On this day · Leo

August 14 birthdays

274 notable historical figures were born on August 14, and 187 died on this day. Everyone born on August 14 is a Leo.

18% of August 14 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (61) than any other country.

Born on August 14

• Halle Berry (born 1966. American actress (born 1966))
• Marcia Gay Harden (born 1959. American actress (born 1959))
• Guangxu Emperor (1871 to 1908. Emperor of China from 1875 to 1908)
• Danielle Steel (born 1947. American author (born 1947))
• Stanley A. McChrystal (born 1954. US Army general (born 1954))
• Magic Johnson (born 1959. American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959))
• Frederick William I (1688 to 1740. King in Prussia from 1713 to 1740)
• John Galsworthy (1867 to 1933. English novelist and playwright (1867–1933))
• Pius VII (1742 to 1823. Head of the Catholic Church from 1800 to 1823)
• Frank Oppenheimer (1912 to 1985. American particle physicist and science educator (1912–1985))
• Arthur Laffer (born 1940. American economist (born 1940))
• Hans Christian Ørsted (1777 to 1851. Danish chemist and physicist (1777–1851))
• Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777 to 1830. King of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830)
• Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892 to 1988. English composer and pianist (1892–1988))
• Peter Franzén (born 1971. Finnish actor, author, screenwriter and director)
• Yodo-dono (1569 to 1615. Japanese samurai class woman)
• Leah Purcell (born 1970. Aboriginal Australian actress, film director and writer (born 1970))
• Badra Gunba (born 1981. President of Abkhazia since 2025)
• Peter Shor (born 1959. American mathematician)
• Daniel Hagari (born 1976. Israeli military officer (born 1976))
• Cosimo III de' Medici (1642 to 1723. Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 to 1723)
• Pierre Schaeffer (1910 to 1995. French musicologist (1910–1995))
• Henriette of France (1727 to 1752. French princess (1727–1752))
• Catherine of York (1479 to 1527. English princess (1479–1527))
• Anna Ulyanova (1864 to 1935. Russian revolutionary and stateswoman (1864–1935))
• Molefi Kete Asante (born 1942. American academic (born 1942))
• Louise-Élisabeth of France (1727 to 1759. Duchess of Parma from 1748 to 1759)
• Daisuke Ishiwatari (born 1973. South African-Japanese video game developer (born 1973))
• Emma Hauck (1878 to 1920. German outsider artist (1878–1920))
• Sibilla Aleramo (1876 to 1960. Italian feminist writer and poet (1876–1960))
• Steve Martin (born 1945. American comedian, actor, musician and writer (born 1945))
• Ernest Everett Just (1883 to 1941. American biologist (1883–1941))
• Georgios Kondylis (1879 to 1936. Greek politician and general (1879–1936))
• Emperor Hanazono (1297 to 1348. Emperor of Japan from 1308 to 1318)
• Karen Karapetyan (born 1963. Prime Minister of Armenia from 2016 to 2018)
• François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville (1818 to 1900. French prince; third son of Louis Philippe I (1818-1900))
• Kim Chaek (1903 to 1951. North Korean general and politician (1903–1951))
• Wim Wenders (born 1945. German filmmaker (born 1945))
• Alexander the Child (1611 to 1632. Prince of Wallachia (1611-1632))
• Richard R. Ernst (1933 to 2021. Swiss physical chemist and Nobel laureate (1933–2021))
• Russell Baker (1925 to 2019. American writer and satirist (1925–2019))
• Júlia da Silva Bruhns (1851 to 1923. Brazilian woman (1851–1923))
• Nathan Alterman (1910 to 1970. Russian and Israeli writer, journalist and translator)
• Martin Broszat (1926 to 1989. German historian (1926–1989))
• Laurent Lamothe (born 1972. Prime Minister of Haiti from 2012 to 2014)
• Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria (1772 to 1795. Austrian royal)
• Sarah Brightman (born 1960. English soprano (born 1960))
• Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810 to 1876. English organist and composer (1810–1876))
• Gongchan (born 1993. South Korean singer and actor (born 1993))
• Maksim Purkayev (1894 to 1953. Soviet general)
• David Crosby (1941 to 2023. American singer and guitarist (1941–2023))
• Prince Henry of Prussia (born 1862) (1862 to 1929. Prussian prince and admiral)
• Sana'a Mehaidli (1968 to 1985. Lebanese female suicide bomber and SSNP member (1968–1985))
• Eusebio Ayala (1875 to 1942. Paraguayan politician (1875–1942))
• Reg Mombassa (born 1951. Musical artist)
• Lee Adams (1924 to 1989. American lyricist (born 1924))
• Joseph Klausner (1874 to 1958. Jewish historian)
• Faustin Twagiramungu (1945 to 2023. Rwandan politician (1945–2023))
• Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502 to 1550. Flemish painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer (1502–1550))
• Walter Besant (1836 to 1901. English novelist and historian (1836–1901))

Died on August 14

• William Randolph Hearst (1863 to 1951. American newspaper publisher (1863–1951))
• Bertolt Brecht (1898 to 1956. German playwright and poet (1898–1956))
• Czesław Miłosz (1911 to 2004. Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004))
• David Farragut (1801 to 1870. United States Navy admiral (1801–1870))
• J. B. Priestley (1894 to 1984. English writer (1894–1984))
• John I of Portugal (1357 to 1433. King of Portugal from 1385 to 1433)
• Pius II (1405 to 1464. Head of the Catholic Church from 1458 to 1464)
• Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900 to 1958. French chemist and physicist (1900–1958))
• Elias Canetti (1905 to 1994. German-language author (1905 – 1994))
• Sergio Galeotti (1945 to 1985. Italian architect (1945–1985))
• Svika Pick (1949 to 2022. Israeli musician and composer (1949–2022))
• Tiberius II Constantine (520 to 582. Roman emperor from 574 to 582)
• Duncan I of Scotland (1001 to 1040. King of Alba from 1034 to 1040)
• William Buckland (1784 to 1856. English geologist and palaeontologist (1784–1856))
• Clifford Odets (1906 to 1963. American writer and actor (1906–1963))
• Tan Yuling (1920 to 1942. Concubine of emperor Puyi (1920–1942))
• Giambologna (1529 to 1608. Flemish-born Mannerist sculptor in Italy)
• Maria Anna of Austria (1683 to 1754. Queen of Portugal from 1708 to 1750)
• Karl Böhm (1894 to 1981. Austrian conductor (1894–1981))
• Merritt A. Edson (1897 to 1955. United States Marine Corps general and Medal of Honor recipient (1897–1955))
• Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1751 to 1805. Queen of Prussia from 1786 to 1797)
• Simeon Solomon (1840 to 1905. British artist (1840–1905))
• Husni al-Za'im (1897 to 1949. President of Syria (1949))
• Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (1830 to 1912. Duchess of Genoa)
• Frank Broyles (1924 to 2017. American college football coach, college athletic director (1924–2017))
• Isaak Brodsky (1883 to 1939. Soviet painter)
• Mahasi Sayadaw (1904 to 1982. Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk (1904–1982))
• Minamoto no Yoriie (1182 to 1204. Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1202 to 1203)
• Raymond Hood (1881 to 1934. American architect (1881–1934))
• Richard Jefferies (1848 to 1887. English nature writer (1848–1887))

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