Editing August 1 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1626]] &ndash; [[Sabbatai Zevi]], Montenegrin rabbi and theorist (d. 1676)
*[[1630]] &ndash; [[Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (d. 1673)<ref>{{cite ODNB|last1=Hutton |first1=Ronald |title=Clifford, Thomas, first Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630–1673), politician |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/5664}}</ref>
*[[1659]] &ndash; [[Sebastiano Ricci]], Italian painter (d. 1734)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Meijers |first1=Dulcia |title=Ricci, Sebastiano |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/oao/9781884446054.013.90000372417|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4 }}</ref>
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Charles I]], German duke and prince (d. 1780)
*[[1714]] &ndash; [[Richard Wilson (painter)|Richard Wilson]], Welsh painter and academic (d. 1782)
*[[1738]] &ndash; [[Jacques François Dugommier]], French general (d. 1794)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]], French soldier, biologist, and academic (d. 1829)
*[[1770]] &ndash; [[William Clark]], American soldier, explorer, and politician, 4th [[List of Governors of Missouri|Governor of Missouri Territory]] (d. 1838)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Steffen |first1=Jerome O. |title=Clark, William (1770-1838), explorer, Indian agent, and governor of Missouri Territory |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2000185}}</ref>
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[Francis Scott Key]], American lawyer, author, and poet (d. 1843)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Mezo |first1=Richard E. |title=Key, Francis Scott (1779-1843), author and lawyer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600907}}</ref>
*  1779   &ndash; [[Lorenz Oken]], German-Swiss botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (d. 1851)
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[William B. Travis]], American colonel and lawyer (d. 1836)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=McDonald |first1=Archie P. |title=Travis, William Barret (1809-1836), commander of Texas forces at the battle of the Alamo |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0300498}}</ref>
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Richard Henry Dana Jr.]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gale |first1=Robert L. |title=Dana, Richard Henry, Jr. (1815-1882), lawyer and author |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1602681}}</ref>
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Maria Mitchell]], American astronomer and academic (d. 1889)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Kohlstedt |first1=Sally Gregory |title=Mitchell, Maria (1818-1889), astronomer and teacher |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1301151}}</ref>
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Herman Melville]], American novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1891)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Parker |first1=Hershel |title=Melville, Herman (1819-1891), novelist and poet |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601119}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Antonio Cotogni]], Italian opera singer and educator (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Forbes |first1=Elizabeth |title=Cotogni, Antonio |date=2002 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O005271}}</ref>
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Robert Todd Lincoln]], American lawyer and politician, 35th [[United States Secretary of War]] (d. 1926)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Spetter |first1=Allan Burton |title=Lincoln, Robert Todd (1843-1926), secretary of war and minister to Great Britain |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0500439}}</ref>
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[George Coulthard]], Australian footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Gaston Doumergue]], French lawyer and politician, 13th [[President of France]] (d. 1937)
*  1858   &ndash; [[Hans Rott]], Austrian organist and composer (d. 1884)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Banks |first1=Paul |title=Rott, Hans |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.23940}}</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Bazil Assan]], Romanian engineer and explorer (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VlIhAQAAIAAJ|title=Romanian Inventors|publisher=Editura OSIM|year=2000|page=158|isbn=9789739640060}}</ref>
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Sammy Jones]], Australian cricketer (d. 1951)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Isobel Lilian Gloag]], English painter (d. 1917)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[John Lester]], American cricketer and soccer player (d. 1969)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[George Hackenschmidt]], Estonian-English wrestler and strongman (d. 1968)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Konstantinos Logothetopoulos]], Greek physician and politician, [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (d. 1961)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Otto Toeplitz]], German mathematician and academic (d. 1940)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[George de Hevesy]], Hungarian-German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1966)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cockcroft |first1=John Douglas |title=George De Hevesy, 1885-1966 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1967 |volume=13 |pages=125–166 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1967.0007}}</ref>
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Walther Gerlach|Walter Gerlach]], German physicist and academic (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Friedrich |editor1-first=Bretislav |editor2-last=Schmidt-Böcking |editor2-first=Horst |title=Molecular beams in physics and chemistry: from Otto Stern's pioneering exploits to present-day feats$BBretislav Friedrich, Horst Schmidt-Böcking, editors |date=2021 |publisher=Springer |location=Cham |isbn=9783030639631 |page=121}}</ref>
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Karl Kobelt]], Swiss lawyer and politician, 52nd [[List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation|President of the Swiss Confederation]] (d. 1968)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Alexander of Greece]] (d. 1920)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Ottavio Bottecchia]], Italian cyclist (d. 1927)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Morris Stoloff]], American composer and musical director (d. 1980) 
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Raymond Mays]], English race car driver and businessman (d. 1980)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Bartrip |first1=P. W. J. |title=Mays, (Thomas) Raymond (1899–1980), racing driver and businessman |date=8 January 2015 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/95678}}</ref>
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Otto Nothling]], Australian cricketer and rugby player (d. 1965)