List of Famous people born in August
Jake Matthews
Jake Aaron Matthews is an Australian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division.
Alberto Salazar
Alberto Salazar is an American track coach, former world-class long-distance runner who is currently under sanctions for doping offenses involving athletes he was training. Born in Cuba, Salazar immigrated to the United States as a child with his family. They moved to Manchester, Connecticut, and then to Wayland, Massachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field in high school. Salazar is best known for his performances in the New York City Marathon in the early 1980s and his 1982 Boston Marathon victory known as the "Duel in the Sun." He held American track records of 13:11.93 for 5,000 m on July 6, 1982 in Stockholm, Sweden and 27:25.61 for 10,000 m on June 26, 1982 in Oslo, Norway.
Bryan Ruiz
Bryan Jafet Ruiz González is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team, whom he also captains. A left-footed attacking midfielder, he can also play as a second striker.
Hayden Hurst
Hayden Randle Hurst is an American football tight end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Kenji Urai
Kenji Urai is a Japanese actor and singer.
Ettore Majorana
Ettore Majorana was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses. On 25 March 1938, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances while going by ship from Palermo to Naples. The Majorana equation and Majorana fermions are named after him. In 2006, the Majorana Prize was established in his memory.
Juan Pablo Galavis
Juan Pablo Galavis Guinand is an American-born Venezuelan former professional soccer midfielder/forward, who retired in 2008. In 2013, he was chosen as the first Latino star of the ABC-TV reality show The Bachelor after 17 editions.
Ryan Bertrand
Ryan Dominic Bertrand is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Southampton and the England national team.
Jamie Parker
Jamie Parker is an English actor and singer, best known for his role as Harry Potter in the original cast for the West End play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, for which he received an Olivier Award for Best Actor. He also received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play as a member of the original Broadway version.
Geno Hayes
Eugene Antonio "Geno" Hayes is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.