List of Famous people born in August

Rafael Darío Ramírez Carreño is a Venezuelan engineer, politician, and diplomat. He joined the board of Venezuelan state-owned petroleum company PDVSA in 2002 and served as company president from 2004 to 2014. He also served as Venezuela's Minister of Energy from 2002 to 2014. He was the longest-serving cabinet member under President Hugo Chávez. In 2014, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and then subsequently served as Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Ramirez was fired as UN representative by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro the evening of November 28, 2017. He confirmed he had "resigned" at the request of Maduro on December 4, 2017

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of the Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the Order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe —as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of Nazi Germany.

Takeshi Uchiyamada is a Japanese businessman, who has been chairman of Toyota since 2013.　He graduated from Nagoya University. He is known as the "father of the Prius" for his role in leading the development of the Toyota Prius, the world's best-selling hybrid electric vehicle in history.

Alexander Kačaniklić is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Hajduk Split in Prva HNL. He normally operates on the left wing but can also play as a central midfielder.

Geneviève Brouillette is a French Canadian television and film actress from Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.

Alexandre 'Àlex' Granell Nogué is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Club Bolívar from Bolivia as a central midfielder.

Carlos Alberto Libânio Christo, better known as Frei Betto is a Brazilian writer, political activist, philosopher, liberation theologian, and Dominican friar.

Ryuta Koike is a Japanese football player, who plays for Belgian club K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen as a right back.

Daniel Sarmiento Melián is a Spanish handballer for Saint-Raphaël and the Spanish national team.

Mario Enrique Rizotto Vázquez is an Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Macará of the Serie A in Ecuador.