Famous People Born In August

August 1

• Henrietta Lacks

  Tobacco farmer

  Virginia, United States of America

• Ron Brown

  Government Official

  Washington, united states of America

• Sam Mendes

  Director

  England, United Kingdom

• Robert Todd Lincoln

  Lawyer

  Illinois, United States of America

August 2

• Simone Manuel

  Athlete

  Texas, United States Of America

• Carroll O'Connor

  Actor

  New York, United States of America

• Lance Ito

  Judge

  California, United States of America

• Edith Dircksey Cowan

  Social Worker

  Western Australia, Australia

August 3

• Randy Scruggs

  Guitarist

  Tennessee, United States of America

• Jo Marie Payton

  Actress

  Georgia, United States of America

• P.D. James

  Author

  England, United Kingdom

• John Scopes

  Educator

  Kentucky, United States Of America

August 4

• Queen Mother Elizabeth

  Queen

  England, United Kingdom

• Raoul Wallenberg

  Activist

  Sweden

• Keith Ellison

  Lawyer

  Michigan, united states of America

• Roger Clemens

  Baseball Player

  Ohio, United States of America

August 5

• Paul Kasey

  TV Actor

  England, United Kingdom

• Joseph Merrick

  Family Member

  England, United Kingdom

• Wendell Berry

  Author

  Kentucky, United States Of America

• Tawny Kitaen

  Actress

  California, United States of America

August 6

• Edith Roosevelt

  U.S. First Lady

  Connecticut, United States Of America

• Daniel O'Connell

  Lawyer

  Munster, Ireland

• Joran Van Der Sloot

  Criminal

  Gelderland, Netherlands

• Dutch Schultz

  Criminal

  New York, United States Of America

August 7

• Garrison Keillor

  Radio Host

  Minnesota, United States of America

• Ralph Bunche

  Diplomat

  Michigan, United States of America

• Edwin Edwards

  Governor

  Louisiana, United States of America

• Jimmy Wales

  Entrepreneur

  Alabama, United States Of America

August 8

• Arthur J. Goldberg

  Diplomat

  Illinois, United States of America

• Robin Quivers

  Radio Host

  Maryland, united states of America

• Dino De Laurentiis

  Film Producer

  Campania, Italy

• Mutulu Shakur

  Criminal

  Maryland, United States of America

August 9

• Jean Piaget

  Biologist

  Neuchatel, Switzerland

• P.L. Travers

  Writer

  Queensland, Australia

• Kurtis Blow

  Music Producer

  New York, United States of America

• Ken Norton

  Boxer

  Illinois, United States Of America

August 10

• Norma Shearer

  Actress

  Quebec, Canada

• Jean-Francois Lyotard

  Philosopher

  Île-de-France, France

• Jorge Amado

  Activist

  Bahia, Brazil

• Ronnie Spector

  Rock Singer

  New York, united states of America

August 11

• Judah Benjamin

  U.S. Representative

  U. S. Virgin Islands, United States Of America

• Henry V

  Emperor

  Lower Saxony, Germany

• Claus Von Bulow

  Socialite

  Copenhagen, Denmark

• Fernando Arrabal

  Director

  Spain

August 12

• Francois Hollande

  Politician

  Normandy, France

• George IV

  King

  England, United Kingdom

• Jane Wyatt

  Actress

  New Jersey, United States Of America

• Katharine Lee Bates

  Poet

  Massachusetts, United States Of America

August 13

• Fidel Castro

  Cuban Revolutionary Leader

  Holguin, Cuba

• Kathleen Battle

  Opera Singer

  Ohio, united states of America

• Lorna Simpson

  Photographer

  New York, United States of America

• Janet Yellen

  Economist

  New York, United States of America

August 14

• Alexander I of Serbia

  King

  Belgrade, Serbia

• Darren Clarke

  Sportsman

  Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

• Alma Reville

  Director

  England, United Kingdom

• Susan Saint James

  Actress

  California, United States of America

August 15

• Anthony Anderson

  Actor

  California, United States

• Princess Anne

  Princess

  England, United Kingdom

• Oscar Peterson

  Pianist

  Quebec, Canada

• Florence Harding

  U.S. First Lady

  Ohio, United States of America

August 16

• Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar

  Diplomat

  Georgia, United States of America

• Carol Moseley Braun

  Activist

  Illinois, United States of America

• Pamela Smart

  Criminal

  Florida, United States of America

• Lesley Ann Warren

  Actress

  New York, United States of America

August 17

• David Koresh

  Religious Leader

  Texas, united states of America

• Charlotte Forten

  Activist

  Pennsylvania, united states of America

• Jonathan Franzen

  Author

  Illinois, United States Of America

• Maureen O'Hara

  Actress

  Dublin, Ireland

August 18

• Rosalynn Carter

  Politician

  Georgia, united states of America

• Felipe Calderon

  President (non-U.S.)

  Michoacán, Mexico

• Antonio Salieri

  Composer

  Republic of Venice, Italy

• Virginia Dare

  Family Member

  North Carolina, United States Of America

August 19

• Jeanne Bécu, countess du Barry

  Royalty

  Grand Est, France

• Joseph Di Mambro

  Mass Murderer

  Occitanie, France

• Ginger Baker

  Drummer

  England, United Kingdom

• Malcolm Forbes

  Business Leader

  New York, United States of America

August 20

• David O. Russell

  Director

  New York, United States Of America

• Floyd Mann

  Law Enforcement

  Daviston, United States Of America

• Mijain Lopez

  Athlete

  Pinar del Río, Cuba

• Joan Allen

  Actress

  Illinois, United States of America

August 21

• Melvin Van Peebles

  Actor

  Illinois, united states of America

• Princess Margaret

  Philanthropist

  Angus, Scotland

• Robert Stone

  Author

  New York, United States of America

• Aubrey Beardsley

  Editor

  England, United Kingdom

August 22

• I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby

  Government Official

  Connecticut, United States of America

• Chuck Brown

  Guitarist

  North Carolina, United States of America

• John Lee Hooker

  Guitarist

  Mississippi, United States of America

• Steve Kroft

  Journalist

  Indiana, United States of America

August 23

• Clifford Geertz

  Anthropologist

  California, United States of America

• Felix Mitchell

  Criminal

  California, United States of America

• Edgar Lee Masters

  Author

  Kansas, United States of America

• James Van Praagh

  TV Producer

  New York, United States of America

August 24

• Paulo Coelho

  Author

  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Oscar Hijuelos

  Author

  New York, United States of America

• Rene Lévesque

  Politician

  New Brunswick, Canada

• Duke Kahanamoku

  Athlete

  Hawaii, United States of America

August 25

• Tom Skerritt

  Movie Actor

  Michigan, United States Of America

• Erich Honecker

  Politician

  Saarland, Germany

• Ivan The Terrible

  Royalty

  Moscow, Russia

• Brian Moore

  Author

  Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

August 26

• Branford Marsalis

  Saxophonist

  Louisiana, united states of America

• Katherine G. Johnson

  Mathematician

  West Virginia, United States of America

• Guillaume Apollinaire

  Poet

  Lazio, Italy

• Maxwell D. Taylor

  Government Official

  Missouri, United States of America

August 27

• Lester Young

  Saxophonist

  Mississippi, united states of America

• C.S. Forester

  Author

  Cairo, Egypt

• Jonny Moseley

  Athlete

  Puerto Rico, United States of America

• Ira Levin

  Author

  New York, United States of America

August 28

• Lucy Hayes

  U.S. First Lady

  Ohio, United States of America

• Robert Merle

  Author

  Tébessa, Algeria

• Scott Hamilton

  Athlete

  Ohio, united states of America

• Donald O'Connor

  Actor

  Illinois, United States Of America

August 29

• Bae Yong Jun

  Actor

  Seoul, South Korea

• Oliver Wendell Holmes

  Author

  Massachusetts, united states of America

• Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

  Painter

  Tarn-et-Garonne, France

• Otis Boykin

  Engineer

  Texas, United States Of America

August 30

• Kitty Wells

  Country Singer

  Tennessee, united states of America

• John Peel

  DJ

  Merseyside, United Kingdom

• Ellen Arthur

  U.S. First Lady

  Virginia, United States Of America

• Lisa Ling

  Journalist

  California, United States of America

August 31

• Debbie Gibson

  Singer

  New York, United States of America

• Kenny Washington

  Athlete

  California, United States Of America

• Padraig Harrington

  Biologist

  Leinster, Ireland

• Eldridge Cleaver

  Activist

  Arkansas, United States of America