List of Famous people born in August
Chief Keef
Keith Farrelle Cozart, better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Cozart's music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school students from Chicago's South Side. In 2012, his popular local single "I Don't Like" was remixed by rapper Kanye West and reached the Billboard Rap Top 20, further raising Cozart's profile. A bidding war between major labels resulted in Keef signing with Interscope. His debut album Finally Rich was released in December 2012, and featured the singles "I Don't Like" and "Love Sosa", which would popularize the Chicago rap subgenre drill.
Lil Yachty
Miles Parks McCollum, known professionally as Lil Yachty, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Yachty first gained recognition in August 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" from his debut EP Summer Songs. He released his debut mixtape Lil Boat in March 2016. On June 10, 2016, Yachty announced that he had signed a joint venture record deal with Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, and Motown Records. His mixtapes Lil Boat and Summer Songs 2 were released in 2016 and his debut studio album, Teenage Emotions in 2017. His second studio album, Lil Boat 2, was released on March 9, 2018. His third studio album, Nuthin' 2 Prove, was released on October 19, 2018. His fourth studio album, Lil Boat 3, was released on May 29, 2020.
Lisa Nandy
Lisa Eva Nandy is a British Labour politician who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs since 2020. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan since 2010.
Fritz Wepper
Fritz Wepper is a German film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Inspector Harry Klein in the long-running crime series Derrick (1974-1998). Wepper is also remembered for his roles in the films Cabaret (1972) and The Bridge (1959) and as Mayor Wöller in the TV series Um Himmels Willen.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Jean-Pierre Raffarin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005.
Maneka Gandhi
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi is an Indian politician, animal rights activist, and environmentalist. She is a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the widow of Indian politician Sanjay Gandhi. She has been a minister in four governments, most recently in Narendra Modi's government from May 2014 to May 2019. Gandhi authored a number of books in the areas of etymology, law and animal welfare.
Masakazu Tamura
Masakazu Tamura is a Japanese film and theatre actor.
Paco Alcácer
Francisco "Paco" Alcácer García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Villarreal and the Spain national team.
Buruzon Chiemi
Shiori Fujiwara, also known by her stage name Chiemi Blouson, is a Japanese comedian formerly represented by Watanabe Entertainment.
Sara Nuru
Sara Nuru is a German fashion model. She was the winner of the fourth cycle of Germany's Next Top Model.