Who Was Born Today – August 15 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 15 | ||
1769 | Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France (1804-1815) and military leader. | |
1771 | Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist who wrote Ivanhoe and Rob Roy. | |
1888 | T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia for his military exploits against the Turks in World War I. | |
1912 | Julia Child, American chef and television personality. | |
1924 | Robert Bolt, English screenwriter and playwright best known for A Man for all Seasons. | |
1938 | Maxine Waters, congresswoman from California, second African-American woman to be elected to congress. | |
1938 | Stephen Breyer, US Supreme Court justice. | |
1946 | Jimmy Webb, songwriter (“MacArthur Park,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”). | |
1961 | Ed Gilllespie, US Republican political strategist and White House counsel to President George W. Bush. | |
1964 | Melinda French Gates, businesswoman, philanthropist; co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with her husband, Bill Gates (co-founder of Microsoft). | |
1965 | Rob Thomas, television writer (Veronica Mars, 90210). |
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