Famous birthdays on August 15

Famous people born on August 15, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♌ Star sign
Leo
💎 Birthstone
Peridot
👶 How common
No. 11 of 366

Born on August 15

Napoleon
born 1769 · French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
Walter Scott
born 1771 · Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)
Aurobindo Ghosh
born 1872 · Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)
Louis de Broglie
born 1892 · Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter (1892–1987)
Jennifer Lawrence
born 1990 · American actress and producer (born 1990)
Ben Affleck
born 1972 · American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
Anne, Princess Royal
born 1950 · daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Alejandro González Iñárritu
born 1963 · Mexican film director
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
born 1993 · English association football player (born 1993)
Alain Juppé
born 1945 · 92nd Prime Minister of France (born 1945)
Belinda
born 1989 · Spanish-Mexican singer and actress (born 1989)
Nyusha
born 1990 · Russian singer
Jesús Gallardo
born 1994 · Mexican association football player
Semih Kılıçsoy
born 2005 · Turkish association football player (born 2005)
María Rojo
born 1943 · Mexican actress and politician
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Rigoberto Cisneros
born 1953 · Mexican footballer
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Johan Rodríguez
born 1975 · Mexican footballer
Rıdvan Dilmen
born 1962 · Turkish association football player and manager (born 1962)
Nangolo Mbumba
born 1941 · President of Namibia from 2024 to 2025
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
born 1943 · Colombian drug trafficker
Barbara Bouchet
born 1943 · German-American actress and entrepreneuse
Sylvie Vartan
born 1944 · French singer, chansonnier, and actress (born 1944)
Khaleda Zia
born 1945 · Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006)
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Stieg Larsson
born 1954 · Swedish author (1954–2004)
Ali Laarayedh
born 1955 · Tunisian politician
Željko Ivanek
born 1957 · Slovenian–American actor
Lương Cường
born 1957 · President of Vietnam from 2024 to 2026
Vladimir Petković
born 1963 · Bosnian association football player and coach
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Chokri El Ouaer
born 1966 · Tunisian association football player
Brahim Boutayeb
born 1967 · Moroccan long-distance runner
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Carlos Roa
born 1969 · Argentine footballer
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Masahiro Endo
born 1970 · Japanese association football player
Lubna Azabal
born 1973 · Belgian actress
Natasha Henstridge
born 1974 · Canadian actress
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
born 1975 · Japanese association football player
Abiy Ahmed
born 1976 · Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018
Boudewijn Zenden
born 1976 · Dutch association football player (born 1976)
Lilia Podkopayeva
born 1978 · Ukrainian artistic gymnast, coach, and dancer (born 1978)
Anita Sarkeesian
born 1983 · American blogger (born 1983)
Mbark Boussoufa
born 1984 · Moroccan footballer

August 15 in every year

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Questions about August 15 birthdays

Who are famous people born on August 15?: Famous people born on August 15 include Napoleon (1769), Walter Scott (1771), Aurobindo Ghosh (1872), Louis de Broglie (1892), Jennifer Lawrence (1990).
What star sign is someone born on August 15?: Someone born on August 15 is a Leo.
What is the birthstone for August 15?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
How common is a birthday on August 15?: In the US, August 15 is the No. 11 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,359 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).