List of Famous people born in August

Timothy P. Dunigan is an American actor who is best known for having played the lead role of Captain Jonathan Power in Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. He also played con-man 1st Lt. Templeton "The Face-Man" Peck in the pilot for the 1980s hit The A-Team, but was replaced by Dirk Benedict for the series. The reason given was that Dunigan was too young for the role, although series creators Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell had wanted Benedict from the start, but were overridden by the network executives.

Marie-Ange Casalta is a French journalist and television presenter.

Soichi Hashimoto is a Japanese judoka. Hashimoto is currently ranked first in the lightweight division.

Deniss Vasiļjevs is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2016 Youth Olympics silver medalist. He is also the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, the 2016–17 and 2017–18 Cup of Tyrol champion, the 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star champion, the 2020 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and a four-time Latvian national champion. He finished in the top ten at the 2017 European Championships, in the top five at the 2018 European Championships and in the top ten at the 2018 World Championships.

Kazuaki Tasaka is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Saleh Gomaa is an Egyptian professional footballer who last played for Al Ahly, and the Egyptian national team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2013 African U-20 Championship. As a 19-year-old, he played at the 2013 African U-20 championship in Algeria and won "The Player of the Tournament" award, when the Egyptians won their trophy. He is the elder brother of the Egyptian footballer Abdallah Gomaa.

Geoffrey Blancaneaux is a French tennis player.

The International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB), headquartered in Las Rozas (Madrid), is an international professional sports governing body for bodybuilding and fitness that oversees many of the sport's major international events, notably the World and Continental Championships.

Franklin de Sousa Martins is a Brazilian journalist who served as Press Secretary for the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.

Futen'ō Izumi, is a former sumo wrestler. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 2003, reaching the top division the following year. He earned two special prizes. His highest rank was komusubi, which he held for one tournament. He retired in May 2011 after falling down the banzuke to the third makushita division. He is now a sumo coach.