List of Famous people born on August 1st

Terry Kiser is an American actor. Besides portraying the deceased title character of the comedy Weekend at Bernie's and its sequel, Weekend at Bernie's II, he has more than 140 acting credits to his name, with a career spanning more than 50 years. He is the co-founder of the now defunct acting school The Actors Arena in Austin, Texas.

Nafisah Ahmad Zen Shahab is an Indonesian batik trader from Palembang, South Sumatra. Nafisah is known as a mother who acts as the sole parent in her family after her husband, Alwi Idrus Shahab died in 1996. On the 20th anniversary commemoration of Indonesian World Records Museum (MURI) at Mall of Indonesia on February 3, 2010, Nafisah, the mother of twelve children, ten of whom became doctors, broke the MURI record as the family with the most doctors in Indonesia. Of her ten children who became doctors, five of them are specialists. Her eldest son, Prof. Dr. dr. Idrus Alwi, Sp.PD., K-KV, FECS, FACC., is a cardiovascular specialist and is the Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Internal Medicine Experts for the period 2012–2015.

Jin Liqun is a Chinese politician, banker, and professor. He is currently the President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He was formerly the Chairman of China International Capital Corporation, the Vice President of the Asian Development Bank, and the Vice Minister of Finance of the People's Republic of China.

Shohrat Zakir is a Chinese politician of Uyghur origin and, since December 2014, the Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the deputy party chief of Xinjiang. Since October 2017, he is the member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He was born in Yining (Ghulja). He went to Tianjin University. He was the former Mayor of Ürümqi. He studied computer science in Hubei Province.

Fehmi Emre Güngör is a Turkish former footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Turkey squad that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2008.

Wang Ning is a retired general of the People's Liberation Army of China, formerly served as commander of the People's Armed Police. Previously he served as the deputy chief of the Joint Staff. Wang is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Pan Yiyang is a former Chinese politician who served in regional posts in Jiangxi province and Inner Mongolia. Pan served as the Communist Party Secretary of Ganzhou between 2003 and 2010, and subsequently Executive Vice Chairman of Inner Mongolia. During his tenure in the autonomous region he also sat on the Party Standing Committee of Inner Mongolia. He was placed under investigation for corruption in September 2014 and expelled from the Communist Party. Upon being convicted on charges of bribery, Pan was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.04 m tall, he plays at the small forward position. He has previously played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets, and is also a member of the senior Greek national team.