Famous people born on 15 August

19 of the people we track were born on 15 August, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Napoleon 1769Emperor of the Frenchdied aged 51
2. Walter Scott 1771Scottish novelist and poetdied aged 61
3. Jennifer Lawrence 1990American actor and producerliving, 36
4. Ben Affleck 1972American film director and actorliving, 54
5. Louis de Broglie 1892Served as President of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Sciencedied aged 94
6. Sri Aurobindo 1872Indian philosopher and yogidied aged 78
7. Abiy Ahmed 1976Ethiopian politician who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopialiving, 50
8. Gerty Cori 1896Biochemistdied aged 61
9. Melinda French Gates 1964American philanthropistliving, 62
10. Anthony of Padua 1195Preacherdied aged 35
11. Anne, Princess Royal 1950British philanthropistliving, 76
12. Alejandro González Iñárritu 1963Mexican film directorliving, 63
13. Julia Child 1912American writerdied aged 91
14. SLStieg Larsson 1954Swedish writerdied aged 50
15. Khaleda Zia 1945Politician who served as Prime Minister of Bangladeshdied aged 80
16. Thomas De Quincey 1785British novelistdied aged 74
17. Óscar Romero 1917Salvadoran Latin Catholic priestdied aged 62
18. Richard F. Heck 1931American chemistdied aged 84
19. Robert I of France AD 860King of West Franciadied aged 62