List of Famous people born on August 1st

Djamila Taís Ribeiro dos Santos is a Brazilian Black feminist philosopher and journalist. She graduated in political philosophy from the Federal University of São Paulo, where she also earned a master's degree on the work of Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Butler. Ribeiro is a collaborating editor of weekly magazine Carta Capital, as well as a columnist for Carta Capital and Folha de S.Paulo.

Leif-Erik Holm is a German politician of the AfD party and since 2017 member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament.

Jean-Paul Delfino is a French writer and screenwriter.

David Benjamin Wain is an American comedian, writer, actor, and director. He has co-written and directed six feature films, including Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Role Models (2008) and Wanderlust (2012). He has also served as a producer, writer and director on number of television series, including Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Childrens Hospital and Medical Police. He has had small roles in most of the films and TV series he has produced or directed. He also had a starring voice role, as the Warden, on the 2008-2014 animated Adult Swim series Superjail!

Burnell Michael Wallace III is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Ole Miss, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round, 84th overall of the 2009 NFL Draft. He also played for the Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens, and Philadelphia Eagles. Throughout his career, Wallace was known for his speed after finishing with a time of 4.33-seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Richard Griffin, better known by his stage name Professor Griff, is an American rapper, spoken word artist, and lecturer currently residing in Atlanta. He was a member of the hip hop group Public Enemy, serving as the group's Minister of Information.

Elizabeth White is an English actress, known for her roles as Annie Cartwright in the BBC series Life on Mars and Emma Keane in the Channel 4 drama series Ackley Bridge.

Saïd Chengriha is a senior official in the Algerian People's National Army. He was the commander of the ground forces and served as the army's interim chief of staff after the death of Ahmed Gaid Salah on 23 December 2019 until 3 July 2020 when he was officially appointed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind is a former Dutch international football player. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Tony Pua Kiam Wee is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) currently serving as three-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia representing Damansara and Political Secretary to the Minister of Finance of Malaysia, Lim Guan Eng. Pua is the former Malaysian CEO of Cyber Village Sdn Bhd, a SESDAQ -listed company. In early 2007, he disposed of all his interests in the company and tendered his resignation to join the DAP in 2008.