Lester Young

American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959).

Born August 27th, 1909 in Woodville.

Died March 15th, 1959 at 49 years old in New York City.

Carlos Moyá

Spanish tennis player.

Born August 27th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Palma.

Gerhard Berger

Austrian former formula one racing driver.

Born August 27th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Wörgl.

Mohammad Yousuf

Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer.

Born August 27th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Lahore.

Dean Devlin

American actor.

Born August 27th, 1962 (age 63 years) in New York City.

Stalking Cat

American man best known for extensive body modifications (1958-2012).

Born August 27th, 1958 in Flint.

Died November 5th, 2012 at 54 years old in Tonopah.

Diana Scarwid

American actress.

Born August 27th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Savannah.

Cesária Évora

Cape verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011).

Born August 27th, 1941 in Mindelo.

Died December 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mindelo (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Chinmoy Kumar Ghose

Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007).

Born August 27th, 1931 in Chattogram District.

Died October 11th, 2007 at 76 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Taylor Mitchell

Canadian singer (1990-2009).

Born August 27th, 1990 in Toronto.

Died October 28th, 2009 at 19 years old in Halifax (coyote attack). ^[ref]

Mile Svilar

Belgian association football player.

Born August 27th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Antwerp.

Theodore Dreiser

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945).

Born August 27th, 1871 in Terre Haute.

Died December 28th, 1945 at 74 years old in Hollywood.

C. S. Forester

British novelist, "hornblower" author (1899–1966).

Born August 27th, 1899 in Cairo.

Died April 2nd, 1966 at 66 years old in Fullerton (Alzheimer's disease).

Ira Levin

American novelist, playwright (1929–2007).

Born August 27th, 1929 in The Bronx.

Died November 12th, 2007 at 78 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Jeanette Winterson

English writer.

Born August 27th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Manchester. ^[ref]

Charles Fleischer

American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and musician (born 1950).

Born August 27th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Washington, D.C..

Andy Karl

American actor.

Born August 27th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Baltimore. ^[ref]

Leanna Creel

American actress.

Born August 27th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Los Angeles.

Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg

German noble (1913-2006).

Born August 27th, 1913 in Kaunas.

Died April 2nd, 2006 at 92 years old in Kirchlauter.

Edson Cholbi Nascimento

Brazilian footballer and manager.

Born August 27th, 1970 (age 55 years) in São Paulo.

Charles G. Dawes

Vice president of the united states from 1925 to 1929.

Born August 27th, 1865 in Marietta.

Died April 23rd, 1951 at 85 years old in Evanston (coronary thrombosis).

Mario Winans

American singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Born August 27th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Baltimore.

Ernest Medina

Us army officer (1936–2018).

Born August 27th, 1936 in Springer.

Died May 8th, 2018 at 81 years old in Wisconsin.

Nikica Jelavić

Croatian association football player.

Born August 27th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Čapljina.

Jazz

American professional wrestler.

Born August 27th, 1973 (age 52 years) in New Orleans.