Nik Turner

Nicholas Robert Turner was an English musician, best known as a member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner played saxophone and flute, as well as being a vocalist and composer. While with Hawkwind, Turner was known for his experimental free jazz stylisations and outrageous stage presence, often donning full makeup and Ancient Egypt-inspired costumes.

26 August 1940

Born on the same birth date (26 August 1940): Don LaFontaine • Michael Cockerell • Vic Dana

Born on the same birth day (26 August): Acharya Chatursen Shastri • Carsten Wolf • Dennis Turner • Dori Caymmi • Manolis Papamakarios • Maxwell D. Taylor • Morgan Ensberg • Nikky Finney

Born in the same month (August 1940): Bill Musselman • Bobby Braddock • Coriún Aharonián • Dennis Tito • Dominick Harrod • Egil Kapstad • Galen Rowell • Jack Thompson (actor) • John Waller (fight director) • Larry Hankin • Linda Keen • Rex Sellers (cricketer) • Roman Gabriel • Sid Waddell • Timi Yuro • Uwe Nettelbeck