Notable Birthdays for August 30
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- English author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Frankenstein) in 1797
- Louisiana Gov. Huey Long in 1893
- journalist/author John Gunther in 1901
- civil rights leader Roy Wilkins in 1901
- actor Raymond Massey in 1896
- actor Shirley Booth in 1898
- actor Joan Blondell in 1906
- actor Fred MacMurray in 1908
- baseball Hall of Fame member Ted Williams in 1918
- country music singer Kitty Wells in 1919
- businessman Warren Buffett in 1930 (age 86)
- musician John Phillips (The Mamas and the Papas) in 1935
- actor Elizabeth Ashley in 1939 (age 77)
- French Olympic champion skier Jean-Claude Killy in 1943 (age 73)
- cartoonist Robert Crumb in 1943 (age 73)
- newspaper columnist Molly Ivins in 1944
- comedian Lewis Black in 1948 (age 68)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Robert Parish in 1953 (age 63)
- actor Peggy Lipton in 1946 (age 70)
- actor Timothy Bottoms in 1951 (age 65)
- actor Michael Chiklis in 1963 (age 53), actor Michael Michele in 1966 (age 50)
- actor Cameron Diaz in 1972 (age 44)
- tennis player Andy Roddick in 1982 (age 34).
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