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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
1770
William Clark, American soldier, explorer, and politician, 4th Governor of Missouri Territory (d. 1838)
1940
Henry Silverman, American businessman, founded the Cendant Corporation
1945
Douglas Osheroff, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1957
Taylor Negron, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1978
Chris Iwelumo, Scottish footballer
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August 2
1898
Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer (d. 1977)
1931
Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic
1940
Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (d. 2006)
1943
Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
1946
James Howe, American journalist and author
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August 3
1817
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (d. 1895)
1895
Neva Morris, American super-centenarian (d. 2010)
1934
Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (d. 2002)
1955
Corey Burton, American voice actor
1956
Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny, and Dead Men Walking)
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August 4
1940
Larry Knechtel, American bass player and pianist (Bread and The Wrecking Crew) (d. 2009)
1942
Cleon Jones, American baseball player
1953
Joanie Spina, American magician, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
1957
Brooks D. Simpson, American historian and author
1995
Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress
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August 5
1880
Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator (d. 1970)
1957
David Gill, English businessman
1961
Roly Keating, English businessman
1972
Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Fear Factory, Beowülf, Arkaea, and Kush)
1985
Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer
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August 6
1504
Matthew Parker, English archbishop (d. 1575)
1826
Thomas Alexander Browne, English-Australian author (d. 1915)
1946
Masaaki Sakai, Japanese actor and singer (The Spiders)
1951
Catherine Hicks, American actress
1979
Travis Reed, American basketball player
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August 7
1913
George Van Eps, American guitarist (d. 1998)
1942
Carlos Monzón, Argentinian boxer and actor (d. 1995)
1955
Greg Nickels, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Seattle
1968
Big Mello, American rapper (Screwed Up Click) (d. 2002)
1975
Ray Hill, American football player (d. 2015)
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August 8
1931
Roger Penrose, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher
1934
Keith Barron, English actor
1938
Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer and educator (d. 2010)
1948
Susan Himmelweit, English economist and academic
1953
Nigel Mansell, English race car driver
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August 9
1943
Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (d. 2013)
1968
Eric Bana, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1974
Matt Morris, American baseball player
1986
Michael Lerchl, German footballer
1990
Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor
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August 10
1880
Robert L. Thornton, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1964)
1947
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian academic and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
1961
Jon Farriss, Australian drummer, songwriter, and producer (INXS)
1987
Ari Boyland, New Zealand actor and singer
1996
Jacob Latimore, American singer, actor, and dancer
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August 11
1940
Lennie Pond, American race car driver
1950
Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003)
1975
Kishou Taniyama, Japanese voice actor and singer (Granrodeo)
1976
Tõnis Kalde, Estonian footballer
1983
Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
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August 12
1877
Albert Bartha, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (d. 1960)
1932
Sirikit, Thai wife of Bhumibol Adulyadej
1960
Greg Thomas, Welsh-English cricketer
1970
Hidetaka Yoshioka, Japanese actor
1984
Martin Goeres, German actor and stuntman
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August 13
1625
Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)
1906
Art Shires, American baseball player and boxer (d. 1967)
1945
Robin Jackman, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster
1984
Alona Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player
1986
Demetrious Johnson, American mixed martial artist
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August 14
1851
Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (d. 1887)
1876
Alexander I of Serbia (d. 1903)
1930
Liz Fraser, English actress
1941
Connie Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983
Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (d. 2014)
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August 15
1613
Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (d. 1692)
1885
Edna Ferber, American author and playwright (d. 1968)
1915
Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (d. 2002)
1949
Mark B. Rosenberg, American political scientist and academic
1986
Natalia Kills, English singer-songwriter and actress
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August 16
1821
Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (d. 1895)
1917
Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator (d. 2008)
1928
Ann Blyth, American actress and singer
1932
Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (d. 2015)
1957
Laura Innes, American actress and director
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August 17
1794
Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (d. 1849)
1927
Sam Butera, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2009)
1941
Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Canadian director and screenwriter
1947
Jennifer Rhodes, American actress
1977
William Gallas, French footballer
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August 18
1792
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)
1945
Värner Lootsmann, Estonian lawyer and politician
1962
Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1983
Mika, Lebanese-English singer-songwriter and pianist
1987
Siri Tollerød, Norwegian model
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August 19
1903
Lewis Sargent, American actor (d. 1970)
1944
Bodil Malmsten, Swedish author and poet
1954
Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian race car driver
1980
Darius Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1997
Joseph Castanon American actor and singer
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August 20
1847
Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer (d. 1889)
1948
Robert Plant, English singer-songwriter (Led Zeppelin, Band of Joy, The Honeydrippers, and Page and Plant)
1970
John D. Carmack, American game programmer, co-founded Id Software
1974
Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer and coach
1979
Sarah Borwell, English tennis player
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August 21
1892
Charles Vanel, French actor and director (d. 1989)
1936
Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (d. 1999)
1943
Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
1968
Goran Ćurko, Serbian footballer
1984
Melissa Schuman, American singer-songwriter, actress, an dancer (Dream)
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August 22
1902
Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (d. 1982)
1934
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (d. 2012)
1948
David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beach Boys and Delaney & Bonnie)
1968
Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Newsboys and Paul Colman Trio)
1987
Leonardo Moracci, Italian footballer
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August 23
1932
Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (d. 1978)
1953
Kheira Bouziane, French politician
1964
Kong Hee, Singaporean pastor, founded the City Harvest Church
1988
Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player
1991
Isabella Tobias, American-Lithuanian ice dancer
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August 24
1750
Letizia Ramolino, French wife of Carlo Buonaparte (d. 1836)
1921
Sam Tingle, English-Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2008)
1961
Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian martial artist
1976
Nordin Wooter, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
1990
Anna-Liisa Põld, Estonian-American swimmer
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August 25
1893
Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (d. 1962)
1905
Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (d. 1938)
1931
Hal Fishman, American journalist and actor (d. 2007)
1979
Marlon Harewood, English footballer
1987
Blake Lively, American model and actress
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August 26
1956
Mark Mangino, American football player and coach
1973
Richard Evatt, English boxer (d. 2012)
1981
Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player
1983
Félix Porteiro, Spanish race car driver
1991
Jessica Diggins, American skier
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August 27
1890
Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (d. 1976)
1899
C. S. Forester, Egyptian-English author and educator (d. 1966)
1943
Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Love Song and The Castells)
1958
Tom Lanoye, Belgian author, poet, and playwright
1972
Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
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August 28
1728
John Stark, American general (d. 1822)
1887
István Kühár, Slovenian priest and politician (d. 1922)
1913
Robertson Davies, Canadian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1995)
1939
John Kingman, English mathematician and academic
1947
Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress and singer
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August 29
1810
Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian theorist and diplomat (d. 1884)
1931
Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer and guitarist (d. 2001)
1946
Demetris Christofias, Cypriot businessman and politician, 6th President of Cyprus
1946
Francine D. Blau, American economist and academic
1955
Frank Hoste, Belgian cyclist
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August 30
1850
Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino journalist and lawyer (d. 1896)
1870
Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (d. 1891)
1963
Michael Chiklis, American actor, director, and producer
1988
Michael Cavanaugh, American gamer
1991
Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
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August 31
1602
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (d. 1675)
1964
Ramón Arellano Félix, Mexican drug trafficker (d. 2002)
1967
Anita Moen, Norwegian skier
1977
Ian Harte, Irish footballer
1979
Mark Johnston, Canadian swimmer
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