History Births on August 27

Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Ogie_Alcasid

Joel Grant, English-Jamaican footballer

#Joel_Grant

Scott Dibble, American lawyer and politician

#Scott_Dibble_(politician)

Aygül Özkan, German lawyer and politician

#Aygül_Özkan

Mark Rudan, Australian footballer and manager

#Mark_Rudan

Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal (d. 2017)

#Andrea_Cordero_Lanza_di_Montezemolo

Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor

#Patrick_J._Adams

Johan Norberg, Swedish historian and author

#Johan_Norberg

Tony Kanal, British-American bass player. songwriter, and record producer

#Tony_Kanal

Tom Lanoye, Belgian author, poet, and playwright

#Tom_Lanoye

Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1932)

#Giuseppe_Peano

Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)

#Charles_G._Dawes

Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910)

#Charles_Rolls

Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter and sculptor

#Alexandra_Nechita

Robert Richardson, American cinematographer

#Robert_Richardson_(cinematographer)

Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer

#Alessandro_Gamberini

Bob Kerrey, American lieutenant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient, 35th Governor of Nebraska

#Bob_Kerrey

The Great Khali, Indian Professional Wrestler

#The_Great_Khali

Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (d. 1715)

#Charles_Calvert,_3rd_Baron_Baltimore

Reece Shearsmith, English actor, comedian and writer

#Reece_Shearsmith

Mark Webber, Australian race car driver

#Mark_Webber

David Bentley, English footballer

#David_Bentley

Tim Bogert, American singer and bass player

#Tim_Bogert

Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (d. 2002)

#Kristen_Nygaard

Joel Kovel, American scholar and author (d. 2018)

#Joel_Kovel

Barbara Bach, American model and actress

#Barbara_Bach

José Vidro, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

#José_Vidro

Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001)

#Jelle_Zijlstra

Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (d. 1966)

#Vincent_Auriol

Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1959)

#Lester_Young

Jonny Moseley, Puerto Rican-American skier and television host

#Jonny_Moseley

Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress

#Sarah_Chalke

Stephan Elliott, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter

#Stephan_Elliott

Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic (d. 2012)

#Saiichi_Maruya

Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)

#Edward_Patten

Hong Beom-do, Korean general and activist (d. 1943)

#Hong_Beom-do

John Lloyd, English tennis player and sportscaster

#John_Lloyd_(tennis)

Péter Boross, Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary

#Péter_Boross

András Pet?cz, Hungarian author and poet

#András_Pet?cz

Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright

#Peter_Stormare

Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler

#Milano_Collection_A.T.

Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (d. 1919)

#Hermann_Weingärtner

Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (d. 1979)

#Rebecca_Clarke_(composer)

Denise Lewis, English heptathlete

#Denise_Lewis

Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)

#Friedrich_Martens

Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler and politician (d. 1968)

#Gholamreza_Takhti

Randall Garrison, American-Canadian criminologist and politician

#Randall_Garrison

Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

#Carl_Bosch

Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2019)

#Daryl_Dragon

Koxinga, Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist (d. 1662)

#Koxinga

Bill Neilson, Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1989)

#Bill_Neilson

Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager (d. 2001)

#Don_Bradman

Amado Nervo, Mexican journalist, poet, and diplomat (d. 1919)

#Amado_Nervo

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and academic (d. 1831)

#Georg_Wilhelm_Friedrich_Hegel

Juhan Parts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia

#Juhan_Parts

Glen Matlock, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Glen_Matlock

Olivier Le Gac, French cyclist

#Olivier_Le_Gac

Sergey Sirotkin, Russian race car driver

#Sergey_Sirotkin_(racing_driver)

Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer, television personality, and author

#Cesar_Millan

Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (d. 2007)

#Sri_Chinmoy

Romain Amalfitano, French footballer

#Romain_Amalfitano

Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager

#Buddy_Bell

James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (d. 1935)

#James_Henry_Breasted

Denis G. Lillie, British biologist, member of the 1910-1913 Terra Nova Expedition (d. 1963)

#Denis_G._Lillie

Stephen Morris, American football player

#Stephen_Morris_(American_football)

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu

#Mangosuthu_Buthelezi

Anne Marie d'Orléans, queen of Sardinia (d. 1728)

#Anne_Marie_d'Orléans

Aaron Paul, American actor and producer

#Aaron_Paul

Hugh Orde, British police officer

#Hugh_Orde

Lien Chan, Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China

#Lien_Chan

Ivan Franko, Ukrainian author and poet (d. 1916)

#Ivan_Franko

Frode Fjellheim, Norwegian pianist and composer

#Frode_Fjellheim

Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer

#Danny_Coyne

Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (d. 1967)

#Katharine_McCormick

Ernie Broglio, American baseball player (d. 2019)

#Ernie_Broglio

Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (d. 1897)

#Charles_Lilley

Chandra Wilson, American actress and director

#Chandra_Wilson

Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (d. 1788)

#Johann_Georg_Hamann

Lee Sung-yeol, South Korean actor and singer

#Lee_Sung-yeol

Mark Ilott, English cricketer

#Mark_Ilott

Mack Brown, American football player and coach

#Mack_Brown

Hannibal Hamlin, American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891)

#Hannibal_Hamlin

Daniela Romo, Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess

#Daniela_Romo

Ange Postecoglou, Greek-Australian footballer and coach

#Ange_Postecoglou

Bernhard Langer, German golfer

#Bernhard_Langer

Tuesday Weld, American model and actress

#Tuesday_Weld

Joan Smith, English journalist and author

#Joan_Smith

Antonia Fraser, English historian and author

#Antonia_Fraser

Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter

#Kim_Petras

Jim Thome, American baseball player and manager

#Jim_Thome

Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (d. 2012)

#Roelof_Kruisinga

Nikola Pili?, Yugoslav tennis player and coach

#Nikola_Pili?

Kevan Hurst, English footballer

#Kevan_Hurst

Deco, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer

#Deco

John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania and Protestant Bishop of Cammin (d. 1600)

#John_Frederick,_Duke_of_Pomerania

Sebastian Kurz, Austrian politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria

#Sebastian_Kurz

Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966)

#Sylvère_Maes

Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (d. 2008)

#Karl_Unterkircher

Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1986)

#Peanuts_Lowrey

René Higuita, Colombian footballer

#René_Higuita

Ernst Wetter, Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1963)

#Ernst_Wetter

Darren McFadden, American football player

#Darren_McFadden

Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver

#Gerhard_Berger

Dietmar Hamann, German footballer and manager

#Dietmar_Hamann

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751)

#John_Hervey,_1st_Earl_of_Bristol

Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (d. 1945)

#Theodore_Dreiser

Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress

#Juliana_Cannarozzo

Anna of Brandenburg (d. 1514)

#Anna_of_Brandenburg

Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress

#Yolanda_Adams

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1592)

#Alexander_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma

Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic (d. 2015)

#Jaswant_Singh_Neki

Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian

#Paul_Reubens

Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973)

#Lyndon_B._Johnson

Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (d. 2011)

#Cesária_Évora

Rajesh Thakker, English physician and academic

#Rajesh_Thakker

Derek Warwick, English race car driver

#Derek_Warwick

Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician (d. 1885)

#Giorgio_Mitrovich

Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jimmy_Pop

Justin Miller, American baseball player (d. 2013)

#Justin_Miller_(baseball,_born_1977)

Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2008)

#Cor_Brom

Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and manager

#Ernest_Faber

Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer

#Alexa_PenaVega

Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (d. 1933)

#Kenji_Miyazawa

Charles Fleischer, American comedian and actor

#Charles_Fleischer

Daphne Koller, Israeli-American computer scientist and academic

#Daphne_Koller

Joe Cunningham, American baseball player and coach

#Joe_Cunningham_(baseball)

William Least Heat-Moon, American travel writer and historian

#William_Least_Heat-Moon

John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and politician

#John_Morrison_(cricketer)

Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (d. 2007)

#Alice_Coltrane

Jeanette Winterson, English journalist and novelist

#Jeanette_Winterson

Kevin Huerter, American basketball player

#Kevin_Huerter

George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)

#George,_Duke_of_Saxony

Sergei Krikalev, Russian engineer and astronaut

#Sergei_Krikalev

Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer

#Luuk_de_Jong

Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (d. 1976)

#Man_Ray

Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and coach

#Andy_Bichel

Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994)

#Martha_Raye

Tommy Sands, American pop singer and actor

#Tommy_Sands_(American_singer)

Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St Elisabeth (d. 1914)

#Ödön_Lechner

Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Alex_Lifeson

Tom Ford, American fashion designer

#Tom_Ford

Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (d. 1895)

#Edward_Beecher

Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer

#Sulley_Muntari

Blake Jenner, American actor and singer

#Blake_Jenner

Sarah Hecken, German figure skater

#Sarah_Hecken

Ann Murray, Irish soprano

#Ann_Murray

Carlos Moyá, Spanish-Swiss tennis player

#Carlos_Moyá

Tom Berryhill, American businessman and politician

#Tom_Berryhill

Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1869)

#Bertalan_Szemere

Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist

#Sarah_Neufeld

Nikica Jelavi?, Croatian footballer

#Nikica_Jelavi?

Ayame Gouriki, Japanese actress and singer

Joanna McGilchrist, English rugby player and physiotherapist

Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Brazilian footballer

Rusty Smith, American speed skater

Audrey C. Delsanti, French astronomer and biologist

Mase, American rapper, songwriter and pastor

Blake Adams, American golfer

Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer

Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer

Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter

Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player

Hisayuki Okawa, Japanese runner

Kyung Lah, South Korean-American journalist

Mark Ealham, English cricketer

Matthew Ridge, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster

Michael Long, New Zealand golfer

Rob Burnett, American football player and sportscaster

Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower

Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Paul Bernardo, Canadian serial rapist and murderer

Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer

Steve McDowall, English rugby player

Mark Curry, English television host and actor

Denice Denton, American engineer and academic (d. 2006)

Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor

Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author

Diana Scarwid, American actress

Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author

Neil Murray, Scottish bass player and songwriter

Leah Jamieson, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic

Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Philippe Vallois, French director and screenwriter

Deborah Swallow, English historian and curator

John Mehler, American drummer

Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2002)

Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)

Kirk Francis, American engineer and producer

Halil Berktay, Turkish historian and academic

Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer and manager

Douglas R. Campbell, Canadian lawyer and judge

Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Harrison Page, American actor

János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (d. 2014)

Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (d. 1994)

Fernest Arceneaux, American singer and accordion player (d. 2008)

Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2014)

Michael Holroyd, English author

George Scott, Canadian-American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)

Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (d. 2007)

Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (d. 2003)

George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (d. 2008)

Carter Stanley, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)

Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (d. 2011)

Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)

David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010)

Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Leo Penn, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1998)

Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1996)

James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (d. 2015)

Baptiste Manzini, American football player (d. 2008)

Murray Grand, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2007)

Pee Wee Butts, American baseball player and coach (d. 1972)

Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993)

Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (d. 1991)

Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)

Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980)

Kay Walsh, English actress and dancer (d. 2005)

Charles Pozzi, French race car driver (d. 2001)

Ed Gein, American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (d. 1982)

Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier (d. 1945)

John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982)

Norah Lofts, English author (d. 1983)

Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (d. 1963)

C. S. Forester, English novelist (d. 1966)

Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1963)

Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (d. 1993)

Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian archaeologist and historian (d. 1981)

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (d. 1928)

John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician (d. 1781)

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian general (d. 1748)

Friedrich Staphylus, German theologian (d. 1564)

Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1425)

Rhazes, Persian polymath (d. 925)