List of Famous people born on August 1st

Mohammad Zahoor is a Ukraine-based, British businessman of Pakistani origin. He is the founder and owner of the ISTIL Group a diverse trading company which included a steel mill which he sold in 2009 for an amount between $700 million and $1 billion, the former publisher of the Kyiv Post which he subsequently sold for approximately $5 million, the co-founder of the Ukrainian Music Awards (YUNA) and a philanthropist.

Milton da Cruz, known as Milton Cruz, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward, and is the manager.

Sarah Catherine Hendrickson is an American retired ski jumper. She won the inaugural women's World Cup season in 2012, finished runner-up in 2013, and won an individual gold medal at the 2013 World Championships.

Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino, more commonly known as Mancini, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who played as a winger and was most recently manager of Foggia.

Guan Hu is a sixth generation Chinese film director.

Metin Aktaş is a Turkish footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Adana Demirspor in 2012. Aktaş was a member of the Turkey squad at the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

The Others is a 2001 English-language Spanish gothic supernatural psychological horror film. It was written, directed, and scored by Alejandro Amenábar. It stars Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Elaine Cassidy, Eric Sykes, Alakina Mann and James Bentley.

Princess Phương Mai, Duchess of Addis Abeba was a daughter of Emperor Bảo Đại of Vietnam and his first wife, Empress Nam Phương. In 1947, Nam Phương left Vietnam with her children and lived at the Château Thorens, outside of Cannes, France. Phương Mai received her education in France and returned to Vietnam from 1949 to 1953. She was educated at Convent des Oiseaux in Verneuil sur Seine, France.

Sébastien Pocognoli is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Between 2008 and 2014 he made 13 appearances for the Belgium national team.

Ane Dahl Torp is a Norwegian actress.