List of Famous people born in August

Heather Seymour "Judy" Guinness was a British fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The judges had awarded her the gold medal but, in a noted gesture of fair play, she informed them they had failed to count two hits achieved by her Austrian opponent Ellen Preis.

Milan Biševac is a Serbian former footballer who plays as centre-back for FC Swift Hesperange. In international competition, he has represented the Serbia national team.

Claudia Christian is an American actress, singer, author, musician, and advocate recognized for starring roles as Commander Susan Ivanova on Babylon 5, as Captain Maynard on Fox's 9-1-1, and as the voice of Hera on the Netflix series Blood of Zeus. She is also founder of the C Three Foundation, the world's most recognized proponent of The Sinclair Method.

Yana Oleksandrivna Klochkova is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold. She is Merited Master of Sports (1998), Hero of Ukraine (2004) and the most awarded Olympian from Ukraine.

Timo Rost is a German former footballer and current manager of SpVgg Bayreuth.

Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda is a retired Colombian footballer, who played as a defender. He began his career in Colombia with Deportivo Rionegro and Atlético Nacional, before moving to Argentine club San Lorenzo. In 2000, he joined Italian side Internazionale, where he spent most of his career, remaining with the club until his retirement in 2012. At international level, Córdoba played for the Colombia national team, and represented his nation at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and four editions of the Copa América, winning the tournament in 2001, where he scored the winning goal in the final. He was the vice-captain of Internazionale and has also served as captain for his country's national team.

Kasuganishiki Takahiro is a former sumo wrestler from Misaki, Isumi District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He made his debut in 1991, reaching the top makuuchi division in 2002. His highest rank was maegashira 5. He retired in 2011 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Takenawa, but admitted involvement in match-fixing after text messages were found on his mobile phone that showed he had arranged the result of bouts with fellow wrestlers the previous year. His testimony was part of the Sumo Association's investigation into the affair which led to 22 other wrestlers being found guilty, most of whom were ordered to retire. Given a two-year suspension, he instead left sumo completely.

Guy James Robin, known professionally as Jonas Blue, is an English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer based in London who produces music which blends dance with pop music.

Lin Liheng is the daughter of Lin Biao and Ye Qun, nicknamed "Dou Dou" because Lin Biao loved eating beans.

Luisa Fernandez is a Spanish-born, Germany based pop singer. She is perhaps best known for her hit single, "Lay Love on You" from 1978.