Famous birthdays for Aug. 7: Michael Shannon, David Rasche

Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

-- Hungarian countess/serial killer Elizabeth Bathory in 1560

-- Carl Ritter, co-founder of modern geographical science, in 1779

-- World War I spy and courtesan known as Mata Hari, born Margaret Gertrude Zelle, in 1876

-- Diplomat/Nobel Prize winner Ralph Bunche in 1904

-- Actor Carl Switzer in 1927

-- Humorist Garrison Keillor in 1942 (age 82)

-- Actor Tobin Bell in 1942 (age 82)

-- Former FBI Director Robert Mueller in 1944 (age 80)

-- Actor David Rasche in 1944 (age 80)

-- Minnesota Supreme Court Justice/Football Hall of Fame member Alan Page in 1945 (age 79)

-- Actor Caroline Aaron in 1952 (age 72)

-- Actor Wayne Knight in 1955 (age 69)

-- Musician Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) in 1958 (age 66)

-- Actor David Duchovny in 1960 (age 64)

-- Actor Maggie Wheeler in 1961 (63)

-- Actor Harold Perrineau in 1963 (age 61)

-- Actor David Mann in 1966 (age 58)

-- Actor Michael Shannon in 1974 (age 50)

-- Actor Charlize Theron in 1975 (age 49)

-- DJ Samantha Ronson in 1977 (age 47)

-- Actor Eric Johnson in 1979 (age 45)

-- Actor Abbie Cornish in 1982 (age 42)

-- Hockey player Sidney Crosby in 1987 (age 37)

-- Actor Brett Gray in 1996 (age 28)

-- Actor Liam James in 1996 (age 28)