Who Was Born Today – August 27 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 27 | ||
1770 | George William Hegel, German idealist philosopher. | |
1871 | Theodore Dreiser, novelist (Sister Carrie). | |
1899 | C.S. Forester, novelist and author of the Horatio Hornblower series. | |
1908 | Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States (1963-1969). | |
1915 | Walter Heller, economist; chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors (1961-64); suggested a “War on Poverty” to Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson and tax cuts to stimulate the economy. | |
1929 | Ira Levin, author (Rosemary’s Baby, The Boys from Brazil). | |
1931 | Sri Chinmoy (Chinmoy Kumar Ghose), Indian spiritual leader whose teachings attracted a worldwide following; nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. | |
1943 | Tuesday Weld (Susan Ker Weld), actress; won Golden Globe for Most Promising Female Newcomer, 1960 (Looking for Mr. Goodbar). | |
1947 | Barbara Bach, actress (The Spy Who Loved Me). | |
1949 | Jeff Cook, musician, singer with the band Alabama. | |
1950 | Charles Fleischer, actor, (Laverne and Shirley TV series) comedian, voice-over actor best known as the voice of Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?). | |
1952 | Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens), actor (Pee-Wee’s Playhouse children’s TV series, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure). | |
1954 | Derek Warwick, Formula 1 race car driver. | |
1975 | Jonny (Jonathan) Moseley, Olympic Gold Medal skier; first Puerto Rican on US Ski Team. | |
1977 | Sarah Chalke, actress (Roseanne TV series). | |
1986 | Mario (Mario Dewar Barrett), singer / songwriter (“Let Me Love You”), actor (Freedom Writers), dancer, model; included on Billboard magazine’s Artist of the Decade list for the 2000s. | |
1988 | Alexa Vega, actress, singer (Spy Kids movies, Ruby in Ruby & the Rockits TV series). |
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