Bob Kerrey
Joseph Robert Kerrey is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietnam War, as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat. During the action for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, he was severely wounded, precluding further naval service.
27 August 1943
Born on the same birth date (27 August 1943): Chuck Girard • Tuesday Weld
Born on the same birth day (27 August): Cor Brom • Daphne Koller • David Bentley • Edward Patten • Fernest Arceneaux • George Scott (wrestler) • Jeroen Duyster • Jimmy Pop • John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania • John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol • John Mehler • Mark Ilott • Marko Rudan • Olivier Le Gac • Patrick J. Adams • Peanuts Lowrey • Peter Stormare • Stephen Morris (American football) • Tony Harris (sportsman)
Born in the same month (August 1943): Carl Wayne • David Soul • Ertha Pascal-Trouillot • Martin Mull • Rose Tremain • Shuja Khanzada