Famous birthdays on August 9
Famous people born on August 9, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♌ Star sign
Leo
💎 Birthstone
Peridot
👶 How common
No. 32 of 366
Born on August 9

John Dryden
born 1631 · 17th-century English poet and playwright (1631–1700)

Amedeo Avogadro
born 1776 · Italian scientist

Jean Piaget
born 1896 · Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896–1980)

Rod Laver
born 1938 · Australian tennis player
Whitney Houston
born 1963 · American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012)
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Gillian Anderson
born 1968 · American actress (born 1968)

Anna Kendrick
born 1985 · American actress (born 1985)

Audrey Tautou
born 1976 · French actress (born 1976)

Melanie Griffith
born 1957 · American actress

Jean Tirole
born 1953 · French economist
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
born 1962 · German politician, former federal minister of defence
Mikaël Silvestre
born 1977 · French footballer (born 1977)

Otto Rehhagel
born 1938 · German footballer and manager

Lorenzo Sanz
born 1943 · Spanish businessman (1943–2020)

Nusret Gökçe
born 1983 · Turkish chef and restaurateur (born 1983)

Roman Romanenko
born 1971 · Russian cosmonaut
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Alex Freeman
born 2004 · American soccer player

Zelym Kotsoiev
born 1998 · Azerbaijani judoka

Alexa Grasso
born 1993 · Mexican mixed martial artist
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Nawaf al-Hazmi
born 1976 · Saudi Arabian terrorist and 9/11 hijacker (1976–2001)
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Muazzez Ersoy
born 1958 · Turkish singer (born 1958)

Georgiy Harutyunyan
born 2004 · Armenian professional football player
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Freddie Slater
born 2008 · British racing driver (born 2008)
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Hoda Kotb
born 1964 · American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author (born 1964)

Leonid Kuchma
born 1938 · Ukrainian businessman and politician, second President of Ukraine from 1994 to 2005

Brito
born 1939 · Brazilian footballer (1939-2026)
Romano Prodi
born 1939 · Italian politician and economist (born 1939)
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Alfred Aho
born 1941 · Canadian computer scientist
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Issa Hayatou
born 1946 · Cameroonian basketball player and football executive

Kim Hwang-sik
born 1948 · South Korean lawyer and politician
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Rui Jordão
born 1952 · Portuguese footballer (1952-2019)

John Key
born 1961 · Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016

Dana Vávrová
born 1967 · Czech-German actress and film director (1967-2009)

Ralph Hasenhüttl
born 1967 · Austrian association football manager and former player

Eric Bana
born 1968 · Australian actor
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Juanes
born 1972 · Colombian musician (born 1972)

Filippo Inzaghi
born 1973 · Italian footballer and manager

Ravshan Irmatov
born 1977 · Uzbekistani football referee

Ime Udoka
born 1977 · American basketball player and coach

Wesley Sonck
born 1978 · Belgian association football player
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Questions about August 9 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on August 9?
- Famous people born on August 9 include John Dryden (1631), Amedeo Avogadro (1776), Jean Piaget (1896), Rod Laver (1938), Whitney Houston (1963).
- What star sign is someone born on August 9?
- Someone born on August 9 is a Leo.
- What is the birthstone for August 9?
- The birthstone for August is peridot.
- How common is a birthday on August 9?
- In the US, August 9 is the No. 32 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,101 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).