List of Famous people born in August
Fritz Dopfer
Fritz Dopfer is a German former World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
Gemma O'Doherty
Gemma O'Doherty is an Irish far-right activist and conspiracy theorist. She began her career as staff writer for the Irish Independent, contributing articles on the criminal justice system and corruption, but was dismissed in 2014.
Oskar Kuchera
Oskar Aleksandrovich Kuchera is a Russian actor, TV presenter and radio host. He was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He has made appearances in movies such as Unreal Love and Soldiers and is a presenter on Top Gear Russia.
Pepe Aguilar
José Antonio Aguilar Jiménez, better known as Pepe Aguilar, is a Mexican-American singer-songwriter and actor.
Pablo Kast
Pablo Andrés Kast Sommerhoff is a Chilean architect and politician.
Anne Archer
Anne Archer is an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1987 film Fatal Attraction. Her other film appearances include Paradise Alley (1978), Raise the Titanic (1980), Patriot Games (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and Lullaby (2014).
Bob Balaban
Robert Elmer Balaban is an American actor, author, producer, comedian and director. He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for Gosford Park (2001), in which he also appeared. Balaban's other film roles include the drama Midnight Cowboy (1969); the science fiction films Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Altered States (1980), and 2010 (1984); the Christopher Guest comedies Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006); the dark fantasy film Lady in the Water (2006); and the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Isle of Dogs (2018).
Otto Siffling
Otto Siffling was a German footballer who played as a forward for SV Waldhof Mannheim and the Germany national team. As Germany international, he made 31 appearances scoring 17 goals between 1934 and 1938 and was a participant in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal. He was part of the Breslau Eleven that beat Denmark 8–0 in Breslau in 1937 and went on to win 10 out 11 games played during that year. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Jay Litherland
Jay Litherland is an American competition swimmer of both Japanese and New Zealand descent. He currently represents DC Trident which is part of the International Swimming League. He placed second at the 2016 US Olympic Swimming Trials in the 400m individual medley, qualifying him for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a World University Games gold medalist at the 2015 Summer Universiade and a bronze medalist at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Litherland competes for the University of Georgia in American collegiate swimming. Jay is a triplet whose brothers Kevin and Mick also swim for University of Georgia. Jay and his brothers grew up swimming at Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta and were coached by Rich Murphy, Jason Turcotte, and Franz Ressigue.
Richard Keogh
Richard John Keogh is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Republic of Ireland national team. He plays as a centre-back but has also played at right-back during his career.