Barry Unsworth

Barry Unsworth FRSL was an English writer known for his historical fiction. He published 17 novels, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, winning once for the 1992 novel Sacred Hunger.

10 August 1930

Born on the same birth day (10 August): Andrew Sullivan • Danny Griffin (footballer) • Emily Symons • Ferenc Toldy • Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua • Kate O'Mara • Noah Beery Jr. • Ritomo Miyata

Born in the same month (August 1930): Abbey Lincoln • Arthur Latham • Bob Wiesler • Don Ho • Earl Weaver • Frank McCourt • Geoffrey Holder • George Soros • Jackie Brenston • Jacques Parizeau • Jerry Tarkanian • Kanagaratnam Sriskandan • Leslie Manigat • Roger McCluskey • Sean Connery