Jean-Loup Chrétien (85)
August 20th, 1938

French astronaut – Jean-Loup Chrétien was born in La Rochelle (French commune and prefecture of Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine) on August 20th, 1938 and is 85 years old today.

Other personalities born on August 20

96

John Boardman

British classical archaeologist (born 1927)

*August 20th, 1927, London Borough of Redbridge

63

Sally Yates

American lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General

*August 20th, 1960, Atlanta

86

Andrei Konchalovsky

Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and film producer

*August 20th, 1937, Moscow

80

Míriam Colón

Puerto Rican actress (1936-2017)

*August 20th, 1936, Ponce †March 3rd, 2017, New York City

82

Jacques Cheminade

French politician

*August 20th, 1941, Buenos Aires

84

Calogero Mannino

Italian politician

*August 20th, 1939, Asmara

64

Slobodan Milošević

Yugoslav–Serbian politician (1941–2006)

*August 20th, 1941, Požarevac †March 11th, 2006, Scheveningen

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

88

Ron Paul

American politician (born 1935)

*August 20th, 1935, Pittsburgh

39

Valeriy Atrashchenkov

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1984, Kharkiv

87

Hideki Shirakawa

Japanese scientist (1936-)

*August 20th, 1936, Tokyo

31

Selena Gomez

American singer and actress

*August 20th, 1992, Albuquerque

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

40

Andrew Garfield

British-American actor

*August 20th, 1983, Los Angeles

81

Reinhold Batschi

Romanian rower and rowing coach

*August 20th, 1942, Sânpetru

52

David Walliams

English actor, comedian and writer

*August 20th, 1971, Wimbledon

33

Mauricio Casillas

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1990, Mexico City

79

Leendert van Dis

Dutch rower

*August 20th, 1944, Amsterdam

26

Daniel La Torre Regal

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1997, Lima

65

Isaac Hayes

American musician and actor (1942–2008)

*August 20th, 1942, Covington †August 10th, 2008, Memphis

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

71

Sky Saxon

American musician

*August 20th, 1937, Salt Lake City †June 25th, 2009, Austin

75

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

*August 20th, 1948, West Bromwich

86

Georg Thoma

German ski jumper and Nordic-combined skier

*August 20th, 1937, Hinterzarten

26

Magnus Christensen

Danish association football player

*August 20th, 1997, Frederikshavn

67

Desmond Swayne

British politician (born 1956)

*August 20th, 1956, Bern

77

Laurent Fabius

87th Prime Minister of France

*August 20th, 1946, 16th arrondissement of Paris

46

Rajiv Gandhi

Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989

*August 20th, 1944, Mumbai †May 21st, 1991, Sriperumbudur

49

Amy Adams

American actress

*August 20th, 1974, Aviano

84

Bärbel Sothmann

German politician

*August 20th, 1939, Neuruppin

Also born in 1938

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Derek Jacobi

English actor (born 1938)

*October 22nd, 1938, Leytonstone

86

Frank Langella

American actor

*January 1st, 1938, Bayonne

85

Dolores Hart

American Roman Catholic religious sister, and former actress

*October 20th, 1938, Chicago

39

Michael Findlay

Film director, producer

*January 1st, 1938, United States of America †May 16th, 1977, New York City

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, Montrouge

85

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City

85

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

*October 29th, 1938, Monrovia

85

Heinz Fischer

8th president of Austria

*October 9th, 1938, Graz

85

Enrico Macias

French recording artist; singer,(Born on December 11, 1938 he is an Algerian-born French Jewish singer.He was born in Constantine, Algeria.)

*December 11th, 1938, Constantine

86

Duane Eddy

American guitarist

*April 26th, 1938, Corning

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