List of Famous people born in August
Rolland Courbis
Rolland Courbis is a French football manager and former defender. He was most recently manager of Stade Rennais F.C., having replaced Philippe Montanier on 20 January 2016.
Asha Degree
Asha Jaquilla Degree went missing at the age of nine from Shelby, North Carolina, United States. In the early morning hours of February 14, 2000, for reasons unknown, she packed her bookbag, left her family home north of the city and began walking along nearby North Carolina Highway 18 despite heavy rain and wind. Several passing motorists saw her; when one turned around at a point 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from her home and began to approach her, she left the roadside and ran into a wooded area. In the morning, her parents discovered her absence. No one has seen her since.
Huw Edwards
Huw Edwards is a Welsh journalist, presenter, and newsreader. As the BBC News lead presenter for major breaking news in the United Kingdom, Edwards presents BBC News at Ten, the corporation's flagship news broadcast.
Quinn Cummings
Quinn L. Cummings is an American former child actress. She played Lucy McFadden in Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl and had a recurring role as Annie Cooper on the television series Family. Since quitting acting, she has become an entrepreneur, and has published several books.
Patryk Klimala
Patryk Klimala is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Celtic.
Caroline Cossey
Caroline Cossey is a British model. She appeared in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. Following her appearance in the film, she was outed as transgender by British tabloid News of the World. In 1991, she became the first trans woman to pose for Playboy. Cossey has since then fought for her right to legally marry and be legally recognised as a woman.
Curtis Samuel
Curtis Samuel is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Panthers in the 2nd round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Andrey Koreshkov
Andrey Andreevich Koreshkov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. He is the former Bellator Welterweight World Champion.
Guru Randhawa
Gursharanjot Singh Randhawa is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer associated with Punjabi, Bhangra, Indi-pop and Bollywood music. He is known for songs like "Lahore", "Patola", "High Rated Gabru", "Daaru Wargi", "Raat Kamal Hai", "Suit", "Ban Ja Rani", "Made in India", "Ishare Tere", "Tere Te", "Fashion", "Downtown" and "Slowly Slowly", "Surma Surma", "Baby Girl", "Naach Meri Rani", "Mehendi Wale Haath". Guru Randhawa's debut single was "Same girl" in collaboration with Arjun.
Mikako Kotani
Mikako Kotani is a Japanese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she gained a bronze medal each for the solo and duet events, and the 1992 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to be Japan's flag-bearer for the 1988 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.