Famous Birthdays for August 4Joseph Scaliger 1540 - French religious leader and scholar Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 - Poet Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon 1900 - Known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Louis Armstrong 1901 - Musician, singer Glenn Cunningham 1909 - Olympic runner William Howard Schumam 1910 - Composer Raoul Wallenberg 1912 - Sweedish humanitarian during World War II Wesley Addy 1913 - Actor Helen Thomas 1920 - Journalist Herb Ellis 1921 - Musician Dallas Green 1934 - Singer, songwriter Joe Leonard 1934 - Motorcycle racer and racecar driver Elsbeary Hobbs 1936 - Musician (The Drifters) Frankie Ford 1939 - Musician, singer Timi Yuro 1940 - Singer Richard Belzer 1944 - Actor, comedian ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit") Klaus Schultze 1947 - Musician (Tangerine Dream) John Riggins 1949 - Football player Kristoffer Tabori 1952 - Actor Maire Ni Bhraaonion 1952 - Musician (Clannad) Billy Bob Thornton 1955 - Actor Mary Slaney (Mary Teresa Decker) 1958 - Runner Kym Karath 1958 - Actress ("The Sound of Music") Ian Broudie 1958 - Musician (Lightning Seeds) Allison Adelle Hedge Coke - Poet, author Robbin Crosby 1959 - Musician (RATT) Barack Hussein Obama 1961 - 44th President of the United States Roger Clemens 1962 - Baseball player Paul Reynolds 1962 - Musician (A Flock of Seagulls) Dennis Lehane 1965 - Author Rob Cieka 1968 - Musician (Boo Radleys) Daniel Dae Kim 1968 - Actor ("Lost") Michael DeLuise 1969 - Actor Jeff Gordon 1971 - Race car driver Marques Houston 1981 Dylan Sprouse 1992 - Actor Cole Sprouse 1992 - Actor |
