Famous Birthdays on August 4 (2024)

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 223

• 1222 Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)
• 1281 Külüg Khan, Chinese Prince of Huaining, 3rd Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, born in Khanbaliq, Yuan China (d. 1311)
• 1290 Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)

• 1502 Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish artist, architect and designer of tapestries and stained glass (court painter to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V), born in Aelst (d. 1550)
• 1521 Pope Urban VII (d. 1590)
• 1604 François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer, born in Paris (d. 1676)
• 1664 Louis Lully, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, born in Paris, France (d. 1734)
• 1701 Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar, born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1757)
• 1705 Václav Matyáš Gurecký, Bohemian composer, born in Přerov, Czech Republic (d. 1743)
• 1719 Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German minerologist and geologist, born in Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, Germany (d. 1767)
• 1721 Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (d. 1803)
• 1731 Giuseppe Colla, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1806)
• 1748 Maximilian Stadler, Austrian pianist and composer and Benedictine monk, born in Melk, Austria (d. 1833)
• 1755 Nicolas-Jacque Conte, French painter and inventor (modern pencil), born in Aunou-sur-Orne, France (d. 1805)
• 1776 Wenzel Sedlak, Bohemian clarinetist and composer, born in Jezbořice, Bohemia (d. 1851)
• 1792 Percy Bysshe Shelley, English romantic poet (Adonais; Prometheus Unbound), born in Horsham, Sussex, England (d. 1822)

• 1799 Olof Wilhelm Uddén, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 1868)
• 1805 William Rowan Hamilton, Irish astronomer and mathematician, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1865)
• 1815 Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich, German physician (established normal temperature as 37 °C (98.6 °F)), born in Sulz am Neckar (d. 1877)
• 1816 Israel Vogdes, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Chester County, Pennsylvania (d. 1889)
• 1818 Lovell Harrison Rosseau, American lawyer politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Stanford, Kentucky (d. 1869)
• 1821 James Springer White, American theologian (co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church), born in Palmyra, Maine (d. 1881)

• 1823 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, American politician (Governor of Indiana), born in Salisbury, Indiana (d. 1877)
• 1825 Arthur Haygarth, English cricket batsman (Middlesex & Surrey, cricket historian), born in Hastings, Sussex, England (d. 1903)
• 1834 John Venn, English mathematician (Venn Diagram), born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England (d. 1923)
• 1839 Walter Pater, English aesthete and writer (Plato & Platonism), born in London (d. 1894)
• 1843 Florimond Van Duyse, Belgian composer and musicologist, born in Ghent (d. 1910)
• 1846 Silas Gamaliel Pratt, American composer (The Tragedy of the Deep), born in Addison, Vermont (d. 1916)
• 1848 Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)
• 1859 Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Nobel Prize in Literature 1920), born in Lom, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway (d. 1952)
• 1865 Gus Kempis, South African cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1890)
• 1867 Jake Beckley, American Baseball HOF first baseman (23,767 putouts MLB record; career .308 hitter; Pittsburgh Alleghenys/Pirates; NY Giants; Cincinnati Reds; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Hannibal, Missouri (d. 1918)
• 1870 Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer (Roamin' in the Gloamin), born in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1950)
• 1873 Damaso Berenguer, Spanish soldier and politician (122nd Prime Minister of Spain), born in San Juan de los Remedios, Cuba (d. 1953)
• 1877 Dame Laura Knight, English impressionist artist, born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England (d. 1970)
• 1883 René Schickele, German-French writer, sometimes under nom de plume 'Sascha' (Erbe am Rhein), poet, and magazine editor (Weissen Blätter), born in Obernai, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire (d. 1940)
• 1884 Henri Cornet, French cyclist who won the second Tour de France, born in Desvres, France (d. 1941)
• 1888 Philip Greeley Clapp, American composer and educator (University of Iowa, 1919-54), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1954)
• 1888 Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Bohra Spiritual Leader, born in Surat, India (d. 1965)
• 1890 Dolf Luque, Cuban Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1919, 33; MLB wins leader & MLB ERA leader 1923; Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1957)
• 1890 Erich Weinert, German communist writer, born in Magdeburg (d. 1953)
• 1892 Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Dutch composer, born in Rotterdam (d. 1971)
• 1897 Joseph Calleia, Maltese-American stage, screen, and radio actor (The Jungle Book; Gilda; Touch of Evil), born in Mdina, Malta (d. 1975)
• 1898 Ernesto Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (director, chief engineer Maserati of Modena), born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1975)
• 1899 Ezra Taft Benson, 13th President of Latter-day Saints and US Secretary of Agriculture, born in Whitney, Idaho (d. 1994)
• 1900 Arturo Umberto Illia, President of Argentina (1963-66), born in Pergamino, Argentina (d. 1983)
• 1900 Douglas L. Mays, English cartoonist (Punch), born in Kingston-upon-Thames, England (d. 1991)

• 1901 Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1972)

• 1902 Clara Peller, Russian-American manicurist and commercial spokesperson (Wendy's - "Where's the beef?"), born in Imperial Russia (d. 1987)
• 1902 Wild Bill Hallahan, American baseball player, born in Binghamton, New York (d. 1981)
• 1903 Tony Gulotta, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1927 3rd), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1981)
• 1904 Helen Kane [Schroeder], American actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1966)
• 1904 Joe Tate, English footballer, born in Old Hill, Cradley Heath, England (d. 1973)
• 1904 Theodore Newton, American actor (Ace of Aces, Voltaire), born in Lawrenceville, New Jersey (d. 1963)
• 1904 Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, p*rnography), born in Małoszyce, Russian Empire (d. 1969)
• 1905 Boris Alexandrov, Soviet-Russian conductor (Alexandrov Ensemble, 1946-86), and composer, chiefly of patriotic and military music, born in Bologoye, Russian Empire (d. 1994)
• 1905 Michael Scott Montague Fordham, English child psychiatrist and Jungian analyst, born in Kensington, London (d. 1995)
• 1906 Marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess (last Queen of Italy), born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 2001)
• 1908 Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor, born in Munich (d. 1994)
• 1908 Osbert Lancaster, English cartoonist and author (Daily Express), born in London (d. 1986)
• 1909 Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape gardener, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1994)
• 1909 Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician (co-founded category theory), born in Taftville, Connecticut (d. 2005)
• 1910 Anita Page, American silent screen actress (Our Dancing Daughters), born in Flushing, Queens (d. 2008)
• 1910 Hedda Sterne, Romanian born American artist, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2011)
• 1910 William Schuman, American composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1943), and administrator (Juilliard, 1945-61; Lincoln Center, 1961-68), born in New York City (d. 1992)
• 1912 Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and mountaineer, born in Volyn, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1999)
• 1912 David Raksin, American composer renown for his work in film and TV (Laura; Modern Times), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
• 1912 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved 10,000s of Jews), born in Lidingö Municipality, Sweden (d. 1947)
• 1913 Robert Hayden, African-American poet (Those Winter Sundays), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1980)
• 1913 Wesley Addy, American actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Bostonians, Loving), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1996)
• 1915 Irving Fields [Yitzhak Schwartz], American lounge pianist and composer (Ilona Massey Show; Bagels & Bongos), born in New York City (d. 2016)
• 1915 Warren Avis, American entrepreneur (Avis Rent a Car System), born in Bay City, Michigan (d. 2007)
• 1918 Iceberg Slim (a.k.a. Robert Beck), African-American author, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
• 1920 Helen Thomas, American reporter and UPI journalist (starts press conferences), born in Winchester, Kentucky (d. 2013)

• 1922 Charley Harper, American modernist artist, born in Frenchton, West Virginia (d. 2007)
• 1923 Arthur Butterworth, British classical trumpet player and composer, born in New Moston, England (d. 2014)
• 1923 Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani satirical and humor writer, born in Jaipur, India (d. 2018)
• 1923 Reg Grundy, Australian media and television mogul (Neighbours, Prisoner), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2016)
• 1927 Jess Thomas, American tenor known for his singing in Richard Wagner operas, born in Hot Springs, South Dakota (d. 1993)
• 1928 Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver, born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 2003)
• 1928 Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 64), born in Sansarpur, India (d. 2000)
• 1929 Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor, born in Khandwa, Central Provinces, British India (d. 1987)
• 1930 David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader
• 1930 Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iranian shia cleric, born in Mashhad, Iran
• 1930 John Gorman, printer and socialist historian, born in Stratford, East London (d. 1996)
• 1931 Narendra Tamhane, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), born in Bombay, India
• 1932 (Calvin) "Scotty" Stoneman, American bluegrass fiddler (The Stoneman Family; The Kentucky Colonels), born in Galax, Virginia (d. 1973)
• 1933 Nate Brooks, American boxer (Olympic gold flyweight 1952), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1933 Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch ballet dancer and choreographer (Painted Birds), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2012)

• 1934 Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees), born in Newport, Delaware (d. 2017)
• 1934 Jonas Savimbi, Angolan revolutionary politician and military leader who founded the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), born in Munhango, Bié, Portuguese Angola (d. 2002)
• 1934 Rutger Kopland [Rutger van den Hoofdakker], Dutch poet
• 1936 Elsbeary Hobbs, American bass doo-wop vocalist (The Drifters - "There Goes My Baby"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), born in New York City (d. 1996)
• 1937 David Vickerman Bedford, British composer and educator, born in Hendon, Middlesex, England (d. 2011)
• 1937 Jacobus H "Koos" van de Merwe, South African attorney/CP parliament leader
• 1938 Ellen Schrecker, American college professor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1938 Kenny Malone, American Nashville-based session drummer (Dolly Parton; Dobie Gray: Waylon Jennings), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2021)
• 1939 Frank Vincent, American actor (The Sopranos), born in North Adams, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
• 1939 Frankie Ford [Guzzo], American rock vocalist ("Sea Cruise"), born in Gretna, Louisiana, (d. 2015)
• 1940 (Rosemary Timothy) "Timi" Yuro, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("Hurt"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
• 1940 Karel Vachek, Czech director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities), born in Tišnov, Czech Republic
• 1940 Larry Knechtel, American session piano and bass player (Simon and Garfunkel; Johnny Rivers), born in Bell, California (d. 2009) [1]
• 1941 Cliff Nobles American soul singer ("The Horse"), born in Grove Hill, Alabama (d. 2008)
• 1941 Martin Jarvis, English actor, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• 1941 Quincey Daniels, American boxer (Olympic bronze 1960), born in San Diego, California
• 1941 Ted Strickland, American politician, Governor of Ohio (2007-2011), born in Lucasville, Ohio
• 1942 Cleon Jones, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star, World Series 1969; New York Mets), born in Mobile, Alabama

• 1943 Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper, born in Alta, Norway
• 1943 David Carr, British rock keyboardist (The Fortunes), born in Leyton, London (d. 2011)
• 1943 Michael J. McCulley, American naval officer, aviator and astronaut (STS-34), born in San Diego, California
• 1943 Milan Máčala, Czech football coach, born in Biskupice, Czech Republic
• 1943 Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman (Olympics)
• 1943 Tina Cole, American singer (King Cousins) and actress (My Three Sons - "Katie"), born in Hollywood, California

• 1945 John Qace Hardbattle, political activist
• 1946 Maureen Starkey [Mary Cox], British ex-wife of Beatle Ringo Starr, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
• 1946 Max Middleton, British rock keyboard player (Jeff Beck Group), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
• 1947 Klaus Schulze, German electronic music composer (Audentity), born in Berlin< Germany
• 1947 Paul Layton, English musician and rocker (The New Seekers - "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"), born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
• 1948 Giorgio Parisi, Italian theoretical physicist (2021 Nobel Prize for Physics for pioneering work on climate change), born in Rome, Italy
• 1948 Jim Slattery, American politician (Rep-D-Kansas, 1983-95), born in Good Intent, Kansas
• 1949 John Riggins, NFL running back (NY Jets, Wash Redskins)
• 1951 Lane Evans, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1983-2007), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 2014)
• 1952 Bobby Buntrock, actor (Harold Baxter-Hazel), born in Denver, Colorado
• 1952 Daniel Bautista, Mexican race walker (Olympic gold 20k 1976; 3 x 20k WR holder), born in El Salado, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
• 1952 Gábor Demszky, Hungarian politician (Mayor of Budapest, 1990-2010), born in Budapest, Hungary
• 1952 Kristoffer Tabori [Siegel], actor (Rappaccini's Daughter), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1952 Moya Brennan [Máire Ní Bhraonáin], Irish folk singer and harpist (Clannad; Máire), born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1953 Michael Harris, American trumpet and flugelhorn player (The Phenix Horns - Earth, Wind & Fire; Phil Collins), born in the USA
• 1955 Alberto Gonzales, American U.S. Attorney General
• 1955 Andrew M Allen, Captain USMC/astronaut (STS 46, 62, 75), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• 1955 Charles D "Sam" Gemar, Yankton SD, army/astronaut (STS 38, 48, 62)
• 1956 Gerry Cooney, American boxer (5 x World Heavyweight title loser), born in Manhattan, New York
• 1957 Brooks D. Simpson, American historian
• 1957 John Wark, Scottish footballer
• 1957 Robert E. Andrews, American politician (Rep-D-New Jersey 1990-2014), born in Camden, New Jersey
• 1958 Allison Hedge co*ke, American poet and writer, born in Amarillo, Texas
• 1958 Greg Foster, American athlete (3 x World C'ship gold 110m hurdles; Olympic silver 1984), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2023)
• 1958 Kym Karath, American actress (The Sound of Music - "Gretl"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1958 Mary Decker, American Olympic track star (mile record 4:16.71), born in Bunnvale, New Jersey
• 1958 Phil Scott, American politician, Governor of Vermont (2017-), born in Barre, Vermont
• 1959 John Gormley, Irish politician, Leader of the Green Party, Mayor of Dublin (1994-95), born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1959 Kim Reynolds, American politician, 1st female Governor of Iowa (2017-), born in St. Charles, Iowa
• 1959 Laurence Anholt, British children's author, born in London, England
• 1960 Bernard Rose, English director
• 1960 Dean Malenko, American professional wrestler
• 1960 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish politician
• 1960 Robbin Crosby, American heavy metal rock guitarist and vocalist (Ratt - "Round & Round"), born in La Jolla, California (d. 2002)
• 1960 Tim Winton, Australian author

• 1961 Lauren Tom, American actress
• 1962 Joey Huffman, American rock keyboard and organ player (Soul Asylum), born in Pikeville, Kentucky
• 1962 Lori Lightfoot, American lawyer and politician, 1st female African American Mayor of Chicago (2019-), born in Massillon, Ohio
• 1962 Paul Reynolds, British rock guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"), born in Liverpool, England

• 1963 Andrew Bartlett, Australian politician
• 1964 B J Surhoff, infielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in The Bronx, New York
• 1964 Clyde Simmons, NFL defensive end (Az Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1964 Gary King, British radio presenter
• 1965 Crystal Chappell, American actress (Carly-Days of our Lives), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
• 1965 Dennis Lehane, American crime writer (Mystic River), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1965 Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish politician
• 1965 Terri Lyne Carrington, American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer, composer, producer (Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue), and educator (Berklee), born in Medford, Massachusetts
• 1965 Trena Trice, WNBA forward/center (NY Liberty)
• 1966 Kensuke Sasaki, wrestler (WCW/NJPW/Calgary, Power Warrior)
• 1967 Kembra Pfahler, Hermosa Beach Ca, actress (Gotham Gold)
• 1967 Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
• 1967 Michael Lawrence Marsh, American sprinter (Olympic 200m gold 1992, silver 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1968 Daniel Dae Kim, American actor
• 1968 Darcy Arreola, 1.5k runner, born in La Mesa, California
• 1968 James Francis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
• 1968 Marcus Schenkenberg, model (Calvin Klein)
• 1969 Lee O'Leary, Compton CA, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
• 1969 Max Cavalera, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist and singer (Sepultura), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• 1969 Michael DeLuise, American actor
• 1970 Bret Baier, American political correspondent (Fox News), born in Rumson, New Jersey
• 1970 Hakeem Jeffries, American attorney and politician (Rep-D-NY 2013, 1st Black House Minority Leader), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1970 John August, American screenwriter
• 1970 Orlando Trustfull, soccer player (Feyenoord)
• 1970 Steven Jack, cricketer (South African pace bowler 1994-95)

• 1972 Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor
• 1973 Alex Molden, cornerback (New Orleans Saints)
• 1973 Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
• 1973 Xavier Marchand, French swimmer
• 1974 Canute Curtis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
• 1974 Keenan Milton, Professional Skater
• 1974 Kily González, Argentine footballer
• 1974 Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi politician and militia leader (Sadrist Movement), born in Najaf, Ba'athist Iraq
• 1975 Andy Hallett, American actor
• 1975 Beau Morgan, running back (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1975 Daniella van Graas, Dutch model and actress
• 1975 Kaipo Spenser, Wailuku HI, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)

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