- Aug 1 Meena Kumari, Indian film actress (Parineeta), born in Dadar, Mumbai, India (d. 1972)
- Aug 1 Meir Kahane, American founder of the Jewish Defense League, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
- Aug 2 Lamar Hunt, American sports executive and NFL owner (KC Chiefs), born in El Dorado, Arkansas (d. 2006)
- Aug 2 Leo Boivin, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (St. Louis Blues), born in Prescott, Ontario (d. 2021)
- Aug 2 Marvin David Levy, American composer (Mourning Becomes Electra), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2015)
Peter O'Toole (1932-2013)
Aug 2 Irish actor (Lord Jim, Beckett, Lawrence of Arabia), born in Leeds
- Aug 5 Sister Vince Otto, American mental health activist (Vince)
- Aug 5 Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch composer, born in Velsen, Netherlands (d. 1996)
- Aug 6 Anneli Sauli [Savolainen], Finnish actress (Milkmaid), born in Pyhäjoki, Finland
- Aug 6 Howard Hodgkin, British abstract painter, born in London (d. 2017)
Abebe Bikila (1932-1973)
Aug 7 Ethiopian distance athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1960 WR [barefoot], 64 WR; Africa's first WR breaking athlete in any sport), born in Jato, Ethiopia
- Aug 7 Bubba Cascio, American race horse trainer (All American Futurity 1968, 70), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2022)
- Aug 7 Edward Hardwicke, British actor (Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2011)
- Aug 7 Maurice Rabb Jr., American ophthalmologist, born in Shelbyville, Kentucky (d. 2005)
- Aug 8 (Lonnie Melvin) "Mel" Tillis, American country singer ("Who's Julie"; "M-M-Mel"), born in Pahokee, Florida (d. 2017)
- Aug 8 Gaudenzio Bernasconi, Italian soccer midfielder (6 caps; Sampdoria 334 games), born in Ponte San Pietro, Italy (d. 2023)
- Aug 8 Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian dictator
- Aug 9 John Gomery, Canadian jurist, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 10 Alexander Goehr, composer
- Aug 10 Trudy Pitts, American jazz Hammond B-3 organist, pianist, and vocalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- Aug 11 Angela Rumbold, British politician (C), born in Bristol (d. 2010)
- Aug 11 Eric Varley, British politician and cabinet minister, born in Poolsbrook, Derbyshire (d. 2008)
- Aug 11 Fernando Arrabal, Spanish song/romance writer (Baal Babilonia)
- Aug 11 Geoffrey Cass, CEO (Cambridge U Press)
- Aug 11 Israel Asper, Canadian tax lawyer (d. 2003)
- Aug 11 John Gorrie, English director
- Aug 11 Sam McCluskie, trade unionist
- Aug 11 Wilson "Papa" Godett, Curacaos worker's union leader/boxer
- Aug 12 Charlie O'Donnell, American game show announcer (Wheel of Fortune), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- Aug 12 Queen Ferekit, of Thailand (Queens Day)
- Aug 12 Sergey Mikhaylovich Slonimsky, composer
- Aug 14 Barry Frank, American television sports impresario (CBS, ABC and IMG), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2019)
- Aug 14 James V. Hansen, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2018)
- Aug 14 Lee Hoffman, American author (The Valdez Horses), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
- Aug 15 Bill Dowdy, American jazz drummer (The Three Sounds), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017)
- Aug 15 Robert L. Forward, American physicist and sci-fi writer (Dragon's Egg, Starquake), born in Geneva, NY (d. 2002)
- Aug 16 Jon Lindbergh, 2nd son of aviator Charles Lindbergh
- Aug 17 Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist (Le Petit Nicolas), born in Pessac, France (d. 2022) [1]
V. S. Naipaul (1932-2018)
Aug 17 Trinidadian-British writer (In a Free State, Middle Passage), born in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
- Aug 18 István Kausz, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold team, épée 1964), born in Budapest. Hungary (d. 2020)
- Aug 18 Luc Montagnier, French virologist (Nobel Prize 2008, discovered HIV), born in Chabris, France
- Aug 19 Banharn Silpa-archa, Prime Minister of Thailand (1995-96), born in Suphanburi, Thailand (d. 2016)
- Aug 19 Thomas P. Salmon, American politician, 75th Governor of Vermont (1973-77), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 20 Anthony Ainley, British actor (Doctor Who), born in Stanmore, Middlesex (d. 2004)
- Aug 20 Atholl Mckinnon, South African cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 26 wickets), born in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa (d. 1983)
- Aug 20 Vasily Aksyonov, Soviet-Russian novelist (The Burn), born in Kazan, Soviet Union (d. 2009)
Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021)
Aug 21 American stage and screen actor, director (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song; Sophisticated Gent), composer, and novelist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 22 Gerald P Carr, Col USMC/astronaut (Skylab 4), born in Denver, Colorado
- Aug 22 Theoni Vachliotis Aldredge, Greek-American award-winning costume designer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece (d. 2011)
- Aug 23 Mark Russell, American political satirist, song parody writer, and pianist (Real People), born in Buffalo, New York
- Aug 24 Richard Graham Meale, Australian composer (Three Miró Pieces; Voss), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2009)
- Aug 24 Robert D. Hales, LDS Church apostle, born in NYC, New York
- Aug 25 Anatoli Yakovlevich Kartashov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Sadovoye, Russia (d. 2005)
- Aug 26 Joe H. Engle, American USAF Major General, test pilot (X-15), and NASA astronaut (STS-2; STS-51-I), born in Chapman, Kansas
- Aug 27 Antonia Fraser, British author and biographer (Mary Queen of Scots), born in London, England
- Aug 27 François Glorieux, Flemish pianist and composer, born in Courtrai, Belgium
- Aug 27 Mikhail Nikolayevich Burdayev, Feodosina Krim, Russian cosmonaut
- Aug 28 Andy Bathgate, professional ice hockey player (New York Rangers, 1958 NHL MVP), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2016)
- Aug 28 Carlene Polite, American dancer, activist and author (Sister X), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2009)
- Aug 31 Benito Wogatzki, German radio and TV writer (My Best Friends), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
- Aug 31 Robert [Franklin] Adams, American sci-fi author (Castaways in Time)
- Aug 31 Roy Castle, English dancer and television entertainer (Record Breakers), born in Scholes, Yorkshire (d. 1994)
About August 1932
How Old? 90 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes