Famous people born today

Margaret J. Wheatley

Writer

Born: 17 August 1944/ American

Charlotte Forten Grimké

Poet

Born: 17 August 1837/ American

Elinor Smith

Aviator

Born: 17 August 1911/ American

Bernard Cornfeld

Businessman

Born: 17 August 1927/ American

Arend Lijphart

Political Scientist, University Teacher

Born: 17 August 1936/ American

Norman Chad

Journalist

Born: 17 August 1958/ American

Ingrid Daubechies

Mathematician, Physicist, University Teacher

Born: 17 August 1954/ American

Larry Rivers

Artist

Born: 17 August 1923/ American

Cleve Moler

Mathematician, Programmer, Engineer, University

Born: 17 August 1939/ American

Luther Allison

Guitarist

Born: 17 August 1939/ American

Ed Sanders

Musician, Writer

Born: 17 August 1939/ American

Martha Coolidge

Filmmaker

Born: 17 August 1946/ American

Gene Stratton-Porter

Author

Born: 17 August 1863/ American

John Hay Whitney

Ambassador

Born: 17 August 1904/ American

Gracie Gold

Figure Skater

Born: 17 August 1995/ American

Alexander Theroux

Writer

Born: 17 August 1939/ American

Norm Coleman

Politician

Born: 17 August 1949/ American

Jessi Klein

Writer

Born: 17 August 1975/ American

Brady Corbet

Actor

Born: 17 August 1988/ American

Dustin Pedroia

Baseball Player

Born: 17 August 1983/ American

David Conrad

Actor

Born: 17 August 1967/ American

Jonathan Franzen

Novelist

Born: 17 August 1959/ American

Harry Hopkins

Politician

Born: 17 August 1890/ American

Wesley Eure

Actor

Born: 17 August 1951/ American

Andrew Koenig

Actor

Born: 17 August 1968/ American

Ed McCaffrey

American Football Player

Born: 17 August 1968/ American

Giuliana Rancic

Actor, Journalist, Restaurateur

Born: 17 August 1974/ American

Gene Kranz

Officer, Engineer

Born: 17 August 1933/ American

Jon Gruden

American Football Player, Head Coach

Born: 17 August 1963/ American

Rodney Mullen

Skateboarder

Born: 17 August 1966/ American

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