Notable Birthdays for August 20
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States, in 1833
- horror writer H.P. Lovecraft in 1890
- baseball Hall of Fame member Al Lopez in 1908
- boxing promoter Don King in 1931 (age 87)
- George Mitchell, former U.S. senator/diplomat, in 1933 (age 85)
- one-time presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep Ron Paul in 1935 (age 83)
- former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in 1941
- singer/songwriter Isaac Hayes in 1942
- actor Sylvester McCoy in 1943 (age 75)
- former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1944
- journalist Connie Chung in 1946 (age 72)
- singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) in 1948 (age 70)
- science fiction writer Greg Bear in 1951 (age 67)
- musician John Hiatt in 1952 (age 66)
- TV personality Al Roker in 1954 (age 64)
- actor Joan Allen in 1956 (age 62)
- singer Fred Durst in 1970 (age 48)
- actor Amy Adams in 1974 (age 44)
- actor Misha Collins in 1974 (age 44)
- actor Ben Barnes in 1981 (age 37)
- actor Andrew Garfield in 1983 (age 35)
- actor Alex Newell in 1992 (age 26)
- singer Demi Lovato in 1992 (age 26).
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