Izzy Asper

Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper was a Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate. He was the founder and owner of the now-defunct TV and media company CanWest Global Communications Corp and father to its former CEO and President Leonard Asper, former director and corporate secretary Gail Asper, as well as former Executive Vice President David Asper. He was also the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 1970 to 1975 and is credited with the idea and vision to establish the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. ^{Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded Canwest (d. 2003)}

11 August 1932

Born on the same birth date (11 August 1932): Fernando Arrabal • Geoffrey Cass • John Gorrie (director) • Peter Eisenman

Born on the same birth day (11 August): Ben Gibbard • Erwin Chargaff • John Conlee • Johnny Claes • Jonathan D. Spence • Louise Bogan • Morris Weiss • Will Friedle

Born in the same month (August 1932): Anatoly Kartashov (cosmonaut) • Atholl McKinnon • Enos Nkala • Gerald Carr (astronaut) • Jim Lange • John Gorrie (director) • Lamar Hunt • Mark Russell • Maurice Rabb Jr. • Rien Poortvliet • Robert L. Forward • Thomas P. Salmon • Vladimir Fedoseyev