List of Famous people born on August 6th

Vice Admiral Mohab Mamish is the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority. He was the Commander of the Egyptian Navy from 27 September 2007 until August 2012. He was also a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces which governed Egypt de facto after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

Yakov Petrovich Kulnev was, along with Pyotr Bagration and Aleksey Yermolov, one of the most popular Russian military leaders at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Suvorov's admirer and participant of 55 battles, he lost his life during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.

Kévin Fortuné is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for AJ Auxerre and the Martinique national team.

Henry FitzJames, titular 1st Duke of Albemarle in the Jacobite peerage, was the illegitimate son of King James II of England and VII of Scotland by Arabella Churchill, sister of the first Duke of Marlborough.

Itamar Vieira Junior is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Salvador, Bahia. He has a PhD in Ethnic and African Studies from the Federal University of Bahia. He is best known for his short story collection A oração do carrasco [The executioner's prayer] (2017), which was a finalist for the Prêmio Jabuti de Literatura, and for his recent novel, Torto Arado [Crooked plow] which won the Prêmio LeYa in 2018.

Pedro Alexandre dos Santos Barbosa is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Kirill Sergeyevich Skachkov is a Russian table tennis player. In 2011 he won a silver medal in the doubles event in the Table Tennis European Championships. He was part of the Russian men's team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Tongo Hamed Doumbia is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Mali national team.