Thomas S. Monson

Thomas Spencer Monson was an American religious leader, author, and the 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As president, he was considered by adherents of the religion to be a prophet, seer, and revelator. Monson's early career was as a manager at the Deseret News, a Utah newspaper owned by the LDS Church. He spent most of his life engaged in various church leadership positions and public service.

21 August 1927

Born on the same birth day (21 August): Bernadette Porter • Leandro Bacuna • Liam Howlett • Matteo Gentili • Mohammed VI of Morocco • Paul Panhuysen • Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon • Reuben Droughns • Usain Bolt

Born in the same month (August 1927): Allan Kaprow • Althea Gibson • Bill Daily • David Ireland (author) • Des Renford • Dick Bruna • Jimmy Martin • John Boardman (art historian) • Lois Nettleton • Sam Butera • Vernon Washington