- Aug 1 Joe Elliott, English heavy metal vocalist (Def Leppard - "Hysteria"; "Rock of Ages"), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Aug 1 Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician (Ground Zero), born in Yokohama, Japan
- Aug 2 Britt Helfer, American actress (Lily-Loving, Alley Cat), born in Clearfield, Utah
- Aug 2 Victoria Jackson, comedian and actress (Casual Sex, Saturday Night Live), born in Miami, Florida
- Aug 3 Koichi Tanaka, Japanese scientist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2002), born in Toyama, Japan
- Aug 3 Martin Atkins, British rock drummer (Nine Inch Nails), born in Coventry, England
- Aug 4 John Gormley, Irish politician, Leader of the Green Party, Mayor of Dublin (1994-95), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Aug 4 Kim Reynolds, American politician, 1st female Governor of Iowa (2017-), born in St. Charles, Iowa
- Aug 4 Laurence Anholt, British children's author, born in London, England
- Aug 5 Pete Burns, English singer (Dead or Alive - "Spin Me Round"), born in Bebington (d. 2016)
- Aug 6 Grant Aleksander, actor (Guiding Light, All My Children), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Aug 6 Joyce Sims, American R&B singer-songwriter ("All and All"; "Come into My Life"), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2022)
- Aug 7 Ali Shah, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, HS 62; 28 ODIs, 18 wickets; Mashonaland), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- Aug 8 Ronald Weigel, German race walker (Olympic silver 20k, 50k 1988; bronze 50k 1992; World C'ship gold 50k 1983), born in Hildburghausen, Germany
- Aug 9 Diane Williams, American country singer (Girls Next Door - "Slow Boat to China"), born at Hahn Air Force Base, near Kirchberg Germany
- Aug 9 Kurtis Blow [Walker], American rapper (Krushgroove - "The Breaks"), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 9 Michael Kors, American fashion designer and Project Runway judge, born in Long Island, New York
- Aug 10 Florent Vollant, Innu-Canadian musician (Kashtin), born in Labrador, Newfoundland
- Aug 10 Mark Price, bass/vocals (All About Eve, Tin Huey-Contents Dislodged)
Rosanna Arquette (63 years old)
Aug 10 actress (Desperately Seeking Susan, After Hours), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 11 Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian musician (Soda Stereo)
- Aug 11 Martin Smolka, Czech contemporary classical composer (Observing the Heavens; Annunciation), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Aug 11 Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese investor
- Aug 12 Lynette Woodard, (Olympic gold 1984, Harlem Globetrotter), born in Wichita, Kansas
- Aug 13 (Dante) "Danny" Bonaduce, American actor, fictional bassist (Partridge Family - "Danny"), and radio personality, born in Broomall, Pennsylvania
- Aug 13 Bruce French, English cricketer (England wicketkeeper in 16 Tests 1986-88), born in Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England
- Aug 13 Mark Nevin, British folk-rock guitarist (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love"; "Perfect"), born in Ebbw Vale, Wales
- Aug 13 Mickey Bradley, Irish punk rock bassist (The Undertones - "My Perfect Cousin"), and radio host, born in Derry, Northern Ireland
- Aug 13 Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- Aug 14 Bill Hagerty, American politician (Senator-R-Tennessee 2021-), born in Gallatin, Tennessee
Magic Johnson (63 years old)
Aug 14 American Basketball Hall of Fame point guard, executive (5-time NBA champion, 3-time NBA Finals MVP, Olympic gold 1992), born in Lansing, Michigan
- Aug 14 Frank Brickowski, American NBA player (Seattle Supersonics), born in Bayville, New York
- Aug 14 Marcia Gay Harden, American actress, born in La Jolla, California
- Aug 15 Scott D. Altman, American Naval officer and astronaut (sk: STS 90), born in Lincoln, Illinois
- Aug 16 Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist
- Aug 17 David Koresh, American cult leader (Branch Davidians sect), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1993)
- Aug 17 Jonathan Franzen, American author (The Corrections), born in Western Springs, Illinois
- Aug 18 Tom Prichard, American wrestler, born in Pasadena, Texas
- Aug 19 Ivan Neville, American funk-rock and R&B keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (Dumpstaphunk), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aug 19 Ricky Pierce, American NBA guard/forward (Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Dallas, Texas
- Aug 19 Steve Grimmett, British heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper), born in Swindon, England
- Aug 19 Susan Cummings, Monegasque-born American heiress and convicted murderer, born in Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Aug 21 Anne Hobbs, English tennis star, born in Nottingham, England
- Aug 21 Bud Schultz, American tennis star, born in Meriden, Connecticut
- Aug 21 Jim McMahon, NFL quarterback (Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles)
- Aug 22 Denise Curry, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1984; World C'ship gold 1979, 83), born in Fort Benton, Montana
- Aug 22 Juan Croucier, Cuban-American heavy metal bassist and songwriter (Ratt - "Round & Round"), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Aug 22 Pia Gjellerup, Danish Social Democrat politician, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Aug 24 Adrian Kuiper, South African cricketer (South African all-rounder), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
- Aug 24 Michel Valke, Dutch soccer player (Sparta, Dordrecht '90), born in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
- Aug 25 Ian Falconer, American author, illustrator of children's books and magazines (Olivia (the pig) series; The New Yorker), and theatrical set and costume designer, born in Ridgefield, Connecticut (d. 2023)
- Aug 26 Kathryn P Hire, American Lt Commander USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90), born in Mobile, Alabama
- Aug 27 Gerhard Berger, formula-1 racer (Italian Grand Prix-1988)
- Aug 27 Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian artist
- Aug 27 Leila de Lima, Filipino lawyer, Senator, Chair of the Philippine Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Committee, born in Iriga, Philippines
- Aug 29 (Sadenia) "Eddi" Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Aug 29 Akkineni Nagarjuna, Indian Telugu actor and producer (Ninne Pelladata), born in Madras, India
- Aug 29 Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut (STS 74, sk: 99), born in Sarnia, Ontario
- Aug 29 Ernesto Rodrigues, Portuguese violinist and composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Aug 29 Rebecca De Mornay, American actress (Hand that Rocks Cradle), born in Santa Rosa, California
- Aug 29 Timothy Perry Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics and member of the Kennedy Family, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 29 Tony Johnson, New Zealand rugby commentator and presenter (Newstalk ZB; TV3; SKY Television), born in Picton, New Zealand
- Aug 30 Mark Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Aug 31 Rachel Dennison, American actress (Doralee Rhodes-9 to 5), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Aug 31 Tony DeFranco, Canadian pop singer (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
About August 1959
How Old? 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No