Famous people born on 7 August

• Elinor OstromAmerican political economist · 1933–2012
  78 yrs
• Mata HariDutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy · 1876–1917
  41 yrs
• Yun Hyon-seokSouth Korean poet, writer and LGBT activist · 1984–2003
  18 yrs
• Constantius IIRoman emperor · AD 317–361
  44 yrs
• Ralph Bunche ↗Diplomat, educator, civil rights activist and the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner · 1904–1971
  67 yrs
• Abebe Bikila ↗Ethiopian double Olympic marathon champion · 1932–1973
  41 yrs
• James Randi ↗Canadian-American stage magician and skeptical movement adherent · 1928–2020
  92 yrs
• Emil Nolde ↗German artist · 1867–1956
  88 yrs
• Carl Ritter ↗German geographer · 1779–1859
  80 yrs
• Louis Leakey ↗Kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist · 1903–1972
  69 yrs
• Al-Mahdi ↗3rd Abbasid caliph · AD 744–785
  40 yrs
• Nicholas Ray ↗American film director · 1911–1979
  67 yrs
• Jean-Luc Dehaene ↗Prime Minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999 · 1940–2014
  73 yrs
• Victoria of Baden ↗Queen consort of Sweden · 1862–1930
  67 yrs
• Billie Burke ↗American stage and film actress · 1884–1970
  85 yrs
• François Darlan ↗French admiral · 1881–1942
  61 yrs
• Elizabeth Gurley Flynn ↗American politician · 1890–1964
  74 yrs
• Alain Corneau ↗French film director · 1943–2010
  67 yrs
• Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach ↗German businessperson, politician · 1870–1950
  79 yrs
• Léon Brillouin ↗French physicist · 1889–1969
  80 yrs
• M. S. Swaminathan ↗Indian agronomist · 1925–2023
  98 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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