Famous people born on 7 August

12 of the people we track were born on 7 August, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Jimmy Wales 1966Businesspersonliving, 60
2. Charlize Theron 1975Actorliving, 51
3. Elinor Ostrom 1933American economistdied aged 78
4. Mata Hari 1876Dutch exotic dancer and courtesandied aged 41
5. YHYun Hyon-seok 1984South Korean poet and activistdied aged 18
6. Sofia Rotaru 1947Singer and actorliving, 79
7. David Duchovny 1960American actor and writerliving, 66
8. John C. Mather 1946American astrophysicistliving, 80
9. Bruce Dickinson 1958British heavy metal singerliving, 68
10. Ralph Bunche 1904American diplomatdied aged 67
11. Elizabeth Báthory 1560Hungarian land ownerdied aged 54
12. Abebe Bikila 1932Ethiopian Olympic championdied aged 41