August 20, 1981 – Benjamin Thomas “Ben” Barnes, an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Caspian X in The Chronicles of Narnia films.
August 21, 1939 – James Burton, is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001.
August 22, 1880 – Gorch Fock was the pseudonym of the German author Johann Wilhelm Kinau.
August 23, 1864 – Eleftherios Venizelos, an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century.
August 24, 1929 -Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini, popularly known as Yasser Arafat, a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize.
August 25, 1970 – Claudia Schiffer, a German model and occasional actress, who reached the peak of her popularity during the 1990s, initially due to her resemblance to Brigitte Bardot.
August 26, 1819 – Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
