List of Famous people born in August
Tony Robinson
Sir Anthony Robinson is an English actor, comedian, author, television presenter and political activist. He played Baldrick in the BBC television series Blackadder and has hosted several historical documentaries including the Channel 4 programmes Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History. He has also written 16 children's books.
Chinatsu Akasaki
Chinatsu Akasaki is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce.
Huang Chao-shun
Huang Chao-shun is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT) who is in the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan.
Estelle Nze Minko
Estelle Nze Minko is a French handball player for Győri Audi ETO KC and the French national team.
Timothy Lafaele
Timothy Lafaele (Japanese: ティモシー・ラファエレ, born 19 August 1991) is a Samoan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or centre. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Coca-Cola Red Sparks in Japan's domestic Top League. He received Japanese citizenship in 2017.
Kendall Marshall
Kendall Dewan Marshall is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He was born in Dumfries, Virginia, and attended Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick.
Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War (1970–1972). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy Open All Hours (1981–1985), Jill Swinburne in The Beiderbecke Trilogy (1985–1988), Dr. Rose Marie in the BBC series A Very Peculiar Practice (1986–1988), Judith Fitzgerald in the ITV drama Cracker (1993–1995), and Mrs. Jamieson in Cranford (2007–2009). In her own words, she tends to play "feisty, strong women".
Muna Duzdar
Muna Duzdar is an Austrian politician. She was a State secretary in the Austrian Federal Chancellery from 2016 to 2017. When she was appointed on 17 May 2016 she became the first Muslim person to hold a post in the Austrian Federal government.
Dennis Prager
Dennis Mark Prager is an American conservative radio talk show host and writer. His initial political work concerned Soviet Jews who were unable to emigrate. He gradually began offering more and broader commentary on politics. His views generally align with social conservatism. He founded PragerU, an American non-profit organization that creates videos on various political, economic, and philosophical topics from a conservative perspective.
Hazel Poa
Hazel Poa Koon Koon is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman who previously served as vice chairman of the Progress Singapore Party. She is a Non-constituency Member of Parliament of the 14th Parliament of Singapore since 16 July 2020.