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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
1815
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
1921
Pat McDonald, Australian actress (d. 1990)
1968
Stacey Augmon, American basketball player and coach
1975
Ane Dahl Torp, Norwegian actress
1981
Miracle Laurie, American actress
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August 2
1922
Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (d. 1998)
1923
Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel
1965
Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
1976
Reyes Estévez, Spanish runner
1985
Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player
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August 3
1890
Konstantin Melnikov, Russian architect, designed the Rusakov Workers' Club (d. 1974)
1901
Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal (d. 1981)
1918
James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (d. 2014)
1921
Hayden Carruth, American poet and critic (d. 2008)
1981
Travis Bowyer, American baseball player
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August 4
1942
Don S. Davis, American actor and painter (d. 2008)
1952
Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player (Clannad and T with the Maggies)
1974
Chris Crippin, Canadian drummer (Hedley)
1978
Satoshi Hino, American-Japanese voice actor
1989
Wang Hao, Chinese chess player
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August 5
1828
Louise of the Netherlands (d. 1871)
1956
Maureen McCormick, American actress and singer
1960
David Baldacci, American lawyer and author
1982
Lolo Jones, American hurdler
1988
Michael Jamieson, Scottish-English swimmer
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August 6
1861
Edith Roosevelt, American wife of Theodore Roosevelt, 27th First Lady of the United States (d. 1948)
1964
Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, Nigerian journalist, activist, social media expert, and pharmacist
1970
Erwin Thijs, Belgian cyclist
1973
Karenna Gore Schiff, American lawyer, journalist, and author
1980
Seneca Wallace, American football player
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August 7
1927
Rocky Bridges, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)
1969
Paul Lambert, Scottish footballer and manager
1975
David Hicks, Australian criminal
1982
Abbie Cornish, Australian actress
1984
Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player
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August 8
1839
Nelson A. Miles, American general (d. 1925)
1967
Eric Angle, American wrestler
1973
Senta Moses, American actress
1979
Pooja Shah, English actress
1988
Laura Slade Wiggins, American actress and singer
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August 9
1927
Robert Shaw, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1978)
1947
John Varley, American author
1971
James Kim, American technology expert (d. 2006)
1989
Lucy Dixon, English actress
1999
Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater
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August 10
1880
Robert L. Thornton, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1964)
1909
Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (d. 1991)
1911
Leonidas Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer (d. 2011)
1964
Kåre Kolve, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
1985
Melissa Barrera, American television host
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August 11
1905
Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (d. 1998)
1964
Miguel A. Núñez, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1965
Shinji Mikami, Japanese video game designer, created ''Resident Evil''
1970
Ali Shaheed Muhammad, American rapper and producer (A Tribe Called Quest, The Ummah, and Lucy Pearl)
1978
Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
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August 12
1866
Jacinto Benavente, Spanish playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)
1925
Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas
1954
Ibolya Dávid, Hungarian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Hungary
1969
Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor and politician
1993
Imani Hakim, American actress
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August 13
1888
Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1975)
1961
Neil Mallender, English cricketer and umpire
1962
Thanos Kalliris, Greek singer-songwriter (Bang)
1976
Grégory Fitoussi, French actor
1989
Justin Greene, American basketball player
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August 14
1642
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1723)
1949
Bob Backlund, American wrestler and actor
1954
Stanley A. McChrystal, American general
1981
Kofi Kingston, Ghanaian-American wrestler
1986
Terin Humphrey, American gymnast
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August 15
1717
Blind Jack, English engineer (d. 1810)
1949
Edward McMillan-Scott, English lawyer and politician
1958
Simon Baron-Cohen, English-Canadian psychiatrist and author
1964
Srihari, Indian actor and producer (d. 2013)
1975
Bertrand Berry, American football player and radio host
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August 16
1860
Jules Laforgue, Uruguayan-French poet and author (d. 1887)
1877
Roque Ruaño, Spanish priest and engineer (d. 1935)
1928
Eydie Gormé, American singer and actress (d. 2013)
1948
Pierre Reid, Canadian educator and politician
1974
Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician
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August 17
1888
Monty Woolley, American actor and singer (d. 1963)
1939
Luther Allison, American singer and guitarist (d. 1997)
1956
Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist
1959
David Koresh, American cult leader (d. 1993)
1966
Maysa Leak, American singer and producer (Incognito)
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August 18
1972
Victoria Coren Mitchell, English journalist and poker player
1979
Mohib Mirza, Pakistani actor and director
1979
Stuart Dew, Australian footballer
1980
Esteban Cambiasso, Argentinian footballer
1980
Rob Nguyen, Australian race car driver
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August 19
1900
Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1976)
1941
Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek educator and politician (d. 2009)
1943
Billy J. Kramer, English singer
1946
Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor and director
1946
Charles Bolden, American general and astronaut
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August 20
1931
Mikhail Kaaleste, Estonian canoe racer and coach
1946
Connie Chung, American journalist
1952
John Emburey, English cricketer and coach
1973
Cameron Mather, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
1974
Santino Rice, American fashion designer and actor
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August 21
1929
Marie Severin, American illustrator
1934
Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2001)
1944
Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter
1952
Glenn Hughes, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Finders Keepers, Trapeze, Deep Purple, and Black Country Communion)
1986
Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
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August 22
1940
Bill McCartney, American football player and coach, founded Promise Keepers
1940
George Reinholt, American actor (d. 2013)
1967
Bill Welke, American baseball player and umpire
1973
Sornram Teppitak, Thai actor and singer
1982
Rodrigo Nehme, Mexican actor
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August 23
1783
William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (d. 1852)
1846
Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor (d. 1923)
1909
Syd Buller, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1970)
1959
Edwyn Collins, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Orange Juice)
1961
Alexandre Desplat, French composer and conductor
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August 24
1909
Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1998)
1936
A. S. Byatt, English author and poet
1947
Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia
1950
John Banaszak, American football player and coach
1973
Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer
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August 25
1934
Eddie Ilarde, Filipino journalist and politician
1939
John Badham, English-American actor, director, and producer
1942
Howard Jacobson, English journalist and author
1960
Georg Zellhofer, Austrian footballer and manager
1969
Steve Staley, American voice actor and singer
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August 26
1965
Chris Burke, American actor and singer
1969
Elaine Irwin, American model
1977
Trần Thu Hà, Vietnamese singer, producer, and dancer
1980
Chris Pine, American actor
1981
Jesse Martin, German-Australian sailor
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August 27
1887
George, Crown Prince of Serbia (d. 1972)
1941
Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (d. 2011)
1947
Kirk Francis, American engineer and producer
1949
Ann Murray, Irish soprano
1969
Chandra Wilson, American actress and director
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August 28
1827
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)
1910
Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch-American mathematician and economist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
1953
Ditmar Jakobs, German footballer
1975
Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer and manager
1981
Ahmed Talbi, Moroccan footballer
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August 29
1862
Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)
1928
Charles Gray, English actor and singer (d. 2000)
1956
Mark Morris, American dancer and choreographer
1958
Lenny Henry, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1976
Georgios Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player
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August 30
1848
Andrew Onderdonk, American surveyor and contractor (d. 1905)
1918
Harold Atcherley, English businessman
1923
Nate Saint, American missionary and pilot (d. 1956)
1948
Lewis Black, American comedian, actor, and author
1983
Marco Vianello, Italian footballer
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August 31
1896
Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (d. 1982)
1913
Helen Levitt, American photographer and cinematographer (d. 2009)
1931
Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
1963
Reb Beach, American guitarist (Winger, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, and Dokken)
1977
Jeff Hardy, American wrestler and singer (PeroxWhy?Gen)
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