List of Famous people born on August 1st

Liu Zhenli is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force since June 2021.

Zhang Guoqing is a Chinese politician and former corporate executive who is the current mayor of Tianjin, one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China. An economics doctorate from Tsinghua University, Zhang had previously served as the mayor of Chongqing, the chief executive of North Industries, a military contractor.

Klaus-Jürgen Pohl is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Che Dalha, also romanized as Che Zala and Qizhala, is a Chinese politician who has been Chairman (Governor) of Tibet Autonomous Region since January 2017. Originally from Yunnan province, he served as Communist Party Secretary of the Tibetan capital Lhasa between 2012 and 2017. Since October 2017, he is the member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Petra Born is a German former ice dancer. With partner Rainer Schönborn, she was a three-time German national champion and the 1985 European bronze medalist. They placed 9th at the 1984 Winter Olympics. They represented the club ERCH Zweibrücken and later the club Würzburger ERV. Their coach was Martin Skotnicky.

Kathryn Williamson is a former American soccer defender who played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).