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Famous People Born in August 1978

  • Aug 1 Andy Blignaut, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
  • Aug 1 Dhani Harrison, British musician (In Parallel; Brainwashed), born in Windsor, Berkshire, England
  • Aug 1 Edgerrin James, American football player (Indianapolis Colts), born in Immokalee, Florida
  • Aug 2 Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer, born in Belgrade, Serbia
  • Aug 2 Matt Guerrier, American baseball player, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio
  • Aug 3 Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer, born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
  • Aug 4 Kurt Busch, American race car driver
  • Aug 5 Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter, born in Leuven, Belgium
  • Aug 5 Lorrie Fair, American soccer midfielder (120 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; Olympics silver 2000; Philadelphia Charge, Olympique Lyonnais, Chelsea), born in Los Altos, California
  • Aug 5 Nektaria Karantzi, Greek traditional music and Byzantine chant singer, born in Greece
  • Aug 6 Marisa Miller, American model
  • Aug 7 Alex Timbers, American stage and screen director (Moulin Rouge!), born in New York City
  • Aug 7 Alexandre Aja, French director, born in Paris, France
  • Aug 7 Cirroc Lofton, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
  • Aug 7 Jamey Jasta [James Shanahan], American metal singer (Hatebreed), born in New Haven, Connecticut
  • Aug 7 Vanness Wu, Taiwanese-American singer (F4, Kangta & Vanness), born in Santa Monica, California
  • Aug 8 Alan Maybury, Irish footballer
  • Aug 8 Countess Vaughn, American actress (Moesha; The Parkers), and singer, born in Idabel, Oklahoma
  • Aug 8 Louis Saha, French footballer
  • Aug 8 Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress
  • Aug 10 Chris Read, English cricketer and captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, born in Paignton, England
  • Aug 10 Daniel Allsopp, Australian footballer (Manchester City), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • Aug 11 Amber Brkich, American reality television personality
  • Aug 11 Jermain Taylor, American boxer (undisputed world middleweight champion 2005-07), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Aug 12 Chris Chambers, American football player, born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Aug 12 Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (4 Olympic Gold medals for Canada), born in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan
  • Aug 13 Benjani Mwaruwari, Zimbabwean footballer, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
  • Aug 14 Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer, born in Giannouli, Greece
  • Aug 14 Kate Ritchie, Australian actress, born in Goulburn, Australia
  • Aug 15 Kerri Walsh, American beach volleyball player (Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12), born in Santa Clara, California
  • Aug 15 Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast (World Champion 1995, Olympic Gold 1996), born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR
  • Aug 15 Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
  • Aug 15 Tim Foreman, American bassist (Switchfoot - "The Beautiful Letdown"), born in Lake Arrowhead, California
  • Aug 16 Eddie Gill, American basketball player, born in Aurora, Colorado
  • Aug 16 Fu Mingxia, Chinese diver (Olympic gold women's 10m platform 1992, 96; 3m springboard 1996, 2000), born in Wuhan, China
  • Aug 17 Vibeke Stene, Norwegian goth-metal singer (Tristania), and actress, born in Sokndal, Norway
  • Aug 18 Andy Samberg, American comedian and actor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), born in Berkeley, California
  • Aug 19 Aarti Sequeira, Indian-American cook and television personality (The Next Food Network Star, 2010; Aarti Party; Guy's Grocery Games), born in Mumbai, India
  • Aug 19 Chris Capuano, American baseball player (Pitcher), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Aug 19 Luis von Ahn, Guatemalan computer scientist (reCAPTCHA), born in Guatemalan City, Guatemala [1]
  • Aug 20 Sanna Lankosaari, Finnish ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Kemi, Finland
  • Aug 21 Alan Lee, Irish footballer, born in Galway, Ireland
  • Aug 21 Jason Marquis, American baseball pitcher, born in Manhasset, NY
  • Aug 21 Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player, born in Los Angeles, California
  • Aug 21 Reuben Droughns, American football player, born in Chicago, Illinois

James Corden (45 years old)

Aug 22 British actor, comedian and television host (The Late Late Show with James Corden), born in Hillingdon, London

  • Aug 23 Julian Casablancas, American musician, born in New York City

Kobe Bryant (1978-2020)

Aug 23 American basketball guard (NBA champion 2000–02, 09-10; NBA MVP 2008; 18 x NBA All Star; LA Lakers; Olympic gold 2008,12), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Aug 24 Rafael Furcal, Dominican baseball player, born in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic
  • Aug 25 Kel Mitchell, American actor
  • Aug 26 Amanda Schull, American actress (12 Monkeys), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Aug 26 Cedric Burnside, American Blues musician and singer-songwriter (I Be Trying), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Aug 26 Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer and songwriter, born in Isleworth, Hounslow, England
  • Aug 28 Jess Margera, American drummer (CKY), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Aug 28 Shaniqua [Linda Miles], American wrestling valet, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Aug 29 Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer, born in Kaduna, Nigeria
  • Aug 30 Cliff Lee, American baseball player, born in Benton, Arkansas
  • Aug 31 Philippe Christanval, French footballer

About August 1978

How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22), Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22)