Famous people born on 4 August

• Louis ArmstrongAmerican jazz musician, trumpeter and singer · 1901–1971
  69 yrs
• Yasser ArafatPalestinian political leader (1929-2004) and Former President of the Palestinian National Authority · 1929–2004
  75 yrs
• Percy Bysshe ShelleyBritish Romantic poet · 1792–1822
  29 yrs
• Knut HamsunNorwegian novelist · 1859–1952
  92 yrs
• Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherQueen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 · 1900–2002
  101 yrs
• Ibn ArabiSufi scholar and Sunni philosopher · 1165–1240
  75 yrs
• Pumpuang DuangjanThai female singer · 1961–1992
  30 yrs
• William Rowan HamiltonIrish mathematician and astronomer · 1805–1865
  60 yrs
• Witold Gombrowicz ↗Polish writer · 1904–1969
  64 yrs
• John Venn ↗British logician and philosopher · 1834–1923
  88 yrs
• Frances Allen ↗American computer scientist · 1932–2020
  88 yrs
• John Newton ↗Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist · 1725–1807
  82 yrs
• Kishore Kumar ↗Indian singer and actor · 1929–1987
  58 yrs
• Maria Zankovetska ↗Ukrainian actress · 1854–1934
  80 yrs
• Arturo Umberto Illia ↗President of Argentina · 1900–1983
  82 yrs
• Helen Thomas ↗American author and journalist · 1920–2013
  92 yrs
• Don S. Davis ↗American character actor · 1942–2008
  65 yrs
• Werner von Fritsch ↗German general · 1880–1939
  59 yrs
• Sheldon Adelson ↗American businessman · 1933–2021
  87 yrs
• Walter Pater ↗English writer, critic and essayist · 1839–1894
  54 yrs
• Marie José of Belgium ↗Queen Consort of Italy · 1906–2001
  94 yrs
• Nabi Tajima ↗Japanese supercentenarian · 1900–2018
  117 yrs
• Maurice Richard ↗Canadian ice hockey player · 1921–2000
  78 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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