List of Famous people born on August 6th

Herschel McCoy was an American motion picture costume designer with credits on more than 150 feature films from 1936 to 1955. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.

Alice Becker-Ho , is the author of Les Princes du Jargon, as well as numerous works of poetry.

Alexander Theodor von Middendorff was a Baltic German zoologist and explorer of partial Estonian extraction.

Lilyan Chauvin was a French-American actress, television host, director, writer, and acting teacher. A native of Paris, Chauvin began her career performing on French radio and onstage in England. She relocated to the United States in 1952 to pursue an acting career, and was initially cast in minor television parts before making her film debut in 1957.

Svetlana Mikhaylovna Kaykan is a Russian speed skater who specialises in sprint.