Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

August 6

• 1180 – Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)
• 1504 – Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1575)
• 1609 – Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
• 1619 – Barbara Strozzi (baptized), Italian singer and composer (d. 1677)
• 1638 – Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher (d. 1715)
• 1644 – Louise de la Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (d. 1710)
• 1656 – Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)
• 1666 – Maria Sofia of Neuburg, German-born consort of Peter II of Portugal (d. 1699)
• 1697 – Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1745)
• 1715 – Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747)
• 1765 – Petros Mavromichalis, Greek leader in the Greek War of Independence and Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1848)
• 1766 – William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist (d. 1828)
• 1768 – Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French marshal (d. 1813)
• 1775 – Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847)
• 1809 – Alfred Lord Tennyson, English poet (d. 1892)
• 1826 – Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915)
• 1844 – Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)
• 1844 – James Henry Greathead, British engineer (d. 1896)
• 1861 – Edith Roosevelt, American First Lady of the United States (d. 1948)
• 1866 – Matthew Henson, American Arctic explorer (d. 1955)
• 1868 – Paul Claudel, French poet (d. 1955)
• 1874 – Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932)
• 1877 – Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (d. 1952)
• 1880 – Hans Moser, Austrian actor (d. 1964)
• 1881 – Leo Carrillo, American actor (d. 1961)
• 1881 – Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1955)
• 1881 – Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (d. 1972)
• 1882 – Ernst Eklund, Swedish actor (d. 1971)
• 1883 – Scott Nearing, American writer and educator (d. 1983)
• 1887 – Dudley Benjafield, British racing driver (d. 1957)
• 1888 – Heinrich Schlusnus, German baritone (d. 1952)
• 1889 – George Kenney, American Air Force General (d. 1977)
• 1889 – John Middleton Murry, English poet (d. 1957)
• 1891 – William Slim, British general (d. 1970)
• 1892 – Hoot Gibson, American actor (d. 1962)
• 1893 – Wright Patman, American politician (d. 1976)
• 1895 – Ernesto Lecuona, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1963)
• 1900 – Cecil H. Green, American geophysicist (d. 2003)
• 1902 – Dutch Schultz, American organized crime figure (d. 1935)
• 1904 – Jean Desses, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer (d. 1970)
• 1904 – Henry Iba, American basketball coach (d. 1993)
• 1906 – Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (d. 1984)
• 1908 – Helen Jacobs, American tennis player (d. 1997)
• 1908 – Will Lee, American actor (d. 1982)
• 1910 – Charles Crichton, British film director (d. 1999)
• 1911 – Lucille Ball, American actress (d. 1989)
• 1911 – Norman Gordon, South African cricketer
• 1911 – Constance Fecher Heaven, British romance writer (d. 1995)
• 1912 – Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010)
• 1916 – Richard Hofstadter, American historian (d. 1970)
• 1916 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese politician
• 1917 – Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997)
• 1918 – Norman Granz, American record producer (d. 2001)
• 1920 – Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)
• 1922 – Sir Freddie Laker, English entrepreneur (d. 2006)
• 1923 – Jess Collins, American artist (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Samuel Bowers, American murder and Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Barbara Bates, American actress (d. 1969)
• 1926 – Elisabeth Beresford, British author and creator of The Wombles (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Frank Finlay, British actor
• 1926 – Clem Labine, American baseball player (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (d. 1999)
• 1928 – Herb Moford, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Andy Warhol, American artist (d. 1987)
• 1929 – Roch La Salle, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Abbey Lincoln, American jazz singer
• 1931 – Chalmers Johnson, American political scholar and author (d. 2010)
• 1932 – Howard Hodgkin, British painter
• 1933 – A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 1987)
• 1934 – Piers Anthony, English writer
• 1934 – Chris Bonington, British mountaineer
• 1934 – Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league footballer
• 1937 – Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist (d. 2000)
• 1937 – Barbara Windsor, English actress
• 1938 – Paul Bartel, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1938 – Peter Bonerz, American actor
• 1940 – Mukhu Aliyev, Russian politician
• 1940 – Louise Sorel, American actress
• 1941 – Lyle Berman, American poker player
• 1941 – Ray Culp, American baseball player
• 1942 – George Jung, American convicted drug trafficker
• 1943 – Jon Postel, American computer scientist (d. 1998)
• 1944 – Inday Badiday, Filipina journalist and television personality (d. 2003)
• 1945 – Ron Jones, British TV director (d. 1993)
• 1945 – Andy Messersmith, American baseball player
• 1946 – Allan Holdsworth, British guitarist and composer
• 1946 – Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian
• 1947 – Tony Dell, Australian cricketer
• 1949 – Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1993)
• 1949 – Alan Campbell, Northern Irish clergyman
• 1949 – Clarence Richard Silva, American Catholic Bishop of Honolulu
• 1950 – Dorian Harewood, American actor
• 1951 – Catherine Hicks, American actress
• 1951 – Daryl Somers, Australian television personality
• 1952 – Vinnie Vincent, American musician (Kiss)
• 1953 – Iqbal Qasim, Pakistani cricketer
• 1954 – Paul Steigerwald, American sports announcer
• 1955 – Gregory Bryant-Bey, American convicted murderer (d. 2008)
• 1955 – Rusty Magee, American composer (d. 2003)
• 1956 – Stepfanie Kramer, American actress
• 1957 – Bob Horner, American baseball player
• 1957 – Jim McGreevey, American politician
• 1960 – Dale Ellis, American basketball player
• 1962 – Marc Lavoine, French singer and actor
• 1962 – Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress
• 1963 – Charles Ingram, British game show contestant
• 1963 – Kevin Mitnick, American computer hacker
• 1964 – Moosie Drier, American actor and director
• 1964 – Gary Valenciano, Filipino singer
• 1965 – Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer
• 1965 – Juliane Köhler, German actress
• 1965 – David Robinson, American basketball player
• 1965 – Mark Speight, British television presenter (d. 2008)
• 1965 – Vincent Wells, England cricketer
• 1967 – Archbishop Alexy Bondarenko, Ukrainian-born American theologian
• 1967 – Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster
• 1967 – Julie Snyder, Quebec talk show host and producer
• 1969 – Simon Doull, New Zealand cricketer
• 1969 – Elliott Smith, American musician (d. 2003)
• 1970 – M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-born American film director
• 1970 – Erwin Thijs, Belgian cyclist
• 1971 – Merrin Dungey, American actress
• 1971 – Scott Minto, English footballer
• 1971 – Piyal Wijetunge, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1972 – Geri Halliwell, British singer (Spice Girls)
• 1973 – Vera Farmiga, American actress
• 1973 – Max Kellerman, American sportscaster
• 1973 – Monica Goodling, American George W. Bush Administration appointee
• 1973 – Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist
• 1973 – Karenna Gore Schiff, American author and political figure
• 1974 – Ever Carradine, American actress
• 1974 – Luis Vizcaino, Dominican baseball player
• 1974 – Alvin Williams, American basketball player
• 1975 – Renate Götschl, Austrian alpine skier
• 1975 – Victor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1976 – Soleil Moon Frye, American actress
• 1976 – Melissa George, Australian actress
• 1977 – Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer
• 1977 – Jennifer Lyons, American actress
• 1977 – Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer
• 1977 – Luciano Zavagno, Argentine footballer
• 1978 – Brian Maillard, Swiss guitarist (Dominici)
• 1978 – Marisa Miller, American model
• 1979 – Francesco Bellotti, Italian cyclist
• 1980 – Danny Collins, Welsh footballer
• 1980 – Wilber Pan, American-born Taiwanese singer and actor
• 1980 – Seneca Wallace, American football player
• 1982 – Adrianne Curry, American model and reality television personality
• 1982 – Kevin van der Perren, Belgian figure skater
• 1982 – Romola Garai, British actress and model
• 1983 – C. J. Mosley, American football player
• 1983 – Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
• 1984 – Vedad Ibisevic, Bosnian footballer
• 1985 – Mickaël Delage, French cyclist
• 1985 – Bafétimbi Gomis, French footballer
• 1985 – Garrett Weber-Gale, American swimmer
• 1986 – Raphael Pyrasch, German rugby player
• 1987 – Joran van der Sloot, Dutch figure in the Natalee Holloway case
• 1988 – Jared Murillo, American dancer
• 1990 – JonBenét Ramsey, American beauty pageant contestant and murder victim (d. 1996)
• 1991 – Jiao Liuyang, Chinese swimmer
• 2001 – Ty Simpkins, American actor
• 1987 – Dhammika Herath, Srilankan boy