List of Famous people born in August
Juan Gil Navarro
Juan Manuel Gil Navarro is an Argentine actor, screenwriter, television producer and film director.
José Francisco Molina
José Francisco Molina Jiménez is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current sporting director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
Lester Young
Lester Willis Young, nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.
Cita Citata
Cita Rahayu, stage name Cita Citata, is an Indonesian singer and actress. Cita sings the song "Sakitnya Tuh Disini", in English introduced in the soap opera Diam-Diam Suka: Cinta Lama Bersemi Kembali. The song won an award for "Most Famous Soap Opera Soundtrack" at the 2014 SCTV Awards. She also played a role in the soap opera.
Lydia Litvyak
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak, also known as Lilya, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. Historians' estimates for her total victories range from five to twelve solo victories and two to four shared kills in her 66 combat sorties. In about two years of operations, she was the first female fighter pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft, the first of two female fighter pilots who have earned the title of fighter ace and the holder of the record for the greatest number of kills by a female fighter pilot. She was shot down near Orel during the Battle of Kursk as she attacked a formation of German aircraft.
Huguette Bello
Huguette Bello is a French politician from Réunion and a member of the Reunionese Communist Party (PCR).
Xu Jiao
Xu Jiao is a Chinese actress. She made her film debut in the 2008 sci-fi film CJ7 where she played a boy, and won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. She is also known for the films Starry Starry Night (2011) and Mr. Go (2013).
Junpei Shiina
Junpei Shiina , is a Japanese rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, and older brother to the musician Ringo Sheena. Debuting as a soloist in 1999, Shiina released four albums with major label Sony Music Japan between 2001 and 2004, later signing a contract with R and C to release his fourth album Cruisin' (2006). In 2008 Shiina formed the band Junpei Shiina & The Soul Force, who renamed themselves Dezille Brothers in 2010, releasing their debut album Dashi no Torikata through King Records in the same year. In 2014, Shiina formed the four member band Hitosarai with Tomotaka Imamichi.
Robert van Gulik
Robert Hans van Gulik was a Dutch orientalist, diplomat, musician, and writer, best known for the Judge Dee historical mysteries, the protagonist of which he borrowed from the 18th-century Chinese detective novel Dee Goong An.
Harald Weyel
Harald Weyel is a German politician. Born in Herborn, Hesse, he represents Alternative for Germany (AfD). Harald Weyel has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.