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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Asma al-Assad
First Lady
11-Aug-1975   First Lady of Syria
Fernando Arrabal
Playwright
11-Aug-1932   Viva la muerte
Izzy Asper
Business
11-Aug-1932 7-Oct-2003 Founder, CanWest Global
David Rice Atchison
Politician
11-Aug-1807 26-Jan-1886 US Senator from Missouri, 1843-55
William H. Avery
Politician
11-Aug-1911 4-Nov-2009 Governor of Kansas, 1965-67
Charlene Barshefsky
Diplomat
11-Aug-1950   US Trade Representative, 1997-2001
Andy Bell
Bassist
11-Aug-1970   Ride, now bassist for Oasis
Oscar Berger
Head of State
11-Aug-1946   President of Guatemala, 2004-08
Louise Bogan
Poet
11-Aug-1897 4-Feb-1970 The New Yorker poetry critic
Helen Broderick
Actor
11-Aug-1891 25-Sep-1959 Top Hat
David Brooks
Columnist
11-Aug-1961   Shields and Brooks
Claus von Bulow
Socialite
11-Aug-1926   Allegedly tried to kill wife Sunny
Melky Cabrera
Baseball
11-Aug-1984   San Francisco Giants outfielder
Eric Carmen
Singer/Songwriter
11-Aug-1949   All By Myself
Erwin Chargaff
Biologist
11-Aug-1905 20-Jun-2002 Biochemist at Columbia University
Ian Charleson
Actor
11-Aug-1949 6-Jan-1990 Chariots of Fire
Suzanne Collins
Novelist
11-Aug-1962   The Hunger Games
Odile Crick
Artist
11-Aug-1920 5-Jul-2007 Sketched the double helix
Arlene Dahl
Actor
11-Aug-1928   Three Little Words
Embeth Davidtz
Actor
11-Aug-1965   Matilda
Viola Davis
Actor
11-Aug-1965   Nurse Peeler on City of Angels
Mike Douglas
Talk Show Host
11-Aug-1925 11-Aug-2006 The Mike Douglas Show
Christiaan Eijkman
Scientist
11-Aug-1858 5-Nov-1930 Research led to discovery of vitamins
Jerry Falwell
Religion
11-Aug-1933 15-May-2007 Television evangelist
Joseph S. Farland
Diplomat
11-Aug-1914 28-Jan-2007 US Ambassador to Iran, 1972-73
Will Friedle
Actor
11-Aug-1976   Eric Matthews on Boy Meets World
Mavis Gallant
Author
11-Aug-1922   Prolific Canadian short story author
Kurt Gerstein
Military
11-Aug-1905 25-Jul-1945 Holocaust collaborator and whistleblower
Ben Gibbard
Musician
11-Aug-1976   Death Cab for Cutie
Stuart Gordon
Film Director
11-Aug-1947   Re-Animator
Anna Gunn
Actor
11-Aug-1968   Skyler White on Breaking Bad
Ed Guthman
Journalist
11-Aug-1919 31-Aug-2008 Nixon enemy, Pulitzer Prize winner
Alex Haley
Novelist
11-Aug-1921 10-Feb-1992 Roots
Geoffrey Hartman
Critic
11-Aug-1929   The Unmediated Vision
Chris Hemsworth
Actor
11-Aug-1983   The Mighty Thor
Hulk Hogan
Wrestling
11-Aug-1953   Hogan Knows Best
Elizabeth Holtzman
Politician
11-Aug-1941   Congresswoman from New York, 1973-81
Scott Horton
Attorney
11-Aug-1955   Human rights attorney
Tim Hutchinson
Politician
11-Aug-1949   US Senator from Arkansas, 1997-2003
Paul Iams
Business
11-Aug-1915 26-Oct-2004 Pet food manufacturer
Robert G. Ingersoll
Author
11-Aug-1833 21-Jul-1899 Orator, politician, agnostic
Joe Jackson
Singer/Songwriter
11-Aug-1954   Stepping Out
David T. Kearns
Business
11-Aug-1930 25-Feb-2011 CEO of Xerox, 1985-91
Martin H. Kennelly
Politician
11-Aug-1887 29-Nov-1961 Mayor of Chicago, 1947-55
Aaron Klug
Chemist
11-Aug-1926   Structural analysis of viruses
Quentin Kopp
Politician
11-Aug-1928   California politician and judge
Dennis Kux
Diplomat
11-Aug-1931   US Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, 1986-89
Billy Long
Politician
11-Aug-1955   Congressman, Missouri 7th
Hugh MacDiarmid
Poet
11-Aug-1892 9-Sep-1978 A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle
Anna Massey
Actor
11-Aug-1937 3-Jul-2011 Peeping Tom
Craig McCaw
Business
11-Aug-1949   Billionaire, Nextel
Ian McDiarmid
Actor
11-Aug-1944   Emperor Palpatine
Alexa McDonough
Politician
11-Aug-1944   Leader of Canada's NDP, 1995-2003
Carolyn Murphy
Model
11-Aug-1975   Cover of 2005 SI swimsuit issue
Pervez Musharraf
Head of State
11-Aug-1943   President of Pakistan, 2001-08
Lloyd Nolan
Actor
11-Aug-1902 27-Sep-1985 Dr. Chegley on Julia
Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.
Actor
11-Aug-1964   Marcus Taylor on Tour of Duty
William A. O'Neill
Politician
11-Aug-1930 24-Nov-2007 Governor of Connecticut, 1980-91
Jean Parker
Actor
11-Aug-1915 30-Nov-2005 Little Women
Joe Rogan
Actor
11-Aug-1967   Host of Fear Factor
Stuart Rosenberg
Film Director
11-Aug-1927 15-Mar-2007 Cool Hand Luke
Carl Rowan
Columnist
11-Aug-1925 23-Sep-2000 Chicago Sun-Times columnist
Sunil Shetty
Actor
11-Aug-1961   Deewane Huye Paagal
Frederick W. Smith
Business
11-Aug-1944   Founder and CEO of Federal Express
N. Randy Smith
Judge
11-Aug-1949   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jonathan D. Spence
Historian
11-Aug-1936   The Search for Modern China
Alyson Stoner
Actor
11-Aug-1993   Disney actress
George Bell Timmerman, Jr.
Politician
11-Aug-1912 29-Nov-1994 Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59
Jean Hoefer Toal
Judge
11-Aug-1943   South Carolina Chief Justice
M. Clifford Townsend
Politician
11-Aug-1884 11-Nov-1954 Governor of Indiana, 1937-41
J. Hoge Tyler
Politician
11-Aug-1846 3-Jan-1925 Governor of Virginia, 1898-1902
Eric Varley
Politician
11-Aug-1932   Former MP, Chesterfield
Marilyn vos Savant
Columnist
11-Aug-1946   IQ 228, writes for Parade
Angus Wilson
Novelist
11-Aug-1913 31-May-1991 Hemlock and After
Steve Wozniak
Computer Programmer
11-Aug-1950   Co-Founder of Apple Computer


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