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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
1936
W. D. Hamilton, Egyptian-English biologist, psychologist, and academic (d. 2000)
1956
Ku Ok-hee, South Korean golfer (d. 2013)
1970
David James, English footballer and manager
1971
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, Mexican drug lord
1974
Dennis Lawrence, Trinidadian footballer and coach
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August 2
1884
Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)
1924
Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
1925
John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player
1953
Butch Patrick, American actor and singer
1993
Serhiy Nigoyan, Ukrainian activist (d. 2014)
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August 3
1872
Haakon VII of Norway (d. 1957)
1977
Justin Lehr, American baseball player
1978
Joi Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress
1980
Nadia Ali, Libyan-American singer-songwriter (iiO)
1984
Chris Maurer, American singer and bass player (Suburban Legends)
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August 4
1870
Harry Lauder, Scottish actor and singer (d. 1950)
1921
Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2000)
1960
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Spain
1978
Benet Kaci, Kosovan journalist and singer
1995
Jessica Sanchez, American singer-songwriter
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August 5
1828
Louise of the Netherlands (d. 1871)
1929
Ottó Boros, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1988)
1981
Alester Maregwede, Zimbabwean cricketer
1997
Olivia Holt, American actress and singer
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August 6
1920
Selma Diamond, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter (d. 1985)
1923
Paul Hellyer, Canadian engineer and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of Defence
1937
Barbara Windsor, English actress and singer
1964
Lisa Boyle, American model and photographer
1965
Yuki Kajiura, Japanese pianist and composer (See-Saw)
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August 7
1901
Ann Harding, American actress and singer (d. 1981)
1921
Karel Husa, Czech-American composer and conductor
1979
Nicole Tubiola, American actress
1986
Valter Birsa, Slovenian footballer
1993
Martti Nõmme, Estonian ski jumper
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August 8
1814
Esther Hobart Morris, American lawyer and judge (d. 1902)
1974
Manjul Bhargava, Canadian-American mathematician and academic
1978
Alan Maybury, Irish footballer and coach
1980
Denisse Guerrero, Mexican singer-songwriter (Belanova)
1989
Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgarian-Kazakhstan tennis player
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August 9
1899
P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (d. 1996)
1939
Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter
1973
Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor and director
1977
Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player
1980
Rachel Kramer, Dutch singer
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August 10
1908
Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (d. 1977)
1927
Nejat Uygur, Turkish actor (b. 2013)
1942
Michael Pepper, English physicist and engineer
1947
John Spencer, English rugby player and manager
1985
Julia Skripnik, Estonian tennis player
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August 11
1891
Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (d. 1962)
1957
Richie Ramone, American drummer and songwriter (Ramones)
1961
Craig Ehlo, American basketball player and coach
1987
Maris Mägi, Estonian sprinter
1989
Gui Gui, Taiwanese singer and actress (Hey Girl)
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August 12
1866
Henrik Sillem, Dutch target shooter, mountaineer, and jurist (d. 1907)
1889
Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (d. 1981)
1919
Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (d. 1971)
1964
Michael Hagan, Australian rugby player and coach
1982
Iza Calzado, Filipino actress
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August 13
1953
Peter Wright, English historian and author
1959
Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
1961
Cary Stayner, American serial killer
1976
Özge Özberk, Turkish actress
1991
Alexander Kačaniklić, Swedish footballer
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August 14
1944
John Dunt, English admiral
1972
Tamer El Said, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter
1984
Giorgio Chiellini, Italian footballer
1984
Nicola Slater, Scottish tennis player
1986
Cameron Jerome, English footballer
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August 15
1935
Lionel Taylor, American football player and coach
1944
Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health
1961
Gary Kubiak, American football player and coach
1975
Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer and coach
1983
Jancarlos de Oliveira Barros, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
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August 16
1848
Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)
1876
Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (d. 1942)
1917
Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator (d. 2008)
1950
Stockwell Day, Canadian businessman and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of International Trade
1972
Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer
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August 17
1890
Harry Hopkins, American politician and diplomat, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1946)
1914
Bill Downs, American journalist (d. 1978)
1930
Ted Hughes, English poet, author, and playwright (d. 1998)
1952
Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2012)
1989
Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Turkish actress
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August 18
1902
Margaret Murie, American environmentalist and author (d. 2003)
1933
Roman Polanski, French-Polish director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
1943
Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician
1956
Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer and coach
1972
Masahiro Nakai, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP)
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August 19
1398
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (d. 1458)
1944
Charles Wang, Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist; co-founder, Computer Associates International
1955
Mary-Anne Fahey, Australian actress and screenwriter
1955
Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
1979
Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer
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August 20
1931
Don King, American boxing promoter
1949
Alan Hardwick, English journalist, actor, and producer
1963
Uwe Bialon, German footballer and manager
1976
Gene Kingsale, Aruban-Dutch baseball player
1982
Mijaín López, Cuban wrestler
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August 21
1945
Basil Poledouris, American composer and conductor (d. 2006)
1945
Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player
1945
Patty McCormack, American actress and singer
1947
Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Buckinghams)
1970
Cathy Weseluck, Canadian actress, singer, and director
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August 22
1860
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz (d. 1917)
1936
John Callaway, American journalist and producer (d. 2009)
1943
Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004
1961
Debbi Peterson, American singer and drummer (The Bangles and Kindred Spirit)
1967
Ty Burrell, American actor
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August 23
1964
Kong Hee, Singaporean pastor, founded the City Harvest Church
1972
Manuel Vidrio, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager
1976
Scott Caan, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1979
Saskia Clark, English sailor
1988
Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player
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August 24
1911
Michel Pablo, Egyptian-Greek Trotskyist leader (d. 1996)
1959
Meg Munn, English social worker and politician
1968
Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster
1974
Jennifer Lien, American actress and producer
1986
Fabiano Santacroce, Italian footballer
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August 25
1841
Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
1850
Charles Richet, French physiologist and occultist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
1910
George Cisar, American baseball player (d. 2010)
1919
George Wallace, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (d. 1998)
1956
Henri Toivonen, Finnish race car driver (d. 1986)
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August 26
1944
Maureen Tucker, American singer-songwriter and drummer (The Velvet Underground and Half Japanese)
1945
Jo Freeman, American lawyer and scholar
1952
Bryon Baltimore, Canadian ice hockey player
1979
Allison Robertson, American guitarist (The Donnas)
1980
Macaulay Culkin, American actor
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August 27
1918
Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001)
1935
Michael Holroyd, English author
1946
Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer and manager
1951
Mack Brown, American football player and coach
1969
Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer and author
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August 28
1853
Vladimir Shukhov, Russian architect and engineer, designed the Adziogol Lighthouse (d. 1939)
1891
Benno Schotz, Estonian-Scottish sculptor and engineer (d. 1984)
1933
Patrick Kalilombe, Malawian bishop and theologian (d. 2012)
1970
Rick Recht, American singer-songwriter
1980
Jonathan Reynolds, English lawyer and politician
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August 29
1955
Frank Hoste, Belgian cyclist
1962
Ian James Corlett, Canadian voice actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1963
Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer-songwriter (Cocteau Twins)
1980
Chris Simms, American football player
1992
Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Banda do Mar)
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August 30
1908
Fred MacMurray, American actor and singer (d. 1991)
1943
Robert Crumb, American illustrator
1946
Peggy Lipton, American model and actress
1956
Frank Conniff, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1994
Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer and dancer (Kara)
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August 31
1925
Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)
1962
Thomas Suozzi, American politician
1969
Nathalie Bouvier, French skier
1970
Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1975
Sara Ramirez, Mexican-American actress and singer
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