List of Famous people born in August

Nikolai Viktorovich Starikov is a Russian writer, opinion journalist and social activist. Founder and former leader of Great Fatherland Party and its subsidiary social NGO, Union of Russian Citizens.

Luis Antonio Amarilla Lencina is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a Striker for LDU Quito on loan from Vélez Sarsfield.

Guillaume Nicloux is a French novelist, director and actor. He is the founder of the theatre company La Troupe. He has written crime fiction and directed films for cinema and French television.

Kurtis Walker, professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. "The Breaks", a single from his 1980 self-titled debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song. Throughout his career he has released 15 albums and is currently an ordained minister.

Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr is a Brazilian racing driver. He is the current IMSA Sportscar Champion and won the 2019 12 Hours of Sebring.

Park Sun-young is a South Korean actress.

Emil Lubtchov Kostadinov is a retired Bulgarian football forward, playing for Bulgaria in two World Cups. He shares his birthday with similarly highly acclaimed Dimitar Yakimov: 12 August 1941.

Anja Fichtel-Mauritz is a German fencer. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she won in the individual and team competitions, and she won the individual competition of the World Championship in 1986 and 1990. She was winner of the World Championships in 1985, 1989, 1993 as a member of the national German team and second in team competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. From 1986 until 1996 Fichtel held the title of German champion.

Jacques Myard is a former member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Yvelines department, and is a member of The Republicans.

Simon Montagu McBurney, is a British actor, playwright, and theatrical director. He is the founder and artistic director of the Théâtre de Complicité, London. He has had roles in the films The Manchurian Candidate, Friends with Money, The Golden Compass, The Duchess, Robin Hood, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Magic in the Moonlight, The Theory of Everything, and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.