List of Famous people born in August

Mustapha Abdul Wahed Adib is a Lebanese diplomat, politician and academic who has served as Ambassador to Germany since 11 July 2013. In 2020, he was chosen as the prime minister-designate but stepped down when he failed to form a cabinet. He is well known for his academic research and expertise work in the fields of Human and State Security, Electoral laws and parliamentary oversight of the security sector.

Osmany Juantorena Portuondo is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player, a member of Cuba national volleyball team in 2003–2006 and current member of Italy national volleyball team and Italian club Cucine Lube Civitanova. Juantorena was bronze medalist of the 2005 World League and silver medalist 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley. Juantorena is the record owner of the highest number of Most Valuable Player awards at FIVB Club World Championship, with 4 times.

Seán Feargal Sharkey is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single "A Good Heart" was an international success. After becoming less musically active in the early 1990s, he has performed various roles supporting the UK's commercial music industry, winning several awards and honours for his work in that area.

Christopher John Foreman, nicknamed Chrissy Boy, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Foreman came to prominence in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the English ska band Madness.

Jennifer Bond is an English journalist and television presenter. Bond worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted Cash in the Attic and narrated the programme Great British Menu.

Mike Priefer is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He has almost two decades of pro coaching experience.

Yūki Meguro is a Japanese actor. He is the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and had an older brother Hiroki Matsukata. He was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his work in Shōgun in 1981's Emmy award.

Daniel John Cole Nyer Orlovsky is a football analyst for ESPN and former American football quarterback who was active for twelve seasons in the NFL. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Connecticut. Orlovsky also played for the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Los Angeles Rams.

Arnold Gerrit Henskes, known by the pseudonym Mirin Dajo, was a Dutch performer. He became famous for radically piercing his body with all kinds of objects apparently without injury, even surprising the medical community at the time.

Sofyan Amrabat is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A Italian club Fiorentina, and the Morocco national team.