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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
1626
Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi and theorist (d. 1676)
1893
Alexander of Greece (d. 1920)
1953
Howard Kurtz, American journalist and author
1973
Edurne Pasaban, Spanish mountaineer
1988
Joanna Wang, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
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August 2
1922
Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite
1931
Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic
1942
Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (Los Van Van) (d. 2014)
1963
Uğur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager
1969
Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
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August 3
1936
Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (d. 2013)
1959
Koichi Tanaka, Japanese chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
1981
Pablo Ibáñez, Spanish footballer
1987
Chris McQueen, Australian rugby player
1992
Karlie Kloss, American model
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August 4
1821
Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton (d. 1892)
1912
Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947)
1935
Carol Arthur, American actress and producer
1976
Trevor Woodman, English rugby player and coach
1989
Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Young Divas)
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August 5
1901
Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000)
1932
Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1948
Ray Clemence, English footballer and manager
1950
Goldie Rogers, Canadian wrestler (d. 2012)
1990
Yui Minami, Japanese model and actress
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August 6
1887
Dudley Benjafield, English race car driver (d. 1957)
1891
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English field marshal and politician, 13th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1970)
1916
Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (d. 1970)
1934
Piers Anthony, English-American soldier and author
1965
Mark Speight, English television host (d. 2008)
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August 7
1931
Charles E. Rice, American scholar and author (d. 2015)
1952
Alexei Sayle, English comedian, actor, and author
1979
Birgit Zotz, Austrian anthropologist and author
1982
Ángeles Balbiani, Argentinian actress and singer
1984
Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player
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August 8
1693
Laurent Belissen, French composer (d. 1762)
1928
Simón Díaz, Venezuelan singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1936
Jan Pieńkowski, Polish-English author and illustrator
1965
Angus Fraser, English cricketer, manager, and journalist
1984
Devon McTavish, American soccer player
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August 9
1931
Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (d. 2014)
1935
Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008)
1953
Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater
1980
Dominic Tabuna, Nauruan politician
1986
Rafaela Zanella, Brazilian model, Miss Brazil 2006
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August 10
1848
William Harnett, Irish-American painter and educator (d. 1892)
1872
William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (d. 1972)
1928
Eddie Fisher, American singer and actor (d. 2010)
1971
Robby Maria, Austrian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983
Alexander Perezhogin, Russian ice hockey player
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August 11
1874
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1953)
1907
Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and lawyer (d. 1989)
1953
Hulk Hogan, American wrestler and actor
1975
Davey von Bohlen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cap'n Jazz, The Promise Ring, Maritime, and Vermont)
1982
Wilko Risser, Namibian footballer
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August 12
1644
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1704)
1899
Ben Sealey, Trinidadian cricketer (d. 1963)
1929
Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Buckaroos) (d. 2006)
1961
Mark Priest, New Zealand cricketer
1971
Michael Ian Black, American comedian, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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August 13
1952
Gary Gibbs, American football player and coach
1960
Ivar Stukolkin, Estonian swimmer
1961
Tomasz Starzewski, English fashion designer
1971
Adam Housley, American baseball player and journalist
1979
Román Colón, Dominican baseball player
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August 14
1840
Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychologist and author (d. 1902)
1924
Georges Prêtre, French conductor
1962
Mark Gubicza, American baseball player and sportscaster
1979
Yōichirō Morikawa, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter
1990
Naz Aydemir, Turkish volleyball player
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August 15
1916
Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989)
1961
Suhasini Maniratnam, Indian actress and screenwriter
1970
Maya Soetoro-Ng, Indonesian-American academic
1972
Jennifer Alexander, Canadian ballerina (d. 2007)
1990
Danny Verbeek, Dutch footballer
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August 16
1930
Tony Trabert, American tennis player and sportscaster
1933
Julie Newmar, American actress, singer, and dancer
1934
Dave Thomas, English-Welsh golfer and architect (d. 2013)
1935
Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach
1946
Masoud Barzani, Iranian-Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan
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August 17
1794
Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (d. 1849)
1942
Shane Porteous, Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter
1951
Richard Hunt, American puppeteer and actor (d. 1992)
1977
Nathan Deakes, Australian race walker
1981
Kristin Adams, American singer and television host
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August 18
1920
Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (d. 1999)
1934
Gulzar, Indian director, producer, and songwriter
1964
Craig Bierko, American actor and singer
1985
Inge Dekker, Dutch swimmer
1989
Nikki Bacolod, Filipino singer and actress
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August 19
1646
John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (d. 1719)
1913
Richard Simmons, American actor (d. 2003)
1969
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player and coach
1974
Zubayr Al-Rimi, Saudi Arabian terrorist (d. 2003)
1986
Christina Perri, American singer-songwriter
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August 20
1833
Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States (d. 1901)
1898
Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1973)
1938
Alain Vivien, French politician
1973
Scott Goodman, Australian swimmer
1986
Damien Gaudin, French cyclist
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August 21
1535
Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese general (d. 1619)
1891
Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican soldier (d. 2007)
1916
Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
1936
Radish Tordia, Georgian painter and educator
1980
Jasmin Wöhr, German tennis player
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August 22
1920
Denton Cooley, American soldier and surgeon
1926
Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan, Turkish poet and author (d. 1984)
1955
Chiranjeevi, Indian actor, producer, and politician
1966
GZA, American rapper and producer (Wu-Tang Clan)
1984
Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer
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August 23
1905
Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (d. 1951)
1956
Skipp Sudduth, American actor and director
1975
Sean Marks, New Zealand-American basketball player and manager
1980
Denny Bautista, Dominican baseball player
1988
Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player
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August 24
1635
Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1699)
1851
Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1924)
1921
Sam Tingle, English-Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2008)
1950
Tim D. White, American paleoanthropologist and academic
1954
Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
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August 25
1919
George Wallace, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (d. 1998)
1952
Ann Abraham, English public servant
1963
Shock G, American rapper and producer (Digital Underground)
1964
Maxim Kontsevich, Russian-American mathematician and academic
1981
Clare Oliver, Australian activist (d. 2007)
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August 26
1901
Hans Kammler, German SS officer and engineer (d. 1945)
1904
Joe Hulme, English footballer and cricketer (d. 1991)
1957
Rick Hansen, Canadian wheelchair and philanthropist
1964
Allegra Huston, English-American author and screenwriter
1964
Mehriban Aliyeva, Azerbaijani wife of Ilham Aliyev
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August 27
1865
Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
1940
Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (Last Exit) (d. 1994)
1958
Stalking Cat, American body modifier (d. 2012)
1959
Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver
1972
Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
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August 28
1694
Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1715)
1950
Tony Husband, English cartoonist
1981
Matt Alrich, American lacrosse player
1986
Jeff Green, American basketball player
1987
Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer (d. 2013)
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August 29
1916
George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, and producer (d. 2000)
1924
María Dolores Pradera, Spanish singer and actress
1931
Lise Payette, Canadian journalist and politician
1977
Aaron Rowand, American baseball player and sportscaster
1980
William Levy, Cuban-American model and actor
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August 30
1917
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992)
1925
Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator
1926
Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (d. 2010)
1971
Julian Smith, Scottish politician
1985
Holly Weston, English actress
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August 31
1916
Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
1935
Bryan Organ, English painter
1980
Joe Budden, American rapper (Slaughterhouse)
1984
Ryan Kesler, American ice hockey player
1987
Ondřej Pavelec, Czech ice hockey player
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