William Friedkin

American director and producer (1935–2023).

Born August 29th, 1935 in Chicago.

Died August 7th, 2023 at 87 years old in Los Angeles, Bel Air (heart failure, pneumonia). ^[ref]

William Levy

Cuban actor.

Born August 29th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Cojímar.

Iris Apfel

American interior designer and fashion icon (1921–2024).

Born August 29th, 1921 in Queens. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 2024 at 102 years old in Palm Beach. ^[ref]

James Brady

White house press secretary under ronald reagan (1940-2014).

Born August 29th, 1940 in Centralia.

Died August 4th, 2014 at 73 years old in Alexandria (gunshot wound).

Jay Ryan

New zealand actor.

Born August 29th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Auckland.

Gabriel Barbosa

Brazilian footballer (1996-).

Born August 29th, 1996 (age 29 years) in São Bernardo do Campo.

Chris Hadfield

Canadian astronaut.

Born August 29th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Sarnia. ^[ref]

Lucas Cruikshank

American actor.

Born August 29th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Columbus.

Leena Chandavarkar

Indian actress.

Born August 29th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Dharwad.

Candis Cayne

American actress and performance artist.

Born August 29th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Maui.

Noah Syndergaard

American baseball player.

Born August 29th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Mansfield. ^[ref]

Brian Chesky

American businessman & co-founder and ceo of airbnb.

Born August 29th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Niskayuna.

Elizabeth Fraser

Scottish singer (born 1963).

Born August 29th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Grangemouth.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles

English association football player.

Born August 29th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Goodmayes.

Hajime Isayama

Japanese manga artist.

Born August 29th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Hita.

Isabel Sanford

American actress (1917–2004).

Born August 29th, 1917 in Harlem.

Died July 9th, 2004 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease, cardiac arrest).

Nicholas Tse

Hong kong musician and actor.

Born August 29th, 1980 (age 45 years) in British Hong Kong.

Timothy Bradley

American boxer.

Born August 29th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Palm Springs.

Vivien Thomas

American surgeon (1910-1985).

Born August 29th, 1910 in New Iberia, Lake Providence.

Died November 26th, 1985 at 75 years old (pancreatic cancer).

Betty Lynn

American actress.

Born August 29th, 1926 in Kansas City.

Died October 16th, 2021 at 95 years old in Mount Airy. ^[ref]

David West

American basketball player.

Born August 29th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Teaneck.

Dinah Washington

American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924-1963).

Born August 29th, 1924 in Tuscaloosa.

Died December 14th, 1963 at 39 years old in Detroit (drug overdose).

Jack Lew

American lawyer and diplomat.

Born August 29th, 1955 (age 70 years) in New York City.

Bae Yong-joon

South korean actor and businessman.

Born August 29th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Mapo District.

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

American actress.

Born August 29th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Schenectady.