Ellen Werthmann (86)
August 1st, 1937

German politician – Ellen Werthmann was born in Gelsenkirchen (Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) on August 1st, 1937 and is 86 years old today.

Other personalities born on August 1

48

Ane Dahl Torp

Norwegian actress

*August 1st, 1975, Bærum Municipality

84

Terry Kiser

American actor

*August 1st, 1939, Omaha

61

Julie Bovasso

American actress (1930-1991)

*August 1st, 1930, Brooklyn †September 14th, 1991, New York City

90

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Former King of Saudi Arabia (1924-2015)

*August 1st, 1924, Riyadh †January 23rd, 2015, Riyadh

58

Sam Mendes

British stage and film director (born 1965)

*August 1st, 1965, Reading

69

Benno Möhlmann

German association football player and manager

*August 1st, 1954, Lohne

93

Shimon Peres

Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister and then President of Israel (1923-2016)

*August 1st, 1923, Višnieva †September 28th, 2016, Sheba Medical Center

77

Robert James Waller

American writer (1939-2017)

*August 1st, 1939, Charles City †March 10th, 2017, Fredericksburg

71

Pierre Bourdieu

French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002)

*August 1st, 1930, Denguin †January 23rd, 2002, 12th arrondissement of Paris

73

Ronnie Cocks

Maltese footballer and coach (1943-2017)

*August 1st, 1943, Gżira †May 16th, 2017, Gżira

71

Yves Saint Laurent

French fashion designer

*August 1st, 1936, Oran †June 1st, 2008, Paris

84

Arthur Hill

Canadian actor (1922–2006)

*August 1st, 1922, Melfort †October 22nd, 2006, Los Angeles

60

John Carroll Lynch

American character actor and film director

*August 1st, 1963, Boulder

39

Bastian Schweinsteiger

German association football player

*August 1st, 1984, Kolbermoor

62

Danny Blind

Dutch association football player and manager (* 1961)

*August 1st, 1961, Oost-Souburg

38

Meena Kumari

Indian actress and poet

*August 1st, 1933, Dadar †March 31st, 1972, Mumbai

86

Georges Charpak

French physicist (1924-2010)

*August 1st, 1924, Dubrovytsia †September 29th, 2010, Paris

63

Michael Stewart

American playwright (1924-1987)

*August 1st, 1924, New York City †September 20th, 1987, New York City

50

Zoran Đinđić

Serbian politician (1952−2003)

*August 1st, 1952, Šamac †March 12th, 2003, Belgrade

84

Geoffrey Holder

Trinidadian-American actor and dancer (1930-2014)

*August 1st, 1930, Port of Spain †October 5th, 2014, Manhattan

82

Christa Thoben

German politician

*August 1st, 1941, Dortmund

72

Herman Melville

American writer and poet (1819–1891)

*August 1st, 1819, Manhattan †September 28th, 1891, New York City

68

Lionel Bart

British writer and composer of pop music and musicals

*August 1st, 1930, Stepney †April 3rd, 1999, Hammersmith

75

Dom DeLuise

American actor, comedian, chef, director, producer, author (1933–2009)

*August 1st, 1933, Brooklyn †May 4th, 2009, Santa Monica

78

Douglas Osheroff

American physicist

*August 1st, 1945, Aberdeen

69

Keith Taylor

British politician (1953-2022)

*August 1st, 1953, Rochford †October 31st, 2022

44

Liz White

English actress

*August 1st, 1979, Rotherham

61

Charles Ruff

White house Counsel (1939-2000)

*August 1st, 1939, Cleveland †November 19th, 2000, Washington, D.C.

59

Coolio

American rapper and actor (1963–2022)

*August 1st, 1963, Monessen †September 28th, 2022, Los Angeles

85

Bruno Laplante

Canadian singer

*August 1st, 1938, Beauharnois

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

86

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

Ellen Werthmann