Famous People Born on August 25

Famous people born on August 25 include Sean Connery (1930), Ivan the Terrible (1530) and Johann Gottfried Herder (1744).

MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Sean Connery

1930–2020

Scottish actor and producer (1930–2020)

Ivan the Terrible

1530–1584

Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584

Johann Gottfried Herder

1744–1803

German philosopher, theologian, poet (1744–1803)

Erich Honecker

1912–1994

Leader of East Germany, 1971–1989

Tim Burton

1958–present

American filmmaker (born 1958)

Võ Nguyên Giáp

1911–2013

Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)

Leonard Bernstein

1918–1990

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

Claudia Schiffer

1970–present

German model (born 1970)

Blake Lively

1987–present

American actress (born 1987)

Charles Richet

1850–1935

French physiologist, Nobel laureate and spiritualist (1850–1935)

Ludwig II of Bavaria

1845–1886

King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886

Taslima Nasrin

1962–present

Bangladeshi-Swedish feminist writer (born 1962)

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

1767–1794

French revolutionary politician (1767–1794)

Emil Theodor Kocher

1841–1917

Swiss physician and Nobel laureate (1841–1917)

Herbert Kroemer

1928–2024

German–American physicist (1928–2024)

DIED ON THIS DAY

James Watt

Died 1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine

Michael Faraday

Died 1867 · Science & Invention

Electromagnetic induction

Friedrich Nietzsche

Died 1900 · Philosophy & Thought

"God is dead," Beyond Good and Evil

Neil Armstrong

Died 2012 · Exploration

First human to walk on the Moon

MORE FAMOUS DEATHS

David Hume

1711–1776

Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776)

John McCain

1936–2018

American politician and naval officer (1936–2018)

Pliny the Elder

23–79

Roman military commander and writer (AD23/24–79)

Dolly Parton

1946–2026

American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)

William Herschel

1738–1822

German-British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

Henri Becquerel

1852–1908

French physicist (1852–1908)

Truman Capote

1924–1984

American writer (1924–1984)

Louis IX of France

1214–1270

King of France from 1226 to 1270

Eyvind Johnson

1900–1976

Swedish writer (1900–1976)

Aaliyah

1979–2001

American singer (1979–2001)

Sources

August 25 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
James Watt — Wikipedia
Michael Faraday — Wikipedia
Friedrich Nietzsche — Wikipedia
Neil Armstrong — Wikipedia
Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths

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