List of Famous people born on August 9th

Ted Prior is an American actor, film producer, bodybuilder and model. He is known for his frequent lead roles in action films directed by his brother David A. Prior. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Prior first moved to Los Angeles, California in the late 1970s to pursue his career as a bodybuilder. By the early 1980s he and he worked as a dancer for the troupe Chippendales, and was a centrefold model for Playgirl magazine. In this area, Prior made his acting debut with a lead in the horror film Sledgehammer (1983) and another one in the actioner Killzone (1985) both directed by his brother David.

David Arturo Ferreira Rico is a former Colombian footballer.

Hércules de Brito Ruas,, known as Brito, is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a central defender for several clubs, and for the Brazilian national team.

Nadine Salameh, sometimes credited as Nadeen Salameh, is a Palestinian actress well known in Syria, where she lived and worked for most of her life.

Romell Samir Quioto Robinson, nicknamed El Romántico, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Honduras national team.

Idrissa Seck is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to July 2004. He was a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and was considered a protégé of President Abdoulaye Wade, but he subsequently went into opposition and was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election, taking second place with about 15% of the vote.

Rydel Mary Funk is an American singer, musician and television actress. She is one of the founding members of the pop rock band R5.

Hilda Khalife is best known in the Arab world as a TV presenter. Despite her modeling career, Khalife's fame started in 2004 when she began hosting the first season of the pan-Arab televised talent show Star Academy Arab World on LBC, the Arabic adaptation of the French television show Star Academy produced by Netherlands company Endemol. She continued hosting the subsequent seasons of the show.

Julián Cerdá Vicente, known as Juli, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for CD Alcoyano.

Michael Tsai is a Taiwanese politician.