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Notable Birthdays for August 21

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Those born on this date include:

- Jazz great William Count Basie in 1904
- mystery novelist Anthony Boucher in 1911
- sports broadcaster Chris Schenkel in 1923
- sports broadcaster Jack Buck in 1924
- Britain's Princess Margaret in 1930
- actor Melvin Van Peebles in 1932 (age 84)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Wilt Chamberlain in 1936
- country/pop singer Kenny Rogers in 1938 (age 78)
- actor Clarence Williams III in 1939 (age 77)
- pop singer Jackie DeShannon in 1944 (age 72)
- film director Peter Weir in 1944 (age 72)
- actor Patty McCormack in 1945 (age 71)
- actor Kim Cattrall in 1956 (age 60)
- rock musician Glenn Hughes in 1951 (age 65)
- rock musician Joe Strummer in 1952
- former Ohio State football running back Archie Griffin, the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, in 1954 (age 62)
- America Online co-founder Steve Case in 1958 (age 58)
- actor Carrie-Anne Moss in 1967 (age 49)
- actor Alicia Witt in 1975 (age 41)
- Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt in 1986 (age 30)
- actor Hayden Panettiere in 1989 (age 27).

 


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