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August 9th

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504 Notable birthdays

Whitney Houston

American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012).

Born August 9th, 1963 in Newark. [ref]

Died February 11th, 2012 at 48 years old in The Beverly Hilton (drowning). [ref]

Anna Kendrick

American actress (born 1985).

Born August 9th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Portland.

Sam Elliott

American actor.

Born August 9th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sacramento.

Gillian Anderson

American actress (born 1968).

Born August 9th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Chicago.

Bill Skarsgård

Swedish actor.

Born August 9th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Stockholm.

Deion Sanders

American football and baseball player and football coach.

Born August 9th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Fort Myers.

Mahesh Babu

Indian actor.

Born August 9th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Chennai.

Melanie Griffith

American actress.

Born August 9th, 1957 (age 68 years) in New York City, Manhattan.

Dan Levy

Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1983).

Born August 9th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Toronto.

Vivek Ramaswamy

American presidential candidate and businessman (born 1985).

Born August 9th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Cincinnati.

King Von

American rapper from illinois (1994–2020).

Born August 9th, 1994 in Chicago. [ref]

Died November 6th, 2020 at 26 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound). [ref]

Eric Bana

Australian actor.

Born August 9th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Melbourne.

Chris Cuomo

American journalist.

Born August 9th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Queens.

Alexa Bliss

American professional wrestler.

Born August 9th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Columbus.

Hoda Kotb

American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author.

Born August 9th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Norman.

Hansika Motwani

Indian actress.

Born August 9th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Mumbai.

Nusret Gökçe

Turkish chef and restaurateur (born 1983).

Born August 9th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Erzurum. [ref]

Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Advocate for sex trafficking victims (1983–2025).

Born August 9th, 1983 in Sacramento.

Died April 25th, 2025 at 41 years old in Neergabby. [ref]

Jessica Capshaw

American actress (born 1976).

Born August 9th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Columbia.

Rhona Mitra

British actress (born 1976).

Born August 9th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Paddington.

Justice Smith

American actor.

Born August 9th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Los Angeles.

Kate Siegel

American actress and writer (born 1982).

Born August 9th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Silver Spring.

Kevin McKidd

Scottish actor.

Born August 9th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Elgin.

Ime Udoka

American basketball player and coach.

Born August 9th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Portland.

Roy Hodgson

English football manager.

Born August 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Croydon.

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