- Aug 1 Amber Rudd, British politician, Home Secretary (2016-18), born in London, England
Coolio (1963-2022)
Aug 1 American Grammy Award-winning singer-rapper (Gangsta's Paradise), born in Monessen, Pennsylvania
- Aug 1 Demián Bichir, Mexican-American actor (A Better Life), born in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
- Aug 1 John Carroll Lynch, American actor (Shutter Island, Gran Torino), born in Boulder, Colorado
- Aug 1 Koichi Wakata, Japanese astronaut (STS 72, sk: 92), born in Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan
- Aug 2 Daniel Pelosi, American convicted murderer, born in Center Moriches, New York
- Aug 3 Carlo Imperato, American actor (Fame), born in The Bronx, New York
- Aug 3 Ed Roland, American singer-songwriter (Collective Soul), born in Stockbridge, Georgia
- Aug 3 Isaiah Washington, American actor (The 100), born in Houston, Texas
James Hetfield (59 years old)
Aug 3 American heavy metal rocker (Metallica), born in Downey, California
- Aug 3 Libor Pimek, tennis star, born in Most, Czechoslovakia
- Aug 4 Andrew Bartlett, Australian politician
- Aug 5 James Wilder, American actor (Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 5 Mike Nocito, American rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz), born in Wiesbaden, West Germany
- Aug 6 Charles Ingram, English former British Army major known for cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, born in Derbyshire, England
- Aug 6 Jamie Kensit, British pop singer (Eighth Wonder - "I'm Not Scared"), born in Lambeth, London
- Aug 6 Kimberley Conrad, American Playboy model (January 1988, Playmate of the year 1989) who married Hugh Hefner, born in Moulton, Alabama
- Aug 6 Thomas Bohrer, US West Islip NY, rower (Olympic-92)
- Aug 6 [Michael] Tony Dees, Pascagoula Miss, hurdler
- Aug 7 Harold Perrineau Jr., American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 7 Marcus Lewis, American soul singer (Sing Me A Song), born in Pontiac, Michigan
- Aug 7 Patrick Kennedy, son of US President JFK (lives only 3 days)
- Aug 8 Caroline Crawley, British alt-rock singer (Shelleyan Orphan; Babacar), born in Bournemouth, England (d. 2016)
- Aug 8 Jon Turteltaub, American director
- Aug 8 Kyoko Chan Cox, American daughter of Yoko Ono and Anthony Cox, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Aug 8 Ron Karkovice, Union NJ, catcher (Chicago White Sox)
- Aug 8 Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey official and executive
- Aug 9 Lonnie Quinn, American actor (Will Cooley in All My Children), born in Cheshire, Connecticut
Whitney Houston (1963-2012)
Aug 9 American singer ("I Will Always Love You"; "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"), actress (The Bodyguard), and film producer (The Princess Diaries), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Aug 10 Andrew Sullivan, English-born journalist
- Aug 10 Phoolan Devi, Indian bandit and revolutionary (d. 2001)
- Aug 11 Mike Huff, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Aug 11 Thornetta Davis, American blues singer, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Aug 12 Sir Mix A Lot [Anthony Ray], American rapper (Baby Got Back), born in Auburn, Washington
- Aug 13 Elizabeth Bourland, Costa Rican sharp shooter, US 3x20 rifle (Olympic 7th 1996)
Sridevi Kapoor (1963-2018)
Aug 13 Indian actress and film producer referred to as Indian cinema's "first female superstar" (Himmatwala, Solva Sawan), born in Sivakasi, Madras State
- Aug 13 Tigg Ketler, American drummer (Bang Tango - "Dancin' On Coals"), born in Chula Vista, California
- Aug 15 Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director (Birdman; Babel; The Revenant), born in Mexico City, Mexico
- Aug 15 Greg Adams, Nelson, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
- Aug 15 Jack Russell, superb England cricket wicket-keeper (36 Tests 1988-94)
- Aug 15 Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel, Israel, Women's foil fencer (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 17 Jackie Walorski, American politician (Rep-R-Indiana 2013-22), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2022)
- Aug 17 Jon Gruden, American NFL coach (Super Bowl 2002, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Oakland/LV Raiders) and broadcaster (ESPN MNF), born in Sandusky, Ohio
- Aug 17 S. Shankar, Indian film director (Gentleman, Indian, Jeans), born in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
- Aug 18 Luiz Mattar, Brazilian tennis player, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Aug 19 Joey Tempest [Rolf Larsson], Swedish rocker (Europe - "The Final Countdown"), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Aug 19 John Stamos, American actor (General Hospital, Full House), born in Cypress, California
- Aug 20 Bruce Hick, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 21 Melvin Douglas, American 198 lbs/90 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics 1996), born in Topeka, Kansas
- Aug 21 Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco (1999-present), born in Rabat, Morocco
- Aug 21 Richmond Arquette, American actor, born in NYC, New York
- Aug 22 (Myra) "Tori" Amos, American multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, and pianist ("Crucify"; "Cornflake Girl"), born in Newton, North Carolina
- Aug 22 David Sanford, American composer, jazz trombonist, bandleader, and educator (Mount Holyoke, 1998-present), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Aug 22 Lily Yip, Chinese-American table tennis player (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Guangzhou, China
- Aug 22 Terry Catledge, American NBA star (Orlando Magic), born in Houston, Mississippi
- Aug 22 Tom Ansberry, American long-distance runner
- Aug 23 Park Chan-wook, South Korean filmmaker (Joint Security Area, Thirst), born in Seoul
- Aug 23 Richard Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 19 wickets; Worcestershire CCC) and international umpire, born in Bradford, England
- Aug 24 Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game director (Death Stranding), born in Setagaya, Tokyo
- Aug 24 John Bush, American heavy metal singer (Armored Saint, 1982-present; Anthrax, 1992-2005, 2010), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 25 James Backhouse, British artist
- Aug 26 David Byas, English cricketer (left-handed Yorkshire batsman), born in Middledale, England
- Aug 27 Downtown Julie Brown, Welsh TV personality and actress (Club MTV, The Earth Day Special, Junket Whore), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Aug 28 Regina Marie Jacobs, 800m/1500m runner (Olympics 10th 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 28 Reyna Thompson, American NFL cornerback (NY Giants), born in Dallas, Texas
- Aug 29 Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer (Cocteau Twins - "Heaven OR Las Vegas"), born in Grangemouth, Scotland
- Aug 29 Greg Holmes, American tennis player, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Aug 30 Michael Chiklis, American actor (Commish, The Shield), born in Lowell, Massachusetts
- Aug 30 Paul Oakenfold, British record producer and DJ, born in Mile End, London
- Aug 31 Richard "Reb" Beach, American heavy metal guitarist (Winger; Whitesnake), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Aug 31 Sonny Silooy, Dutch soccer player (Ajax) and manager, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Aug 31 Todd Carty, English actor (Grange Hill, The Bill), born in London, England
About August 1963
How Old? 59 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No