List of Famous people born in August

Nicolás Alejandro Ibáñez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis, on loan from Atlético Madrid.

Liu Jiayi is a Chinese politician. He is the current Communist Party Secretary of Shandong Province, and former Auditor General of the People's Republic of China.

Adrian Grbić is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club FC Lorient and the Austria national team.

Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré, better known as Benny Moré, was a Cuban singer, bandleader and songwriter. Due to his fluid tenor voice and his great expressivity, he was known variously as El Bárbaro del Ritmo and El Sonero Mayor. Moré was a master of the soneo – the art of vocal improvisation in son cubano – and many of his tunes developed this way. He often took part in controversias with other singers like Cheo Marquetti and Joseíto Fernández. Apart from son cubano, Moré was a popular singer of guarachas, cha cha cha, mambo, son montuno, and boleros.

Wendelin Wiedeking is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the German car manufacturer, Porsche AG, a post he held from 1993 through July 23, 2009. He was also speaker of the company's executive committee and was a member of the supervisory board of Volkswagen AG from 2006 to 2009.

Rocío Igarzábal, also known as Rochi Igarzábal, is an Argentine actress and singer.

Hans-Uwe Bauer is a German actor. He appeared in more than ninety films since 1979.

Waciny Laredj is an Algerian novelist, short story writer and academic.

Isaach or Isaac de Bankolé is an Ivorian-French-American actor.

Wu Guanzheng is a former Chinese politician and one of the major leaders of the Communist Party of China during the administration of Hu Jintao. He served on the Politburo Standing Committee, the country's top ruling body, from 2002 to 2007. During that time he also served as the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, the party's anti-graft body. He had a lengthy political career, having served as mayor of Wuhan, Governor then Party Secretary of Jiangxi, then party chief of Shandong. Wu retired in 2007 and left public life.