List of Famous people born in August

Leopold "Poldek" Socha was a Polish sewage inspector in the city of Lwów. During the World War II, Socha used his knowledge of the city's sewage system to shelter a group of Jews from Nazi persecution and their supporters of different nationalities. In 1978 he was recognized by the State of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations.

Spiros Focás is a Greek actor.

Amanda Francisco is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She competed with her club Rexona Ades at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.

Akli Tadjer, a Franco-Algerian writer, was born on August 11, 1954. In Paris, of Algerian immigrant parents. His first novel "Al-Tassili" was published in 1985, for which he won the "George Brasen Prize for Literary Creativity"

Akihito Sawafuji , is a Japanese color commentator and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Milano Collection A. T. . As Milano, Sawafuji adopted the gimmick of an Italian fashion aficionado/supermodel, reflected in his ring attire. Milano is also known for walking to the ring with an invisible dog known as Mikeru. After retiring from in-ring competition in 2010, Milano began working as a color commentator for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), a position he maintains to this day.

Richard Noel "Dick" Richards, , is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.