List of Famous people born in August
Mehmet Sedef
Mehmet Seyfettin Sedef is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Çorum FK.
Hwang Kwanghee
Hwang Kwang-hee, also known mononymously as Kwanghee, is South Korean singer, actor, and TV personality. He debuted in 2010 as a member of the boy band ZE:A. He is also known for his appearances on variety shows and was a cast member on Infinite Challenge from 2015 until he enlisted in the military in 2017.
Ciwan Haco
Ciwan Haco is a Kurdish singer. He was born in Tirbespî near Qamişlo in Syria. His grandfather was originally from Mardin, Turkey. After finishing high school, he left for Germany in order to continue his studies. He studied musicology at the Ruhr University Bochum. He is now residing in Sweden.
Zeynep Sevde Paksu
Zeynep Sevde Paksu is a Turkish writer and publisher. She is best known for her popular humorous stories for children.
Liu Chunyan
Liu Chunyan better known by her nickname Jin Guizi (金龟子), is a Chinese host and actress.
Şehnaz Dilan
Şehnaz Dilan is a Turkish former women's footballer, model, film and TV actress and singer.
Sheng Xue
Sheng Xue or Reimonna Sheng, is the pen name of Zang Xihong, a Chinese-Canadian journalist and writer, and human rights activist.
Omar Bakhashwain
Omar Bakhashwain is a Saudi Arabian former football player and manager. He played as a forward.
Chen Danqing
Chen Danqing is a Chinese-American artist, writer, and art critic. He is well known for his realist paintings of Tibetans. Chen graduated from China Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Pan Yiyang
Pan Yiyang is a former Chinese politician who served in regional posts in Jiangxi province and Inner Mongolia. Pan served as the Communist Party Secretary of Ganzhou between 2003 and 2010, and subsequently Executive Vice Chairman of Inner Mongolia. During his tenure in the autonomous region he also sat on the Party Standing Committee of Inner Mongolia. He was placed under investigation for corruption in September 2014 and expelled from the Communist Party. Upon being convicted on charges of bribery, Pan was sentenced to 20 years in prison.