List of Famous people born in August

Stefan Brasas is a German football trainer and former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

Mario Humberto Osuna Pereznúñez, known as Mario Osuna and nicknamed Mono, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club América.

James Nathaniel Toney is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2017. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the IBF and lineal middleweight titles from 1991 to 1993, the IBF super middleweight title from 1993 to 1994, and the IBF cruiserweight title in 2003. Toney also challenged twice for a world heavyweight title in 2005 and 2006, and was victorious the first time but was later stripped due to a failed drug test. Overall, he competed in fifteen world title fights across four weight classes.

Steven Hartley is an English actor known internationally for his television, film and theatre roles. He has appeared in over 50 principal and leading roles on television and film since 1985, including EastEnders, The Bill, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Rumble, Strictly Confidential, Badboys, Trial & Retribution, Sharman, Holby City, Casualty, Doctors, Pie in the Sky, The Cut, Agatha Christie's Marple, Merlin, Married... with Children, The Borgias, Vera alongside Brenda Blethyn, Ripper Street, and the BAFTA nominated BBC series Happy Valley. Most recently he has appeared in Silent Witness, Brassic for Sky TV and Shadow and Bone for Netflix.

John Kerr is a Canadian sailor and publisher. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1973.

Jonathan Paredes Bernal is a Mexican high diver who won the bronze medal at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona at the high diving event behind Orlando Duque and Gary Hunt.

Jessica Lee Liszewski, better known by her stage name Jes Macallan, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Josslyn Carver in ABC drama series Mistresses and Ava Sharpe in The CW superhero comedy-drama Legends of Tomorrow.

Brannon Braga is an American television producer, director and screenwriter. Best known for his work in the Star Trek franchise, Braga was a key creative force behind three of the franchise's live action series. He later became an executive producer and writer on several Fox shows including 24, Terra Nova, and The Orville. His film credits include Mission: Impossible 2, Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact.

Trịnh Xuân Thuận is a Vietnamese-American astrophysicist.

José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes is a Portuguese professional football manager, currently in charge of Spanish club UD Almería.