List of Famous people born in August

John Garrett Olerud, nicknamed Johnny O, is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1989 through 2005, most notably as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays team that won two consecutive World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. He also played for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.

Daniel Belizario Urresti Elera is a Peruvian retired army general and politician who served as Minister of the Interior in the administration of President Ollanta Humala from 2014 to 2015. He is currently serving as Congressman representing Lima since 16 March 2020.

Ansar Burney is a Pakistani human and civil rights activist and former caretaker Federal Minister for human rights in Pakistan cabinet from 2007 to 2008. He graduated with Masters in Law from Karachi University. He is widely credited as being the first man to introduce the concept of human rights in Pakistan since 1980.

Irvin Martin Smith Jr. is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.

Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto, or simply Rhodolfo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Lorenzo Antonio Melgarejo Sanabria is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward or a left winger for Argentinian club Racing.

Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, and San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a player consultant for the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Basketball League (CEBL). He is a former member of the Canada men's national basketball team.

Jonathan William Moseley is an American freestyle skier and television presenter. He is the first person born in Puerto Rico to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team. He is also known for hosting three seasons of MTV's The Challenge, which was formerly known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge. He has also hosted four reunion specials for Battle of the Sexes, the sequel of Battle of the Seasons, Rivals II and Free Agents.

Vladimir Georgiyevich Sorokin is a contemporary postmodern Russian writer and dramatist, one of the most popular in modern Russian literature.

Dennis Novak is an Austrian tennis player.