John Forrest

Sir John Forrest was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister in federal politics.

22 August 1847

Born on the same birth day (22 August): Bede Jarrett • Diana Nyad • Dillon Danis • Edward Szczepanik • Erwin Thiesies • Israel Broussard • Joop Donkervoort • LaMelo Ball • Marius Bezykornovas • Olli Määttä • Paul Gottlieb Nipkow • Richard Armitage (actor) • Tinga Seisay • Tímea Nagy • Wendy Botha

Born in the same month (August 1847): Andrew Greenwood • Bolesław Prus • Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo • Robert Comtesse • Sarah Frances Whiting