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August 29 birthdays

275 notable historical figures were born on August 29, and 179 died on this day. Everyone born on August 29 is a Virgo.

18% of August 29 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (63) than any other country.

Born on August 29

• Ingrid Bergman (1915 to 1982. Swedish actress (1915–1982))
• Michael Jackson (1958 to 2009. American singer (1958–2009))
• John McCain (1936 to 2018. American politician and naval officer (1936–2018))
• John Locke (1632 to 1704. English philosopher and physician (1632–1704))
• Varun Chakravarthy (born 1991. Indian cricketer (born 1991))
• Neil Gorsuch (born 1967. US Supreme Court justice since 2017)
• Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780 to 1867. French painter (1780–1867))
• Stephen Wolfram (born 1959. British-American scientist (born 1959))
• Nicole Byer (born 1986. American comedian and actress (born 1986))
• Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809 to 1894. American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894))
• Albert Lebrun (1871 to 1950. President of France from 1932 to 1940)
• Toyotomi Hideyori (1593 to 1615. Japanese samurai (1593–1615))
• Émilie Dequenne (1981 to 2025. Belgian actress (1981–2025))
• Diamanda Galás (born 1955. American singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist (born 1955))
• Bob Beamon (born 1946. American long jumper (born 1946))
• Charles F. Kettering (1876 to 1958. American inventor, engineer and businessman (1876–1958))
• Mieko Kawakami (born 1976. Japanese writer)
• Andrew Fisher (1862 to 1928. Australian prime minister (1862–1928))
• Robert S. Langer (born 1948. American scientist and academic)
• Stelios Kazantzidis (1931 to 2001. Greek singer (1931–2001))
• Lyman Lemnitzer (1899 to 1988. US Army general (1899–1988))
• Shirō Sagisu (born 1957. Japanese composer & arranger (born 1957))
• Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790 to 1852. Grand Duke of Baden from 1830 to 1852)
• Consuelo Velázquez (1916 to 2005. Mexican concert pianist and composer)
• Anthony Crosland (1918 to 1977. British politician (1918–1977))
• Julius Chan (1939 to 2025. Papua New Guinean politician (1939–2025))
• Richard Attenborough (1923 to 2014. English actor, director, and producer (1923–2014))
• Liam Payne (1993 to 2024. English singer and songwriter (1993–2024))
• Werner Forssmann (1904 to 1979. German physician, Nobel prize winner (1904–1979))
• Demetris Christofias (1946 to 2019. President of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013)
• Joseph Jacobs (1854 to 1916. Australian-born folklorist, literary critic and historian (1854–1916))
• Hélène Ahrweiler (1926 to 2026. Greek Byzantinologist (1926–2026))
• Thomas Marshburn (born 1960. American physician and NASA astronaut)
• Fatima Robinson (born 1971. American dancer (born 1971))
• Arthur B. McDonald (born 1943. Canadian astrophysicist)
• Aleijadinho (1730 to 1814. Colonial Brazilian sculptor and architect (c.1738–1814))
• Vladimir Arsenyev (1872 to 1930. Russian and Soviet explorer, ethnographer and writer (1872–1930))
• Thom Gunn (1929 to 2004. English poet (1929–2004))
• Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946 to 2016. President of Burundi from 1976 to 1987)
• Craig Barrett (chief executive) (born 1939. American business executive)
• Dmytro Dontsov (1883 to 1973. Ukrainian nationalist writer, publisher, journalist, and ideologist)
• Kumi Tanioka (born 1974. Japanese composer and pianist (born 1974))
• Alexandre Koyré (1892 to 1964. French philosopher (1892–1964))
• Charles Townshend (1725 to 1767. British politician (1725–1767))
• Davud Monshizadeh (1914 to 1989. Leader of the SUMKA party and Nazi Collaborator (1914–1989))
• Stephen Trask (born 1966. American composer (born 1966))
• Hiroki Kikuta (born 1962. Japanese composer and game designer (born 1962))
• Boris Kagarlitsky (born 1958. Russian sociologist and publicist)
• Charlie Parker (1920 to 1955. American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955))
• Philip, Rex Filius (1116 to 1131. King of the Franks from 1129 to 1131)
• Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia (1714 to 1784. Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach)
• Otis Boykin (1920 to 1982. American inventor and engineer)
• John Hunter (Royal Navy officer) (1737 to 1821. Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator (1737–1821))
• Lea Michele (born 1986. American actress and singer (born 1986))
• David B. Hill (1843 to 1910. American politician (1843–1910))
• Thomas Tuchel (born 1973. German football manager (born 1973))
• Chen Hanwei (born 1969. Malaysian actor based in Singapore (born 1969))
• Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (1728 to 1797. Electress consort of Bavaria)
• Hermann Löns (1866 to 1914. German journalist and writer (1866–1914))
• Hyacinth (Bichurin) (1777 to 1853. Russian sinologist, historian, and missionary (1777–1853))

Died on August 29

• Ingrid Bergman (1915 to 1982. Swedish actress (1915–1982))
• Brigham Young (1801 to 1877. American religious leader (1801–1877))
• Ed Asner (1929 to 2021. American actor (1929–2021))
• Éamon de Valera (1882 to 1975. Irish statesman (1882–1975))
• Sayyid Qutb (1906 to 1966. Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966))
• Atahualpa (1502 to 1533. Last Inca Emperor (ruled 1532–1533))
• Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899 to 1976. Bengali poet, writer and musician (1899–1976))
• Murad V (1840 to 1904. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1876)
• Basil I (811 to 886. Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886)
• Astrid of Sweden (1905 to 1935. Queen of the Belgians from 1934 to 1935)
• Pius VI (1717 to 1799. Head of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799)
• Béla Kun (1886 to 1938. Hungarian communist revolutionary and politician (1886–1938))
• Georges Sorel (1847 to 1922. French philosopher and sociologist (1847-1922))
• Louis (1506 to 1526. King of Hungary and Croatia from 1516 to 1526)
• Hamida Banu Begum (1527 to 1604. Padshah Begum of Mughal Empire (1527–1604))
• Rodion Shchedrin (1932 to 2025. Soviet and Russian composer and pianist (1932–2025))
• Tokugawa Iemochi (1846 to 1866. Military ruler of Japan from 1858 to 1866)
• Peter Scott (1909 to 1989. British ornithologist and conservationist (1909–1989))
• Gene Wilder (1933 to 2016. American actor (1933–2016))
• Lowell Thomas (1892 to 1981. American author, broadcaster and traveler (1892–1981))
• Moki Cherry (1943 to 2009. Swedish interdisciplinary artist and designer)
• Ulysses S. Grant III (1881 to 1968. American army officer and grandson of President Ulysses S. Grant (1881–1968))
• John Lilburne (1614 to 1657. 17th-century English political activist)
• Mahboob Ali Khan (1866 to 1911. Nizam of Hyderabad from 1869 to 1911)
• David Edwards (1915 to 2011. American blues guitarist and singer (1915–2011))
• Pierre Messmer (1916 to 2007. 83rd Prime Minister of France)
• John V, Duke of Brittany (1389 to 1442. Duke of Brittany from 1399 to 1442)
• Ulrich von Hutten (1488 to 1523. German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523))
• Albert III (1349 to 1395. Duke of Austria from 1365 to 1395)
• Guido Cavalcanti (1258 to 1300. Italian poet (c. 1250/1259–1300))

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