- Aug 1 Nigel Henderson, British Royal Navy admiral (d. 1993)
- Aug 2 Ace Gutowsky, Russian/American football fullback (Portsmouth Spartans, Brooklyn Dodgers; NFL C'ship 1935, Detroit Lions), born in Komolty, Russian Empire (d. 1976)
- Aug 2 Lord Benson [Henry Alexander], British accountant (Coopers & Lybrand), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1995)
- Aug 4 Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape gardener, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1994)
- Aug 4 Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician (co-founded category theory), born in Taftville, Connecticut (d. 2005)
- Aug 5 Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, American jazz vocalist and trumpeter (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1994)
- Aug 8 Bill Voce, English cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 98 wickets, BB 7/70; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Annesley Woodhouse, England (d. 1984)
- Aug 9 Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat, born in Potsdam, Germany (d. 1944)
- Aug 9 John Baur, American museum director and author (American Paintings in 19th Century), born in Woodbridge, Connecticut (d. 1987)
- Aug 10 Brian Easdale, British orchestral and film composer (The Red Shoes; Gone To Earth), born in Manchester, England (d. 1995)
- Aug 10 Claude Thornhill, American pianist, arranger (Andre Kostelanetz; Tony Bennett), composer ("Snowfall"), and bandleader ("A Sunday Kind of Love"), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1965)
- Aug 10 George Crockett Jr., American attorney (founded 1st racially integrated law firm) and politician (Rep-D-MI, 1980-91), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1997)
- Aug 10 Leo Fender, American inventor, and electric guitar designer (Telecaster; Stratocaster; Precision Bass), born in Anaheim California (d. 1991)
- Aug 10 Mohammed V, Sultan of Morocco (1925-57), King of Morocco (1957-61), born in Fes, Morocco (d. 1961)
- Aug 11 Gaston Litaize, French organist (St François-Xavier, Paris, 1946-91), composer, broadcaster, and pedagogue, born in Ménil-sur-Belvitte, Vosges, France (d. 1991)
- Aug 11 Hugo Buchthal, German art historian (d. 1996)
- Aug 11 Jean Davies, British naval officer (Director of WRNS), (d. 1996)
- Aug 13 Dave Willock, American actor (Queen of Outer Space), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1990)
- Aug 13 John Beal [James Andrew Bliedung], American actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Les Misérables), born in Joplin, Missouri (d. 1997)
- Aug 13 Wilhelmina Von Bremen, American 4X100 relay sprinter (Olympic gold 1932), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1976)
- Aug 14 Hezekiah "Stuff" Smith, American jazz violinist & composer (It's Wonderful), born in Portsmouth, Ohio (d. 1967)
- Aug 14 Len Darling, Australian cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's), born in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia (d. 1992)
- Aug 15 Raymond O'Malley, English teacher " the most cantankerous teacher of English in modern times" and writer (One-House Farm) (d. 1996)
- Aug 16 Paul Smith Callaway, American organist, conductor and composer (Great Organ of Washington Cathedral), born in Atlanta, Illinois (d. 1995)
- Aug 17 Larry Clinton, American trumpeter, arranger, bandleader, and composer, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1985)
- Aug 18 Miliza Korjus, Polish actress (Great Waltz), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1980)
- Aug 19 Jerzy Andrzejewski, Polish writer (Ashes and Diamonds), born in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1983)
- Aug 20 Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 7 wickets; Canterbury, Otago), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1978)
- Aug 20 André Morell [Cecil André Mesritz], British actor (Ben-Hur, The Message, Hound of the Baskervilles), born in London, England (d. 1978)
- Aug 21 C. Dillon Douglas, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2003)
- Aug 21 John William Haussermann Jr., American composer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1986)
- Aug 21 Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician, born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (d. 1992)
- Aug 22 Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter (Casablanca), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000)
Mel Hein (1909-1992)
Aug 22 American NFL center (NY Giants), born in Redding, California
- Aug 22 Sergius Kagen, American pianist and composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1964)
- Aug 22 Stojan Daskalov, Bulgarian writer (A Farm), born in Liljac, Vraca, Bulgaria (d. 1985)
- Aug 22 Vitya Vronsky, Russian-American concert pianist (Vronsky & Babin), and educator (Cleveland Institute), born in Yevpatoria, Russia (d. 1992)
- Aug 23 Syd Buller, English cricket umpire (33 Tests 1956-69), born in Leeds, England (d. 1970)
- Aug 24 Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricket wicket-keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 1998)
- Aug 25 Arwel Hughes, Welsh composer, and conductor, born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wales (d. 1988)
- Aug 25 Michael Rennie, British actor (The Day the Earth Stood Still), born in Idle, West Yorkshire, England (d. 1971)
- Aug 25 Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (Dames; 42nd Street), born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (d. 1993)
- Aug 26 Eric Davies, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 7 wickets; East Province, Transvaal), born in King William's Town, South Africa (d. 1976)
- Aug 26 Frank Gasparro, American chief engraver of the US Mint (1965-81), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
- Aug 26 Gene Moore, American MLB player, born in Lancaster, Texas (d. 1978)
- Aug 26 Jim Davis, American actor (Dallas), born in Edgerton, Missouri (d. 1981)
- Aug 27 Lester Young, American jazz saxophonist, born in Woodville, Mississippi (d. 1959)
- Aug 27 Sidney R. Yates, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
- Aug 27 Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1936, 39), born in Gistel, Belgium (d. 1966)
- Aug 29 Roy Reuther, American labor leader, born in Wheeling, West Virginia (d. 1968)
- Aug 30 Barry Appleby, British cartoonist (The Gambols), born in Birmingham (d. 1996)
- Aug 31 Marie-Louise Grog-Carven, French fashion designer (Ma Griffe perfume), born in Châtellerault, Poitou-Charentes (d. 2015)
About August 1909
How Old? 113 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No