List of Famous people born on August 7th

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Flynn was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a visible proponent of women's rights, birth control, and women's suffrage. She joined the Communist Party USA in 1936 and late in life, in 1961, became its chairwoman. She died during a visit to the Soviet Union, where she was accorded a state funeral with processions in the Red Square attended by over 25,000 people.

Renata Maria-Anna Jungo Brüngger is a Swiss lawyer. She is the second female member of the Board of Management in the history of Daimler AG.

Caroline Sidney Aaron is an American actress and film producer. She is known for her performances in Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986) and Primary Colors (1998), as well as Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), and Deconstructing Harry (1997), and Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She also appeared in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Stanley Tucci's Big Night (1996). More recently, she appeared in 21 Jump Street (2012) and its sequel 22 Jump Street (2014). She is also known for her work on television including, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Transparent, Madame Secretary, and The Good Fight and on Broadway in Woody Allen's Relatively Speaking, I Hate Hamlet, Social Security and The Iceman Cometh starring Jason Robards. She is currently a regular on the critically acclaimed and Primetime Emmy Award winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–present).

Carter Lewis Capps is an American former professional baseball pitcher, and a current coach for the New York Mets. Carter played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Miami Marlins.

Carl Ritter was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography. From 1825 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the University of Berlin.