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Famous People Born on August 29(219 people)

Athlete

Rio Ngumoha, English footballer

Athlete

Daryll Neita, British sprinter

Athlete

Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis player

Actor

Lucas Cruikshank, American YouTuber and actor

Musician

Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter from One Direction (died 2024)

Musician

Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter

Athlete

Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player

Athlete

Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer

Athlete

Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player

Athlete

Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer

Athlete

Chris Taylor, American baseball player

Athlete

Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer

Actor

Charlotte Ritchie, English actress

Athlete

Tony Kane, Northern Irish footballer

Artist

Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator

Actor

Lea Michele, American actress and singer

Actor

Jennifer Landon, American actress

Notable Figure

Antti Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player

Athlete

Anthony Recker, American baseball player

Writer

Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (died 2013)

Athlete

Carlos Delfino, Argentine–Italian basketball player

Athlete

Yakhouba Diawara, French basketball player

Athlete

Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer

Notable Figure

Martin Erat, Czech ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Geneviève Jeanson, Canadian cyclist

Actor

Jay Ryan, New Zealand-Australian actor and producer

Notable Figure

Chris Simms, American football player

Athlete

David West, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Stijn Devolder, Belgian cyclist

Notable Figure

Kristjan Rahnu, Estonian decathlete

Athlete

Ryan Shealy, American baseball player

Athlete

Volkan Arslan, German-Turkish footballer

Athlete

Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer

Filmmaker

Cayetano, Greek DJ and producer

Athlete

Devean George, American basketball player

Actor

John Hensley, American actor

Athlete

John Patrick O'Brien, American soccer player

Athlete

Roy Oswalt, American baseball player

Comedian

Charlie Pickering, Australian comedian and radio host

Athlete

Aaron Rowand, American baseball player and sportscaster

Athlete

Stephen Carr, Irish footballer

Notable Figure

Phil Harvey, English manager

Notable Figure

Kevin Kaesviharn, American football player

Athlete

Georgios Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player

Athlete

Pablo Mastroeni, Argentine-American soccer player and manager

Athlete

Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer and manager

Actor

Dante Basco, American actor

Musician

Kyle Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musician

Kumi Tanioka, Japanese keyboard player and composer

Musician

Vincent Cavanagh, English singer and guitarist

Notable Figure

Olivier Jacque, French motorcycle racer

Musician

Amanda Marshall, Canadian singer-songwriter

Actor

Bae Yong-joon, South Korean actor

Athlete

Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player and coach

Notable Figure

Alex Griffin, English bass player

Actor

Carla Gugino, American actress

Notable Figure

Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player

Filmmaker

Jennifer Crittenden, American screenwriter and producer

Actor

Lucero, Mexican singer, songwriter, actress, and television host

Musician

Meshell Ndegeocello, German-American singer-songwriter

Legal

Neil Gorsuch, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Musician

Anton Newcombe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Jörn Großkopf, German footballer and manager

Athlete

Will Perdue, American basketball player and sportscaster

Politician

Geir-Inge Sivertsen, Norwegian politician and engineer, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Seafood

Musician

Perri "Pebbles" Reid, American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter

Athlete

Zisis Tsekos, Greek footballer

Musician

Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Carl Banks, American football player and sportscaster

Musician

Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese game designer and composer

Actor

Ian James Corlett, Canadian voice actor, writer, producer and author

Notable Figure

Simon Thurley, English historian and academic

Notable Figure

Richard Angelo, American serial killer and poisoner

Notable Figure

Carsten Fischer, German field hockey player

Athlete

Rodney McCray, American basketball player

Writer

Todd English, American chef and author

Musician

Tony MacAlpine, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Actor

Rebecca De Mornay, American actress

Athlete

Ramón Díaz, Argentine footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Ray Elgaard, Canadian football player

Astronaut

Chris Hadfield, Canadian colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Musician

Eddi Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Business

Timothy Shriver, American businessman and activist

Scientist

Stephen Wolfram, English-American physicist and mathematician

Actor

Nagarjuna, Indian film actor, Producer and Businessman

Actor

Lenny Henry, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Actor

Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (died 2009)

Notable Figure

Jerry D. Bailey, American jockey and sportscaster

Musician

Grzegorz Ciechowski, Polish singer-songwriter, film music composer (died 2001)

Notable Figure

Mark Morris, American dancer and choreographer

Notable Figure

Eddie Murray, American football player

Athlete

Charalambos Xanthopoulos, Greek footballer

Writer

Steve Yarbrough, American novelist and short story writer

Musician

Diamanda Galás, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Politician

Jack Lew, American lawyer and politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff

Writer

Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American journalist, author, and academic

Writer

David Boaz, American businessman and author

Notable Figure

Richard Harding, English rugby union player

Notable Figure

James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist and academic

Writer

Karen Hesse, American author and poet

Musician

Dave Malone, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musician

Don Schlitz, American Hall of Fame country music songwriter

Actor

Deborah Van Valkenburgh, American actress

Musician

Geoff Whitehorn, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Doug DeCinces, American baseball player

Filmmaker

Frank Henenlotter, American director and screenwriter

Politician

Dave Reichert, American soldier and politician

Musician

Aki Yashiro, Japanese singer (died 2023)

Actor

Stan Hansen, American wrestler and actor

Athlete

Darnell Hillman, American basketball player

Scientist

Robert S. Langer, American chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and academic

Writer

Temple Grandin, American ethologist, academic, and author

Notable Figure

James Hunt, English race car driver and sportscaster (died 1993)

Notable Figure

Bob Beamon, American long jumper

Notable Figure

Francine D. Blau, American economist and academic

Political Leader

Demetris Christofias, Cypriot businessman and politician, 6th President of Cyprus (died 2019)

Athlete

Warren Jabali, American basketball player (died 2012)

Politician

Giorgio Orsoni, Italian lawyer and politician, 17th Mayor of Venice

Musician

Chris Copping, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Wyomia Tyus, American sprinter

Writer

Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (died 1996)

Musician

Dick Halligan, American pianist and composer (died 2022)

Notable Figure

Arthur B. McDonald, Canadian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Notable Figure

James Glennon, American cinematographer (died 2006)

Actor

Gottfried John, German actor (died 2014)

Musician

Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist (died 1995)

Writer

Robin Leach, English journalist and television host (died 2018)

Politician

James Brady, American politician and activist, 15th White House Press Secretary (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Gary Gabelich, American race car driver (died 1984)

Notable Figure

Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Hungarian discus thrower and shot putter (died 2022)

Filmmaker

Joel Schumacher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2020)

Actor

Elliott Gould, American actor and producer

Writer

Angela Huth, English journalist and author

Athlete

Christian Müller, German footballer and manager

Politician

Robert Rubin, American lawyer and politician, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury

Politician

James Florio, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 49th Governor of New Jersey (died 2022)

Politician

John McCain, American captain and politician (died 2018)

Writer

Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (died 2014)

Filmmaker

William Friedkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)

Medical

László Garai, Hungarian psychologist and scholar (died 2019)

Actor

Dimitris Papamichael, Greek actor and director (died 2004)

Artist

Sorel Etrog, Romanian-Canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (died 2014)

Politician

Arnold Koller, Swiss politician

Musician

Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer and guitarist (died 2001)

Politician

Lise Payette, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2018)

Business

Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (died 2006)

Athlete

Carlos Loyzaga, Filipino basketball player and coach (died 2016)

Writer

Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (died 2004)

Writer

Herbert Meier, Swiss author and translator (died 2018)

Musician

Jimmy C. Newman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Hélène Ahrweiler, Greek historian and academic

Writer

René Depestre, Haitian writer

Writer

Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (died 2016)

Actor

Betty Lynn, American actress (died 2021)

Musician

Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (died 1963)

Actor

Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, and producer (died 2014)

Actor

Arthur Anderson, American actor (died 2016)

Actor

Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (died 2008)

Writer

John Edward Williams, American author and educator (died 1994)

Business

Iris Apfel, American businesswoman, interior designer, and philanthropist (died 2024)

Scientist

Otis Boykin, American inventor and engineer (died 1982)

Musician

Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (died 1955)

Athlete

Herb Simpson, American baseball player (died 2015)

Actor

Isabel Sanford, American actress (died 2004)

Filmmaker

Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (died 2008)

Actor

Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (died 1982)

Writer

Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist and author (died 1985)

Notable Figure

Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (died 1999)

Notable Figure

Jackie Mitchell, American baseball pitcher (died 1987)

Athlete

Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (died 2002)

Actor

Barry Sullivan, American actor (died 1994)

Artist

Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (died 2016)

Medical

John Charnley, British orthopedic surgeon (died 1982)

Medical

Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (died 1985)

Notable Figure

Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (died 1979)

Activist

Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (died 1941)

Medical

Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)

Notable Figure

Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 1986)

Filmmaker

Preston Sturges, American director and producer (died 1959)

Writer

Marquis James, American journalist and author (died 1955)

Notable Figure

Peder Furubotn, Norwegian Communist and anti-Nazi Resistance leader (died 1975)

Politician

Salme Dutt, Estonian-English politician (died 1964)

Politician

Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 1978)

Writer

Han Yong-un, Korean independence activist, reformer, and poet (died 1944)

Scientist

Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (died 1958)

Political Leader

Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (died 1949)

Notable Figure

Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian flute player and educator (died 1962)

Political Leader

Albert François Lebrun, French engineer and politician, 15th President of France (died 1950)

Political Leader

Andrew Fisher, Scottish-Australian politician and diplomat, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1928)

Writer

Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)

Musician

Byron G. Harlan, American singer (died 1936)

Notable Figure

Sandford Schultz, English cricketer (died 1937)

Notable Figure

William C. White, American Seventh-day Adventist Church minister (died 1937)

Writer

Edward Carpenter, English anthologist and poet (died 1929)

Politician

David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (died 1910)

Notable Figure

Alfred Shaw, English cricketer, rugby player, and umpire (died 1907)

Activist

Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (died 1888)

Politician

Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentine theorist and diplomat (died 1884)

Writer

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician and author (died 1894)

Writer

Frederick Denison Maurice, English priest, theologian, and author (died 1872)

Writer

Charles Grandison Finney, American minister and author (died 1875)

Artist

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (died 1867)

Philosopher/Religious

Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology (died 1853)

Notable Figure

James Finlayson, Scottish Quaker (died 1852)

Scientist

Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer (died 1830)

Politician

Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (died 1845)

Notable Figure

Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, electress of Bavaria (died 1797)

Political Leader

Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1767)

Writer

Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author (died 1803)

Philosopher/Religious

John Locke, English physician and philosopher (died 1704)

Politician

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1701)

Politician

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1683)

Notable Figure

Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War (died 1645)

Notable Figure

Nicholas Pieck, Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr (died 1572)

Military

García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca, Spanish noble and admiral (died 1577)

Writer

Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (died 1472)

Military

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and soldier (died 1375)

Notable Figure

John of Artois, French nobleman (died 1387)

Notable Figure

Otto (or Eudes), French nobleman (died 1045)

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About Famous Birthdays on August 29

August 29 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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