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===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Angel Karaliychev]], Bulgarian author (d. 1972) *[[1903]] – [[Kostas Giannidis]], Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1984) *[[1904]] – [[Count Basie]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1984) *[[1905]] – [[Bipin Gupta]], Indian actor and producer (d. 1981) *[[1906]] – [[Friz Freleng]], American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995) *[[1907]] – [[P. Jeevanandham]], Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1963) *[[1909]] – [[Nikolay Bogolyubov]], Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1992) *[[1912]] – [[Toe Blake]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) *[[1914]] – [[Doug Wright (cricketer)|Doug Wright]], English cricketer and coach (d. 1998) *[[1916]] – [[Bill Lee (singer)|Bill Lee]], American actor and singer (d. 1980) * 1916 – [[Consuelo Velázquez]], Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) *[[1917]] – [[Leonid Hurwicz]], Russian economist and mathematician (d. 2008) *[[1918]] – [[Billy Reay]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2004) *[[1921]] – [[Reuven Feuerstein]], Romanian-Israeli psychologist and academic (d. 2014) *[[1922]] – [[Albert Irvin]], English soldier and painter (d. 2015) *[[1923]] – [[Keith Allen (ice hockey)|Keith Allen]], Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2014) *[[1924]] – [[Jack Buck]], American sportscaster (d. 2002) * 1924 – [[Jack Weston]], American actor (d. 1996) *[[1926]] – [[Can Yücel]], Turkish poet and translator (d. 1999) *[[1927]] – [[Thomas S. Monson]], American religious leader, 16th [[President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (d. 2018) *[[1928]] – [[Addison Farmer]], American bassist (d. 1963) * 1928 – [[Art Farmer]], American trumpet player and composer (d. 1999) * 1928 – [[Bud McFadin]], American football player (d. 2006) *[[1929]] – [[Herman Badillo]], Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) * 1929 – [[X. J. Kennedy]], American poet, translator, anthologist, editor * 1929 – [[Ahmed Kathrada]], South African politician and political prisoner (d. 2017) *[[1930]] – [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon]] (d. 2002)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 21: Kim Cattrall, Loretta Devine |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/21/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-21-Kim-Cattrall-Loretta-Devine/2661660866954/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=19 August 2023 |date=21 August 2022}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Frank Perry]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995) *[[1932]] – [[Menashe Kadishman]], Israeli sculptor and painter (d. 2015) * 1932 – [[Melvin Van Peebles]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2021)<ref name="UPI"></ref> *[[1933]] – [[Janet Baker]], English soprano and educator * 1933 – [[Michael Dacher]], German mountaineer (d. 1994) * 1933 – [[Barry Norman]], English author and critic (d. 2017) * 1933 – [[Erik Paaske]], Danish actor and singer (d. 1992) *[[1934]] – [[Sudhakarrao Naik]], Indian lawyer and politician, 13th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (d. 2001) * 1934 – [[Paul Panhuysen]], Dutch composer (d. 2015) *[[1936]] – [[Wilt Chamberlain]], American basketball player and coach (d. 1999)<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1936 – [[Radish Tordia]], Georgian painter and educator *[[1937]] – [[Donald Dewar]], Scottish politician, first [[First Minister of Scotland]] (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite web |last1=MacAskill |first1=Ewen |title=Donald Dewar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/oct/11/scotlanddevolution.devolution7 |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 February 2023 |date=11 October 2000 |archive-date=9 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509053911/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/oct/11/scotlanddevolution.devolution7 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 1937 – [[Gustavo Noboa]], Ecuadorian academic and politician, 51st [[List of heads of state of Ecuador|President of Ecuador]] (d. 2021) * 1937 – [[Robert Stone (novelist)|Robert Stone]], American novelist and short story writer (d. 2015) *[[1938]] – [[Steve Cowper]], American politician, 6th [[Governor of Alaska]]<ref name=Mullaney>Marie Marmo Mullaney. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gN_LGy81_iIC&dq=%22steve+cowper%22+%22governor+of+alaska%22&pg=PA13 ''Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1988-1994''], Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994. p. 13.</ref> * 1938 – [[Kenny Rogers]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1938 – [[Mike Weston]], English rugby player (d. 2023) *[[1939]] – [[James Burton]], American [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1939 – [[Festus Mogae]], Botswana economist and politician, third [[President of Botswana]] * 1939 – [[Clarence Williams III]], American actor (d. 2021)<ref name="UPI"></ref> *[[1940]] – [[Dominick Harrod]], English journalist, historian, and author (d. 2013) * 1940 – [[Endre Szemerédi]], Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist *[[1941]] – [[Jackie DeShannon]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1943]] – [[Patrick Demarchelier]], French photographer (d. 2022) * 1943 – [[Jonathan Schell]], American journalist and author (d. 2014) * 1943 – [[Lucius Shepard]], American author and critic (d. 2014) * 1943 – [[Hugh Wilson (director)|Hugh Wilson]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018) *[[1944]] – [[Perry Christie]], Bahamian politician, third [[Prime Minister of the Bahamas]] * 1944 – [[Peter Weir]], Australian director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="UPI"></ref> *[[1945]] – [[Basil Poledouris]], Greek-American composer, conductor<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-nov-10-me-poledouris10-story.html|title=Basil Poledouris, 61; film composer known for his bold sounds|last=Nelson|first=Valerie J.|date=2006-11-10|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-11-13|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> (d. 2006) * 1945 – [[Celia Brayfield]], English journalist and author * 1945 – [[Jerry DaVanon]], American baseball player * 1945 – [[Willie Lanier]], American football player * 1945 – [[Patty McCormack]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1947]] – [[Carl Giammarese]], American singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1949]] – [[Loretta Devine]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1949 – [[Daniel Sivan]], Israeli scholar and academic *[[1950]] – [[Patrick Juvet]], Swiss singer-songwriter and model (d. 2021) * 1950 – [[Arthur Bremer]], American attempted assassin of [[George Wallace]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Now, Arthur Bremer Is Known |work=The New York Times |date=22 May 1972 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/05/22/archives/now-arthur-bremer-is-known-now-arthur-bremer-is-known-shooting-ends.html |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Eric Goles]], Chilean mathematician and computer scientist * 1951 – [[Glenn Hughes (musician)|Glenn Hughes]], English musician<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1951 – [[Yana Mintoff]], Maltese politician, economist and educator * 1951 – [[Chesley V. Morton]], American businessman and politician *[[1952]] – [[Keith Hart (wrestler)|Keith Hart]], Canadian firefighter, wrestler, and trainer * 1952 – [[Jiří Paroubek]], Czech soldier and politician, sixth [[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic]] * 1952 – [[Bernadette Porter]], English nun and educator * 1952 – [[Joe Strummer]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)<ref name="UPI"></ref> *[[1953]] – [[Ivan Stang]], American author, publisher, and director *[[1954]] – [[Archie Griffin]], American football player<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1954 – [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]], American drummer * 1954 – [[Mark Williams (singer)|Mark Williams]], New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter *[[1956]] – [[Kim Cattrall]], English-Canadian actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 21, 2022 includes celebrities Kacey Musgraves, Alicia Witt |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-21-2022-includes-celebrities-kacey-musgraves-alicia-witt.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=19 August 2023 |date=21 August 2022}}</ref> * 1956 – [[Jon Tester]], American farmer and politician *[[1957]] – [[Frank Pastore]], American baseball player and radio host (d. 2012) *[[1958]] – [[Steve Case]], American businessman, co-founder of [[America Online]] (AOL)<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1958 – [[Mark Williams (Australian footballer, born 1958)|Mark Williams]], Australian footballer and coach *[[1959]] – [[Anne Hobbs]], English tennis player and coach * 1959 – [[Jim McMahon]], American football player and coach *[[1961]] – [[Gerardo Barbero]], Argentinian chess player and coach (d. 2001) * 1961 – [[V. B. Chandrasekhar]], Indian cricketer and coach (d. 2019) * 1961 – [[Stephen Hillenburg]], American marine biologist, cartoonist, animator and creator of [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] (d. 2018) *[[1962]] – [[Cleo King]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1962 – [[John Korfas]], Greek-American basketball player and coach * 1962 – [[Gilberto Santa Rosa]], Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gilberto Santa Rosa Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gilberto-santa-rosa-mn0000548020/biography |access-date=October 9, 2021 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> * 1962 – [[Pete Weber (bowler)|Pete Weber]], American bowler *[[1963]] – [[Mohammed VI of Morocco]], King of [[Morocco]]<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1963 – [[Nigel Pearson]], English footballer and manager *[[1964]] – [[Gary Elkerton]], Australian surfer *[[1965]] – [[Jim Bullinger]], American baseball player *[[1966]] – [[John Wetteland]], American baseball player and coach *[[1967]] – [[Darren Bewick]], Australian footballer * 1967 – [[Charb]], French journalist and cartoonist (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1967 – [[Carrie-Anne Moss]], Canadian actress<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1967 – [[Serj Tankian]], Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1968]] – [[Dina Carroll]], English singer-songwriter * 1968 – [[Goran Ćurko]], Serbian footballer * 1968 – [[Laura Trevelyan]], English journalist and author *[[1969]] – [[Bruce Anstey]], New Zealand motorcycle racer * 1969 – [[Josée Chouinard]], Canadian figure skater *[[1970]] – [[Craig Counsell]], American baseball player and coach * 1970 – [[Erik Dekker]], Dutch cyclist and manager * 1970 – [[Cathy Weseluck]], Canadian actress *[[1971]] – [[Mamadou Diallo (footballer, born 1971)|Mamadou Diallo]], Senegalese footballer * 1971 – [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Robert Harvey]], Australian footballer and coach * 1971 – [[Liam Howlett]], English keyboard player, DJ, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1973]] – [[Sergey Brin]], Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded [[Google]] * 1973 – [[Steve McKenna]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1974]] – [[Martin Andanar]], Filipino journalist and radio host * 1974 – [[Paul Mellor]], Australian rugby league player and referee *[[1975]] – [[Simon Katich]], Australian cricketer and manager * 1975 – [[Alicia Witt]], American actress and musician<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1976]] – [[Alex Brooks]], American ice hockey player and scout * 1976 – [[Jeff Cunningham]], Jamaican-American soccer player * 1976 – [[Robert Miles (rugby league)|Robert Miles]], Australian rugby league player * 1976 – [[Ramón Vázquez]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach *[[1978]] – [[Peter Buxton]], English rugby player and manager * 1978 – [[Reuben Droughns]], American football player and coach * 1978 – [[Lee Gronkiewicz]], American baseball player and coach * 1978 – [[Alan Lee (footballer)|Alan Lee]], Irish footballer and coach * 1978 – [[Jason Marquis]], American baseball player *[[1979]] – [[Kelis]], American singer-songwriter, producer, chef and author<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1979 – [[Diego Klattenhoff]], Canadian actor<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1980]] – [[Bryan Allen (ice hockey)|Bryan Allen]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryan Allen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/bryan-allen-8467332 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Burney Lamar]], American race car driver * 1980 – [[Paul Menard]], American race car driver * 1980 – [[Jasmin Wöhr]], German tennis player *[[1981]] – [[Jarrod Lyle]], Australian golfer (d. 2018) * 1981 – [[Cameron Winklevoss]], American rower and businessman, co-founded [[ConnectU]] * 1981 – [[Tyler Winklevoss]], American rower and businessman, co-founded [[ConnectU]] * 1981 – [[Ross Thomas (actor)|Ross Thomas]], American actor *[[1982]] – [[Jason Eaton]], New Zealand rugby player * 1982 – [[Omar Sachedina]], Canadian television journalist, correspondent, and news anchor *[[1983]] – [[Brody Jenner]], American television personality and model<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1983 – [[Scott McDonald]], Australian footballer *[[1984]] – [[Neil Dexter]], South African cricketer * 1984 – [[Melvin Upton, Jr.]], American baseball player * 1984 – [[Alizée]], French singer <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_7006.asp | title=ALIZÉE | publisher=RFI Musique | date=July 2003 | access-date=15 January 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219165901/http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_7006.asp | archive-date=19 February 2006 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Nicolás Almagro]], Spanish tennis player * 1985 – [[Aleksandra Kiryashova]], Russian pole vaulter *[[1986]] – [[Usain Bolt]], Jamaican sprinter<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1986 – [[Wout Brama]], Dutch footballer * 1986 – [[Koki Sakamoto]], Japanese gymnast * 1986 – [[Brooks Wheelan]], American comedian and actor<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1987]] – [[DeWanna Bonner]], American-Macedonian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=DeWanna Bonner |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/201886/dewanna-bonner |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Cody Kasch]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1987 – [[J. D. Martinez]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=J. D. Martinez |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/j-d-martinez-502110 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Jodie Meeks]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Jodie Meeks |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201975/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Robert Lewandowski]], Polish footballer * 1988 – [[Joanna Mitrosz]], Polish rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{cite web|title= Joanna Mitrosz - Olympedia|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/116843|publisher=Olympedia|access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Kacey Musgraves]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1989]] – [[Charlison Benschop]], Dutch footballer * 1989 – [[James Davey (rugby league)|James Davey]], English rugby league player * 1989 – [[Matteo Gentili]], Italian footballer * 1989 – [[Hayden Panettiere]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1989 – [[Aleix Vidal]], Spanish footballer *[[1990]] – [[Bo Burnham]], American comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker and poet<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1990 – [[Christian Vázquez]], Puerto Rican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Christian Vázquez |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/christian-vazquez-543877 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Leandro Bacuna]], Dutch footballer * 1991 – [[Jesse Rutherford (singer)|Jesse Rutherford]], American singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Jesse Rutherford |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jesse-rutherford/1470030274 |website=Apple Music |access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Brandon Drury]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Drury |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/brandon-drury-592273 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> * 1992 – [[RJ Mitte]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1992 – [[Felipe Nasr]], Brazilian race car driver *[[1993]] – [[Millie Bright]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Millie Bright |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/profile/millie-bright |publisher=[[Chelsea F.C.]] |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Mike Evans (wide receiver)|Mike Evans]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Evans |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16737/mike-evans |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Alexandra Cooper]], American podcaster<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cuevas |first1=Jailene |title=Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper 'looking for a sponsor' for two-day 30th birthday party with A-list guests |url=https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/alex-cooper-30-birthday-party-642851 |website=themirror.com |date=13 August 2024 |access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu]], British-Turkish reality television personality, actress and model *[[1995]] – [[Dominik Kubalík]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominik Kubalik |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/dominik-kubalik-8477330 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Karolína Muchová]], Czech tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karolina Muchova {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/322191/karolina-muchova |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Maxim Knight]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[2000]] – [[Corbin Carroll]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Corbin Carroll Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carroco02.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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