Famous People Born in August
Wang Zhen
1991
Chinese race walker
(Image Credits)
"Denis Strelkov and Zhen Wang" by Voltmetro - CC BY-SA 3.0
Emil Theodor Kocher
1841
Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
Denis Leary
1957
American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
(Image Credits)
"Denis Leary at ATX TV Festival 2015" by Dominick D - CC BY-SA 2.0 Original Source
Ronnie Dawson
1939
American singer and guitarist (d. 2003)
(Image Credits)
"Ronnie Dawson" by Robman94 - CC BY-SA 3.0
Amrita Pritam
1919
Indian poet and author (d. 2005)
Francesca Gregorini
1968
Italian-American director and screenwriter
(Image Credits)
"Francesca Gregorini at Sundance (cropped)" by PunkToad - CC BY 2.0 Original Source
Fat Lever
1960
American basketball player and sportscaster
Shin Takamatsu
1948
Japanese architect and academic
(Image Credits)
"Kirin Plaza" by Oiuysdfg - CC BY-SA 3.0
Shalita Grant
1988
American actress
(Image Credits)
"Cropped image of Shalita Grant in 2012" by Charles Erickson, The Huntington - CC BY 2.0 Original Source
Mike Lamb
1975
American baseball player
(Image Credits)
"Mike.lamb" by User Blwarren713 on en.wikipedia - CC BY 2.5
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Rod Laver
1938
Australian tennis player and coach
(Image Credits)
"Tennis 'great', Rod Laver (cropped)" by Brisbane City Council - CC BY 2.0 Original Source
Jean Béliveau
1931
Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)