List of Famous people born in August

Rustem Zakievich Khamitov is a Russian politician and engineer who served as the 2nd Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan from 19 July 2010 to 11 October 2018. Khamitov is a member of the United Russia party, and belongs to the party's Supreme Council.

Ilya Andreevich Khrzhanovsky is a Russian film director. He is the son of Andrei Khrzhanovsky, one of the top Russian animation directors, and Mariya Neyman, philologist, editor and script doctor. He is the grandson of artist and actor Yury Khrzhanovsky (1905—1987).

Irinej was the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 2010 until his death in 2020. He had first been the bishop of Niš between 1975 and 2010, and then the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 22 January 2010 succeeding Pavle, until his death. He was considered, both abroad and at home, to be a moderate traditionalist, open to global inter-religious dialogue.

Célia Aymonier is a former French cross-country skier and biathlete. She competed as a cross-country skier at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, competing in the skiathlon and the 10 km classical.

Ayşe Kulin is a Turkish female short story writer, screenwriter and novelist.

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca mainly as a central midfielder.

Iván Ferreiro Rodríguez is a Spanish singer-songwriter born in Nigrán, Galicia. He was the voice, leader and composer of the popular pop-rock band Los Piratas.

Stephanie Nonoshita Topalian, known simply as Stephanie , is an American singer and actress of Armenian and Japanese descent who is signed with SME Records Japan, which is a part of Sony Music. She released two albums: her self-titled debut in 2008 and Colors of my Voice in 2009. She has won the Japanese Music Awards in 2007. A number of her songs have been featured in several Japanese films. She had roles in a few Japanese films, notably Pride and Tokyo Tribe. In 2014, she was included in the Armenian super group project Genealogy to represent Armenia in the 2015 version of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Face the Shadow".

Andreas Dresen is a German film director. His directing credits include Cloud 9, Summer in Berlin, Grill Point and Night Shapes. His film Stopped on Track premiered at the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of Un Certain Regard. Dresen is known for his realistic style, which gives his films a semi-documentary feel. He works very teamoriented and heavily uses improvisation. In 2013 he was a member of the jury at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.

Shahbulat Shamhalaev is a Russian retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Dargin heritage. He competed in the featherweight division for the Bellator Fighting Championships. Shahbulat is Muay Thai World Champion and Muay Thai Republic of Dagestan Champion.