3 August Births

August 3 is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 150 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).

Births

1486 – Imperia Cognati, Italian courtesan (d. 1512)
1491 – Maria of Jülich-Berg, German noblewoman (d. 1543)
1509 – Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (d. 1546)
1622 – Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, German field marshal (d. 1698)
1692 – John Henley, English minister and poet (d. 1759)
1734 – Naungdawgyi, Burmese king (d. 1763)
1766 – Aaron Chorin, Hungarian rabbi and author (d. 1844)
1770 – Frederick William III of Prussia (d. 1840)
1803 – Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace (d. 1865)
1808 – Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (d. 1893)
1811 – Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (d. 1861)
1817 – Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (d. 1895)
1832 – Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and director (d. 1914)
1840 – John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (d. 1929)
1850 – Reginald Heber Roe, English-Australian swimmer, tennis player, and academic (d. 1926)
1856 – Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)
1860 – William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer (d. 1935)
1863 – Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian author and journalist (d. 1922)
1867 – Stanley Baldwin, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1947)
1871 – Vernon Louis Parrington, American historian and scholar (d. 1929)
1872 – Haakon VII of Norway (d. 1957)
1886 – Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian poet and playwright (d. 1964)
1887 – Rupert Brooke, English poet (d. 1915)
1890 – Konstantin Melnikov, Russian architect, designed the Rusakov Workers' Club (d. 1974)
1894 – Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1951)
1895 – Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, English politician (d. 1942)
1896 – Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (d. 1997)
1899 – Louis Chiron, Monacan race car driver (d. 1979)
1900 – Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945)
1900 – John T. Scopes, American educator (d. 1970)
1901 – John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (d. 1995)
1901 – Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal (d. 1981)
1902 – Regina Jonas, German rabbi (d. 1944)
1902 – David Buttolph, American film composer (d. 1983)
1903 – Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian journalist and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Tunisia (d. 2000)
1904 – Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (d. 1983)
1904 – Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (d. 1988)
1905 – Franz König, Austrian cardinal (d. 2004)
1907 – Lawrence Brown, American trombonist and composer (d. 1988)
1907 – Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian general and politician, 29th President of Brazil (d. 1996)
1909 – Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American author and educator (d. 1971)
1911 – Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor and producer (d. 1990)
1913 – Mel Tolkin, Ukrainian-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2007)
1916 – Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970)
1916 – José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978)
1917 – Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1995)
1918 – James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (d. 2014)
1918 – Sidney Gottlieb, American chemist and theorist (d. 1999)
1918 – Larry Haines, American actor (d. 2008)
1918 – Eddie Jefferson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
1920 – Max Fatchen, Australian journalist and author (d. 2012)
1920 – P. D. James, English author (d. 2014)
1920 – Charlie Shavers, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1971)
1920 – Elmar Tampõld, Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2013)
1921 – Richard Adler, American composer and producer (d. 2012)
1921 – Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (d. 1972)
1922 – John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (d. 2013)
1923 – Jean Hagen, American actress (d. 1977)
1923 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (d. 2012)
1924 – Leon Uris, American soldier and author (d. 2003)
1925 – Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager
1926 – Rona Anderson, Scottish-English actress (d. 2013)
1926 – Tony Bennett, American singer and actor
1926 – Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (d. 2004)
1927 – Gordon Scott, American actor (d. 2007)
1928 – Cécile Aubry, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1928 – Henning Moritzen, Danish actor (d. 2012)
1930 – James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1933 – Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (d. 2009)
1934 – Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (d. 1989)
1934 – Michael Chapman, English bassoon player (d. 2005)
1934 – Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (d. 2002)
1935 – John Erman, American actor, director, and producer
1935 – Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1997)
1935 – Vic Vogel, Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader
1936 – Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (d. 2013)
1936 – Edward Petherbridge, English actor
1937 – Steven Berkoff, English actor, director, and playwright
1937 – Roland Burris, American lawyer and politician, 39th Illinois Attorney General
1937 – Tom Georgeson, English actor
1937 – Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani-Australian cricketer
1938 – Terry Wogan, Irish-English radio and television host (d. 2016)
1939 – Jimmie Nicol, English drummer
1939 – Apoorva Sengupta, Indian general and cricketer
1940 – Lance Alworth, American football player
1940 – Martin Sheen, American actor and producer
1940 – James Tyler, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2010)
1941 – Beverly Lee, American singer
1941 – Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
1943 – Béla Bollobás, Hungarian-English mathematician and academic
1943 – Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson of Sweden
1943 – Steven Millhauser, American novelist and short story writer
1944 – Nino Bravo, Spanish singer (d. 1973)
1945 – Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and journalist
1946 – Robert Ayling, English businessman
1946 – Jack Straw, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1946 – Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
1946 – John York, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
1947 – Ralph Wright, English footballer
1948 – Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France
1949 – Philip Casnoff, American actor and director
1949 – B. B. Dickerson, American bass player and songwriter
1949 – Sue Slipman, English politician
1950 – Linda Howard, American author
1950 – John Landis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1950 – Jo Marie Payton, American actress and singer
1950 – Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia
1951 – Marcel Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 – Jay North, American actor
1952 – Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer and manager
1953 – Ian Bairnson, Scottish saxophonist and keyboard player
1954 – Michael Arthur, English physician and academic
1954 – Gary Peters, English footballer and manager
1956 – Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 – Todd Christensen, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)
1956 – Dave Cloud, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)
1956 – Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer and coach
1957 – Bodo Rudwaleit, German footballer and manager
1957 – Kate Wilkinson, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th New Zealand Minister of Conservation
1958 – Lindsey Hilsum, English journalist and author
1958 – Ana Kokkinos, Australian director and screenwriter
1959 – Martin Atkins, English drummer and producer
1959 – Mike Gminski, American basketball player and sportscaster
1959 – John C. McGinley, American actor and producer
1959 – Koichi Tanaka, Japanese chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
1960 – Tim Mayotte, American tennis player and coach
1960 – Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketer
1961 – Molly Hagan, American actress
1961 – Nick Harvey, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
1961 – Lee Rocker, American bassist
1963 – Frano Botica, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1963 – James Hetfield, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – David Knox, Australian rugby player
1963 – Ed Roland, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1963 – Lisa Ann Walter, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Isaiah Washington, American actor and producer
1964 – Lucky Dube, South African singer and keyboard player (d. 2007)
1964 – Nate McMillan, American basketball player and coach
1964 – Kevin Sumlin, American football player and coach
1964 – Abhisit Vejjajiva, English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand
1966 – Brent Butt, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Gizz Butt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966 – Eric Esch, American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist
1967 – Mathieu Kassovitz, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, founded MNP Entreprise
1967 – Skin, English singer and guitarist
1968 – Rod Beck, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1969 – Doug Overton, American basketball player and coach
1970 – Stephen Carpenter, American guitarist and songwriter
1970 – Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game designer
1971 – Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (d. 2007)
1971 – DJ Spinderella, American DJ, rapper, producer, and actress
1972 – Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player and politician
1973 – Jay Cutler, American bodybuilder
1973 – Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer
1975 – Wael Gomaa, Egyptian footballer
1975 – Argyro Strataki, Greek heptathlete
1976 – Troy Glaus, American baseball player
1977 – Tom Brady, American football player
1977 – Justin Lehr, American baseball player
1977 – Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist and footballer
1978 – Joi Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress
1978 – Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer
1978 – Jenny Tinmouth, English motorcycle racer
1978 – Dimitrios Zografakis, Greek footballer
1979 – Evangeline Lilly, Canadian model and actress
1980 – Nadia Ali, Libyan-American singer-songwriter
1980 – Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Tony Pashos, American football player
1980 – Brandan Schieppati, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Hannah Simone, Canadian television host and actress
1981 – Fikirte Addis, Ethiopian fashion designer
1981 – Travis Bowyer, American baseball player
1981 – Pablo Ibáñez, Spanish footballer
1982 – Kaspar Kokk, Estonian skier
1982 – Jesse Lumsden, Canadian bobsledder and football player
1982 – Damien Sandow, American wrestler
1983 – Ryan Carter, American ice hockey player
1983 – Mark Reynolds, American baseball player
1984 – Yasin Avcı, Turkish footballer
1984 – Sunil Chhetri, Indian footballer
1984 – Matt Joyce, American baseball player
1984 – Ryan Lochte, American swimmer
1984 – Chris Maurer, American singer and bass player
1985 – Brent Kutzle, American bass player and producer
1985 – Ats Purje, Estonian footballer
1985 – Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby player and boxer
1986 – Charlotte Casiraghi, Monégasque journalist, co-founded Ever Manifesto
1986 – Darya Domracheva, Belarusian biathlete
1987 – Kim Hyung-jun, South Korean singer and dancer
1987 – Chris McQueen, Australian-English rugby league player
1988 – Denny Cardin, Italian footballer
1988 – Leigh Tiffin, American football player
1989 – Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (d. 2015)
1989 – Sam Hutchinson, English footballer
1989 – Tyrod Taylor, American football player
1989 – Nick Viergever, Dutch footballer
1992 – Gamze Bulut, Turkish runner
1992 – Gesa Felicitas Krause, German runner
1992 – Diāna Marcinkēviča, Latvian tennis player
1992 – Aljon Mariano, Filipino basketball player
1992 – Lum Rexhepi, Finnish footballer
1993 – Ola Abidogun, English sprinter
1993 – Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer
1994 – Manaia Cherrington, New Zealand rugby league player
1994 – Todd Gurley, American football player
1995 – Victoria Kan, Russian tennis player

Source: wikipedia