If you were born in August, you might be famous too!

“One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.”
Mother Teresa, born August 26, 1910

Bill Clinton
42nd US President
Born August 19, 1946

The Famous August Birthdays page includes actors, singers, celebrities and statesmen who share the day of your birth. Indeed, so many famous people all over the world celebrate their birthday in August.

Does your birthday fall in this month as well? You might find it surprising to know that you share your birth month and even birthday with a few of the most important and popular people in history.

If you are a fashionista, you’d be glad to know that world-renowned fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is on the Famous August Birthdays list.

His fashion empire has not only given birth to the most fashionable clothing, he is also known for top-selling fragrances and other luxury items.

A number of poets and composers were aso born in August. Have you heard of Francis Scott Key? He is most famous as the person who wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Also, a few of today’s classic books and novels were written by August birthday celebrants. There’s “Moby Dick” author Herman Melville, “The Alchemist” author Paulo Coelho, and “Frankenstein” author Peggy Wollstonecraft Shelley.

Of course, you also have a slew of famous actors and actresses in Cameron Diaz, Lea Michele, Blake Lively, Chad Michael Murray, Hayden Panettiere, Richard Gere, and Jack Black.

And then there are singers and musicians as well. There is Gene Simmons from the band “Kiss,” Tori Amos, Madonna, Joe Jonas, Kenny Rogers, Robert Plant and Fred Durst from the band “Limp Bizkit.”

Inspired enough yet? Take a look the Famous August Birthdays list have fun discovering the famous people who share their special day with you!

Famous Birthday Boy or Girl	Lived to Be	Birth and Death Year	Who is He or She? What makes them famous?
August 1st
Jerrry Garcia	53	1942-1995	Singer and guitarist, Grateful Dead
Yves Saint Laurent	72	1936-2008	Designer of fashion, fragrances and luxury items
Temspestt Bledsoe	–	1973-still kickin’	Actress, “The Cosby Show”
Francis Scott Key	64	1779-1843	Composer of “The Star Spangled Banner”
Herman Melville	72	1819-1891	Author, “Moby Dick”
August 2nd	Famous August Birthdays
Carroll O’Connor	77	1924-2011	Actor, “All in the Family”
Peter O’Toole	–	1932-still kickin’	Actor, “Lawrence of Arabia”
Kevin Smith	–	1970-still kickin’	Producer, “Clerks”
Sam Worthington	–	1976-still kickin’	Actor, “Avatar”
Mary-Louise Parker	–	1964-still kickin’	Actress, “Weeds”
August 3rd
Tom Brady	–	1977-still kickin’	New England Patriots quarterback
Jay North	–	1951-still kickin’	Actor, “Dennis the Menace”
James Hetfield	–	1963-still kickin’	Lead singer/rhythm guitarist, Metallica
Tony Bennet	–	1926-still kickin’	Singer, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”
Martha Stewart	–	1941-still kickin’	Domestic diva
August 4th
Barack Obama	–	1961-still kickin’	44th US president
Louis Armstrong	70	1901-1971	Jazz singer/trumpeter
Cole & Dylan Sprouse	–	1992-still kickin’	Actors, “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody”
Percy Bysshe Shelley	30	1792-1822	Poet, “Ode to the West Wind”
Helen Thomas	–	1920-still kickin’	Prominent American journalist
August 5th
Neil Armstrong	82	1930-2012	First astronaut on the moon
Maureen McCormick	–	1956-still kickin’	Actress, “The Brady Brunch”
Adam Yauch	68	1964-2012	Bass guitarist, Beastie Boys
August 6th	Famous August Birthdays
Andy Warhol	59	1928-1987	Influential pop artist
Lucille Ball	78	1911-1989	Actress, “I Love Lucy”
M. Night Shyamalan	–	1970-still kickin’	Indian director, “The Sixth Sense”
Geri Halliwell	–	1972-still kickin’	“Ginger Spice” of the Spice Girls
August 7th
Charlize Theron	–	1975-still kickin’	Actress, “Mighty Joe Young”
David Duchovny	–	1960-still kickin’	Actor, “The X-Files”
Abbie Cornish	–	1982-still kickin’	Actress, “Suckerpunch”
Samantha Ronson	–	1977-still kickin’	DJ, “Pull My Hair Out”
August 8th
Dustin Hoffman	–	1937-still kickin’	Actor, “The Graduate”
Roger Federer	–	1981-still kickin’	Men’s tennis champion
Dave “The Edge” Evans	–	1961-still kickin’	Gutarist/vocalist, U2
Dino de Laurentiis	91	1919-2012	Producer, “The Bible”
J.C. Chasez	–	1976-still kickin’	*NSYNC member
August 9th
Whitney Houston	49	1963-2012	Singer/actress, “I Will Always Love You”
Robert Shaw	51	1927-1978	Actor, “Jaws”
Deion Sanders	–	1967-still kickin’	Super Bowl and World Series athlete
Eric Bana	–	1968-still kickin’	Actor, “Hulk”
Derek Fisher	–	1974-still kickin’	NBA guard
Jean Piaget	84	1896-1980	Psychologist, studied thought processes of children
August 10th
Antonio Banderas	–	1960-still kickin’	Actor, “The Mask of Zorro”
Bobby Hatfield	63	1940-2003	Righteous Brothers tenor, “Unchained Melody”
Angie Harmon	–	1972-still kickin’	Actress, “Law and Order”
Devon Aoki	–	1972-still kickin’	Actress/fashion model
Robert Hoover	90	1874-1964	31st US president
August 11th	Famous August Birthdays
Chris Hemsworth	–	1983-still kickin’	Actor, “Thor”
Hulk Hogan	–	1953-still kickin’	Pro-wrestler
Alyson Stoner	–	1993-still kickin’	Actress, “Camp Rock”
Mike Douglas	81	1925-2006	Daytime talkshow host
August 12th
Erwin Schrodinger	74	1887-1961	Physicist, explained quantum mechanics
Cecil B. Demille	78	1881-1959	Director, “The Ten Commandments”
Maggie Lawson	–	1980-still kickin’	Actress, “Psych”
August 13th
Alfred Hitchcock	81	1899-1980	Director, “The Birds”
Bert Lhar	72	1895-1967	Actor, “The Wizard of Oz”
Danny Bonaduce	–	1959-still kickin’	Actor, “The Partridge Family”
Fidel Castro	–	1926-still kickin’	Cuban dictator
Debi Mazar	–	1964-still kickin’	Actress, “Entourage”
August 14th
Mila Kunis	–	1983-still kickin’	Actress, “Friends with Benefits”
Tim Tebow	–	1987-still kickin’	NFL quarterback
Halle Berry	–	1966-still kickin’	Actress, “Monster’s Ball”
Earvin Magic Johnson	–	1959-still kickin’	Hall of Fame NBA player
Steve Martin	–	1945-still kickin’	Comedian/actor, “Father of the Bride”
Danielle Steel	–	1947-still kickin’	Author of bestselling romantic novels
August 15th
Jennifer Lawrence	–	1990-still kickin’	Actress, “Hunger Games”
Joe Jonas	–	1989-still kickin’	Vocalist, Jonas Brothers
Ben Affleck	–	1970-still kickin’	Actor, “Good Will Hunting”
Napoleon Bonaparte	52	1769-1821	French general and emperor
August 16th	Famous August Birthdays
Madonna	–	1958-still kickin’	Singer/actress, “Material Girl”
Angela Bassett	–	1958-still kickin’	Actress, “Waiting to Exhale”
Steve Carell	–	1962-still kickin’	Actor, “The Office”
James Cameron	–	1964-still kickin’	Director, “Titanic”
August 17th
Robert DeNiro	–	1943-still kickin’	Actor, “Taxi Driver”
Donnie Wahlberg	–	1969-still kickin’	Actor, “The Sixth Sense”
Sean Penn	–	1960-still kickin’	Actor, “I am Sam”
Mark Salling	–	1982-still kickin’	TV actor, “Glee”
Giuliana Rancic	–	1975-still kickin’	Host, reality TV star
August 18th
Patrick Swayze	57	1952-2009	Actor, “Dirty Dancing”
Malcolm Jamal Warner	–	1970-still kickin’	TV director and musicman
Edward Norton	–	1969-still kickin’	Actor, “Fight Club”
Shelley Winters	86	1920-2006	Actress, “The Diary of Anne Frank”
Andy Samberg	–	1978-still kickin’	Comedian, actor, musician
August 19th
Bill Clinton	–	1946-still kickin’	42nd US president
John Stamos	–	1963-still kickin’	Actor, “Full House”
Orville Wright	78	1871-1948	Inventor of first successful airplane
Matthew Perry	–	1969-still kickin’	1969-still kickin’
Malcolm Forbes	71	1919-1990	Publisher of Forbes magazine
August 20th
Demi Lovato	–	1992-still kickin’	Singer/actress, “Camp Rock”
Robert Plant	–	1948-still kickin’	Vocalist, Led Zeppelin
Amy Adams	–	1974-still kickin’	Actress, “Enchanted”
Benjamin Harrison	68	1833-1901	23rd US president
Andrew Garfield	–	1983-still kickin’	Actor, “The Amazing Spiderman”
Fred Durst	–	1970-still kickin’	Rapper, rocker, lead singer of Limp Bizkit
August 21st	Famous August Birthdays
Usain Bolt	–	1986-still kickin’	Record-breaking Jamaican sprinter
Kenny Rogers	–	1938-still kickin’	Country singer
Hayden Panettiere	–	1989-still kickin’	Actress, “Heroes”
Wilt Chamberlain	63	1936-1999	NBA superstar
Kim Cattrall	–	1956-still kickin’	Actress, “Sex and the City”
Brody Jenner	–	1983-still kickin’	Creator, producer and star in “The Princes of Malibu”
August 22nd
Kristen Wiig	–	1973-still kickin’	Comedian/actress, “Bridesmaids”
Giaga de Laurentiis	–	1970-still kickin’	TV celebrity chef
John Lee Hooker	84	1917-2001	Mississippi blues guitarist
Tori Amos	–	1963-still kickin’	Singer/songwriter, “Little Earthquakes”
Claude Debussy	56	1862-1918	French composer, “Clair de Lune”
August 23rd
Kobe Bryant	–	1978-still kickin’	NBA Legend, LA Lakers
Gene Kelly	84	1912-1996	Dancer/actor, “Singin’ in the Rain”
Barbara Eden	–	1934-still kickin’	TV actress, “I Dream of Jeanie”
Jeremy Lin	–	1988-still kickin’	Asian-American basketball player
August 24th
Rupert Grint	–	1988-still kickin’	Actor, “Harry Potter” films
Dave Chappelle	–	1973-still kickin’	Standup comedian
Chad Michael Murray	–	1981-still kickin’	Actor, “Dawson’s Creek”
Yasser Arafat	75	1929-2004	Leader of Palestine Liberation Organization
Paulo Coelho	–	1947-still kickin’	Novelist, “The Alchemist”
August 25th
Sean Connery	–	1930-still kickin’	Actor, “James Bond”
Tim Burton	–	1958-still kickin’	Director, “Batman”
Gene Simmons	–	1949-still kickin’	Guitarist, singer and founder of KISS
Rachael Ray	–	1968-still kickin’	Host of cooking programs on Food TV Network
Regis Philbin	–	1931-still kickin’	Host, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”
Blake Lively	–	1987-still kickin’	Actress, “Gossip Girl”
August 26th	Famous August Birthdays
Mother Teresa	87	1910-1997	Catholic nun in India
Macaulay Culkin	–	1980-still kickin’	Actor, “Home Alone”
Chris Pine	–	1980-still kickin’	Actor, “Star Trek”
James Harden	–	1989-still kickin’	Shooting guard, Houston Rockets
August 27th
Paul Herman Reubens	–	1952-still kickin’	Kiddie TV personality
Lyndon B. Johnson	65	1908-1973	36th US president
Charles Rolls	33	1877-1910	Co-founder of the Rolls-Royce automobile company
Alexa Vega	–	1988-still kickin’	Actress, “Spy Kids”
August 28th
Jack Black	–	1969-still kickin’	Actor, “The School of Rock”
Shania Twain	–	1965-still kickin’	Singer/songwriter, “Come on Over”
Leann Rimes	–	1982-still kickin’	Country singer, “Blue”
Leo Tolstoy	82	1828-1910	Author, “War and Peace”
Elizabeth Ann Seton	47	1774-1821	First American saint
Jennifer Coolidge	–	1961-still kickin’	Comedic actress, “Legally Blonde”
August 29th
Michael Jackson	50	1958-2009	Singer, “Thriller”
Liam Payne	–	1993-still kickin’	One Direction member
Lea Michele	–	1986-still kickin’	TV actress, “Glee”
John McCain	–	1936-still kickin’	Arizona senator
Charlie Bird Parker	35	1920-1955	Jazz saxophonist
August 30th
Cameron Diaz	–	1972-still kickin’	Actress, “Charlie’s Angels”
Warren Buffett	–	1930-still kickin’	Stock market genius
TPeggy Wollstonecraft Shelley	54	1797-1851	Author of “Frankenstein”
Lisa Ling	–	1973-still kickin’	TV personality, “The View”
Andy Roddick	–	1982-still kickin’	American tennis player
August 31st	Last of the Famous August Birthdays list!
Richard Gere	–	1949-still kickin’	Actor, “Pretty Woman”
Jeff Hardy	–	1977-still kickin’	Professional wrestler
Chris Tucker	–	1972-still kickin’	Comedian/actor, “Rush Hour”
Larry Fitzgerald	–	1983-still kickin’	NFL football receiver
Ernest Rutherford	63	1871-1937	Contributor to nuclear physics

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