August Birthdays

Since it's August, time to say Happy Birthday

Valtteri Bottas

-Birth name: Valtteri Viktor Bottas

-DOB: 8/28/1989

-Where: Nastola, Finland

-He's currently a reserve driver for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

-He practices fencing in his spare time

Joe Elliott

-Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott

-DOB: 8/1/1959

-Where: Sheffield, England

-He is the lead singer of a band called The Cybernauts, a tribute band to David Bowie

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 8/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

-He knew ever since he was ten years old that he was gay

Glenn Hughes

-DOB: 8/21/1951

-Where: Cannock, United Kingdom

-He suffered from drug addiction for years, until an EMT threatened him with bodily harm and he got sober for good

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-Actress Cyndy Hall is his aunt

Shawn Michaels

-Birth name: Michael Shawn Hickenbottom

-DOB: 7/22/1965

-Where: Chandler, Arizona

-He took his wrestling name from his real name, just switching around his first and middle name

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

-DOD: 10/31/2020

-Where: Nassau, Bahamas

-Out of all six actors who have played the role of James Bond, he is the only one who actually served in the Royal Navy

John Deacon

-Birth name: John Richard Deacon

-DOB: 8/19/1951

-Where: Leicester, England

-Played bass for hard rock band Queen

Mark Webber

-Birth name: Mark Alan Webber

-DOB: 8/27/1976

-Where: Queanbeyan, Australia

-Joined the Porsche team and won the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship

Raoul Bova

-DOB: 8/14/1971

-Where: Rome, Italy

-Prior to becoming an actor, he took the entrance exam to become part of the Carabinieri, the Italian military police, but he was refused

August Birthdays

Since it's August, time to say Happy Birthday

Valtteri Bottas

-Birth name: Valtteri Viktor Bottas

-DOB: 8/28/1989

-Where: Nastola, Finland

-He drove for Mercedes from 2017-2021

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Worksop, United Kingdom

-He is often known for his outspoken nature

Joe Elliott

-Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott

-DOB: 8/1/1959

-Where: Sheffield, England

-He moved to Ireland because it was similar to an English culture

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 8/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

-He realized that, as early as ten years old, that he was gay

Glenn Hughes

-DOB: 8/21/1951

-Where: Cannock, United Kingdom

-He got sober for good in the 1990s after an EMT threatened bodily harm to him if he didn't be quiet during his ambulance ride to the hospital

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-He told the New York Times he shared a drama class in high school with Robert Pattinson

Shawn Michaels

-Birth name: Michael Shawn Hickenbottom

-DOB: 7/22/1965

-Where: Chandler, Arizona

-He developed a lazy eye after an injury in the ring

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

-DOD: 10/31/2020

-Where: Lyford Cay, The Bahamas

-Out of all the actors who played James Bond, he is the only one who, like James Bond, actually served in the Royal Navy

Mark Webber

-Birth name: Mark Alan Webber

-DOB: 8/27/1976

-Where: Queanbeyan, Australia

-He drove in Formula 1 from 2002-2013

Raoul Bova

-DOB: 8/14/1971

-Where: Rome, Italy

-His father was an employee of Alitalia Airlines and his mother was a housewife

August Birthdays

Since it's now August, time to say Happy Birthday

Valtteri Bottas

-Birth name: Valtteri Viktor Bottas

-DOB: 8/28/1989

-Where: Nastola, Finland

-He drove for the Mercedes team from 2017-2021 and the Williams racing team from 2013-2016

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Nottinghamshire, Englnad

-He is known for his highly operatic singing style and high energy performance on stage

Joe Elliott

-Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott

-DOB: 8/1/1959

-Where: Sheffield, England

-As a child, he would make up names for imaginary rock bands and Deaf Leopard was one of them. Later on, the spelling was changed to Def Leppard and the name stuck

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 8/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Coldfield, England

-He realized he was gay when he was ten years old

Glenn Hughes

-DOB: 8/21/1951

-Where: Cannock, United Kingdom

-He's known more for his operatic vocals than his unique style of playing bass

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-In an interview with the New York Times, he said he was classmates with Robert Pattinson, with whom he shared a drama class

Antonio Banderas

-Birth name: Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas

-DOB: 8/10/1960

-Where: Malaga, Spain

-He's provided the voice for Spanish sword fighting cat Puss in Boots ever since his first appearance in Shrek 2

Viola Davis

-DOB: 8/11/1965

-Where: St. Matthews, South Carolina

-She was the first black actress to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the TV show How to Get Away with Murder

John Deacon

-Birth name: John Richard Deacon

-DOB: 8/19/1951

-Where: Leicester, United Kingdom

-After Freddie Mercury died, John Deacon quit Queen because of his close friendship to the singer

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

-DOD: 10/31/2020

-Where: Nassau, Bahamas

-Prior to becoming an actor, he held a variety of odd jobs, such as coffin polisher, milkman, truck driver, artist's model for the Edinburgh College of Art

Shawn Michaels

-Birth name: Michael Shawn Hickenbottom

-DOB: 7/22/1965

-Where: Chandler, Arizona

-Took his wrestling name from rearranging his real name to Shawn Michaels

August Birthdays

Since it's August, time to say Happy Birthday

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

-He got his pilot's license after learning members of his family were in the RAF

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 8/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Coldfield, England

-He knew he would be a gay man ever since he was ten years old

Glenn Hughes

-DOB: 8/21/1951

-Where: Cannock, England

-His dad started to believe in God when Glenn got sober for good

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-His sisters are models Elizabeth Jagger and Georgia May Jagger

Antonio Banderas

-Birth name: Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas

-DOB: 8/10/1960

-Where: Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

-He dreamed of playing professional soccer when he was a teenager. But he had to abandon that dream when he broke his foot

Viola Davis

-DOB: 8/11/1965

-Where: St. Matthews, South Carolina

-She returned to filming four months after her daughter Genesis was born to film 2013's Ender's Game

John Deacon

-Birth name: John Richard Deacon

-DOB: 8/19/1951

-Where: Leicester, England

-After vocalist Freddie Mercury died, he left the band

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

-DOD: 10/31/2010

-Where: Nassau, Bahamas

-Out of all the characters in films he played, most of the characters he played were mentors of one sort or another

Shawn Michaels

-Birth name: Michael Shawn Hickenbottom

-DOB: 7/22/1965

-Where: Phoenix, Arizona

-He is the youngest of four children. He had two brothers named Scott and Randy and a sister named Shari. His mother was hoping he would be a girl

August Birthdays

Since it's August, it's time to say Happy Birthday

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

-What introduced him to music was hearing "Child in Time" by Deep Purple blasting out of a student's dorm room while he was at boarding school

Joe Elliott

-Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott

-DOB: 8/1/1959

-Where: Sheffield, England

-He's one of the original members of Def Leppard since it's creation in 1977

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 5/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Coldfield, England

-He knew that he would end up being a gay man, even at the age of 10

Glenn Hughes

-DOB: 8/21/1951

-Where: Cannock, England

-Prior to joining Deep Purple on bass and backing vocals, he was the bassist of the three piece funk band Trapeze

Robert Plant

-Birth name: Robert Anthony Plant

-DOB: 8/20/1948

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-He told his then wife Maureen that if he was not able to break into music by the time he reached his twenties, he would officially get a proper job

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-He shared a drama class with Robert Pattinson in high school

Antonio Banderas

-Birth name: Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas

-DOB: 8/10/1960

-Where: Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

-His debut into American movies came in 1992 with The Mambo Kings. He didn't speak English at the time and had to learn English phonetically

Viola Davis

-DOB: 8/11/1965

-Where: St. Matthews, South Carolina

-She is the first black woman in history to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the television series How to Get Away with Murder

Vivian Campbell

-Birth name: Vivian Patrick Campbell

-DOB: 8/25/1962

-Where: Belfast, Ireland

-His official debut in the band was at the Freddie Mercury AIDS-awareness concert at Wembley Stadium in 1992. In fact, his first album with the band was 1992's Adrenalize

John Deacon

-Birth name: John Richard Deacon

-DOB: 8/19/1951

-Where: Leicester, England

-He retired from the band after vocalist Freddie Mercury's death

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

-DOD: 10/31/2020

-Where: Nassau, Bahamas

-He was a good friend of actors Roger Moore, Richard Harris and Michael Caine