List of Famous people born in August

Roger Kingdom is a former sprint hurdler from the United States.

Wang Xin ; birth name Wang Ruoxue, born August 11, 1992 in Wuhan, Hubei) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. She initially trained at Tsinghua University with controversial diving coach Yu Fen before moving to the national team in 2006. She competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Chris Edgerly is an American voice actor and comedian.

Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay is an Ethiopian professional road cyclist from Tigray, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange. He is a three time national road race champion, six time national time trial champion, and one time African time trial champion. Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian professional cyclist when he joined MTN–Qhubeka in 2012. In 2013 Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian to win an international cycling event when he won the fifth stage of the Tour de Taiwan. He made his UCI World Tour debut at the 2013 Giro di Lombardia.

Marko Mrkić is a Serbian footballer, who plays as a forward for Napredak Kruševac. He is a son of Saša Mrkić.

Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen is a Finnish cellist, songwriter, producer, arranger, and drummer. In 1993 he formed the quartet Apocalyptica.