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History Births on August 22

Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2000)

#Julius_J._Epstein

In 1909

Roland Orzabal, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Roland_Orzabal

In 1961

James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1860)

#James_Kirke_Paulding

In 1778

Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman

#Elisabeth_Murdoch_(businesswoman)

In 1968

Trey Gowdy, American lawyer and U.S. Representative

#Trey_Gowdy

In 1964

Pope Leo XII (d. 1829)

#Pope_Leo_XII

In 1760

Denton Cooley, American soldier and surgeon (d. 2016)

#Denton_Cooley

In 1920

GZA, American rapper and producer

#GZA

In 1966

Valerie Harper, American actress (d. 2019)

#Valerie_Harper

In 1939

Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Craig_Finn

In 1971

Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor (d. 1934)

#Charles_Francis_Jenkins

In 1867

Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist

#Theo_Bos

In 1983

Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer

#Heiðar_Helguson

In 1977

Willis R. Whitney, American chemist (d. 1958)

#Willis_R._Whitney

In 1868

Collin Raye, American country music singer

#Collin_Raye

In 1960

Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach

#Mats_Wilander

In 1964

William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)

#William_Lewis_Douglas

In 1845

Gorch Fock, German author and poet (d. 1916)

#Gorch_Fock_(author)

In 1880

Jahri Evans, American football player

#Jahri_Evans

In 1983

James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (d. 2007)

#James_Hillier

In 1915

Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. 1940)

#Alfred_Ploetz

In 1860

Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player

#Ioannis_Gagaloudis

In 1978

Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter

#Okkert_Brits

In 1972

Mark Williams, English actor

#Mark_Williams_(actor)

In 1959

Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician

#Chiranjeevi

In 1955

Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (d. 1918)

#Archibald_Willard

In 1836

Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (d. 2005)

#Edward_Szczepanik

In 1915

Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (d. 1967)

#Dorothy_Parker

In 1893

Clint Bolton, Australian footballer

#Clint_Bolton

In 1975

Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (d. 1928)

#Alexander_Bogdanov

In 1873

Melville Elijah Stone, American publisher, founded the Chicago Daily News (d. 1929)

#Melville_Elijah_Stone

In 1848

William S. Harney, American general (d. 1889)

#William_S._Harney

In 1800

Cory Gardner, American politician

#Cory_Gardner

In 1974

Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (d.2015)

#Tinga_Seisay

In 1928

Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager

#Rob_Witschge

In 1966

Thomas Tredgold, English engineer and author (d. 1829)

#Thomas_Tredgold

In 1788

Federico Macheda, Italian footballer

#Federico_Macheda

In 1991

Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter

#Vernon_Reid

In 1958

Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (d. 1973)

#Thomas_Pelly

In 1902

Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (d. 1701)

#Jean_Regnault_de_Segrais

In 1624

Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer

#Lawrence_Quaye

In 1984

Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (d. 1858)

#Aimé_Bonpland

In 1773

George Herriman, American cartoonist (d. 1944)

#George_Herriman

In 1880

Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Paul_Colman

In 1967

John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (d. 1918)

#John_Forrest

In 1847

Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

#Tori_Amos

In 1963

Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States

#Scooter_Libby

In 1950

John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)

#John_Lee_Hooker

In 1917

Randall Cobb, American football player

#Randall_Cobb_(American_football)

In 1990

Stefano Tilli, Italian sprinter

#Stefano_Tilli

In 1962

Drew Hutchison, American baseball player

#Drew_Hutchison

In 1990

Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004

#Masatoshi_Shima

In 1943

Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager

#Holger_Gehrke

In 1960

Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player

#Agustín_Pichot

In 1974

Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer

#Howie_Dorough

In 1973

Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)

#Chuck_Brown

In 1936

Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer

#Giacomo_Bonaventura

In 1989

Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager

#Paul_Ellering

In 1953

Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist (d. 2003)

#Leni_Riefenstahl

In 1902

James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter

#James_Corden

In 1978

Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor

#Rodrigo_Santoro

In 1975

Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (d. 1939)

#Maximilian_Bircher-Benner

In 1867

Luke Russert, American journalist

#Luke_Russert

In 1985

Stevie Ray, American semi-retired wrestler

#Stevie_Ray

In 1958

Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist

#Annie_Proulx

In 1935

Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)

#Gylmar_dos_Santos_Neves

In 1930

Doug Bair, American baseball player and coach

#Doug_Bair

In 1949

Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (d. 1983)

#Henry_Bachtold

In 1891

Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player

#Carl_Yastrzemski

In 1939

Bill Parcells, American football player and coach

#Bill_Parcells

In 1941

Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (d. 1996)

#Roberto_Aizenberg

In 1922

Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales

#Alun_Michael

In 1943

Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (d. 1992)

#Jack_Dunphy

In 1914

Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (d. 2007)

#Karlheinz_Stockhausen

In 1928

Max Scheler, German philosopher and author (d. 1928)

#Max_Scheler

In 1874

Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1965)

#Bill_Woodfull

In 1897

Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian

#Ty_Burrell

In 1967

Aleksandr Mostovoi, Russian footballer

#Aleksandr_Mostovoi

In 1968

László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (d. 1951)

#László_Almásy

In 1895

Cecil Kellaway, South African actor (d. 1973)

#Cecil_Kellaway

In 1890

Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player

#Olli_Määttä

In 1994

David Chase, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#David_Chase

In 1945

Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)

#Deng_Xiaoping

In 1904

Alfred Gough, American screenwriter and producer

#Alfred_Gough

In 1967

Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (d. 1937)

#Ned_Hanlon_(baseball)

In 1857

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk (d. 1940)

#Paul_Gottlieb_Nipkow

In 1860

Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Andrés_Calamaro

In 1961

Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer

#Jessica-Jane_Applegate

In 1996

Henry Maudslay, English engineer (d. 1831)

#Henry_Maudslay

In 1771

Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1906)

#Ezra_Butler_Eddy

In 1827

Tokush?ry? Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Tokush?ry?_Makoto

In 1986

Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 2012)

#Ray_Bradbury

In 1920

George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (d. 1881)

#George_W._De_Long

In 1844

Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking (d. 1712)

#Denis_Papin

In 1647

Christina Obergföll, German athlete

#Christina_Obergföll

In 1981

Cindy Williams, American actress and producer

#Cindy_Williams

In 1947

Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player

#Brayden_Schenn

In 1991

Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1667)

#Georges_de_Scudéry

In 1601

Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer

#Stephen_Ireland

In 1986

Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (d. 1995)

#Laurence_McKinley_Gould

In 1896

Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (d. 1865)

#Samuel_David_Luzzatto

In 1800

Lee Camp, English footballer

#Lee_Camp_(footballer)

In 1984

Debbi Peterson, American singer-songwriter and drummer

#Debbi_Peterson

In 1961

Apollo Crews, American wrestler

#Apollo_Crews

In 1987

Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (d. 1636)

#Franz_von_Dietrichstein

In 1570

Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Casper_Christensen

In 1968

Donna Jean Godchaux, American singer-songwriter

#Donna_Jean_Godchaux

In 1947

Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author

#Steve_Davis

In 1957

Randy Wolf, American baseball player

#Randy_Wolf

In 1976

Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player

#Robbie_Rochow

In 1990

Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (d. 1918)

#Claude_Debussy

In 1862

James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (d. 1949)

#James_Newland

In 1881

Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1464)

#Frederick_II,_Elector_of_Saxony

In 1412

Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)

#Pierre_Guérin_de_Tencin

In 1679

Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer (d. 1838)

#Charles_Percier

In 1764

Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1993)

#Bruno_Pontecorvo

In 1913

Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (d. 1994)

#Sylva_Koscina

In 1933

Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick roller coaster

#Werner_Stengel

In 1936

Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

#Kristen_Wiig

In 1973

Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (d. 1999)

#Lisy_Fischer

In 1900

Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot (d. 1919)

#Raymonde_de_Laroche

In 1882

Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger (d. 1990)

#Jerry_Iger

In 1903

Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter

#Dua_Lipa

In 1995

Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author

#Diana_Nyad

In 1949

Steve Kline, American baseball player and coach

#Steve_Kline_(left-handed_pitcher)

In 1972

Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor

#Colm_Feore

In 1958

Milan I of Serbia (d. 1901)

#Milan_I_of_Serbia

In 1854

Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach

#Ray_Burris

In 1950

Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author

#Giada_De_Laurentiis

In 1970

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1977)

#Lutz_Graf_Schwerin_von_Krosigk

In 1887

Honor Blackman, English actress and republican

#Honor_Blackman

In 1925

Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach

#Paul_Molitor

In 1956

David Dellinger, American activist (d. 2004)

#David_Dellinger

In 1915

Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002)

#Layne_Staley

In 1967

Ema Burgi? Bucko, Bosnian tennis player

In 1992

Leonardo Moracci, Italian footballer

In 1987

Neville, English wrestler

In 1986

Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

In 1985

Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

In 1985

Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (d. 2012)

In 1981

Alex Holmes, American football player

In 1981

Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler

In 1980

Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter

In 1980

Roland Benschneider, German footballer

In 1980

Matt Walters, American football player

In 1979

Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer

In 1977

Laurent Hernu, French decathlete

In 1976

Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist

In 1976

Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer

In 1976

Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player

In 1973

Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver

In 1972

Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer

In 1972

Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster

In 1970

Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (d. 2008)

In 1968

Rich Lowry, American writer and magazine editor (National Review)

In 1968

David Reimer, Canadian victim of a botched circumcision and transgender reassignment surgery (d. 2004)

In 1965

Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer

In 1965

Terry Catledge, American basketball player

In 1963

James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer

In 1963

Iain Coucher, English businessman

In 1961

Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance

In 1959

Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

In 1959

Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

In 1957

Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer

In 1956

Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)

In 1952

David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1948

Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer

In 1945

Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic

In 1944

U?ur Mumcu, Turkish journalist and author (d. 1993)

In 1942

Bill McCartney, American football player and coach, founded Promise Keepers

In 1940

Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer (d. 2012)

In 1939

Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)

In 1938

Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

In 1936

John Callaway, American journalist and producer (d. 2009)

In 1936

Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (d. 2012)

In 1934

Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut

In 1932

Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general (d. 2017)

In 1929

Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (d. 1991)

In 1929

Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (d. 2011)

In 1926

Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (d. 1995)

In 1924

James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (d. 1989)

In 1924

Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (d. 2011)

In 1922

Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (d. 2012)

In 1921

Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 2003)

In 1921

Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004)

In 1918

Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989)

In 1914

Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (d. 2008)

In 1913

Mel Hein, American football player and coach (d. 1992)

In 1909

Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (d. 1993)

In 1908

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (d. 2004)

In 1908

Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (d. 1982)

In 1902

Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1966)

In 1895

Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist (d. 1992)

In 1893

Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1977)

In 1893

Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (d. 1973)

In 1891

Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1906)

In 1834

Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (d. 1636)

In 1599

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