Famous people born on 20 August

• Benjamin HarrisonPresident of the United States, 1889-1893 · 1833–1901
  67 yrs
• H. P. LovecraftAmerican writer and editor · 1890–1937
  46 yrs
• Mohamed MorsiPresident of Egypt from 2012 to 2013 · 1951–2019
  67 yrs
• Rajiv GandhiPrime Minister of India · 1944–1991
  46 yrs
• Slobodan MiloševićYugoslav–Serbian politician · 1941–2006
  64 yrs
• Salvatore QuasimodoItalian writer · 1901–1968
  66 yrs
• Jöns Jacob BerzeliusSwedish chemist · 1779–1848
  68 yrs
• Raymond PoincaréFrench statesman and lawyer, President of France · 1860–1934
  74 yrs
• Bolesław Prus ↗Polish novelist · 1847–1912
  64 yrs
• Bernardo O'Higgins ↗Chilean independence leader · 1778–1842
  64 yrs
• Isaac Hayes ↗American musician and actor · 1942–2008
  65 yrs
• Omar al-Mukhtar ↗Leader of the Senussi resistance against the Italian fascist occupation · 1858–1931
  73 yrs
• Roger Sperry ↗American neuroscientist · 1913–1994
  80 yrs
• Paul Tillich ↗German-American theologian and philosopher · 1886–1965
  79 yrs
• Rudolf Bultmann ↗German theologian · 1884–1976
  91 yrs
• Eduard Suess ↗Austrian geologist · 1831–1914
  82 yrs
• Eero Saarinen ↗American architect · 1910–1961
  51 yrs
• Vasily Aksyonov ↗Soviet-Russian writer · 1932–2009
  76 yrs
• Eliel Saarinen ↗Finnish-American architect · 1873–1950
  76 yrs
• Farrukhsiyar ↗The ninth Mughal Emperor from 1713 to 1719 · 1685–1719
  33 yrs
• Abbas Mirza ↗Qajar crown prince · 1789–1833
  44 yrs
• Greg Bear ↗American writer best known for science fiction · 1951–2022
  71 yrs
• Dimebag Darrell ↗American guitarist · 1966–2004
  38 yrs
• Olga Rubtsova ↗Russian chess player · 1909–1994
  85 yrs
• Leopold Infeld ↗Polish physicist · 1898–1968
  69 yrs
• Phil Lynott ↗Irish rock musician · 1949–1986
  36 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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