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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
1957
Taylor Negron, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1963
Dean Wareham, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (Galaxie 500, Luna, and Dean & Britta)
1964
Fiona Hyslop, Scottish businesswoman and politician
1968
Stacey Augmon, American basketball player and coach
1972
Nicke Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Hellacopters The Solution, The Hydromatics, and Imperial State Electric)
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August 2
1887
Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (d. 1960)
1902
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (d. 1971)
1920
Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)
1960
David Yow, American singer-songwriter (Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard, and Qui)
1975
Ingrid Rubio, Spanish actress
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August 3
1803
Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace (d. 1865)
1937
Steven Berkoff, English actor, director, and playwright
1945
Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and journalist
1949
Sue Slipman, English politician
1986
Charlotte Casiraghi, Monacan journalist, co-founded ''Ever Manifesto''
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August 4
1939
Frank Vincent, American actor and producer
1944
Orhan Gencebay, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1953
Joanie Spina, American magician, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
1979
Robin Peterson, South African cricketer
1990
Hikmet Balioğlu, Turkish footballer
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August 5
1868
Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924)
1968
Funkmaster Flex, American rapper, producer, and radio host
1974
Antoine Sibierski, French footballer
1974
Julio César Enciso, Paraguayan footballer
1987
Xenia Tchoumitcheva, Swiss model and actress
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August 6
1924
Samuel Bowers, American activist, co-founded the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 2006)
1940
Louise Sorel, American actress
1944
Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress (d. 2003)
1965
Yuki Kajiura, Japanese pianist and composer (See-Saw)
1971
Piyal Wijetunge, Sri Lankan cricketer
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August 7
1927
Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (d. 2003)
1929
Don Larsen, American baseball player
1978
Jamey Jasta, American singer-songwriter (Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, and Icepick)
1984
Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player
1992
Yusuf Erdoğan, Turkish footballer
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August 8
1889
Jack Ryder, Australian cricketer (d. 1977)
1944
John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle) (d. 2015)
1969
Song Sung-il, South Korean wrestler
1972
Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist
1989
Ken Baumann, American actor and author
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August 9
1931
Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach
1953
Jean Tirole, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1963
Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (d. 2012)
1971
Mark Povinelli, American actor and stuntman
1983
Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player
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August 10
1905
Era Bell Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 1986)
1918
Eugene P. Wilkinson, American admiral (d. 2013)
1943
Michael Mantler, American trumpet player and composer (Jazz Composer's Orchestra)
1971
Roy Keane, Irish footballer and manager
1979
Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
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August 11
1778
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (d. 1852)
1858
Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
1870
Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. 1912)
1957
Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Skrewdriver) (d. 1993)
1967
Petter Wettre, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
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August 12
1925
Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas
1931
William Goldman, American author, playwright, and screenwriter
1973
Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi politician
1980
Matt Thiessen, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Relient K)
1992
Teo Gheorghiu, Swiss-Canadian pianist and actor
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August 13
1947
Fred Stanley, American baseball player and manager
1948
Scott Powell, American singer (Sha Na Na)
1949
Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1961
Sam Champion, American journalist
1961
Stuart Maconie, English journalist and author
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August 14
1928
Lina Wertmüller, Italian director and screenwriter
1945
Heidi Hartmann, American economist and scholar
1947
Danielle Steel, American author
1977
Juan Pierre, American baseball player
1984
Nicolette van Dam, Dutch actress
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August 15
1195
Anthony of Padua, Portuguese priest and saint (d. 1231)
1902
Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (d. 1943)
1921
August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (d. 2012)
1925
Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2007)
1946
William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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August 16
1892
Otto Messmer, American cartoonist and animator, co-created ''Felix the Cat'' (d. 1983)
1919
Karl-Heinz Euling, German captain (d. 2014)
1947
Carol Moseley Braun, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to New Zealand
1962
Steve Carell, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1986
Shawn Pyfrom, American actor
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August 17
1556
Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint (d. 1581)
1916
Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012)
1936
Seamus Mallon, Irish educator and politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
1968
Ed McCaffrey, American football player and sportscaster
1990
Rachel Hurd-Wood, English actress
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August 18
1870
Lavr Kornilov, Russian general and explorer (d. 1918)
1913
Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1983)
1957
Carole Bouquet, French model and actress
1961
Huw Edwards, Welsh-English journalist and author
1969
Mark Kuhlmann, German rugby player and coach
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August 19
1907
Archie League, American air traffic controller (d. 1986)
1959
Derya Alabora, Turkish actress
1979
Dave Douglas, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Relient K and Ace Troubleshooter)
1981
Nick Kennedy, English rugby player
1982
Willy Denzey, French singer
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August 20
1779
Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1848)
1941
Rich Brooks, American football player and coach
1949
Katiana Balanika, Greek actress and singer
1962
Sophie Aldred, English actress
1976
Kristen Miller, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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August 21
1908
M. M. Kaye, Indian-English author and illustrator (d. 2004)
1921
Jaymala Shiledar, Indian actor and singer (d. 2013)
1923
Mario Laserna Pinzón, French-Colombian educator and politician (d. 2013)
1928
Addison Farmer, American bassist (d. 1963)
1945
Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player
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August 22
1880
Gorch Fock, German author and poet (d. 1916)
1914
Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (d. 1992)
1971
Richard Armitage, English actor
1979
Matt Walters, American football player
1991
Federico Macheda, Italian footballer
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August 23
1900
Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator (d. 1991)
1923
Edgar F. Codd, English-American computer scientist and programmer (d. 2003)
1925
Robert Mulligan, American director and producer (d. 2008)
1974
Shifty Shellshock, American singer-songwriter and actor (Crazy Town)
1983
Marianne Steinbrecher, German-Brazilian volleyball player
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August 24
1916
Léo Ferré, Monegasque-Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1993)
1927
Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1954
Philippe Cataldo, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
1960
Takashi Miike, Japanese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1964
Dana Gould, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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August 25
1910
Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1993)
1956
Takeshi Okada, Japanese footballer, coach, and manager
1962
Michael Zorc, German footballer and manager
1966
Tracy-Ann Oberman, English actress and screenwriter
1969
Rachel Shelley, English model and actress
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August 26
1898
Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector and philanthropist (d. 1979)
1944
Judith Rees, English geographer and academic
1947
Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 2007)
1965
Chris Burke, American actor and singer
1995
Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, American son of Anwar al-Awlaki (d. 2011)
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August 27
1637
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (d. 1715)
1890
Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (d. 1976)
1899
Byron Foulger, American actor (d. 1970)
1922
Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (d. 2012)
1976
Audrey C. Delsanti, French astronomer and biologist
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August 28
1582
Taichang Emperor of China (d. 1620)
1970
Sherrié Austin, Australian-American actress and singer
1979
Ruth Riley, American basketball player
1981
Matt Alrich, American lacrosse player
1986
Jeff Green, American basketball player
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August 29
1619
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (d. 1683)
1939
Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Hungarian discus thrower and shot putter
1963
Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer-songwriter (Cocteau Twins)
1971
Carla Gugino, American actress and producer
1973
Adam Sessler, American television host and producer
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August 30
1808
Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (d. 1892)
1910
Roger Bushell, South African-English soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
1930
Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer and basketball player (d. 1981)
1939
John Peel, English radio host and producer (d. 2004)
1972
Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer
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August 31
1802
Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (d. 1834)
1914
Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984)
1916
John S. Wold, American physicist and politician
1940
Robbie Basho, American guitarist, pianist, and composer (d. 1986)
1998
Saya Kawamoto, Japanese singer (AKB48)
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