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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.
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August 1
1932
Meena Kumari, Indian actress (d. 1972)
1979
Nathan Fien, Australian-New Zealand rugby player
1983
Bobby Carpenter, American football player
1984
Steve Feak, American game designer
1986
Andrew Taylor, English footballer
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August 2
1920
Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)
1929
John Gale, English director and producer
1941
Ede Staal, Dutch singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
1978
Kazuki Namioka, Japanese actor
1983
Kim Jungah, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (After School)
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August 3
1817
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (d. 1895)
1916
José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978)
1916
Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970)
1941
Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
1952
Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer and manager
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August 4
1867
Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach (d. 1918)
1960
Dean Malenko, American wrestler, referee, and trainer
1971
Rei Dan, Japanese actress
1977
Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer and manager
1997
Ekaterina Ryabova, Russian singer
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August 5
1662
James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)
1911
Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (d. 1969)
1932
Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1961
Mark O'Connor, American violinist and composer
1997
Olivia Holt, American actress and singer
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August 6
1844
James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (d. 1896)
1882
Ernst Eklund, Swedish actor (d. 1971)
1891
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English field marshal and politician, 13th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1970)
1951
Christophe de Margerie, French businessman (d. 2014)
1964
Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, Nigerian journalist, activist, social media expert, and pharmacist
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August 7
1950
S. Thandayuthapani, Sri Lankan educator and politician
1966
Jimmy Wales, American businessman, co-founded Wikipedia
1971
Dominic Cork, England cricketer and sportscaster
1975
Gerard Denton, Australian cricketer
1992
Yusuf Erdoğan, Turkish footballer
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August 8
1919
John David Wilson, English animator and producer (d. 2013)
1922
Károly Reich, Hungarian illustrator (d. 1988)
1934
Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1964
Eddie Trunk, American radio host and author
1970
Chester Williams, South African rugby player and coach
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August 9
1944
Patrick Depailler, French race car driver (d. 1980)
1976
Rhona Mitra, English actress and singer
1985
Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer
1985
Chandler Williams, American football player (d. 2013)
1991
Alice Barlow, English actress and singer
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August 10
1825
István Türr, Hungarian soldier, architect, and engineer, co-designed the Corinth Canal (d. 1908)
1956
Charlie Peacock, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1971
Roy Keane, Irish footballer and manager
1976
Roadkill, American wrestler
1982
Katrina Begin, American actress
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August 11
1937
Patrick Joseph McGovern, American businessman, founded International Data Group (d. 2014)
1954
Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire
1959
Richard Scudamore, English businessman
1961
David Brooks, American journalist and author
1962
Brian Azzarello, American author
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August 12
1914
Gerd Buchdahl, German-English philosopher and author (d. 2001)
1915
Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2007)
1937
Walter Dean Myers, American author and poet (d. 2014)
1941
Dana Ivey, American actress
1988
Matt Gillett, Australian rugby player
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August 13
1955
Keith Ahlers, English race car driver
1966
Scooter Barry, American basketball player
1971
David Monahan, American actor and screenwriter
1992
Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer
1993
Dominika Stará, Slovak singer
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August 14
1928
Lina Wertmüller, Italian director and screenwriter
1960
Stet Howland, American drummer and songwriter (Blackfoot, Impellitteri, and W.A.S.P.)
1962
Andres Herkel, Estonian academic and politician
1968
Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer
1981
Matthew Etherington, English footballer
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August 15
1771
Walter Scott, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1832)
1925
Mike Connors, American actor and producer
1944
Linda Ellerbee, American journalist and author
1985
Santiago Stieben, Argentinian actor
1988
Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer
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August 16
1911
E. F. Schumacher, German economist and statistician (d. 1977)
1957
Tim Farriss, Australian guitarist (INXS)
1979
Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (d. 2012)
1980
Emerson Ramos Borges, Brazilian footballer
1983
Tomoko Honda, Japanese announcer
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August 17
1907
Gustav Schwarzenegger, Austrian police officer (d. 1972)
1918
Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015)
1936
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, American actor, singer, and activist (d. 2007)
1946
Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1980
Tootsie Guevara, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress
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August 18
1606
Maria Anna of Spain (d. 1646)
1898
Clemente Biondetti, Italian race car driver (d. 1955)
1908
Bill Merritt, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1977)
1949
Rudy Hartono, Indonesian badminton player
1970
Jessica Hsuan, Hong Kong actress
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August 19
1711
Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (d. 1761)
1926
Angus Scrimm, American actor and author
1934
Renée Richards, American tennis player and ophthalmologist
1946
Charles Bolden, American general and astronaut
1982
Willy Denzey, French singer
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August 20
1942
Fred Norman, American baseball player
1957
Paul Johnson, American football coach
1974
Santino Rice, American fashion designer and actor
1987
Egon Kaur, Estonian race car driver
1992
Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress
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August 21
1891
Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican soldier (d. 2007)
1906
Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995)
1961
Stephen Hillenburg, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
1970
Simone Eriksrud, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (D'Sound)
1986
Kiami Davael, American actress
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August 22
1854
Milan I of Serbia (d. 1901)
1921
Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (d. 2012)
1964
Andrew Wilson, American actor and director
1967
Ty Burrell, American actor
1979
Angelu de Leon, Filipino actress
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August 23
1852
Radha Gobinda Kar, Indian physician and philanthropist (d. 1918)
1960
Chris Potter, Canadian actor, singer, and director
1969
Geneviève Brouillette, Canadian actress
1974
Christian Beranek, American actor, producer, and author
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August 24
1714
Alaungpaya, Burmese king (d. 1760)
1899
Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian-Swiss author, poet, and critic (d. 1986)
1932
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal
1952
Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter
1986
Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Indian actor
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August 25
1933
Wayne Shorter, American saxophonist and composer (Miles Davis Quintet and Weather Report)
1946
Rollie Fingers, American baseball player
1961
Ally Walker, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1971
Felix da Housecat, American DJ and producer
1987
Stacey Farber, Canadian actress
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August 26
1929
Reuben Kamanga, Zambian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Zambia (d. 1996)
1957
Rick Hansen, Canadian wheelchair and philanthropist
1964
Chad Kreuter, American baseball player and manager
1981
Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player
1983
Toshiaki Imae, Japanese baseball player
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August 27
1947
Halil Berktay, Turkish historian and academic
1949
Ann Murray, Irish soprano
1964
Stephan Elliott, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter
1969
Chandra Wilson, American actress and director
1976
Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler
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August 28
1913
Jack Dreyfus, American businessman, founded the Dreyfus Corporation (d. 2009)
1928
F. William Free, American businessman (d. 2003)
1929
Roxie Roker, American actress (d. 1995)
1950
Tony Husband, English cartoonist
1999
Prince Nikolai of Denmark
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August 29
1805
Frederick Denison Maurice, English priest, theologian, and author (d. 1872)
1912
Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002)
1933
Sorel Etrog, Romanian-Canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (d. 2014)
1940
James Brady, American politician and activist, 15th White House Press Secretary (d. 2014)
1993
Lucas Cruikshank, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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August 30
1937
Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (d. 1970)
1942
Zafer Ergin, Turkish actor
1946
Peggy Lipton, American model and actress
1948
Fred Hampton, American activist (d. 1969)
1976
Mike Koplove, American baseball player
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August 31
1721
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1775)
1916
Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
1934
Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor and singer
1941
Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (d. 2012)
1982
Michele Rugolo, Italian race car driver
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