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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
1910
Walter Scharf, American pianist and composer (d. 2003)
1919
Stanley Middleton, English author (d. 2009)
1932
Meena Kumari, Indian actress (d. 1972)
1945
Douglas Osheroff, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1990
Jean Hugues Gregoire, Mauritian swimmer
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August 2
1876
Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)
1929
K. M. Peyton, English author and educator
1945
Eric Simms, Australian rugby player and coach
1948
Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1970
Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach
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August 3
1509
Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (d. 1546)
1920
P. D. James, English author (d. 2014)
1946
Jack Straw, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1958
Lindsey Hilsum, English journalist and author
1959
Koichi Tanaka, Japanese chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
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August 4
1918
Brian Crozier, Australian-English historian and journalist (d. 2012)
1928
Gerard Damiano, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1950
N. Rangaswamy, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Chief Minister of Puducherry
1969
Michael DeLuise, American actor, director, and producer
1991
Lucinda Dryzek, English actress
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August 5
1923
Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (d. 2005)
1943
Sammi Smith, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1963
Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (Gotthard) (d. 2010)
1978
Cosmin Bărcăuan, Romanian footballer and manager
1991
Esteban Gutiérrez, Mexican race car driver
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August 6
1937
Charlie Haden, American bassist and composer (Old and New Dreams) (d. 2014)
1952
David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
1971
Merrin Dungey, American actress
1974
Alvin Williams, American basketball player and coach
1978
Reuben Rox, American actor, director, and producer
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August 7
1574
Robert Dudley, English explorer and cartographer (d. 1649)
1927
Edwin Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 50th Governor of Louisiana
1944
David Rasche, American actor
1950
Rodney Crowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Notorious Cherry Bombs)
1955
Vladimir Sorokin, Russian author and playwright
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August 8
1920
Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer (d. 2006)
1922
Rory Calhoun, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
1936
Jan Pieńkowski, Polish-English author and illustrator
1974
Brian Harvey, English singer-songwriter (East 17)
1990
Vladimír Darida, Czech footballer
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August 9
1925
David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (d. 1999)
1945
Barbara Delinsky, American author
1966
Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach
1986
Rafaela Zanella, Brazilian model, Miss Brazil 2006
1989
Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer
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August 10
1805
Ferenc Toldy, German-Hungarian historian and critic (d. 1875)
1930
Barry Unsworth, English-Italian author and academic (d. 2012)
1947
Ian Anderson, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jethro Tull)
1959
Mark Price, English drummer (All About Eve and Del Amitri)
1984
Mokomichi Hayami, Japanese model and actor
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August 11
1833
Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 1899)
1902
Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. 1986)
1953
Cory Quirino, Filipino television host and author
1971
Julie Clarke, American model and actress
1981
Sandi Thom, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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August 12
1907
Boy Charlton, Australian swimmer (d. 1975)
1932
Dallin H. Oaks, American lawyer, jurist, and religious leader
1960
Greg Thomas, Welsh-English cricketer
1976
Brad Lukowich, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1996
Torri Webster, Canadian actress and singer
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August 13
1625
Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)
1866
Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat S.p.A (d. 1945)
1973
Molly Henneberg, American journalist
1973
Ryoko Shinohara, Japanese singer and actress
1998
Dalma Gálfi, Hungarian tennis player
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August 14
1881
Francis Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1953)
1941
Lynne Cheney, American wife of Dick Cheney, 32nd Second Lady of the United States
1945
Heidi Hartmann, American economist and scholar
1969
DJ Uncle Al, American rapper and DJ (d. 2001)
1984
Nicola Slater, Scottish tennis player
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August 15
1875
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer (d. 1912)
1949
Beverly Burns, American captain and pilot
1963
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
1966
Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actress
1994
Kosuke Hagino, Japanese swimmer
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August 16
1924
Inez Voyce, American baseball player
1933
Tom Maschler, English author and publisher
1934
Ketty Lester, American singer and actress
1972
George Stroumboulopoulos, Canadian radio and television host
1982
Todd Haberkorn, American voice actor, director, and producer
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August 17
1866
Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, Indian 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)
1944
Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor
1951
Richard Hunt, American puppeteer and actor (d. 1992)
1956
Gail Berman, American businessman, co-founded BermanBraun
1970
Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer and coach
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August 18
1870
Lavr Kornilov, Russian general and explorer (d. 1918)
1967
Daler Mehndi, Indian singer-songwriter and producer
1968
Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress and talk show host
1973
Carmen Serano, American actress
1986
Ross McCormack, Scottish footballer
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August 19
1940
Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter and actor
1973
Carl Bulfin, New Zealand cricketer
1977
Callum Blue, English actor
1980
Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
1986
Rúben Micael, Portuguese footballer
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August 20
1890
H. P. Lovecraft, American author and poet (d. 1937)
1936
Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1973
Alexandre Finazzi, Brazilian footballer
1985
Álvaro Negredo, Spanish footballer
2000
Anastasia A. Gubanova, Russian figure skater
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August 21
1840
Ferdinand Hamer, Dutch bishop and missionary (d. 1900)
1906
Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995)
1934
Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2001)
1953
Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director
1984
Barun Sobti, Indian actor
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August 22
1890
Cecil Kellaway, South African-American actor and singer (d. 1973)
1915
Hugh Paddick, English actor (d. 2000)
1926
Marc Bohan, French fashion designer
1974
Jenna Leigh Green, American actress and singer
1986
Monsieur Adi, French DJ and producer
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August 23
1836
Marie Henriette of Austria (d. 1902)
1960
Gary Hoey, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Heavy Bones)
1970
Brad Mehldau, American pianist and composer
1971
Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer and manager
1974
Christian Beranek, American actor, producer, and author
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August 24
1934
Kenny Baker, English actor
1959
Adrian Kuiper, South African cricketer and farmer
1964
Oteil Burbridge, American bass player (The Allman Brothers Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Vida Blue, BK3, and Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit)
1966
Nick Denton, English-American journalist and businessman, founded Gawker Media
1988
Rupert Grint, English actor
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August 25
1931
Peter Gilmore, German-English actor (d. 2013)
1964
Marti Noxon, American screenwriter and producer
1976
Javed Qadeer, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1977
Masumi Asano, Japanese voice actress and producer
1981
Clare Oliver, Australian activist (d. 2007)
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August 26
1906
Albert Sabin, Polish-American physician and virologist, developed the polio vaccine (d. 1993)
1909
Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)
1950
Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (d. 2006)
1969
Elaine Irwin, American model
1980
Chris Pine, American actor
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August 27
1914
Heidi Kabel, German actress and singer (d. 2010)
1928
Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (d. 2003)
1953
Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright
1958
Sergei Krikalev, Russian engineer and astronaut
1967
Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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August 28
1938
Bengt Fahlström, Swedish journalist
1941
John Stanley Marshall, English drummer (Nucleus, Soft Machine, and Centipede)
1952
Guy Nadon, Canadian actor
1967
Jamie Osborne, English jockey and trainer
1969
Mary McCartney, English photographer and activist
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August 29
1725
Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1767)
1924
María Dolores Pradera, Spanish singer and actress
1980
William Levy, Cuban-American model and actor
1987
Tony Kane, Irish footballer
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August 30
1913
Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
1941
Sue MacGregor, English journalist and radio host
1948
Victor Skumin, Russian psychiatrist, psychologist, and academic
1954
David Paymer, American actor and director
1955
Jamie Moses, English-American guitarist
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August 31
1652
Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (d. 1708)
1907
Augustus F. Hawkins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
1935
Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager
1978
Morten Qvenild, Norwegian pianist and composer (In the Country and Magical Orchestra)
1984
Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer
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