William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Clemens was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average (ERA), and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won seven Cy Young Awards during his career, more than any other pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature and hard-throwing pitching style, which he used to intimidate batters.
James Lee Hagedorn (/ˈhæɡɛdɔːrn/ HAG-e-dorn; August 4, 1962 – February 17, 2022) was an American politician from Minnesota. A Republican, he was the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district from 2019 until his death. The district stretches across southern Minnesota along the border with Iowa and includes Rochester, Austin, and Mankato.
Nikhat Hussain Khan is an Indian film producer. She is the daughter of Bollywood actor, director, producer, and writer Tahir Hussain. She has three siblings: Farhat Khan and actors Aamir Khan and Faisal Khan. She is the first cousin once removed (cousin aunt) of actor Imran Khan. Nikhat helped produce her father's first directorial venture Tum Mere Ho, which featured her brother Aamir in 1990.
Thalaivasal Vijay is an Indian actor and dubbing artist. He was born on 4 August 1962 in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted predominantly in numerous Tamil and Malayalam films.
Paul Reynolds (born 4 August 1962) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls. He is highly praised for having a unique guitar sound that differentiated his band from others of the time.
John Edward Farrell (born August 4, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, coach, and manager, who is currently a scout for the Cincinnati Reds and a FOX and ESPN baseball analyst. During his playing career, Farrell was a member of the Cleveland Indians, California Angels, and Detroit Tigers. He served as pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox from 2007 to 2010, before leaving to be manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2011 to 2012. He returned to the Red Sox in 2013, winning the World Series with them in his first year as manager, and continued to manage the team until he was fired two days after losing the 2017 ALDS.
Iain John Ferguson (born 4 August 1962, in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional football striker. He developed a reputation for scoring important and from his powerful right foot shot, sometimes spectacular goals. He scored in a domestic cup final winning team with both Rangers and Motherwell. His goals against high-profile opponents in Europe include for Dundee United in away games at F.C. Barcelona and Borussia Mönchengladbach en route to his appearance in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final.
Joseph Rodney Huffman (born August 4, 1962) is an American musician. Primarily known as a keyboard player, Huffman has performed with many artists, both in the studio and live. He was a member of Witness, Drivin N Cryin and the Georgia Satellites. Joey has recorded on over 125 records as a musician and producer/engineer during his career including Bowling for Soup's A Hangover You Don't Deserve, Skinny Molly's Here For A Good Time, Miranda Lambert's Kerosene, Soul Asylum's Let Your Dim Light Shine, After the Flood: Live from Grand Forks Prom, Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum and Silver Lining, Meat Puppets' No Joke, Matchbox Twenty's Live From Down Under DVD, Butch Walker's Letters, CeeLo Green's Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections, Collective Soul's Youth, Izzy Stradlin's Miami,
Jáchym Topol (born 4 August 1962) is a Czech poet, novelist, musician and journalist who became a laureate of the Czech State Award for Literature in October 2017 for his novel Sensitive Man.
David Nunn (4 August 1962 – 26 April 2012) was a British actor perhaps best known for playing the Messenger in The Black Adder in 1983. Nunn attended Clissold Park School in Hackney. His television appearances included Gang Member in Shades of Greene (1975), Mark Valenta in A Place to Hide (1976), Headmaster (1977), Sid in Television Club (1978), Graham's Gang (1977–79), Charlie in Maggie and Her (1979), Tim in Metal Mickey (1981), Brookdale Boy in Grange Hill (1981), Kid in Educating Marmalade (1982), Messenger in The Black Adder (1983), Joe in The Pickwick Papers (1985), Enormous Orphan in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) and Starting Out (1989).
Sharifa Vijaliwala (born 4 August 1962) is an Indian Gujarati language writer, critic, translator and editor from Surat, Gujarat, India. She is a recipient of a 2018 Sahitya Akademi Award for Vibhajanni Vyatha, a collection of critical essays in Gujarati, and has won several Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awards for her literary work.
Thomas Andrezak (born 4 August 1962 in Bad Kreuznach), better known as Tanith, is a German DJ and producer of electronic dance music. From 1990 to 1996 he was one of the most popular German Tekkno DJs. In 1990, he wrote for the specialized magazine Front Page, and hosted regular after hour parties at the "Exit" club located in the old Ahornblatt building, after the Afterhour club "Walfisch" in Köpenicker Strasse closed. In 1997, Tanith and the breakbeat label Timing Recordings released two albums, T-A-N-I-T-H and Still. His camouflage look was a 1990s trademark in Germany.
Veeraporn Nitiprapha (Thai: วีรพร นิติประภา; born August 4, 1962 in Bangkok) is a Thai author of novels and short stories. Her work has been acclaimed for its distinctive lyrical character, often influenced by classical Thai literature, and its subtle reflection on human relationship in modern Asian society and its intersection with current politics. Her first novel Saiduean Ta Bod Nai Khaowongkot won the prestigious Southeast Asian Writers Award (also known as S.E.A. Write Award) in 2015 and established her among the leading Southeast Asian writers of her generation. Nitiprapha has published several short stories in magazines, which are noted for their innovative narrative techniques and stylistic richness. Her second novel Phutthasakkarat Asadong Kub Song Jam K
Robin Bonanno (born August 4, 1962 in Nutley, New Jersey) is an American race car driver with extensive experience in a variety of Sports Car and Stock Car sanctioned racing events. Robin was born in New Jersey then later moved to Florida in 1998 where she met Amos Johnson who is a five-time winner of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Johnson coached Bonanno through her early years behind the wheel, helping her to hone her racing skills.
Kajsa Anna-Karin Linnéa Ernst, (born 4 August 1962) is a Swedish actress. She started acting at the age of sixteen at Nöjesteatern in Malmö and studied at Teaterhögskolan in Malmö. After graduating she worked for ten years at Helsingborgs stadsteater. There she acted in several plays such as Byggmästare Solness, Spindelkvinnans kyss and Knäckebröd och hovmästarsås. In 1982 she danced balet at plays for Nils Poppe at Fredriksdalsteatern, and in 1990 she played a role in the play Två man och en änka at the same theater. She would appear in the filmatization of the play in 2013.
Bobby Futrell (August 4, 1962 – June 1, 1992) was a professional American football player who played cornerback for five seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Futrell recorded 4 career interceptions, 19 passes defensed, and 134 career tackles in his time with the buccaneers. He also played in the USFL for three teams. Futrell was found hanged in his Tampa garage shortly after an argument with his wife.
Alan Jones (born August 4, 1962) is an American jazz drummer, composer and educator. Born in Longview, Washington, he moved to Portland, Oregon at an early age and took up the drums and guitar as a young child. Jones' first experience in his early career was with Count Dutch, an organist from Amsterdam who hired Jones to work with him as a drummer. His first album was Unsafe which was published in 1998.
María Elena "Maluca" Llamas (born 4 August 1962) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. She is the daughter of Davis Cup player Mario Llamas. Llamas was a bronze medalist in the women's singles event at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan. Between 1979 and 1989, she appeared in eight Federation Cup ties for Mexico. During this time she also competed in ITF satellite tournaments, mostly local, to reach career rankings of 421 in singles and 207 in doubles.
Christian Tanguay (born August 4, 1962) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Villeneuve. He later played two games in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques.
Samuel Alegada (born 4 August 1962) is a Filipino weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Alegada later became a coach for the weightlifting national team of the Philippines. He was also the holder of men's 56kg Philippine national record which he set by lifting 115 kilograms at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games in Manila until it was broken by Nestor Colonia's 116 kilogram-lift at the 2011 Philippine National Games in Bacolod.
Paul John O'Reilly (born 4 August 1962) is a former English cricketer. O'Reilly was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Watford, Hertfordshire. O'Reilly made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1996 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Dorset. O'Reilly played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1996 to 2003, which included 26 Minor Counties Championship matches and 9 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2001, he made his List A debut against the Durham Cricket Board in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. He made 3 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Bedfordshire in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2002. In his 4 List A matches, he took 2 wickets at an average of 48.50, with best figur
Ng Chiu Fan (born 4 August 1962) is a Hong Kong judoka. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.