Who Was Born Today – August 9 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 9 | ||
1387 | Henry V, British king famous for his victory at Agincourt, France. | |
1631 | John Dryden, the first official Poet Laureate of Great Britain (1668 to1700). | |
1633 | Isaak Walton, author of the classic The Compleat Angler. | |
1896 | Jean Piaget, psychologist who did pioneering work on the development of children”s intellectual faculties. | |
1899 | P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins books. | |
1927 | Robert Shaw, actor and writer. | |
1928 | Bob Cousey, Hall of Fame basketball player and coach of the Boston Celtics. | |
1933 | Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress and bestselling children’s author (Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window); established Japan’s first TV talk show, Tetsuko no Heya (Tetsuko’s Room), breaking with traditional subservient depiction of Japanese women. | |
1945 | Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing champ. | |
1945 | Rosemary Elizabeth “Posy” Simmonds, award-winning British newspaper cartoonist (The Silent Three, Gemma Bovery, Tamara Drewe) and author / illustrator of children’s books (Fred, The Chocolate Wedding). | |
1957 | Melanie Griffith, film and TV actress (Working Girl, Milk Money). | |
1958 | Amanda Bearse, film and TV actress (Married with Children). | |
1961 | Amy Stiller, stand-up comedian, film and TV actress (Little Fokkers, The King of Queens). | |
1963 | Whitney Houston, model, singer (“Saving All My Love for You”), actress (The Bodyguard); listed in 2009 Guinness World Records as most awarded female act of all time. | |
1964 | Hoda Kotb, Daytime Emmy-winning TV news anchor and host. | |
1968 | Gillian Anderson, film and TV actress (The X-Files). | |
1970 | Chris Cuomo, TV journalist and anchor. | |
1983 | Ashley Johnson, film (The Help) and TV actress (Growing Pains), video game voiceovers (The Last of Us). |
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