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August 30 birthdays

271 notable historical figures were born on August 30, and 180 died on this day. Everyone born on August 30 is a Virgo.

21% of August 30 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (75) than any other country.

Born on August 30

• Warren Buffett (born 1930. American investor and philanthropist (born 1930))
• Mary Shelley (1797 to 1851. English writer (1797–1851))
• Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954. President of Belarus since 1994)
• Thom Tillis (born 1960. American politician (born 1960))
• Ernest Rutherford (1871 to 1937. New Zealand physicist and chemist (1871–1937))
• Jacques-Louis David (1748 to 1825. French painter (1748–1825))
• Vlad II the Dragon (1395 to 1447. Ruler of Wallachia (r. 1436–1442, 1443–1447))
• Anne-Marie of Denmark (born 1946. Queen of Greece from 1964 to 1973)
• Ludovika of Bavaria (1808 to 1892. Duchess in Bavaria)
• Sylvia Earle (born 1935. American marine biologist and lecturer)
• Cameron Diaz (born 1972. American actress (born 1972))
• Peter (1334 to 1369. King of Castile and León (1350–1366, 1367–1369))
• Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917 to 1992. Head of the House of Romanov from 1938 to 1992)
• Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (born 1959. Prime minister of Qatar, 2007 to 2013)
• Jonathan Aitken (born 1942. British politician (born 1942))
• John King (born 1963. American journalist (born 1962/63))
• Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870 to 1891. Greek and Russian princess (1870–1891))
• Maurice Hilleman (1919 to 2005. American vaccinologist (1919–2005))
• Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852 to 1911. Dutch physical and organic chemist (1852–1911))
• Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915 to 2013. British fashion model and Swedish royal (1915–2013))
• Anita Garibaldi (1821 to 1849. Brazilian revolutionary (1821–1849))
• William Barber II (born 1963. American minister and political activist)
• Theo van Doesburg (1883 to 1931. Dutch artist (1883–1931))
• Antonio da Correggio (1489 to 1534. Italian Renaissance painter (1489–1534))
• Behgjet Pacolli (born 1951. President of Kosovo in 2011)
• Andy Roddick (born 1982. American tennis player (born 1982))
• Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822 to 1892. Queen of Württemberg from 1864 to 1891)
• Leonor Fini (1907 to 1996. Argentine-Italian artist (1907–1996))
• Edward Mills Purcell (1912 to 1997. Nobel prize winning American physicist)
• Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (1842 to 1849. Grand Duchess of Russia (1842–1849))
• Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756 to 1817. Prussian nobleman (1756–1817))
• Stephen W. Kearny (1794 to 1848. United States general (1794–1848))
• Philippe, Duke of Anjou (1730 to 1733. French prince (1730–1733))
• Luis Bacalov (1933 to 2017. Argentine-born composer (1933-2017))
• Caesar Baronius (1538 to 1607. Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607))
• Bisco Hatori (born 1975. Japanese manga artist)
• Julian Smith (born 1971. British politician (born 1971))
• Rainis (1865 to 1929. Latvian poet)
• Theodor Svedberg (1884 to 1971. Swedish chemist (1884–1971))
• Luisa Moreno (1907 to 1992. Guatemalan-American labor activist (1907–1992))
• Alexandra Bellow (1935 to 2025. Romanian-American mathematician (1935–2025))
• John II, Duke of Bourbon (1426 to 1488. Duke of Bourbon)
• Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (1813 to 1862. Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine)
• Sarah Watt (1958 to 2011. Australian film director (1958–2011))
• Victor Skumin (born 1948. Russian scientist, writer, philosopher)
• Costanzo Ciano (1876 to 1939. Italian naval officer and politician (1876–1939))
• Xernona Clayton (born 1930. American civil rights leader and broadcasting executive)
• Olga Taussky-Todd (1906 to 1995. Austrian and American mathematician (1906–1995))
• David Maslanka (1943 to 2017. American composer (1943–2017))
• Shlomo Avineri (1933 to 2023. Israeli political scientist (1933–2023))
• Bako Sahakyan (born 1960. 3rd President of Artsakh)
• Bebe Rexha (born 1989. American singer (born 1989))
• Alexander Etkind (born 1955. Russian historian and cultural scientist)
• Kelly Moore (writer) (born 1956. American writer)
• Aymen Benabderrahmane (born 1966. Prime Minister of Algeria from 2021 to 2023)
• George Frederick Root (1820 to 1895. American songwriter)
• Han Sorya (1900 to 1976. North Korean author)
• Walter LaFeber (1933 to 2021. American historian (1933–2021))
• Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727 to 1804. Italian painter)
• Rom Di Prisco (born 1972. Musical artist)

Died on August 30

• Mikhail Gorbachev (1931 to 2022. Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991)
• Oliver Sacks (1933 to 2015. British neurologist and writer (1933–2015))
• Theoderic the Great (454 to 526. King of Italy from 493 to 526)
• Seamus Heaney (1939 to 2013. Irish poet (1939–2013))
• J. J. Thomson (1856 to 1940. British physicist (1856–1940))
• Charles Bronson (1921 to 2003. American actor (1921–2003))
• Louis XI of France (1423 to 1483. King of France from 1461 to 1483)
• Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933 to 1981. President of Iran in 1981)
• Naguib Mahfouz (1911 to 2006. Egyptian writer (1911–2006))
• Dara Shikoh (1615 to 1659. Mughal prince, author (1615–1659))
• Pope Alexander III (1100 to 1181. Head of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181)
• Musa al-Kazim (745 to 799. Seventh of the Twelve Shia Imams (745–799))
• Franz von Stuck (1863 to 1928. German painter (1863–1928))
• Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528 to 1580. Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580)
• Alexander Samsonov (1859 to 1914. Russian general (1859–1914))
• Max Factor Sr. (1872 to 1938. Polish beautician and founder of Max Factor)
• Donald Davidson (philosopher) (1917 to 2003. American philosopher (1917–2003))
• Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800 to 1831. German princess)
• Mohammad-Javad Bahonar (1933 to 1981. Iranian Islamic cleric and politician (1933–1981))
• William Goyen (1915 to 1983. American writer, editor, and teacher)
• John Ross (Royal Navy officer) (1777 to 1856. British naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856))
• Ilia Chavchavadze (1837 to 1907. Georgian poet and politician; Georgian Orthodox Church saint (1837-1907))
• Wilhelm Wien (1864 to 1928. German physicist (1864–1928))
• Fischer Black (1938 to 1995. American financial economist (1938–1995))
• Moisei Uritsky (1873 to 1918. Bolshevik revolutionary (1873–1918))
• Elisabeth of Austria (1436 to 1505. Queen of Poland from 1454 to 1492)
• Khutughtu Khan Kusala (1300 to 1329. 13th Khagan of the Mongol Empire)
• Peter, King of Hungary (1011 to 1046. King of Hungary (r. 1038–1041, 1044–1046))
• Shōkō (1401 to 1428. Emperor of Japan from 1412 to 1428)
• Nellie Grant (1855 to 1922. Daughter of President U.S. Grant (1855–1922))

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