Alan Tam (73)
August 23rd, 1950

Hongkong singer – Alan Tam was born in British Hong Kong (British colony and dependent territory from 1841 to 1997) on August 23rd, 1950 and is 73 years old today.

Other personalities born on August 23

74

Jacques Weber

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*August 23rd, 1949, Paris

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

76

Willy Russell

British dramatist, lyricist and composer

*August 23rd, 1947, Whiston

74

William Lane Craig

American Christian apologist and theologian

*August 23rd, 1949, Peoria

89

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer

*August 23rd, 1927, Talmont †April 25th, 2017, 6th arrondissement of Paris

76

Linda Thompson

British singer

*August 23rd, 1947, London

74

Vicky Leandros

Greek singer

*August 23rd, 1949, Palaiokastritsa

41

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020)

*August 23rd, 1978, Philadelphia †January 26th, 2020, Calabasas

74

Shelley Long

American actress and comedian (born 1949)

*August 23rd, 1949, Fort Wayne

85

Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

*August 23rd, 1930, Courbevoie †July 2nd, 2016, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

69

Halimah Yacob

8th President of Singapore

*August 23rd, 1954, Singapore

49

Konstantin Novoselov

Russian-British physicist known for graphene work

*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil

89

Dick Bruna

Dutch writer and illustrator

*August 23rd, 1927, Utrecht †February 16th, 2017, Utrecht

74

Leslie Van Houten

Convicted murderer

*August 23rd, 1949, Altadena

45

Andrew Rannells

American actor and singer

*August 23rd, 1978, Omaha

86

Marian Seldes

American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014)

*August 23rd, 1928, Manhattan †October 6th, 2014, New York City

78

Thomas A. Steitz

American biochemist

*August 23rd, 1940, Milwaukee †October 9th, 2018, Branford

75

Rudy Ruettiger

American football player and motivational speaker

*August 23rd, 1948, Joliet

68

David Learner

British actor

*August 23rd, 1955, Hammersmith

62

Alexandre Desplat

French film composer

*August 23rd, 1961, Paris

74

Carla Romanelli

Italian actress

*August 23rd, 1949, Arezzo

46

Jared Fogle

American former Subway spokesperson

*August 23rd, 1977, Indianapolis

60

Park Chan-wook

South Korean film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1963)

*August 23rd, 1963, Seoul

69

Augustin Deleanu

Romanian footballer (1944-2014)

*August 23rd, 1944, Măgurele †March 27th, 2014, Bucharest

23

River Phoenix

American actor and musician (1970–1993)

*August 23rd, 1970, Madras †October 31st, 1993, West Hollywood

71

Kirby Dick

American film director, producer and screenwriter

*August 23rd, 1952, Phoenix

59

Johan Bruyneel

Directeur sportif and former road bicycle racer

*August 23rd, 1964, Izegem

32

Keith Moon

English rock musician, drummer of The Who (1946–1978)

*August 23rd, 1946, Central Middlesex Hospital †September 7th, 1978, Mayfair

72

Mark Hudson

American musician, songwriter, and record producer

*August 23rd, 1951, Portland

Also born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

74

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

74

William H. Macy

American actor

*March 13th, 1950, Miami

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

74

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

74

Bobby McFerrin

American jazz vocalista and composer

*March 11th, 1950, Manhattan

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

73

Viktor Yanukovych

Ukrainian politician and the 4th President of Ukraine, ousted from office during the Revolution of Dignity in 2014

*July 9th, 1950, Yenakiieve

74

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

73

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

73

Steve Wozniak

American–Serbian computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

Alan Tam