List of Famous people born in August

Klaus Peter Brähmig is a German politician and member of the CDU. He represented Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in the Bundestag from 2002 until 2017, when he lost reelection to AfD candidate Frauke Petry, who is now an independent.

Otto Struve was a Russian-American astronomer. In Russian, his name is sometimes given as Otto Lyudvigovich Struve ; however, he spent most of his life and his entire scientific career in the United States. Otto was the descendant of famous astronomers of the Struve family; he was the son of Ludwig Struve, grandson of Otto Wilhelm von Struve and great-grandson of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. He was also the nephew of Karl Hermann Struve.

Cinzia Sasso is an Italian journalist and writer.

John Ira Bailey, ASC is an American cinematographer and film director known for his collaborations with directors Paul Schrader, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Apted, and Ken Kwapis. In August 2017, Bailey was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was succeeded by casting director David Rubin in August 2019.

Christian Bérard , also known as Bebè, was a French artist, fashion illustrator and designer.

Hugh O'Neill McDevitt ForMemRS is a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine.