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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.
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August 1
1819
Herman Melville, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1891)
1933
Teri Shields, American actress, producer, and agent (d. 2012)
1971
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, Mexican drug lord
1978
Dhani Harrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thenewno2, Traveling Wilburys, and Fistful of Mercy)
1989
Tomoka Kurokawa, Japanese actress
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August 2
1884
Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)
1941
Ede Staal, Dutch singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
1958
Arshad Ayub, Indian cricketer and manager
1980
Ivica Banović, Croatian footballer
1989
Vanes-Mari Du Toit, South African netball player
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August 3
1832
Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and director (d. 1914)
1916
Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970)
1933
Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (d. 2009)
1946
Robert Ayling, English businessman
1957
Bodo Rudwaleit, German footballer and manager
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August 4
1902
Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (d. 1981)
1909
Glenn Cunningham, American runner and academic (d. 1988)
1953
Vini Reilly, English guitarist (The Durutti Column and The Invisible Girls)
1959
John Gormley, Irish politician, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government
1978
Kurt Busch, American race car driver
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August 5
1914
David Brian, American actor and dancer (d. 1993)
1960
Seth Swirsky, American singer-songwriter
1982
Tobias Regner, German singer-songwriter
1984
Helene Fischer, German singer and dancer
1985
Jake Hurwitz, American comedian and actor
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August 6
1920
Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)
1944
Martin Wharton, English bishop
1944
Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic
1948
William McCrea, Irish soldier and politician
1984
Vedad Ibišević, Bosnian footballer
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August 7
1963
Harold Perrineau, American actor and producer
1973
Kevin Muscat, English-Australian footballer, coach, and manager
1978
Vanness Wu, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (F4 and Kangta & Vanness)
1979
Jason Ruta, Canadian actor
1992
Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
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August 8
1952
Sudhakar Rao, Indian cricketer
1966
John Hudek, American baseball player and coach
1972
Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist
1972
Steven Tweed, Scottish footballer and manager
1981
Meagan Good, American actress and producer
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August 9
1942
Tommie Agee, American baseball player (d. 2001)
1943
Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (d. 2013)
1972
Ryan Bollman, American actor
1973
Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer and manager
1980
Ryoo Seung-bum, South Korean actor and singer
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August 10
1740
Samuel Arnold, English organist and composer (d. 1802)
1956
Charlie Peacock, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1978
Chris Read, English cricketer
1979
Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
1982
Shaun Murphy, English snooker player
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August 11
1667
Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian wife of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1743)
1910
Berthe Qvistgaard, Danish actress (d. 1999)
1943
Denis Payton, English saxophonist (The Dave Clark Five) (d. 2006)
1975
Chris Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter
1993
Sean McGinty, English-Irish footballer
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August 12
1773
Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic (d. 1853)
1954
Ibolya Dávid, Hungarian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Hungary
1967
Andy Hui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (Big Four)
1970
Jim Schlossnagle, American baseball player and coach
1972
Del the Funky Homosapien, American rapper and producer (Hieroglyphics, Deltron 3030, and Gorillaz)
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August 13
1935
Mudcat Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster
1949
Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker
1952
Tom Davis, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1965
Mark Lemke, American baseball player, coach, and radio host
1993
Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player
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August 14
1923
Alice Ghostley, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
1957
Gino Hernandez, American wrestler (d. 1986)
1958
Philip Dunne, English farmer and politician, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology
1960
Sarah Brightman, English singer-songwriter and actress
1966
Karl Petter Løken, Swedish-Norwegian footballer and sportscaster
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August 15
1769
Napoleon, French general and emperor (d. 1821)
1917
Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1999)
1935
Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (d. 2014)
1949
Mark B. Rosenberg, American political scientist and academic
1995
Chief Keef, American rapper and producer
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August 16
1924
Fess Parker, American actor and singer (d. 2010)
1928
Eydie Gormé, American singer and actress (d. 2013)
1974
Roger Cedeño, Venezuelan baseball player
1980
Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1991
Evanna Lynch, Irish actress
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August 17
1844
Menelik II of Ethiopia (d. 1913)
1918
Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015)
1934
Ron Henry, English footballer (d. 2014)
1940
Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician
1966
Maysa Leak, American singer and producer (Incognito)
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August 18
1606
Maria Anna of Spain (d. 1646)
1869
Carl Rungius, German-American painter and educator (d. 1959)
1893
Burleigh Grimes, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)
1925
Anis Mansour, Egyptian journalist and author (d. 2011)
1940
Adam Makowicz, Polish-Canadian pianist and composer
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August 19
1950
Jennie Bond, English journalist and author
1969
Paula Jai Parker, American actress, director, and producer
1973
Clayton Counts, American DJ and composer (Bull of Heaven)
1977
Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist
1980
Jun Jin, South Korean singer and actor (Shinhwa)
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August 20
1905
Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (d. 1964)
1972
Chaney Kley, American actor, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
1983
Paulo André Cren Benini, Brazilian footballer
1985
Álvaro Negredo, Spanish footballer
1992
Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress
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August 21
1918
Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2004)
1957
Frank Pastore, American baseball player and radio host (d. 2012)
1990
Bo Burnham, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and actor
1991
Leandro Bacuna, Dutch footballer
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August 22
1902
Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (d. 1973)
1941
Bill Parcells, American football player and coach
1959
Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Ratt and Dokken)
1970
George Canyon, Canadian singer, guitarist, and actor
1983
Miho Ohwada, Japanese actress
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August 23
1961
Alexandre Desplat, French composer and conductor
1982
Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer
1983
James Collins, Welsh footballer
1986
Kim Feenstra, Dutch model and actress
1988
Jeremy Lin, American basketball player
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August 24
1887
Harry Hooper, American baseball player and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (d. 1974)
1922
René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)
1963
Francis Pangilinan, Filipino lawyer and politician
1983
Brett Gardner, American baseball player
1983
Maher Abu Remeleh, Palestinian martial artist
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August 25
1933
István Gaál, Hungarian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1941
Mario Corso, Italian footballer and coach
1949
Fariborz Lachini, Iranian-Canadian composer and producer
1963
Miro Cerar, Slovenian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Slovenia
1968
Rafet El Roman, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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August 26
1819
Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1861)
1826
Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)
1935
Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
1954
Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player
1979
Yağmur Sarıgül, Turkish guitarist and songwriter (maNga)
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August 27
1669
Anne Marie d'Orléans, French wife of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1728)
1919
Pee Wee Butts, American baseball player and coach (d. 1972)
1929
George Scott, Canadian-American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)
1970
Mark Ilott, English cricketer
1985
Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter and sculptor
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August 28
1789
Stéphanie de Beauharnais, French wife of Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1860)
1938
Maurizio Costanzo, Italian journalist and academic
1944
Melvin Dummar, American forger of Howard Hughes estate
1966
Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician
1980
Antony Hämäläinen, Finnish singer-songwriter (Meridian Dawn and Armageddon)
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August 29
1934
Dimitris Papamichael, Greek actor and director (d. 2004)
1946
Demetris Christofias, Cypriot businessman and politician, 6th President of Cyprus
1977
Roy Oswalt, American baseball player
1981
Geneviève Jeanson, Canadian cyclist
1991
Anikó Kovacsics, Hungarian handball player
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August 30
1918
Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
1953
Lech Majewski, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter
1986
Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
1988
Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
1989
Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
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August 31
161
Commodus, Roman emperor (d. 192)
1905
Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (d. 2004)
1957
Colm O'Rourke, Irish footballer and sportscaster
1981
Ahmad Al Harthy, Omani race car driver
1985
Rolando, Portuguese footballer
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