List of Famous people born in August
Zaira Nara
Zaira Tatiana Nara is an Argentine TV host and model.
Kim Ro-woon
Kim Seok-woo, better known by his stage name Rowoon, is a South Korean singer, actor, and model. He is a member of the K-pop boy band SF9 as Lead Vocalist. He played his first leading role in 2019 MBC's television series, Extraordinary You.
Demet Mutlu
Demet Mutlu is a Turkish tech entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Trendyol group, based in Turkey. She is an investor and co-founder in Peak Games, a gaming platform co-founded by Sidar Şahin that has more than 30 million monthly users. She has been a speaker at conferences including TechCrunch, Davos World Economic Forum, Financial Times Summit, Noah and Fortune.
KRS-One
Lawrence "Kris" Parker, better known by his stage names KRS-One, an abbreviation of Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone, and Teacha, is an American rapper and occasional producer from Bronx, New York. He rose to prominence as part of the hip hop music group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid-1980s. KRS-One is best known for his top hits, "Sound of da Police", "Love's Gonna Get'cha ", and "My Philosophy", among others. Boogie Down Productions received numerous awards and critical acclaim in their early years. Following the release of the group's debut album, Criminal Minded, fellow artist Scott La Rock was shot and killed, but KRS-One continued the group, effectively as a solo project. He began releasing records under his own name in 1993. He is politically active, having started the Stop the Violence Movement after Scott's death. He's also a vegan activist, expressed in songs such as "Beef". He is widely considered an influence to many hip hop artists, including 2Pac and Eminem.
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Skylar Kierra Diggins-Smith is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Diggins was drafted third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA draft. In high school, she was the National Gatorade Player of the Year, the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year, and a McDonald's All-American. Diggins played point guard for Notre Dame, where she led Notre Dame to three consecutive Final Fours and two consecutive NCAA championship appearances. She finished her Notre Dame career ranked first in points and steals, second in assists, and as a two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation.
Michael Bivins
Michael Lamont Bivins is an American singer, rapper, manager and producer, and a founding member of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe.
Estelle Mosselly
Estelle Mossely is a French professional boxer who has held the IBO female lightweight title since 2019. As an amateur, she won gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 World Championships. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's fourth best active female lightweight by The Ring and seventh by BoxRec.
Dylan Lee
Dylan Ryan Lee is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Fresno State. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 10th round of the 2016 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2021 and started the fourth game of the 2021 World Series for the Atlanta Braves.
John Saxon
John Saxon was an American actor who worked on more than 200 projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives.
Tymal Mills
Tymal Solomon Mills is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex.