- Aug 1 Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, poet and composer of the lyrics to "Star-Spangled Banner", born in Carroll County, Maryland (d. 1843)
- Aug 1 Lorenz Oken, German naturalist, born in Bohlsbach, Swabia (d. 1851)
- Aug 7 Carl Ritter, German geographer and co-founder of modern science of geography, born in Quedlinburg, Prussia (d. 1859)
- Aug 7 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer and navigator (published the first map to show a full outline of the coastline of Australia in 1811), born in Montélimar, Drôme (d. 1842)
- Aug 17 Franz de Paula Roser, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Naarn, Upper Austra (d. 1830)
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1779-1852)
Aug 20 Russian explorer who discovered the continent of Antarctica, born in Osel, Estonia
