25 August Births

August 25 is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 128 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).

Births

1467 – Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque, Spanish duke (d. 1526)
1491 – Innocenzo Cybo, Catholic cardinal (d. 1550)
1509 – Ippolito II d'Este, Italian cardinal and statesman (d. 1572)
1530 – Ivan the Terrible, Russian ruler (d. 1584)
1540 – Lady Catherine Grey, English noblewoman (d. 1568)
1561 – Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (d. 1632)
1605 – Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble (d. 1638)
1624 – François de la Chaise, French priest (d. 1709)
1662 – John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1724)
1707 – Louis I of Spain (d. 1724)
1719 – Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, French painter (d. 1795)
1724 – George Stubbs, English painter and academic (d. 1806)
1741 – Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (d. 1792)
1744 – Johann Gottfried Herder, German poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1803)
1758 – Franz Teyber, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1810)
1767 – Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (d. 1794)
1776 – Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral (d. 1853)
1786 – Ludwig I of Bavaria (d. 1868)
1796 – James Lick, American carpenter and piano builder (d. 1876)
1802 – Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (d. 1850)
1803 – Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (d. 1880)
1812 – Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist (d. 1880)
1817 – Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the Religious of the Assumption (d. 1898)
1819 – Allan Pinkerton, Scottish-American detective and spy (d. 1884)
1829 – Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1909)
1836 – Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (d. 1902)
1840 – George C. Magoun, American businessman (d. 1893)
1841 – Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
1845 – Ludwig II of Bavaria (d. 1886)
1850 – Charles Richet, French physiologist and occultist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
1867 – James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (d. 1951)
1869 – Tom Kiely, British-Irish decathlete (d. 1951)
1877 – Joshua Lionel Cowen, American businessman, co-founded the Lionel Corporation (d. 1965)
1878 – Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (d. 1935)
1882 – Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish journalist and politician, 2nd President of Ireland (d. 1966)
1889 – Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1969)
1891 – David Shimoni, Belarusian-Israeli poet and translator (d. 1956)
1893 – Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (d. 1962)
1898 – Helmut Hasse, German mathematician and academic (d. 1975)
1898 – Arthur Wood, English cricketer (d. 1973)
1899 – Paul Herman Buck, American historian and author (d. 1978)
1900 – Hans Adolf Krebs, German-Jewish physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1902 – Stefan Wolpe, German-Jewish American composer and educator (d. 1972)
1903 – Arpad Elo, Hungarian-American chess player, created the Elo rating system (d. 1992)
1905 – Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (d. 1938)
1906 – Jim Smith, English cricketer (d. 1979)
1909 – Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1993)
1909 – Michael Rennie, English actor and producer (d. 1971)
1910 – George Cisar, American baseball player (d. 2010)
1910 – Dorothea Tanning, American painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 2012)
1911 – Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2013)
1912 – Erich Honecker, German soldier and politician (d. 1994)
1913 – Don DeFore, American actor (d. 1993)
1913 – Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator (d. 1973)
1916 – Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008)
1916 – Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
1916 – Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000)
1917 – Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
1918 – Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
1918 – Richard Greene, English actor (d. 1985)
1919 – William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (d. 2010)
1919 – George Wallace, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (d. 1998)
1919 – Jaap Rijks, Dutch Olympic medalist (d. 2017)
1921 – Monty Hall, Canadian-American television personality and game show host
1921 – Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, 20th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1999)
1921 – Brian Moore, Northern Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 1999)
1923 – Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (d. 2013)
1924 – Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (d. 2006)
1923 – Allyre Sirois, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2012)
1925 – Thea Astley, Australian journalist and author (d. 2004)
1925 – Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2001)
1927 – Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (d. 2003)
1927 – Des Renford, Australian swimmer (d. 1999)
1928 – John "Kayo" Dottley, American football player
1928 – Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2004)
1928 – Karl Korte, American composer and academic
1928 – Herbert Kroemer, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer
1930 – György Enyedi, Hungarian economist and geographer (d. 2012)
1930 – Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (d. 2003)
1930 – Crispin Tickell, English academic and diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations
1931 – Regis Philbin, American actor and television host
1933 – Patrick F. McManus, American journalist and author
1933 – Wayne Shorter, American saxophonist and composer
1933 – Tom Skerritt, American actor
1934 – Lise Bacon, Canadian judge and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
1934 – Eddie Ilarde, Filipino journalist and politician
1935 – Charles Wright, American poet
1936 – Giridharilal Kedia, Indian businessman, founded the Image Institute of Technology & Management (d. 2009)
1937 – Virginia Euwer Wolff, American author
1938 – David Canary, American actor (d. 2015)
1938 – Frederick Forsyth, English journalist and author
1939 – John Badham, English-American actor, director, and producer
1940 – Wilhelm von Homburg, German boxer and actor (d. 2004)
1941 – Marshall Brickman, Brazilian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – Mario Corso, Italian footballer and coach
1941 – Ludwig Müller, German footballer
1942 – Nathan Deal, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 82nd Governor of Georgia
1944 – Conrad Black, Canadian historian and author
1944 – Jacques Demers, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician
1944 – Anthony Heald, American actor
1944 – Andrew Longmore, British lawyer and judge
1945 – Daniel Hulet, Belgian cartoonist (d. 2011)
1945 – Hannah Louise Shearer, American screenwriter and producer
1946 – Rollie Fingers, American baseball player
1946 – Charles Ghigna, American poet and author
1946 – Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1947 – Michael Kaluta, American author and illustrator
1947 – Keith Tippett, British jazz pianist and composer
1948 – Ledward Kaapana, American singer and guitarist
1948 – Nicholas A. Peppas, Greek chemist and biologist
1949 – Martin Amis, British novelist
1949 – Rijkman Groenink, Dutch banker and academic
1949 – John Savage, American actor and producer
1949 – Gene Simmons, Israeli-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1950 – Willy DeVille, American singer and songwriter (d. 2009)
1950 – Charles Fambrough, American bassist, composer, and producer (d. 2011)
1951 – Rob Halford, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Judas Priest)
1951 – Bill Handel, Brazilian-American lawyer and radio host
1952 – Geoff Downes, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1952 – Duleep Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
1954 – Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954 – Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland
1955 – John McGeoch, Scottish guitarist (d. 2004)
1955 – Gerd Müller, German businessman and politician
1956 – Matt Aitken, English songwriter and record producer (Stock Aitken Waterman)
1956 – Takeshi Okada, Japanese footballer, coach, and manager
1956 – Henri Toivonen, Finnish race car driver (d. 1986)
1957 – Sikander Bakht, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster
1957 – Simon McBurney, English actor and director
1957 – Frank Serratore, American ice hockey player and coach
1958 – Tim Burton, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Ian Falconer, American author and illustrator
1959 – Steve Levy, American lawyer and politician
1959 – Lane Smith, American author and illustrator
1959 – Ruth Ann Swenson, American soprano and actress
1960 – Georg Zellhofer, Austrian footballer and manager
1961 – Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1962 – Theresa Andrews, American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion
1962 – Vivian Campbell, Northern Irish rock guitarist and songwriter
1963 – Miro Cerar, Slovenian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Slovenia
1963 – Shock G, American rapper and producer
1963 – Tiina Intelmann, Estonian lawyer and diplomat
1964 – Azmin Ali, Malaysian mathematician and politician
1964 – Maxim Kontsevich, Russian-American mathematician and academic
1964 – Blair Underwood, American actor
1964 – Joanne Whalley, English actress
1965 – Cornelius Bennett, American football player
1965 – Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricketer and coach
1966 – Albert Belle, American baseball player
1966 – Derek Sherinian, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1966 – Terminator X, American hip-hop DJ (Public Enemy)
1967 – Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
1968 – Yuri Mitsui, Japanese actress, model, and race car driver
1968 – Stuart Murdoch, Scottish singer-songwriter
1968 – Spider One, American singer-songwriter and producer
1968 – Rachael Ray, American chef, author, and television host
1968 – Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player
1969 – Olga Konkova, Norwegian-Russian pianist and composer
1969 – Cameron Mathison, Canadian actor and television personality
1969 – Catriona Matthew, Scottish golfer
1969 – Vivek Razdan, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1970 – Doug Glanville, American baseball player and sportscaster
1970 – Debbie Graham, American tennis player
1970 – Robert Horry, American basketball player and sportscaster
1970 – Adrian Lam, Papua New Guinean-Australian rugby league player and coach
1970 – Jo Dee Messina, American singer-songwriter
1970 – Claudia Schiffer, German model and fashion designer
1973 – Fatih Akın, German director, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Pablo Ozuna, Dominican baseball player
1975 – Brad Drew, Australian rugby league player
1975 – Petria Thomas, Australian swimmer and coach
1976 – Damon Jones, American basketball player and coach
1976 – Javed Qadeer, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1976 – Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor
1977 – Masumi Asano, Japanese voice actress and producer
1977 – Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Kel Mitchell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – Robert Mohr, German rugby player
1979 – Marlon Harewood, English footballer
1979 – Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (d. 2015)
1979 – Deanna Nolan, American basketball player
1981 – Rachel Bilson, American actress
1981 – Jan-Berrie Burger, Namibian cricketer
1981 – Camille Pin, French tennis player
1982 – Jung Jung-suk, South Korean footballer (d. 2011)
1983 – James Rossiter, English race car driver
1984 – Florian Mohr, German footballer
1986 – Rodney Ferguson, American footballer
1987 – Ollie Hancock, English race car driver
1987 – Velimir Jovanović, Serbian footballer
1987 – Blake Lively, American model and actress
1987 – Amy Macdonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987 – Justin Upton, American baseball player
1987 – Adam Warren, American baseball player
1987 – James Wesolowski, Australian footballer
1988 – Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer
1989 – Hiram Mier, Mexican footballer
1992 – Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer and actress
1992 – Ricardo Rodriguez, Swiss footballer
1994 – Edmunds Augstkalns, Latvian ice hockey player
1994 – Kajol Aikat, Indian writer & novelist

Source: wikipedia