- Aug 1 Elske ter Veld, Dutch politician (State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 2017)
- Aug 1 Yury Romanenko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 26, 38, TM-2), born in Koltubanka, Russia
- Aug 2 Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter (Traffic - "Something So Strong"; "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"), born in Evesham, Worcestershire, England (d. 2005)
- Aug 2 Juvenal "Naná' Vasconcelos, Brazilian jazz and world music percussionist, and berimbau player (Pat Metheny; Björk; Milton Nascimento), born in Recife, Brazil (d. 2016)
- Aug 4 Richard Belzer, American comedian, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street; Law & Order: SVU - both shows "Det. John Munch") and author (How To Be A Stand-Up; UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Believe), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2023) [1]
- Aug 7 David Rasche, American actor (Sledge Hammer), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Aug 7 John Glover, American actor (52 Pick-Up, Something Special), born in Kingston, New York
- Aug 7 Robert Mueller, American lawyer, FBI Director (2001-13) Special Counsel Russian Investigation (2017-), born in New York City, New York
- Aug 8 Brooke Bundy, American actress
- Aug 8 Dapper Dan [Daniel Day], American fashion designer, born in Harlem, New York
- Aug 8 Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist (Jumping Jewels)
- Aug 8 John Renbourn, British jazz and folk guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle), born in Marleybone, London, England (d. 2015)
- Aug 8 Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, born in Alamosa, Colorado
- Aug 9 George Armstrong, English soccer winger and manager (Arsenal 500 games; Kuwait 1988-89), born in Hebburn, County Durham (d. 2000)
- Aug 9 Gerrit Jan Wolffensperger, Dutch politician (D66)
- Aug 9 Sam Elliott, American actor (A Star Is Born, Conagher), born in Sacramento, California
- Aug 9 Terry Jenner, Australian cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 24 wickets; WA CA, SA CA), born in Mount Lawley, Australia (d. 2011)
- Aug 11 David Pearl, British judge
- Aug 11 Ian McDiarmid, Scottish stage director, and stage and screen actor (Star Wars -"Palpatine"), born in Carnoustie, Scotland
- Aug 12 Francesco Morini, Italian soccer defender (11 caps; Sampdoria, Juventus), born in San Giuliano Terme, Italy (d. 2021)
- Aug 12 Peter Hofmann, German tenor
- Aug 13 David Mahler, American pianist and composer, born in Plainfield, New Jersey
- Aug 13 Divina Galica, British athlete and racing driver, born in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England
- Aug 13 Kevin Tighe, American actor (Newsie, Another 48 Hours, K-9), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 14 Robyn Smith Astaire [Melody Dawn Miller], American jockey, wife of Fred Astaire, born in San Francisco, California
- Aug 15 Frederick Knight, American R&B singer-songwriter ("I've Been Lonely For So Long"), and record producer, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Aug 15 Linda Ellerbee, American journalist (Weekend, NBC Overnight), born in Bryan, Texas
- Aug 15 Pamela Polland, American singer-songwriter (Hawaiianized Pop Classics), born in California
- Aug 15 Sylvie Vartan, Armenian-Bulgarian-French pop-yé-yé singer ("Twiste et Chante"), and actress, born in Iskretz, Bulgaria
- Aug 15 Thomas J. Murphy Jr., American politician (57th Mayor of Pittsburgh), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Aug 16 Dick Zimmer, American politician (Rep-R-New Jersey 1991-97), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Aug 16 Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistan left-arm quick, 1 Test)
- Aug 16 Russ Titelman, American record producer and songwriter, born in Los Angeles, California
Larry Ellison (78 years old)
Aug 17 American businessman (billionaire founder of Oracle Corporation), born in Manhattan, New York
- Aug 18 Carl Wayne, English singer and actor (The Move), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2004)
- Aug 19 Bodil Malmsten, Swedish writer (The Price of Water in Finistère), born in Bjärme, Sweden (d. 2016)
- Aug 19 Buzz Kilman, American Chicago radio personality, born in Detroit. Michigan
- Aug 19 Charles Wang, Chinese-American CEO (Computer Associates) and philanthropist, born in Shanghai, China
- Aug 19 Eddy Raven [Futch], American country singer ("Right Hand Man"), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Aug 19 Jack Canfield, American author (Chicken Soup for the Soul) and motivational speaker, born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Aug 19 Peter Leitch, Canadian jazz guitarist, arranger, and composer (New Life Orchestra), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 19 Samuel J. de Beer, South Africa vicar and politician, born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Aug 20 Graig Nettles, American MLB 3rd baseman (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians), born in San Diego, California
- Aug 20 John Povey, English musician (The Pretty Things; Electric Banana), born in London
Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991)
Aug 20 Prime Minister of India (1984-89), born in Bombay, British India
- Aug 21 Doug Young, American national and world powerlifting champion, born in Abilene, Texas (d. 2005)
- Aug 21 Perry Christie, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas, born in Nassau, Bahamas
- Aug 21 Peter Weir, Australian director/writer (Witness, Dead Poets Society), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Aug 22 Henk Veldhoen, Dutch politician (PvdA), born in Heinenoord, Netherlands (d. 1996)
- Aug 23 Antonia Novello, 14th US Surgeon General (1990-92) 1dt woman and Hispanic holder, born in Farjardo, Puerto Rico
- Aug 23 Lena Tabori, Swedish actress model and daughter of Viveca Lindfors, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Aug 24 Gregory Jarvis, American engineer and astronaut (STS 25), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Aug 24 Peter Hutton, American filmmaker, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2016)
- Aug 24 Rocky Johnson, Canadian pro wrestler (father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson; with Tony Atlas first black champions in WWE history), born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (d. 2020)
- Aug 25 Anthony Heald, American actor (Orphans; Silence of Lambs), born in New Rochelle, New York
- Aug 25 Conrad Black, Canadian-born British newspaper magnate, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 25 Pat Martino [Azzara], American jazz guitarist (DownBeat Guitar Player of the Year, 2004), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- Aug 25 Sherley Anne Williams, American poet and novelist (Dessa Rose), born in Bakersfield, California
- Aug 26 Alan Parker, British session guitarist (Blue Mink; Serge Gainsbourg) and television and film composer (American Gothic), born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England
- Aug 26 Cornelia J. "Corry" Arends, Dutch actress (Fool's Hat)
- Aug 26 Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (first paraplegic to compete in the Olympic Games 1984), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2006)
- Aug 26 Richard, English prince and Duke of Gloucester, born in Northampton, England
- Aug 26 Stephen Greif, English actor (Blake's Seven), born in Sawbridgeworth, England
- Aug 27 Barry Conyngham, Australian composer (Gardener Of Time; Kangaroo Island), born in Sydney
- Aug 27 G W Bailey, Port Arthur, Texas, American actor (Police Academy, The Closer)
- Aug 27 Tim Bogert, American rock bassist (Vanilla Fudge; Jeff Beck), born in NYC, New York [1]
- Aug 27 Wim Jurg, corrector/chairman (Werelddambond FMJD)
- Aug 28 Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Aug 28 Melvin Dummar, American gas station attendant, claimant to the Howard Hughes estate, and subject of the film "Melvin and Howard", born in Utah (d. 2018)
- Aug 30 Charles Colbert, American rocker (American Breed - "Bend Me, Shape Me"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 30 Freek de Jonge, Dutch comedian (Neerlands Hoop), born in Westernieland, Netherlands
- Aug 30 John Surman, English jazz musician, born in Tavistock, Devon, England
- Aug 30 Molly Ivins, American political columnist and author, born in Monterey, California (d. 2007)
- Aug 30 Tug McGraw, American baseball player and father of Tim McGraw, born in Martinez, California (d. 2004)
- Aug 30 William "Smitty" Smith, American rock keyboardist and session musician (Motherlode - "When I Die"), born in Belleville, Virginia (d. 1997)
- Aug 31 Clive Lloyd, West Indies cricket batsman, captain (110 Tests; 7,515 runs @ 46.67, HS 242no; British Guiana, Lancashire CCC), born in Georgetown, British Guiana
- Aug 31 Earnie Shavers, American boxer (2 x world heavyweight c'ship challenger [Muhammad Ali 1977, Larry Holmes 1979]), born in Garland, Alabama (d. 2022)
- Aug 31 Jos LeDuc, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1999)
- Aug 31 Roger Dean, British artist and album cover designer (Yes; Osibia; Asia), born in Ashford, Kent, England
About August 1944
How Old? 78 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes