Geraldine Ferraro

Geraldine Anne Ferraro was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1984 presidential election, running alongside Walter Mondale; this made her the first female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party. She was also a journalist, author, and businesswoman.

26 August 1935

Born on the same birth date (26 August 1935): Karen Spärck Jones

Born on the same birth day (26 August): Brett Cullen • Brett Schultz • Caroline Pafford Miller • Cristian Mora • David Byas • Etelka Keserű • Frederick V of the Palatinate • Giuseppe Resnati • Howard Clark (golfer) • Humphrey Searle • Ian Dejardin • Innocent of Alaska • Jack Hirshleifer • James Harden • Jane Merrow • Jet Black • Jorge Paulo Lemann • Juan Joseph • Karen Spärck Jones • Kevin Ryan (rugby) • Marcus du Sautoy • Morgan Ensberg • Tom Ridge

Born in the same month (August 1935): Ad van Luyn • Charles Wright (poet) • Georgy Shonin • Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt • Hugo Brandt Corstius • Jim Dale • John Erman • Karen Spärck Jones • Lee Corso • Michael Holroyd • Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil politician) • Ron Paul • Roy Benavidez • Roy Strong • Régine Deforges • Sonny Shroyer