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): Alfred Ploetz • Charles Francis Jenkins • James Newland • Luke Russert • Maximilian Bircher-Benner • Nicolas Macrozonaris • Steve Kline (left-handed pitcher) • Willis R. Whitney

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