List of Famous people born on August 30th
Bako Sahakyan
Bako Sahaki Sahakyan is an Artsakhi politician who served as the third president of the de facto-independent Republic of Artsakh from 2007 to 2020. He was first elected as President on 19 July 2007. On 19 July 2012, he was re-elected for a second five-year term, receiving approximately two-thirds of the votes. In 2017, he was re-elected indirectly for a three-year term. Sahakyan replaced Arkadi Ghukasyan, who had held the presidential post for two five-year terms.
Olivier Roy
Olivier Roy is a French political scientist, professor at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He has published articles and books on secularisation and Islam including "Global Islam", and The Failure of Political Islam. He is known to have "a different view of radical Islam" than some other experts, seeing it as peripheral, Westernized and part of a radicalized and "virtual" rather than pious and "actual" Muslim community. More recently he has written on the Charlie Hebdo shooting, and the November 2015 Paris attacks.
Duke Ludwig of Württemberg
Duke Louis Ludwig Friedrich Alexander of Württemberg was the second son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732–1797) and Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736–1798). His elder brother was Frederick I, the first King of Württemberg, and his sister was the Russian Empress consort, Maria Feodorovna. Louis retained the pre-royal title of Duke.
Bohdan Bondarenko
Bohdan Viktorovych Bondarenko is a Ukrainian high jumper. He is the 2013 World champion, 2014 European champion, and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist.
Saida Gunba
Saida Kanosovna Gunba was a Soviet javelin thrower. Gunba was affliated with Burevestnik Tbilisi.
Mary Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mary Frances Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone DCVO, was a maternal aunt and godparent of Elizabeth II.
Midorifuji Kazunari
Midorifuji Kazunari is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shizuoka Prefecture. He is a graduate of Kindai University. He debuted in sumo wrestling in September 2016 and made his makuuchi debut in January 2021. His highest rank has been maegashira 14. He wrestles for Isegahama stable. He is the fifth top division wrestler from Shizuoka Prefecture since World War II and the first since Sagatsukasa in 2010. Ahead of his debut he said he hoped to emulate fellow small wrestlers Enhō and Terutsuyoshi.
Mario Rizotto
Mario Enrique Rizotto Vázquez is an Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Macará of the Serie A in Ecuador.
John II, Duke of Bourbon
Jean (John) de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon, sometimes referred to as John the Good and The Scourge of the English, was a son of Charles I of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy. He was Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1456 to his death.
Radhi Jaïdi
Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently an assistant coach at Belgian side Cercle Brugge and was previously head coach of the under-23 team at Southampton and head coach of USL Championship team Hartford Athletic.