List of Famous people born on August 31st

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is an Italian businessman, former Chairman of Ferrari, and formerly Chairman of Fiat S.p.A. and President of Confindustria and FIEG. He comes from an aristocratic family from the region of Piedmont in Italy. He graduated with a degree in law from La Sapienza University in 1971. Afterward, he studied for a master's degree in international commercial law at Columbia University. He is one of the founders and former president of NTV, an Italian company which is Europe's first private open access operator of 300 km/h (186 mph) high-speed trains.

Hu Yun is a retired badminton player representing Hong Kong since 2006. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, and also 2016 Rio Olympics. Born in Wuhan, Hubei, China, Hu started playing badminton in 1988. In 2006, he started to represented Hong Kong at the international tournament. He won the Hong Kong National Badminton Championships four times, in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012.

Christian Walder is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill.

Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba Poblete is a retired senior Chilean soldier. He held the position of Commander in Chief of the Chilean Army between March 10, 2010 and March 9, 2014. He is currently serving a sentence in prison for tax fraud and embezzlement during his time as a general in the "Milicogate" case.

Mike Erwin sometimes credited as Michael Erwin, is an American actor who is best for playing Colin Hart from 2002 to 2006 in the WB television series Everwood.

Markus Schmidt is a German football referee who is based in Stuttgart. He referees for SV Sillenbuch of the Württemberg Football Association.

Nikohl Boosheri is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Adena El-Amin on Freeform's The Bold Type.

Yara Martinez is a Puerto Rican television actress who is best known for her roles as Kelly in Hollywood Heights and as Dr. Luisa Alver on The CW series Jane the Virgin.

Yekaterina Vladimirovna Dyachenko is a Russian sabre fencer. Dyachenko represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two sabre events.