Famous birthdays for Aug. 4: Greta Gerwig, Sprouse twins

Greta Gerwig attends the premiere of "Barbie" at the Shrine Auditorium on July 9. The director turns 40 on August 4. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

-- Pope Urban VII in 1521

-- English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1792

-- Fashion designer Louis Vuitton in 1821

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the campaign rally for Illinois Democrats in Chicago on November 4, 2018. Obama turns 62 on August 4. File Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI
Former President Barack Obama speaks during the campaign rally for Illinois Democrats in Chicago on November 4, 2018. Obama turns 62 on August 4. File Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI

-- Queen Elizabeth, mother of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in 1900

-- Legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong in 1901

Meghan Markle, duchess of Sussex, claps her hands before Bianca Andreescu of Canada plays Serena Williams at the U.S. Open on September 7, 2019, at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. Markle turns 42 on August 4. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Meghan Markle, duchess of Sussex, claps her hands before Bianca Andreescu of Canada plays Serena Williams at the U.S. Open on September 7, 2019, at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. Markle turns 42 on August 4. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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-- Swedish architect Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving 100,000 Jews from the Nazis during World War II, in 1912

-- Longtime White House reporter Helen Thomas in 1920

-- Actor Richard Belzer in 1944

-- Football Hall of Fame member John Riggins in 1949 (age 74)

-- Author Sapphire, born Ramona Lofton, in 1950 (age 73)

-- Actor Billy Bob Thornton in 1955 (age 68)

-- Actor/voice actor Lauren Tom in 1961 (age 62)

-- Former U.S. President Barack Obama in 1961 (age 62)

-- Actor Daniel Dae Kim in 1968 (age 55)

-- Race car driver Jeff Gordon in 1971 (age 52)

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File Photo by James Atoa/UPI

-- Dancer Kym Johnson in 1976 (age 47)

-- Meghan Markle, duchess of Sussex, in 1981 (age 42)

-- Actor/filmmaker Greta Gerwig in 1983 (age 40)

-- Actor Dylan Sprouse in 1992 (age 31)

-- Actor Cole Sprouse in 1992 (age 31)

File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI