Nat Lofthouse

English footballer (1925-2011).

Born August 27th, 1925 in Bolton.

Died January 15th, 2011 at 85 years old in Bolton. ^[ref]

Volker Türk

United nations human rights chief.

Born August 27th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Linz.

Zhang Zifeng

Chinese actress.

Born August 27th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Sanmenxia.

Nabil El Zhar

Moroccan footballer.

Born August 27th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Alès.

Napoleon Chagnon

American anthropologist (1938–2019).

Born August 27th, 1938 in Port Austin. ^[ref]

Died September 21st, 2019 at 81 years old in Traverse City. ^[ref]

Rebel MC

English music producer.

Born August 27th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Tottenham.

Gholamreza Takhti

Iranian wrestler (1930–1968).

Born August 27th, 1930 in Tehran.

Died January 7th, 1968 at 37 years old in Tehran.

Björn Gelotte

Swedish guitarist.

Born August 27th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Gothenburg.

Pieter Groenewald

South african politician.

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

Heinz Lammerding

German general (1905-1971).

Born August 27th, 1905 in Dortmund.

Died January 13th, 1971 at 65 years old in Bad Tölz (cancer).

Katya Sambuca

Russian actor, singer and model.

Born August 27th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Saint Petersburg.

C A Bhavani Devi

Indian fencer.

Born August 27th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Chennai.

Nancy Friday

American author (1933–2017).

Born August 27th, 1933 in Pittsburgh. ^[ref]

Died November 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Ivan Franko

Ukrainian poet and writer (1856–1916).

Born August 27th, 1856 in Nahuievychi.

Died May 28th, 1916 at 59 years old in Lviv.

Yves Rossy

Swiss military-trained pilot and an aviation enthusiast.

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

Tommy Sands

American pop music singer and actor.

Born August 27th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Chicago.

David Elazar

Chief of staff of the israel defense forces (1925–1976).

Born August 27th, 1925 in Sarajevo.

Died April 15th, 1976 at 50 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).

Felix da Housecat

American dj and record producer.

Born August 27th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Chicago.

Sōsuke Uno

75th prime minister of japan (1922-1998).

Born August 27th, 1922 in Moriyama.

Died May 19th, 1998 at 75 years old in Shiga Medical Center for Adults (lung cancer).

Stephan Elliott

Australian film director.

Born August 27th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Sydney.

Catherine Leroy

French photojournalist (1944-2006).

Born August 27th, 1944 in Sannois. ^[ref]

Died July 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Lien Chan

Politician and former premier of taiwan.

Born August 27th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Chang'an County.

Katharine Dexter McCormick

American philanthropist (1875–1967).

Born August 27th, 1875 in Dexter.

Died December 28th, 1967 at 92 years old in Boston.

Janet MacLachlan

American actress (1933-2010).

Born August 27th, 1933 in New York City.

Died October 11th, 2010 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Nikola Pilić

Croatian tennis coach and former yugoslavian tennis player.

Born August 27th, 1939 in Split.

Died September 22nd, 2025 at 86 years old in Rijeka. ^[ref]