List of Famous people born in August

Ingrid Pan is a former stage and film actress who was active in the German cinema in the 1950s in prominent supporting roles. She later worked frequently in radio.

James Vanlandschoot is a Belgian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2015.

Charles Kong Djou is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2010 to 2011. As a member of the Republican Party, Djou won his congressional seat in a May 2010 special election where the Democratic Party vote was split between several candidates, but he was defeated in the general election in November after the Democratic primary provided a single opponent. Djou, who was previously in the Hawaii House of Representatives and the Honolulu City Council, was the first Thai American of any party and the first Chinese American Republican to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. In June 2016, Djou entered the race for Mayor of Honolulu, which he lost 48% to 52% to Democratic Party incumbent Kirk Caldwell. Djou left the Republican Party in March 2018. As of 2022, Djou was the last Republican to have represented Hawaii in Congress.