Birthdays Date 1965 August | History by KabAstro

Sam Mendes (59 years old)

Aug 1 British stage and film director, born in Reading, Berkshire, England

Aug 2 Sandra Ng [Kwan-yue], Hong Kong actress (Golden Chicken), born in Hong Kong
Aug 2 Takayuki Iizuka, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW), born in Muroran, Japan
Aug 4 Crystal Chappell, American actress (Carly-Days of our Lives), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
Aug 4 Dennis Lehane, American crime writer (Mystic River), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 4 Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish politician
Aug 4 Terri Lyne Carrington, American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer, composer, producer (Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue), and educator (Berklee), born in Medford, Massachusetts
Aug 4 Trena Trice, WNBA forward/center (NY Liberty)
Aug 5 Jeff Coffin, American musician (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones; Dave Matthews Band), born in Massachusetts
Aug 5 M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), born in Vijayawada, India (d. 2017)
Aug 5 Mark Labbett, English TV personality ('The Beast' on The Chaser), born in Tiverton, England
Aug 5 Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboardist, and progressive rock and video game music composer, born in Akita Prefecture, Japan

David Robinson (58 years old)

Aug 6 American NBA center (San Antonio Spurs, Olympic gold 1992), born in Key West, Florida

Aug 6 Juliane Köhler, German actress
Aug 6 Mark Speight, British television presenter (d. 2008)
Aug 6 Yuki Kajiura, Japanese film, anime, and video game music composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
Aug 7 Elizabeth Manley, Canadian figure skater (Olympic silver, 1988), born in Quinte West, Ontario
Aug 7 Johnny Solinger, American rock singer-songwriter (Skid Row, 1999 -2015), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2021)
Aug 7 Raúl Malo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer (The Mavericks), born in Miami, Florida
Aug 8 Aaron Abeyta, American punk rock guitarist and trumpet player (NOFX), born in Sacramento, California
Aug 8 Akitoshi Saito, Japanese wrestler (NJPW, born in Sendai, Japan
Aug 8 Angus Fraser, English cricketer (England right-arm pace bowler)
Aug 8 Kate Langbroek, Australian comedian, radio and TV presenter (The Project), born in Brisbane, Queensland
Aug 9 Ezra Polley, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Georgetown, Kentucky
Aug 9 John Smith, US amateur wrestler and coach (4-time World Champion, 2-time Olympic Games champion), born in Del City, Oklahoma
Aug 9 Kyle Keiderling, American rock bassist (Bang Tango), born in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 10 Akiko Pavolka, Japanese-American jazz singer, composer (House Of Illusion), and educator, born in Tokyo, Japan
Aug 10 Claudia Christian, American actress (Babylon 5), and author, born in Glendale, California
Aug 10 John Starks, American NBA basketball guard, 1990-2002 (NY Knicks, and 3 other teams), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Aug 10 Mike E. Smith, American Racing HOF jockey (26 x Breeders Cup wins; 5 x American Classics wins; Triple Crown 2018), born in Dexter, New Mexico
Aug 10 Patricia Spurgin, American rifle shooter (Olympic gold 1984), and school administrator (University of Alaska President, 2020-present), born in Billings, Montana
Aug 10 Toumani Diabaté, Malian traditional musician, world music and flamenco kora (21-string lute/harp mash-up) player, born in Gallé, Mali (d. 2024) [1] [2]
Aug 11 Embeth Davidtz, American actress (Bicentennial Man, Schindler's List), born in Lafayette, Indiana
Aug 11 Marc Bergevin, Canadian professional ice hockey player
Aug 11 Shinji Mikami, Japanese video game designer (Resident Evil), born in Iwakuni, Japan
Aug 11 Viola Davis, American EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and BAFTA Academy award-winning actress (The Help; Fences; Prisoners- Suicide Squad), born in St. Matthews, South Carolina
Aug 12 Barry Manuel, American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Mamou, Louisiana
Aug 12 Peter Krause, American actor and director (Six Feet Under), born in Alexandria, Minnesota
Aug 13 Cris Dishman, American NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers, Wash Redskins), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Aug 13 Hayato Matsuo, Japanese video game and anime composer, born in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Aug 13 Leo Groenewegen, CFL guard (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 13 Mark Lemke, American MLB infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Utica, New York
Aug 14 Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress (The Smile), born in Paris, France
Aug 14 Paul Broadhurst, British golfer (British Senior Open 2016), born in Walsall, England
Aug 15 Mark Labbett, English television personality and quizmaster (The Chase), known as "The Beast", born in Tiverton, England
Aug 15 Rob Thomas, American writer, screenwriter and director (Veronica Mars), born in Sunnyside, Washington
Aug 16 Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur TX, pitcher (Houston Astros)
Aug 17 Dottie Mochrie Pepper, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 1992, 99), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
Aug 17 Fred Grim, Dutch soccer player (Cambuur L, Ajax), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aug 17 Glen Goldsmith, British singer-songwriter ("What You See Is What You Get"), born in High Wycombe, England
Aug 17 Steve Gorman, American rock drummer (Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), and radio personality, born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Aug 18 Jim Florentine, American comedian, born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 18 Kōji Kikkawa, Japanese rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor, born in Hiroshima, Japan
Aug 19 James Tomkins, Australian rower (Olympic gold coxless four 1992, 96, 2004; bronze 2000; World C'ship gold x 7), born in Sydney, Australia
Aug 19 Johan Botha, South African operatic tenor, born in Rustenburg, South Africa (d. 2016)
Aug 19 Kevin Dillon, American actor (Heaven Help Us, Platoon), born in New York City
Aug 19 Kyra Sedgwick, American actress (Phenomenon, Singles, The Closer), born in New York City
Aug 19 Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress and director
Aug 20 KRS-One [Lawrence Parker], American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 21 Caryn Mower, American actress, stuntwoman and former professional wrestler, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Aug 21 Jim Bullinger, American MLB pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 22 Tom Gibis, American voice actor (Shikamaru Nara-Naruto), born in West St. Paul, Minnesota
Aug 23 Roger Avary, Canadian-American screenwriter, director, and producer (Pulp Fiction), born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada

Marlee Matlin (58 years old)

Aug 24 American actress and the only deaf performer to win an Academy Award (Children of Lesser God), born in Morton Grove, Illinois

Aug 24 Reggie Miller, American NBA guard, 1987-2005 (Indiana Pacers; Olympic gold, 1996), born in Riverside, California
Aug 25 Cornelius Bennett, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills), born in Birmingham, Alabama
Aug 25 Kathy Horvath, American tennis player (World #10 1984, 6 WTA titles), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 25 Mia Zapata, American singer (The Gits), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1993)
Aug 25 Nate Odomes, NFL cornerback, 1987-96, 2X Pro Bowl (Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks), born in Columbus, Georgia
Aug 25 Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 6 wickets; 23 ODIs, 22 wickets), born in Delhi, India
Aug 26 Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler, born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 2000)
Aug 26 Chris Burke, American actor with down syndrome (Corky-Life Goes On), born in Point Lookout, New York
Aug 26 Jon Hensley, American actor (Holden Snyder-As the World Turns), born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Aug 27 Michael Perry, NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos)
Aug 27 Wayne James, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper v Pakistan 1993)
Aug 28 Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game designer (Game Freak, creator of the Pokémon franchise), born in Setagaya, Japan

Shania Twain (58 years old)

Aug 28 Canadian Grammy Award-winning country music singer ("You're Still The One"; "That Don't Impress Me Much"; "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!"), born in Windsor, Ontario

Aug 29 Dina Spybey, American actress, born in Columbus, Ohio
Aug 29 Gerhard Rodax, Austrian soccer striker (20 caps; FF Admira Wacker, Atlético Madrid, SK Rapid Wien), born in Tattendorf, Austria (d. 2022)
Aug 29 Will Perdue, American NBA center (San Antonio Spurs), born in Melbourne, Florida
Aug 31 Céline Bonnier, French Canadian actress, born in Lévis, Quebec
Aug 31 Daniel Bernhardt, Swiss actor (Mortal Kombat: Conquest)
Aug 31 Willie Watson, New Zealand cricket pace bowler, born in Auckland, New Zealand