Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

August 4

• 1222 – Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)
• 1290 – Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)
• 1521 – Pope Urban VII (d. 1590)
• 1604 – François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)
• 1701 – Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)
• 1719 – Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German minerologist and geologist (d. 1767)
• 1721 – Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (d. 1803)
• 1755 – Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French painter and inventor (d. 1805)
• 1792 – Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (d. 1822)
• 1805 – William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (d. 1865)
• 1821 – James Springer White, American theologian (d. 1881)
• 1821 – Louis Vuitton, French designer (d. 1892)
• 1834 – John Venn, English mathematician (d. 1923)
• 1844 – Henri Berger, German composer and royal bandmaster (d. 1929)
• 1848 – Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)
• 1859 – Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer, Nobel Laureate (d. 1952)
• 1865 – Gus Kempis, South African cricketer (d. 1890)
• 1867 – Jake Beckley, American baseball player (d. 1918)
• 1870 – Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish entertainer (d. 1950)
• 1876 – Giovanni Giuriati, Italian politician (d. 1970)
• 1884 – Henri Cornet, French cyclist (d. 1941)
• 1888 – Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Indian Dawoodi Bohra leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq (d. 1965)
• 1890 – Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player (d. 1957)
• 1899 – Ezra Taft Benson, American religious figure (d. 1994)
• 1900 – Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Scottish consort of George VI (d. 2002)
• 1901 – Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter and singer (d. 1971)
• 1901 – Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1972)
• 1902 – Wild Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (d. 1981)
• 1904 – Witold Gombrowicz, Polish novelist and dramatist (d. 1969)
• 1904 – Helen Kane, American singer, dancer, and actress (d. 1966)
• 1904 – Joe Tate, English footballer (d. 1973)
• 1906 – Eugen Schuhmacher, German zoologist (d. 1973)
• 1906 – Marie-José of Belgium, consort of Umberto II of Italy (d. 2001)
• 1908 – Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (d. 1994)
• 1909 – Glenn Cunningham, American middle-distance runner (d. 1988)
• 1909 – Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician (d. 2005)
• 1910 – Anita Page, American actress (d. 2008)
• 1910 – William Schuman, American composer (d. 1992)
• 1910 – Hedda Sterne, Romanian-born American painter and printmaker (d. 2011)
• 1912 – Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician and mountaineer (d. 1999)
• 1912 – Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat (d. 1947)
• 1913 – Robert Hayden, American poet (d. 1980)
• 1915 – Warren Avis, American entrepreneur (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Iceberg Slim, American author (d. 1992)
• 1919 – Michel Déon, French writer
• 1920 – Helen Thomas, American journalist
• 1921 – Herb Ellis, American jazz guitarist (d. 2010)
• 1921 – Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2000)
• 1923 – Reg Grundy, Australian media and television mogul
• 1923 – Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani satirical and humor writer
• 1926 – George Irving Bell, American mountaineer (d. 2000)
• 1927 – Jess Thomas, American tenor (d. 1993)
• 1928 – Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor (d. 1987)
• 1930 – Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iranian Shi'a cleric
• 1931 – Naren Tamhane, Indian cricketer (d. 2002)
• 1932 – Liang Congjie, Chinese environmentalist (d. 2010)
• 1934 – Dallas Green, American baseball player
• 1937 – David Bedford, English keyboardist and composer
• 1938 – Ellen Schrecker, American college professor
• 1939 – Frank Vincent, American actor
• 1940 – Timi Yuro, American singer (d. 2004)
• 1940 – Larry Knechtel, keyboard and bass player (d. 2009)
• 1941 – Martin Jarvis, English actor
• 1941 – Ted Strickland, American politician
• 1942 – Don S. Davis, American actor and painter (d. 2008)
• 1942 – Cleon Jones, American baseball player
• 1942 – David Lange, New Zealand politician (d. 2005)
• 1943 – Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper
• 1943 – Vicente Alberto Álvarez Areces, Spanish politician
• 1944 – Richard Belzer, American actor and comedian
• 1944 – Doudou Ndoye‎, Senegalese lawyer and politician
• 1945 – Alan Mulally, American businessman
• 1946 – Maureen Starkey, English ex-wife of Ringo Starr (d. 1994)
• 1947 – Klaus Schulze, German composer
• 1948 – Johnny Grubb, American baseball player
• 1949 – John Riggins, American football player
• 1952 – Moya Brennan, Irish singer
• 1952 – Gábor Demszky, Hungarian politician
• 1953 – Hiroyuki Usui, Japanese footballer
• 1954 – Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian politician
• 1954 – François Valéry, French singer-songwriter and composer
• 1955 – Alberto Gonzales, 80th U.S. Attorney General
• 1955 – Dariusz Lipiński, Polish politician
• 1955 – Billy Bob Thornton, American actor and writer
• 1956 – Gerry Cooney, American boxer
• 1957 – Brooks D. Simpson, American historian
• 1957 – John Wark, Scottish footballer
• 1958 – Ian Broudie, English music producer and vocalist (Lightning Seeds)
• 1958 – Allison Hedge Coke, American poet and writer
• 1958 – Mary Decker, American middle-distance runner
• 1958 – Kym Karath, American actress
• 1959 – Robbin Crosby, American guitarist (Ratt) (d. 2002)
• 1959 – John Gormley, Irish politician
• 1960 – Dean Malenko, American professional wrestler
• 1960 – Bernard Rose, English director
• 1960 – Tim Winton, Australian writer
• 1960 – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, 5th Prime Minister of Spain
• 1961 – Eddie James, American murderer and sex offender
• 1961 – Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
• 1961 – Peter Reichert, German footballer
• 1961 – Lauren Tom, American actress
• 1962 – Roger Clemens, American baseball player
• 1962 – Paul Reynolds, British guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls)
• 1964 – Andrew Bartlett, Australian politician and activist
• 1964 – Gary King, British radio presenter
• 1965 – Crystal Chappell, American actress
• 1965 – Dennis Lehane, American crime writer
• 1965 – Fredrik Reinfeldt, 42nd Prime Minister of Sweden
• 1966 – Kensuke Sasaki, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1967 – Timothy Adams, American actor
• 1967 – Michael Marsh, American sprinter
• 1968 – Daniel Dae Kim, American actor
• 1968 – Lee Mack, British comedian
• 1968 – Marcus Schenkenberg, Swedish model
• 1969 – Max Cavalera, Brazilian vocalist and guitarist (Sepultura, Soulfly)
• 1969 – Michael DeLuise, American actor
• 1969 – Troy O'Leary, American baseball player
• 1969 – Mark Bickley, Australian AFL football player
• 1970 – John August, American screenwriter
• 1970 – Bret Baier, FOX News Channel anchor
• 1970 – Steve House, American mountaineer
• 1970 – Steven Jack, South African cricketer
• 1971 – Jeff Gordon, American race car driver
• 1972 – Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor
• 1973 – Eva Amaral, Spanish singer and songwriter
• 1973 – Xavier Marchand, French swimmer
• 1973 – Marek Penksa, Slovak footballer
• 1974 – Kily González, Argentine footballer
• 1974 – Keenan Milton, American professional skater (d. 2001)
• 1975 – Andy Hallett, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1975 – Nikos Liberopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1975 – Daniella van Graas, Dutch model and actress
• 1975 – Jutta Urpilainen, Finnish politician
• 1976 – Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer
• 1977 – Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer
• 1977 – Frankie Kazarian, American professional wrestler
• 1978 – Kurt Busch, American race car driver
• 1979 – Robin Peterson, South African cricketer
• 1980 – Richard Dawson, English cricketer
• 1981 – Marques Houston, American singer (IMx) and actor
• 1981 – Ben Scott, English cricketer
• 1984 – Mardy Collins, American basketball player
• 1985 – Crystal Bowersox, American singer
• 1985 – Kina Grannis, American musician
• 1985 – Mark Milligan, Australian footballer
• 1985 – Ha Seung-Jin, Korean basketball player
• 1985 – Luis Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer
• 1987 – Jang Geun Suk, Korean actor
• 1988 – Carly Foulkes, American model, actor
• 1989 – Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer (Young Divas)
• 1991 – Thiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
• 1991 – River Viiperi, Spanish Model
• 1992 – Tiffany Evans, American singer
• 1992 – Cole Sprouse, American actor
• 1992 – Dylan Sprouse, American actor
• 1994 – Mayuko Fukuda, Japanese actress
• 2001 – Seishiro Kato, Japanese child actor