List of Famous people born in August

Pádraig Peter Harrington is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He has won three major championships: The Open Championship in 2007 and 2008 and the PGA Championship, also in 2008. He spent over 300 weeks in the top-10 of the world rankings, and reached a career-high ranking of third in July 2008.

Ricardo Bueno da Silva, known as Ricardo Bueno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Operário Ferroviário.

Duygun Yarsuvat is a Turkish lawyer.

Tasuku Hatanaka is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, best known as the voice of Yuma Tsukumo in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. He also voices starring characters Ushio in Ushio and Tora, Ikoma in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Gō Nagakura in Battery, and Fudō Nomura in Armed Girl's Machiavellism. In 2016, he was listed among the Best Voice Actors for Newtype Anime Awards for 2015-16.

Tanner Vilbon Nicholas Boser is a Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) Heavyweight division. He had previously won the Unified MMA Heavyweight Championship twice. He has previously competed in M-1 Global and King of the Cage.

Marcia Gay Harden is an American actress. Her film breakthrough was in the 1990 Coen brothers-directed Miller's Crossing. She followed this with roles in films including Used People (1992), The First Wives Club (1996), and Flubber (1997). For her performance as artist Lee Krasner in the 2000 film Pollock, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She earned another Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celeste Boyle in Mystic River (2003). Her other notable film roles include American Gun (2005) and 2007's The Mist and Into the Wild.

Ravi Shankar Prasad is an Indian lawyer, politician and the current Union Minister holding the Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology and Communications portfolios in the Government of India. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prasad represents the Patna Sahib constituency. During the NDA Government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee's prime ministership, Prasad was appointed Minister of Coal and Mines, Minister of Law and Justice, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti, better known as Nacho, is a Venezuelan singer and political activist. Born in Lechería, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. Currently lives in Miami, Florida, United States. He is a member of the duo Chino & Nacho.

Carl Demonte Crawford, nicknamed "The Perfect Storm", is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He batted and threw left-handed.

Yury Viktorovich Belyaev is a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor. He has received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1995) and the USSR State Prize (1991).