List of Famous people born on August 27th
Antonia Fraser
Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser is a British author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction. She is the widow of the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Harold Pinter (1930–2008), and prior to his death was also known as Lady Antonia Pinter.
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo Torrontegui, also known as Fernando M. Zóbel, was a Spanish Filipino painter, businessman, art collector and museum founder.
Ali Gültiken
Ali Kurtuluş Gültiken is a former professional football player, manager, and scout. He is a part of the most famous trio of the Turkish football team Beşiktaş history alongside Metin Tekin and Feyyaz Uçar in the early 1990s.
Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Nabil El Zhar
Nabil El Zhar is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Qatari club Al Ahli.
Yukijirō Hotaru
Yukijirō Hotaru is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the role of Gonza Kurahashi in the Garo television franchise.
Erika Tsukada
Erika Tsukada is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.
Idham Chalid
Idham Chalid was an Indonesian politician and minister. Apart from being a politician, he was active in religious activities and served as the second chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama.
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo was an Italian prelate of the Catholic church. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1977 until he retired in 2001. As Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls from 2005 to 2009 he helped oversee important restoration work. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 March 2006.
Liane Russell
Liane Brauch "Lee" Russell was an American geneticist and conservationist. Her studies in mammalian genetics provided the basis for understanding the chromosomic basis for sex determination in mammals and the effects occasioned by radiation, drugs, fuels and waste on mice. Her research allowed better understanding of genetic processes in mammals, mutagenesis and teratogenesis effects on mammals, and knowledge of how these processes can be prevented and avoided. She determined that developing embryos were most vulnerable to the effects of radiation during the first seven weeks of pregnancy and therefore recommended that non-urgent diagnostic X-rays be taken in the 14 days after the onset of a woman's menstrual period, a standard that became internationally accepted in radiological practice. She was also the first to discover that the Y chromosome determines maleness in mammals.