August Wilson

August Wilson was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle , which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the African-American community in the 20th century. Plays in the series include Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990), both of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1988). In 2006, Wilson was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

27 April 1945

Born on the same birth date (27 April 1945): Martin Chivers • Terry Willesee

Born on the same birth day (27 April): Allen Sothoron • Ari Vatanen • Bryan Harvey (musician) • Chiang Ching-kuo • Enos Slaughter • Erik Thomson • Frank Bainimarama • Frank Catalanotto • Hans Hartwig von Beseler • Jenna Coleman • Joe Moakley • Kate Pierson • Keenan Allen • Lim Bo Seng • Marco Pirroni • Nikos Zachariadis • Pierre-Marc Bouchard • Rogers Hornsby • Tommy Smith (saxophonist) • Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands • Willie Upshaw

Born in the same month (April 1945): Anne Waldman • Björn Ulvaeus • Catherine Spaak • Gerry Cottle • Hans van Hemert • Hugh Hopper • Judy Nunn • Linda Hunt • Megas • Reggie Smith • Roger Frappier • Steve Gadd • Terry Willesee • Tom Allen (Maine politician)