Oliver Dowden

British politician (born 1978).

Born August 1st, 1978 (age 47 years) in Park Street.

Elijah Kelley

American actor and singer.

Born August 1st, 1986 (age 39 years) in LaGrange.

Hype Williams

American film director (born 1970).

Born August 1st, 1970 (age 55 years) in Queens.

Danny Blind

Dutch association football manager (born 1961).

Born August 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Oost-Souburg.

Hafizullah Amin

Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979).

Born August 1st, 1929 in Paghman.

Died December 27th, 1979 at 50 years old in Tajbeg Palace (shot to the head).

Hossein Salami

Iranian military officer (1960–2025).

Born August 1st, 1960 in Golpayegan.

Died June 13th, 2025 at 64 years old in Tehran (airstrike). ^[ref]

Kim Chae-won

South korean singer (2000).

Born August 1st, 2000 (age 25 years) in Seoul. ^[ref]

Robert Cray

American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1953).

Born August 1st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Columbus.

M. R. James

20th century british author, medievalist scholar and provost (1862–1936).

Born August 1st, 1862 in Dover.

Died June 12th, 1936 at 73 years old in Eton.

Adam Jones

American former professional baseball player.

Born August 1st, 1985 (age 40 years) in San Diego.

Gerda Taro

German photographer, best known for her reporting on the spanish civil war (1910–1937).

Born August 1st, 1910 in Stuttgart.

Died July 26th, 1937 at 26 years old in El Escorial (shooting).

Laura Johnson

American actress.

Born August 1st, 1957 (age 68 years) in Burbank.

Al D'Amato

American politician.

Born August 1st, 1937 (age 88 years) in Brooklyn.

Maria Cole

American jazz singer; wife of nat king cole (1922–2012).

Born August 1st, 1922 in Boston.

Died July 10th, 2012 at 89 years old in Boca Raton (cancer). ^[ref]

Georg Hackenschmidt

Estonian strongman and professional wrestler (1877–1968).

Born August 1st, 1877 in Tartu.

Died February 19th, 1968 at 90 years old in London.

Khamani Griffin

American actor.

Born August 1st, 1998 (age 27 years) in Oakland.

Don Hertzfeldt

American animator and filmmaker.

Born August 1st, 1976 (age 49 years) in Fremont.

Kris Holden-Ried

Canadian actor.

Born August 1st, 1973 (age 52 years) in Pickering.

Yeon-woo

South korean singer (1996-).

Born August 1st, 1996 (age 29 years) in Chungju. ^[ref]

Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

American television producer.

Born August 1st, 1978 (age 47 years) in Westerville.

Charles Malik Whitfield

American actor.

Born August 1st, 1972 (age 53 years) in The Bronx.

Dan Donegan

American guitarist.

Born August 1st, 1968 (age 57 years) in Oak Lawn.

Yoshi Tatsu

Japanese professional wrestler.

Born August 1st, 1977 (age 48 years) in Gifu.

Ira Dubey

Indian actress.

Born August 1st, 1984 (age 41 years) in Mumbai.

Mike Chioda

Referee for professional wrestling.

Born August 1st, 1966 (age 59 years) in Willingboro.