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August 15 birthdays

330 notable historical figures were born on August 15, and 183 died on this day. Everyone born on August 15 is a Leo.

20% of August 15 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (66) than any other country.

Born on August 15

• Napoleon (1769 to 1821. French general and emperor (1769–1821))
• Jennifer Lawrence (born 1990. American actress and producer (born 1990))
• Anne, Princess Royal (born 1950. British princess (born 1950))
• Khaleda Zia (1946 to 2025. Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996; 2001–2006))
• Walter Scott (1771 to 1832. Scottish novelist (1771–1832))
• Anthony of Padua (1195 to 1231. Portuguese Catholic priest (1195–1231))
• Abiy Ahmed (born 1976. Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018)
• Aurobindo Ghosh (1872 to 1950. Indian yogi (1872–1950))
• Oscar Peterson (1925 to 2007. Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007))
• Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943 to 2006. 2nd vice president, 1st and 3rd prime minister of the United Arab Emirates)
• Dina Wadia (1919 to 2017. Daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1919–2017))
• Maya Soetoro-Ng (born 1970. Indonesian-American academic (born 1970))
• Louis de Broglie (1892 to 1987. French physicist and aristocrat (1892–1987))
• Lương Cường (born 1957. President of Vietnam from 2024 to 2026)
• Robert I of France (860 to 923. King of West Francia from 922 to 923)
• E. Nesbit (1858 to 1924. English author and poet (1858–1924))
• Leon Theremin (1896 to 1993. Russian inventor (1896–1993))
• A. K. Hangal (1915 to 2012. Indian freedom fighter and actor (1914–2012))
• Edna Ferber (1885 to 1968. American novelist and playwright (1885–1968))
• Thomas De Quincey (1785 to 1859. English essayist, translator and political economist (1785–1859))
• Sukjong (1661 to 1720. King of Joseon from 1674 to 1720)
• Gerty Cori (1896 to 1957. Czech-American biochemist (1896–1957))
• Jules Grévy (1807 to 1891. President of France from 1879 to 1887)
• Carlo M. Cipolla (1922 to 2000. Italian economic historian (1922–2000))
• Alain Juppé (born 1945. French politician (born 1945))
• Ferdinand Columbus (1488 to 1539. Spanish bibliophile and cosmographer, son of Christopher Columbus)
• Faustin Soulouque (1782 to 1867. President and emperor of Haiti (1782–1867))
• Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941. President of Namibia from 2024 to 2025)
• Shamsa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 1981. Emirati princess)
• Jack Lynch (1917 to 1999. Taoiseach (1966–1973, 1977–1979))
• Ivan Meštrović (1883 to 1962. Croatian sculptor and architect (1883–1962))
• Hamilton Mourão (born 1953. Brazilian politician (born 1953))
• Stephanopoulos (1926 to 2016. President of Greece from 1995 to 2005)
• Dimitar Glavchev (born 1963. Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2024 to 2025)
• Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926 to 1947. Bengali poet (1926–1947))
• Ignacio Anaya (1897 to 1975. Mexican executive chef (1895–1975))
• Ronald P. Clark (born 1966. United States Army general)
• Melinda Gates (born 1964. American philanthropist (born 1964))
• William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill (born 1946. British politician (born 1946))
• Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654 to 1714. Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714)
• Dinis Incanha (born 1960. Bissau-Guinean military officer)
• Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (born 1984. Qatari sheikha)
• Bounnhang Vorachit (born 1937. Former general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2016-2021))
• Diego, Prince of Asturias (1575 to 1582. Spanish and Portuguese prince)
• Sonny Carter (1947 to 1991. American astronaut, chemist, and U.S. Navy officer (1947–1991))
• Leandro Locsin (1928 to 1994. Filipino architect (1928–1994))
• Jacques Ibert (1890 to 1962. French composer (1890–1962))
• Otto Kerner Jr. (1908 to 1976. American jurist and politician (1908–1976))
• Richard F. Heck (1931 to 2015. American chemist (1931–2015))
• Ned Washington (1901 to 1976. American lyricist (1901–1976))
• Gabriel Báthory (1589 to 1613. Prince of Transylvania)
• Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963. Mexican filmmaker (born 1963))
• Lukas Foss (1922 to 2009. German-American composer, pianist and conductor (1922–2009))
• Oliver Popplewell (1927 to 2024. British judge and cricketer (1927–2024))
• Julia Child (1912 to 2004. American cooking personality (1912–2004))
• Hantaro Nagaoka (1865 to 1950. Japanese physicist (1865–1950))
• Mikael Tariverdiev (1931 to 1996. Soviet composer (1931–1996))
• Robert Bartlett (explorer) (1875 to 1946. Newfoundlander-American explorer (1875–1946))
• Melhem Barakat (1945 to 2016. Lebanese musician)
• Muhammad III of Granada (1257 to 1314. Sultan of Granada from 1302 to 1309)

Died on August 15

• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920 to 1975. Bangladeshi revolutionary and statesman (1920–1975))
• René Magritte (1898 to 1967. Belgian painter (1898–1967))
• William Herschel (1738 to 1822. German-British astronomer and composer (1738–1822))
• Alexios I Komnenos (1048 to 1118. Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118)
• Macbeth, King of Scotland (1005 to 1057. Scottish king from 1040 to 1057)
• Feast day of Saint Stephen, King and Confessor (969 to 1038. King of Hungary from 1000/1001 to 1038; Catholic saint)
• Honorius (384 to 423. Western Roman emperor from 393 to 423)
• Philippa of Hainault (1310 to 1369. Queen of England from 1328 to 1369)
• Pope Callixtus III (1379 to 1458. Head of the Catholic Church from 1455 to 1458)
• Jalal al-Din Mangburni (1199 to 1231. Shah of the Khwarazmian Empire from 1220 to 1231)
• Ibn Hazm (994 to 1064. Andalusian Muslim polymath (994–1064))
• Lei Feng (1940 to 1962. Chinese soldier (1940–1962))
• Peter Marshall (1926 to 2024. American game show host, performer, singer (1926–2024))
• Paul Signac (1863 to 1935. French painter (1863–1935))
• Harry Harrison (writer) (1925 to 2012. American science fiction author (1925–2012))
• Severus III (420 to 465. Western Roman emperor from 461 to 465)
• Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1781 to 1860. Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna of Russia)
• Yesün Temür (Yuan dynasty) (1293 to 1328. Mongol Khan and Emperor of Yuan Dynasty from 1323 to 1328)
• Ludwig Prandtl (1875 to 1953. German physicist (1875–1953))
• Frederick Buechner (1926 to 2022. American religious writer (1926–2022))
• Te Atairangikaahu (1931 to 2006. Māori Queen from 1966 to 2006)
• Yi Kang (1877 to 1955. Korean prince (1877–1955))
• Sheikh Kamal (1949 to 1975. Bangladeshi politician, athlete and military officer (1949–1975))
• Marin Marais (1656 to 1728. French composer and viol player (1656–1728))
• Kęstutis (1297 to 1382. Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1381 to 1382)
• William Hood Simpson (1888 to 1980. United States army general (1888–1980))
• Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654 to 1714. Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714)
• Temple Lea Houston (1860 to 1905. American politician (1860–1905))
• Momoko Sakura (1965 to 2018. Japanese manga artist (1965–2018))
• Emperor Yizong of Tang (833 to 873. Emperor of Tang China from 859 to 873)

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