History Births on August 05

Naum Gabo, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1977)

#Naum_Gabo

Carmen Salinas, Mexican actress and politician (PRI)

#Carmen_Salinas

Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007)

#Abbé_Pierre

Ray Clemence, English footballer and manager

#Ray_Clemence

Carl Crawford, American baseball player

#Carl_Crawford

Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter

#Eddie_Ojeda

Airto Moreira, Brazilian-American drummer and composer

#Airto_Moreira

Mark Mulder, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Mark_Mulder

Jennifer Finch, American singer, bass player, and photographer

#Jennifer_Finch

Rory Morrison, English journalist (d. 2013)

#Rory_Morrison

Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (d. 1892)

#Deodoro_da_Fonseca

Jackie Doyle-Price, English politician

#Jackie_Doyle-Price

Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1829)

#Niels_Henrik_Abel

Rick Huxley, English bass player (d. 2013)

#Rick_Huxley

Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (d. 1901)

#Edward_John_Eyre

Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (d. 1917)

#Tom_Thomson

Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (d. 2012)

#Adam_Yauch

Gil Vermouth, Israeli footballer

#Gil_Vermouth

Loni Anderson, American actress

#Loni_Anderson

Maik Franz, German footballer

#Maik_Franz

Jeff Coffin, American saxophonist and composer

#Jeff_Coffin

Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996)

#Tera_de_Marez_Oyens

Barbara Flynn, English actress

#Barbara_Flynn

Esteban Gutiérrez, Mexican race car driver

#Esteban_Gutiérrez

Konrad Hurrell, Tongan rugby league player

#Konrad_Hurrell

Richard Ottley, English politician (d. 1670)

#Richard_Ottley

Ingmar De Vos, Belgian sports administrator

#Ingmar_De_Vos

Christopher Gunning, English composer

#Christopher_Gunning

Kajol, Indian film actress

#Kajol

Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese wrestler

#Ikuto_Hidaka

Christopher Chessun, English Anglican bishop

#Christopher_Chessun

Sammi Smith, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

#Sammi_Smith

Wayne Bridge, English footballer

#Wayne_Bridge

Justin Marshall, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster

#Justin_Marshall

Shin Takamatsu, Japanese architect and academic

#Shin_Takamatsu

Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)

#Harold_Holt

Ryan Bertrand, English footballer

#Ryan_Bertrand

L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (d. 2015)

#L._Tom_Perry

Herminio Masantonio, Argentinian footballer (d. 1956)

#Herminio_Masantonio

Jerry Ciccoritti, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Jerry_Ciccoritti

Marians Pahars, Latvian footballer and manager

#Marians_Pahars

Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)

#Wassily_Leontief

Janet McTeer, English actress

#Janet_McTeer

Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal

#Peter_Inge,_Baron_Inge

Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982)

#Tom_Drake

Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (d. 1917)

#Harry_Trott

Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress

#Genelia_D'Souza

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Danish footballer

#Pierre-Emile_Højbjerg

Dan Hipgrave, English guitarist and journalist

#Dan_Hipgrave

Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930)

#Ilya_Repin

Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1972)

#Aksel_Larsen

John Saxon, American actor

#John_Saxon

Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2012)

#Neil_Armstrong

Jeff Friesen, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jeff_Friesen

Anna Rawson, Australian golfer

#Anna_Rawson

Gay Byrne, Irish radio and television host

#Gay_Byrne

Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer

#Laurent_Ciman

Helene Fischer, German singer-songwriter

#Helene_Fischer

Michele Pazienza, Italian footballer

#Michele_Pazienza

Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (d. 1956)

#Erich_Kleiber

Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (d. 1917)

#Oswaldo_Cruz

Vladimir Fedoseyev, Russian conductor

#Vladimir_Fedoseyev

Louis Walsh, Irish talent manager

#Louis_Walsh

Antonio Barberini, Italian cardinal (d. 1671)

#Antonio_Barberini

Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

#Pete_Burns

France A. Córdova, American astrophysicist and academic

#France_A._Córdova

Carola of Vasa (d. 1907)

#Carola_of_Vasa

David Hungate, American bass guitarist, producer, and arranger

#David_Hungate

Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (d. 1969)

#Robert_Taylor_(actor)

Oleh Luzhny, Ukrainian footballer and manager

#Oleh_Luzhny

Eicca Toppinen, Finnish cellist and composer

#Eicca_Toppinen

Paula Creamer, American golfer

#Paula_Creamer

Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Christian_Olde_Wolbers

Nelson Briles, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2005)

#Nelson_Briles

Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian trade union leader and politician (d. 2013)

#Luiz_Gushiken

Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter

#Kim_Gevaert

Ambroise Thomas, French composer (d. 1896)

#Ambroise_Thomas

Alexander Jagiellon, Polish king (d. 1506)

#Alexander_Jagiellon

Angry Anderson, Australian singer & actor

#Angry_Anderson

Kendo Kashin, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

#Kendo_Kashin

Otis Thorpe, American basketball player

#Otis_Thorpe

Thomas Lynch Jr., American commander and politician (d. 1779)

#Thomas_Lynch_Jr.

Eric Hinske, American baseball player and coach

#Eric_Hinske

Rick Mahler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)

#Rick_Mahler

Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924)

#Oskar_Merikanto

Takakeish? Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Takakeish?_Mitsunobu

Bob McCarthy, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Bob_McCarthy

Reginald Owen, English-American actor and singer (d. 1972)

#Reginald_Owen

Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)

#Terry_Becker

Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1893)

#Guy_de_Maupassant

James Scott Skinner, Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927)

#James_Scott_Skinner

Michael Ballhaus, German director and cinematographer (d. 2017)

#Michael_Ballhaus

Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (d. 1890)

#Joseph_Merrick

Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer

#Salomon_Kalou

Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)

#Herb_Brooks

Don Matheson, American soldier, police officer, and actor (d. 2014)

#Don_Matheson

Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (d. 1744)

#Leonardo_Leo

Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (d. 1958)

#Mary_Ritter_Beard

John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1987)

#John_Huston

Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist

#Wendell_Berry

Michal Ková?, Slovak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Slovakia

#Michal_Ková?

Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia

#Valdis_Dombrovskis

Joe Boyd, American record producer, founded Hannibal Records

#Joe_Boyd

Bernie Carbo, American baseball player

#Bernie_Carbo

Terri Clark, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Terri_Clark

Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer and coach

#Venkatesh_Prasad

John Olerud, American baseball player

#John_Olerud

Tamás Faragó, Hungarian water polo player

#Tamás_Faragó

Erika Slezak, American actress

#Erika_Slezak

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (d. 1330)

#Edmund_of_Woodstock,_1st_Earl_of_Kent

Louis Wain, English artist (d. 1939)

#Louis_Wain

Horace Rawlins, English golfer (d. 1935)

#Horace_Rawlins

David Baldacci, American lawyer and author

#David_Baldacci

Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

#Steve_Lee_(singer)

David Healy, Irish footballer

#David_Healy_(footballer)

Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (d. 1973)

#Conrad_Aiken

Salvador Cabañas, Paraguayan footballer

#Salvador_Cabañas

Roger Clark, English race car driver (d. 1998)

#Roger_Clark

Jason Culina, Australian footballer

#Jason_Culina

Eugen Tric?, Romanian footballer and manager

#Eugen_Tric?

Carl Harries, German chemist and academic (d. 1923)

#Carl_Harries

Ivar Aasen, Norwegian poet and linguist (d. 1896)

#Ivar_Aasen

Xavier Trias, Spanish pediatrician and politician, 118th Mayor of Barcelona

#Xavier_Trias

Roy Benavidez, American Master Sergeant and Medal of Honor Winner (d. 1998)

#Roy_Benavidez

Louise of the Netherlands (d. 1871)

#Louise_of_the_Netherlands

Jonathan Silverman, American actor and producer

#Jonathan_Silverman

Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer

#Federica_Pellegrini

Vitus Bering, Danish explorer (d. 1741)

#Vitus_Bering

Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic (d. 1948)

#Wesley_Clair_Mitchell

Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2006)

#Rick_van_der_Linden

Friedrich August Kummer, German cellist and composer (d. 1879)

#Friedrich_August_Kummer

Josep Jufré, Spanish cyclist

#Josep_Jufré

Jeff Robson, Australian rugby league player

#Jeff_Robson

Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player

#Jack_Cogger

Erkan Zengin, Swedish footballer

#Erkan_Zengin

Richie Ginther, American race car driver (d. 1989)

#Richie_Ginther

Steve Matai, New Zealand rugby league player

#Steve_Matai

Ladislaus IV of Hungary (d. 1290)

#Ladislaus_IV_of_Hungary

John Jarratt, Australian actor and producer

#John_Jarratt

Travie McCoy, American rapper, singer, and songwriter

#Travie_McCoy

Rick Derringer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Rick_Derringer

Andreas Weimann, Austrian footballer

#Andreas_Weimann

Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-American basketball player and coach

#Patrick_Ewing

Frank Stranahan, American golfer (d. 2013)

#Frank_Stranahan

Tobias Regner, German singer-songwriter

#Tobias_Regner

Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter

#Pat_Smear

Lolo Jones, American hurdler

#Lolo_Jones

Joseph Justus Scaliger, French philologist and historian (d. 1609)

#Joseph_Justus_Scaliger

Matthew Caws, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Matthew_Caws

Marine Le Pen, French lawyer and politician

#Marine_Le_Pen

Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (d. 2007)

#Colin_McRae

George Tooker, American painter and academic (d. 2011)

#George_Tooker

Kathrin Zettel, Austrian skier

#Kathrin_Zettel

Betsy Jolas, French composer

#Betsy_Jolas

Erik Guay, Canadian skier

#Erik_Guay

Mathieu Manset, French footballer

Michael Jamieson, Scottish-English swimmer

Pete Sell, American mixed martial artist

Jamie Houston, English-German rugby player

David Clarke, English ice hockey player

Cosmin B?rc?uan, Romanian footballer and manager

Michael Walsh, English footballer

Antoine Sibierski, French footballer

Olle Kullinger, Swedish footballer

Alvin Ceccoli, Australian footballer

Paul Carige, Australian rugby league player

Theodore Whitmore, Jamaican footballer and manager

Jon Sleightholme, English rugby player

Darren Shahlavi, English-American actor and martial artist (d. 2015)

Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and coach

James Gunn, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Robert Scott, Australian rower

Vasbert Drakes, Barbadian cricketer

Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboard player and composer

Tim Wilson, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (d. 2014)

Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach

Faith Prince, American actress and singer

David Gill, English businessman

Larry Corowa, Australian rugby league player

Samantha Sang, Australian pop singer

Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist and songwriter

Bruce Coslet, American football player and coach

Leonid Kizim, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2010)

Bob Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

Roman Gabriel, American football player, coach, and actor

Bobby Braddock, American country music songwriter, musician, and producer

Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (d. 2010)

Nikolai Baturin, Estonian author and playwright

Karl Johan Åström, Swedish engineer and theorist

Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)

Damita Jo DeBlanc, American comedian, actress, and singer (d. 1998)

John H. Moore II, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)

Jeri Southern, American jazz singer and pianist (d. 1991)

Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (d. 2005)

Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded Canada's National Ballet School (d. 2004)

Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006)

Parley Baer, American actor (d. 2002)

Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and manager (d. 1979)

Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (d. 1997)

Joan Hickson, English actress (d. 1998)

Kenneth V. Thimann, English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997)

Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000)

Rudolf Schottlaender, German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988)

Roberta Dodd Crawford, American soprano and educator (d. 1954)

Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (d. 1962)

Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator (d. 1970)

Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1962)

James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)

Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (d. 1669)

Guillaume Dufay, Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (d. 1474)

Tullia, Roman daughter of Cicero (d. 45 BC)