- Aug 1 David Nemirovsky, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Aug 1 Eryn Bulmer, Canadian diver (Olympics 1996), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- Aug 1 Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer and manager (Galatasaray), born in Karataş, Turkey
- Aug 1 Ivan Duque Márquez, Colombian politician, President of Colombia (2018-), born in Bogotá, Colombia
- Aug 1 Kevin Joseph, American baseball player, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
- Aug 1 Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian soccer player (Ajax), born in Owerri, Imo, Nigeria
- Aug 1 Søren Jochumsen, Danish footballer, born in Horsens, Denmark
- Aug 2 Reyes Estévez, Spanish athlete, born in Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
- Aug 2 Sam Worthington, Australian actor (Avatar), born in Godalming, United Kingdom
- Aug 3 Troy Glaus, American baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Tarzana, Los Angeles
- Aug 4 Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer
- Aug 5 Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven), born in Daejeon, South Korea
- Aug 5 Marians Pahars, Latvian footballer, born in Chornobai, Ukraine
- Aug 6 Soleil Moon Frye, American actress (Punky Brewster; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - "Roxie"), and documentary film maker born in Glendora, California
- Aug 6 Travis Kalanick, American entrepreneur (Red Swoosh, Uber), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 7 Cathy Park Hong, American Korean poet (Dance Dance Revolution), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 7 Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer, born in Piraeus, Greece
- Aug 7 Shane Lechler, American football player, born in East Bernard, Texas
- Aug 8 (Joshua) "JC" Chasez, American pop singer (*NSYNC ' Bye Bye Bye"), born in Bowie, Maryland
- Aug 8 Drew Lachey, American pop singer (98 Degrees), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Aug 8 Jeff Simmons, American race car driver
- Aug 8 Seung-Yeop Lee, Korean baseball player
- Aug 8 Tawny Cypress, American stage and screen actress (Unforgettable), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
- Aug 9 Aled Haydn Jones, Welsh radio producer (head of BBC Radio One), born in Aberystwyth, Wales
- Aug 9 Audrey Tautou, French actress (Venus Beauty Institute, Amélie), born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France
- Aug 9 Jessica Capshaw, American actress (Grey's Anatomy), born in Columbia, Missouri
- Aug 9 Leigh Kakaty, Canadian-American rock singer (Pop Evil), born in Kingston, Ontario
- Aug 9 Rhona Mitra, English actress, born in London, England
- Aug 10 Michael Depoli, American wrestler
- Aug 11 Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter (Death Cab for Cutie; The Postal Service), born in Bremerton, Washington
- Aug 11 Brendan Bayliss, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (Umphrey's McGee), born in Annapolis, Maryland
- Aug 11 Erick Lindgren, American poker player (WSOP Player of the Year 2008), born in Burney, California
- Aug 11 Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers), born in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia
- Aug 11 Will Friedle, American actor (Eric-Boy Meets World, Gift of Love), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Aug 12 Antoine Walker, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
- Aug 12 Henry Tuilagi, Samoan rugby player
- Aug 12 Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström, Finnish guitarist
- Aug 12 Pedro Collins, West Indian cricket fast bowler (29 Tests, 106 wickets; 30 ODIs, 39 wickets; Barbados, Middlesex), born in St. Peter, Barbados
- Aug 12 Richard McCourt, English children's television presenter
- Aug 12 Wednesday 13 [Joseph Poole], American punk rock musician (Wednesday 13, Murderdolls), born in Lexington, North Carolina
- Aug 14 Alex Albrecht, American actor, born in Vienna, Virginia
- Aug 14 Maya Nasri [Asmar], Lebanese actress and singer, born in Minyara, Lebanon
- Aug 14 Steve Braun, Canadian actor, born in Winnipeg, Canada
Abiy Ahmed (46 years old)
Aug 15 Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2018-) and winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, born in Beshasha, Ethiopia
- Aug 15 Boudewijn Send, Dutch soccer player (PSV), bon in Maastricht, Netherlands
- Aug 15 Robert Macfarlane, English nature writer, born in Halam, England
- Aug 16 Dave Ockun, American concert producer, born in Syosset, New York
- Aug 16 Jonatan Johansson, Finnish soccer striker, manager (106 caps; Rangers, Charlton), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Aug 18 Bryan Volpenhein, American rower, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Aug 18 Tom Malchow, American 200m swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Aug 20 Chris Drury, American ice hockey player (NY Rangers), born in Trumbull, Connecticut
- Aug 21 Jeff Cunningham, American soccer forward (14 caps; Columbus Crew SC, FC Dallas), born in Montego Bay, Jamaica
- Aug 22 Jim Weaver, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Aug 23 Kate Sobrero, American soccer defender (Olympics 1996), born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Aug 23 Scott Caan, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 24 Bjorn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player (PSV), born in Goirle, Netherlands
- Aug 24 Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player (Ajax), born in Breda, Netherlands
- Aug 25 Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor (True Blood, Big Little Lies), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Aug 25 Philippe Comtois, Canadian 3m springboard diver (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 26 Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh - Guapa), born in Irun, Spain
- Aug 26 Carey Tally, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Aug 26 Mike Colter, American actor (Luke Cage in Marvel Universe), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Aug 26 Zemfira [Ramazanova], Russian rock singer (Forgive Me My Love), born in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, Soviet Union
- Aug 27 Carlos Moyá, Spanish professional tennis player, 1995-2010 (French Open, 1998; Davis Cup, 2006), born in Palma, Spain
- Aug 27 Milano Collection AT [Akihito Terui], Japanese professional wrestler, born in Morioka, Japan
- Aug 28 Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Aug 29 Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Aug 29 Kasia Kulesza, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Warsaw, Poland
- Aug 29 Kevin Kaesviharn, American football player, born in Paramount, California
- Aug 29 Pablo Mastroeni, American soccer player, born in Mendoza, Argentina
- Aug 30 Mike Koplove, American baseball player (Team USA 2008), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 30 Sarah-Jane Potts, English actress, born in Bradford, England
- Aug 31 Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer (World Cup 2002), born in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil
- Aug 31 Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer, born in Évreux, France
About August 1976
How Old? 46 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes