List of Famous people born in August

Ryōtarō Sugi is a Japanese singer and actor. He is the father of actor Jundai Yamada.

Lolita Séchan is a French writer. She writes children's books as well as comic books; she published her first graphic novel Les Brumes de Sapa at the age of 36.

John Michael Green is an American author, YouTube content creator, podcaster, and philanthropist. He won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and all of his books have appeared on the The New York Times Best Seller list, with most debuting at number one. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, including his 2012 novel, The Fault in Our Stars, which is one of the best-selling books of all time. The 2014 film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars opened at number one at the box office and was a commercial and critical success, leading to several other film and television adaptations of his work. That same year, Green was included in Time magazine's list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World. Green's rapid rise to fame and idiosyncratic voice are credited with creating a major shift in the young adult fiction market.

Nathan Jones is an Australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman and professional wrestler. He held the WWA World Heavyweight Championship once in World Wrestling All-Stars, and aligned himself with The Undertaker in World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand.

Michael Raymond Burns is an American entertainment executive and Vice Chairman of Lionsgate, a film studio and global content platform. He joined Lionsgate's Board of Directors in 1999 and became Vice Chairman of the studio in March 2000. During his 17-year tenure, Lionsgate has grown from a fledgling independent studio into a diversified global entertainment company.

Ramesh Pokhriyal, known by his nom de plume Nishank is an Indian politician who was appointed on 31 May 2019 to serve as Minister of Human Resource Development in the Second Modi ministry, and as of July 2020, following the ministry's name change, his title was changed to Minister of Education. He represents the Haridwar Parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand in the 17th Lok Sabha.

Eikei Suzuki is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Mie Prefecture located in Kansai region of Japan.

Bamboo Chen Chu-sheng is a Taiwanese actor, acting coach and producer. He is best known for his roles in Zone Pro Site, The Great Buddha + and Alifu, the Prince/ss.

Karen Alexa Grasso Montes, better known as Alexa Grasso, is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 19, 2021, she is #15 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings.

Muhammad Rizieq bin Hussein Shihab is an Indonesian Islamist cleric, the founder and leader of the Islamist group Islamic Defenders Front, which was banned by the government in December 2020. Facing criminal charges in Indonesia, he lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2017 to November 2020. Following his return to Indonesia, he was arrested in late 2020, accused of criminal incitement for holding crowded events that violated the COVID-19 pandemic regulations.