Famous People: August
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All Figures for August (29 results)
Alija Izetbegović
First President of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Statesman, Philosopher & Author
Andrew Fisher
5th Prime Minister of Australia (Three Terms), Founder of the Commonwealth Bank & National Rail
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Pioneering Dutch Scientist, Optical Master & "The Father of Microbiology"
Atul Prasad Sen
Celebrated Bengali Lyricist, Composer, Poet & Lawyer, Composer of Bengali Anthem "মোদের গরব, মোদের আশা"
Ayub Bachchu
Legendary Bangladeshi Rock Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Guitar Virtuoso & Founder of Iconic Band LRB (Love Runs Blind)
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Founding Father & Statesman
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States & Nobel Laureate
Ben Bradlee
Legendary Executive Editor of The Washington Post, Watergate Champion & Presidential Medal of Freedom Laureate
Beryl Markham
Pioneering Aviator, First Person to Fly Solo Non-Stop Across the Atlantic East-to-West & Author of "West with the Night"
Ernest Rutherford
"Father of Nuclear Physics", Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (1908) & Discoverer of the Atomic Nucleus & Proton
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher, Cultural Critic, Poet & Classical Philologist
Gene Roddenberry
Visionary Television Screenwriter, Producer & Legendary Creator of "Star Trek"
Herbert Hoover
31st President of the United States (1929–1933), Mining Engineer & Humanitarian Relief Director
Ismail al-Azhari
1st Prime Minister of Sudan (1954–1956), Father of Sudanese Independence & President of the High Council of State
James Randi
Canadian-American Stage Magician, Escape Artist, Scientific Skeptic & Debunker of Paranormal Frauds
Kazi Nazrul Islam
National Poet of Bangladesh & Revolutionary