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August 1 birthdays

335 notable historical figures were born on August 1, and 181 died on this day. Everyone born on August 1 is a Leo.

18% of August 1 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (83) than any other country.

Born on August 1

• Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924 to 2015. King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015)
• Herman Melville (1819 to 1891. American writer and poet (1819–1891))
• Robert Todd Lincoln (1843 to 1926. American lawyer and politician (1843–1926))
• Pertinax (126 to 193. Roman emperor in 193)
• Meir Kahane (1932 to 1990. American and Israeli politician (1932–1990))
• Pierre Bourdieu (1930 to 2002. French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002))
• Jim Carroll (1949 to 2009. American author and musician (1949–2009))
• Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (born 1949. Afghan politician and drug trafficker (born 1949))
• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744 to 1829. French naturalist (1744–1829))
• Hafizullah Amin (1929 to 1979. Afghan communist politician (1929–1979))
• William Clark (1770 to 1838. American explorer and territorial governor (1770–1838))
• Taylor Negron (1957 to 2015. American actor (1957–2015))
• Alexander (1893 to 1920. King of Greece from 1917 to 1920)
• Iván Duque (born 1976. President of Colombia from 2018 to 2022)
• Zoran Đinđić (1952 to 2003. Prime Minister of Serbia (2001–2003))
• Sigismund II Augustus (1520 to 1572. Ruler of Poland and Lithuania from 1529 to 1572)
• Yves Saint Laurent (1936 to 2008. French fashion designer (1936–2008))
• Antonio Negri (1933 to 2023. Italian political philosopher (1933–2023))
• Gaston Doumergue (1863 to 1937. President of France from 1924 to 1931)
• Tomi Adeyemi (born 1993. Nigerian-American novelist (born 1993))
• Aline Kominsky-Crumb (1948 to 2022. American cartoonist (1948–2022))
• Kurmanbek Bakiyev (born 1949. Kyrgyz politician (born 1949))
• Adam Jones (born 1985. American baseball player (born 1985))
• Lionel Bart (1930 to 1999. English composer and writer (1930–1999))
• Ramblin' Jack Elliott (born 1931. American folk singer and story teller (born 1931))
• Jordi Savall (born 1941. Spanish-Catalan musician, conductor and composer (born 1941))
• Maria Mitchell (1818 to 1889. American astronomer (1818–1889))
• George de Hevesy (1885 to 1966. Hungarian radiochemist (1885–1966))
• Christian Rakovsky (1873 to 1941. Bulgarian-born Soviet diplomat (1873–1941))
• William F. Dean (1899 to 1981. United States Army Medal of Honor recipient)
• Mohammad Ali Foroughi (1877 to 1942. Iranian diplomat and politician (1877–1942)
• Tom Woods (born 1972. American academic (born 1972))
• W. D. Hamilton (1936 to 2000. British evolutionary biologist (1936–2000))
• Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865 to 1947. Swedish prince (1865–1947))
• Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815 to 1882. American author and lawyer (1815–1882))
• Wilhelm von Bismarck (1852 to 1901. German counselor, civil servant and politician)
• Go-Komatsu (1377 to 1433. Emperor of Japan from 1392 to 1412)
• Nicholas of Japan (1836 to 1912. Russian Orthodox priest)
• Bastian Schweinsteiger (born 1984. German footballer (born 1984))
• Georges Charpak (1924 to 2010. Polish-born French physicist)
• Károly Grósz (1930 to 1996. Leader of Hungary from 1988 to 1989)
• Michael Ledeen (1941 to 2025. American historian and foreign policy analyst (1941–2025))
• Mugur Isărescu (born 1949. Governor of the National Bank of Romania)
• Cumrun Vafa (born 1960. Iranian theoretical physicist)
• Sibel Can (born 1970. Turkish singer and actress (born 1970))
• Seán Ó Riada (1931 to 1971. Irish composer (1931–1971))
• Pericle Felici (1911 to 1982. Italian prelate)
• Emperor Kōgon (1313 to 1364. Japanese Northern Emperor from 1331 to 1333)
• Elon Lindenstrauss (born 1970. Israeli mathematician (born 1970))
• Benjamin Mays (1894 to 1984. American Baptist minister)
• Jimmie Angel (1899 to 1956. American aviator (1899–1956))
• Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden (1902 to 1944. Princess Wolfgang of Hesse)
• Jason Momoa (born 1979. American actor (born 1979))
• Eric Shipton (1907 to 1977. British explorer (1907–1977))
• Helen Sawyer Hogg (1905 to 1993. American-Canadian astronomer (1905–1993))
• Eugenia Cheng (born 1976. English mathematician and pianist)
• Ronald Mourad Cohen (born 1945. Egyptian-born British businessman and political figure)
• Gabriel Terra (1873 to 1942. President of Uruguay (1873–1942))
• Walter Gerlach (1889 to 1979. German physicist (1889–1979))
• Richard Whitney (financier) (1888 to 1974. American financier and convicted embezzler)

Died on August 1

• Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665 to 1714. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714)
• Osman I (1258 to 1326. First sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
• Corazon Aquino (1933 to 2009. President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992)
• Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921 to 2005. King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005)
• Manuel L. Quezon (1878 to 1944. President of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944)
• Cosimo the Elder (1389 to 1464. Lord of Florence from 1434 to 1464)
• Harley Race (1943 to 2019. American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer (1943–2019))
• Louis VI (1081 to 1137. King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137)
• Paddy Chayefsky (1923 to 1981. American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923–1981))
• Justin I (450 to 527. Roman emperor from 518 to 527)
• Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883 to 1970. German physiologist and Nobel laureate (1883–1970))
• Alphonsus Liguori (1696 to 1787. Italian Catholic bishop (1696–1787))
• Edmund of Langley (1341 to 1402. English prince and nobleman (1341–1402))
• Israel Zangwill (1864 to 1926. British author (1864–1926))
• Louis Blériot (1872 to 1936. French aviator, inventor and engineer)
• Jind Kaur (1817 to 1863. Maharani of the Sikh Empire)
• Benedict I (525 to 579. Head of the Catholic Church from 575 to 579)
• Lolita Lebrón (1919 to 2010. Puerto Rican nationalist (1919–2010))
• Lorenzo Valla (1407 to 1457. Italian Renaissance humanist (c. 1407 – 1457))
• Theodore Roethke (1908 to 1963. Pulitzer Prize winning American poet (1908–1963))
• Harkishan Singh Surjeet (1916 to 2008. Indian Communist politician (1916-2008))
• Simone Martini (1284 to 1344. Italian painter from the 14th century (1284–1344))
• Lin Sen (1868 to 1943. Chairman of the National Government of China from 1938 to 1943)
• Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897 to 1999. Indian writer (1897–1999))
• Iris Marion Young (1949 to 2006. American philosopher (1949–2006))
• Henri Konan Bédié (1934 to 2023. President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999)
• Gordon Bennett (general) (1887 to 1962. Australian Army general)
• own assassination (1567 to 1589. French conspirator and assassin (1567–1589))
• François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers (1753 to 1798. French Navy officer (1753–1798))
• Eisai (1141 to 1215. Japanese buddhist monk (1141–1215))

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