List of Famous people born in August

Angus John "Gus" Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of Tradeston, CBE, PC is a Scottish television executive, life peer and former Labour member of the House of Lords.

Karin Rehnqvist is a Swedish composer and conductor of classical music. She composes chamber music, orchestral works, music for the stage, and particularly vocal music, incorporating elements of folk music such as the vocal technique of Kulning. In 2009 she was appointed the first female professor of composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.

Karen Arthur is an American film director, producer, and actress.

Heike Friedrich is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Can Togay, also known as János Can Togay, is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, actor, poet, producer, cultural manager and cultural diplomat.