Roger Marshall

American politician.

Born August 9th, 1960 (age 65 years) in El Dorado.

Forrest Landis

American actor.

Born August 9th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Palm Beach.

Cynthia Harris

American actress (1934–2021).

Born August 9th, 1934 in New York City.

Died October 3rd, 2021 at 87 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Khawaja Muhammad Asif

Minister for defence, pml(n) leader.

Born August 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sialkot.

Jacques Parizeau

Canadian politician (1930-2015).

Born August 9th, 1930 in Montreal.

Died June 1st, 2015 at 84 years old in Montreal (cancer). ^[ref]

Nat Pendleton

American olympic wrestler and actor (1895–1967).

Born August 9th, 1895 in Davenport.

Died October 12th, 1967 at 72 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).

Abdi İpekçi

Turkish journalist (1929–1979).

Born August 9th, 1929 in Istanbul.

Died February 1st, 1979 at 49 years old in Istanbul.

Surangel Whipps Jr.

President of palau since 2021.

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

Mark Povinelli

Actor.

Born August 9th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Elyria. ^[ref]

Aminu Kano

Nigerian politician (1920–1983.

Born August 9th, 1920 in Kano.

Died April 17th, 1983 at 62 years old

Adam von Trott zu Solz

German noble and diplomat (1909-1944).

Born August 9th, 1909 in Potsdam.

Died August 26th, 1944 at 35 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).

Yekaterina Samutsevich

Russian musician.

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

Alexander Djiku

Ghanaian footballer.

Born August 9th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Montpellier.

Joop den Uyl

Prime minister of the netherlands (1919–1987).

Born August 9th, 1919 in Hilversum.

Died December 24th, 1987 at 68 years old in Amsterdam (brain cancer).

Bruce Leung

Hong kong actor and martial artist (1951–2026).

Born August 9th, 1951 in British Hong Kong.

Died January 14th, 2026 at 74 years old in Shenzhen (heart failure). ^[ref]

Charlie David

Canadian actor, writer, director and producer.

Born August 9th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Regina.

Léonide Massine

Ballet dancer (1896–1979).

Born August 9th, 1896 in Moscow.

Died March 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Borken, Cologne (disease).

Merle Kilgore

American musician (1934-2005).

Born August 9th, 1934 in Chickasha.

Died February 6th, 2005 at 70 years old in Mexico (heart failure).

Simone Giannelli

Italian volleyball player.

Born August 9th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Bolzano.

Lee Young-eun

South korean actress (born 1982).

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

Albert Ketèlbey

English composer, conductor and pianist (1875–1959).

Born August 9th, 1875 in Aston.

Died November 26th, 1959 at 84 years old in Cowes.

Charles Djou

American politician.

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

John Varley

American science fiction author (1947–2025).

Born August 9th, 1947 in Austin.

Died December 10th, 2025 at 78 years old in Beaverton. ^[ref]

Cristian Manea

Romanian footballer.

Born August 9th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Agigea.

João Silva

South african photojournalist.

Born August 9th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Lisbon.