Notable Birthdays for August 7
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Carl Ritter, German co-founder of modern geographical science, in 1779
- World War I Dutch spy and courtesan known as Mata Hari (Margaret Gertrude Zelle) in 1876
- actor Carl Switzer (Alfalfa in the Our Gang and Little Rascals movie comedies) in 1927
- basepall pitcher Don Larsen, who had a perfect game in the 1956 World Series, in 1929 (age 89)
- humorist Garrison Keillor in 1942 (age 76)
- actor Tobin Bell in 1942 (age 76)
- former FBI Director Robert Mueller in 1944 (age 74)
- Minnesota Supreme Court Justice/football Hall of Fame member Alan Page in 1945 (age 73)
- actor Wayne Knight in 1955 (age 63)
- actor David Duchovny in 1960 (age 58)
- actor Maggie Wheeler in 1961 (57)
- actor David Mann in 1966 (age 52)
- actor Charlize Theron in 1975 (age 43)
- DJ Samantha Ronson in 1977 (age 41)
- actor Abbie Cornish in 1982 (age 36)
- hockey player Sidney Crosby in 1987 (age 31)
- actor Liam James in 1996 (age 22).
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