Who Was Born Today – August 25 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 25 | ||
1913 | Walt Kelly, cartoonist who created the comic strip “Pogo.” | |
1918 | Leonard Bernstein, conductor, composer and pianist. | |
1919 | George C. Wallace, governor of Alabama and presidential candidate. | |
1921 | Brian Moore, Irish novelist (The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne). | |
1927 | Althea Gibson, African American tennis player, the first to play at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. | |
1930 | Sean Connery, Scottish actor famous for playing the character James Bond in the Ian Flemming movie series. | |
1933 | Wayne Shorter, jazz saxaphonist and composer. | |
1938 | Frederick Forsyth, author of thrillers (The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File). | |
1949 | Martin Amis, English novelist (Money, Time’s Arow). | |
1949 | John Savage, actor (The Deer Hunter). | |
1949 | Gene Simmons, singer, songwriter; member of the band Kiss, one of the top-selling bands of all time. | |
1954 | Elvis Costello, Grammy Award–winning singer, songwriter (“Watching the Detectives”). | |
1958 | Tim Burton, director, producer, screenwriter (Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas). | |
1964 | Blair Underwood, actor, director (L.A. Law TV series, The Second Coming); won Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album, An Inconvenient Truth. | |
1968 | Rachel Ray, chef, author, TV host. | |
1987 | Blake Lively, actress, model (Gossip Girl TV series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants). |
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