American politician August 3 – Marcel Dionne, Canadian hockey player August 6 Catherine Hicks, American actress Daryl Somers, Australian television personality August 8 Louis van Gaal, Dutch footballer and manager Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian politician, 5th President of Egypt (d. 2019) Mamoru Oshii, Japanese film director Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (d. 1994) August 10 – Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize August 11 – Katsumi Chō, Japanese voice actor August 13 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (d. 2007) August 15 – Jim Allen, West Indian cricketer August 16 – Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, 13th President of Nigeria (d. 2010) August 17 – Richard Hunt, American puppeteer (d. 1992) August 19 – John Deacon, English rock bassist August 20 – Greg Bear, American author (d. 2022) August 21 Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist Chesley V. Morton, American politician and securities arbitrator Harry Smith, American journalist and editor August 22 – Chandra Prakash Mainali, Nepalese politician August 23 Jimi Jamison, American musician (Survivor) (d. 2014) Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (d. 2004) Queen Noor of Jordan, born Lisa Najeeb Halaby, American-born queen consort August 24 – Orson Scott Card, American writer August 25 – Rob Halford, English rock singer August 26 – Edward Witten, American mathematician, Fields medalist August 28 – Wayne Osmond, American pop singer August 30 Behgjet Pacolli, 3rd President of Kosovo. Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer, Eurovision Song Contest 1970 winner and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) August 31 – Peter Withe, English footballer September September 2 Jim DeMint, American politician, United States Senator (R-SC) Mark Harmon, American actor September 4 – Judith Ivey, American actress September 5 – Michael Keaton, American actor September 6 – Šaban Šaulić, Serbian musician (d. 2019) September 7 Chrissie Hynde, American rock singer Mammootty, Indian actor and producer September 9 – Alexander Downer, Australian politician, diplomat September 12 Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland Joe Pantoliano, American actor September 13 Jean Smart, American actress Salva Kiir Mayardit, 1st President of South Sudan September 14 Duncan Haldane, English-born condensed-matter physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics Volodymyr Melnykov, Ukrainian poet, writer, songwriter and composer September 15 Pete Carroll, American football coach Jared Taylor, American author and journalist Fred Seibert, American producer and Frederator Studios founder September 17 – Cassandra Peterson, American actress, known for her role in Elvira, Mistress of the