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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.

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August 1

  • 1856
    George Coulthard, Australian footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)
  • 1963
    Koichi Wakata, Japanese astronaut and engineer  
  • 1973
    Kris Holden-Ried, Canadian actor  
  • 1976
    Cristian Stoica, Romanian-Italian rugby player  
  • 1985
    Tendai Mtawarira, South African rugby player  

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August 2

  • 1674
    Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1723)
  • 1828
    Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)
  • 1932
    Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (d. 2013)  
  • 1940
    Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (d. 2006)  
  • 1991
    Skyler Day, American actress and singer  

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August 3

  • 1940
    Lance Alworth, American football player  
  • 1945
    Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and journalist  
  • 1970
    Gina G, Australian singer  
  • 1979
    Evangeline Lilly, Canadian model and actress  
  • 1992
    Gamze Bulut, Turkish runner  

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August 4

  • 1604
    François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French cleric and author (d. 1676)
  • 1964
    Gary King, English radio host  
  • 1967
    Timothy Adams, American model and actor  
  • 1987
    Jang Keun-suk, South Korean actor and singer  
  • 1992
    Yvonne Neuwirth, Austrian tennis player  

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August 5

  • 1947
    Rick Derringer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The McCoys)  
  • 1962
    Otis Thorpe, American basketball player  
  • 1971
    Jared Hasselhoff, American bass player and songwriter (Bloodhound Gang)  
  • 1975
    Antony Cotton, English actor  
  • 1976
    Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor  

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August 6

  • 1609
    Richard Bennett, English-American politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
  • 1911
    Constance Heaven, English author and actress (d. 1995)  
  • 1931
    Chalmers Johnson, American scholar and author (d. 2010)  
  • 1970
    Erwin Thijs, Belgian cyclist  
  • 1976
    Adam Ritson, Australian rugby player  

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August 7

  • 1560
    Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian serial killer (d. 1614)
  • 1884
    Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
  • 1918
    Gordon Zahn, American sociologist and author (d. 2007)  
  • 1930
    Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer and educator  
  • 1983
    Tina O'Brien, English actress  

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August 8

  • 1933
    Joe Tex, American singer-songwriter (d. 1982)  
  • 1950
    Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation  
  • 1977
    Darren Manzella, American sergeant (d. 2013)  
  • 1984
    Kirk Broadfoot, Scottish footballer  
  • 1989
    Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgarian-Kazakhstan tennis player  

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August 9

  • 1631
    John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1700)
  • 1909
    Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (d. 1944)  
  • 1944
    George Armstrong, English footballer (d. 2000)  
  • 1962
    Kevin Mack, American football player  
  • 1984
    Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer  

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August 10

  • 1860
    Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and musicologist (d. 1936)
  • 1895
    Hammy Love, Australian cricketer (d. 1969)
  • 1908
    Rica Erickson, Australian botanist, historian, and author (d. 2009)  
  • 1928
    Gus Mercurio, American-Australian actor (d. 2010)  
  • 1985
    Roy O'Donovan, Irish footballer  

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August 11

  • 1892
    Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (d. 1962)
  • 1936
    Jonathan Spence, English-American historian and academic  
  • 1946
    John Conlee, American singer-songwriter  
  • 1954
    M. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer and coach  
  • 1966
    Juan María Solare, Argentinian pianist and composer  

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August 12

  • 1647
    Johann Heinrich Acker, German pastor and educator (d. 1719)
  • 1924
    Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (d. 1988)  
  • 1939
    Pam Kilborn, Australian hurdler, sprinter, and long jumper  
  • 1946
    Terry Nutkins, English television host and author (d. 2012)  
  • 1992
    Teo Gheorghiu, Swiss-Canadian pianist and actor  

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August 13

  • 1933
    Joycelyn Elders, American admiral and physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States  
  • 1964
    Ian Haugland, Swedish drummer (Europe, Last Autumn's Dream, and Baltimoore)  
  • 1966
    Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player  
  • 1972
    Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour  
  • 1980
    Murtz Jaffer, Canadian journalist  

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August 14

  • 1946
    Bjørn Kruse, English-Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and painter  
  • 1954
    Stanley A. McChrystal, American general  
  • 1962
    Lady Bunny, American drag queen performer  
  • 1984
    Nick Grimshaw, English radio and television host  
  • 1992
    Sarah Correa, Brazilian swimmer (d. 2015)  

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August 15

  • 1877
    Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (d. 1941)
  • 1931
    Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)  
  • 1953
    Carol Thatcher, English journalist and author  
  • 1964
    Melinda Gates, American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  
  • 1990
    Aglaja Brix, German actress  

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August 16

  • 1761
    Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1800)
  • 1930
    Robert Culp, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)  
  • 1958
    Madonna, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director  
  • 1972
    George Stroumboulopoulos, Canadian radio and television host  
  • 1997
    Greyson Chance, American singer-songwriter and pianist  

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August 17

  • 1786
    Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836)
  • 1909
    Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1985)  
  • 1929
    Jimmy Donley, American singer-songwriter (d. 1963)  
  • 1959
    David Koresh, American cult leader (d. 1993)  
  • 1989
    Elena Hight, American snowboarder  

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August 18

  • 1692
    Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (d. 1740)
  • 1792
    John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)
  • 1910
    Herman Berlinski, Polish-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2001)  
  • 1916
    Don Keefer, American actor (d. 2014)  
  • 1957
    Ron Strykert, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Men at Work)  

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August 19

  • 232
    Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman emperor (d. 282)
  • 1557
    Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)
  • 1903
    Lewis Sargent, American actor (d. 1970)  
  • 1957
    Gerda Verburg, Dutch union leader and politician, Dutch Minister of Agriculture  
  • 1958
    Anthony Muñoz, American football player, sportscaster, and actor  

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August 20

  • 1720
    Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer (d. 1785)
  • 1963
    Uwe Bialon, German footballer and manager  
  • 1973
    Cameron Mather, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster  
  • 1984
    Tsokye Tsomo Karchung, Bhutanese model and actress, Miss Bhutan 2008  
  • 1988
    Naathan Phan, Scottish magician and actor  

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August 21

  • 1879
    Claude Grahame-White, English pilot and engineer (d. 1959)
  • 1925
    Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor (d. 1977)  
  • 1961
    Gerardo Barbero, Argentinian chess player and coach (d. 2001)  
  • 1970
    Simone Eriksrud, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (D'Sound)  
  • 1975
    Simon Katich, Australian cricketer and manager  

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August 22

  • 1924
    James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (d. 1989)  
  • 1936
    Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)  
  • 1972
    Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter  
  • 1975
    Clint Bolton, Australian footballer  
  • 1977
    Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer  

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August 23

  • 1926
    Gyula Hernádi, Hungarian author and screenwriter (d. 2005)  
  • 1949
    Geoff Capes, English shot putter and strongman  
  • 1952
    Georgios Paraschos, Greek footballer and manager  
  • 1976
    Scott Caan, American actor, director, and screenwriter  
  • 1995
    Eliza Pineda, Filipino actress and singer  

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August 24

  • 1890
    Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer (d. 1968)
  • 1927
    Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (d. 2014)  
  • 1929
    Yasser Arafat, Egyptian-Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority (d. 2004)  
  • 1978
    Beth Riesgraf, American actress  
  • 1981
    Chad Michael Murray, American model and actor  

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August 25

  • 1803
    Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (d. 1880)
  • 1951
    Rob Halford, English singer-songwriter (Judas Priest, 2wo, Halford, and Fight)  
  • 1958
    Christian LeBlanc, American actor  
  • 1964
    Joanne Whalley, English actress  
  • 1969
    John Witt, American baseball player and actor  

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August 26

  • 1928
    Yvette Vickers, American model, actress, and singer (d. 2010)  
  • 1957
    Rick Hansen, Canadian wheelchair and philanthropist  
  • 1963
    David Byas, English cricketer and umpire  
  • 1964
    Zadok Malka, Israeli footballer and manager  
  • 1970
    Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian race walker  

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August 27

  • 1845
    Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)
  • 1904
    John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982)  
  • 1932
    Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2008)  
  • 1962
    Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player and coach  
  • 1967
    Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor  

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August 28

  • 1916
    C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (d. 1962)  
  • 1921
    Nancy Kulp, American actress and soldier (d. 1991)  
  • 1943
    Surayud Chulanont, Thai general and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand  
  • 1957
    George Merrill, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Boy Meets Girl)  
  • 1992
    Sora Amamiya, Japanese voice actress and singer  

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August 29

  • 1857
    Sandford Schultz, English cricketer (d. 1937)
  • 1876
    Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949)
  • 1937
    James Florio, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 49th Governor of New Jersey  
  • 1980
    David Desrosiers, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player (Simple Plan and Reset)  
  • 1985
    Lauren Collins, Canadian actress  

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August 30

  • 1850
    Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino journalist and lawyer (d. 1896)
  • 1923
    William Duell, American actor and singer (d. 2011)  
  • 1942
    Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer  
  • 1978
    Cliff Lee, American baseball player  
  • 2001
    Emily Bear, American pianist and composer  

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August 31

  • 1944
    Liz Forgan, English journalist  
  • 1959
    Jessica Upshaw, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)  
  • 1970
    Kristina Cook, English horse rider  
  • 1981
    Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby player  
  • 1987
    Ondřej Pavelec, Czech ice hockey player  

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