- Aug 1 Bob Keselowski, American auto racer (ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series 1989) and team owner (K Automotive Racing), born in Rochester, Michigan (d. 2021)
- Aug 1 David Jasper, British theologian (University of Glasgow)
- Aug 1 Robin Heifetz, American composer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 1 Tim Bachman, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Brave Belt; Bachman–Turner Overdrive), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Aug 1 Tommy Bolin, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Deep Purple), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 1976)
- Aug 2 Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter, and record producer ("Lonely Boy"; "Thank You for Being a Friend"), born in Burbank, California (d. 2011)
- Aug 2 Burgess Owens, American politician (Rep-R-Utah) and football player, born in Columbus, Ohio
- Aug 2 Freddie Wadling, Swedish actor and musician (The Leather Nun, Fleshquartet), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2016)
- Aug 2 Joe Lynn Turner [Linquito], American hard rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter (Fandango; Rainbow), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
- Aug 2 Per Westerberg, Swedish politician (Speaker of the Riksdag), born in Nyköping, Sweden
- Aug 3 Hans Schlegel, German astronaut (STS 55), born in Überlingen, Germany
- Aug 3 Johnny Graham, American guitarist and singer (Earth Wind & Fire), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Marcel Dionne (71 years old)
Aug 3 Canadian NHL center (LA Kings, NY Rangers), born in Drummondville, Quebec
- Aug 4 Lane Evans, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1983-2007), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 2014)
- Aug 5 Jemeel Moondoc, American improvisational jazz saxophonist (Ensemble Muntu; Jus Grew Orchestra), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 5 John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock), born in Wollongong, Australia
- Aug 6 Catherine Hicks, American actress (Star Trek IV, Child's Play), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 6 Daryl Somers, Australian television personality
- Aug 7 Gary Hall, American swimmer (Olympic silver 400m medley 1968, 200m butterfly 1972, bronze 100m butterfly 1976; 5 x WR), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Aug 8 Laurie Ann Frink, American big band jazz trumpeter and educator, born in Pender, Nebraska (d. 2013) [1]
- Aug 8 Mamoru Oshii, Japanese film director
- Aug 8 Martin Brest, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in The Bronx, New York
- Aug 8 Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian politician, President of Egypt (2012-13), leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, born in El Adwah, Egypt (d. 2019)
- Aug 8 Phil Carlson, cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1979)
- Aug 8 Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (d. 1994)
- Aug 10 Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian politician, President of Colombia (2010-present) and Nobel laureate (2016), born in Bogotá, Colombia
- Aug 11 Donald DeCicco, Brockton Mass, fictional ID of Beldar in Coneheads
- Aug 11 Vincent Bilodeau, Quebec actor and comedian
- Aug 12 Charles E Brady Jr, Pinehurst NC, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 78)
- Aug 12 Hector Rodriguez, Cuba, lightweight judo (Olympic gold 1976)
- Aug 12 Willie Horton, American murderer and rapist
- Aug 13 Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter ("Same Old Lang Syne"; "Leader of the Band"; "The Power of Gold"), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2007)
- Aug 13 Gwen Cheeseman, American field hockey goalie (Olympic bronze, 1984), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Aug 13 Jeff Altman, American comedian and actor (Nurses; Pink Lady; Soul Man), born in Syracuse, New York
- Aug 13 Ric Parnell, British rock drummer (Atomic Rooster; Spinal Tap), born in London, England (d. 2022) [1]
- Aug 14 Carl Lumbly, American actor (Cagney & Lacey, Alias), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Aug 14 Peter Blegvad, American avant-garde guitarist, lyricist (Slapp Happy), and cartoonist, born in New York City, New York
- Aug 15 Ann Biderman, American film and television writer (Ray Donovan)
- Aug 15 Bobby Caldwell, American jazz and pop singer ("What You Won't Do for Love"), and songwriter ("The Next Time I Fall"), born in NYC, New York (d. 2023)
- Aug 15 Daba Diawara, Malian politician, born in Bamako, Mali
- Aug 15 John Childs, English cricketer (England left-arm spinner, two Tests v WI 1988), born in Lipson, Plymouth, Devon
- Aug 16 Eric Bibb, American blues singer-songwriter, born in NYC, New York
- Aug 16 Richard Hunt, American puppeteer (d. 1992)
- Aug 17 Alan Minter, English boxer (world middleweight champion 1980), born in Crawley, England (d. 2020)
- Aug 17 Robert Joy, Canadian actor (Big Shots, CSI), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 18 Greg Pruitt, American football running back (LA Raiders, Super Bowl XVIII), born in Houston, Texas
- Aug 19 Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentine Academy Award-winning film composer (Brokeback Mountain), born in El Palomar, Argentina
- Aug 19 John Deacon, British rock bassist (Queen - "Another One Bites The Dust"), born in Leicester, England
- Aug 19 Lillian Müller Norwegian model, actress and Playboy playmate (Aug, 1975, Playmate of the Year 1976), born in Grimstad, Norway
- Aug 19 Randi Oakes, American actress (Officer Bonnie Clark-CHiPs), born in Randalia, Iowa
- Aug 20 Greg Bear, American sci-fi author (2 Hugos, Eon, Eternity), born in San Diego, California (d. 2022)
- Aug 20 Svetlana Oktyabrevna Omelchenko, Russian cosmonaut
- Aug 21 Bernhard Germeshausen, German bobsledder (Olympic gold x 4 GDR 1976, 80), born in Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany (d. 2022)
- Aug 21 Char Margolis, American psychic medium and Dutch TV star, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Aug 21 Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist, born in Antofagasta, Chile
- Aug 21 Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers, 1965-69; Trapeze, 1969-73, 1991-94: Deep Purple, 1973-76), born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England
- Aug 21 Harry Smith, TV co-anchor (CBS Morning Show), born in Hammond, Indiana
- Aug 21 John Stearns, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1977, 79, 80, 82; New York Mets), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2022)
- Aug 21 Margo Kane, Canadian playwright, born in Edmonton, Canada
- Aug 22 Chandra Prakash Mainali, Nepalese politician, born in Chokpur, Taplejung District, Nepal
- Aug 22 Gordon Liu [Chia-Hui Liu or Jin-Hsi Shin], Chinese actor (Kill Bill, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), born in Guangdong, China
- Aug 22 Teresa Davis, American soul singer (The Emotions), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 23 Akhmad Kadyrov, 1st President of Chechnya, born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2004)
- Aug 23 Jimi Jamison, American rock singer (Survivor - "High On You"), born in Durant, Mississippi (d. 2014)
- Aug 23 Mark Hudson, American television personality (The Hudson Brothers), musician, songwriter, and record producer (Aerosmith; Hanson; Ringo Starr; Ozzy Osbourne), born in Portland, Oregon
- Aug 23 Queen Noor of Jordan [Lisa Najeeb Halaby], American born wife of King Hussein, born in Washington, D.C.
- Aug 24 Danny Joe Brown, American singer (Molly Hatchet), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2005)
- Aug 24 Michael Derosier, Canadian drummer (Heart, 1976-82 - "Barracuda"), born in Canada
- Aug 24 Mona Lyn Reese, American contemporary classical, opera and choral music composer (The Three Fat Women of Antibes; Prince), born in Morris, Minnesota
- Aug 24 Orson Scott Card, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Ender's War), born in Richland, Washington
- Aug 24 Oscar Hijuelos, American novelist (The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
- Aug 25 Bob Mayo, American session keyboardist (Peter Frampton), born in New York City (d. 2004)
- Aug 25 Ria Thielsch, Indo-Dutch singer (Luv), born in Manokwari, Netherlands New Guinea
- Aug 25 Rob Halford, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Judas Priest - Got Another Thing), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
- Aug 26 Robert Torricelli, American politician (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983-97, Senator-New Jersey 1997-2003), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- Aug 27 Don Pooley Jr, American golfer (US Senior Open 2002), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Aug 27 Kevin Kavanaugh, American rock keyboard player (Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, 1975-90), born in West Orange, New Jersey (d. 2011)
- Aug 28 Dave Hlubek, American rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2017)
- Aug 28 Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese songwriter and record producer (Moonriders), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Aug 28 Wayne Osmond, American singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie), born in Ogden, Utah
- Aug 30 Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and actress (Flight of the Doves), born in Islington, London, England
- Aug 30 Timothy Bottoms, American actor (Paper Chase, East of Eden), born in Santa Barbara, California
About August 1951
How Old? 71 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No