List of Famous people born in August

Christopher Gilbert Pérez is an American guitarist, songwriter and author best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Texas as one of two children of Gilbert Pérez and Carmen Medina. In 1986, he joined Shelly Lares' band. By the late 1980s, Pérez was respected among Tejano musicians for his guitar skills. This caught A.B. Quintanilla's attention; at the time, Quintanilla was seeking another guitarist for the band he produced, Selena y Los Dinos. Between one and two years after Pérez joined the band, he and Selena began a personal relationship.

Michael Andrew Yastrzemski is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Yastrzemski played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Baltimore Orioles selected him in the 14th round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Giants in 2019. He is the grandson of Hall of Famer and Triple Crown winner Carl Yastrzemski.

Sally Quillian Yates is an American lawyer. From 2010 to 2015, she was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2015, she was appointed United States Deputy Attorney General by President Barack Obama. Following the inauguration of President Donald Trump and the departure of Attorney General Loretta Lynch on January 20, 2017, Yates served as Acting Attorney General for 10 days.

Liam James Payne is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor. After being eliminated in the competition, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction. Payne worked with other producers under the monikers "Big Payno" and "Payno" creating remixes for songs by his group and Cheryl.

Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., known by his stage name Mika, is a Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter.

Akira Amari is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the lower house.

Carole Bouquet is a French actress and fashion model, who has appeared in more than 60 films since 1977. In 1990, she was awarded the César Award for Best Actress for her role in Too Beautiful for You. She was the face of Chanel No. 5 fragrance from 1986 to 1997.

Michael Nelson Trout is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Trout is an eight-time MLB All-Star, three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is a seven-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award. He is nicknamed "the Millville Meteor."

Matsumoto Hakuō II is a Japanese kabuki actor, one of the most popular tachiyaku currently performing.

Jennifer Landon is an American actress, known for her role as Gwen Norbeck Munson in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, for which she won three consecutive Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.