The Famous Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays and famous people biographies

Famous people who died on August 25th

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong (1930 - 2012)

American astronaut
Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)

German writer and philosopher
Aaliyah

Aaliyah (1979 - 2001)

American singer, dancer, and actress
John McCain

John McCain (1936 - 2018)

American politician
Truman Capote

Truman Capote (1924 - 1984)

American writer
David Hume

David Hume (1711 - 1776)

Scottish philosopher and historian
Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday (1791 - 1867)

English scientist
Alfred Kinsey

Alfred Kinsey (1894 - 1956)

American entomologist and sexologist
Samantha Smith

Samantha Smith (1972 - 1985)

American actress, author, and activist
William Herschel

William Herschel (1738 - 1822)

German-English astronomer
Margaret of Anjou

Margaret of Anjou (1430 - 1482)

Queen consort of Henry VI of England
George Lincoln Rockwell

George Lincoln Rockwell (1918 - 1967)

founder of the American Nazi Party
Art Rooney

Art Rooney (1901 - 1988)

Founder and owner of Pittsburgh Steelers professional American football team
Carl Barks

Carl Barks (1901 - 2000)

American cartoonist
Ferdinand Piëch

Ferdinand Piëch (1937 - 2019)

Austrian-German automotive engineer and executive
Stan Kenton

Stan Kenton (1912 - 1979)

Bandleader, pianist, composer, arranger
Henry Morgan

Henry Morgan (1635 - 1688)

Welsh privateer
Esther Earl

Esther Earl (1994 - 2010)

American internet star
James Watt

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

Scottish engineer
Celia Thaxter

Celia Thaxter (1835 - 1894)

American writer
Perry Lafferty

Perry Lafferty (1917 - 2005)

American TV producer
Édouard Michelin

Édouard Michelin (1859 - 1940)

French industrialist
Joseph Kane

Joseph Kane (1894 - 1975)

Film director Film producer Film editor Screenwriter
Robert Campbell Reeve

Robert Campbell Reeve (1902 - 1980)

Pioneering aviator, founder of Reeve Aleutian Airways
Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy (1932 - 2009)

American politician