List of Famous people born on August 9th

Ashley Suzanne Johnson is an American television, film and voice actress. Her work includes roles such as Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains, Mary Beth Caldwell in The Help, Amber Ahmed on The Killing, Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing and FBI special agent Patterson on the NBC series Blindspot, with voice-work as Gretchen Grundler on Recess, Terra on Teen Titans, Jinmay on Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, teenage Gwen Tennyson in Ben 10, Ellie in The Last of Us and its sequel, Gortys in Tales from the Borderlands, Shiseru in Naruto: Shippuden and Tulip Olsen and Lake on Infinity Train. She is also a cast member on Critical Role.

James Robinson is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois State. Robinson was undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft. After taking over the starting job in Jacksonville, replacing Leonard Fournette, a former first round draft pick, Robinson currently has the most scrimmage yards of any rookie free agent in NFL history.

Otto Rehhagel is a German former football coach and former football player. He is one of only two people - the other being Jupp Heynckes - who, as player and manager combined, has participated in over 1000 Bundesliga matches. In the Bundesliga, he holds the records for the most victories (387), most draws (205), most losses (228), and his teams have scored the most goals (1473) and conceded more (1142) than any other.

Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, known professionally as Arlo Parks, is a British singer-songwriter and poet. After signing to Beatnik Creative in 2018, she released her debut single "Cola", which preceded the EPs Super Sad Generation (2019) and Sophie (2019). Parks released her debut studio album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, through Transgressive Records in January 2021.

Steven Moya is a Puerto Rico born-Dominican Republic professional baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

JaMarcus Trenell Russell is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons with the Oakland Raiders. Highly coveted at LSU, where he won the Sugar Bowl in 2007 and received the game's MVP honors, he was selected by the Raiders first overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Jason Alias Heyward, nicknamed "J-Hey" is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally the Atlanta Braves' first-round selection in the 2007 MLB draft from Henry County High School in Georgia, he began his minor league career at age 17. Heyward soon became one of the top-rated prospects in all of baseball for batting, speed, and defense, and debuted in MLB as Atlanta's starting right fielder on Opening Day 2010. There, he played until being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals after the 2014 season. Standing 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighing 245 pounds (111 kg), he throws and bats left-handed. He has worn uniform No. 22 throughout his major league career in honor of a high school friend and teammate who died in a traffic collision.

Lis Wiehl is a New York Times bestselling American author of fiction and nonfiction books, and a legal analyst. She is the author of nineteen books, including, most recently, the second in a trilogy called The Hunting Series — Hunting the Unabomber: The FBI, Ted Kaczynski, and the Capture of America's Most Notorious Domestic Terrorist, published by Thomas Nelson/HarperCollins.

Ted Lyle Simmons is an American former professional baseball player and coach. A switch-hitter, Simmons was a catcher for most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals (1968–1980), the Milwaukee Brewers (1981–1985) and the Atlanta Braves (1986–1988). Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary, Johnny Bench, Simmons is considered one of the best hitting catchers in MLB history. While he did not possess Bench's power hitting ability, he hit for a higher batting average.

Eli Apple is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State, and was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers.