Ashby, Dorothy (1932)
The jazz harpist who recorded 'Afro-Harping' in 1968
Famous People Born on August 6
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Ball, Lucille (1911)
The red-headed star of TV's I Love Lucy -
Farmiga, Vera (1973)
George Clooney's love interest in Up in the Air -
Fleming, Alexander (1881)
The bacteriologist who discovered penicillin -
Fort, Charles (1874)
Researcher and reporter of anomalous phenomena -
Frye, Soleil Moon (1976)
TV's Punky Brewster -
Halliwell, Geri (1971)
The red-haired "Ginger Spice" of the Spice Girls -
Miller, Marisa (1978)
Surfer-girl model for Sports Illustrated and others -
Mitchum, Robert (1917)
The wicked preacher in The Night of the Hunter -
Odom, Leslie Jr. (1981)
Aaron Burr in the musical 'Hamilton' -
Ramsey, JonBenet (1990)
The 6-year-old beauty contestant killed in Colorado in 1996 -
Roosevelt, Edith (1861)
President Teddy Roosevelt's second wife -
Shyamalan, M. Night (1970)
The writer and director of The Sixth Sense -
Smith, Elliott (1969)
The singer of "Miss Misery" who stabbed himself -
Tennsyon, Lord Alfred (1809)
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Warhol, Andy (1928)
The pop artist who painted a Campbell's Soup can -
Yeoh, Michelle (1962)
The Oscar-winning star of Everything Everywhere All At Once