 741)
• 1486 Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, born in Vipava, Slovenia (d. 1566)
• 1524 Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer and diplomat (Anti-Tribonien), born in Paris (d. 1590)

• 1593 Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia), born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1646)
• 1623 Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, born in Raków, Kielce County, Poland (d. 1675)
• 1724 Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman, born in Albany, New York (d. 1796)
• 1727 Friedrich Hartmann Graf, German composer, born in Rudolstadt, Germany (d. 1795)
• 1740 Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1764)
• 1741 Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (led 1785 voyage of discovery), born in Albi, France (d. c. 1788?)
• 1751 Louis-François Beffara, French lexicographer, born in Nonancourt, France (d. 1838)

• 1773 Jakob F. Fries, German philosopher, born in Barby, Germany (d. 1843)
• 1783 William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer, born in Bristol, England (d. 1852)
• 1805 Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman, born in Lichtental, Vienna, Austria (d. 1893)
• 1814 James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore, born in New York City (d. 1877)
• 1818 Rufus Ingalls, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Denmark, Maine (d. 1893)
• 1829 Moritz B. Cantor, German historian of mathematics, born in Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, German Confederation (d. 1920)
• 1832 Alexander Chambers, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Cattaraugus, New York (d. 1888)
• 1836 Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians, born in Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary (d. 1902)
• 1843 William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1932)
• 1846 Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor, born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1923)
• 1847 Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer, born in Wyoming, New York (d. 1927)
• 1849 William Ernest Henley, English poet, critic, and editor (Invictus), born in Gloucester, England (d. 1903)
• 1851 Alois Jirásek, Czech novelist (The White Mountain), magazine editor (Zorn), and playwright, born in Hronov, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1930)
• 1852 Arnold Toynbee, English economic historian and social reformer, born in London (d. 1883)
• 1852 Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia for one day in 1882, born in Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Colombia (d. 1913)
• 1854 Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German composer, born in Breslau, Prussia (d. 1925)
• 1864 Eleftherios K. Venizalos, Premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32), born in Mournies, Greece (d. 1936)
• 1867 Marcel Schwob, French writer and journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants), born in Chaville, France (d. 1905)
• 1868 Paul Otlet, Belgian author, lawyer and peace activist (created the Universal Decimal Classification scheme), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1944)
• 1869 Edgar Lee Masters, American poet and novelist (Spoon River Anthology), born in Garnett, Kansas (d. 1950)
• 1869 James (Sunny Jim) Rolph, San Francisco mayor (1912-31), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1934)
• 1870 George Davis, American Baseball HOF shortstop and manager (New York Giants; World Series 1906 Chicago WS), born in Cohoes, New York (d. 1940)
• 1875 Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist, born in Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1946)
• 1875 William Eccles, English physicist and radio pioneer, born in Barrow-in-Furness, England (d. 1966)
• 1879 Alfrēds Kalniņš, Latvian organist, composer (Baņuta), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Cēsis, Russian Empire (now Latvia) (d. 1951)
• 1880 Alexander Grin, Russian novelist (Jessie and Morgiana), born in Vyatka, Kirov Oblast, Russia (d. 1932)
• 1881 Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter and graphic artist, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1943)
• 1883 Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, American army officer, born in Fort Walla Walla, Washington (d. 1953)
• 1884 Ogden L. Mills, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1927-1932), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1937)
• 1884 Will Cuppy, American humorist (The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody), born in Auburn, Indiana (d. 1949)
• 1885 Henry Thomas Tizard, English chemist and inventor, born in Gillingham, Kent, England (d. 1959)
• 1886 Gottfried Rudinger, German composer, born in Lindau, Germany (d. 1946)
• 1887 Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor and playwright (Fatherland), born in Amsterdam (d. 1956)
• 1889 Alfred Lichtenstein, German writer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1914)
• 1892 Valdemar Eiberg, Danish jazz pioneer, saxophonist, and bandleader ("I've Got a Cross-Eyed Papa"), born in Kolding, Denmark (d. 1965)
• 1893 Roy Agnew, Australian composer (Sonata Ballade), born in Sydney (d. 1944)
• 1894 Gareth Hughes, Welsh actor (Midnight Girl), born in Dafen, Carmarthenshire, Wales (d. 1965)
• 1894 James La Guma, South African political activist and trade unionist, born in Cape Town (d. 1961)
• 1900 Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American concert, opera, and electronic music composer (Johnny Spielt Auf: Orpheus and Eurydike; Fibonacci-Mobile), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1991)
• 1900 Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer and songwriter (Morningtown Ride), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1978)
• 1901 Cecil Rolph Hewitt, English journalist and policeman, born in London (d. 1994)
• 1901 John Sherman Cooper, American jurist, politician (US Senator), and diplomat (Ambassador to India, 1954-55; Ambassador to East Germany, 1974-75), born in Somerset, Kentucky (d. 1991)
• 1903 Mauritius van Haegendoren, Flemish historian and senator, born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1994)
• 1903 William Primrose, Scottish violist (Method for Violin & Viola), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1982)
• 1905 (John) "Rags" Ragland, American burlesque comedian, and stage and screen character actor (Whistling In The Dark), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1946)
• 1905 (Leonard) Constant Lambert, British composer (The Rio Grande; Horoscope; Summer's Last Will and Testament), and music director (Vic-Wells/Royal Ballet, 1931-47), born in Fulham, London (d. 1951)
• 1908 Arthur Adamov, Russian-French playwright (Paolo Paoli), born in Kislovodsk, Terek Oblast, Russia (d. 1970)
• 1908 Hannah Frank, Scottish artist and sculptor, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2008)
• 1909 Syd Buller, English cricket umpire (33 Tests 1956-69), born in Leeds, England (d. 1970)
• 1910 Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1979)
• 1911 Albert Alberts, Dutch writer and journalist (French battle), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1996)
• 1911 Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper (Olympic gold 1932, 36; World C'ship gold 1931, 35, 37), born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1998)
• 1911 Carl Dolmetsch, French music director (Haslemere Festival), born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France (d. 1997)
• 1911 Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, US 100m sprinter (Olympic gold 1928), born in Riverdale, Illinois (d. 1999)

• 1912 Harry Kissin, Baron Kissin, British businessman and President (GPG), born in Gdańsk, Poland (d. 1997)
• 1912 Jara Ribnikar, Serbian writer, born in Königgrätz, Bohemia (d. 2007)
• 1913 Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1993)
• 1913 Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, Venezuelan musician and composer, born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela (d. 1993)
• 1917 Tex Williams, American country-western singer, born in Ramsey, Illinois (d. 1985)
• 1919 Robert Crichton-Brown, Australian businessman and CEO (Rothmans International), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2013)
• 1920 Aart Verstegen, Dutch ballet dancer and choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1998)
• 1921 Kenneth Arrow, American economist, (Nobel Prize, 1972), born in New York City (d. 2017)
• 1921 Sam Cook, English cricket spin bowler in (1 Test; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Tetbury, England (d. 1996)
• 1922 Brian Young, Chairman (Christian Aid), born in Sri Lanka (d. 2016)
• 1922 Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (8 World C'ship gold 1951-59), born in Karttula, Finland (d. 2015)
• 1922 George Kell, American Baseball HOF third baseman (10 x MLB All-Star; AL batting champion 1949; Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox), born in Swifton, Arkansas (d. 2009)
• 1922 Jack Boddy, British trade union leader, born in Norwich (d. 2004)
• 1922 Jean Darling, American child actress (Our Gang), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2015)
• 1922 Pierre Gauvreau, Canadian painter, television writer and producer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2011)
• 1923 Humphrey Fisher, TV producer, born in England (d. 1996)
• 1923 Ken Rickards, West Indies cricketer (WI batsman two Tests 104 runs), born in Jamaica (d. 1995)
• 1924 Denis Sargan, British econometrician, born in Doncaster, Yorkshire (d. 1996)
• 1924 Edvard Fliflet Braein, Norwegian composer (Ut mot havet (Out To Sea); Anne Pedersdotter), born in Kristiansund, Norway (d. 1976)
• 1924 Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2005)

• 1924 Siti Hartinah, Second First Lady of Indonesia, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia, born in Jaten village, Surakarta, Central Java (d. 1996)
• 1925 Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Georgian composer, born in Gori, Transcaucasian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia) (d. 1991)
• 1925 Włodzimierz Kotoński, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2014)
• 1926 Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist (symbolic anthropology), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2006)
• 1927 Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator (Miffy books), born in Utrecht (d. 2017)
• 1927 Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-78), born in Clauzel, Algeria (d. 1978)
• 1927 John Hoskyns, Policy Advisor to Margaret Thatcher (1979-82) (d. 2014)
• 1927 Martial Solal, French jazz pianist and composer, born in Algiers, French Algeria
• 1927 Peter Wyngarde [Cyril Goldbert], British actor (Department S and Jason King), born in Marseille, France (d. 2018)
• 1928 Gerd Natschinski, German composer, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 2015)
• 1928 Marian Seldes, American actress (A Delicate Balance, Father's Day), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2014)

• 1930 Andy Ireland, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from Florida), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1930 Jack Bannister, English cricket commentator (BBC; Talksport radio) and bowler (Warwickshire 1,198 wickets), born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands (d. 2016)
• 1930 John Fairclough, British scientific adviser and computer designer, born in Yorkshire (d. 2003)
• 1930 Michel Rocard, French politician, Prime Minister of France (1988-91), born in Courbevoie, Paris (d. 2016)

• 1931 Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill, British chief of Defense, born in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
• 1932 Mark Russell, American political satirist, song parody writer, and pianist (Real People), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2023)
• 1933 Don Talbot, Australian swimming coach and sport administrator (coach national swim teams - Canada, United States, Australia), born in Barnsley, Australia (d. 2020)
• 1933 Manfred Donike, German cyclist and chemist drug test pioneer, born in Köttingen, Germany (d. 1995)
• 1933 Pete Wilson, American politician (36th Governor of California), born in Lake Forest, Illinois
• 1933 Robert Curl, American chemist (Nobel 1996), born in Alice, Texas
• 1934 Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen, American NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins) and sportscaster, born in Wilmington, North Carolina
• 1934 Eduardo González Pálmer, Mexican soccer forward (4 caps; Club América), born in Maravatío, Mexico (d. 2022)
• 1934 Lojze Lebič, Slovenian composer (Myths and Apocrypha), peadagogue, and musicologist, born in Prevalje, Slovenia
• 1935 Brendan Jackson, British air marshal, born in London (d. 1998)
• 1935 Loren Rush, American avant-garde composer (Hard Music), born in Richmond, California
• 1935 Roy Strong, English writer, art historian and director (Victoria & Albert Museum), born in Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, England
• 1936 Henry Lee Lucas, American drifter and serial killer, born in Blacksburg, Virginia (d. 2001)
• 1936 Jon Urbanchek, American swimming coach (US Olympic Team 1988, 92, 96, 2000, 04; HC University of Michigan 1982-2004; ISHOF), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2024)
• 1936 Rudy Lewis, American pop vocalist (The Drifters - "Up On The Roof"; "On Broadway"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)
• 1938 Roger Greenaway, British pop composer and record producer ("I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"), born in Fishponds, England
• 1939 Charles Wardle, British Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle
• 1939 Ronnie A. Casseres, minister of Dutch Antilles, born in Curaçao
• 1940 Richard Sanders, American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Les Nessman"), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

• 1940 Tony Bill, American actor (What Really Happened to the Class of '65), born in San Diego, California
• 1940 Vicki Brown, British pop, rock session vocalist, and contemporary classical singer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1991)
• 1941 Gloria Ehret, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1966), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
• 1941 Patrick Taylor, Irish-Canadian medical researcher, editor, and novelist (An Irish Country series), born in Bangor, Northern Ireland
• 1941 Rafael Albrecht, Argentine soccer defender (39 caps; San Lorenzo, Club León), born in Tucumán, Argentina (d. 2021)
• 1942 Mimis Papaioannou, Greek soccer forward (61 caps; AEK Athens 480 games), born in Nea Nikomedeia, Greece (d. 2023)

• 1942 Patricia McBride, American ballerina (New York City Ballet, 1959-89), artistic director and ballet master (Charlotte Ballet), born in Teaneck, New Jersey
• 1943 Bobby Diamond, American actor (Duncan Gillis-Dobie Gillis), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1943 Dale Campbell-Savours, British Labour Party politician
• 1943 Nelson DeMille, American action adventure and suspense novels author (Plum Island), born in Jamaica, Queens, New York
• 1943 Peter Lilley, British Conservative Party politician and Secretary of state for British social security, born in Hayes, Kent, England
• 1944 Antonia Novello, 14th US Surgeon General (1990-92) 1dt woman and Hispanic holder, born in Farjardo, Puerto Rico
• 1944 Lena Tabori, Swedish actress model and daughter of Viveca Lindfors, born in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1945 Rayfield Wright, American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (Super Bowl 1971, 77; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Griffin, Georgia (d. 2022)
• 1945 Rita Pavone, Italian-Swiss pop singer ("La partita di pallone"), born in Turin, Italy

• 1947 David Robb, British actor (I, Claudius), born in London
• 1947 Rex Allen Jr, American country singer (Nashville on the Road), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1947 Terje Rypdal, Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, born in Oslo, Norway
• 1947 Willy Russell, English playwright and composer (Shirley Valentine, Educating Rita), born in Whiston, England
• 1948 Andrei Pleşu, Romanian writer and essayist, born in Bucharest, Romania
• 1948 Daniel Ruettiger "Rudy", University of Notre Dame football legend, born in Joliet, Illinois
• 1948 Ron Blomberg, American 1st baseman (NY Yankees) and 1st designated hitter, born in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1949 Christopher Blake, English actor (Alexa), born in Chingford, London
• 1949 Geoff Capes, British shot putter, born in Holbeach, England
• 1949 John Bauldie, British music journalist (The Telegraph (magazine); Q), born in Bolton, England (d. 1996)
• 1949 Katiana Balanika [Ekaterini Athaniti], Greek actress (On Air; Lysistrata) and singer, born in Greece
• 1949 Norah Ellen O'Neill, first woman pilot for Alaska Central Air (1974), born in Seattle, Washington
• 1949 Rick Springfield [Springthorpe], Australian singer ("Speak to the Sky"; "Jessie's Girl") and actor (General Hospital, 1981-83 and 2004-08 - "Noah Drake"), born in Balmain, New South Wales
• 1949 Shelley Long, American actress (Diane in Cheers, Money Pit), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• 1949 Woody Paul [Paul Chrisman], American singer (Riders in the Sky), born in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1951 Akhmad Kadyrov, 1st President of Chechnya, born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2004)
• 1951 Jimi Jamison, American rock singer (Survivor - "High On You"), born in Durant, Mississippi (d. 2014)
• 1951 Mark Hudson, American television personality (The Hudson Brothers), musician, songwriter, and record producer (Aerosmith; Hanson; Ringo Starr; Ozzy Osbourne), born in Portland, Oregon
• 1951 Queen Noor of Jordan [Lisa Najeeb Halaby], American born wife of King Hussein, born in Washington, D.C.
• 1952 Dalton Reed, American soul singer, born in Lafayette, Louisiana (d. 1994)
• 1952 Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician, born in Palaiokastritsa, Corfu, Greece
• 1953 Bobby Gubby, English rocker (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies), born in Epsom, Surrey, England
• 1953 Ezra Idlet, American folk, rock, and family music guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Trout Fishing In America - "My Hair Had A Party Last Night"), born in San Antonio, Texas
• 1953 Klaus-Dietrich Flade, German cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-14), born in Büdesheim, Germany
• 1954 Avery Sharpe, American jazz bassist (McCoy Tyner, Yusef Lateef), composer (400: An African American Musical Portrait), and educator, born in Valdosta, Georgia
• 1954 Charles Busch, American actor, screenwriter, playwright and drag queen (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife), in Hartsdale, New York
• 1954 Halimah Yacob, Singaporean politician (1st female President of Singapore (2017-), born in Singapore
• 1956 Andreas Floer, German mathematician (Floer homology), born in Duisburg, Germany (d. 1991)
• 1956 David Wolf, American astronaut (STS 58, sk: 89/91), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 1956 Skipp Sudduth, American actor (Third Watch), born in Wareham, Massachusetts
• 1956 Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian politician, born in Kvam, Norway
• 1957 Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician, born in Volos, Greece
• 1958 Julio Franco, Domincan baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1989, 90, 91 Texas Rangers; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; AL batting champion 1991; Cleveland Indians), born in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
• 1960 Chris Potter, Canadian actor (Kung Fu: The Legend Continues), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1960 Helen Rees, director (Design Museum)
• 1960 Rodney Alan Greenblat, American graphic artist, born in San Francisco, California
• 1961 Alexandre Desplat, French film composer (The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in Paris, France
• 1961 Dean DeLeo, American guitarist (Stone Temple Pilots), born in Montclair, New Jersey
• 1962 Glenn Healy, Canadian NHL goalie (NY Rangers), born in Pickering, Ontario, Canada
• 1962 Kyle Clifton, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Olney, Texas
• 1962 Martin Cauchon, Canadian politician (Minister of Justice 2002-03), born in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
• 1963 Park Chan-wook, South Korean filmmaker (Joint Security Area, Thirst), born in Seoul
• 1963 Richard Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 19 wickets; Worcestershire CCC) and international umpire, born in Bradford, England
• 1964 Johan Bruyneel, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Izegem, Belgium
• 1964 Kong Hee, Singaporean founder and Senior Pastor of the City Harvest movement in Asia
• 1964 Ray Ferraro, Canadian ice hockey center (Hartford Whalers, New York Islanders) and broadcaster (TSN Radio, TSN, NBCSN), born in Trail, British Columbia
• 1965 Roger Avary, Canadian-American screenwriter, director, and producer (Pulp Fiction), born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
• 1966 Rik Smits, NBA center (Indiana Pacers), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
• 1967 Jon Cooper, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 2020, 21 Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Prince George, British Columbia
• 1967 Nancy Cox, American news anchor, Miss Kentucky (1991), born in Campbellsville, Kentucky

• 1968 Cortez Kennedy, American NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017)
• 1969 Jeremy Schaap, American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, and author (Cinderella Man; Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics), born in New York City
• 1969 Keith Tyson, English artist, born in Ulverston, United Kingdom
• 1970 Brad Mehldau, American jazz pianist, born in Jacksonville, Florida
• 1970 Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian, born in Verona, New Jersey
• 1970 Joseph Chebet, Kenyan athlete (Boston Marathon 1999, New York Marathon 1999, Amsterdam Marathon 1998, Vienna Marathon 2003), born in Eldoret, Kenya (d. 2023)

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