Famous People Born on August 9
Ted Simmons
1949
American baseball player and coach
Ray Jennings
1954
South African cricketer and coach
(Image Credits)
"Ray Jennings" by Tinucherian - CC BY-SA 3.0
Julián Javier
1936
Dominican-American baseball player
(Image Credits)
"Julián Javier in 2017 - 1967 St.Louis Cardinals Reunion team (cropped)" by Johnmaxmena2 - CC BY-SA 4.0
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)
1783
John Varley
1947
American author
(Image Credits)
"John Varley" by Arthur Jene - CC BY-SA 4.0
Alexa Bliss
1991
American bodybuilder and wrestler
(Image Credits)
"Alexa Bliss RR25 (1) (cropped)" by Diego Serrano - CC BY 2.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
Troy Percival
1969
American baseball player and coach
(Image Credits)
"Troy Percival (1099898562)" by shgmom56 on Flickr - CC BY-SA 2.0
Originally posted to Flickr as "Brian Falkenborg ?"
Evelina Haverfield
1867
Scottish nurse and activist (d. 1920)
(Image Credits)
"Evelina Haverfield" by Beatrice Cundy - CC BY 4.0 Original Source
Kliff Kingsbury
1979
American football coach
(Image Credits)
"Kliff Kingsbury Preseason Week 1 - Commanders at Jets (cropped)" by All-Pro Reels - CC BY-SA 2.0 Original Source
Paula Kent Meehan
1931
American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (d. 2014)
Wesley Sonck
1978
Belgian footballer
Rod Laver
1938
Australian tennis player and coach
(Image Credits)
"Tennis 'great', Rod Laver (cropped)" by Brisbane City Council - CC BY 2.0 Original Source