Sam Mendes (57 years old)
Aug 1 British stage and film director, born in Reading, Berkshire, England
- Aug 2 Sandra Ng [Kwan-yue], Hong Kong actress (Golden Chicken), born in Hong Kong
- Aug 2 Takayuki Iizuka, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW), born in Muroran, Japan
- Aug 4 Crystal Chappell, American actress (Carly-Days of our Lives), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
- Aug 4 Dennis Lehane, American crime writer (Mystic River), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 4 Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish politician
- Aug 4 Terri Lyne Carrington, American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer, composer, producer (Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue), and educator (Berklee), born in Medford, Massachusetts
- Aug 4 Trena Trice, WNBA forward/center (NY Liberty)
- Aug 5 Jeff Coffin, American musician (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones; Dave Matthews Band), born in Massachusetts
- Aug 5 M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), born in Vijayawada, India (d. 2017)
- Aug 5 Mark Labbett, English TV personality ('The Beast' on The Chaser), born in Tiverton, England
- Aug 5 Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboardist, and progressive rock and video game music composer, born in Akita Prefecture, Japan
David Robinson (57 years old)
Aug 6 American NBA center (San Antonio Spurs, Olympic gold 1992), born in Key West, Florida
- Aug 6 Juliane Köhler, German actress
- Aug 6 Mark Speight, British television presenter (d. 2008)
- Aug 6 Yuki Kajiura, Japanese film, anime, and video game music composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Aug 7 Elizabeth Manley, Canadian figure skater (Olympic silver, 1988), born in Quinte West, Ontario
- Aug 7 Johnny Solinger, American rock singer-songwriter (Skid Row, 1999 -2015), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2021)
- Aug 7 Raúl Malo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer (The Mavericks), born in Miami, Florida
- Aug 8 Aaron Abeyta, American musician
- Aug 8 Akitoshi Saito, wrestler (NJPW)
- Aug 8 Angus Fraser, cricketer (England right-arm pace bowler 1989- )
- Aug 8 Kate Langbroek, Australian media personality
- Aug 9 Ezra Polley, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Georgetown, Kentucky
- Aug 9 John Smith, US amateur wrestler and coach (4-time World Champion, 2-time Olympic Games champion), born in Del City, Oklahoma
- Aug 9 Kyle Keiderling, American rock bassist (Bang Tango), born in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 10 Akiko Pavolka, Japanese-American jazz singer, composer (House Of Illusion), and educator, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Aug 10 Carolyn Schuwalow, Australian distance runner (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 10 Claudia Christian, American actress
- Aug 10 John Starks, NBA guard (NY Knicks)
- Aug 10 Mike E. Smith, American Racing HOF jockey (26 x Breeders Cup wins; 5 x American Classics wins; Triple Crown 2018), born in Dexter, New Mexico
- Aug 10 Patricia Spurgin, US scherpschutser (Olympic gold 1984)
- Aug 11 Embeth Davidtz, American actress (Bicentennial Man, Schindler's List), born in Lafayette, Indiana
- Aug 11 Marc Bergevin, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Aug 11 Shinji Mikami, Japanese video game designer (Resident Evil)
- Aug 11 Viola Davis, American EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and BAFTA Academy award-winning actress (The Help; Fences; Prisoners- Suicide Squad), born in St. Matthews, South Carolina
- Aug 12 Barry Manuel, Mamou LA, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
- Aug 12 Peter Krause, American actor
- Aug 13 Cris Dishman, American NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers, Wash Redskins), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Aug 13 Hayato Matsuo, Japanese video game and anime composer, born in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
- Aug 13 Leo Groenewegen, CFL guard (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Aug 13 Mark Lemke, American MLB infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Utica, New York
- Aug 14 Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress (The Smile), born in Paris, France
- Aug 14 Paul Broadhurst, British golfer (British Senior Open 2016), born in Walsall, England
- Aug 15 Rob Thomas, American writer, screenwriter and director (Veronica Mars), born in Sunnyside, Washington
- Aug 16 Eric van der Luer, soccer player (Roda JC)
- Aug 16 Todd McNair, NFL running back/kick returner (Houston Oilers)
- Aug 16 Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur TX, pitcher (Houston Astros)
- Aug 17 Dottie Mochrie Pepper, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 1992, 99), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
- Aug 17 Fred Grim, Dutch soccer player (Cambuur L, Ajax), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Aug 17 Glen Goldsmith, British singer-songwriter ("What You See Is What You Get"), born in High Wycombe, England
- Aug 17 Steve Gorman, American rock drummer (Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), and radio personality, born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
- Aug 18 Jim Florentine, American comedian, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 18 Kōji Kikkawa, Japanese rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor, born in Hiroshima, Japan
- Aug 19 James Tomkins, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 19 Johan Botha, South African operatic tenor, born in Rustenburg, South Africa (d. 2016)
- Aug 19 Kevin Dillon, American actor (Heaven Help Us, Platoon), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 19 Kyra Sedgwick, American actress (Phenomenon, Singles, The Closer), born in New York City
- Aug 19 Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress and director
- Aug 20 KRS-One [Lawrence Parker], American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 21 Caryn Mower, American actress, stuntwoman and former professional wrestler, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Aug 21 Jim Bullinger, American MLB pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aug 22 Tom Gibis, American voice actor (Shikamaru Nara-Naruto), born in West St. Paul, Minnesota
- Aug 23 Roger Avary, Canadian-American screenwriter, director, and producer (Pulp Fiction), born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Marlee Matlin (57 years old)
Aug 24 American actress and the only deaf performer to win an Academy Award (Children of Lesser God), born in Morton Grove, Illinois
- Aug 24 Reggie Miller, American NBA guard, 1987-2005 (Indiana Pacers; Olympic gold, 1996), born in Riverside, California
- Aug 25 Cornelius Bennett, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Aug 25 Kathy Horvath, American tennis player (World #10 1984, 6 WTA titles), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 25 Mia Zapata, American singer (The Gits), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1993)
- Aug 25 Nate Odomes, NFL cornerback, 1987-96, 2X Pro Bowl (Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks), born in Columbus, Georgia
- Aug 25 Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 6 wickets; 23 ODIs, 22 wickets), born in Delhi, India
- Aug 26 Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler, born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 2000)
- Aug 26 Chris Burke, American actor with down syndrome (Corky-Life Goes On), born in Point Lookout, New York
- Aug 26 Jon Hensley, American actor (Holden Snyder-As the World Turns), born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- Aug 27 Michael Perry, NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos)
- Aug 27 Wayne James, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper v Pakistan 1993)
- Aug 28 Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game designer (Game Freak, creator of the Pokémon franchise), born in Setagaya, Japan
Shania Twain (57 years old)
Aug 28 Canadian Grammy Award-winning country music singer ("You're Still The One"; "That Don't Impress Me Much"; "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!"), born in Windsor, Ontario
- Aug 29 Dina Spybey, American actress, born in Columbus, Ohio
- Aug 29 Gerhard Rodax, Austrian soccer striker (20 caps; FF Admira Wacker, Atlético Madrid, SK Rapid Wien), born in Tattendorf, Austria (d. 2022)
- Aug 29 Will Perdue, American NBA center (San Antonio Spurs), born in Melbourne, Florida
- Aug 31 Céline Bonnier, French Canadian actress, born in Lévis, Quebec
- Aug 31 Daniel Bernhardt, Swiss actor (Mortal Kombat: Conquest)
- Aug 31 Willie Watson, New Zealand cricket pace bowler, born in Auckland, New Zealand
About August 1965
How Old? 57 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No