List of Famous people born in August

Angel Leonie Coulby is an English actress in film, television, and theatre. She is best known for portraying the character Gwen (Guinevere) in the BBC fantasy series Merlin.

Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford, known simply as Thomas Pakenham, is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of African history, Victorian and post-Victorian British history, and trees.

Barbara Jane Bennett was an American stage and film actress and dancer.

Jennifer Leigh Green is an American actress and singer best known for her performances as Libby Chessler on the television show Sabrina the Teenage Witch, as well as for roles on tour in the musical Wicked and later in the Broadway production.

Shawn Caminiti Pyfrom is an American actor and singer, who has appeared in several television series and films, and is best known for his portrayal of Andrew Van de Kamp on ABC's Desperate Housewives, and as Lionel Griff in Playhouse Disney's Stanley.

Demetrio Albertini is the sporting director of Parma and a former professional Italian football midfielder and vice-president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). He is widely considered as one of the legends of the A.C. Milan side of the 90s and a fundamental player for the Italian national team of the same period. He spent most of his career with Milan of the Italian Serie A, winning many trophies, including five Serie A titles and two UEFA Champions League titles with the club. He also played his final season for FC Barcelona, winning the Spanish League before retiring that year.

Eugene Byrd is an American actor. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Greene Street Friends School in 1989 and The Crefeld School in 1993. He began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the film My Little Girl in 1986. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Clark Edison on the Fox series Bones.

Robert Donald Kilpatrick Jr., better known as Patrick Kilpatrick, is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, journalist, international entertainment speaker and teacher. He has appeared in over 180 films and television series.

Elizabeth Leigh Vassey is an American actress. Her roles include Emily Ann Sago in the television series All My Children, Captain Liberty in the 2001 television series The Tick, Wendy Simms in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Nikki Beaumont in the web series Nikki & Nora.

Melissa Ponzio is an American actress, best known for her roles as Melissa McCall on Teen Wolf and Karen on The Walking Dead. Most recently, Ponzio has starred in Chicago Fire as Donna Robbins.