Famous People Born on August 29
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Charles F. Kettering
(1876) — American inventor, engineer and businessman (1876–1958)
Vivien Thomas
(1910) — American laboratory supervisor (1910–1985)
John Locke
(1632) — English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)
Elizabeth Fraser
(1963) — Scottish singer (born 1963)
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
(1347) — English nobleman and soldier (1347–1375)
Maurice Maeterlinck
(1862) — Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)
Nagarjuna (actor)
(1959) — Indian actor and film producer (born 1959)
Gottfried John
(1942) — German actor and voice actor
Iris Apfel
(1921) — American interior designer and fashion icon (1921–2024)
Donn Fendler
(1926) — American lost child (1926–2016)
Richard Blackwell
(1922) — American journalist and fashion critic
Hiroki Kikuta
(1962) — Japanese composer and game designer (born 1962)
Henry Blanco
(1971) — Venezuelan baseball player and coach (born 1971)
Lucero (entertainer)
(1969) — Mexican singer and actress
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
(1780) — French painter (1780–1867)
Lenny Henry
(1958) — British comedian and actor (born 1958)
Carla Gugino
(1971) — American actress (born 1971)
Michael Jackson
(1958) — American singer (1958–2009)
Lea Michele
(1986) — American actress and singer (born 1986)
Joe Swail
(1969) — Northern Irish snooker player
Alfred Shaw
(1842) — English cricketer and rugby footballer (1842-1907)
Kim Ku
(1876) — Korean independence activist (1876–1949)
Daryll Neita
(1996) — British sprinter (born 1996)
Charlie Parker
(1920) — American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955)
David West (basketball)
(1980) — American basketball player (born 1980)
Pebbles (musician)
(1964) — American singer-songwriter
Meshell Ndegeocello
(1968) — American musician (born 1968)
William Friedkin
(1935) — American director and producer (1935–2023)
Sorel Etrog
(1933) — Romanian born Israeli-Canadian artist, writer and sculptor (1933–2014)
Dinah Washington
(1924) — American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924–1963)