List of Famous people born in August

Eliette von Karajan is a French former fashion model who was "discovered" by Christian Dior when she was 18. She came to wider prominence as the wife of the conductor Herbert von Karajan, whom she married in October 1958. As a widow, she promoted her late husband's artistic legacy and has been a patron of the arts more broadly. She established several endowed artistic foundations and institutes. She was president of the Karajan Foundation Salzburg Easter Festival until 2020 and afterward honorary president.

Petr Rada is a Czech football coach and former player. He represented Czechoslovakia internationally in the 1980s and managed the Czech Republic national football team between 2008 and 2009. He is well known for his arguments with fans or trainer colleagues and also for impulsive style of coaching.

Alberto R. Gonzales is an American lawyer who served as the 79th United States Attorney General, appointed in February 2005 by President George W. Bush, becoming the highest-ranking Hispanic American in executive government to date. He was the first Hispanic to serve as White House Counsel. Earlier he had been Bush's General Counsel during his governorship of Texas. Gonzales had also served as Secretary of State of Texas and then as a Texas Supreme Court Justice.

Elisabeth Baldauf is an Austrian female badminton player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Igoris Pankratjevas is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former player. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1983 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius.

Leonid Romanovych Korniyets was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR from 1939 to 1944.

Manuel Toharia Cortés is a Spanish science writer, museum director, and television personality.

Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth is an Indian badminton player. He became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to win a bronze medal in the BWF World Championships in 2019 after Prakash Padukone in 1983. Sai Praneeth was honoured with the Arjun Award in 2019.

Tore Renberg is an award-winning, bestselling Norwegian writer. He is the author of many books within many genres, including novels, short-stories and children's books, as well as writing for film and stage. His work has been translated into many languages. He has two children named Petra and Allan.