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Famous August Birthdays
The following 7,639 famous people including celebrities were born in the month of August. A random sample was chosen for each day. Click the after the name to explore the birth date info. You might also want to browse the filtered celebrity birthdays in August.
Zodiac signs for August are Leo ♌ and Virgo ♍. The modern birthstone for August is Peridot while the mystical gemstone (based on Tibetan origin) is Diamond.
August 1
1903
Paul Horgan, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1995)
1920
Raul Renter, Estonian economist and chess player (d. 1992)
1924
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (d. 2015)
1964
Kaspar Capparoni, Italian actor
1984
Steve Feak, American game designer
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August 2
1891
Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (d. 1975)
1951
Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
1953
Marjo, Canadian singer-songwriter (Corbeau)
1978
Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer
1989
Vanes-Mari Du Toit, South African netball player
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August 3
1911
Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor and producer (d. 1990)
1975
Argyro Strataki, Greek heptathlete
1978
Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer
1981
Erlend Tvinnereim, Norwegian tenor
1986
Charlotte Casiraghi, Monacan journalist, co-founded ''Ever Manifesto''
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August 4
1834
John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1923)
1909
Glenn Cunningham, American runner and academic (d. 1988)
1951
Peter Goodfellow, English geneticist and academic
1978
Satoshi Hino, American-Japanese voice actor
1989
Wang Hao, Chinese chess player
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August 5
1662
James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)
1827
Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (d. 1892)
1948
Barbara Flynn, English actress
1965
Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboard player and composer
1985
Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer
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August 6
1929
Roch La Salle, Canadian politician, 42nd Canadian Minister of Public Works (d. 2007)
1969
Elliott Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Heatmiser) (d. 2003)
1973
Karenna Gore Schiff, American lawyer, journalist, and author
1981
Diána Póth, Hungarian figure skater
1985
Mickaël Delage, French cyclist
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August 7
1925
Felice Bryant, American songwriter (d. 2003)
1955
Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez, Cuban librarian
1955
Diane Downs, American murderer
1980
Tácio Caetano Cruz Queiroz, Brazilian footballer
1993
Zaur Sizo, Russian footballer
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August 8
1079
Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)
1909
Bill Voce, England cricketer and coach (d. 1984)
1972
Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist
1979
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Icelandic handball player
1993
Ben Breedlove, American blogger (d. 2011)
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August 9
1939
Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter
1947
John Varley, American author
1968
Sam Fogarino, American drummer (Interpol and Magnetic Morning)
1971
Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist
1988
Anthony Castonzo, American football player
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August 10
1827
Lovro Toman, Slovenian lawyer and politician (d. 1870)
1925
George Cooper, English general
1942
Michael Pepper, English physicist and engineer
1943
Shafqat Rana, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
1954
Peter Endrulat, German footballer
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August 11
1932
Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded Canwest (d. 2003)
1962
Charles Cecil, English video game designer and co-founded Revolution Software
1965
Embeth Davidtz, American actress
1965
Shinji Mikami, Japanese video game designer, created ''Resident Evil''
1987
Shouta Aoi, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actor
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August 12
1930
Jacques Tits, Belgian-French mathematician and academic
1931
William Goldman, American author, playwright, and screenwriter
1972
Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer
1983
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer
1992
Isabella Escobar, Guatemalan tennis player
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August 13
1819
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Irish-English mathematician and physicist (d. 1903)
1884
Harry Dean, English cricketer and coach (d. 1957)
1959
Bruce French, English cricketer and coach
1961
Dawnn Lewis, American actress and singer
1973
Molly Henneberg, American journalist
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August 14
1923
Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem (d. 2000)
1947
Bruce Nash, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1957
Gino Hernandez, American wrestler (d. 1986)
1960
Stet Howland, American drummer and songwriter (Blackfoot, Impellitteri, and W.A.S.P.)
1987
Tim Tebow, American football player and sportscaster
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August 15
1872
Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (d. 1950)
1930
Ageeda Paavel, Estonian activist
1950
Tommy Aldridge, American drummer (Motörhead, Whitesnake, Black Oak Arkansas, and Thin Lizzy)
1959
Scott Altman, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1988
Zaira Nara, Argentinian model and television host
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August 16
1911
E. F. Schumacher, German economist and statistician (d. 1977)
1928
Eddie Kirkland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
1933
Stuart Roosa, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1994)
1935
Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach
1967
Mark Coyne, Australian rugby player
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August 17
1952
Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman
1959
Chika Sakamoto, Japanese voice actress and singer
1962
John Marshall Jones, American actor, director, and producer
1977
Thierry Henry, French footballer
1980
Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer
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August 18
1920
Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (d. 1999)
1921
Zdzisław Żygulski, Polish historian and academic (d. 2015)
1957
Denis Leary, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1965
Ikue Ōtani, Japanese voice actress
1979
Stuart Dew, Australian footballer
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August 19
1883
Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (d. 1971)
1926
Angus Scrimm, American actor and author
1952
Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director
1977
Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist
1980
Michael Todd, American bass player (Coheed and Cambria)
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August 20
1932
Anthony Ainley, English actor (d. 2004)
1971
Steve Stone, English footballer and coach
1976
Kristen Miller, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1977
Paolo Bianco, Italian footballer
1984
Rachelle Leah, American model and actress
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August 21
1906
Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995)
1934
Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2001)
1951
Harry Smith, American journalist and radio host
1966
John Wetteland, American baseball player and coach
1985
Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
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August 22
1679
Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)
1860
Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. 1940)
1951
Chandra Prakash Mainali, Nepalese politician
1963
Terry Catledge, American basketball player
1970
Charlie Connelly, English-Irish journalist and author
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August 23
1932
Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (d. 2013)
1946
Keith Moon, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Who and Plastic Ono Band) (d. 1978)
1949
Shelley Long, American actress and producer
1966
Rik Smits, Dutch-American basketball player
1971
Tim Gutberlet, German footballer
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August 24
1887
Harry Hooper, American baseball player and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (d. 1974)
1904
Mary Burchell, English activist and author (d. 1986)
1932
Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader
1961
Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian martial artist
1970
David Gregory, American journalist
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August 25
1829
Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1909)
1959
Lane Smith, American author and illustrator
1968
Stuart Murdoch, Scottish singer-songwriter (Belle and Sebastian)
1969
Vivek Razdan, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1970
Helena Seger, Swedish model and actress
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August 26
1941
Jane Merrow, English actress, producer, and screenwriter
1949
Leon Redbone, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1955
Ian Dejardin, English historian and curator
1956
Brett Cullen, American actor and producer
1983
Mattia Cassani, Italian footballer
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August 27
1637
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (d. 1715)
1904
Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (d. 1963)
1957
Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author
1984
Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
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August 28
1930
Windsor Davies, English actor
1943
Robert Greenwald, American director and producer
1967
Jamie Osborne, English jockey and trainer
1983
Lilli Schwarzkopf, German heptathlete
1989
Cassadee Pope, American singer-songwriter (Hey Monday)
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August 29
1862
Andrew Fisher, Scottish-Australian politician and diplomat, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928)
1938
Angela Huth, English journalist and author
1950
Doug DeCinces, American baseball player
1958
Lenny Henry, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1971
Alex Griffin, English bass player (Ned's Atomic Dustbin)
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August 30
1917
Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 2015)
1935
John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mamas & the Papas) (d. 2001)
1943
David Maslanka, American composer and academic
1951
Timothy Bottoms, American actor and producer
1988
Laura Põldvere, Estonian singer (Suntribe)
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August 31
1944
Jos LeDuc, Canadian-American wrestler and actor (d. 1999)
1955
Aleksander Krupa, Polish-American actor
1975
John Grahame, American ice hockey player and coach
1978
Sandis Valters, Latvian basketball player
1982
Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
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