List of Famous people born in August

Michael Richard Jeffrey is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Heidi Thomas is an English screenwriter and playwright.

Rick Derringer is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the 1960s as founding member of his band, The McCoys. At that time, they were taken to New York City to record what became the number one hit song "Hang On Sloopy". The McCoys then had seven songs that charted in the top 100, including versions of "Fever" and "Come On Let’s Go".

Seán Baptist Brady KGCHS is an Irish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh from 1996 until 2014, being elevated to the cardinalate in 2007. He faced repeated calls to resign over his alleged role in a cover-up of child abuse by priests in his jurisdiction.

Chen Yi-chi is a Taiwanese politician who was a co-founder and the first chairperson of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party.