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August 10 birthdays

324 notable historical figures were born on August 10, and 167 died on this day. Everyone born on August 10 is a Leo.

19% of August 10 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (79) than any other country.

Born on August 10

• Herbert Hoover (1874 to 1964. President of the United States from 1929 to 1933)
• Dan Caine (born 1968. American general (born 1968))
• Suzanne Collins (born 1962. American author and television writer (born 1962))
• Anwar Ibrahim (born 1947. Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022)
• Abdul Latif Rashid (born 1944. President of Iraq from 2022 to 2026)
• Wade Barrett (born 1980. English professional wrestler (born 1980))
• Juan Manuel Santos (born 1951. President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018)
• Mohammed V of Morocco (1909 to 1961. Ruler of Morocco (1927–1953; 1955–1961))
• V. V. Giri (1894 to 1980. President of India from 1969 to 1974)
• Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810 to 1861. First Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in 1861)
• Vicente Guerrero (1782 to 1831. President of Mexico in 1829)
• Kylie Jenner (born 1997. American media personality and socialite (born 1997))
• Andrew Sullivan (born 1963. British-American author, editor, and blogger (born 1963))
• John of Bohemia (1296 to 1346. King of Bohemia from 1310 to 1346)
• Carla Hayden (born 1952. American librarian and 14th librarian of Congress (born 1952))
• Jean-François Lyotard (1924 to 1998. French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist (1924-1998))
• Kim Pyong Il (born 1954. Half-brother of Kim Jong Il (born 1954))
• Edmund Randolph (1753 to 1813. American Founding Father and statesman (1753–1813))
• Madeleine of Valois (1520 to 1537. Queen of Scotland in 1537)
• Milan Obrenović IV (1854 to 1901. Monarch of Serbia from 1868 to 1889)
• Anna J. Cooper (1858 to 1964. African-American author, educator, speaker, and scholar (1858–1964))
• Antanas Smetona (1874 to 1944. 1st President of Lithuania (1919–1920, 1926–1940))
• Milena Jesenská (1896 to 1944. Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator)
• Jorge Amado (1912 to 2001. Brazilian writer (1912–2001))
• Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (1888 to 1940. Greek and Danish prince (1888–1940))
• James II (1267 to 1327. Ruler of Aragon, Valencia, Barcelona and Sicily (1267-1327))
• Alfred Döblin (1878 to 1957. German novelist, essayist, and doctor (1878–1957))
• John Zerzan (born 1943. American anarchist and primitivist philosopher)
• Hubert Maga (1916 to 2000. Dahomey politician, former president (1916–2000))
• Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (born 1978. Indonesian politician (born 1978))
• Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1945 to 1990. Founder of the Kuwait Olympic Committee)
• Antonio Banderas (born 1960. Spanish actor (born 1960))
• Louis E. Brus (1943 to 2026. American chemist (1943–2026))
• Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (787 to 886. Persian astrologer and philosopher (787–886))
• Jay Cooke (1821 to 1905. American financier (1821–1905))
• Eusebio Kino (1645 to 1711. German-Italian Jesuit missionary (1645–1711))
• William Henry Draper Jr. (1894 to 1974. United States Army general)
• Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377 to 1461. Portuguese nobleman, founder of the House of Braganza (1377–1461))
• Roman Golovchenko (born 1973. Prime Minister of Belarus from 2020 to 2025)
• Wolfgang Paul (1913 to 1993. German physicist)
• Bechara El Khoury (1890 to 1964. President of Lebanon from 1943 to 1952)
• Rami Hamdallah (born 1958. Palestinian politician (born 1958))
• Bona of Savoy (1449 to 1503. 15th-century Duchess of Milan)
• Giya Kancheli (1935 to 2019. Georgian composer (1935–2019))
• Elisa Rae Shupe (1963 to 2025. First person in the U.S. to be legally declared non-binary (1963–2025))
• Roy Keane (born 1971. Irish footballer (born 1971))
• William Van Alen (1883 to 1954. American architect)
• Leon Rupnik (1880 to 1946. Slovenian general (1880–1946))
• Bernardo Silva (born 1994. Portuguese footballer (born 1994))
• Sam Gyimah (born 1976. British politician)
• Yitzhak Sadeh (1890 to 1952. Israeli general (1890–1952))
• Lorenzo Tañada (1898 to 1992. Filipino politician (1898–1992))
• Joseph McKenna (1843 to 1926. US Supreme Court justice from 1898 to 1925)
• Princess Amalie of Saxony (1794 to 1870. German composer and writer)
• Jirō Minami (1874 to 1955. Japanese general (1874–1955))
• Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900 to 1994. New Zealand physician)
• David M. Jacobs (born 1942. American historian and ufologist)
• Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1889 to 1968. Polish writer (1889–1968))
• Josina Machel (1945 to 1971. Mozambican politician and activist)
• Mark Doty (born 1953. American poet and memoirist (born 1953))

Died on August 10

• Jeffrey Epstein (1953 to 2019. American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019))
• Isaac Hayes (1942 to 2008. American musician and actor (1942–2008))
• Yahya Khan (1917 to 1980. President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971)
• Ferdinand VI (1713 to 1759. King of Spain from 1746 to 1759)
• Philomena (291 to 304. Virgin martyr and saint)
• Otto Lilienthal (1848 to 1896. German aviation pioneer (1848–1896))
• Henry Moseley (1887 to 1915. English physicist (1887–1915))
• Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518 to 1536. Dauphin of France)
• Michael Haydn (1737 to 1806. Austrian composer (1737–1806))
• Al-Wathiq (812 to 847. Abbasid caliph from 842 to 847)
• Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182 to 1241. Claimant to English and Breton succession (died 1241))
• Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (1825 to 1844. Princess Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel)
• Frank Lloyd (1886 to 1960. British film director (1886–1960))
• Eric IV of Denmark (1216 to 1250. King of Denmark and the Wends)
• Fastrada (765 to 794. Queen of the Franks from 784 to 794)
• Allan Ramsay (artist) (1713 to 1784. Scottish painter (1713–1784))
• Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1597 to 1659. Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from 1616 to 1659)
• Ippolito de' Medici (1511 to 1535. Italian Catholic cardinal (1511–1535))
• Marion Mahony Griffin (1871 to 1961. American architect and artist (1871–1961))
• Kristen Nygaard (1926 to 2002. Norwegian computer scientist and mathematician)
• Tekuder (1247 to 1284. Sultan of the Persian-based Ilkhanate (1246-1284) (r. 1282-1284))
• Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1927 to 2021. Spanish cardinal of the Catholic Church (1927–2021))
• Conlon Nancarrow (1912 to 1997. American-Mexican composer)
• Hōjō Ujimasa (1538 to 1590. Head of the Japanese Hōjō clan and daimyō of Odawara (1538–1590))
• Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau (1846 to 1904. Prime Minister of France from 1899 to 1902)
• Padinjarethalakal Cherian Alexander (1921 to 2011. Indian diplomat and politician)
• José Miró Cardona (1902 to 1974. Cuban politician and Prime Minister in early 1959)
• Walter Gerlach (1889 to 1979. German physicist (1889–1979))
• S. P. P. Thorat (1906 to 1992. General Officer in the Indian Army (1906 - 1992))
• Conrad of Lorraine (920 to 955. Franconian noble (c. 922–955))

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