List of Famous people born in August

Cynthia Nonyelum Sember is an American-born British track and field athlete, specialising in sprint hurdles. She finished fourth in the 100 metres hurdles final at the 2016 Olympic Games. Her best times, 12.60 secs for the 100 metres hurdles in 2015, and 7.89 secs for the 60 metres hurdles indoors in 2016, rank her third on the British all-time list for both events behind her sister and British record-holder, Tiffany Porter and Olympic champion helptathlete, Jessica Ennis-Hill.

John Peter Ricketts is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th Governor of Nebraska since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Michael Dennis Henry was an American actor and NFL football linebacker. He is best known for his role as Tarzan in the 1960s trilogy and as Junior in the Smokey and the Bandit film series.

Yūko Mita is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. She is known for playing gentle, sexy bishōjo as well as many roles of young boys. Her hobbies include tennis and skiing. She is employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production.

Bartholomew Edward Scott is a former American football player and current radio personality. Scott was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. After playing college football for Southern Illinois University, he was signed by the NFL's Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2002. Scott was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2006. After playing his first seven years with Ravens, Scott signed with the New York Jets in 2009. He would play his final four seasons for the Jets.

Maciej Rybus is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Lokomotiv Moscow.

Daniel Anthony William Graham is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker, he most recently played for English club Sunderland.

Claire "Cerrie" Burnell is an English actress, singer, playwright, children's author, and former television presenter for the BBC children's channel CBeebies. In 2018, she portrayed the role of Penny Stevenson in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

David Zawada is a German mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2010, he has formerly competed for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), and Respect FC where he is the former Welterweight Champion.

Dominic O'Brien is a British mnemonist and an author of memory-related books. He is the eight time World Memory Champion and works as a trainer for Peak Performance Training.