Famous People Born on August 1

• Bichir, Demián (1963)

  The Oscar-nominated star of the 2011 film A Better Life

• Garcia, Jerry (1942)

  Leader of The Grateful Dead

• Jones, Mary Harris "Mother" (1837)

  Labor leader known as the "grandmother of agitators"

• Key, Francis Scott (1779)

  The attorney who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"

• Lacks, Henrietta (1920)

  The woman who was the source of HeLa "immortal" cells

• Melville, Herman (1819)

  The author of Moby-Dick

• Mendes, Sam (1965)

  The Oscar-winning director of 'American Beauty'

See also: Died on August 1