List of Famous people born in August

Melissa Bishop-Nriagu is a Canadian runner who specialises in the 800 metres. She competed at the 2012, 2016 Olympics and 2020 Olympics, and won a silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships. Her World Championship medal was the first ever medal in the 800 m by a Canadian woman. Bishop-Nriagu graduated from University of Windsor and was only the third Canadian woman to achieve a time under 2:00 minutes in the 800 m. She is currently the national record holder for this distance.

Ludwig 'Luggi' Müller is a retired German football player. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nürnberg, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hertha BSC. He also played six games for the Germany national football team, including a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus and five friendlies.

Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Celta Vigo and the Mexico national team.

Nwankwo Kanu OON is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Nigeria national team, and played for Nigerian team Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Dutch side Ajax, Inter Milan of Italy, and English clubs Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth.

Michel Creton is a French actor.

Julia Ioffe is a Russian-born American journalist who covers national security and foreign policy topics for GQ. Her articles have appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Foreign Policy, Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Republic, Politico, and The Atlantic. Ioffe has appeared on television programs on MSNBC, CNN, and other news channels as a Russia expert.

Sheldon Shane Cottrell is a Jamaican international cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman.

Niko Kranjčar is a Croatian former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder, but could also operate as a winger or second striker.

Latisha Chan, formerly known by her Chinese name Chan Yung-jan, is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She is known mainly for her success in doubles competitions, having won 33, including one major women's doubles title: the 2017 US Open, and three mixed-doubles titles: the 2018 French Open, 2019 French Open, and 2019 Wimbledon Championships. She also finished runner-up in three other Grand Slam finals: the 2007 and 2015 Australian Open, as well as the 2007 US Open. Highlights of her singles career include the semifinals at the 2006 Japan Open and the final at the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007. She reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 50 on 11 June 2007, and doubles ranking of No. 1 on 23 October 2017, becoming the second-ever Taiwanese world No. 1 doubles player, after compatriot Hsieh Su-wei. She has been to the top-ranking in WTA doubles once more a year later on 13 August 2018.

Nik Lentz is a retired American mixed martial artist. He most notably fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in the lightweight division.