List of Famous people born in August

Timothy Floyd Burchett is an American politician who is currently the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, based in Knoxville, serving since 2019.

Olga Vladimirovna Podchufarova is a retired Russian biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she placed 49th in the individual competition.

Anna Simón Marí is a Spanish TV host. She has a degree in journalism.

Shaji Kailas is an Indian film director and scriptwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film Dr. Pasupathy (1990). Shaji is best known for political thrillers such as Thalastaanam (1992), Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993), Ekalavyan (1993), Mafia (1993), Commissioner (1994), The King (1995), Aaraam Thampuran (1997), Narasimham (2000), and Valliettan (2000).

Leah Purcell is an Indigenous Australian actress, director and writer. She is a Helpmann Award and AACTA Award winner.

Gota Miura is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics. His father, Yūichirō Miura, became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest.

Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Sergeyev is a Russian physicist. On 26 September 2017 he was elected the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Clifton Phifer Lee is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. Lee played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers. He stood 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg), while playing. During his school days, Lee played baseball at Benton High School and attended Meridian Community College and the University of Arkansas before being drafted by the Montreal Expos in the fourth round of the 2000 draft.

Matt Shakman is an American film, television, and theatre director, and former child actor. He has directed episodes of The Great, WandaVision, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Fargo and Game of Thrones. He is the artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, California.

Charles Humphrey Keating III is an American former competitive swimmer and real estate executive. He represented the United States in swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. He was convicted of fraud in the savings and loan crisis, along with his more famous father, but the charges against him were later dismissed. His son, a Navy SEAL operator, was the third American service member to be killed while fighting ISIL in Iraq, in 2016.