August 29 Famous Birthdays: Michael Jackson, Lea Michele, John McCain (PHOTOS)

Michael Jackson, Lea Michele & More: Famous Birthdays For August 29
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In a world with nearly 7 billion people, chances are someone famous is celebrating their birthday today.

And indeed: Lea Michele, John McCain, and more will all be blowing out candles today. Will it be your favorite TV personality? Maybe an important figure from history?

Help us celebrate the birth of some of the world's coolest people by taking a scroll through some of the most noteworthy birthday's of August 29th -- enjoy!

Today would have been Michael Jackson's 53rd birthday. Click here to see how Twitter wished the "King of Pop" a happy birthday.

Famous Birthdays For August 29
Michael Jackson(01 of10)
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The 'King of Pop" was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. The Thriller singer died on June 25, 2009. (credit:AP)
Lea Michele(02 of10)
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The Glee star was born on August 29, 1986 in the Bronx, New York City. (credit:AP)
John McCain (03 of10)
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U.S. Sen. John McCain was born on August 29, 1936 in Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone. (credit:AP)
Carla Gugino(04 of10)
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The Sucker Punch actress was born on born August 29, 1971 in Sarasota, Florida. (credit:AP)
Kyle Cook(05 of10)
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The Matchbox Twenty musician was born on August 29, 1975 in Frankfort, Indiana. (credit:Getty)
Nicole Anderson(06 of10)
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The Make It Or Break star was born on August 29, 1990 in Rochester, Indiana. (credit:Getty)
David Desrosiers(07 of10)
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The Canadian Simple Plan musician was born on born August 29, 1980. (credit:Getty)
Rebecca De Mornay(08 of10)
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The Risky Business actress was born on August 29, 1961. (credit:Getty)
Aaron Rowand(09 of10)
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The San Francisco Giants outfielder was born on August 29, 1977. (credit:Getty)
Aaron Rodgers(10 of10)
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The Green Bay Packers quarterback was born on December 2, 1983 in Chico, California. (credit:Getty)

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