List of Famous people born in August

Artur Barciś is a Polish actor. His television appearances include Krzysztof Kieślowski's anthology series Dekalog (1989), the soap opera Aby do świtu... (1992), and Kurierzy ("Couriers"). From 2006 to 2016 he played the lovably neurotic Arkadiusz Czerepach in the comedy series Ranczo.

Andrew Michael "Andy" Allen is a retired American astronaut. A former Marine aviator and lieutenant colonel, he worked as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1987. He flew three Space Shuttle missions before retiring in 1997.

Hüseyin Sermet is a Turkish pianist and composer. He is a Doctor Honoris Causa by the Boğaziçi (1988) and Marmara (1998) universities, and was named a State Artist in 1991. He is Co-President of ADAP, based in Paris.

Vyacheslav Evgenevich Yanovskiy is a Belarusian boxer who won a Light Welterweight Gold Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR. He began boxing at the age of 13. In 1988 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. During his amateur career he trained at Dynamo in Vitebsk.

Dale Ellis is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).