List of Famous people born in August

Magomed Ramazanovich Kurbanov is a Russian professional boxer who fights as a light middleweight.

Jun Nishikawa is a former member of the Japanese Red Army (JRA).

Marílson Gomes dos Santos is a Brazilian long-distance runner. He won the 2006 and 2008 New York City Marathon, becoming the first South American to win the race. He was selected as the best male performer at the 2009 Brazilian national championships after breaking the meet records in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres races. He is the current South American record holder in both these events with times of 13:19.43 and 27:28.12, respectively.

Chen Zhu is a Chinese hematologist, molecular biologist, and politician. He is chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, a vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and President of the Red Cross Society of China. He formerly served as China's Minister of Health. Chen also holds a professorship at the School of Medicine of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Bernard Blaquart is a French former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 side Nîmes Olympique. During his playing career he represented Bordeaux, Toulouse, Toulon and Stade Français, making almost 100 appearances in the top two divisions of French football.

Johanna Larsson is a Swedish former tennis player. She won two singles and fourteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 13 singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 45 in singles, achieved in September 2016, and No. 20 in doubles, set on 30 October 2017.

David Arturo Ferreira Rico is a former Colombian footballer.

Nicole "Nikki" SooHoo is a Chinese American actress.

Thomas Kufen is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Martha Alicia Villarreal Esparza known simply and professionally as Alicia Villarreal is a Mexican singer-songwriter.