List of Famous people born in August

Jonne Aaron Liimatainen is a Finnish singer. He became one of the most prominent teen idols and rock stars in Finland in the 2000s. He is known as the lead vocalist, composer, lyricist, and frontman of the Finnish glam rock band Negative.

Larisa Leonidovna Petrik is a former Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion. Petrik competed at the 1966 World Championships where she shared in the team silver medal and earned an individual bronze medal on the beam. She also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in floor exercise, a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in balance beam. Her gold medal on floor was very controversial because originally, Čáslavská won outright. After the competition was concluded, Petrik's prelims scores were changed to let her tie with Čáslavská, an action which caused Čáslavská to publicly defy the Soviets who had recently invaded her home country.

Paul Joseph Jean Poupard is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a Cardinal since 1985. He held positions in the Roman Curia for more than 25 years, serving as President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 1988 to 2007 and briefly as President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

Catherine Martine Denguiadé became Catherine Bokassa was a Central African Republic (CAR) Empress Consort. She was one of several wives of Emporer Bokassa but she became the Empress when he created the Central African Empire. Her son was chosen as his heir.