History Births on August 07

Anisa Mohammed, West Indian cricketer

#Anisa_Mohammed

Koenraad Elst, Belgian orientalist and author

#Koenraad_Elst

Emil Nolde, Danish-German painter and illustrator (d. 1956)

#Emil_Nolde

Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (d. 2015)

#Stan_Freberg

Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor of India (d. 1748)

#Muhammad_Shah

Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey player

#Sidney_Crosby

Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (d. 1595)

#Alonso_de_Ercilla

Lana Cantrell, Australian singer-songwriter and lawyer

#Lana_Cantrell

Koray Candemir, Turkish singer-songwriter

#Koray_Candemir

Paul Lambert, Scottish footballer and manager

#Paul_Lambert

B. J. Thomas, American singer

#B._J._Thomas

Valery Gazzaev, Russian footballer, manager and politician

#Valery_Gazzaev

Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and author (d. 1911)

#Auguste_Michel-Lévy

Anne Fadiman, American journalist and author

#Anne_Fadiman

Alan Leo, English astrologer and author (d. 1917)

#Alan_Leo

Louis de Freycinet, French navigator and explorer (d. 1842)

#Louis_de_Freycinet

Nick Gillespie, American journalist and author

#Nick_Gillespie

Samantha Ronson, English singer-songwriter and DJ

#Samantha_Ronson

Billie Burke, American actress and singer (d. 1970)

#Billie_Burke

Jimmy Wales, American businessman, co-founder of Wikipedia

#Jimmy_Wales

Greg Nickels, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Seattle

#Greg_Nickels

Huntley Wright, English actor (d. 1941)

#Huntley_Wright

Robert Dudley, English explorer and cartographer (d. 1649)

#Robert_Dudley_(explorer)

Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English palaeontologist and archaeologist (d. 1972)

#Louis_Leakey

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, American author and activist (d. 1964)

#Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn

Beanie Wells, American football player

#Beanie_Wells

Alexei Sayle, English comedian, actor, and author

#Alexei_Sayle

Eamonn Darcy, Irish golfer

#Eamonn_Darcy

Kees Kist, Dutch footballer

#Kees_Kist

Alison Brown, American banjo player, songwriter, and producer

#Alison_Brown

Don Larsen, American baseball player

#Don_Larsen

Seiichiro Maki, Japanese footballer

#Seiichiro_Maki

Shobna Gulati, British actress

#Shobna_Gulati

Josh Franceschi, English singer-songwriter

#Josh_Franceschi

E. J. Tackett, American bowler

#E._J._Tackett

Mitchell te Vrede, Dutch footballer

#Mitchell_te_Vrede

Paul Biedermann, German swimmer

#Paul_Biedermann

Cirroc Lofton, American actor

#Cirroc_Lofton

David Cairns, Scottish laicised priest and politician, Minister of State for Scotland (d. 2011)

#David_Cairns_(politician)

Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish poet and linguist (d. 1672)

#Georg_Stiernhielm

David Duchovny, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#David_Duchovny

Kevin Muscat, English-Australian footballer, coach, and manager

#Kevin_Muscat

Rebecca Kleefisch, American journalist and politician, 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

#Rebecca_Kleefisch

Wayne Knight, American actor, comedian and voice actor

#Wayne_Knight

Murat Dalk?l?ç, Turkish singer-songwriter

#Murat_Dalk?l?ç

Ann Harding, American actress and singer (d. 1981)

#Ann_Harding

Danny Graves, Vietnamese-American baseball player

#Danny_Graves

C. Buddingh', Dutch poet and translator (d. 1985)

#C._Buddingh'

Andriy Hrivko, Ukrainian cyclist

#Andriy_Hrivko

Garrison Keillor, American humorist, novelist, short story writer, and radio host

#Garrison_Keillor

Walter Swinburn, English jockey and trainer (d. 2016)

#Walter_Swinburn

Nathanael Greene, American general (d. 1786)

#Nathanael_Greene

Juan Martín Hernández, Argentine rugby player

#Juan_Martín_Hernández

Owen Luder, English architect, designed Tricorn Centre and Trinity Square

#Owen_Luder

James Randi, Canadian-American magician and author

#James_Randi

Elizabeth Manley, Canadian figure skater

#Elizabeth_Manley

Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)

#Elizabeth_of_Rhuddlan

Alexandre Aja, French director, producer, and screenwriter

#Alexandre_Aja

Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian-German economist and statistician (d. 1931)

#Ladislaus_Bortkiewicz

Manitas de Plata, French guitarist (d. 2014)

#Manitas_de_Plata

Marcus Roberts, American pianist and educator

#Marcus_Roberts

Alan Page, American football player and jurist

#Alan_Page

Rouven Sattelmaier, German footballer

#Rouven_Sattelmaier

Constantius II, Roman emperor (d. 361)

#Constantius_II

Alan Keyes, American politician and diplomat, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

#Alan_Keyes

Megan Gale, Australian model and actress

#Megan_Gale

Raul Malo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Raul_Malo

Michael Shannon, American actor

#Michael_Shannon

Mark Pettini, English cricketer and journalist

#Mark_Pettini

Johannes Kotze, South African cricketer (d. 1931)

#Johannes_Kotze

Brian Conley, English actor and singer

#Brian_Conley

Mohammed Badie, Egyptian religious leader

#Mohammed_Badie

Rien Poortvliet, Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 1995)

#Rien_Poortvliet

Danny, Portuguese footballer

#Danny_(footballer)

Alain Corneau, French director and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Alain_Corneau

Alexander Dityatin, Russian gymnast and colonel

#Alexander_Dityatin

Chico Benymon, American actor

#Chico_Benymon

James Bowdoin, American banker and politician, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1790)

#James_Bowdoin

Matthew Parris, South African-English journalist and politician

#Matthew_Parris

Trevor Hendy, Australian surfer and coach

#Trevor_Hendy

Kristin Hersh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Kristin_Hersh

Bruce Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Bruce_Dickinson

Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian aristocrat and serial killer (d. 1614)

#Elizabeth_Báthory

William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Dutch stadtholder (d. 1664)

#William_Frederick,_Prince_of_Nassau-Dietz

Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (d. 1820)

#Wilhelmina_of_Prussia,_Princess_of_Orange

Freddie Slack, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1965)

#Freddie_Slack

Elinor Ostrom, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)

#Elinor_Ostrom

Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese journalist and politician

#Walid_Jumblatt

Adam Yates, English cyclist

#Adam_Yates_(cyclist)

Édgar Rentería, Colombian baseball player

#Édgar_Rentería

Paul Dunn, Australian rugby league player

#Paul_Dunn_(rugby_league)

Ralph Bunche, American political scientist, academic, and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)

#Ralph_Bunche

Christian Chávez, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor

#Christian_Chávez

István Bibó, Hungarian lawyer and politician (d. 1979)

#István_Bibó

Vladimir Sorokin, Russian author and playwright

#Vladimir_Sorokin

Erik Pieters, Dutch footballer

#Erik_Pieters

Jonathan Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jonathan_Bernier

Ryan Lavarnway, American baseball player

#Ryan_Lavarnway

Shane Lechler, American football player

#Shane_Lechler

Mike Trout, American baseball player

#Mike_Trout

Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player

#Stratos_Perperoglou

Alberto Salazar, Cuban-American runner and coach

#Alberto_Salazar

David Testo, American soccer player

#David_Testo

Randy Wayne, American actor and producer

#Randy_Wayne

Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (d. 1973)

#Abebe_Bikila

Dominic Cork, England cricketer and sportscaster

#Dominic_Cork

Gerry Peñalosa, Filipino boxer and promoter

#Gerry_Peñalosa

Valter Birsa, Slovenian footballer

#Valter_Birsa

Abbie Cornish, Australian actress

#Abbie_Cornish

Francesca Gregorini, Italian-American director and screenwriter

#Francesca_Gregorini

Jonathan Pollard, Israeli spy

#Jonathan_Pollard

Karol Zalewski, Polish sprinter

#Karol_Zalewski

Dana G. Peleg, Israeli writer and LGBT activist

#Dana_G._Peleg

John Birmingham, English-Australian journalist and author

#John_Birmingham

Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (d. 1917)

#Mata_Hari

Rocky Bridges, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)

#Rocky_Bridges

Altaír Jarabo, Mexican model and actress

#Altaír_Jarabo

Luis Salom, Spanish motorcycle racer (d. 2016)

#Luis_Salom

John Glover, American actor

#John_Glover_(actor)

Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (d. 2003)

#Art_Houtteman

Mark McCammon, English-Barbadian footballer

#Mark_McCammon

Eric Johnson, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Eric_Johnson_(actor)

Simon Yates, English cyclist

#Simon_Yates_(cyclist)

Miguel Llera, Spanish footballer

#Miguel_Llera

Vassilis Spanoulis, Greek basketball player

#Vassilis_Spanoulis

Sofia Rotaru, Ukrainian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Sofia_Rotaru

Jamey Jasta, American singer-songwriter

#Jamey_Jasta

Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter and illustrator (d. 1940)

#Nikolai_Triik

Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer and educator

#Veljo_Tormis

DeMar DeRozan, American basketball player

#DeMar_DeRozan

Henri Le Sidaner, French painter (d. 1939)

#Henri_Le_Sidaner

Rodney Crowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Rodney_Crowell

Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian lawyer and politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2014)

#Jean-Luc_Dehaene

Jerry Pournelle, American journalist and author (d. 2017)

#Jerry_Pournelle

Charlize Theron, South African-American actress and producer

#Charlize_Theron

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977)

#Rahsaan_Roland_Kirk

Edwin Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 50th Governor of Louisiana

#Edwin_Edwards

Victoria of Baden (d. 1931)

#Victoria_of_Baden

Robert Mueller, American soldier and lawyer, 6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

#Robert_Mueller

Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic (d. 1859)

#Carl_Ritter

Togrul Narimanbekov, Azerbaijani-French painter and academic (d. 2013)

#Togrul_Narimanbekov

Mikhail Gorsheniov, Russian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

#Mikhail_Gorsheniov

Nicholas Ray, American director and screenwriter (d. 1979)

#Nicholas_Ray

Martti Nõmme, Estonian ski jumper

#Martti_Nõmme

Zaur Sizo, Russian footballer

Melody Oliveria, American blogger

Mohamed Coulibaly, Senegalese footballer

Mustapha Dumbuya, Sierra Leonean footballer

Juan de la Rosa, Mexican boxer

Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (d. 2003)

Tooba Siddiqui, Pakistani model and actress

Martin Vu?i?, Macedonian singer and drummer

Marquise Hill, American football player (d. 2007)

Ángeles Balbiani, Argentine actress and singer

Tácio Caetano Cruz Queiroz, Brazilian footballer

Aurélie Claudel, French model and actress

Carsten Busch, German footballer

Birgit Zotz, Austrian anthropologist and author

Justin Brooker, Rugby League Player

Charlotte Ronson, English fashion designer

Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer and manager

Ray Hill, American football player (d. 2015)

Gerard Denton, Australian cricketer

Rachel York, American actress and singer

Eric Namesnik, American swimmer (d. 2006)

Sophie Lee, Australian actress and author

Jason Grimsley, American baseball player

Peter Niven, Scottish jockey

Ian Dench, English guitarist and songwriter (EMF)

Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast

Ali Shah, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Russell Baze, Canadian-American jockey

Daire Brehan, Irish journalist, lawyer, and actress (d. 2012)

Alan Reid, Scottish politician

Caroline Aaron, American actress and producer

S. Thandayuthapani, Sri Lankan educator and politician

Greg Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach

Marty Appel, American businessman and author

Franciscus Henri, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter

Kenny Ireland, Scottish actor and director (d. 2014)

Richard Sykes, English biochemist and academic

Carlos Monzon, Argentinian boxer and actor (d. 1995)

Matthew Evans, Baron Evans of Temple Guiting, English publisher and politician

Don Wilson, English cricketer and coach (d. 2012)

Zoltán Berczik, Hungarian table tennis player and coach (d. 2011)

Sándor Simó, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

Eddie Firmani, South African footballer and manager

Maurice Rabb, Jr., American ophthalmologist and academic (d. 2005)

Edward Hardwicke, English actor (d. 2011)

Charles E. Rice, American scholar and author (d. 2015)

Jack Good, British television producer (d. 2017)

Betsy Byars, American author and academic

Carl Switzer, American child actor and hunting guide (d. 1959)

Felice Bryant, American songwriter (d. 2003)

Kenneth Kendall, Indian-English journalist and actor (d. 2012)

Karel Husa, Czech-American composer and conductor (d. 2016)

Gordon Zahn, American sociologist and author (d. 2007)

Kermit Love, American actor, puppeteer, and costume designer (d. 2008)

George Van Eps, American guitarist (d. 1998)

Albert Kotin, Belarusian-American soldier and painter (d. 1980)

Anna Elisabet Weirauch, German author and playwright (d. 1970)

Thomas Lupo, English viol player and composer (d. 1627)