List of Famous people born on August 9th

Robert Hans van Gulik was a Dutch orientalist, diplomat, musician, and writer, best known for the Judge Dee historical mysteries, the protagonist of which he borrowed from the 18th-century Chinese detective novel Dee Goong An.

Claudia Blum Capurro is a Colombian psychologist and politician who currently serves as foreign minister. A veteran Senator, she became the first woman to serve as President of the Senate of Colombia. She also served as the 26th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations.

Lars Peter Feld is a German economist who currently serves as director of the Walter Eucken Institut, Professor for Economic Policy at the University of Freiburg and as chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts. He will leave the council at the end of February 2021, not having been reappointed to a third term by Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz.

Ravshan Sayfiddinovich Irmatov is an Uzbek professional football referee. He has officiated in the Uzbek League since 2000, as well as at international level since 2003. As of June 2018, Irmatov holds the record for officiating the most FIFA World Cup matches.

Tamara Salazar is an Ecuadorian weightlifter. She won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo 87 kg Olympic competition, and both silver and bronze medals at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.

Jean Tirole is a French professor of economics at Toulouse 1 Capitole University. He focuses on industrial organization, game theory, banking and finance, and economics and psychology. In 2014 he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of market power and regulation.

Murat Günak is a Turkish car designer and former head designer of Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.

Kurtis Walker, professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. "The Breaks", a single from his 1980 self-titled debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song. Throughout his career he has released 15 albums and is currently an ordained minister.

Rodrigo Goldberg is a Chilean former international football player. As a player, he gained national notoriety in Israel for his talented play with Maccabi Tel Aviv and good use of the Hebrew language. He works as a commentator on Canal del Fútbol in Chile.

Ana Isabel Serradilla García is a Mexican actress starring in TV series such as La Viuda Negra, Drenaje Profundo and Linea nocturna. She also starred in the Mexican version of Desperate Housewives, Amas de Casa Desesperadas.