List of Famous people born on August 29th

Jordi Arrese i Castañé is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Timo Rost is a German former footballer and current manager of SpVgg Bayreuth.

Kirana Larasati is an Indonesian actress born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. She made her acting debut in a television drama series Tunjuk Satu Bintang (2002). She won a best actress award in Festival Film Bandung for her role in the hit television series Azizah (2007). She is also a vocal advocate of anti-drug campaign which she supports through various charitable organisations.

Wyomia Tyus is a retired American track and field sprinter, and the first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m.

Taeko Watanabe is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1979 with the short story Waka-chan no Netsuai Jidai . In 1987, she won the Excellence Award at the 16th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards for her comedy series St. 14 Graffiti. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo (girls') manga category: in 1991 for Hajime-chan ga Ichiban! and in 2003 for Kaze Hikaru.

Ivan Ivanovich Zassoursky is a Russian journalist, philologist, professor, producer, and researcher. He is the head of the Department of New Media and Communications Theory Studies in the School of Journalism at the Moscow State University, founder and publisher of Chastny Korrespondent, an online newspaper. He was also the host of Press Club XXI, a talk show, and has authored more than 500 publications and periodicals in Russia and abroad. He is the grandson of Yassen Zassoursky.

Volodia Dubinin was a Pioneer Hero of the Soviet Union.

Anastasios "Tasos" Donis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo, on loan from French club Stade de Reims and the Greece national team.

Kim Yoo-ri is a South Korean actress.

Henry Ramón Blanco is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach and former player. He is currently the bullpen coach for the Washington Nationals. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2013, appearing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, and Seattle Mariners. He later served as quality assurance coach for the Cubs. Although a light-hitting player, he was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers in Major League Baseball.