List of Famous people born in August

Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu is a Japanese wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by beating Sushil Kumar of India in the finals of the 66 kg Men's Freestyle Wrestling.

Eugene Perry Link, Jr. is Chancellorial Chair Professor for Innovative Teaching Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages in College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the University of California, Riverside and Emeritus Professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He specializes in modern Chinese literature and Chinese language. Link is a Harvard University alumnus who received his B.A. in 1966 and his Ph.D. in 1976.

Brian McKenna is a Canadian documentary film director. He is best known for his provocative prize-winning films on Canadian history and exploration of the world at war.

Daiki Kaneko is a Japanese football player for Urawa Red Diamonds as a midfielder.