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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
1770
William Clark, American soldier, explorer, and politician, 4th Governor of Missouri Territory (d. 1838)
1916
Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal (d. 2014)
1941
Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1974
Dennis Lawrence, Trinidadian footballer and coach
1978
Dhani Harrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thenewno2, Traveling Wilburys, and Fistful of Mercy)
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August 2
1902
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (d. 1971)
1921
Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (d. 2013)
1931
Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (d. 2008)
1973
Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer
1978
Kazuki Namioka, Japanese actor
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August 3
1900
John T. Scopes, American educator (d. 1970)
1934
Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (d. 2002)
1967
Skin, English singer and guitarist (Skunk Anansie)
1973
Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer
1975
Wael Gomaa, Egyptian footballer
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August 4
1853
John Henry Twachtman, American painter, etcher, and academic (d. 1902)
1893
Fritz Gause, German historian and curator (d. 1973)
1978
Luke Allen, American baseball player
1978
Victor Marius Beliciu, Romanian sitar player
1994
Mayuko Fukuda, Japanese actress
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August 5
1935
Michael Ballhaus, German director and cinematographer
1961
Roly Keating, English businessman
1979
David Healy, Irish footballer
1989
Mathieu Manset, French footballer
1991
Konrad Hurrell, New Zealand rugby league player
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August 6
1940
Mukhu Aliyev, Russian philologist and politician, 2nd President of Dagestan
1941
Andrew Green, Baron Green of Deddington, English diplomat
1955
Rusty Magee, American actor and composer (d. 2003)
1971
Scott Minto, English footballer and sportscaster
1980
Wilber Pan, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor
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August 7
1952
Alexei Sayle, English comedian, actor, and author
1982
Marquise Hill, American football player (d. 2007)
1983
Christian Chávez, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (RBD)
1987
Rouven Sattelmaier, German footballer
1991
Mitchell te Vrede, Dutch footballer
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August 8
1922
Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian, author, and academic
1961
Simon Weston, Welsh soldier
1979
Rashard Lewis, American basketball player
1984
Brenda Gandini, Argentinian model, actress, and singer
1984
Kirk Broadfoot, Scottish footballer
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August 9
1861
Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic (d. 1942)
1919
Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
1939
Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer
1959
Kurtis Blow, American rapper, producer, and actor
1979
Lisa Nandy, English lawyer and politician
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August 10
1902
Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 1983)
1971
Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1971
Paul Newlove, English rugby player
1978
Claire Yiu, Hong Kong model and actress
1985
Jared Nathan, American actor (d. 2006)
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August 11
1950
Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle (d. 2003)
1952
Reid Blackburn, American photographer (d. 1980)
1959
László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
1980
Lee Suggs, American football player
1982
Alan Halsall, English actor
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August 12
1867
Edith Hamilton, German-American author and educator (d. 1963)
1918
Guy Gibson, Indian-English commander and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944)
1951
Willie Horton, American murderer
1972
Del the Funky Homosapien, American rapper and producer (Hieroglyphics, Deltron 3030, and Gorillaz)
1991
Jesinta Campbell, Australian model, Miss Universe Australia 2010
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August 13
1948
Scott Powell, American singer (Sha Na Na)
1963
Steve Higgins, American talk show co-host and announcer, writer, producer, comedian and impressionist
1980
Álex González, Spanish actor
1984
Lidi Lisboa, Brazilian actress
1985
Grega Bole, Slovenian cyclist
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August 14
1889
Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estoria (d. 1976)
1935
John Brodie, American football player and golfer
1958
Bobby Eaton, American wrestler and trainer
1965
Mark Collins, English guitarist and songwriter (The Charlatans and The Waltones)
1985
Christian Gentner, German footballer
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August 15
1785
Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (d. 1859)
1949
Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor and academic
1953
Carol Thatcher, English journalist and author
1961
Gary Kubiak, American football player and coach
1964
Jane Ellison, English lawyer and politician
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August 16
1650
Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (d. 1718)
1856
Aparicio Saravia, Uruguayan general and politician (d. 1904)
1939
Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946
Lesley Ann Warren, American actress and singer
1970
Saif Ali Khan, Indian actor, singer, and producer
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August 17
1786
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1861)
1946
Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1972
Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer
1976
Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1980
Daniel Güiza, Spanish footballer
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August 18
1934
Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player and soldier (d. 1972)
1957
Carole Bouquet, French model and actress
1958
Madeleine Stowe, American actress
1964
Kenny Walker, American basketball player and sportscaster
1980
Rob Nguyen, Australian race car driver
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August 19
1913
John Argyris, Greek engineer and academic (d. 2004)
1945
Sandro de América, Argentinian singer and actor (d. 2010)
1948
Tipper Gore, American author and photographer, co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center
1950
Graeme Beard, Australian cricketer
1969
Nate Dogg, American rapper and actor (213) (d. 2011)
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August 20
1625
Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (d. 1709)
1890
H. P. Lovecraft, American author and poet (d. 1937)
1942
Fred Norman, American baseball player
1988
José Zamora, Spanish footballer
1988
Sarah R, Lotfi, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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August 21
1725
Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter and educator (d. 1805)
1754
Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician (d. 1833)
1924
Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
1967
Serj Tankian, Lebanese-American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (System of a Down and Axis of Justice)
1985
Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
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August 22
1895
László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (d. 1951)
1920
Denton Cooley, American soldier and surgeon
1963
Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Y Kant Tori Read)
1972
Pontus Schultz, Swedish journalist (d. 2012)
1987
Leonardo Moracci, Italian footballer
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August 23
1846
Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor (d. 1923)
1901
John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany (d. 1991)
1929
Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (d. 2009)
1932
Mark Russell, American comedian, singer, and pianist
1943
Pino Presti, Italian bass player, composer, conductor, and producer
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August 24
1732
Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist (d. 1785)
1787
James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer (d. 1834)
1888
Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (d. 1942)
1922
Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)
1949
Pia Degermark, Swedish actress
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August 25
1909
Michael Rennie, English actor and producer (d. 1971)
1944
Jacques Demers, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician
1955
John McGeoch, Scottish guitarist (Magazine, Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, and The Armoury Show) (d. 2004)
1958
Tim Burton, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1978
Robert Mohr, German rugby player
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August 26
1909
Gene Moore, American baseball player (d. 1978)
1928
Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (d. 2015)
1939
Todor Kolev, Bulgarian actor and singer (d. 2013)
1944
Alan Parker, English guitarist and songwriter (Blue Mink)
1974
Kelvin Cato, American basketball player and coach
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August 27
1875
Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (d. 1967)
1947
Halil Berktay, Turkish historian and academic
1958
Hugh Orde, English police officer
1965
Scott Dibble, American lawyer and politician
1972
Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
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August 28
1910
Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch-American mathematician and economist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
1929
István Kertész, Hungarian conductor (d. 1973)
1952
Guy Nadon, Canadian actor
1954
Ravi Kanbur, Indian-English economist and academic
1962
Paul Allen, English footballer
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August 29
1842
Alfred Shaw, English cricketer, rugby player, and umpire (d. 1907)
1956
Steve Yarbrough, American novelist and short story writer
1957
Jerry D. Bailey, American jockey and sportscaster
1975
Kyle Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Matchbox 20 and The New Left)
1980
Mohammad Sheikh, Kenyan cricketer
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August 30
1808
Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (d. 1892)
1818
Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
1970
Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
1984
Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
1989
Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter (Black Cards)
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August 31
1890
August Alle, Estonian poet and author (d. 1952)
1955
Gary Webb, American journalist and author (d. 2004)
1962
Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor and singer
1965
Zsolt Borkai, Hungarian gymnast and politician
1978
Philippe Christanval, French footballer
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