List of Famous people born on August 7th

Abanindranath Tagore was the principal artist and creator of the "Indian Society of Oriental Art". He was also the first major exponent of Swadeshi values in Indian art, thereby founding the influential Bengal school of art, which led to the development of modern Indian painting. He was also a noted writer, particularly for children. Popularly known as 'Aban Thakur', his books Rajkahini, Budo Angla, Nalak, and Khirer Putul were landmarks in Bengali language children's literature and art.

Stefan Heße is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hamburg since 26 January 2015. The youngest bishop in Germany, he has often been outspoken on social and religious topics.

Countess Francesca McKnight Donatella Romana Gregorini di Savignano di Romagna, known professionally as Francesca Gregorini, is an Italian-American writer and film director.

Alain Robert is a French rock climber and urban climber, from Digoin, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. Known as "the French Spider-Man" or "the Human Spider," Robert is famous for his free solo climbing, scaling skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except for a small bag of chalk and a pair of climbing shoes.

Edwin Washington Edwards is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 7th congressional district from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th Governor of Louisiana for four terms, twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive. He served a total of 16 years in office, the sixth-longest serving gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,784 days.

Kosaburo Nishime is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Chinen, Okinawa and graduate of Sophia University he was elected to the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for the first time in 1988 and to the Diet for the first time in 2003. His father is Junji Nishime, former governor of Okinawa Prefecture, and his brother is Junshiro Nishime, a former member of the House of Councilors in the Diet.

Juninho Bacuna is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town and the Curaçao national football team.

Peter Morton is an American businessman. He is the co-founder of the Hard Rock Café a chain of casual dining restaurants.

Gesine Lötzsch is a German politician of the left-wing party Die Linke. In 2010, with Klaus Ernst, she was elected president of the party.

Adam Richard Yates is a British road and track racing cyclist who currently rides for Ineos Grenadiers. He placed fourth overall at the 2016 Tour de France and became the first British rider to win the young rider classification, one year ahead of his twin brother Simon,