Famous People with Name August

Benoît August            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Benoît August: is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14. His usual position is as a hooker. Prior to joining Biarritz he played for US Dax and Stade Français Paris. He was selected in the French national team's squad for the 2007 Six Nations, making his debut in the Test against Wales. That is still his only cap for his National Team.

Clayton August            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Clayton August: is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Boland. He was born in Vredenburg. August was a part of the South African Under-19 World Cup squad in 2007-08, and played two games in the competiti

Tyler August            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tyler August: is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010. Previously, he was the former chief of staff to Rep. Thomas Lothian.

Edward Arthur August            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Arthur August: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922, as a member of the Liberal Party. August served on his local municipal council from 1902 to 1904. In the 1907 election, he contested the provincial riding of Dufferin against Conservative Premier Rodmond P. Roblin. Roblin won the challenge by 171 votes. August challenged Roblin again in the 1914 election, and lost by 139 votes. Roblin's government was forced to resign amid a corruption scandal in 1915, and the Liberal Party won a landslide majority government in that year's provincial election. August defeated his Conservative opponent, A.S. Argue, by 286 votes. In the legislature, he served as a backbench supporter of Tobias C. Norris's ministry.

Anders Frithiof August            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Anders Frithiof August: is a Danish screenwriter, graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2007. He wrote the short film The Pig, that was nominated for an Oscar in 2009. He has written numerous episodes of Danish prime time television, and four feature films, most notably Applause which won numerous awards for main actress Paprika Steen in 2010, and the 2012 Oscar short listed comedy SuperClásico. The 2011 bio-pic A Funny Man, was a big local box-office hit in Denmark in 2011. Both films earned him nominations for a Danish Academy Award, the Robert Award as best screenwriter (- the award eventually went to Lars Von Trier for Melancholia (2011 film)).