Famous Birthdays on August 31

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 237

• 1569 Jahangir, 4th Mughal Emperor of India (1605-27), born in Fatehpur Sikri, Mughal Empire (d. 1627)
• 1602 Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, born in Braunfels (d. 1675)
• 1663 Guillaume Amontons, French physicist, born in Paris (d. 1705)
• 1696 Johann Paul Kunzen, German organist and composer, born in Leisnig, Saxony (d. 1757)
• 1721 George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)
• 1741 Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general, born in Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 1834)
• 1741 Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer, born in Freystadt, Germany (d. 1816)
• 1748 Jean-Etienne Despreaux, French ballet dancer and composer, born in Paris (d. 1820)
• 1749 Alexander Radishchev, Russian writer (Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow), born in Moscow (d. 1802)
• 1755 Johann Ignaz Walter, German opera singer and composer, born in Perutz, Bohemia (d. 1822)
• 1775 François de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, French classical guitarist and composer, born in Perpignan, France (d. 1849)
• 1811 Goode Bryan, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Hancock County, Georgia (d. 1885)
• 1811 Théophile Gautier, French writer, historian and poet (Albertus, La Chanson de Roland, Émaux et camées), born in Tarbes, France (d. 1872)
• 1821 Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist, born in Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1894)
• 1821 Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, Bohemian clarinetist, bandleader, and composer, born in Polepy, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1899)
• 1822 Fitz John Porter, American Major General (Union Army), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (d. 1901)
• 1823 Galusha Aaron Grow, American politician, born in Ashford, Connecticut (d. 1907)
• 1828 George Leonard Andrews, American professor, civil engineer, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (d. 1899)
• 1834 Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (I Lituani; La Giaconda), born in Paderno Ponchielli, Italy (d. 1886)
• 1843 Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (1917-18), born in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse by the Rhine, German Confederation (d. 1919)
• 1847 Arthur Verhaegen, Belgian architect and worker's union leader, born in Brussels (d. 1917)
• 1852 Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1925)
• 1855 Stefan Surzynski, Polish conductor and composer, born in Srem, Poland (d. 1919)
• 1856 Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, Armenian composer, born in Gyumri, Armenia (d. 1951)
• 1864 Max Wilhelm Zach, Polish-American violinist and conductor (Boston Symphony 1896-1907; St. Louis Symphony, 1907-21), born in Lemberg, Galicia (now Lviv, Ukraine) (d. 1921)
• 1869 Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests 1890-93) and Scottish rugby union player, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1919)

• 1871 James E. Ferguson, American Democratic politician and Texan Governor (1915-17), born in Salado, Texas (d. 1944)
• 1874 Edward Thorndike, American psychologist (father of modern educational psychology), born in Williamsburg, Massachusetts (d. 1949)
• 1875 Eddie Plank, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1910, 11, 13 Philadelphia A's), born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
• 1877 Lizzie Arlington, American baseball pitcher (first woman to play professional men's baseball 1898 Reading Coal Heavers), born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania (d. 1919)
• 1878 Albert Riemenschneider, American pianist, educator, musicologist, and founder of America'a oldest Bach Festival, born in Berea, Ohio (d. 1950)
• 1878 Frank Jarvis, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1900), born in California, Pennsylvania (d. 1933)
• 1879 Alma Schindler Mahler, Viennese composer and wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1964)
• 1879 Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, Russian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Kaluga, Russia (d. 1949)
• 1879 Yoshihito [Taishō], 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26), born in Akasaka Palace, Tokyo City, Japan (d. 1926)

• 1882 Charles O'Neill, Canadian composer and bandmaster, born in Duntocher, near Glasgow, (d. 1964)
• 1884 George Al Sarton, Belgian-American chemist and historian, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1956)
• 1885 DuBose Heyward, American novelist (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1940)
• 1887 Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian-British chemist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1958)
• 1888 Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer and diplomat (La Obra de Trajano), born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 1928)
• 1889 Bombardier Billy Wells [William Thomas Wells], English heavyweight boxer (Lonsdale Belt, 1911), born in London, England (d. 1967)
• 1890 Margaret Landis, American silent movie actress (A Million to Burn; The Empire Builders), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1981)
• 1892 Claire DuBrey, American actress (Lightnin' in the Forest), born in Bonner's Ferry, Idaho (d. 1993)
• 1893 Lily Laskine, French harpist, born in Paris (d. 1988)
• 1894 Albert Facey, Australian writer (A Fortunate Life), born in Maidstone, Victoria, Australia (d. 1982)
• 1895 Joseph Schillinger, Ukrainian-American composer, music theorist, and eductaor, born in Kharkiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1943) [some source give birthday as September 1]
• 1896 Félix-Antoine Savard, French Canadian priest and novelist, born in Quebec, Canada (d. 1982)

• 1897 Marianne Bruns, German writer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1994)
• 1899 Paul E Garber, American founder/1st curator of National Air & Space Museum, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 1992)
• 1899 Walter Muller von Kulm, Swiss composer, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1967)
• 1900 Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, born in Carrara, Italy (d. 1943)
• 1900 Roland Culver, English actor (Thunderball, Encore), born in London, England (d. 1984)

• 1903 Vladimir Jankélévitch, French philosopher, born in Bourges, France (d. 1985)
• 1905 Dore Schary, American producer, writer and director (Act 1, Boys Town, Big City), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1958)
• 1905 Sal Tas, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1976)
• 1905 Sanford Meisner, American actor and teacher, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1997)
• 1906 Vivienne Byerley, English theater press agent, born in London, England (d. 1995)
• 1907 Altiero Spinelli, Italian citizen and advocate of European federalism, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1986)
• 1907 Augustus F. Hawkins, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1963-75), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2007)

• 1907 William Shawn, American magazine editor (New Yorker, 1952-87), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
• 1908 Conrad Baden, Norwegian composer, organist and music critic, born in Drammen, Norway (d. 1989)
• 1908 William Saroyan, American novelist and playwright (Time of Your Life), born in Fresno, California (d. 1981)
• 1909 Marie-Louise Grog-Carven, French fashion designer (Ma Griffe perfume), born in Châtellerault, Poitou-Charentes (d. 2015)
• 1911 Hilde Jarecki, German-English educationist (The Kindertransport, Playgroups) (d. 1995)
• 1912 Ramon Vinay, Chilean operatic tenor, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1996)
• 1913 Bernard Lovell, English radio astronomer, founded Jodrell Bank Observatory, born in Oldland Common, Bristol (d. 2012)
• 1913 Ray Dandridge, American Baseball HOF third baseman (3 × NgL All-Star 1935, 37, 44; American Association MVP 1950 Minneapolis Millers), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1994)
• 1914 Richard Basehart, American actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea), born in Zanesville, Ohio (d. 1984)
• 1915 Pete Newell, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Uni of San Francisco, Michigan State Uni; NCAA Men's C'ship 1959, Cal Berkeley; Olympic gold 1960), born in Vancouver, Canada (d. 2008)
• 1916 Daniel Schorr, American broadcast journalist (CBS), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
• 1916 Everett Lee, American violinist, and theater and classical conductor (Cosmopolitan Little Symphony, 1947-55; Norrkoping Symphony, 1962-72), born in Wheeling, West Virgina (d. 2022)

• 1918 Lucrecia Roces Kasilag, Filipina composer (Filiasiana), concert pianist, and educator (Bayanihan Dance Company), born in San Fernando, Philippines (d. 2008)
• 1919 Amrita Preetam, Indian poet and author, born in Gujranwala, Pakistan (d. 2005)
• 1920 James Lanphier, American actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), born in Hempstead, New York (d. 1969)
• 1921 Charles "Chub" Feeney, American MLB executive (President of the National League), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994)
• 1921 Raymond Williams, Welsh academic and novelist (Second Generation), born in Llanfihangel Crucorney, Wales (d. 1988)
• 1923 Larry Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game), born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England (d. 1995)
• 1924 Buddy Hackett [Leonard Hacker], American comedian and actor (God's Little Acre; The Music Man; The Love Bug), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2003)
• 1924 Klaus Hashagen, German composer (Ars Nova Ensemble Nürnberg), born in Java, Indonesia (d. 1998)
• 1928 James Coburn, American actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven), born in Laurel, Nebraska (d. 2002)
• 1928 Jeremy Maas, British art dealer and writer, born in Penang, British Malaya (d. 1997)
• 1929 Julio Ramon Ribeyro, Peruvian writer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1994)
• 1930 Dudley "Big Tiny" Little Jr, American pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Worthington Minnesota (d. 2010)
• 1930 Owen B. Pickett, American politician (Rep-D-Virginia 1987-2001), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2010)

• 1931 Noble Willingham, American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger; The Corndog Man), born in Mineola, Texas (d. 2004)
• 1932 Benito Wogatzki, German radio and TV writer (My Best Friends), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
• 1932 Robert Adams, American sci-fi author (Castaways in Time), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 1990)
• 1932 Roy Castle, English dancer and television entertainer (Record Breakers), born in Scholes, Yorkshire (d. 1994)
• 1934 Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2023)
• 1935 Eldridge Cleaver, American Black Panther leader turned Republican, born in Wabbaseka, Arkansas (d. 1998)

• 1936 Igor Zhukov, Russian pianist, conductor (Moscow Chamber Orchestra), and sound engineer, born in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Russia (d. 2018)
• 1936 Marva Nettles Collins, American educator (West Side Preparatory School), born in Monroeville, Alabama (d. 2015)
• 1937 Guido de Moor, Dutch actor (Apart, Because the Cats), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1989)
• 1937 Warren Berlinger, American actor (Larry-Joey Bishop Shop, Take Two), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
• 1938 John Koerner, American blues and folk singer, songwriter (Koerner, Ray & Glover), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2024)
• 1938 Martin Bell 'the man in the white suit', British journalist (BBC) and politician, born in Redisham, England
• 1939 Jerry Allison, American rock drummer and songwriter (Buddy Holly & Crickets - "That'll Be The Day"; "Peggy Sue"), born in Hillsboro, Texas (d. 2022)
• 1939 Jim McCrary, American photographer and album cover artist (Tapestry: Ticket to Ride), born in Los Angeles (d. 2012)
• 1939 Paul Winter, American new age music saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Paul Winter Consort), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
• 1940 Alain Calmat, French figure skater (Olympic silver 1964), born in Paris, France
• 1940 Jack Thompson [John Payne], Australian actor (Breaker Morant, The Man from Snowy River), born in Sydney, New South Wales
• 1940 Wilton Felder, American jazz-fusion saxophonist and bassist (The Crusaders), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2015)
• 1941 Emanuel Nunes, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2012)
• 1941 Henk Terlingen, Dutch radio and TV-host (Paul Meier Show), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1994)
• 1941 William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman (Chairman of St. Louis Cardinals), born in St. Louis, Missouri
• 1942 Barnyard Dawg [George P Dog], Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Robert McKimson (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Walky Talky Hawky"
• 1942 Carole Wells, American actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
• 1942 Eugenio Trías Sagnier, Spanish philosopher, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2013)
• 1942 Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer (World Matchplay C'ship 1978), born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan,
• 1943 Leonid Ivashov, Russian general, born in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
• 1944 Clive Lloyd, Guyanese and West Indies cricket batsman and captain (110 Tests; 7,515 runs @ 46.67, HS 242no), born in Georgetown, British Guiana
• 1944 Earnie Shavers, American boxer (2 x world heavyweight c'ship challenger - Muhammad Ali 1977, Larry Holmes 1979), born in Garland, Alabama (d. 2022)
• 1944 Jos LeDuc, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1999)
• 1944 Roger Dean, British artist and album cover designer (Yes; Osibia; Asia), born in Ashford, Kent, England
• 1945 Bob Welch, American rock vocalist, guitarist (Fleetwood Mac), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2012)
• 1945 Donyale Luna [Peggy Ann Freeman], American model and actress "the first Black supermodel", born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1979) [1]
• 1945 Itzhak Perlman, Israeli Grammy Award-winning violinist, and polio survivor, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
• 1945 Leonid Popov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 35/37, 40, T-7), born in Oleksandriia, Ukrainian SSR. Soviet Union

• 1946 Jerome Corsi, American writer and conspiracy theorist, born in East Cleveland, Ohio
• 1946 Vladimir Shmelyov, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold USSR, team [with Boris Onishchenko & Pavel Lednyov] 1972), born in Magadan, Russia (d. 2023)
• 1947 Luca di Montezemolo, Italian businessman (Chairman of Ferrari, NTV trains), born in Bologna, Italy
• 1947 Mona Marshall, American voice actress (South Park, Fraggle Rock)
• 1947 Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese manga artist (The Star of Cottonland), born in Otawara, Japan
• 1948 Harald Ertl, Austrian racing driver (d. 1982)
• 1948 Holger Osieck, German footballer and coach
• 1948 Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter (Happy Days, Splash), born in New York City
• 1948 Ricky Gardiner, Scottish rock guitarist (David Bowie - Low; Iggy Pop - Lust for Life), and composer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2022)
• 1948 Rudolf Schenker, German rock guitarist (Scorpions - "Virgin Killer"), born in Hildesheim, Germany
• 1949 Jim Fassel, American football coach (University of Utah 1985–89; New York Giants 1997-2003), born in Anaheim, California (d. 2021)

• 1949 Rick Roberts, American singer-songwriter (Flying Burrito Brothers; Firefall - "You Are The Woman"), born in Clearwater, Florida
• 1951 Mario Boljat, Croatian soccer defender-midfielder (5 caps; Hajduk Split, Schalke 04), born in Split, Croatia (d. 2024)
• 1952 Bruce Soboroff, American rock keyboard player (Buckinghams, 1986-present), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1952 Herbert Reul, German politician, born in Langenfeld, West Germany
• 1953 György Károly, Hungarian poet and author, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2018)
• 1953 Marcia Clark [Kleks], American LA DA (O.J. Simpson Case), born in Berkeley, California
• 1954 Claudell Washington, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1975, 84; World Series 1974; Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
• 1954 Tula [Caroline Cossey], English transsexual model (For Your Eyes Only), born in Brooke, England
• 1955 Edwin Moses, American 400m hurdler (2 Olympic golds), born in Dayton, Ohio
• 1956 Masashi Tashiro, Japanese television performer

• 1957 Colm O'Rourke, Irish Gaelic footballer (All-Irelands 1987, 88; 5 x Leinster medals; 3 x NFL medals; Footballer of the Year 1991; Meath) and broadcaster/analyst (RTÉ, Sunday Independent), born in Edgeworthstown, Northern Ireland
• 1957 Gina Schock, American rock drummer (The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed"; "Vacation"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1957 Glenn Tilbrook, British rock singer, guitarist, songwriter (Squeeze - "Black Coffee In Bed": "Tempted"), born in London, England
• 1957 Tom Candiotti, American MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Walnut Creek, California
• 1958 David H. Mattheisen, American engineer and astronaut (STS 73 alt), born in Blue Island, Illinois
• 1958 Serge Blanco, French rugby union player (93 tests and 233 points at fullback and wing), nicknamed the "Pelé of Rugby", born in Caracas, Venezuela
• 1959 Rachel Dennison, American actress (Doralee Rhodes-9 to 5), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
• 1959 Tony DeFranco, Canadian pop singer (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
• 1960 Chris Whitley, American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2005)
• 1960 Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese terrorist group Hizbollah, born in Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon
• 1960 Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper, born in Turnu, Romania
• 1961 David Chastain, American heavy metal guitarist (Chastain - Rule of Wasteland), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1962 Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor, born in Bloomington, Indiana
• 1963 Richard "Reb" Beach, American heavy metal guitarist (Winger; Whitesnake), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1963 Sonny Silooy, Dutch soccer player (Ajax) and manager, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 1963 Todd Carty, English actor (Grange Hill, The Bill), born in London, England
• 1964 Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and editor
• 1965 Céline Bonnier, French Canadian actress, born in Lévis, Quebec
• 1965 Daniel Bernhardt, Swiss actor (Mortal Kombat: Conquest)
• 1965 Willie Watson, New Zealand cricket pace bowler, born in Auckland, New Zealand
• 1966 Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier
• 1966 Jeff Frye, American MLB infielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Oakland, California
• 1966 Zdenko Morović, Venezuelan soccer midfielder (5 caps; Deportivo Italia, CS Marítimo, Caracas FC), born in Rijeka, Croatia (d. 2024)
• 1968 Glenroy Gilbert, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Olympic gold 1996), born in Trinidad
• 1968 Hideo Nomo, Japanese MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Osaka, Japan
• 1968 Jennifer Azzi, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
• 1968 Jim Bob Howard, American actor (Flash and Bone), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
• 1968 Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player (1994 Futures-Evansville), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1969 Andrei Trefilov, Russian NHL goalie (Buffalo Sabres, Olympic silver 1998), born in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Russia
• 1969 Andrew Cunanan, American serial killer (killed Gianni Versace), born in National City, California (d. 1997)
• 1969 Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer (right-arm pace bowler since 1991)
• 1969 Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor (Australia Survivor presenter), born in Adelaide, Australia
• 1969 Victor Alexander, American NBA forward/center (NY Knicks), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1970 Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer
• 1970 Debbie Gibson, American pop singer (Only in My Dreams), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1970 James Robinson, American NBA guard (LA Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers), born in Jackson, Mississippi
• 1970 Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen consort of Jordan, born in Kuwait City
• 1970 Steve Nikataras, cricketer (left-arm pace bowler for NSW 1996-97)
• 1970 Zack Ward, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario

• 1971 Mike Caldwell, American NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals) and coach, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
• 1971 Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer (British Open 2007-08, PGA C'ship 2008, Ryder Cup wins 2002, 04, 06, 10), born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1973 Mary Peltola, American politician (1st Alaskan Native elected to Congress), born in Anchorage, Alaska
• 1973 Reggie Geary, American NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) and coach, born in Trenton, New Jersey
• 1973 Scott Niedermayer, Canadian NHL defenseman (NJ Devils) and coach, born in Edmonton, Alberta
• 1974 Andrei Medvedev, Ukrainian tennis player (won four Masters), born in Kyiv, Ukraine

• 1975 Daniel Harding, British conductor (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, 2007 to present), born in Oxford, England

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