List of Famous people born in August

Claudia Blum Capurro is a Colombian psychologist and politician who currently serves as foreign minister. A veteran Senator, she became the first woman to serve as President of the Senate of Colombia. She also served as the 26th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations.

Michael Wong Kong Leong, also known mononymously by his Chinese name Guang Liang, is a Malaysian Chinese singer and composer who has sung and written many love-themed ballads and love songs, many of which have high popularity. He is popularly known in the Mandopop scene as the "Prince of Love Songs" (情歌王子).

Makoto Hiejima is a Japanese professional basketball player for Link Tochigi Brex of the Japanese B.League.

Matthias Alexander Rath is a German dressage rider. Representing Germany, he competed at the 2010 World Equestrian Games and at three European Dressage Championships.

Sakura Komoriya is a Japanese singer who is a member of the idol group X21. She has also appeared in television programmes and magazines. She is represented with the agency Oscar Promotion.

Kaori Kozai is a Japanese enka singer. She won best vocalist at the 42nd Japan Record Awards in 2000.

Jules Plisson is a French rugby union player. His position is Fly-half and he currently plays for La Rochelle in the Top 14.

Tan Joe Hok is an Indonesian former badminton player, who along with Ferry Sonneville and a cadre of fine doubles players set the foundation for an Indonesian badminton dynasty by dethroning then-perennial Thomas Cup champion Malaya in 1958.

Michaela Moua is a Finnish former basketball player.

Jung Ye-rin, known mononymously as Yerin (Korean: 예린), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group GFriend and is currently active as a soloist.