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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
1579
Luis Vélez de Guevara, Spanish author and playwright (d. 1644)
1815
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
1819
Herman Melville, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1891)
1928
Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1973
Gregg Berhalter, American soccer player and coach
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August 2
1937
Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist
1961
Cold 187um, American rapper and producer (Above the Law)
1964
Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
1974
Angie Cepeda, Colombian actress
1983
Nick Diaz, American mixed martial artist and boxer
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August 3
1967
Mathieu Kassovitz, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, founded MNP Entreprise
1978
Jenny Tinmouth, English motorcycle racer
1986
Charlotte Casiraghi, Monacan journalist, co-founded ''Ever Manifesto''
1995
Victoria Kan, Russian tennis player
2000
Landry Bender, American actress
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August 4
1935
Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer and coach (d. 1997)
1952
Gábor Demszky, Hungarian sociologist, lawyer, and politician
1965
Wayne Pacelle, American humanitarian and author
1981
Marques Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (IMx)
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)
1960
David Baldacci, American lawyer and author
1966
Yoko Moriguchi, Japanese actress
1973
Sean Sherk, American mixed martial artist
1987
Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress
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August 6
1938
Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
1948
William McCrea, Irish soldier and politician
1955
Gregory Bryant-Bey, American murderer (d. 2008)
1973
Iain Morris, English screenwriter and producer
1983
C. J. Mosley, American football player
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August 7
1726
James Bowdoin, American banker and politician, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1790)
1944
David Rasche, American actor
1979
Miguel Llera, Spanish footballer
1984
Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (d. 2003)
1988
Melody Oliveria, American blogger
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August 8
1824
Maria Alexandrovna, German-Russian wife of Alexander II of Russia (d. 1880)
1909
Bill Voce, England cricketer and coach (d. 1984)
1944
John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle) (d. 2015)
1968
Huey Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fun Lovin' Criminals)
1980
Michael Urie, American actor, director, and producer
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August 9
1722
Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758)
1874
Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947)
1939
The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2014)
1946
Jim Kiick, American football player
1989
Jason Heyward, American baseball player
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August 10
1877
Frank Marshall, American chess player and author (d. 1944)
1902
Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 1983)
1954
Peter Endrulat, German footballer
1967
Riddick Bowe, American boxer
1969
Emily Symons, Australian actress
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August 11
1837
Marie François Sadi Carnot, French engineer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (d. 1894)
1932
Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded Canwest (d. 2003)
1937
Anna Massey, English actress (d. 2011)
1962
John Micklethwait, English journalist and author
1977
Dênio Martins, Brazilian footballer
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August 12
1939
George Hamilton, American actor and producer
1950
Jim Beaver, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1961
Lawrence Hayward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Felt, Denim, and Go Kart Mozart)
1978
Chris Chambers, American football player
1978
Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player
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August 13
1889
Camillien Houde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1958)
1948
Kathleen Battle, American soprano and actress
1953
Tom Cohen, American philosopher, theorist, and academic
1977
Kenyan Weaks, American basketball player and coach
1989
Israel Jiménez, Mexican footballer
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August 14
1714
Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (d. 1789)
1758
Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer (d. 1835)
1922
Leslie Marr, English race car driver
1950
Gary Larson, American cartoonist
1989
Kyle Turris, Canadian ice hockey player
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August 15
1912
Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
1940
Gudrun Ensslin, German militant leader, founded Red Army Faction (d. 1977)
1947
Jenny Hanley, English actress
1956
Robert Syms, English businessman and politician
1962
Rıdvan Dilmen, Turkish footballer and manager
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August 16
1832
Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist (d. 1920)
1882
Christian Mortensen, Danish-American super-centenarian (d. 1998)
1930
Tony Trabert, American tennis player and sportscaster
1967
Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish journalist, actress, and author
1982
Joleon Lescott, English footballer
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August 17
1786
Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836)
1980
Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer
1984
Dee Brown, American basketball player
1988
Aidan Coleman, Irish jockey
1995
Gracie Gold, American figure skater
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August 18
1927
Rosalynn Carter, American wife of Jimmy Carter, 41st First Lady of the United States
1955
Bruce Benedict, American baseball player and coach
1956
Rainer Woelki, German cardinal
1962
Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1970
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor and producer
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August 19
1925
Claude Gauvreau, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1971)
1932
Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont
1955
Mary-Anne Fahey, Australian actress and screenwriter
1957
Ian Gould, English cricketer and umpire
1988
Travis Tedford, American actor
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August 20
1881
Aleksander Hellat, Estonian politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1943)
1886
Paul Tillich, German-American philosopher and theologian (d. 1965)
1905
Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (d. 1964)
1949
Alan Hardwick, English journalist, actor, and producer
1989
Dean Winnard, English footballer
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August 21
1567
Francis de Sales, Swiss bishop and saint (d. 1622)
1929
Marie Severin, American illustrator
1940
Dominick Harrod, English journalist, historian, and author (d. 2013)
1965
Caryn Mower, American wrestler, actress, and stuntwoman
1978
Annie Wu, Taiwanese model and actress
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August 22
1836
Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (d. 1918)
1860
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz (d. 1917)
1928
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (d. 2007)
1939
Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player
1986
Janis Vahter, Estonian basketball player
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August 23
1903
William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (d. 1982)
1917
Tex Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985)
1919
Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani mathematician and theorist (d. 1984)
1952
Santillana, Spanish footballer
1979
Jessica Bibby, Australian basketball player
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August 24
1845
James Calhoun, American lieutenant (d. 1876)
1863
Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918)
1924
Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990)
1977
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer
1988
Rupert Grint, English actor
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August 25
1917
Lou van Burg, Dutch-German singer and game show host (d. 1986)
1928
John "Kayo" Dottley, American football player
1938
David Canary, American actor
1963
Christine McGlade, Canadian actress and producer
1981
Jean-Julien Rojer, Curaçaoan-Dutch tennis player
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August 26
1897
Yun Posun, South Korean activist and politician, 2nd President of South Korea (d. 1990)
1963
Stephen J. Dubner, American journalist and author
1970
Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian race walker
1975
Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player and coach
1985
David Price, American baseball player
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August 27
1471
George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)
1913
Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Russian-German wife of Claus von Stauffenberg (d. 2006)
1970
Tony Kanal, English-American bass player, songwriter, and producer (No Doubt)
1976
Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler
1995
Grete Paia, Estonian singer-songwriter
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August 28
1896
Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic (d. 1982)
1905
Cyril Walters, Welsh-English cricketer (d. 1992)
1938
Maurizio Costanzo, Italian journalist and academic
1981
Kelly Misa, Filipino model and actress
1983
Ashley Hansen, Australian footballer
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August 29
1901
Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 1986)
1950
Frank Henenlotter, American director and screenwriter
1953
Doña Croll, Jamaican-English actress
1971
Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player and coach
1976
Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer and manager
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August 30
1856
Carl David Tolmé Runge, German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist (d. 1927)
1929
Guy de Lussigny, French painter and sculptor (d. 2001)
1939
John Peel, English radio host and producer (d. 2004)
1948
Donnacha O'Dea, Irish poker player and swimmer
1992
Jessica Henwick, English actress
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August 31
1802
Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (d. 1834)
1908
William Saroyan, American author and playwright (d. 1981)
1976
Radek Martínek, Czech ice hockey player
1979
Simon Neil, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Biffy Clyro and Marmaduke Duke)
1982
Christopher Katongo, Zambian footballer
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