Famous People Born In August

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The month of August is dominated by the zodiac sign, Leo, with the last few days falling under Virgo. People born between July 23 and August 21 are considered Leos, whereas, those whose birthdays fall between August 19 and 23 are said to be born on the Leo-Virgo cusp. People born under these two astrological categories differ from each other to a certain degree. A Leo possesses a positive outlook towards life and is very enthusiastic and is full of life. He/she is proud and determined and is also a great achiever who sets examples for others. Leos are genuine friends and are extremely loyal in their relationships. However, their self-centered nature and the tendency to dominate others are among their major negative traits. They are attention-seekers and can be very demanding at times. However, Leos are born leaders and whether consciously or unconsciously, they like to rule.  They are brave and fearless when it comes to confrontation and are natural leaders. They take pride in themselves and possess an extreme sense of supremacy, just like the Lion itself.

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 1 
Kobe Bryant
(One of the Greatest Basketball Players of All Time)
Kobe Bryant
211
Birthdate: August 23, 1978
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 26, 2020
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 2 
Michael Jackson
(One of the Most Significant Cultural Figures of the 20th Century Popularly Known as the 'King of Pop')
Michael Jackson
271
Birthdate: August 29, 1958
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, United States
Died: June 25, 2009
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Barack Obama
(44th President of the United States (2009-2017))
Barack Obama
258
Birthdate: August 4, 1961
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 4 
Chris Hemsworth
(Australian Actor Best Known for His Portrayal of 'Thor' in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Films)
Chris Hemsworth
145
Birthdate: August 11, 1983
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 5 
Dua Lipa
(Singer-Songwriter)
Dua Lipa
268
Birthdate: August 22, 1995
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 6 
Jennifer Lawrence
143
Birthdate: August 15, 1990
Birthplace: Indian Hills, Kentucky, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 7 
Jason Momoa
(Actor Best Known for His Role in the TV Series 'Game of Thrones' and Film 'Aquaman')
Jason Momoa
98
Birthdate: August 1, 1979
Birthplace: Nānākuli, Hawaii, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 8 
Neil Armstrong
(The First Person to Walk on the Moon)
Neil Armstrong
83
Birthdate: August 5, 1930
Birthplace: Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
Died: August 25, 2012
 9 
Whitney Houston
(Best-Selling Female R&B Artist of the 20th Century)
Whitney Houston
72
Birthdate: August 9, 1963
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 11, 2012
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 10 
Mila Kunis
(Actress Known for Her TV Series 'That '70s Show' and Voicing Meg Griffin in the Series 'Family Guy')
Mila Kunis
96
Birthdate: August 14, 1983
Birthplace: Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 11 
Tom Brady
(One of the Greatest American Football Quarterbacks of All-Time With Majority of Quarterback Records to His Credit.)
Tom Brady
140
Birthdate: August 3, 1977
Birthplace: San Mateo, California, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 12 
Usain Bolt
(One of the Greatest Sprinters of All Time)
Usain Bolt
67
Birthdate: August 21, 1986
Birthplace: Sherwood Content, Jamaica
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 13 
Anna Kendrick
(Actress & One of the Youngest People to be Nominated for the 'Triple Crown of Acting')
Anna Kendrick
87
Birthdate: August 9, 1985
Birthplace: Portland, Maine, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 14 
Andrew Garfield
94
Birthdate: August 20, 1983
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 15 
Shawn Mendes
(Pop Singer & Songwriter Known for His Debut Studio Album 'Handwritten')
Shawn Mendes
111
Birthdate: August 8, 1998
Birthplace: Pickering, Canada
 16 
Roger Federer
(One of the Most Successful Male Tennis Players of All Time)
Roger Federer
40
Birthdate: August 8, 1981
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
 17 
Kylie Jenner
(The Most Followed Woman on Instagram)
Kylie Jenner
214
Birthdate: August 10, 1997
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
 18 
Sean Connery
(The First Actor to Portray Fictional British Secret Agent James Bond on Film)
Sean Connery
73
Birthdate: August 25, 1930
Birthplace: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: October 31, 2020
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 19 
Demi Lovato
(Singer, Songwriter, Actress)
Demi Lovato
165
Birthdate: August 20, 1992
Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
 20 
Blake Lively
(Actress)
Blake Lively
77
Birthdate: August 25, 1987
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 21 
Charlize Theron
(The First South African to Win an Oscar in Acting)
Charlize Theron
117
Birthdate: August 7, 1975
Birthplace: Benoni, South Africa
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 22 
Napoleon Bonaparte
(Emperor of the French (1804-1814))
Napoleon Bonaparte
115
Birthdate: August 15, 1769
Birthplace: Ajaccio, France
Died: May 5, 1821
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 23 
Macaulay Culkin
(One of the Most Successful Child Actors of the 1990s)
Macaulay Culkin
99
Birthdate: August 26, 1980
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 24 
Sebastian Stan
(Best Known for His Role as 'Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier' in the Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Sebastian Stan
57
Birthdate: August 13, 1982
Birthplace: Constanța, Romania
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 25 
Jack Black
(Actor, Lead Vocalist of the Comedy Rock Duo 'Tenacious D')
Jack Black
48
Birthdate: August 28, 1969
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 26 
Cameron Diaz
(One of the Highest-Grossing US Actresses of All-Time)
Cameron Diaz
80
Birthdate: August 30, 1972
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 27 
Patrick Swayze
(Best Known For His Roles in the Films: 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Ghost')
Patrick Swayze
71
Birthdate: August 18, 1952
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Died: September 14, 2009
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 28 
Magic Johnson
(The Greatest Point Guard of All Time)
Magic Johnson
35
Birthdate: August 14, 1959
Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
 29 
Steve Carell
(Actor and Comedian Best Known for His Role of 'Michael Scott' in the NBC Sitcom 'The Office')
Steve Carell
35
Birthdate: August 16, 1962
Birthplace: Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 30 
Robert Lewandowski
(One of the Most Successful Football Players in Bundesliga History)
Robert Lewandowski
46
Birthdate: August 21, 1988
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 31 
Warren Buffett
(Chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway)
Warren Buffett
71
Birthdate: August 30, 1930
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 32 
Amy Adams
(American Actress Who is Known for Both her Comedic and Dramatic Roles)
Amy Adams
41
Birthdate: August 20, 1974
Birthplace: Vicenza, Italy
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 33 
Dylan O’Brien
63
Birthdate: August 26, 1991
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 34 
Halle Berry
(Only African-American Woman To Win Oscar for Best Actress)
Halle Berry
122
Birthdate: August 14, 1966
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
 35 
Lucille Ball
(Actress and Comedienne Best Known for Her Shows: 'I Love Lucy', 'The Lucy Show' and 'Here's Lucy')
Lucille Ball
58
Birthdate: August 6, 1911
Birthplace: Jamestown, New York, United States
Died: April 26, 1989
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 36 
Melissa McCarthy
(One of the Highest-Paid Actresses in the World)
Melissa McCarthy
60
Birthdate: August 26, 1970
Birthplace: Plainfield, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 37 
Wilt Chamberlain
(One of the Greatest Basketball Players Who Played as a Center)
Wilt Chamberlain
46
Birthdate: August 21, 1936
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 12, 1999
Height: 7'1" (216 cm)
 38 
Andy Samberg
(Actor, Comedian and Former Cast Member of Comedy-Sketch Show 'Saturday Night LIve')
Andy Samberg
47
Birthdate: August 18, 1978
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 39 
Robert De Niro
(One of the Best and Most Eccentric Actors of His Generation)
Robert De Niro
84
Birthdate: August 17, 1943
Birthplace: Greenwich Village, New York, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 40 
Matthew Perry
(Best Known for His Role of 'Chandler Bing' on the TV Sitcom 'Friends')
Matthew Perry
69
Birthdate: August 19, 1969
Birthplace: Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 41 
Bill Skarsgard
(Best Known for His Role as 'Pennywise the Dancing Clown' in the 'It' Films)
Bill Skarsgard
47
Birthdate: August 9, 1990
Birthplace: Vällingby, Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 42 
Katherine Johnson
(Mathematician and One of the First African-American Women to Work as a NASA Scientist)
Katherine Johnson
78
Birthdate: August 26, 1918
Birthplace: White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States
Died: February 24, 2020
 43 
Tim Tebow
(American Football Player)
Tim Tebow
32
Birthdate: August 14, 1987
Birthplace: Makati, Philippines
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 44 
Tim Burton
(Film Director Known for His 'Gothic Fantasy' & 'Horror' Films)
Tim Burton
38
Birthdate: August 25, 1958
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 45 
Andy Warhol
(Visual Artist & Film Director Who was a Leading Figure in the Visual Art Movement Known as Pop Art)
Andy Warhol
116
Birthdate: August 6, 1928
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 22, 1987
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 46 
Madonna
(The 'Queen of Pop' - The Best-Selling Female Music Artist of All Time)
Madonna
141
Birthdate: August 16, 1958
Birthplace: Bay City, Michigan, United States
 47 
Viola Davis
(Only African-American to Achieve the Triple Crown of Acting)
Viola Davis
77
Birthdate: August 11, 1965
Birthplace: Saint Matthews, South Carolina, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 48 
LaMelo Ball
(American Professional Basketball Player Who Plays as a Point Guard)
LaMelo Ball
70
Birthdate: August 22, 2001
Birthplace: Chino Hills, California, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 49 
Louis Armstrong
(American Writer & Professor of Biochemistry Best Known for His Hard Science Fiction Novels)
Louis Armstrong
35
Birthdate: August 4, 1901
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: July 6, 1971
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 50 
Meghan Markle
(The Duchess of Sussex)
Meghan Markle
158
Birthdate: August 4, 1981
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

People born on the Leo-Virgo cusp can either be extremely sociable or very reticent. In contrast to a proud, romantic and outgoing Leo, those born under the cusp are more practical, self-oriented and meticulous. These individuals possess a combination of the introvert and extrovert tendencies and therefore, are usually very down to earth, rational and at the same time, innovative. They too, like the Leos, are optimistic and prosperous individuals, but tend to overreact in certain situations, especially when something comes in their way of success. Leo/Virgo is a combination of Fire/Earth signs which enables these people to analyze a problem before taking any action. They pay attention to every detail and are extremely vigilant about the decisions they take, which makes them good businesspeople.