List of Famous people born in August

Mari Cruz Soriano Roales is a Spanish entrepreneur, journalist, pianist, and radio and television presenter.

Linton Kwesi Johnson, also known as LKJ, is a Jamaican dub poet and activist who has been based in the United Kingdom since 1963. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with renowned British reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell.

Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer.

Anton Olegovich Kotyakov is a Russian statesman, politician and economist. He is serving as Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Russia in Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet since January 21, 2020.

Akimi Yoshida is a Japanese manga artist and a graduate of Musashino Art University. She made her professional debut in 1977 with the short story Chotto Fushigi na Geshukunin , published in Bessatsu Shōjo Comic magazine. Yoshida is best known for the crime thriller series Banana Fish, which received an anime adaptation produced by MAPPA in 2018.

Jean-Paul Kauffmann is a French journalist and writer, a former student of the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille.

Javier Leopoldo Roca Sepúlveda is a Chilean professional football coach and former player who is currently head coach of Liga 1 club Persik Kediri.

Rudy Hartono Kurniawan is a former Indonesian badminton player who won the men's singles title at the prestigious All-England Championship eight times, seven times consecutively (1968–1974) and at World Championship in 1980 on his only attempt at this title. He is one of the most famous players in the history of the sport and is considered to be one of the greatest badminton players of all time.

Ysaora Thibus is a French foil fencer. She won a silver medal in team foil at the 2012 European Fencing Championships in Legnano, Italy and a bronze medal in individual foil at the 2013 European Fencing Championships in Zagreb.

Benedikt "Bene" Böhm is a German extreme ski mountaineer and extreme skier. Together with Sebastian Haag he keeps the records in speed ski mountaineering at the Muztagata and the Gasherbrum II.