Famous birthdays for August 1: Sam Mendes, Adam Duritz

Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

-- Roman Emperor Claudius I in 10 B.C.

-- Explorer William Clark in 1770

-- Writer/lawyer Francis Scott Key in 1779

-- Writer Herman Melville in 1819

-- Activist Mary Harris "Mother" Jones in 1837

-- Businessman Charles Clinton Spaulding in 1874

-- Photojournalist Gerda Taro in 1910

-- Henrietta Lacks, cancer patients whose cells became the subject of medial research, in 1920

-- Actor Geoffrey Holder in 1930

-- Musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott in 1931 (age 94)

-- Actor Dom DeLuise in 1933

-- Fashion designer Yves St. Laurent in 1936

-- Musician Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) in 1942

-- Musician Boz Burrell (Bad Company) in 1946

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Roy Williams in 1950 (age 75)

-- Musician Tommy Bolin (Deep Purple) in 1951

-- Musician Rob Buck (10,000 Maniacs) in 1958

-- Musician Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) in 1959 (age 66)

-- Musician Chuck D (Public Enemy) in 1960 (age 65)

-- Musician Coolio in 1963

-- Actor John Carroll Lynch in 1963 (age 62)

-- Musician Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) in 1964 (age 61)

-- Filmmaker Sam Mendes in 1965 (age 60)

-- Actor Tempestt Bledsoe in 1973 (age 52)

-- Actor Jason Momoa in 1979 (age 46)

-- Actor Elijah Kelley in 1986 (age 39)

-- Actor Max Carver in 1988 (age 37)

-- Actor Jack O'Connell in 1990 (age 35)

-- Actor Oona Laurence in 2002 (age 23)