- Aug 9 Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, French harpist and composer, born in Montmédy, France (d. 1856)
- Aug 21 Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and physicist, born in Paris (d. 1857)
- Aug 26 Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)
- Aug 28 Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden, born in Versailles, France (d. 1860)