List of Famous people born in August
Olivier Dion
Olivier Dion is a Canadian singer who specializes in pop.
Jon Jon Briones
Ernesto Cloma Briones, Jr., known as Jon Jon Briones is a Filipino-American actor, best known for his work in musical theatre. He was born in Quezon City, Philippines and became a United States citizen in 2010.
Kazumi Ōta
Kazumi Ota is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. She was elected to the assembly of Chiba Prefecture in 2005 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2006.
Lucero
Lucero Hogaza León, known simply as Lucero, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, actress, and television host. She is a multi-platinum singer in Mexico and has sung in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. As of 2010, Lucero has sold close to 20 million records. She is often referred to as La Novia de América.
Julien Denormandie
Julien Denormandie is a French engineer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Minister of Agriculture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex since 2019.
Eugene Scalia
Eugene Scalia is an American politician and attorney who served in the Donald Trump administration as the 28th United States Secretary of Labor, from September 30, 2019 to January 20, 2021. He was formerly a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; and previously served one year as Solicitor of the Department of Labor during the George W. Bush administration. He is a son of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.
Maya Soetoro-Ng
Maya Kasandra Soetoro-Ng is the Indonesian-American maternal half-sister of the 44th United States president, Barack Obama. Formerly a high school history teacher, she is currently a consultant for the Obama Foundation, working to develop the Asia-Pacific Leaders Program, and a faculty specialist at the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace & Conflict Resolution, which is based in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Connie Smith
Connie Smith is an American country music singer. Her contralto vocals have been described by music writers as significant and influential to the women of country music. A similarity has been noted between her vocal style and the stylings of country vocalist Patsy Cline. Other performers have cited Smith as influence on their own singing styles, which has been reflected in quotes and interviews over the years.
Ryota Katayose
Ryota Katayose is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a vocalist of Generations from Exile Tribe and is represented by LDH.
Mark Labbett
Mark Andrew Labbett is a British quizzer, television personality. He is a "chaser" on the ITV game show The Chase, starting in 2009. He subsequently appeared, starting in 2013, on the American version as their sole chaser, and, beginning in 2016, as one of six chasers on the Australian version. His nickname on these shows is "The Beast".