27 August Births

August 27 is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

865 – Rhazes, Persian polymath (d. 925)
1407 – Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shōgun (d. 1425)
1471 – George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)
1487 – Anna of Brandenburg (d. 1514)
1512 – Friedrich Staphylus, German theologian (d. 1564)
1542 – John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania and Protestant Bishop of Cammin (d. 1600)
1545 – Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1592)
1624 – Koxinga, Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist (d. 1662)
1637 – Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (d. 1715)
1665 – John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751)
1669 – Anne Marie d'Orléans, queen of Sardinia (d. 1728)
1677 – Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian general (d. 1748)
1724 – John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician (d. 1781)
1730 – Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (d. 1788)
1770 – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and academic (d. 1831)
1795 – Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician (d. 1885)[1]
1803 – Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (d. 1895)
1809 – Hannibal Hamlin, American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891)
1812 – Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1869)
1827 – Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (d. 1897)
1845 – Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St Elisabeth (d. 1914)
1845 – Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)
1856 – Ivan Franko, Ukrainian author and poet (d. 1916)
1858 – Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1932)
1864 – Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (d. 1919)
1865 – James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (d. 1935)
1865 – Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
1868 – Hong Beom-do, Korean general and activist (d. 1943)
1870 – Amado Nervo, Mexican journalist, poet, and diplomat (d. 1919)
1871 – Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (d. 1945)
1874 – Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
1875 – Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (d. 1967)
1877 – Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910)
1877 – Ernst Wetter, Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1963)
1878 – Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (d. 1928)
1884 – Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (d. 1966)
1884 – Denis G. Lillie, British biologist, member of the 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition (d. 1963)
1886 – Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (d. 1979)
1890 – Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (d. 1976)
1895 – Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian archaeologist and historian (d. 1981)
1896 – Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (d. 1933)
1896 – Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (d. 1993)
1898 – Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1963)
1899 – C. S. Forester, English novelist (d. 1966)
1904 – Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (d. 1963)
1904 – Norah Lofts, English author (d. 1983)
1904 – John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982)
1905 – Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier (d. 1945)
1906 – Ed Gein, American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (d. 1982)
1908 – Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager (d. 2001)
1908 – Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973)
1909 – Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966)
1909 – Charles Pozzi, French race car driver (d. 2001)
1909 – Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1959)
1911 – Kay Walsh, English actress and dancer (d. 2005)
1912 – Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980)
1915 – Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
1916 – Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (d. 1991)
1916 – Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993)
1916 – Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994)
1917 – Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1986)
1918 – Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001)
1919 – Pee Wee Butts, American baseball player and coach (d. 1972)
1919 – Murray Grand, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2007)
1920 – Baptiste Manzini, American football player (d. 2008)
1920 – James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (d. 2015)
1921 – Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1996)
1921 – Leo Penn, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1922 – Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (d. 2012)
1923 – Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1924 – David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010)
1924 – Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)
1925 – Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal (d. 2017)
1925 – Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (d. 2011)
1925 – Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic (d. 2012)
1925 – Bill Neilson, Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1989)
1925 – Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic (d. 2015)
1925 – Carter Stanley, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)
1926 – George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (d. 2008)
1926 – Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (d. 2002)
1928 – Péter Boross, Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary
1928 – Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu
1928 – Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (d. 2003)
1929 – Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (d. 2007)
1929 – George Scott, Canadian-American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)
1930 – Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler and politician (d. 1968)
1931 – Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (d. 2007)
1931 – Joe Cunningham, American baseball player and coach
1932 – Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2008)
1932 – Antonia Fraser, English historian and author
1935 – Ernie Broglio, American baseball player (d. 2019)
1935 – Michael Holroyd, English author
1935 – Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2014)
1936 – Joel Kovel, American scholar and author (d. 2018)
1936 – Lien Chan, Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China
1937 – Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (d. 2007)
1937 – Tommy Sands, American pop singer and actor
1939 – William Least Heat-Moon, American travel writer and historian
1939 – Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
1939 – Nikola Pilić, Yugoslav tennis player and coach
1940 – Fernest Arceneaux, American singer and accordion player (d. 2008)
1940 – Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (d. 1994)
1941 – Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (d. 2011)
1941 – János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (d. 2014)
1941 – Harrison Page, American actor
1942 – Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2019)
1942 – Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
1943 – Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1943 – Bob Kerrey, American lieutenant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient, 35th Governor of Nebraska
1943 – Tuesday Weld, American model and actress
1944 – Tim Bogert, American singer and bass player
1945 – Douglas R. Campbell, Canadian lawyer and judge
1946 – Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer and manager
1947 – Barbara Bach, American model and actress
1947 – Halil Berktay, Turkish historian and academic
1947 – Kirk Francis, American engineer and producer
1947 – Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1947 – John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and politician
1947 – Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2002)
1948 – John Mehler, American drummer
1948 – Deborah Swallow, English historian and curator
1948 – Philippe Vallois, French director and screenwriter
1949 – Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Leah Jamieson, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic
1949 – Ann Murray, Irish soprano
1950 – Charles Fleischer, American comedian and actor
1950 – Neil Murray, Scottish bass player and songwriter
1950 – Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author
1951 – Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager
1951 – Mack Brown, American football player and coach
1951 – Randall Garrison, American-Canadian criminologist and politician
1952 – Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian
1953 – Tom Berryhill, American businessman and politician
1953 – Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1953 – Joan Smith, English journalist and author
1953 – Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright
1954 – John Lloyd, English tennis player and sportscaster
1954 – Rajesh Thakker, English physician and academic
1954 – Derek Warwick, English race car driver
1955 – Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
1955 – Diana Scarwid, American actress
1956 – Glen Matlock, English singer-songwriter and bass player
1957 – Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author
1957 – Bernhard Langer, German golfer
1958 – Sergei Krikalev, Russian engineer and astronaut
1958 – Tom Lanoye, Belgian author, poet, and playwright
1958 – Hugh Orde, British police officer
1959 – Daniela Romo, Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess
1959 – Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver
1959 – Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor
1959 – Denice Denton, American engineer and academic (d. 2006)
1959 – Frode Fjellheim, Norwegian pianist and composer
1959 – András Petőcz, Hungarian author and poet
1959 – Jeanette Winterson, English journalist and novelist
1961 – Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress
1961 – Mark Curry, English television host and actor
1961 – Tom Ford, American fashion designer
1961 – Steve McDowall, English rugby player
1961 – Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer
1964 – Stephan Elliott, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter
1964 – Paul Bernardo – Canadian serial rapist and murderer
1965 – Scott Dibble, American lawyer and politician
1965 – Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
1965 – Ange Postecoglou, Greek-Australian footballer and coach
1966 – Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower
1966 – René Higuita, Colombian footballer
1966 – Juhan Parts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia
1967 – Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1967 – Rob Burnett, American football player and sportscaster
1968 – Daphne Koller, Israeli-American computer scientist and academic
1968 – Michael Long, New Zealand golfer
1968 – Matthew Ridge, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
1969 – Mark Ealham, English cricketer
1969 – Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer, television personality, and author
1969 – Reece Shearsmith, English actor, comedian and writer
1969 – Chandra Wilson, American actress and director
1970 – Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and coach
1970 – Mark Ilott, English cricketer
1970 – Tony Kanal, British-American bass player. songwriter, and record producer (No Doubt)
1970 – Jim Thome, American baseball player and manager
1970 – Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (d. 2008)
1971 – Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and manager
1971 – Kyung Lah, South Korean-American journalist
1971 – Hisayuki Okawa, Japanese runner
1971 – Aygül Özkan, German lawyer and politician
1972 – Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
1972 – Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
1972 – Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972 – The Great Khali, Indian Professional Wrestler [2]
1973 – Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer
1973 – Dietmar Hamann, German footballer and manager
1973 – Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter
1973 – Johan Norberg, Swedish historian and author
1974 – Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer
1974 – José Vidro, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1974 – Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – Blake Adams, American golfer
1975 – Mase, American rapper, songwriter and pastor
1975 – Jonny Moseley, Puerto Rican-American skier and television host
1975 – Mark Rudan, Australian footballer and manager
1976 – Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress
1976 – Audrey C. Delsanti, French astronomer and biologist
1976 – Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler
1976 – Carlos Moyá, Spanish-Swiss tennis player
1976 – Mark Webber, Australian race car driver
1977 – Deco, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer
1977 – Justin Miller, American baseball player (d. 2013)
1979 – Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist
1979 – Aaron Paul, American actor and producer
1979 – Rusty Smith, American speed skater
1981 – Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor
1981 – Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer
1983 – Joanna McGilchrist, English rugby player and physiotherapist
1984 – David Bentley, English footballer
1984 – Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
1985 – Kevan Hurst, English footballer
1985 – Nikica Jelavić, Croatian footballer
1985 – Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter and sculptor
1986 – Sebastian Kurz, Austrian politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria
1987 – Joel Grant, English-Jamaican footballer
1987 – Darren McFadden, American football player
1988 – Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer
1989 – Romain Amalfitano, French footballer
1989 – Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress
1990 – Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer
1991 – Lee Sung-yeol, South Korean actor and singer
1992 – Blake Jenner, American actor and singer
1992 – Stephen Morris, American football player
1992 – Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter
1992 – Ayame Gouriki, Japanese actress and singer
1993 – Sarah Hecken, German figure skater
1993 – Olivier Le Gac, French cyclist
1995 – Sergey Sirotkin, Russian race car driver
1998 – Kevin Huerter, American basketball player

Source: wikipedia