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August 25 birthdays

324 notable historical figures were born on August 25, and 173 died on this day. Everyone born on August 25 is a Virgo.

17% of August 25 birthdays work in Entertainment, more than any other field. More come from United States (76) than any other country.

Born on August 25

• Sean Connery (1930 to 2020. Scottish actor (1930–2020))
• Blake Lively (born 1987. American actress (born 1987))
• Ivan IV (1530 to 1584. Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584)
• Leonard Bernstein (1918 to 1990. American conductor and composer (1918–1990))
• Tim Burton (born 1958. American filmmaker (born 1958))
• Ludwig II (1845 to 1886. King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886)
• Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934 to 2017. President of Iran from 1989 to 1997)
• Jonas Gahr Støre (born 1960. Prime Minister of Norway since 2021)
• Steve Hilton (born 1969. British-American political advisor and television host (born 1969))
• Vijayakanth (1952 to 2023. Indian actor and politician (1952–2023))
• Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786 to 1868. King of Bavaria from 1825 to 1848)
• Taslima Nasrin (born 1962. Bangladeshi poet, columnist, novelist (born 1962))
• Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 to 1803. German philosopher, theologian, poet (1744–1803))
• Fatih Akin (born 1973. German-Turkish filmmaker (born 1973))
• Douglas Brunt (born 1971. American novelist and business executive (born 1971))
• Seán T. O'Kelly (1882 to 1966. President of Ireland from 1945 to 1959)
• Hans Krebs (biochemist) (1900 to 1981. British biochemist (1900–1981))
• Katie Hill (born 1987. American politician (born 1987))
• Constantino Chiwenga (born 1956. Vice-President of Zimbabwe)
• Alexander, Prince of Orange (1851 to 1884. Dutch prince (1851–1884))
• Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani (born 1978) (born 1978. Former heir apparent of Qatar)
• Maxim Kontsevich (born 1964. Russian and French mathematician (born 1964))
• Marti Noxon (born 1964. Screenwriter, television writer, television producer)
• J. L. Mackie (1917 to 1981. Australian philosopher (1917–1981))
• Louis Barthou (1862 to 1934. French politician (1862–1934))
• John Neal (1793 to 1876. American writer and activist (1793–1876))
• Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803 to 1880. Brazilian army officer and politician)
• Erich Honecker (1912 to 1994. Leader of East Germany from 1971 to 1989)
• George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784 to 1849. English politician and colonial administrator (1784–1849))
• Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822 to 1897. American lawyer (1822–1897))
• Charles M. Rice (born 1952. American virologist)
• Hussain Al Jassmi (born 1979. Musical artist)
• Emil Theodor Kocher (1841 to 1917. Swiss physician and Nobel laureate (1841–1917))
• Brian Moore (novelist) (1921 to 1999. Novelist and screenwriter from Northern Ireland)
• Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752 to 1828. Austrian field marshal (1752–1828))
• Herbert Kroemer (1928 to 2024. German–American solid-state physicist (1928–2024))
• Ron Barber (born 1945. American politician (born 1945))
• Sekula Drljević (1884 to 1945. Montenegrin and Yugoslav politician (1884–1945))
• Baba Gurdit Singh (1860 to 1954. Indian revolutionary)
• Claudia Schiffer (born 1970. German model (born 1970))
• Allan Edwall (1924 to 1997. Swedish actor (1924–1997))
• Gerry Roxas (1924 to 1982. Filipino lawyer and politician (1924–1982))
• Nellie Cashman (1845 to 1925. American gold prospector (1845–1925))
• Elvis Costello (born 1954. English singer-songwriter (born 1954))
• Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani (born 1986. President of the Olympic Council of Asia (born 1986))
• Wan Waithayakon (1891 to 1976. Thai prince and diplomat (1891–1976))
• Miro Cerar (born 1963. Slovenian lawyer and politician)
• Joshua Lionel Cowen (1877 to 1965. American inventor (1877–1965))
• Francis Xavier of Saxony (1730 to 1806. Co-Regent of the Electorate of Saxony)
• M. R. K. Panneerselvam (born 1957. Indian politician)
• Simon R. Green (born 1955. British speculative fiction author (born 1955))
• Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi (1888 to 1963. Pakistani mathematician (1888–1963))
• Michael Hofmann (born 1957. German-born poet (born 1957))
• Choi Tae-min (1912 to 1994. South Korean cult leader (1912–1994))
• Gene Simmons (born 1949. Israeli-American musician (born 1949))
• Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (1609 to 1685. Italian painter (1609–1685))
• Vivien Goldman (born 1954. British journalist, writer and musician (born 1952))
• Theodore of Corsica (1694 to 1756. King of Corsica)
• Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916 to 2003. American Nobel Prize recipient)
• Alfred Francis Russell (1817 to 1884. Liberian politician (1817–1884))

Died on August 25

• Truman Capote (1924 to 1984. American author (1924–1984))
• Neil Armstrong (1930 to 2012. American astronaut (1930–2012))
• Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 to 1900. German philosopher (1844–1900))
• John McCain (1936 to 2018. American politician and naval officer (1936–2018))
• Aaliyah (1979 to 2001. American singer (1979–2001))
• Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902 to 1942. British prince (1902–1942))
• Michael Faraday (1791 to 1867. English chemist and physicist (1791–1867))
• David Hume (1711 to 1776. Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776))
• Louis IX (1214 to 1270. King of France from 1226 to 1270)
• James Watt (1736 to 1819. Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist (1736–1819))
• Margaret of Anjou (1430 to 1482. Queen of England (1445–1461, 1470–1471))
• Alfred Kinsey (1894 to 1956. American scientist (1894–1956))
• Gratian (359 to 383. Roman emperor from 367 to 383)
• Henri Becquerel (1852 to 1908. French experimental physicist (1852–1908))
• Ferdinand Piëch (1937 to 2019. Austrian industrialist (1937–2019), head of Volkswagen)
• Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852 to 1925. Austrian general (1852–1925))
• Lewis F. Powell Jr. (1907 to 1998. US Supreme Court justice from 1972 to 1987)
• Rainer Weiss (1932 to 2025. American physicist (1932–2025))
• Musa Cälil (1906 to 1944. Soviet-Tatar poet and fighter (1906–1944))
• Willis Augustus Lee (1888 to 1945. United States Navy admiral (1888–1945))
• Christian V of Denmark (1646 to 1699. King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699)
• Ted Kennedy (1932 to 2009. American lawyer and politician (1932–2009))
• Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743 to 1805. British prince (1743–1805))
• Stanley Bruce (1883 to 1967. Prime Minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929)
• Prince Jean, Duke of Guise (1874 to 1940. French prince; pretender to the French throne)
• Ivan Stambolić (1936 to 2000. Serbian politician (1936–2000))
• Muhammad IV of Granada (1315 to 1333. Ruler of the Emirate of Granada from 1325 to 1333)
• Thomas Moran (1837 to 1926. American artist (1837–1926))
• Sonia Rykiel (1930 to 2016. French fashion designer and writer (1930 - 2016))
• Noor Hassanali (1918 to 2006. President of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987 to 1997)

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