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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
1930
Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
1946
Rick Coonce, American drummer (The Grass Roots) (d. 2011)
1985
Kris Stadsgaard, Danish footballer
1986
Damien Allen, English footballer
1987
Karen Carney, English footballer
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August 2
1938
Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
1947
Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
1960
Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
1962
Lee Mavers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The La's)
1992
Hallie Eisenberg, American actress
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August 3
1920
P. D. James, English author (d. 2014)
1924
Leon Uris, American soldier and author (d. 2003)
1955
Corey Burton, American voice actor
1970
Gina G, Australian singer
1985
Brent Kutzle, American bass player and producer (OneRepublic)
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August 4
1893
Fritz Gause, German historian and curator (d. 1973)
1939
Frank Vincent, American actor and producer
1953
Joanie Spina, American magician, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
1957
John Wark, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
1958
Silvan Shalom, Tunisian-Israeli sergeant and politician, 30th Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
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August 5
1914
Parley Baer, American actor (d. 2002)
1962
Otis Thorpe, American basketball player
1967
Thomas Lang, Austrian drummer and producer (stOrk and Vienna Art Orchestra)
1975
Ami Foster, American actress and singer
1990
Yui Minami, Japanese model and actress
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August 6
1504
Matthew Parker, English archbishop (d. 1575)
1775
Daniel O'Connell, Irish lawyer and politician, Lord Mayor of Dublin (d. 1847)
1908
Will Lee, American actor (d. 1982)
1934
Billy Boston, Welsh rugby player and soldier
1993
Kaori Ishihara, Japanese voice actress and singer (StylipS)
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August 7
1904
Ralph Bunche, American political scientist, academic, and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1913
George Van Eps, American guitarist (d. 1998)
1926
Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (d. 2015)
1930
Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer and educator
1982
Edwin Dewees, American mixed martial artist
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August 8
1960
Ulrich Maly, German politician, 16th Mayor of Nuremberg
1968
Abey Kuruvilla, Indian cricketer and coach
1973
Gert Olesk, Estonian footballer and manager
1974
Brian Harvey, English singer-songwriter (East 17)
1985
Toby Flood, English rugby player
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August 9
1931
James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (d. 2014)
1941
Shirlee Busbee, American author
1968
McG, American director and producer
1975
Mahesh Babu, Indian actor and producer
1985
Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer
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August 10
1740
Samuel Arnold, English organist and composer (d. 1802)
1827
Lovro Toman, Slovenian lawyer and politician (d. 1870)
1902
Arne Tiselius, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1973
Lisa Raymond, American tennis player
1986
Andrea Hlaváčková, Czech tennis player
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August 11
1939
Ronnie Dawson, American singer and guitarist (d. 2003)
1969
Ashley Jensen, Scottish actress
1980
Lee Suggs, American football player
1982
Wilko Risser, Namibian footballer
1987
Alyssa Alano, Filipino actress and singer (Viva Hot Babes)
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August 12
1917
Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (d. 2008)
1926
John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998)
1967
Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer
1977
Jesper Grønkjær, Danish footballer
1979
Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater
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August 13
1898
Jean Borotra, French tennis player (d. 1994)
1958
Feargal Sharkey, Irish singer (The Undertones)
1964
Debi Mazar, American actress
1989
Justin Greene, American basketball player
1991
Alexander Kačaniklić, Swedish footballer
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August 14
1740
Pope Pius VII (d. 1823)
1944
John Dunt, English admiral
1970
Kevin Cadogan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Third Eye Blind)
1978
Kate Ritchie, Australian actress
1990
Naz Aydemir, Turkish volleyball player
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August 15
1857
Albert Ballin, German businessman (d. 1918)
1896
Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (d. 1985)
1931
Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (d. 2014)
1938
Maxine Waters, American educator and politician
1961
Arjun Sarja, Indian actor and director
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August 16
1845
Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1921)
1908
Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (d. 2010)
1934
John Standing, English actor
1950
Neda Ukraden, Serbian singer
1959
Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist and manager
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August 17
1944
Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor
1956
Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist
1958
Kirk Stevens, Canadian snooker player
1959
Eric Schlosser, American journalist and author
1979
Marcus Patric, English actor
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August 18
1887
John Anthony Sydney Ritson, English rugby player, mines inspector, engineer and professor of mining (d. 1957)
1920
Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (d. 1999)
1941
Christopher Jones, American actor (d. 2014)
1961
Birol Ünel, Turkish-German actor
1964
Kenny Walker, American basketball player and sportscaster
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August 19
1928
Norman Brooks, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006)
1935
Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach
1982
Erika Christensen, American actress
1983
Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1987
Nico Hülkenberg, German race car driver
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August 20
1941
Slobodan Milošević, Serbian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Serbia (d. 2006)
1949
Patrick Kilpatrick, American actor and producer
1980
Corey Carrier, American actor
1984
Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer
1990
Bradley Klahn, American tennis player
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August 21
1665
Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1729)
1943
Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
1952
Jiří Paroubek, Czech soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
1954
Archie Griffin, American football player
1984
Melissa Schuman, American singer-songwriter, actress, an dancer (Dream)
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August 22
1918
Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004)
1934
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (d. 2012)
1964
Andrew Wilson, American actor and director
1966
Brooke Dillman, American actress
1983
Dani Thompson, Australian-English model and actress
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August 23
1894
John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (d. 1959)
1911
Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski-jumper (d. 1998)
1947
David Robb, English-Scottish actor
1953
John Rocha, Hong Kong-Irish fashion designer
1978
Julian Casablancas, American singer-songwriter (The Strokes and Julian Casablancas + The Voidz)
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August 24
1498
John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (d. 1537)
1887
Harry Hooper, American baseball player and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (d. 1974)
1930
Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (d. 1993)
1950
John Banaszak, American football player and coach
1982
Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian footballer
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August 25
1916
Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000)
1951
Bill Handel, Brazilian-American lawyer and radio host
1966
Derek Sherinian, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Planet X, Dream Theater, and Black Country Communion)
1969
Cameron Mathison, Canadian actor
1987
Velimir Jovanović, Serbian footballer
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August 26
1873
Lee de Forest, American engineer and academic, invented the Audion tube (d. 1961)
1947
Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 2007)
1957
Nikky Finney, American poet and academic
1964
Allegra Huston, English-American author and screenwriter
1981
Petey Williams, Canadian wrestler
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August 27
1899
C. S. Forester, Egyptian-English author and educator (d. 1966)
1939
William Least Heat-Moon, American historian and author
1950
Neil Murray, Scottish bass player and songwriter (Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Colosseum II, and Gogmagog)
1958
Normand Brathwaite, Canadian comedian and actor
1981
Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer
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August 28
1827
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)
1884
Peter Fraser, Scottish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1950)
1949
Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach
1961
Cliff Benson, American football player
1982
Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer
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August 29
1887
Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (d. 1978)
1935
William Friedkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1943
Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (d. 1996)
1956
Mark Morris, American dancer and choreographer
1962
Lycia Naff, American actress, dancer, and journalist
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August 30
1917
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992)
1944
Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1961
Zafer Algöz, Turkish actor
1986
Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
1991
Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player
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August 31
1842
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924)
1902
Géza Révész, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (d. 1977)
1948
Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver and journalist (d. 1982)
1955
Anthony Thistlethwaite, English saxophonist and bass player (The Waterboys and The Saw Doctors)
1984
Matti Breschel, Danish cyclist
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