- Aug 1 Ashley Parker Angel, American pop singer (O-Town), and actor, born in Redding, California
- Aug 1 Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer, born in Port Laoise, Ireland
- Aug 4 Abigail Spencer, Gulf Breeze, Florida, American actress (Cowboys & Aliens)
- Aug 4 Ben Scott, English cricketer
- Aug 4 Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
- Aug 4 Marques Houston, American R&B singer (Immature-IMx) and actor, born in Los Angeles, California
Meghan Markle (41 years old)
Aug 4 American former actress (Suits), Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 5 Alester Maregwede, Zimbabwean cricketer
- Aug 5 Carl Crawford, American baseball player, born in Houston, Texas
- Aug 5 Cory Williams, American internet celebrity (The Mean Kitty Song), born in Merced, California
- Aug 5 Erik Guay, Canadian alpine skier
- Aug 5 Jesse Williams, American actor (Grey's Anatomy), director and activist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 5 Kō Shibasaki, Japanese singer and actress (47 Ronin), born in Toshima, Japan
- Aug 5 Rachel Scott, American murder victim (d. 1999)
- Aug 5 Ricky Kej, Indian composer (Winds of Samsara), born in North Carolina
- Aug 6 Leslie Odom Jr., American actor and singer (Hamilton), born in New York City
- Aug 6 Travis McCoy, American alternative hip-hop artist (Gym Class Heroes), born in Geneva, New York
- Aug 8 Bradley McIntosh, British pop singer
- Aug 8 Candie Kung, American golfer (US Open 2009 runner-up), born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Aug 8 Kaori Iida, Japanese pop singer and actress (Morning Musume; Dream Morning Musume), born in Hokkaidō, Japan
- Aug 8 Meagan Good, American actress
Roger Federer (41 years old)
Aug 8 Swiss tennis player (20 x Grand Slam singles titles; Olympic gold doubles 2008; Davis Cup 2014; 6 x Tour Finals), born in Bottmingen, Switzerland
- Aug 8 Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer and songwriter
- Aug 9 Li Jiawei, Singaporean Olympic table tennis player
- Aug 10 Natsumi Abe, Japanese pop singer (Dream Morning Musume), born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan
- Aug 10 Taufik Hidayat, Indonesian Badminton Player
- Aug 11 Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
- Aug 11 Sandi Thom, Scottish born singer
- Aug 12 Djibril Cissé, French footballer
- Aug 12 Tony Capaldi, Northern Ireland footballer
- Aug 14 Julius Jones, American football player, born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia
- Aug 14 Matthew Etherington, English footballer, born in Truro, United Kingdom
- Aug 14 Ray William Johnson, American comedian, writer, and youtuber (Equals Three; Your Favorite Martian), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Aug 15 Brendan Hansen, American swimmer (Olympic gold, 4x100m medley relay 2004, 08, 12; 6 x World C'ship gold), born in Havertown, Pennsylvania
- Aug 15 Oliver Perez, American baseball player
- Aug 15 Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress (Running Man), born in Pohang, South Korea
- Aug 16 Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer, born in Asunción, Paraguay
- Aug 17 Kristin Holt, American television personality (American Idol), born in Plano, Texas
- Aug 18 César Delgado, Argentine footballer, born in Rosario, Argentina
- Aug 18 Dimitris Salpingidis, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Aug 18 Jon Schneck, American rock guitarist (Relient K, 2005-present), born in Eustis, Florida
- Aug 20 Ben Barnes, English actor (Prince Caspian-The Chronicles of Narnia), born in London
- Aug 20 Bernard Mendy, French footballer (Paris Saint-Germain), born in Évreux, France
- Aug 20 Lauri Illy, Virginia Beach Va, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 21 Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player, born in Chania, Greece
- Aug 21 Collie Buddz [Colin Patrick Harper], American reggae and dancehall artist ("Come Around"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aug 22 Alex Holmes, American football player, born in San Diego, California
- Aug 22 Jennifer Castellano, American pianist and composer, born in Westchester County, New York
- Aug 23 Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer, born in Madrid, Spain
- Aug 23 Ozzy Lusth, American Survivor contestant, born in Guanajuato, Mexico
- Aug 23 Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer, born in Pforzheim, Germany
- Aug 24 Chad Michael Murray, American actor (One Tree Hill), born in Buffalo, New York
- Aug 24 Jiro Wang Dong Cheng, Taiwanese singer and actor, born in Taipei, Taiwan
- Aug 24 Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, American model, born in New Jersey
- Aug 25 Bobby Berk, American interior designer and TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Houston, Texas
- Aug 25 Clare Oliver, Australian cancer activist (d. 2007)
- Aug 25 Rachel Bilson, American actress
- Aug 26 Birdie Kim, South Korean golfer (US Open 2005), born in Iksan, South Korea
- Aug 26 Jesse Martin, German- Australian yachtsman (youngest person to solo circumnavigate the globe at 18), born in Dachau, Germany
- Aug 26 Nico Muhly, American contemporary classical composer (Marnie), born in Randolph, Vermont
- Aug 26 Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler (Lucha Libre USA), born in Windsor, Ontario
- Aug 27 Demetria McKinney, American actress (House of Payne), born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- Aug 27 Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor (Suits), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Aug 28 Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter, born in Żywiec, Poland
- Aug 28 Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer, born in Zürich, Switzerland
- Aug 28 Martin Erat, Czech hockey player, born in Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
- Aug 28 Raphael Matos, Brazilian racing driver, born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Aug 28 Vaggelis Moras, Greek footballer, born in Larissa, Greece
Brian Chesky (41 years old)
Aug 29 American internet entrepreneur (CEO of Airbnb), born in Niskayuna, New York
- Aug 29 Geneviève Jeanson, French Canadian cyclist, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 29 Jay Ryan (Jay Bunyan), New Zealand actor, born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Aug 31 Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby union halfback (76 Tests, British & Irish Lions 3, Barbarians 1; Llanelli Scarlets RFC, Sale Sharks RFC), born in Carmarthen, Wales
- Aug 31 Joe Swanberg, American filmmaker (mumblecore film movement), born in Detroit, Michigan
About August 1981
How Old? 41 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No