List of Famous people born in August

Jonas Folger is a professional motorcycle racer contracted as a test-rider in the MotoGP World Championship with the Yamaha Factory Racing for the 2019 season. He withdrew from the 2018 season with the Tech3 Yamaha satellite team due to illness, having been diagnosed with Gilbert's syndrome. Yamaha Europe Racing team boss Lin Jarvis confirmed Folger would not enter any races as a wildcard during 2019.

Jaume Plensa is a Spanish artist and sculptor.

Han Dongfang is a Chinese advocate for workers' rights.

Pierre-André Taguieff is a French philosopher who has specialised in the study of racism and antisemitism. He is the director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in an Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris laboratory, the Centre for Political Research (CEVIPOF). He is also a member of the Cercle de l'Oratoire think tank.

Steven van de Velde is a Dutch beach volleyball player and convicted rapist. Van de Velde won the Dutch national championships Under-20 in 2011. With partner Michiel van Dorsten he represented the Netherlands at the 2015 European Games. Together with partner Dirk Boehlé, he finished 3rd at the Blooming Beach Aalsmeer of the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. In 2016, he was accused of raping a minor while travelling to England.

Erika Marozsán is a Hungarian actress.

Wolfgang Funkel is a German former footballer.

Aleksandr Artyomovich Adabashyan is Soviet and Russian film writer, artist, director and actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1983). Honored Artist of Russia (2016).

Selami Sahin is a Turkish musician of Arabic descent, singer and songwriter.

Sebastián Enzo Cáceres Ramos is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club América.