V. R. Prabodhachandran Nair (85)
August 4th, 1938

Indian linguist – V. R. Prabodhachandran Nair was born in North Paravur (Town in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India) on August 4th, 1938 and is 85 years old today.

Other personalities born on August 4

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

86

Yvonne Reynders

Racing cyclist

*August 4th, 1937, Schaerbeek

28

Cheryl Seinen

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Roermond

86

Charmian O'Connor

New Zealand physical organic chemist

*August 4th, 1937, Woodville

78

Richard Belzer

American actor and comedian (1944–2023)

*August 4th, 1944, Bridgeport †February 19th, 2023, Beaulieu-sur-Mer

88

Frances Allen

American computer scientist (1932–2020)

*August 4th, 1932, Peru †August 4th, 2020, Schenectady

74

Siegfried Lauffer

German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)

*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

78

Frank Hansen

Norwegian rower

*August 4th, 1945, Oslo

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

*August 4th, 1972, La Celle-Saint-Cloud

28

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

66

John Wark

Scottish association football player

*August 4th, 1957, Glasgow

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

75

Yasser Arafat

Palestinian political leader (1929–2004)

*August 4th, 1929, Cairo †November 11th, 2004, Clamart

82

Martin Jarvis

British actor

*August 4th, 1941, Cheltenham

69

Louis Armstrong

American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)

*August 4th, 1901, New Orleans †July 6th, 1971, New York City

85

Carol Arthur

American actress (1935–2020)

*August 4th, 1935, Hackensack †November 1st, 2020, Los Angeles

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

30

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

*August 4th, 1961, Hankha †June 13th, 1992, Phitsanulok

58

Michael Skibbe

German association football player and manager

*August 4th, 1965, Gelsenkirchen

30

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

68

Billy Bob Thornton

American actor, filmmaker, and musician

*August 4th, 1955, Hot Springs

92

Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)

*August 4th, 1859, Vågå †February 19th, 1952, Grimstad

101

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

*August 4th, 1900, Hitchin †March 30th, 2002, Royal Lodge

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

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

Barbara Henniger

German author

*November 9th, 1938, Dresden

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

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

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

86

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

86

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

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

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

86

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

Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)

*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 (1938–2024)

*April 26th, 1938, Corning †April 30th, 2024, Franklin

V. R. Prabodhachandran Nair