List of Famous people born in August

Gaizka Toquero Pinedo is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a right winger.

Herman Francies Joseph De Croo is a Belgian liberal politician. He is a member of the Open VLD. First elected in March 1968, he is the longest serving Belgian Member of Parliament. He is the father of Open VLD Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo.

Javier Corral Jurado is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN), and the current Governor of Chihuahua, assuming office on October 4, 2016. He has served in politics since the early 1980s, including six terms between the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Corral also specializes in communications and has a long career as a columnist and founder of various publications; he also was instrumental in the successful constitutional challenge that struck down the Televisa Law.

Gérard Manset is a French singer-songwriter, painter, photographer and writer. He is best known for his musical work. Since 1972, the covers of his albums state his name as simply "Manset".

Liu Shyh-fang is a Taiwanese politician. She graduated from the Oklahoma State University and is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party. She was deputy secretary-general of the office of President Chen Shui-bian.

Félix Danilo Gómez Bosquez, known by his stage names Flex and Nigga, is a Panamanian reggaeton singer and songwriter. He adopted the name Nigga after being told by another Panamanian artist that he "sings like a black guy from Jamaica." Before releasing an album in the United States in 2008, Flex removed references to his nickname in songs, and his CD packages were reprinted with the name "Flex."

Kees de Vries is a German politician. Born in Nibbixwoud, he represents the CDU. Kees de Vries has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2013.

Ahmad Mustofa Bisri is an Indonesian Islamic leader from Indonesia and was the ninth Chief Adviser of Nahdlatul Ulama. He is the head of Pondok Pesantren Raudlatuth Thalibin, Rembang, Central Java Indonesia. Mustofa Bisri, well known as Gus Mus, is famous not only as a kyai—traditional Islamic teacher & leader, but also as a poet and painter.

Giovanni De Carolis is an Italian professional boxer who held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in 2016.

Francisco Javier Lambán Montañés is a Spanish politician member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), President of the Government of Aragon since 2015.