Famous Birthdays on August 25

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• 1528 Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga, Spanish general and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (1573-76), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1576)

• 1561 Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1632)
• 1624 François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France, born in Forez, France (d. 1709)
• 1662 John Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (d. 1724)
• 1664 Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1755)
• 1691 Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1736)
• 1724 George Stubbs, British animal painter (Horse Frightened by Lion), born in Liverpool (d. 1806)
• 1741 Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer, born in Bischofswerda, Germany (d. 1792)
• 1744 Johann G von Herder, German philosopher, theologist and poet, born in Morąg, Poland (d. 1803)
• 1758 Franz Teyber, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1810)
• 1767 Antoine Louis Léon de Saint-Just, French revolutionary and writer, born in Decize, France (d. 1794)
• 1786 Ludwig I, King of Bavaria (1825-48), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1868)
• 1788 Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution), born in Harlingen, Friesland (d. 1859)
• 1796 James Lick, American land baron in California, born in Stumpstown, Pennsylvania (d. 1876)
• 1803 Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duque de Caxias and Brazilian military leader, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1880)
• 1811 Joseph Dana Webster, American civil engineer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Hampton, New Hampshire (d. 1876)
• 1812 Percival Drayton, American captain (Union Navy), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1865)
• 1819 Allan Pinkerton, Scottish-American barrel maker, private detective (co-founder of Pinkerton Agency), abolitionist, and spy, born in Gorbels, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1884)
• 1823 John Newton, American engineer and Major General (Union Army), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1895)
• 1825 Henry Warner Birge, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1888)
• 1836 Bret Harte, American author (Outcasts of Poker Flat), born in Albany, New York (d. 1902)
• 1841 Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Thyroid specialist (Nobel 1909), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1917)
• 1845 Ludwig II, Mad king of Bavaria (1864-86), born in Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany (d. 1886)
• 1846 Judith Gautier, French poetess, novelist (Le Dragon Impérial) and daughter of Theophile Gautier, born in Paris (d. 1917)
• 1851 Alexander, Prince of Orange, heir apparent to the Netherlands, born in Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1884)
• 1860 George Fawcett, American actor (Intolerance), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1939)
• 1860 Henrietta Vinton Davis, African-American elocutionist, dramatist, impersonator and public speaker, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1941)
• 1867 James W. Gerard, American jurist and diplomat, born in Geneseo, New York (d. 1951)
• 1868 Nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter, born in Corfu Island, Greece (d. 1942)
• 1877 Joshua L. Cowen, American inventor (electric train), born in New York City (d. 1965)
• 1880 Robert E. Stolz, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1975)
• 1882 Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish politician and President of Ireland (1945-59), born in Abbotstown, Dublin (d. 1966)
• 1887 (Olav) Fartein Valen, Norwegian composer, pianist, polyglot, and rosarian, born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 1952)
• 1891 Alberto Savinio [Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico], Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), born in Athens (d. 1952)
• 1891 Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, Basque priest, organist and religious music composer, born in Yurre, Viscaya, Spain (d. 1928)
• 1891 Samuel Gardner, American composer, born in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine (d. 1984)
• 1893 H. Trendley Dean, American dental surgeon who introduced fluoridation into water, born in Winstanley Park, Illinois (d. 1962)
• 1896 Dick Ryan, American actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1969)
• 1897 Jaroslav Řídký, Czech composer, born in Reichenberg, Czech Republic (d. 1956)
• 1898 Arthur Wood, English cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 11 dismissals), born in Bradford, England (d. 1973)
• 1898 Helmut Hasse, German mathematician, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1979)
• 1900 Hans Krebs, German-British doctor and research biochemist specializing in metabolic reactions (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1953), born in Hildesheim, Germany (d. 1981) [1]
• 1900 Mary Bruce, American tap dance teacher, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
• 1901 Kjeld Abell, Danish playwright and director (Tivoli), born in Ribe, Denmark (d. 1961)
• 1902 Stefan Wolpe, German composer (Zeus & Elidco), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1972)
• 1903 Arpad Elo, American chess writer and creator of the Elo rating system for two-player games such as chess, born in Egyházaskesző, Hungary (d. 1992)
• 1905 Sister Faustina [Helena Kowalska], Polish Roman Catholic saint, nun and mystic, born in Głogowiec, Poland (d. 1938)
• 1905 Undine Smith Moore, African-American composer, born in Jarratt, Virginia (d. 1989)
• 1906 Eugen Gerstenmaier, German politician (CDU), born in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany (d. 1986)
• 1906 Jim Smith, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests), born in Corsham, Wiltshire (d. 1979)
• 1906 Mollie Panter-Downes, British writer and columnist (The Shoreless Sea), born in London (d. 1997)
• 1907 Desmond Flower, English publisher, born in London (d. 1997)
• 1908 Philip Coolidge, American actor (North by Northwest, North by Northwest, I Want to Live, Tingler), born in Concord, Massachusetts (d. 1967)
• 1909 Arwel Hughes, Welsh composer, and conductor, born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wales (d. 1988)
• 1909 Michael Rennie, British actor (The Day the Earth Stood Still), born in Idle, West Yorkshire, England (d. 1971)
• 1909 Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (Dames; 42nd Street), born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (d. 1993)
• 1910 Dorothea Tanning, American artist (Nachtmusik, 1943, Night Shadow, 1945), born in Galesburg, Illinois (d. 2012)
• 1910 J. B. Charles [Willem H. Nagel], Dutch criminologist and writer, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1983)
• 1910 Khigh Dhiegh [Kenneth Dickerson], American actor (The Manchurian Candidate; Hawaii Five-0 - "Wo Fat"; Forbidden Nights), born in Spring Lake, New Jersey (d. 1991)
• 1910 Pierre Musy, Swiss 4-man bobsled (Olympic gold 1936), born in Albeuve, Switzerland (d. 1990)
• 1911 Jacopo Napoli, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1994)

• 1912 Erich Honecker, German politician, Head of State of East Germany (1971-89), born in Neunkirchen (d. 1994)
• 1913 Don DeFore, American actor (George-Hazel, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 1993)
• 1913 Walt Kelly, American cartoonist and animator (Pogo), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
• 1914 Alexei Haieff, Russian-American composer (Princess Zondilda), born in Biagoveschensk, Siberia (d. 1994)
• 1915 Walter Trampler, American violist (Beaux Arts Trio), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1997)
• 1916 Frederick Robbins, American pediatrician and bacteriologist (Nobel 1954), born in Auburn, Alabama (d. 2003)
• 1916 Saburo Sakai, Japanese aviator and flying ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, born in Saga District, Japan (d. 2000)
• 1916 Van Johnson, American actor (Brigadoon) always wore red socks, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2008)
• 1917 Alice Stoll, American research physiologist and pioneer in aerospace medicine (fire-resistant fabrics), born in Long Island, New York (d. 2014) [1]
• 1917 Mel Ferrer, American actor (Longest Day, Eaten Alive, 5th Floor), born in Elberon, New Jersey (d. 2008)

• 1918 Richard Greene, English stage and screen actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood), born in Plymouth, Devon, England (d. 1985)

• 1920 Jef Diederen, Dutch painter, born in Heerlen, Netherlands (d. 2009)
• 1920 Leonard Gaskin, American jazz bassist (Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis), born in New York City (d. 2009)
• 1921 Brian Moore, Irish novelist (Catholics, Doctor's Wife), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1999)
• 1921 Bryce Mackasey, Canadian politician, born in Quebec, Canada (d. 1999)
• 1921 Monty Hall, Canadian-American TV game show host (Let's Make a Deal), born in Winnipeg Canada (d. 2017)
• 1922 Ivry Gitlis, Israeli classical violin virtuoso, born in Haifa, Palestine Mandate (d. 2020)
• 1922 Ronnie Potsdammer, Dutch singer, songwriter and programmer, born in Hoogeveen, Netherlands (d. 1994)
• 1925 Thea Astley, Australian novelist and short-story writer, born in Queensland, Australia (d. 2004)

• 1928 Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, born in Horace, Nebraska (d. 2004)
• 1928 Karl Korte, American composer (Pale is This Good Prince; The Time Is:),and educator (University of Texas, 1971-97), born in Ossining, New York (d. 2022)
• 1930 Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Charlie"; Misery; 7th Heaven), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2003)

• 1931 Regis Philbin, American talk and game show host (Joey Bishop Show; Live with Regis & Kathie Lee; Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2020)
• 1932 Anatoli Yakovlevich Kartashov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Sadovoye, Russia (d. 2005)
• 1933 Tom Skerritt, actor (Ryan's Four, Alien, Big Bad Mama), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1933 Wayne Shorter, American jazz saxophonist and composer (Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers; Miles Davis; Weather Report), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2023) [1]
• 1934 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 4th President of Iran (1989-97) and de facto commander-in-chief of the Iranian military during the Iran-Iraq War, born in Bahreman, Persia (d. 2017)
• 1934 Eddie Ilarde, Filipino disk jockey, television host and Senator, born in Iriga, Philippines
• 1934 John Stears, special effects expert (Dr No), born in Middlesex, England
• 1934 Lise Bacon, French Canadian politician, born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada
• 1934 Valery F. Bykovsky, USSR cosmonaut (Vostok V, Soyuz 22, 31/39), born in Pavlovsky Posad, Soviet Union
• 1935 Charles Wright, American poet (Black Zodiac), born in Pickwick Dam, Tennessee
• 1935 Lones Wigger, American competitive rifle shooter (Olympic gold/silver-1964, 72), born in Great Falls, Montana (d. 2017)
• 1936 Hugh Hudson, English film director (Chariots of Fire), born in London, England (d. 2023) [1]
• 1936 Max Beauvoir, Haiti Chief Voodoo Priest, born in Haiti (d. 2015)
• 1938 David Canary, American actor (Bonanza, All My Children), born in Elwood, Indiana (d. 2015)
• 1938 Frederick Forsyth, British author (Day of the Jackal, Deceiver, Odessa File), born in Ashford, Kent, England
• 1939 John Badham, English-born American director (Dracula, Short Circuit), born in Luton, England
• 1939 Liselot Beekmeyer, Dutch actress (Issue Blum), born in Schiedam, Netherlands
• 1940 José Van Dam, Belgian operatic bass-baritone (Francois d'Assisif), born in Brussels, Belgium
• 1941 Mario Corso, Italian soccer winger (23 caps; Inter Milan 413 games) and coach (Lecce, Inter), born in Verona, Italy (d. 2020)
• 1941 Shirley Carter Burden, patrician, born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 1996)
• 1942 Imogen Hassall, English actress (Countess of Cleavage-Carry on Loving), born in Surrey England (d. 1980)
• 1942 Margaret L. Thompson Murdock, American army and first woman to win medal for small bore rifle (Olympic silver 1976), born in Topeka, Kansas
• 1942 Nathan Deal, American attorney and politician (Rep-D-Georgia), born in Millen, Georgia
• 1942 Walter Williams, American rock vocalist (O'Jays - "Love Train"; Use Ta Be My Girl"), born in Canton, Ohio
• 1944 Anthony Heald, American actor (Orphans; Silence of Lambs), born in New Rochelle, New York
• 1944 Conrad Black, Canadian-born British newspaper magnate, born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1944 Pat Martino [Azzara], American jazz guitarist (DownBeat Guitar Player of the Year, 2004), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
• 1944 Sherley Anne Williams, American poet and novelist (Dessa Rose), born in Bakersfield, California
• 1945 Martha Veléz, American singer-songwriter ("Living Outside the Law"), actress, and playwright (Power of the Powerless), born in New York City
• 1946 Charles Ghigna (Father Goose), American poet and children's books author (Tickle Day: Poems from Father Goose), born in Bayside, New York
• 1946 Charlie Sanders, American football player (Detroit Lions), born in Richlands, North Carolina (d. 2015)
• 1946 Larry LaRocco, American politician (Rep-D-Idaho), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1946 Rollie Fingers, American Baseball HOF relief pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1972, 73, 74 [MVP]; AL MVP & Cy Young Award 1981; Oakland A's, SD Padres, Milwaukee Brewers), born in Steubenville, Ohio
• 1949 (Reinhold) Mack, German audio engineer (Electric Light Orchestra) and record producer (Queen; Sparks), born in West Germany
• 1949 Fariborz Lachini, Iranian film score composer, born in Tehran, Iran
• 1949 Gene Simmons [Chaim Witz], Israeli-American rock bassist (KISS - "Rock and Roll All Nite"), born in Tirat Carmel, Israel
• 1949 Henry Paul, American southern rock and county guitarist and singer (Outlaws - "Green Grass And High Tides"; Blackhawk), born in Kingston, New York
• 1949 John Savage, American actor (The Deer Hunter; Maria's Lovers: The Onion Fields), born in Old Bethpage, New York
• 1949 Martin Amis, British novelist (London Fields; The Rachel Papers), born in Oxford, England (d. 2023)
• 1950 Charles Fambrough, American jazz bassist (Jazz Messengers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
• 1950 Willy Deville [William Paul Borsey Jr.], American rock vocalist and guitarist (Mink DeVille; The Princess Bride - "Storybook Love"), born in Stamford, Connecticut (d. 2009)
• 1951 Bob Mayo, American session keyboardist (Peter Frampton), born in New York City (d. 2004)
• 1951 Ria Thielsch, Indo-Dutch singer (Luv), born in Manokwari, Netherlands New Guinea
• 1951 Rob Halford, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Judas Priest - Got Another Thing), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
• 1952 Duleep Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer (big-hitting Sri Lankan batsman of 80's), born in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
• 1952 Geoff Downes, British progressive rock keyboardist (Buggles; Yes; Asia), born in Stockport, Cheshire, England

• 1954 Gilbert "Gibus" Duclos-Lassalle, French cyclist, born in Lembeye, France
• 1954 Marty Jourard, American keyboardist and vocalist (Motels - "Only the Lonely"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1954 Șerban Nichifor, Romanian composer, cellist and music educator, born in Bucharest, Romania
• 1955 John McGeoch, Scottish rock guitarist (Magazine: Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Spellbound"; Visage; Public Image Ltd.), born in Greenock, Scotland (d. 2004)
• 1955 Vijayakanth, Tamil actor and politician, born in Thirumangalam, India
• 1956 Henri Toivonen, Finnish rally driver (3 x World Rally C'ship round wins for Talbot, Opel, Porsche, Lancia), born in Jyväskylä, Finland (d. 1986)
• 1956 Matt Aitken, English songwriter and rocker (Stock Aitken & Waterman-Road Block), born in Coventry, England
• 1957 Sikander Bakht, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (26 Tests, 67 wickets, BB 8/69; PIA; United Bank Ltd; Sindh CA), born in Karachi, Pakistan
• 1958 Christian LeBlanc, American actor (Michael Baldwin-Young & Restless), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1958 Saskia van Orly [Oerle], Dutch pop singer (Tambourine - "Someone to Hold Me"), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

• 1959 Ian Falconer, American author, illustrator of children's books and magazines (Olivia (the pig) series; The New Yorker), and theatrical set and costume designer, born in Ridgefield, Connecticut (d. 2023)
• 1960 Ashley Crow, American actress (Heroes-Sandra Bennet), born in Birmingham, Alabama
• 1960 Jonas Gahr Støre, Norwegian politician (Prime Minister of Norway 2021-), born in Oslo, Norway

• 1961 Joanne Whalley, actress (Scandal), born in Manchester, England
• 1962 David Packer, American actor (Almost Heroes), born in Passaic, New Jersey
• 1962 Mazzi Rawd, [Clifford Lewis], American heavy metal guitarist (Femme Fatale), and physicist, born in the USA
• 1962 Shahid Mahboob, Pakistani cricketer (batted in one Test for Pakistan 1989), born in Karachi, Pakistan
• 1962 Vivian Campbell, Irish heavy metal singer (Def Leppard), born in Belfast, Ireland
• 1962 Yuri Korolyov, Russian artistic gymnast (World All-Around Champion 1981, 85; World Cup All-Around Co-Champion 1986), born in Vladimir, Russia (d. 2023)
• 1963 James Backhouse, British artist
• 1964 Blair Underwood, American actor (L.A. Law - "Jonathan"; High Incident), born in Tacoma, Washington
• 1964 Marti Noxon, American television writer and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1964 Maxim Kontsevich, Russian mathematician, born in Khimki, Russia
• 1964 Morgan Englund, actor (Dylan Lewis-Guiding Light)
• 1964 Vassilios Kotronias, Greek chess grandmaster, born in Athens, Greece
• 1965 Cornelius Bennett, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills), born in Birmingham, Alabama
• 1965 Kathy Horvath, American tennis player (World #10 1984, 6 WTA titles), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1965 Mia Zapata, American singer (The Gits), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1993)
• 1965 Nate Odomes, NFL cornerback, 1987-96, 2X Pro Bowl (Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks), born in Columbus, Georgia
• 1965 Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 6 wickets; 23 ODIs, 22 wickets), born in Delhi, India
• 1966 Albert Belle, American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians; 5-time MLB All-Star), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
• 1966 Derek Sherinian, American keyboardist (Dream Theater; Sons Of Apollo), born in Laguna Beach, California

• 1966 Robert Maschio, American Actor ("The Todd" in Scrubs)
• 1967 Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter (Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot), born in Belleville, Illinois
• 1968 Dave Thomas, NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1968 Rachael Ray, American TV personality and chef, born in Glen Falls, New York
• 1968 Rafet El Roman [Yaşdut], Turkish pop singer and songwriter (Gençliğin Gözyaşı - The Tears of the Youth), born in at Uzunköprü. Turkey
• 1968 Spider One [Michael David Cummings], American musician (Powerman 5000), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts
• 1968 Stuart Murdoch, Scottish singer and songwriter (Belle & Sebastian), born in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
• 1968 Takeshi Ueda, Japanese rock bassist (The Mad Capsule Markets), born in Yokohama, Japan

• 1969 Elly Hakami, tennis star, born in San Francisco, California
• 1969 Mike Gisler, corner (New England Patriots)
• 1969 Mike Jones, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
• 1969 Vivek Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90)

• 1970 Debbie Graham, tennis star (1993 Taranto doubles), born in Walnut Creek, California
• 1970 Doug Glanville, outfielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Hackensack, New York
• 1970 Jo Dee Messina, American country music singer (I'm Alright), born in Framingham, Massachusetts
• 1970 Robert Horry, NBA forward (LA Lakers, Houston Rockets)
• 1971 Mike Lockwood, professional wrestler (d. 2003)
• 1971 Quintis "Chico" Ristie, Suriname radio host
• 1972 Bryan Stoltenberg, corner (NY Giants)
• 1972 Marlo Perry, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
• 1972 Marvin Harrison, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl XLI Indianapolis Colts; First-team All-Pro 1999, 2002, 06; 8 x Pro Bowl), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1972 Tony Dumas, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks)
• 1973 Fatih Akin, Turkish-German film director
• 1974 Darren Benson, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1974 Dave Luza, Dutch comedian
• 1974 Eric Millegan, American actor
• 1975 Jeremy Horn, American MMA Fighter

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