List of Famous people born on August 7th

John Joseph Horgan is a Canadian politician who has served as the 36th and current premier of British Columbia since 2017. He has been leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party since 2014 and the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the constituency of Langford-Juan de Fuca and its predecessors since 2005.

Edward Shane Lechler is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes, commonly known as Danny, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Also a winger, he was known for his dribbling and key passes.

François Sully (1927-1971) was a French journalist and photographer best known for his work during the Vietnam War. Sully was one of the earliest journalists to cover the Vietnam War and spent 24 years in Indochina. At the time of his death in a command helicopter crash near the Cambodian border, he was viewed as the dean of the Saigon press corps.

Valery Georgiyevich Gazzaev is a Russian politician, football manager and former footballer of Ossetian descent. As a Soviet footballer he played the position of a striker enjoying successes with his team FC Dynamo Moscow as well as the USSR national football team in the Olympics.

Alex Highsmith is an American football outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Charlotte.

Tina Michelle O'Brien is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Sarah Platt in the long-running ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, from 1999 to 2008 and 2015 onwards, and her role as Bex Fisher in the BBC One school-based drama series, Waterloo Road, from 2010 to 2011.

Simon Mario Kassianides is an English actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.

Daniel Enrique Salaverry Villa is a Peruvian architect, businessman and politician. Between 2016 and 2019, he served in Congress representing the Department of La Libertad. Elected under the banner of the Fujimorist Popular Force, he was the party's spokesperson for a year, and President of the Congress from 2018 to 2019.

Jordan Torunarigha is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hertha BSC. He is the son of former footballer Ojokojo Torunarigha and the brother of current footballer Junior Torunarigha.