List of Famous people born in August
Alfredo Moreno
Alfredo Moreno Charme is a Chilean diplomat and politician.
Ayu Gani
Ayu Lestari Putri Gani is an Indonesian model, beauty influencer and eyewear designer, known for being the winner of the third season of Asia's Next Top Model, where she represented Indonesia and became the first contestant from Indonesia to enter the top three in the history of the show.
Hisako Shirata
Hisako Shirata is a Japanese actress and fashion model.
Grégory Wimbée
Grégory Wimbée is a French retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Asasekiryū Tarō
Asasekiryū Tarō is a former sumo wrestler. He made his debut in January 2000, reaching the top makuuchi division in March 2003. He won four special prizes, and spent a total of five tournaments in the titled san'yaku ranks. The highest rank was sekiwake. He was a runner-up in two tournaments in 2004 and 2007. After 2013 he was mainly ranked in the lower jūryō and makushita divisions. He acquired Japanese citizenship in April 2017 and retired from active competition the following month. He became a coach at Takasago stable under the elder name Nishikijima Oyakata. In November 2020 he became head coach of Takasago stable.
Barış Yarkadaş
Barış Yarkadaş, is a Turkish journalist, politician and a writer. He's a member and lawmaker of the Republican People's Party and an incumbent member of parliament representing a division in the first electoral district of Istanbul.
Margitta Scherr
Margitta Scherr is a German film and television actress.
Alain Richard
Alain Richard is a French politician serving as Senator for Val-d'Oise since 2011. A member of the National Assembly for Val-d'Oise from 1978 to 1993, he was elected to the Senate in 1995 before his appointment as Minister of Defence in 1997, an office he retained until 2002.
Francis Hime
Francis Hime is a Brazilian composer, arranger, pianist and singer. He is the composer of the jazz standard Minha / All Mine, recorded, among others, by Bill Evans, Tony Bennett and Eliane Elias.
Hsu Feng
Hsu Feng is a Taiwanese-born actress and film producer. In the 1970s she was one of the leading actresses of the cinemas of Hong Kong and Taiwan, particularly for her roles in wuxia films and her work with director King Hu. In 1981 she retired from her career as an actress, but a few years later she returned to the film industry as a producer and went on to produce several award-winning movies. Among them was Chen Kaige's Farewell My Concubine, which won the Palme d'Or (1993) and the BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language (1994) and was nominated for an Academy Award and a César for best foreign film as well.