Who Was Born Today – August 7 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 7 | ||
1876 | Mata Hari, [Margaretha G. Macleod] who passed secrets to the Germans in World War I. | |
1903 | Louis Leakey, anthropologist, archeologist and paleontologist, believed Africa was the cradle of mankind. | |
1904 | Ralph Bunche, U.S. diplomat and the first African-American Nobel Prize winner. | |
1927 | Edwin Edwards, governor of Louisiana. | |
1932 | Abebe Bikila, barefoot runner from Ethiopia, winner of the 1960 Olympic marathon. | |
1942 | Garrison Keillor, American humorist and writer, creator of the long-running PBS program A Prairie Home Companion. | |
1950 | Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter (“Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight,” “Ain’t Living Long Like This”) and author (Chinaberry Sidewalks) Rodney Crowell. | |
1963 | Patrick Kennedy, son of President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy; dies 39 hours later. | |
1966 | Jimmy Donal “Jimbo” Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia. | |
1975 | Charlize Theron, model and Academy Award-winning actress (Monster). |
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