List of Famous people born on August 15th

Marie Branser is a German-born naturalized Guinean judoka, who formerly also represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the Olympics. She is a two-time African Judo Championships gold medalist. In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Leslie Ekker is an American special effects artist who was nominated at the 68th Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects. He was nominated for the film Apollo 13, along with Michael Kanfer, Robert Legato and Matt Sweeney.

Craig Benjamin Wedren is an American singer-songwriter, musician and composer, who began his career fronting post-hardcore band Shudder to Think. Following the disbandment of Shudder to Think, Wedren pursued a career as a television and film music composer, as well as releasing solo material.

Lim Xiaoqing is a retired badminton player originally from China who later represented Sweden. She won five European Badminton Championships, one in women's singles in 1994, two in women's doubles and mixed team events in 1992 and 1994 respectively. She captured the women's singles titles at the prestigious 1995 All England Open, defeating Denmark's Camilla Martin in the final. She ranked as women's singles World number 1 in March 1995.