History Births on August 14

Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem (d. 2000)

#Patriarch_Diodoros_of_Jerusalem

Ronnie Campbell, English miner and politician

#Ronnie_Campbell

Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1874)

#Alexander_H._Bailey

David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#David_Crosby

John McCutcheon, American folksinger

#John_McCutcheon

Robin Söderling, Swedish tennis player

#Robin_Söderling

Medy van der Laan, Dutch politician

#Medy_van_der_Laan

James Horner, American composer and conductor (d. 2015)

#James_Horner

Theodor Luts, Estonian director and cinematographer (d. 1980)

#Theodor_Luts

Fabrizio Donato, Italian triple jumper

#Fabrizio_Donato

Sarah Brightman, English singer-songwriter and actress

#Sarah_Brightman

Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan spiritual leader (d. 1981)

#Rangjung_Rigpe_Dorje,_16th_Karmapa

Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychologist and author (d. 1902)

#Richard_von_Krafft-Ebing

Julius Jones, American football player

#Julius_Jones

Earl Barron, American basketball player

#Earl_Barron

Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (d. 1940)

#Ernest_Thayer

Tim Tebow, American football and baseball player, television personality and sportscaster

#Tim_Tebow

Yannoulis Chalepas, Greek sculptor (d. 1938)

#Yannoulis_Chalepas

Terry Adams, American pianist and composer

#Terry_Adams_(musician)

Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer

#Anastasios_Kyriakos

Doc Holliday, American dentist and gambler (d. 1887)

#Doc_Holliday

Alice Ghostley, American actress (d. 2007)

#Alice_Ghostley

Richard Freitag, German ski jumper

#Richard_Freitag

Brannon Braga, American producer, director, and screenwriter

#Brannon_Braga

Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (d. 1922)

#Robert_Comtesse

Nick Grimshaw, English radio and television host

#Nick_Grimshaw

Kate Ritchie, Australian actress

#Kate_Ritchie

Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist (d. 2017)

#Buddy_Greco

Ernest Everett Just, African-American biologist and academic (d. 1941)

#Ernest_Everett_Just

Spencer Pratt, American television personality

#Spencer_Pratt

Darrell "Dash" Crofts, American singer-songwriter and musician

#Seals_and_Crofts

Frederick William I of Prussia (d. 1740)

#Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia

Marcia Gay Harden, American actress

#Marcia_Gay_Harden

Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese author and illustrator

#Jiro_Taniguchi

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic (d. 1988)

#Kaikhosru_Shapurji_Sorabji

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-Lithuanian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1957)

#Mstislav_Dobuzhinsky

Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer and author (d. 1915)

#Margaret_Lindsay_Huggins

Mark Fidrych, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)

#Mark_Fidrych

Bobby Eaton, American wrestler and trainer

#Bobby_Eaton

Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1723)

#Cosimo_III_de'_Medici,_Grand_Duke_of_Tuscany

Magic Johnson, American basketball player and coach

#Magic_Johnson

Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005)

#Wellington_Mara

Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (d. 1688)

#Christopher_Monck,_2nd_Duke_of_Albemarle

Maddy Prior, English folk singer

#Maddy_Prior

Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, Canadian-American physicist and academic (d. 1950)

#Arthur_Jeffrey_Dempster

Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (d. 1917)

#Albert_Ball

Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer

#Darren_Clarke

Philip Dunne, English farmer and politician, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology

#Philip_Dunne_(Ludlow_MP)

Jérémie Bréchet, French footballer

#Jérémie_Bréchet

Kinnaird R. McKee, American admiral (d. 2013)

#Kinnaird_R._McKee

Eva Birnerová, Czech tennis player

#Eva_Birnerová

Kofi Kingston, Ghanaian-American wrestler

#Kofi_Kingston

Fred Alexander, American tennis player (d. 1969)

#Fred_Alexander

Jackée Harry, American actress and television personality

#Jackée_Harry

Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian spiritual leader, philosopher, and author (d. 2006)

#Vethathiri_Maharishi

Chucky Atkins, American basketball player and coach

#Chucky_Atkins

Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter

#Steve_Martin

Connie Smith, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Connie_Smith

Richard R. Ernst, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Richard_R._Ernst

Terry Richardson, American photographer and director

#Terry_Richardson

Catherine of York (d. 1527)

#Catherine_of_York

Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer

#Jared_Borgetti

Susan Saint James, American actress

#Susan_Saint_James

Stanley A. McChrystal, American general

#Stanley_A._McChrystal

Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985)

#Frank_Oppenheimer

Paul Gallen, Australian rugby league player

#Paul_Gallen

Wim Wenders, German director, producer, and screenwriter

#Wim_Wenders

Paolo Sarpi, Italian writer (d. 1623)

#Paolo_Sarpi

Rusty Wallace, American race car driver and sportscaster

#Rusty_Wallace

Matthew Etherington, English footballer

#Matthew_Etherington

Earl Weaver, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)

#Earl_Weaver

Danielle Steel, American author

#Danielle_Steel

Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

#Willie_Dunn

Juan Pierre, American baseball player

#Juan_Pierre

Charlotte Fowler Wells, American phrenologist and publisher (d. 1901)

#Charlotte_Fowler_Wells

John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (d. 1526)

#John_de_Vere,_14th_Earl_of_Oxford

Lina Wertmüller, Italian director and screenwriter

#Lina_Wertmüller

Lodewijk Bruckman, Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 1995)

#Lodewijk_Bruckman

Clay Buchholz, American baseball player

#Clay_Buchholz

Mark Gubicza, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Mark_Gubicza

Pravin Amre, Indian cricketer and coach

#Pravin_Amre

Emperor Hanazono of Japan (d. 1348)

#Emperor_Hanazono

Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer and manager

#Stig_Tøfting

François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (d. 1695)

#François_de_Harlay_de_Champvallon

Debbie Meyer, American swimmer

#Debbie_Meyer

René Goscinny, French author and illustrator (d. 1977)

#René_Goscinny

Ayd?n Toscal?, Turkish footballer

#Ayd?n_Toscal?

Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (d. 2014)

#Elena_Baltacha

Jason Leonard, English rugby player

#Jason_Leonard

B. A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and publisher (d. 1998)

#B._A._Santamaria

Paddy McGuinness, English comedian and television presenter

#Paddy_McGuinness

Galen Hall, American football player and coach

#Galen_Hall

Mark Loretta, American baseball player and coach

#Mark_Loretta

Erik Gandini, Italian-Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter

#Erik_Gandini

John Brodie, American football player and golfer

#John_Brodie

Ed Harcourt, English singer-songwriter and producer

#Ed_Harcourt

Guangxu Emperor of China (d. 1908)

#Guangxu_Emperor

Josh Gorges, Canadian ice hockey player

#Josh_Gorges

Tuncay Özkan, Turkish journalist and politician

#Tuncay_Özkan

Morten Olsen, Danish footballer and coach

#Morten_Olsen

Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer (d. 1835)

#Carle_Vernet

Rameez Raja, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster

#Rameez_Raja

Roy Williams, American football player

#Roy_Williams_(safety)

Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer

#Jay-Jay_Okocha

Sunidhi Chauhan, Indian playback singer

#Sunidhi_Chauhan

Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (d. 1541)

#Margaret_Pole,_Countess_of_Salisbury

Giambattista Benedetti, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1590)

#Giambattista_Benedetti

John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1933)

#John_Galsworthy

Kyle Turris, Canadian ice hockey player

#Kyle_Turris

Mike Vrabel, American football player and coach

#Mike_Vrabel

Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-American actress

#Mila_Kunis

Pope Pius VII (d. 1823)

#Pope_Pius_VII

Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (d. 1851)

#Hans_Christian_Ørsted

Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)

#Jack_Gregory_(cricketer)

Christian Gentner, German footballer

#Christian_Gentner

Ander Herrera, Spanish footballer

#Ander_Herrera

Slim Dunlap, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Slim_Dunlap

Andres Herkel, Estonian academic and politician

#Andres_Herkel

Leslie Marr, English race car driver

#Leslie_Marr

Paul Broadhurst, English golfer

#Paul_Broadhurst

Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1952)

#Guido_Castelnuovo

Cupid Childs, American baseball player (d. 1912)

#Cupid_Childs

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter (d. 1550)

#Pieter_Coecke_van_Aelst

Fumio Fujimura, Japanese baseball player and manager (d. 1992)

#Fumio_Fujimura

Alice Rivaz, Swiss pianist and author (d. 1998)

#Alice_Rivaz

Giorgio Chiellini, Italian footballer

#Giorgio_Chiellini

Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1976)

#Otto_Tief

Paul Dean, American baseball player (d. 1981)

#Paul_Dean_(baseball)

Joop van Daele, Dutch footballer and manager

#Joop_van_Daele

Larry Graham, American soul/funk bass player and singer-songwriter

#Larry_Graham

Holger Juul Hansen, Danish actor (d. 2013)

#Holger_Juul_Hansen

Catherine Bell, English-American actress and producer

#Catherine_Bell_(actress)

Sam Moa, Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player

#Sam_Moa

Halle Berry, American model, actress, and producer, Miss World United States 1986

#Halle_Berry

Méric Casaubon, Swiss-English scholar and author (d. 1671)

#Méric_Casaubon

Alexander I of Serbia (d. 1903)

#Alexander_I_of_Serbia

Cameron Jerome, English footballer

#Cameron_Jerome

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Mexican secular priest, scientist, and savant (d. 1700)

#Carlos_de_Sigüenza_y_Góngora

Nelson McDowell, American actor (d. 1947)

#Nelson_McDowell

Raoul Bova, Italian actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Raoul_Bova

Marija Leiko, Latvian actress (d. 1937)

#Marija_Leiko

Emmanuelle Béart, French actress

#Emmanuelle_Béart

Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971)

#Dick_Tiger

Laurent Lamothe, Haitian businessman and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Haiti

#Laurent_Lamothe

Tracy Caldwell Dyson, American chemist and astronaut

#Tracy_Caldwell_Dyson

Shea Weber, Canadian ice hockey player

#Shea_Weber

Max Wagenknecht, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1922)

#Max_Wagenknecht

Francis Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1953)

#Francis_Ford_(actor)

Peter Costello, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Treasurer of Australia

#Peter_Costello

Florian Abel, German footballer

Braian Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer

Nicola Slater, Scottish tennis player

Juan Oviedo, Dominican baseball player

Simon Andrews, English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)

Y?ichir? Morikawa, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter

Paul Burgess, Australian pole vaulter

Greg Rawlinson, South African-New Zealand rugby player

Randika Galhenage, Sri Lankan cricketer

Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer and sportscaster

Tamer El Said, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter

Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer

Kevin Cadogan, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Karl Petter Løken, Swedish-Norwegian footballer and sportscaster

Jason Dunstall, Australian footballer and sportscaster

Neal Anderson, American football player and coach

José Cóceres, Argentinian golfer

Kevin Harris, Canadian skateboarder

Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler and manager (d. 1995)

Fred Roberts, American basketball player and educator

Frank Brickowski, American basketball player

Erica Flapan, American mathematician

Andy King, English footballer and manager (d. 2015)

Sharon Bryant, American R&B singer

Norbert Hofmann, German footballer and manager

Gary Larson, American cartoonist

Bruce Thomas, English bass player and author

Bruce Nash, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver and businessman (d. 2010)

John Dunt, English admiral

Ben Sidran, American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer

Lionel Morton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and television presenter

Lee Hoffman, American author (d. 2007)

Frederic Raphael, American journalist, author, and screenwriter

Gene Scott, American pastor and broadcaster (d. 2005)

Russell Baker, American critic and essayist (d. 2019)

Georges Prêtre, French conductor (d. 2017)

Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum (d. 2009)

Patsy Smart, English actress (d. 1996)

Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016)

Herman Branson, African-American physicist, chemist, and academic (d. 1995)

Hector Crawford, Australian director and producer (d. 1991)

Jan Koetsier, Dutch composer and conductor (d. 2006)

Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and producer (d. 1995)

Willy Ronis, French photographer (d. 2009)

Margret Boveri, German journalist, recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1975)

Amaza Lee Meredith, American architect (d. 1984)

Francis Dvornik, Czech priest and academic (d. 1975)

Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman (d. 1946)

Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician and academic (d. 1962)

Leopold Hofmann, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1793)

Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (d. 1789)

William Hutchinson, founder of Rhode Island (d. 1642)

Robert Hayman, English-Canadian poet and politician (d. 1629)

Christopher Heydon, English politician (d. 1623)

Qian Hongzuo, king of Wuyue (d. 947)