Fred Kavli

Fred Kavli was a Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist. He was born on a small farm in Eresfjord, Norway. He founded the Kavlico Corporation, located in Moorpark, California. Under his leadership, the company became one of the world's largest suppliers of sensors for aeronautic, automotive, and industrial applications supplying General Electric and the Ford Motor Company. ^{Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (d. 2013)}

20 August 1927

Born on the same birth date (20 August 1927): John Boardman (art historian) • Peter Oakley • Yootha Joyce

Born on the same birth day (20 August): Andy Benes • Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle • Barney Rogers • Cameron Mather • Carolina Horta • David O. Russell • Eliel Saarinen • Glen Buttriss • Ivo Rojnica • Jack Teagarden • Joan Allen • Matt Calland • Miguel Albaladejo • Peter Randall (British Army soldier) • Raymond Poincaré • Rex Sellers (cricketer) • Santeri Kinnunen • Szabolcs Sáfár • Thomas Corneille • Tonisha Rock-Yaw • Walter Bernstein

Born in the same month (August 1927): Althea Gibson • Anjali Devi • Art Houtteman • Des Renford • F. Ray Keyser Jr. • Jimmy C. Newman • María Teresa López Boegeholz • Raymond Leppard • Rocky Bridges • Rosalynn Carter • Vernon Washington • Yootha Joyce