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History Births on August 14

Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem (d. 2000)

#Patriarch_Diodoros_of_Jerusalem

In 1923

Ronnie Campbell, English miner and politician

#Ronnie_Campbell

In 1943

Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1874)

#Alexander_H._Bailey

In 1817

David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#David_Crosby

In 1941

John McCutcheon, American folksinger

#John_McCutcheon

In 1952

Robin Söderling, Swedish tennis player

#Robin_Söderling

In 1984

Medy van der Laan, Dutch politician

#Medy_van_der_Laan

In 1968

James Horner, American composer and conductor (d. 2015)

#James_Horner

In 1953

Theodor Luts, Estonian director and cinematographer (d. 1980)

#Theodor_Luts

In 1896

Fabrizio Donato, Italian triple jumper

#Fabrizio_Donato

In 1976

Sarah Brightman, English singer-songwriter and actress

#Sarah_Brightman

In 1960

Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan spiritual leader (d. 1981)

#Rangjung_Rigpe_Dorje,_16th_Karmapa

In 1924

Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychologist and author (d. 1902)

#Richard_von_Krafft-Ebing

In 1840

Julius Jones, American football player

#Julius_Jones

In 1981

Earl Barron, American basketball player

#Earl_Barron

In 1981

Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (d. 1940)

#Ernest_Thayer

In 1863

Tim Tebow, American football and baseball player, television personality and sportscaster

#Tim_Tebow

In 1987

Yannoulis Chalepas, Greek sculptor (d. 1938)

#Yannoulis_Chalepas

In 1851

Terry Adams, American pianist and composer

#Terry_Adams_(musician)

In 1948

Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer

#Anastasios_Kyriakos

In 1978

Doc Holliday, American dentist and gambler (d. 1887)

#Doc_Holliday

In 1851

Alice Ghostley, American actress (d. 2007)

#Alice_Ghostley

In 1923

Richard Freitag, German ski jumper

#Richard_Freitag

In 1991

Brannon Braga, American producer, director, and screenwriter

#Brannon_Braga

In 1965

Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (d. 1922)

#Robert_Comtesse

In 1847

Nick Grimshaw, English radio and television host

#Nick_Grimshaw

In 1984

Kate Ritchie, Australian actress

#Kate_Ritchie

In 1978

Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist (d. 2017)

#Buddy_Greco

In 1926

Ernest Everett Just, African-American biologist and academic (d. 1941)

#Ernest_Everett_Just

In 1883

Spencer Pratt, American television personality

#Spencer_Pratt

In 1983

Darrell "Dash" Crofts, American singer-songwriter and musician

#Seals_and_Crofts

In 1940

Frederick William I of Prussia (d. 1740)

#Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia

In 1688

Marcia Gay Harden, American actress

#Marcia_Gay_Harden

In 1959

Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese author and illustrator

#Jiro_Taniguchi

In 1947

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic (d. 1988)

#Kaikhosru_Shapurji_Sorabji

In 1892

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-Lithuanian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1957)

#Mstislav_Dobuzhinsky

In 1875

Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer and author (d. 1915)

#Margaret_Lindsay_Huggins

In 1848

Mark Fidrych, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)

#Mark_Fidrych

In 1954

Bobby Eaton, American wrestler and trainer

#Bobby_Eaton

In 1958

Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1723)

#Cosimo_III_de'_Medici,_Grand_Duke_of_Tuscany

In 1642

Magic Johnson, American basketball player and coach

#Magic_Johnson

In 1959

Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005)

#Wellington_Mara

In 1916

Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (d. 1688)

#Christopher_Monck,_2nd_Duke_of_Albemarle

In 1653

Maddy Prior, English folk singer

#Maddy_Prior

In 1947

Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, Canadian-American physicist and academic (d. 1950)

#Arthur_Jeffrey_Dempster

In 1886

Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (d. 1917)

#Albert_Ball

In 1896

Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer

#Darren_Clarke

In 1968

Philip Dunne, English farmer and politician, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology

#Philip_Dunne_(Ludlow_MP)

In 1958

Jérémie Bréchet, French footballer

#Jérémie_Bréchet

In 1979

Kinnaird R. McKee, American admiral (d. 2013)

#Kinnaird_R._McKee

In 1929

Eva Birnerová, Czech tennis player

#Eva_Birnerová

In 1984

Kofi Kingston, Ghanaian-American wrestler

#Kofi_Kingston

In 1981

Fred Alexander, American tennis player (d. 1969)

#Fred_Alexander

In 1880

Jackée Harry, American actress and television personality

#Jackée_Harry

In 1956

Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian spiritual leader, philosopher, and author (d. 2006)

#Vethathiri_Maharishi

In 1911

Chucky Atkins, American basketball player and coach

#Chucky_Atkins

In 1974

Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter

#Steve_Martin

In 1945

Connie Smith, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Connie_Smith

In 1941

Richard R. Ernst, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Richard_R._Ernst

In 1933

Terry Richardson, American photographer and director

#Terry_Richardson

In 1965

Catherine of York (d. 1527)

#Catherine_of_York

In 1479

Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer

#Jared_Borgetti

In 1973

Susan Saint James, American actress

#Susan_Saint_James

In 1946

Stanley A. McChrystal, American general

#Stanley_A._McChrystal

In 1954

Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985)

#Frank_Oppenheimer

In 1912

Paul Gallen, Australian rugby league player

#Paul_Gallen

In 1981

Wim Wenders, German director, producer, and screenwriter

#Wim_Wenders

In 1945

Paolo Sarpi, Italian writer (d. 1623)

#Paolo_Sarpi

In 1552

Rusty Wallace, American race car driver and sportscaster

#Rusty_Wallace

In 1956

Matthew Etherington, English footballer

#Matthew_Etherington

In 1981

Earl Weaver, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)

#Earl_Weaver

In 1930

Danielle Steel, American author

#Danielle_Steel

In 1947

Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

#Willie_Dunn

In 1942

Juan Pierre, American baseball player

#Juan_Pierre

In 1977

Charlotte Fowler Wells, American phrenologist and publisher (d. 1901)

#Charlotte_Fowler_Wells

In 1814

John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (d. 1526)

#John_de_Vere,_14th_Earl_of_Oxford

In 1499

Lina Wertmüller, Italian director and screenwriter

#Lina_Wertmüller

In 1928

Lodewijk Bruckman, Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 1995)

#Lodewijk_Bruckman

In 1903

Clay Buchholz, American baseball player

#Clay_Buchholz

In 1984

Mark Gubicza, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Mark_Gubicza

In 1962

Pravin Amre, Indian cricketer and coach

#Pravin_Amre

In 1968

Emperor Hanazono of Japan (d. 1348)

#Emperor_Hanazono

In 1297

Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer and manager

#Stig_Tøfting

In 1969

François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (d. 1695)

#François_de_Harlay_de_Champvallon

In 1625

Debbie Meyer, American swimmer

#Debbie_Meyer

In 1952

René Goscinny, French author and illustrator (d. 1977)

#René_Goscinny

In 1926

Ayd?n Toscal?, Turkish footballer

#Ayd?n_Toscal?

In 1980

Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (d. 2014)

#Elena_Baltacha

In 1983

Jason Leonard, English rugby player

#Jason_Leonard

In 1968

B. A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and publisher (d. 1998)

#B._A._Santamaria

In 1915

Paddy McGuinness, English comedian and television presenter

#Paddy_McGuinness

In 1973

Galen Hall, American football player and coach

#Galen_Hall

In 1940

Mark Loretta, American baseball player and coach

#Mark_Loretta

In 1971

Erik Gandini, Italian-Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter

#Erik_Gandini

In 1967

John Brodie, American football player and golfer

#John_Brodie

In 1935

Ed Harcourt, English singer-songwriter and producer

#Ed_Harcourt

In 1977

Guangxu Emperor of China (d. 1908)

#Guangxu_Emperor

In 1871

Josh Gorges, Canadian ice hockey player

#Josh_Gorges

In 1984

Tuncay Özkan, Turkish journalist and politician

#Tuncay_Özkan

In 1966

Morten Olsen, Danish footballer and coach

#Morten_Olsen

In 1949

Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer (d. 1835)

#Carle_Vernet

In 1758

Rameez Raja, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster

#Rameez_Raja

In 1962

Roy Williams, American football player

#Roy_Williams_(safety)

In 1980

Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer

#Jay-Jay_Okocha

In 1973

Sunidhi Chauhan, Indian playback singer

#Sunidhi_Chauhan

In 1983

Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (d. 1541)

#Margaret_Pole,_Countess_of_Salisbury

In 1473

Giambattista Benedetti, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1590)

#Giambattista_Benedetti

In 1530

John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1933)

#John_Galsworthy

In 1867

Kyle Turris, Canadian ice hockey player

#Kyle_Turris

In 1989

Mike Vrabel, American football player and coach

#Mike_Vrabel

In 1975

Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-American actress

#Mila_Kunis

In 1983

Pope Pius VII (d. 1823)

#Pope_Pius_VII

In 1740

Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (d. 1851)

#Hans_Christian_Ørsted

In 1777

Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)

#Jack_Gregory_(cricketer)

In 1895

Christian Gentner, German footballer

#Christian_Gentner

In 1985

Ander Herrera, Spanish footballer

#Ander_Herrera

In 1989

Slim Dunlap, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Slim_Dunlap

In 1951

Andres Herkel, Estonian academic and politician

#Andres_Herkel

In 1962

Leslie Marr, English race car driver

#Leslie_Marr

In 1922

Paul Broadhurst, English golfer

#Paul_Broadhurst

In 1965

Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1952)

#Guido_Castelnuovo

In 1865

Cupid Childs, American baseball player (d. 1912)

#Cupid_Childs

In 1867

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter (d. 1550)

#Pieter_Coecke_van_Aelst

In 1502

Fumio Fujimura, Japanese baseball player and manager (d. 1992)

#Fumio_Fujimura

In 1916

Alice Rivaz, Swiss pianist and author (d. 1998)

#Alice_Rivaz

In 1901

Giorgio Chiellini, Italian footballer

#Giorgio_Chiellini

In 1984

Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1976)

#Otto_Tief

In 1889

Paul Dean, American baseball player (d. 1981)

#Paul_Dean_(baseball)

In 1913

Joop van Daele, Dutch footballer and manager

#Joop_van_Daele

In 1947

Larry Graham, American soul/funk bass player and singer-songwriter

#Larry_Graham

In 1946

Holger Juul Hansen, Danish actor (d. 2013)

#Holger_Juul_Hansen

In 1924

Catherine Bell, English-American actress and producer

#Catherine_Bell_(actress)

In 1968

Sam Moa, Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player

#Sam_Moa

In 1986

Halle Berry, American model, actress, and producer, Miss World United States 1986

#Halle_Berry

In 1966

Méric Casaubon, Swiss-English scholar and author (d. 1671)

#Méric_Casaubon

In 1599

Alexander I of Serbia (d. 1903)

#Alexander_I_of_Serbia

In 1876

Cameron Jerome, English footballer

#Cameron_Jerome

In 1986

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Mexican secular priest, scientist, and savant (d. 1700)

#Carlos_de_Sigüenza_y_Góngora

In 1645

Nelson McDowell, American actor (d. 1947)

#Nelson_McDowell

In 1870

Raoul Bova, Italian actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Raoul_Bova

In 1971

Marija Leiko, Latvian actress (d. 1937)

#Marija_Leiko

In 1887

Emmanuelle Béart, French actress

#Emmanuelle_Béart

In 1963

Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971)

#Dick_Tiger

In 1929

Laurent Lamothe, Haitian businessman and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Haiti

#Laurent_Lamothe

In 1972

Tracy Caldwell Dyson, American chemist and astronaut

#Tracy_Caldwell_Dyson

In 1969

Shea Weber, Canadian ice hockey player

#Shea_Weber

In 1985

Max Wagenknecht, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1922)

#Max_Wagenknecht

In 1857

Francis Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1953)

#Francis_Ford_(actor)

In 1881

Peter Costello, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Treasurer of Australia

#Peter_Costello

In 1957

Florian Abel, German footballer

In 1989

Braian Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer

In 1986

Nicola Slater, Scottish tennis player

In 1984

Juan Oviedo, Dominican baseball player

In 1983

Simon Andrews, English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)

In 1982

Y?ichir? Morikawa, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter

In 1979

Paul Burgess, Australian pole vaulter

In 1979

Greg Rawlinson, South African-New Zealand rugby player

In 1978

Randika Galhenage, Sri Lankan cricketer

In 1978

Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer and sportscaster

In 1973

Tamer El Said, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1972

Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer

In 1971

Kevin Cadogan, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

In 1970

Karl Petter Løken, Swedish-Norwegian footballer and sportscaster

In 1966

Jason Dunstall, Australian footballer and sportscaster

In 1964

Neal Anderson, American football player and coach

In 1964

José Cóceres, Argentinian golfer

In 1963

Kevin Harris, Canadian skateboarder

In 1962

Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler and manager (d. 1995)

In 1961

Fred Roberts, American basketball player and educator

In 1960

Frank Brickowski, American basketball player

In 1959

Erica Flapan, American mathematician

In 1956

Andy King, English footballer and manager (d. 2015)

In 1956

Sharon Bryant, American R&B singer

In 1956

Norbert Hofmann, German footballer and manager

In 1951

Gary Larson, American cartoonist

In 1950

Bruce Thomas, English bass player and author

In 1948

Bruce Nash, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1947

Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver and businessman (d. 2010)

In 1946

John Dunt, English admiral

In 1944

Ben Sidran, American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer

In 1943

Lionel Morton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and television presenter

In 1942

Lee Hoffman, American author (d. 2007)

In 1932

Frederic Raphael, American journalist, author, and screenwriter

In 1931

Gene Scott, American pastor and broadcaster (d. 2005)

In 1929

Russell Baker, American critic and essayist (d. 2019)

In 1925

Georges Prêtre, French conductor (d. 2017)

In 1924

Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum (d. 2009)

In 1924

Patsy Smart, English actress (d. 1996)

In 1918

Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016)

In 1916

Herman Branson, African-American physicist, chemist, and academic (d. 1995)

In 1914

Hector Crawford, Australian director and producer (d. 1991)

In 1913

Jan Koetsier, Dutch composer and conductor (d. 2006)

In 1911

Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and producer (d. 1995)

In 1910

Willy Ronis, French photographer (d. 2009)

In 1910

Margret Boveri, German journalist, recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1975)

In 1900

Amaza Lee Meredith, American architect (d. 1984)

In 1895

Francis Dvornik, Czech priest and academic (d. 1975)

In 1893

Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman (d. 1946)

In 1890

Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician and academic (d. 1962)

In 1866

Leopold Hofmann, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1793)

In 1738

Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (d. 1789)

In 1714

William Hutchinson, founder of Rhode Island (d. 1642)

In 1586

Robert Hayman, English-Canadian poet and politician (d. 1629)

In 1575

Christopher Heydon, English politician (d. 1623)

In 1561

Qian Hongzuo, king of Wuyue (d. 947)

In 928

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