List of Famous people born in August

Richard David James, best known by the stage name Aphex Twin, is a British musician. He is best known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno and ambient music in the 1990s, and has also been associated with the electronic subgenre known as intelligent dance music. In 2001, Guardian journalist Paul Lester called James "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music".

Annette Becker (1953) is a French historian specializing in study of World War I. She is daughter of the historian Jean-Jacques Becker.

Marc Laffineur in Maubeuge is a French politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of France from 1988 to 2011, representing the Maine-et-Loire department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

Martin Pope is a physical chemist and professor emeritus at New York University.

Ronald Guttman is a Belgian actor, theatrical producer and film producer.

Carol Ann Bartz is an American business executive, former president and CEO of the internet services company Yahoo!, and former chairman, president, and CEO at architectural and engineering design software company Autodesk.