List of Famous people born in August

Veniamin Borisovich Smekhov is a Soviet and Russian actor of stage and screen, and a director of the stage, television and documentary film. He was the winner of the Petropol Award (2000) as well as the Tsarskoselsky Artistic Prize (2009). He refused the title of People's Artist of Russia, which was offered to him on his 70th birthday.

Henryk Marcin Broder is a Polish-born German journalist, author, and TV personality.

James Edward Fassel is a former American football coach. He was the head coach of the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1997 to 2003. He was offensive coordinator of other NFL teams, and as head coach, general manager, and president of the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League.

Frederick Wallace Smith is the founder, chairman and CEO of FedEx. The company is headquartered in Smith's hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.

Daiki Enokida is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Joseph Marcell is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Geoffrey Butler, the butler on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from September 1990 until the show ended in May 1996. Born in Saint Lucia, he moved to the United Kingdom, when he was nine years old and grew up in Peckham, South London. Marcell currently lives in Banstead, Surrey.

Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais ; born 23 August 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her roles in Rede Globo telenovelas such as Dancin' Days, Cabocla, Vale Tudo, Mulheres de Areia and O Rei do Gado. She is also known for starring in films such as Academy Award-nominated O Quatrilho, box-office hit If I Were You and its sequel, and Lula, Son of Brazil, which is the second most expensive Brazilian film of all time, after Nosso Lar.

Stéphane Peterhansel is a rally racing driver from France. He holds the record for winning the Dakar Rally for a record 14 times. In the 2018 season he was one of the official drivers of the Team Peugeot Total.

Keitaro Hoshino is a retired Japanese boxer.

Maya Yoshida is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Sampdoria and captains the Japan national team.