History Births on August 25

Miro Cerar, Slovenian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Slovenia

#Miro_Cerar

Innocenzo Cybo, Catholic cardinal (d. 1550)

#Innocenzo_Cybo

Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland

#Jim_Wallace,_Baron_Wallace_of_Tankerness

Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)

#Leonard_Bernstein

Michael Kaluta, American author and illustrator

#Michael_Kaluta

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (d. 1794)

#Louis_Antoine_de_Saint-Just

Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)

#Hans_Adolf_Krebs

Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1993)

#Ruby_Keeler

Erich Honecker, German soldier and politician (d. 1994)

#Erich_Honecker

Bill Handel, Brazilian-American lawyer and radio host

#Bill_Handel

Rachel Bilson, American actress

#Rachel_Bilson

Olga Konkova, Norwegian-Russian pianist and composer

#Olga_Konkova

Conrad Black, Canadian historian and author

#Conrad_Black

Herbert Kroemer, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Herbert_Kroemer

Vivian Campbell, Northern Irish rock guitarist and songwriter

#Vivian_Campbell

Tim Burton, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Tim_Burton

Nicholas A. Peppas, Greek chemist and biologist

#Nicholas_A._Peppas

Adrian Lam, Papua New Guinean-Australian rugby league player and coach

#Adrian_Lam

Blair Underwood, American actor

#Blair_Underwood

Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Billy_Ray_Cyrus

Louis I of Spain (d. 1724)

#Louis_I_of_Spain

Andrew Longmore, British lawyer and judge

#Andrew_Longmore

Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer

#Sean_Connery

Joshua Lionel Cowen, American businessman, co-founded the Lionel Corporation (d. 1965)

#Joshua_Lionel_Cowen

Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble (d. 1638)

#Philipp_Moritz,_Count_of_Hanau-Münzenberg

Gene Simmons, Israeli-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Gene_Simmons

Taslima Nasrin, Bangladeshi author

#Taslima_Nasrin

Robert Horry, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Robert_Horry

Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer and actress

#Miyabi_Natsuyaki

Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (d. 2003)

#Althea_Gibson

Helmut Hasse, German mathematician and academic (d. 1975)

#Helmut_Hasse

James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (d. 1951)

#James_W._Gerard

David Canary, American actor (d. 2015)

#David_Canary

Hilmar Hoffmann, German film and culture academic (d. 2018)

#Hilmar_Hoffmann

Florian Mohr, German footballer

#Florian_Mohr

Michael Zorc, German footballer

#Michael_Zorc

Ricardo Rodriguez, Swiss footballer

#Ricardo_Rodríguez_(footballer)

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (d. 1880)

#Luís_Alves_de_Lima_e_Silva,_Duke_of_Caxias

Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (d. 1902)

#Bret_Harte

Charles Ghigna, American poet and author

#Charles_Ghigna

Hiram Mier, Mexican footballer

#Hiram_Mier

Marlon Harewood, English footballer

#Marlon_Harewood

John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1724)

#John_Leverett_the_Younger

Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor

#Alexander_Skarsgård

Rob Halford, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Judas Priest)

#Rob_Halford

Gerd Müller, German businessman and politician

#Gerd_Müller_(politician)

Cameron Mathison, Canadian actor and television personality

#Cameron_Mathison

Catriona Matthew, Scottish golfer

#Catriona_Matthew

David Shimoni, Belarusian-Israeli poet and translator (d. 1956)

#David_Shimoni

Tom Kiely, British-Irish decathlete (d. 1951)

#Tom_Kiely

Derek Sherinian, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

#Derek_Sherinian

Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (d. 1850)

#Nikolaus_Lenau

Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer

#Jeff_Tweedy

Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008)

#Van_Johnson

Richard Greene, English actor (d. 1985)

#Richard_Greene

Ivan the Terrible, Russian ruler (d. 1584)

#Ivan_the_Terrible

Jo Dee Messina, American singer-songwriter

#Jo_Dee_Messina

Nathan Deal, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 82nd Governor of Georgia

#Nathan_Deal

Ippolito II d'Este, Italian cardinal and statesman (d. 1572)

#Ippolito_II_d'Este

Claudia Schiffer, German model and fashion designer

#Claudia_Schiffer

Kel Mitchell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Kel_Mitchell

Regis Philbin, American actor and television host

#Regis_Philbin

Martin Amis, British novelist

#Martin_Amis

George Stubbs, English painter and academic (d. 1806)

#George_Stubbs

Michael Rennie, English actor and producer (d. 1971)

#Michael_Rennie

Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (d. 1792)

#Karl_Friedrich_Bahrdt

Simon McBurney, English actor and director

#Simon_McBurney

Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish journalist and politician, 2nd President of Ireland (d. 1966)

#Seán_T._O'Kelly

John Savage, American actor and producer

#John_Savage_(actor)

Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)

#Mel_Ferrer

Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player

#Andy_McDonald_(ice_hockey)

Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)

#Frederick_Chapman_Robbins

Anya Monzikova, Russian-American model and actress

#Anya_Monzikova

Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)

#Emil_Theodor_Kocher

Charles Wright, American poet

#Charles_Wright_(poet)

Tiina Intelmann, Estonian lawyer and diplomat

#Tiina_Intelmann

François de la Chaise, French priest (d. 1709)

#François_de_la_Chaise

Pablo Ozuna, Dominican baseball player

#Pablo_Ozuna

Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (d. 1632)

#Philippe_van_Lansberge

China Anne McClain, American actress and singer

#China_Anne_McClain

Tom Skerritt, American actor

#Tom_Skerritt

Crispin Tickell, English academic and diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations

#Crispin_Tickell

Maxim Kontsevich, Russian-American mathematician and academic

#Maxim_Kontsevich

Mario Corso, Italian footballer and coach

#Mario_Corso

Allan Pinkerton, Scottish-American detective and spy (d. 1884)

#Allan_Pinkerton

Amy Macdonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Amy_Macdonald

Brad Drew, Australian rugby league player

#Brad_Drew

Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricketer and coach

#Sanjeev_Sharma

Spider One, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Spider_One

Jacques Demers, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician

#Jacques_Demers

Giridharilal Kedia, Indian businessman, founded the Image Institute of Technology & Management (d. 2009)

#Giridharilal_Kedia

James Wesolowski, Australian footballer

#James_Wesolowski

Geoff Downes, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

#Geoff_Downes

Albert Belle, American baseball player

#Albert_Belle

Kurban Berdyev, Turkmen footballer and manager

#Kurban_Berdyev

George C. Magoun, American businessman (d. 1893)

#George_C._Magoun

Justin Upton, American baseball player

#Justin_Upton

Wayne Shorter, American saxophonist and composer

#Wayne_Shorter

George Wallace, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (d. 1998)

#George_Wallace

Johann Gottfried Herder, German poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1803)

#Johann_Gottfried_Herder

Don DeFore, American actor (d. 1993)

#Don_DeFore

Sabur? Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000)

#Sabur?_Sakai

Frederick Forsyth, English journalist and author

#Frederick_Forsyth

Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (d. 1938)

#Faustina_Kowalska

James Lick, American carpenter and piano builder (d. 1876)

#James_Lick

Blake Lively, American model and actress

#Blake_Lively

Ludwig I of Bavaria (d. 1868)

#Ludwig_I_of_Bavaria

Willy DeVille, American singer and songwriter (d. 2009)

#Willy_DeVille

Charles Richet, French physiologist and occultist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)

#Charles_Richet

Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)

#Charlie_Sanders

Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2004)

#Darrell_Johnson

Keith Tippett, British jazz pianist and composer

#Keith_Tippett

Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1909)

#Carlo_Acton

György Enyedi, Hungarian economist and geographer (d. 2012)

#György_Enyedi_(geographer)

Adam Warren, American baseball player

#Adam_Warren_(baseball)

Patrick F. McManus, American journalist and author (d. 2018)

#Patrick_F._McManus

Bernardo Rezende, Brazilian volleyball coach and former player

#Bernardo_Rezende

Deanna Nolan, American basketball player

#Deanna_Nolan

Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (d. 2003)

#Graham_Jarvis

Doug Glanville, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Doug_Glanville

Georg Zellhofer, Austrian footballer and manager

#Georg_Zellhofer

Max Muncy, American baseball player

#Max_Muncy

Ludwig II of Bavaria (d. 1886)

#Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria

Rachael Ray, American chef, author, and television host

#Rachael_Ray

Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the Religious of the Assumption (d. 1898)

#Marie-Eugénie_de_Jésus

Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist (d. 1880)

#Nikolay_Zinin

Eddie Ilarde, Filipino journalist and politician

#Eddie_Ilarde

Stuart Murdoch, Scottish singer-songwriter

#Stuart_Murdoch_(musician)

Rollie Fingers, American baseball player

#Rollie_Fingers

Paul Herman Buck, American historian and author (d. 1978)

#Paul_Herman_Buck

Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (d. 2013)

#Álvaro_Mutis

Monty Hall, Canadian-American television personality and game show host (d. 2017)

#Monty_Hall

Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2013)

#Võ_Nguyên_Giáp

Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Elvis_Costello

Camille Pin, French tennis player

#Camille_Pin

Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (d. 2015)

#Philipp_Mißfelder

Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1969)

#Alexander_Mair

Damon Jones, American basketball player and coach

#Damon_Jones

Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer

#Angela_Park

Edmunds Augstkalns, Latvian ice hockey player

Velimir Jovanovi?, Serbian footballer

Stacey Farber, Canadian actress

Rodney Ferguson, American footballer

James Rossiter, English race car driver

Jung Jung-suk, South Korean footballer (d. 2011)

Jan-Berrie Burger, Namibian cricketer

Robert Mohr, German rugby player

Masumi Asano, Japanese voice actress and producer

Javed Qadeer, Pakistani cricketer and coach

Petria Thomas, Australian swimmer and coach

Fatih Ak?n, German director, producer, and screenwriter

Jason Death, Australian rugby league player

Debbie Graham, American tennis player

Vivek Razdan, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player

Yuri Mitsui, Japanese actress, model, and race car driver

Terminator X, American hip-hop DJ (Public Enemy)

Cornelius Bennett, American football player

Joanne Whalley, English actress

Azmin Ali, Malaysian mathematician and politician

Shock G, American rapper and producer

Theresa Andrews, American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion

Ruth Ann Swenson, American soprano and actress

Lane Smith, American author and illustrator

Steve Levy, American lawyer and politician

Ian Falconer, American author and illustrator

Frank Serratore, American ice hockey player and coach

Sikander Bakht, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster

Henri Toivonen, Finnish race car driver (d. 1986)

Takeshi Okada, Japanese footballer, coach, and manager

Matt Aitken, English songwriter and record producer (Stock Aitken Waterman)

John McGeoch, Scottish guitarist (d. 2004)

Duleep Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach

Charles Fambrough, American bassist, composer, and producer (d. 2011)

Rijkman Groenink, Dutch banker and academic

Ledward Kaapana, American singer and guitarist

Hannah Louise Shearer, American screenwriter and producer

Daniel Hulet, Belgian cartoonist (d. 2011)

Anthony Heald, American actor

Ludwig Müller, German footballer

Marshall Brickman, Brazilian-American director, producer, and screenwriter

Wilhelm von Homburg, German boxer and actor (d. 2004)

John Badham, English-American actor, director, and producer

Virginia Euwer Wolff, American author

Jimmy Hannan, Australian television host and singer (d. 2019)

Lise Bacon, Canadian judge and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec

Karl Korte, American composer and academic

John "Kayo" Dottley, American football player (d. 2018)

Des Renford, Australian swimmer (d. 1999)

Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2001)

Thea Astley, Australian journalist and author (d. 2004)

Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (d. 2006)

Allyre Sirois, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2012)

Brian Moore, Northern Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 1999)

Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, 20th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1999)

Jaap Rijks, Dutch Olympic medalist (d. 2017)

William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (d. 2010)

Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator (d. 1973)

Dorothea Tanning, American painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 2012)

George Cisar, American baseball player (d. 2010)

Jim Smith, English cricketer (d. 1979)

Arpad Elo, Hungarian-American chess player, created the Elo rating system (d. 1992)

Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and educator (d. 1972)

Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie, Scottish architect (d. 1970)

Arthur Wood, English cricketer (d. 1973)

Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (d. 1962)

Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (d. 1935)

Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral (d. 1853)

Franz Teyber, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1810)

Lady Catherine Grey, English noblewoman (d. 1568)

Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque, Spanish duke (d. 1526)