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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
1871
John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (d. 1969)
1929
Ann Calvello, American roller derby racer (d. 2006)
1948
Avi Arad, Israeli-American screenwriter and producer, founded Marvel Studios
1966
George Ducas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1992
Austin Rivers, American basketball player
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August 2
1914
Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (d. 1988)
1929
John Gale, English director and producer
1935
Amidou, Moroccan-French actor (d. 2013)
1967
Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player
1980
Uğur Rıfat Karlova, Turkish comedian and actor
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August 3
1900
Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945)
1918
Eddie Jefferson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
1940
Lance Alworth, American football player
1972
Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player and politician
1977
Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor
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August 4
1904
Joe Tate, English footballer and manager (d. 1973)
1941
Ted Strickland, American psychologist and politician, 68th Governor of Ohio
1943
Vicente Álvarez Areces, Spanish politician, 6th President of the Principality of Asturias
1953
Joanie Spina, American magician, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
1975
Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah, Saudi Arabian terrorist (d. 2014)
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August 5
1461
Alexander Jagiellon, Polish king (d. 1506)
1827
Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (d. 1892)
1872
Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (d. 1917)
1964
Rory Morrison, English journalist (d. 2013)
1973
Sean Sherk, American mixed martial artist
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August 6
1809
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet and author (d. 1892)
1911
Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (d. 2014)
1938
Peter Bonerz, American actor and director
1942
Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 2012)
1975
Jamie McGonnigal, American voice actor and producer
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August 7
1876
Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (d. 1917)
1921
Karel Husa, Czech-American composer and conductor
1960
Jacquie O'Sullivan, English singer-songwriter (Bananarama and Shillelagh Sisters)
1968
Francesca Gregorini, Italian-American director and screenwriter
1981
Randy Wayne, American actor and producer
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August 8
1919
Dino De Laurentiis, Italian actor and producer (d. 2010)
1937
Dustin Hoffman, American actor, singer, and producer
1942
Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician
1952
Anton Fig, South African-American drummer (Spider, Frehley's Comet, and Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
1970
Chester Williams, South African rugby player and coach
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August 9
1861
Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic (d. 1942)
1945
Posy Simmonds, English author and illustrator
1958
James Lileks, American journalist and blogger
1979
Lisa Nandy, English lawyer and politician
1990
İshak Doğan, Turkish footballer
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August 10
1874
Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (d. 1964)
1911
A. N. Sherwin-White, English historian and author (d. 1993)
1928
Gerino Gerini, Italian race car driver (d. 2013)
1964
Kåre Kolve, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
1971
Roy Keane, Irish footballer and manager
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August 11
1908
Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (d. 1999)
1947
Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek journalist and politician
1951
Vincent Bilodeau, Canadian actor
1976
Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer and manager
1984
Lucas di Grassi, Brazilian race car driver
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August 12
1906
Tedd Pierce, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1972)
1923
John Holt, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1997)
1955
Terry Taylor, American wrestler and trainer
1984
Bryan Pata, American football player (d. 2006)
1986
Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player
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August 13
1953
Tom Cohen, American philosopher, theorist, and academic
1972
John Safran, Australian screenwriter and producer
1976
Nicolás Lapentti, Ecuadorian tennis player
1983
Aleš Hemský, Czech ice hockey player
1984
Boone Logan, American baseball player
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August 14
1777
Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (d. 1851)
1929
Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971)
1935
John Brodie, American football player and golfer
1949
Morten Olsen, Danish footballer and manager
1962
Mark Gubicza, American baseball player and sportscaster
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August 15
1798
Sangolli Rayanna, Indian warrior (d. 1831)
1923
Rose Marie, American actress and singer
1950
Tom Kelly, American baseball player and manager
1966
Scott Brosius, American baseball player and coach
1989
Belinda Peregrín, Spanish-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
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August 16
1860
Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, English-Scottish cricketer (d. 1938)
1934
Pierre Richard, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1974
Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician
1980
Hwangbo, South Korean rapper and actress (Chakra)
1983
Tomoko Honda, Japanese announcer
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August 17
1888
Monty Woolley, American actor and singer (d. 1963)
1919
Georgia Gibbs, American singer (d. 2006)
1929
Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (d. 1977)
1932
Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (d. 1980)
1963
Shankar, Indian director and producer
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August 18
1935
Gail Fisher, American actress (d. 2000)
1945
Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and author (d. 1994)
1966
Gustavo Charif, Argentinian director and producer
1968
Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress and talk show host
1970
Jason Furman, American economist and politician
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August 19
1903
James Gould Cozzens, American soldier and author (d. 1978)
1948
Robert Hughes, Australian actor
1969
Kirk Herbstreit, American sportscaster
1972
Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentinian footballer and manager
1974
Anja Knippel, German runner
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August 20
1974
Amy Adams, American actress and singer
1982
Monty Dumond, South African rugby player
1986
Andrew Surman, South African-English footballer
1987
Kristína, Slovak singer and pianist
1992
Deniss Rakels, Latvian footballer
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August 21
1937
Robert Stone, American journalist and author (d. 2015)
1951
Chesley V. Morton, American businessman and politician
1971
Liam Howlett, English keyboard player, DJ, and producer (The Prodigy)
1974
Johnny Reid, Scottish-Canadian singer
1984
Barun Sobti, Indian actor
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August 22
1862
Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (d. 1918)
1914
Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989)
1955
Chiranjeevi, Indian actor, producer, and politician
1961
Debbi Peterson, American singer and drummer (The Bangles and Kindred Spirit)
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August 23
1783
William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (d. 1852)
1864
Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)
1908
Hannah Frank, Scottish sculptor and illustrator (d. 2008)
1948
Lev Zeleny, Russian physicist and academic
1956
Andreas Floer, German mathematician and academic (d. 1991)
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August 24
1635
Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1699)
1880
Joshua Lionel Cowen, American businessman, co-founded the Lionel Corporation (d. 1965)
1960
Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player and coach
1962
Craig Kilborn, American actor and talk show host
1977
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer
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August 25
1933
Patrick F. McManus, American journalist and author
1938
David Canary, American actor
1945
Hannah Louise Shearer, American screenwriter and producer
1975
Petria Thomas, Australian swimmer and coach
1988
Alexandra Burke, English singer-songwriter
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August 26
1694
Elisha Williams, American minister, academic, and politician (d. 1755)
1926
Robert Vickrey, American painter and author (d. 2011)
1963
Stephen J. Dubner, American journalist and author
1979
Allison Robertson, American guitarist (The Donnas)
1989
Héloïse Guérin, French model
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August 27
1669
Anne Marie d'Orléans, French wife of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1728)
1941
Harrison Page, American actor
1959
Jeanette Winterson, English journalist and novelist
1982
Damien Monier, French cyclist
1986
Nabil El Zhar, French-Moroccan footballer
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August 28
1931
Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
1975
Hamish McLachlan, Australian television personality
1982
LeAnn Rimes, American singer-songwriter and actress
1983
Luke McAlister, New Zealand rugby player
1990
Bojan Krkić, Spanish footballer
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August 29
1875
Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian flute player and educator (d. 1962)
1943
Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (d. 1996)
1960
Tony MacAlpine, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Planet X, CAB, Ring of Fire, and Seven the Hardway)
1973
Vincent Cavanagh, English singer and guitarist (Anathema)
1980
David Desrosiers, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player (Simple Plan and Reset)
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August 30
1917
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992)
1919
Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
1988
Michael Cavanaugh, American gamer
1992
Jessica Henwick, English actress
2001
Emily Bear, American pianist and composer
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August 31
1909
Ferenc Fejtő, Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (d. 2008)
1941
Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (d. 2012)
1943
Leonid Ivashov, Russian general
1975
Takahiro Suwa, Japanese wrestler
1983
Larry Fitzgerald, American football player
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