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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
1920
Jeffrey Segal, English actor (d.2015)
1929
Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1979)
1962
Cesar Montano, Filipino actor and director
1971
İdil Üner, German-Turkish actress and singer
1980
Esteban Paredes, Chilean footballer
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August 2
1911
Ann Dvorak, American actress (d. 1979)
1914
Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
1962
Billy Kilson, American drummer
1980
Nadia Bjorlin, American actress and singer
1980
Uğur Rıfat Karlova, Turkish comedian and actor
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August 3
1887
Rupert Brooke, English-Greek soldier and poet (d. 1915)
1924
Leon Uris, American soldier and author (d. 2003)
1972
Erika Marozsán, Hungarian actress
1973
Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer
1994
Esther Earl, American activist and blogger (d. 2010)
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August 4
1859
Knut Hamsun, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1952)
1884
Henri Cornet, French cyclist (d. 1941)
1910
Anita Page, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
1954
Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Ukraine
1975
Nikos Liberopoulos, Greek footballer
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August 5
1890
Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (d. 1956)
1950
Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
1957
Faith Prince, American actress and singer
1973
Justin Marshall, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
1976
Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor
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August 6
1911
Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (d. 2014)
1943
Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic (d. 1998)
1951
Catherine Hicks, American actress
1974
Alvin Williams, American basketball player and coach
1976
Melissa George, Australian-American actress
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August 7
1734
Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria (d. 1776)
1961
Brian Conley, English actor and singer
1961
Walter Swinburn, English jockey and trainer
1979
Jason Ruta, Canadian actor
1987
Mimi Paley, American actress
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August 8
1605
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1675)
1879
Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1950)
1955
Michael Roe, Irish race car driver
1961
The Edge, English-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (U2)
1981
Kaori Iida, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume, Tanpopo, and Dream Morning Musume)
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August 9
1872
Archduke Joseph August of Austria (d. 1962)
1902
Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991)
1959
Michael Kors, American fashion designer
1962
John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player
1987
Marco Carmona, Mexican illustrator and animator
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August 10
1913
Kalevi Kotkas, Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (d. 1983)
1958
Rosie Winterton, English nurse and politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
1960
Kenny Perry, American golfer
1967
Mart Sander, Estonian actor, singer, director, and author
1998
Diptayan Ghosh, Indian chess player
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August 11
1885
Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer (d. 1958)
1971
Tommy Mooney, English footballer
1974
Anju Jain, Indian cricketer and coach
1978
Hannes Kaasik, Estonian footballer and referee
1987
Dany N'Guessan, French footballer
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August 12
1876
Mary Roberts Rinehart, American author and playwright (d. 1958)
1911
Cantinflas, Mexican actor, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1993)
1925
Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (d. 1986)
1956
Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricketer
1986
Elise Avellan, Venezuelan actress
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August 13
1921
Jimmy McCracklin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
1958
Feargal Sharkey, Irish singer (The Undertones)
1968
Tal Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter
1975
James Carpinello, American actor and producer
1989
Israel Jiménez, Mexican footballer
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August 14
1941
Connie Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961
Buddy Landel, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2015)
1973
Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer and journalist
1980
Aydın Toscalı, Turkish footballer
1983
Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (d. 2014)
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August 15
1896
Paul Outerbridge, American photographer and educator (d. 1958)
1900
Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator (d. 1982)
1922
Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1988)
1938
Janusz Zajdel, Polish engineer and author
1994
Kosuke Hagino, Japanese swimmer
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August 16
1922
James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (d. 2011)
1934
Donnie Dunagan, American actor and soldier
1937
David Behrman, American composer and producer
1958
Madonna, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director
1973
Damian Jackson, American baseball player
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August 17
1951
Richard Hunt, American puppeteer and actor (d. 1992)
1960
Sean Penn, American actor and director
1966
Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1980
Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1986
Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player
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August 18
1720
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (d. 1760)
1903
Charlotte Klamroth, German super-centenarian (d. 2015)
1964
Kenny Walker, American basketball player and sportscaster
1978
Andy Samberg, American actor, screenwriter, and rapper (The Lonely Island)
1985
Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer
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August 19
1621
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (d. 1674)
1711
Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (d. 1761)
1904
Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1963)
1968
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek sailor and windsurfer
1974
Anja Knippel, German runner
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August 20
1939
Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004)
1972
Anna Umemiya, Japanese model and actress
1975
Mac Tonnies, American author and blogger (d. 2009)
1988
Jerryd Bayless, American basketball player
1995
Liana Liberato, American actress
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August 21
1840
Ferdinand Hamer, Dutch bishop and missionary (d. 1900)
1924
Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (d. 2005)
1937
Donald Dewar, Scottish lawyer and politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (d. 2000)
1970
Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist and manager
1980
Burney Lamar, American race car driver
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August 22
1934
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (d. 2012)
1953
Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager
1966
Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager
1972
Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (Matchbox Twenty, The Break and Repair Method, and Tabitha's Secret)
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August 23
1524
François Hotman, French lawyer and jurist (d. 1590)
1924
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2005)
1933
Robert Curl, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1979
Jessica Bibby, Australian basketball player
1983
Marianne Steinbrecher, German-Brazilian volleyball player
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August 24
1899
Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian-Swiss author, poet, and critic (d. 1986)
1916
Hal Smith, American actor and singer (d. 1994)
1942
Max Cleland, American captain and politician, 23rd Secretary of State of Georgia
1951
Orson Scott Card, American author and critic
1957
Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter
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August 25
1850
Charles Richet, French physiologist and occultist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
1969
Olga Konkova, Norwegian-Russian pianist and composer
1977
Jonathan Togo, American actor
1981
Jan-Berrie Burger, Namibian cricketer
1987
James Wesolowski, Australian footballer
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August 26
1958
Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist
1964
Peter Bromby, Bermudian sailor
1964
Zadok Malka, Israeli footballer and manager
1966
Shirley Manson, Scottish singer-songwriter, and actress (Garbage, Angelfish, and Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie)
1988
Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
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August 27
1886
Eric Coates, English viola player and composer (d. 1957)
1913
Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Russian-German wife of Claus von Stauffenberg (d. 2006)
1932
Antonia Fraser, English historian and author
1953
Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright
1977
Mase, American rapper and producer
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August 28
1921
John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (d. 1979)
1942
Jorge Urosa, Venezuelan cardinal
1973
Kirby Morrow, Canadian actor
1975
Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer and manager
1986
Sarah Christophers, Australian-Filipino actress
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August 29
1777
Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology (d. 1853)
1957
Jerry D. Bailey, American jockey and sportscaster
1976
Pablo Mastroeni, Argentinian-American soccer player and manager
1990
Nicole Gale Anderson, American actress
1994
Courtney Stodden, American model and singer
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August 30
1912
Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1933
Don Getty, Canadian football player and politician, 11th Premier of Alberta
1954
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian marshal and politician, 1st President of Belarus
1954
David Paymer, American actor and director
1962
Craig Whittaker, English businessman and politician
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August 31
1897
Fredric March, American lieutenant, actor, and singer (d. 1975)
1920
Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan tenor and actor (d. 2010)
1935
Eldridge Cleaver, American activist and author (d. 1998)
1947
Somchai Wongsawat, Thai lawyer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Thailand
1975
Sara Ramirez, Mexican-American actress and singer
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