Famous People Born in August
Deng Xiaoping
1904
Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)
Christopher Gunning
1944
English composer (d. 2023)
(Image Credits)
"GunningChristopher1" by Sl-Ziga - CC BY-SA 3.0
Ernest Thayer
1863
American poet and author (d. 1940)
John "Kayo" Dottley
1928
American football player (d. 2018)
Henry Cadwalader Chapman
1845
American physician and naturalist (d. 1909)
Ray Jennings
1954
South African cricketer and coach
(Image Credits)
"Ray Jennings" by Tinucherian - CC BY-SA 3.0
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
1991
Icelandic footballer
(Image Credits)
"2017293155826 2017-10-20 Fussball Frauen Deutschland vs Island - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0134 - B70I0755" by Sven Mandel - CC BY-SA 4.0
Cameron Norrie
1995
British tennis player
(Image Credits)
"Norrie MCM23 (17) (52883520940)" by si.robi - CC BY-SA 2.0
Norrie MCM23 (17)
William Friedkin
1935
American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2023)
(Image Credits)
"William Friedkin, Festival de Sitges 2017 (cropped)" by GuillemMedina - CC BY-SA 4.0
Walter Ayoví
1979
Ecuadorian footballer
(Image Credits)
"Walter Ayovi" by Agencia de Noticias ANDES - CC BY-SA 2.0
ECUADOR-HONDURAS
Lamar Hunt
1932
American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (d. 2006)
John Venn
1834
English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1923)