List of Famous people born in August

Kevin Leon Byard Jr. is an American football safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee. Byard was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. In 2017, his second season in the NFL, he was selected to the Pro Bowl and the First Team All-Pro and was the co-leader for most interceptions throughout the season. Additionally, he led the NFL in takeaways with 10.

Shintaro Shimizu is a Japanese football player who plays for FC Ryukyu.

Sarah Colby Spain is an American sports reporter. She works as an espnW.com columnist, ESPN Radio host, ESPN television personality and occasional SportsCenter reporter for ESPN.

Kirk Stevens is a Canadian former professional snooker player.

Keith Payne, is an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the presence of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Payne's VC was awarded for his actions during the Vietnam War. Aged 87, he is the last living Australian recipient of the original "Imperial" Victoria Cross.

Michael John Graydon Soroka is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Braves drafted him 28th overall in the 2015 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2018. Soroka was an All-Star in 2019.

Ethan Christopher Finlay is an American soccer player currently playing as a winger for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer.

Manuel José Ossandón Irarrázabal, colloquially "Cote Ossandón", is an agricultural technician and a senator of Chile for the 8th Senatorial District. He was elected during the parliamentarian elections of 2013, for the period 2014–2022. Member of Chilean center-right party Renovación Nacional (RN). He renounced in July 2016.

Teruaki Ogawa is a Japanese actor and voice actor who is represented by 81 Produce. Ogawa was born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, but was raised in Kashihara, Nara.

Laurence Jalbert is a pop and rock singer-songwriter from Quebec.