List of Famous people born on August 27th

Ken Fujita is a former Japanese football player.

Jacques-Augustin-Catherine Pajou was a French painter in the Classical style.

Helen Gibson was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider, and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American professional stunt woman.

Jean-Baptiste Boffinton was a French Bonapartist politician.

John Benson is a Qatari born-Ghanaian footballer. He plays defender for Qatari Stars League club Al Ahli.

Frederick O'Neal was an American actor, theater producer and television director. He founded the American Negro Theater, the British Negro Theatre, and was the first African-American president of the Actors' Equity Association. He was also known for his work behind the scenes as a revolutionary trade unionist.

Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov or as the Besht, was a Jewish mystic and healer from Poland, who is regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. "Besht" is the acronym for Baal Shem Tov, which means "Master of the Good Name" or "one with a good reputation".