Authors Born on August 31
- George Sarton Chemist, 1884
- George Sewell Actor, 1924
- H. Wayne House Author, 1948
- Hassan Nasrallah Revolutionary, 1960
- Hermann von Helmholtz Physician, 1821
- Ian Williams Musician, 1970
- Itzhak Perlman Musician, 1945
- Jalen Brunson Basketball Player, 1996
- James Coburn Actor, 1928
- Jeff Hardy Professional Wrestler, 1977
- Jerome Corsi Author, 1946
- Jim Finks American Football Player, 1927
- Joe Swanberg Film Director, 1981
- Johnny Iuzzini Chef, 1974
- Jonathan Eisen Biologist, 1968
- Jonathan LaPaglia Actor, 1969
- Kenneth Oppel Author, 1967
- Kris Carr Author, 1971
- L. Wolfe Gilbert Composer, 1886
- Larry Fitzgerald American Football Player, 1983
- Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Businessman, 1947
- Marc Webb Director, 1974
- Marcia Clark Prosecutor, 1953
- Maria Montessori Physician, 1870
- Marlin Stutzman Politician, 1976
- Marvin Davis Philanthropist, 1925
- Mohammad bin Salman Royalty, 1985
- Padraig Harrington Golfer, 1971
- Pepe Reina Football Player, 1982
- Queen Rania of Jordan Youtuber, 1970
- Rajkummar Rao Actor, 1984
- Ray Dandridge Baseball Player, 1913
- Raymond Williams Theorist, 1921
- Richard Gere Actor, 1949
- Ricky Gardiner Guitarist, 1948
- Sara Ramirez Actress, 1975
- Simon Neil Vocalist, 1979
- Stephanie Coontz Author, 1944
- Stephen Henderson Actor, 1949
- Ted Ligety Alpine Skier, 1984