History Births on August 09

Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer

#Stefano_Okaka

Raphaël Poirée, French biathlete

#Raphaël_Poirée

Rhona Mitra, English actress and singer

#Rhona_Mitra

Audrey Tautou, French model and actress

#Audrey_Tautou

Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach

#Ray_Jennings

Sam Elliott, American actor and producer

#Sam_Elliott

Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bass player

#Rinus_Gerritsen

James Naughtie, Scottish journalist and radio host

#James_Naughtie

Mike Lamb, American baseball player

#Mike_Lamb

Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer and manager

#Filippo_Inzaghi

André Bessette, Canadian saint (d. 1937)

#André_Bessette

Robbie Middleby, Australian soccer player

#Robbie_Middleby

Eli Apple, American football player

#Eli_Apple

Gene Luen Yang, American author and illustrator

#Gene_Luen_Yang

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress, talk show host, and author

#Tetsuko_Kuroyanagi

Matt Morris, American baseball player

#Matt_Morris_(baseball)

Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947)

#Reynaldo_Hahn

Kelli Hubly, American soccer player

#Kelli_Hubly

Willian, Brazilian footballer

#Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)

Patrick Depailler, French race car driver (d. 1980)

#Patrick_Depailler

David Steinberg, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#David_Steinberg

Posy Simmonds, English author and illustrator

#Posy_Simmonds

Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (d. 2013)

#Ken_Norton

Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbek football referee

#Ravshan_Irmatov

Charles Farrell, American actor and singer (d. 1990)

#Charles_Farrell

Steve Swisher, American baseball player and manager

#Steve_Swisher

Alice Barlow, English actress

#Alice_Barlow

Derek Fisher, American basketball player and coach

#Derek_Fisher

Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Ukraine

#Leonid_Kuchma

Linn Ullmann, Norwegian journalist and author

#Linn_Ullmann

Dorin Chirtoac?, Moldavian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Chi?in?u

#Dorin_Chirtoac?

Luca Filippi, Italian race car driver

#Luca_Filippi

J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska (d. 2005)

#J._James_Exon

Eric Bana, Australian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

#Eric_Bana

John Key, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand

#John_Key

Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and activist

#Yekaterina_Samutsevich

Evelina Haverfield, Scottish nurse and activist (d. 1920)

#Evelina_Haverfield

Archduke Joseph August of Austria (d. 1962)

#Archduke_Joseph_August_of_Austria

Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (d. 1980)

#Jean_Piaget

Jessica Capshaw, American actress

#Jessica_Capshaw

Brad Gilbert, American tennis player and sportscaster

#Brad_Gilbert

Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player

#Li_Jiawei

Kurtis Blow, American rapper, producer, and actor

#Kurtis_Blow

Alicja Smietana, Polish-English violinist

#Alicja_Smietana

Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)

#Johann_Michael_Bach

Chuck Essegian, American baseball player and lawyer

#Chuck_Essegian

Tyler Smith, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Tyler_Smith_(musician)

Thomas Telford, Scottish architect and engineer, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (d. 1834)

#Thomas_Telford

Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer

#Gillian_Anderson

John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia, (d. 1956)

#John_Willcock

George Armstrong, English footballer (d. 2000)

#George_Armstrong_(footballer)

Deion Sanders, American football and baseball player

#Deion_Sanders

Julián Javier, Dominican-American baseball player

#Julián_Javier

Butch Warren, American bassist (d. 2013)

#Butch_Warren

Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (d. 1963)

#Ferenc_Fricsay

Ted Simmons, American baseball player and coach

#Ted_Simmons

Chris Cuomo, American lawyer and journalist

#Chris_Cuomo

Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1604)

#Francesco_Barozzi

JaMarcus Russell, American football player

#JaMarcus_Russell

Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout (d. 2013)

#Milt_Bolling

Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (d. 2015)

#Jacques_Parizeau

Wesley Sonck, Belgian footballer

#Wesley_Sonck

Anthony Castonzo, American football player

#Anthony_Castonzo

Tyson Gay, American sprinter

#Tyson_Gay

Tony Stewart, American football player

#Tony_Stewart_(American_football)

Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (d. 1980)

#Erich_Hückel

John Varley, American author

#John_Varley_(author)

John Oldham, English poet and translator (d. 1683)

#John_Oldham_(poet)

Wilbur Norman Christiansen, Australian astronomer and engineer (d. 2007)

#Wilbur_Norman_Christiansen

Izaak Walton, English writer (d. 1683)

#Izaak_Walton

Eileen Gray, Irish architect and furniture designer (d. 1976)

#Eileen_Gray

John E. Sweeney, American lawyer and politician

#John_E._Sweeney

Sarah McBride, American LGBT Activist

#Sarah_McBride

Calie Pistorius, South African engineer and academic

#Calie_Pistorius

Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach

#Mário_Zagallo

Adoniram Judson, American missionary and lexicographer (d. 1850)

#Adoniram_Judson

Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter

#Bulle_Ogier

Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress and producer

#Ana_Serradilla

Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician (d. 1778)

#Francesco_Cetti

Pete Thomas, English drummer

#Pete_Thomas_(drummer)

Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler

#Alexa_Bliss

Michael Kors, American fashion designer

#Michael_Kors

Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758)

#Prince_Augustus_William_of_Prussia

Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach

#Rod_Laver

Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach

#Vinny_Del_Negro

Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic (d. 1992)

#Vinayaka_Krishna_Gokak

Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1987)

#Joop_den_Uyl

Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1669)

#Johannes_Cocceius

Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer

#Melanie_Griffith

Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (d. 2012)

#Whitney_Houston

Jason Heyward, American baseball player

#Jason_Heyward

Jean Tirole, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Jean_Tirole

Romano Prodi, Italian academic and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Italy

#Romano_Prodi

Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer

#Paul_Gallagher_(footballer)

James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (d. 2014)

#James_Freeman_Gilbert

Valentin Kovalenko, Uzbek football referee

#Valentin_Kovalenko

Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (d. 1944)

#Adam_von_Trott_zu_Solz

Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player

#Michael_Kingma

Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince (d. 1918)

#Prince_Antônio_Gastão_of_Orléans-Braganza

Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor and director

#Kevin_McKidd

Troy Percival, American baseball player and coach

#Troy_Percival

Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (d. 1958)

#Eino_Kaila

Bill Campbell, American baseball player and coach

#Bill_Campbell_(baseball)

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American humanitarian; wife of Alexander Hamilton (d. 1854)

#Elizabeth_Schuyler_Hamilton

Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008)

#Beverlee_McKinsey

Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Russian general and politician (d. 1984)

#Panteleimon_Ponomarenko

Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach

#Bob_Cousy

Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, French-Italian wife of Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1876)

#Maria_Vittoria_dal_Pozzo

Kevin Mack, American football player

#Kevin_Mack

Robert Shaw, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1978)

#Robert_Shaw_(actor)

Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator (d. 2001)

#Tove_Jansson

Linda Keen, American mathematician and academic

#Linda_Keen

Mahesh Babu, Indian actor and producer

#Mahesh_Babu

Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player

#Chamique_Holdsclaw

Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player

#Jarvis_Hayes

Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer

#Hércules_Brito_Ruas

Leo Genn, British actor and barrister (d. 1978)

#Leo_Genn

Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (d. 1860)

#Joseph_Locke

Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)

#Ralph_Houk

Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belorussian cyclist

#Kanstantsin_Sivtsov

Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model

#Sanya_Lopez

Jim Kiick, American football player

#Jim_Kiick

Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Patrick_Tse

Camilla Wicks, American violinist and educator

#Camilla_Wicks

Deniss Vasi?jevs, Latvian figure skater

#Deniss_Vasi?jevs

Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer

#Mikaël_Silvestre

The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2014)

#The_Mighty_Hannibal

Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic (d. 1942)

#Dorothea_Klumpke

Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer

#Anna_Kendrick

Kirill Reznik, American lawyer and politician

#Kirill_Reznik

Joel Anthony, American basketball player

#Joel_Anthony

Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author (d. 2007)

#Enzo_Biagi

Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor, singer, director, and screenwriter

#Stephen_Fung

McG, American director and producer

#McG

Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)

#Grand_Duchess_Alexandra_Pavlovna_of_Russia

Lisa Nandy, British politician

#Lisa_Nandy

Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (d. 1856)

#Amedeo_Avogadro

Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1606)

#Bogislaw_XIII,_Duke_of_Pomerania

Abdi ?pekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (d. 1979)

#Abdi_?pekçi

Tam Dalyell, Scottish academic and politician (d. 2017)

#Tam_Dalyell

?shak Do?an, Turkish footballer

#?shak_Do?an

Amanda Bearse, American actress, comedian and director

#Amanda_Bearse

Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager

#Brett_Hull

John Simpson, English journalist and author

#John_Simpson_(journalist)

Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager

#Otto_Rehhagel

Jack DeJohnette, American drummer, pianist, and composer

#Jack_DeJohnette

Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player

#Shane_O'Brien_(ice_hockey)

František Maxmilián Ka?ka, Czech architect, designed the Veltrusy Mansion (d. 1766)

#František_Maxmilián_Ka?ka

Adewale Ogunleye, American football player

#Adewale_Ogunleye

Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager

#Roy_Hodgson

Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater

#Kay_Stenshjemmet

Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Rod_Brind'Amour

Jay Leggett, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

#Jay_Leggett

Jason Frasor, American baseball player

#Jason_Frasor

Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer

#Filipe_Luís

Sam Fogarino, American drummer

#Sam_Fogarino

P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (d. 1996)

#P._L._Travers

Hoda Kotb, American journalist and television personality

#Hoda_Kotb

Brice Roger, French skier

Stuart McInally, Scottish rugby player

Kento Ono, Japanese actor and model

Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer

Marek Niit, Estonian sprinter

Daniel Preussner, German rugby player

Michael Lerchl, German footballer

Chandler Williams, American football player (d. 2013)

Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer

Ime Udoka, American basketball player and coach

Barton Lynch, Australian surfer

John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player (d. 2015)

Louis Lipps, American football player and radio host

James Lileks, American journalist and blogger

Gordon Singleton, Canadian Olympic Cyclist

Roberta Tovey, English actress and singer

Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai activist and politician

Jonathan Kellerman, American psychologist and author

Barbara Mason, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter

Zurab Sakandelidze, Georgian basketball player (d. 2004)

Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater and sportscaster (d. 2012)

Barbara Delinsky, American author

Patricia McKissack, American soldier, engineer, and author

Tommie Agee, American baseball player (d. 2001)

Billy Henderson, American singer (d. 2007)

Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist (d. 1997)

John Gomery, Canadian lawyer and jurist

Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (d. 2014)

Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (d. 2010)

Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (d. 2014)

Denis Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer (d. 2001)

David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (d. 1999)

Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (d. 2013)

Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (d. 2012)

Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist (d. 1985)

Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author

Albert Seedman, American police officer (d. 2013)

Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright (d. 1966)

Kermit Beahan, American colonel (d. 1989)

Mareta West, American astronomer and geologist (d. 1998)

Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (d. 1990)

John McQuade, Northern Irish soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 1984)

Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (d. 2001)

William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1996)

Willa Beatrice Player, Educator, First Black woman college president (d. 2003)

Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991)

Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1959)

Alfred David Benjamin, Australian-born businessman and philanthropist. (d. 1900)

Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and surveyor (d. 1855)

Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1772)

John Webster, Colonial settler and governor of Connecticut (d. 1661)

Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant (d. 1274)