Famous People Born in August 1970

Aug 4 Steven Jack, cricketer (South African pace bowler 1994-95)
Aug 5 James Gunn, American filmmaker (Guardians of the Galaxy), born in St Louis, Missouri
Aug 5 Travis Moore, American CFL receiver (Grey Cup 1998 2001; 3 x CFL All Star; Calgary Stampeders), born in Santa Monica, California
Aug 6 Erwin Thijs, Belgian cyclist
Aug 6 M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American film director (The Sixth Sense), born in Mahé, India
Aug 7 19 kittens - world record for domestic cat litter - born to four-year old Burmese cat Tarawood Antigone in Kingham, Oxfordshire, England (4 were stillborn)
Aug 7 Joe Cocozzo, American NFL guard (San Diego Chargers), born in Mechanicville, New York
Aug 8 Catriona Fallon, American rower (Olympic 4th 1992, 96), born in Burlingame, California
Aug 8 José Francisco Molina, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Atlético Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña) and manager (Villarreal CF), born in Valencia, Spain
Aug 8 Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor (The Eight Day), born in Vilvoorde, Belgium
Aug 8 Trev Alberts, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts), born in Cedar Fall, Iowa
Aug 9 Arion Salazar, American rock bassist (Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"), born in Oakland, California
Aug 9 Chris Cuomo, American TV journalist (CNN, since 2013; ABC, 2006-13), born in Queens, New York City
Aug 9 Chris Gedney, American NFL tight end, 1993-2000 (Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 2018)
Aug 9 Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2006 Carolina Hurricanes captain; NHL All Star 1992; Selke Trophy 2006, 07) and coach (Jack Adams Award 2021; Carolina Hurricanes), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Aug 9 Thomas Lennon, American actor, producer (Reno 911!), and screenwriter (Night at the Museum), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 10 Brendon Julian, Australian cricketer (Australian left-arm quickie), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
Aug 10 Bret Hedican, American NHL defenseman, 1991-2009 (Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, and 3 other teams), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
Aug 10 Gino Torretta, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1992; National C'ship 1989, 91; U of Miami; Seattle Seahawks), born in Pinole, California
Aug 11 Andy Bell, English musician (Ride, Hurricane #1, Oasis)

Aug 12 Alison Inverarity, Australian high jumper (Olympic 8th 1992, 96)
Aug 12 Anthony Swofford, American marine and novelist (Jarhead), born in Fairfield, California
Aug 12 Charles Mesure, British actor
Aug 12 Jim Schlossnagle, American baseball coach ( Texas A&M Aggies), born in Hagerstown, Maryland

Alan Shearer (53 years old)

Aug 13 English soccer striker (63 caps; Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Gosforth, England

Aug 13 Elvis Grbac, American NFL quarterback (SF 49ers, KC Chiefs), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 13 Matt Hyson, American professional wrestler, born in Providence, Rhode Island
Aug 13 Will Clarke, American novelist (The Neon Palm of Madame Melançon), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Aug 14 Kevin Rene Cadogan, American singer-songwriter (Third Eye Blind), born in Oakland, California
Aug 14 Slava Dosedel, Czech tennis star, born in Přerov, Czechoslovakia
Aug 15 Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor (Black-ish), born in Compton, California
Aug 15 Ben Silverman, American TV executive (NBC Entertainment)
Aug 15 Chris Byrd, American boxer (WBO heavyweight title 2000; IBF heavyweight tile 2002; Olympic silver middleweight 1992), born in Flint, Michigan
Aug 16 Adrian Hardy, NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals)
Aug 16 Bonnie Bernstein, American sportscaster
Aug 16 Dena Head, WNBA guard (Utah Starzz)
Aug 16 Eric Swann, American NFL defensive tackle, 1991-2000 (Arizona Cardinals; Carolina Panthers), born in Sanford, North Carolina
Aug 16 Fabio Casartelli, Italian road cyclist (Olympic gold Individual road race 1992), born in Como, Italy (d. 1995)
Aug 16 Lester Smith, CFL safety (Toronto Argonauts)
Aug 16 Manisha Koirala, Indian actress
Aug 16 Quinton McCracken, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
Aug 16 Saif Ali Khan, Indian actor
Aug 16 Wilco Hellinga, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
Aug 17 Bernard Wilson, American NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals), born in Nasville, Tennessee

Jim Courier (53 years old)

Aug 17 American tennis player, analyst (4-time Grand Slam singles winner), born in Sanford, Florida

Aug 17 Rupert Degas, English actor and voice artist, born in London, England
Aug 17 Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer, born in Kristiansund, Norway
Aug 18 Greg Dean Schmitz, American online film journalist, born in Falmouth, Massachusetts
Aug 18 Malcolm Jamal Warner, American actor (Theodore-Cosby Show), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Aug 18 Richie Cunningham, American football placekicker (First-team All-Pro 1997 Dallas Cowboys), born in Houma, Louisiana
Aug 18 Robert Higginson, American baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 19 Clare Waight Keller, English fashion designer (first female head of Givenchy), born in Birmingham, England
Aug 19 Fat Joe [Cartagena], American rapper ("Wat's Luv?"), born in the Bronx, New York
Aug 19 Scott Brumfield, American NFL guard (Cin Bengals)m born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug 20 Els Callens, Belgian tennis star (1996 quarterfinalist Essen), born in Antwerp, Belgium
Aug 20 Fred Durst, American singer (Limp Bizkit), born in Gastonia, North Carolina
Aug 20 Jay McNeil, CFL guard (Calgary Stampeders)
Aug 21 Paulo Barrancos Guerra, Portuguese athlete, 10k runner, born in Barrancos, Portugal
Aug 21 Steve Everitt, American NFL center (Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Miami, Florida
Aug 22 Charlie Connelly, English writer (Attention All Shipping), born in London
Aug 22 Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and television host, born in Rome, Italy
Aug 22 Jean-Michel Bombardier, Canadian pair skater (1995, 96 Can), born in Montreal, Quebec
Aug 23 Andrew Henry, CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Aug 23 Brad Mehldau, American jazz pianist, born in Jacksonville, Florida
Aug 23 Fabian Wilnis, Dutch soccer player (NAC, De Graafschap), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
Aug 23 Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian, born in Verona, New Jersey
Aug 23 Joseph Chebet, Kenyan athlete (Boston Marathon 1999, New York Marathon 1999, Amsterdam Marathon 1998, Vienna Marathon 2003), born in Eldoret, Kenya (d. 2023)
Aug 23 Lawrence Frank, American head coach, born in NYC, New York

River Phoenix (1970-1993)

Aug 23 American actor (Little Nikta, Stand By Me), born in Madras, Oregon

Aug 24 Dan Henderson, American mixed martial artist (UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament 1998; Rings: King of Kings Tournament 1999), born in Downey, California
Aug 24 Rich Beem, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2002), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Aug 24 Sandra Whyte-Sweeney, American ice hockey forward (Olympics gold 1998), born in Saugus, Massachusetts
Aug 24 Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer, born in Trabzon, Turkey

Claudia Schiffer (53 years old)

Aug 25 German supermodel with over 1,000 magazine covers (Elle, Vogue, Rolling Stone), fashion designer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, born in Rheinberg, West Germany

Aug 25 Debbie Graham, tennis star (1993 Taranto doubles), born in Walnut Creek, California
Aug 25 Doug Glanville, outfielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Hackensack, New York
Aug 25 Jo Dee Messina, American country music singer (I'm Alright), born in, in Framingham, Massachusetts
Aug 25 Robert Horry, NBA forward (LA Lakers, Houston Rockets)
Aug 25 Ronald Waterreus, soccer player (Roda JC, PSV)
Aug 26 Brett Schultz, South African cricket pace bowler (South African Test), born in East London, South Africa

Melissa Mccarthy (53 years old)

Aug 26 American comedian and actress (Mike and Molly, Spy), born in Plainfield, Illinois

Aug 26 Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian race walker, born in Munsjuty, Soviet Union
Aug 27 Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and pace bowler, born in Laidley, Queensland, Australia
Aug 27 Dene Hills, cricketer (prolific Tasmanian batsman)
Aug 27 Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
Aug 27 Jim Thome, American Baseball HOF infielder (5 x MLB All Star; Roberto Clemente Award 2002; NL HR leader 2003; Cleveland Indians, Chicago WS), born in Peoria, Illinois
Aug 27 Mark Ilott, cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler 1993-)
Aug 27 Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
Aug 27 Tony Kanal, Indian-American bassist and songwriter (No Doubt - "Don't Speak"), born in Kingsbury, London, England
Aug 28 Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker (KC Chiefs, Scotland Claymores), born in Compton, California (d. 1999)
Aug 28 Rick Recht, Jewish-American rock singer-songwriter ("Tear Down The Walls"), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Aug 29 Jacco Eltingh, Dutch tennis player (1993 ATP World Doubles), born in Heerde, Netherlands
Aug 30 Michael Wong, Chinese Malaysian singer, born in Ipoh, Malaysia
Aug 31 Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer
Aug 31 Debbie Gibson, American pop singer (Only in My Dreams), born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 31 James Robinson, American NBA guard (LA Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers), born in Jackson, Mississippi
Aug 31 Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen consort of Jordan, born in Kuwait City
Aug 31 Steve Nikataras, cricketer (left-arm pace bowler for NSW 1996-97)
Aug 31 Zack Ward, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario