Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

August 30

 

• 1334 – King Peter of Castile (d. 1369)
• 1377 – Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)
• 1705 – David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)
• 1720 – Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)
• 1748 – Jacques-Louis David, French painter (d. 1825)
• 1768 – Joseph Dennie, American writer (d. 1812)
• 1797 – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English writer (d. 1851)
• 1808 – Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (d. 1892)
• 1812 – Agoston Haraszthy Hungarian-born traveler and writer(d. 1869)
• 1813 – Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (d. 1862)
• 1818 – Alexander H. Rice, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
• 1821 – Anita Garibaldi, Brazilian revolutionary and wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi (d. 1849)
• 1839 – Gulstan Ropert, French Catholic prelate (d. 1903)
• 1842 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1849)
• 1848 – Andrew Onderdonk, Canadian railway contractor (d. 1905)
• 1850 – Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino writer, journalist and revolutionary (d. 1896)
• 1852 – Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch physical and organic chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1911)
• 1856 – Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (d. 1927)
• 1860 – Isaac Levitan, Russian artist (d. 1900)
• 1870 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (d. 1891)
• 1871 – Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-born British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1937)
• 1884 – Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
• 1890 – Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, British fighter ace (d. 1918)
• 1893 – Huey Long, American politician (d. 1935)
• 1896 – Raymond Massey, Canadian actor (d. 1983)
• 1898 – Shirley Booth, American actress (d. 1992)
• 1901 – Roy Wilkins, American civil rights leader (d. 1981)
• 1901 – John Gunther, American writer (d. 1970)
• 1906 – Joan Blondell, American actress (d. 1979)
• 1908 – Fred MacMurray, American actor (d. 1991)
• 1910 – Roger Bushell, South African RAF officer and prisoner of war (d. 1944)
• 1912 – Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
• 1912 – Nancy Wake, British war agent (d. 2011)
• 1913 – Richard Stone, British economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1991)
• 1915 – Robert Strassburg, American composer (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Denis Healey, British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 1917 – Vladimir Kirillovich, Grand Duke of Russia, pretender to the Russian throne (d. 1992)
• 1918 – Ted Williams, American baseball player (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
• 1919 – Kitty Wells, American singer
• 1919 – Wolfgang Wagner, German opera director (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Lionel Murphy, Australian politician (d. 1986)
• 1922 – Regina Resnik, American mezzo-soprano
• 1923 – Barbara Ansell, British physician, founder of paediatric rheumatology (d. 2001)
• 1923 – Charmian Clift, Australian writer and essayist (d. 1969)
• 1923 – Nate Saint, American Evangelical Christian missionary (d. 1956)
• 1923 – Vic Seixas, American tennis player
• 1924 – Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemical engineer (d. 1988)
• 1925 – Laurent de Brunhoff, French writer and illustrator
• 1926 – Daryl Gates, American police chief (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Lloyd Casner, American racecar driver and owner (d. 1965)
• 1930 – Warren Buffett, American entrepreneur
• 1930 – Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1981)
• 1931 – John Leonard "Jack" Swigert, Jr., American astronaut (d. 1982)
• 1933 – Don Getty, Canadian politician
• 1934 – Baloo Gupte, Indian cricketer (d. 2005)
• 1935 – John Phillips, American singer-songwriter (The Mamas & the Papas) (d. 2001)
• 1937 – Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer and founder of McLaren racing team (d. 1970)
• 1939 – John Peel, English radio disc jockey (d. 2004)
• 1939 – Elizabeth Ashley, American actress
• 1941 – Ben L. Jones, American actor, politician and essayist
• 1942 – Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer
• 1943 – Tal Brody, American-born Israeli basketball player
• 1943 – Robert Crumb, American cartoonist
• 1943 – Jean-Claude Killy, French skier
• 1944 – Molly Ivins, American political humorist (d. 2007)
• 1944 – Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1946 – Peggy Lipton, American actress
• 1946 – Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
• 1947 – Allan Rock, Canadian politician and diplomat
• 1948 – Lewis Black, American comedian
• 1948 – Fred Hampton, American Black Panther Party leader (d. 1969)
• 1948 – Donnacha O'Dea, Irish poker player and swimmer
• 1949 – Ted Ammon, American financier (d. 2001)
• 1949 – Don Boudria, Canadian politician
• 1949 – Christopher Collins, American actor and comedian (d. 1994)
• 1949 – Peter Maffay, German singer-songwriter
• 1950 – Antony Gormley, English sculptor
• 1951 – Timothy Bottoms, American actor
• 1951 – Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer (as Dana) and politician
• 1953 – Horace Panter, British bassist (The Specials, General Public)
• 1953 – Robert Parish, American basketball player
• 1953 – Ron George, American politician
• 1954 – David Paymer, American actor
• 1954 – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus
• 1956 – Frank Conniff, American comedian (TV's Frank)
• 1958 – Martin Jackson, British drummer (Swing out Sister)
• 1958 – Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist (d. 2006)
• 1959 – Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor
• 1960 – Gary Gordon, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
• 1960 – Guy A. Lepage, Quebec humorist, television host and producer
• 1962 – Alexander Litvinenko, Russian KGB officer (d. 2006)
• 1963 – Michael Chiklis, American actor
• 1963 – Paul Oakenfold, British disc jockey
• 1963 – Oderus Urungus, American vocalist (GWAR)
• 1964 – Gavin Fisher, British engineer
• 1966 – Michael Michele, American actress
• 1967 – Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer
• 1967 – Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model
• 1968 – Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist
• 1970 – Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
• 1970 – Michael Wong, Malaysia-born Chinese singer
• 1971 – Lars Frederiksen, American guitarist (Rancid and UK Subs)
• 1972 – Cameron Diaz, American actress
• 1972 – Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
• 1973 – Lisa Ling, American journalist
• 1974 – Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
• 1974 – Aaron Barrett, American vocalist and guitarist (Reel Big Fish)
• 1975 – Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer
• 1976 – Mike Koplove, American baseball player
• 1976 – Sarah-Jane Potts, English actress
• 1977 – Shaun Alexander, American football player
• 1977 – Marlon Byrd, American baseball player
• 1977 – Elden Henson, American actor
• 1977 – Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer
• 1977 – Jens Ludwig, German guitarist (Edguy)
• 1978 – Swizz Beatz, American record producer and rapper
• 1978 – Cliff Lee, American baseball player
• 1978 – Sinead Kerr, Irish Olympic figure skater and ice dancer
• 1979 – Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentine tennis player
• 1979 – Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 1979 – Leon Lopez, British actor
• 1979 – Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player
• 1979 – Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress
• 1980 – Derrick Ward, American football player
• 1981 – Germán Legarreta, American actor
• 1981 – Adam Wainwright, American baseball player
• 1982 – Will Davison, Australian racing driver
• 1982 – Andy Roddick, American tennis player
• 1983 – Gustavo Eberto, Argentine footballer (d. 2007)
• 1983 – Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor
• 1983 – Simone Pepe, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Marco Vianello, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1985 – Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer
• 1985 – Joe Inoue, Japanese American singer
• 1985 – Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
• 1985 – Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer
• 1985 – Steven Smith, Scottish footballer
• 1985 – Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
• 1986 – Ryan Ross, American guitarist (Panic! at the Disco)
• 1986 – Lelia Masaga, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1988 – Michael Cavanaugh ("StrongSide"), American professional gamer
• 1988 – Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
• 1988 – Laura Põldvere, Estonian singer
• 1988 – Olex Oldman, British World Record Holder in 'Cheese Drumming', 14lbs and 118db in 7 minutes 12 seconds.
• 1989 – Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
• 1989 – Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
• 1991 – Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
• 2001 – Emily Bear, American child pianist and composer