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Famous People Born in August 1958

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  • Aug 1 Adrian Dunbar, Northern Irish actor (Hear My Song, Line of Duty), born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
  • Aug 1 Michael Penn, American singer-songwriter ("No Myth"), film score composer, and record producer, born in Greenwich Village, New York City
  • Aug 1 Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs - "Hey Jack Kerouac"; "These Are Days"), born in Jamestown, New York (d. 2000)
  • Aug 1 Tor Håkon Holte, Norwegian cross country skier, born in Drammen, Norway
  • Aug 2 Arshad Ayub, Indian cricketer (Indian off-spinner of the late 1980's), born in Hyderabad, India
  • Aug 2 Chi Chia-wei, Taiwanese gay rights activist, born in Taiwan
  • Aug 2 Rainer Troppa, German soccer defender (17 caps GDR; BFC Dynamo 172 games), born in Kolkwitz, Germany (d. 2023)
  • Aug 3 Ana Kokkinos, Greek-Australian film director (The Secret Life of Us), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • Aug 3 Cindy Nixon, American singer (Girls Next Door - "Don't Be Cruel"), born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Aug 4 Allison Hedge Coke, American poet and writer, born in Amarillo, Texas
  • Aug 4 Greg Foster, American athlete (3 x World C'ship gold 110m hurdles; Olympic silver 1984), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2023)
  • Aug 4 Kym Karath, American actress (The Sound of Music - "Gretl"), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Aug 4 Mary Decker, American Olympic track star (mile record 4:16.71), born in Bunnvale, New Jersey
  • Aug 4 Phil Scott, American politician, Governor of Vermont (2017-), born in Barre, Vermont
  • Aug 6 Randy DeBarge, American pop-rock singer, and bassist (Debarge - "Rhythm Of The Night"), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
  • Aug 6 Simon Francken, Dutch punk-rock bassist (Ivy Green), born in Hazerswoude, Netherlands

Alberto Salazar (65 years old)

Aug 7 American track coach and long distance runner (NYC Marathon 1980-82, Boston 1982), born in Havana, Cuba

Alberto Salazar
  • Aug 7 Bruce Dickinson, British heavy metal rocker (Iron Maiden - "Run to Hills"), born in Worksop, England
  • Aug 7 Larisa Karlova, Ukrainian handball player (Olympic gold USSR 1976, 80; World C'ship gold 1982, 86), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Aug 7 Russell Baze, Canadian Racing Hall of Fame jockey (10 x US Champion Jockey by wins; 12,844 career victories; US Racing HOF), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Aug 8 Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress
  • Aug 8 Deborah Norville, American news anchor (Today Show, Inside Edition), born in Dalton, Georgia
  • Aug 8 Harry Crosby, American actor (Friday the 13th), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Aug 9 Amanda Bearse, American actress (Marcy Rhodes-Married With Children), born in Winter Park, Florida
  • Aug 9 Greg Chaisson, Canadian heavy metal bassist (Badlands - "Dreams in the Dark"), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • Aug 10 Jack Richards, English cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests, 21 dismissals, 1 x 100, HS 133; Surrey CCC, Orange Free State), born in Penzance, England
  • Aug 10 Rami Hamdallah, Palestinian politician, academic and Prime Minister of Palestine (2014-present), born in Anabta, West Bank
  • Aug 11 Cordelia Gonzalez, actress (La Gran Fiesta), born in San Juan Puerto Rico
  • Aug 13 David Feherty, Irish golfer, broadcaster (5 European Tour titles, CBS, NBC), born in Bangor, Northern Ireland
  • Aug 13 Domenico Dolce, Italian fashion designer (Dolce & Gabbana), born in Polizzi Generosa, Italy
  • Aug 13 Feargal Sharkey, Irish punk rock singer (The Undertones - "My Perfect Cousin"; solo - "A Good Heart"), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
  • Aug 13 Randall Shughart, American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1993)
  • Aug 14 Bobby Eaton, American wrestler (SMW/ECW/NJPW/WCW, Midnight Express), born in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Aug 15 Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
  • Aug 15 Victor Shenderovich, Russian satirist
  • Aug 16 Angela Bassett, American actress (What's Love Got to Do With It), born in New York City
  • Aug 16 Anne L'Huillier, French-Swedish physicist (2023 Nobel Prize for Physics for attosecond pulses of light), born in Paris, France [1]
  • Aug 16 Jonathan Prince, American actor (Danny - Alice, Pray TV), born in Beverly Hills, Pennsylvania
  • Aug 16 Jose Luis, Argentine tennis player, born in Clerc, Argentina

Madonna (65 years old)

Aug 16 American singer and actress (Like a Virgin), born in Bay City, Michigan

Madonna
  • Aug 16 Peter "Jeff" Wisoff, American NASA astronaut (STS 57, 68, 81/84), born in Norfolk, Virginia
  • Aug 17 Belinda Carlisle, American new wave-pop singer (The Go-Go's - "Vacation"; solo - "Heaven On Earth"), born in Hollywood, California
  • Aug 18 Madeleine Stowe, American actress (Tropical Snow, Bad Girls), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Aug 18 Reginald "Reg" E. Cathey, American actor (The Wire, Oz, House of Cards), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 2018)
  • Aug 19 Brendan Nelson, Australian politician (Leader of the Liberal Party 2007-8), born in Coburg, Australia
  • Aug 19 Darryl Sutter, Canadian NHL center, 1979-87 (Chicago Black Hawks), coach, 1992-2007, 2011-23 (Black Hawks, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings), and general manager (Flames, 2003-10), born in Viking, Alberta
  • Aug 19 Gary Gaetti, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1988, 89; World Series 1987; Gold Glove Award 1986–89; Minnesota Twins), born in Centralia Illinois
  • Aug 19 Gordon Brand Jr., Scottish golfer (8 x European Tour wins; Ryder Cup 1987, 89), born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (d. 2019)
  • Aug 19 Simon Beck, British cartographer and snow artist, born in London, England [1]
  • Aug 20 David O. Russell, American filmmaker (Silver Linings Playbook), born in New York
  • Aug 20 Patricia Rozema, Canadian film director (I've Heard the Mermaids Singing), born in Kingston, Ontario
  • Aug 21 Max Chantal, French rugby league forward (27 Tests; US Villeneuve XIII), born in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France (d. 2023)
  • Aug 21 Ralph Marrero, American actor (Dawn of the Dead; The Babe; Johnny Suede), born in New York City (d. 1991)
  • Aug 22 Colm Feore, American actor (The Chronicles of Riddick), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Aug 22 Ian Mitchell, Irish rocker (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Downpatrick, Ireland (d. 2020)
  • Aug 22 Stevie Ray [Lane Huffman], American professional wrestler, born in Houston, Texas
  • Aug 22 Vernon Reid, American hard rock and funk-metal guitarist (Living Colour) - Vivid, born in London, England
  • Aug 23 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
  • Aug 24 Chris Offutt, American writer (The Good Brother), born in Lexington, Kentucky
  • Aug 24 Steve Guttenberg, American actor (Police Academy, Short Circuit), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • Aug 24 Tracy Harris, American artist, born in Lawton, Oklahoma
  • Aug 25 Christian LeBlanc, American actor (Michael Baldwin-Young & Restless), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Aug 25 Saskia van Orly [Oerle], Dutch pop singer (Tambourine - "Someone to Hold Me"), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Tim Burton (65 years old)

Aug 25 American film director (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands), born in Burbank, California

Tim Burton
  • Aug 26 Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist, born in Ninove, Belgium

Kathy Hochul (65 years old)

Aug 27 American lawyer and politician, 1st female Governor of New York (2021-), born in Buffalo, New York

Kathy Hochul
  • Aug 27 Normand Brathwaite, Canadian comedian and television and radio host
  • Aug 27 Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, Russian cosmonaut (TM-7, TM-12, STS 60)
  • Aug 27 Stalking Cat [Dennis Avner], body modifier (world record holder in body modification), born in Flint, Michigan (d. 2012)
  • Aug 27 Tom Lanoye, Belgian author

Scott Hamilton (65 years old)

Aug 28 American figure skater (Olympic gold 1984), born in Bowling Green, Ohio

Scott Hamilton
  • Aug 29 Lenny Henry, British stand-up comedian and actor (3 of a Kind), born in Dudley, West Midlands, England

Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

Aug 29 American recording artist, dancer and King of Pop ("Thriller"; "Billie Jean"; "Bad"), born in Gary, Indiana

Michael Jackson
  • Aug 30 Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist and human rights activist, born in New York City (d. 2006)
  • Aug 31 David H. Mattheisen, American engineer and astronaut (STS 73 alt), born in Blue Island, Illinois
  • Aug 31 Serge Blanco, French rugby union player (93 tests and 233 points at fullback and wing), nicknamed the "Pelé of Rugby", born in Caracas, Venezuela

About August 1958

How Old? 65 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Signs: Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22), Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22)



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