James Gleick

James Gleick is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called "one of the great science writers of all time". He is part of the inspiration for Jurassic Park character Ian Malcolm.

1 August 1954

Born on the same birth date (1 August 1954): Benno Möhlmann • Trevor Berbick

Born on the same birth day (1 August): Adam Jones (baseball) • Alan Moore (war artist) • Avi Arad • Ben Trbojevic • Dean Cox • Gerda Taro • Graham Thorpe • John Fitzalan, 6th Earl of Arundel • Károly Grósz • Lee Wallace • Marek Galiński (cyclist) • Park Si-eun (entertainer) • Paul Horgan • Sammy Jones • Stephen Sykes • Taylor Negron • Vhrsti • Walther Gerlach

Born in the same month (August 1954): Alain Daigle • Alan Reid (politician) • Derek Warwick • Eric Johnson (guitarist) • François Hollande • François Valéry • Gary Peters (footballer) • Heini Otto • John Lloyd (tennis) • Julie Brown • Leung Chun-ying • Oscar Larrauri • Peter Endrulat • Rick Overton • Sam J. Jones • Steve Phillips (footballer, born 1954) • Tracy Krohn • Trevor Berbick • Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)