- Aug 1 Al Aronowitz, American music journalist (b. 1928)
- Aug 1 Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1982-2005), dies at 84
- Aug 1 Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (b. 1920)
- Aug 1 Wibo, Dutch cartoonist (b. 1918)
- Aug 2 Steven Vincent, American journalist and writer (b. 1955)
- Aug 3 Kenny Baker, English actor (R2-D2, Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72
- Aug 3 Françoise d'Eaubonne, French feminist (b. 1920)
- Aug 4 Anatoly Larkin, Russian American physicist, dies at 72
- Aug 4 Little Milton [James Milton Campbell], American blues singer and guitarist (Grits Ain't Groceries), dies at 70
- Aug 5 Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast (b. 1936)
- Aug 5 Jim O'Hora, American football coach (b. 1915)
- Aug 5 Raul Roco, Philippine senator (b. 1941)
- Aug 6 Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club) (b. 1927)
- Aug 6 Keter Betts, American jazz bassist (b. 1928)
- Aug 6 Robin Cook, British politician (b. 1946)
Peter Jennings
Aug 7 Peter Jennings, Canadian-American news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies of lung cancer at 67
Peter Jennings
- Aug 8 Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (Vertigo, Dallas, Caught), dies at 82
- Aug 8 Ahmed Deedat, Islamic scholar (b. 1918)
- Aug 8 John H. Johnson, African-American publisher (b. 1918)
- Aug 8 Gene Mauch, American baseball player (b. 1925)
- Aug 8 Monica Sjöö, Swedish artist (b. 1938)
- Aug 8 Ilse Werner [Ilse Charlotte Still], Dutch-German actress (Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow), dies at 84
- Aug 9 Matthew McGrory, American actor (b. 1973)
- Aug 9 Judith Rossner, American novelist (b. 1935)
- Aug 11 James Booth [David Geeves], British actor and screenwriter (Zulu, Keeping Mum), dies at 77
- Aug 12 John Loder, co-founder of the anarcho-punk band CRASS (b. 1946)
- Aug 12 Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka), dies at 73
David Lange
Aug 13 David Lange, New Zealand politician (Prime Minister, 1984-1990), dies of complications associated with renal failure at 63
David Lange
- Aug 14 Coo Coo Marlin, American NASCAR race car driver, dies at 73
- Aug 16 Joe Ranft, American screenwriter and animator (Toy Story, Cars), dies at 45
- Aug 16 Frère Roger, Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915)
- Aug 16 Vassar Clements, American musician (b. 1928)
- Aug 16 William Corlett, English children's writer(b. 1938)
- Aug 16 Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (b. 1943)
- Aug 17 John Bahcall, American astrophysicist (b. 1934)
- Aug 18 Christopher Bauman, American wrestler (b. 1982)
- Aug 18 Gao Xiumin, Chinese comedy actress (b. 1959)
- Aug 19 Mo Mowlam, British Labour Party politician (Member of Parliament for Redcar), dies at 55
- Aug 20 Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)
- Aug 20 Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer (b. 1970)
- Aug 21 Marcus Schmuck, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1925)
- Aug 21 Robert Moog, American engineer (Moog synthesizer, Moog Music), dies of a brain tumor at 71
- Aug 21 Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet (b. 1936)
- Aug 21 Martin Dillon, tenor, American opera singer (b. 1957)
- Aug 21 David Ironside, South African cricketer (South African swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54), dies at 80
- Aug 22 Luc Ferrari, French composer, dies at 76
- Aug 23 Brock Peters [George Fisher], American actor and singer (Carmen Jones, To Kill a Mockingbird), dies at 78
- Aug 23 Ninjalicious, Canadian author and urban explorer (b. 1973)
- Aug 23 Harold "Hal" Kalin, American singer (Kalin Twins), dies in a road accident at 71
- Aug 24 Kaleth Morales, Colombian Vallenato singer (b. 1984)
- Aug 25 Peter Glotz, German politician (b. 1939)
- Aug 25 Terence Morgan, British actor (Sir Francis Drake, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb), dies of a heart attack at 83
- Aug 26 Denis D'Amour, Canadian guitarist (Voivod) (b. 1960)
- Aug 26 Robert Denning, American interior designer, dies at 78
- Aug 26 Ed White, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1949)
- Aug 27 Bert Farber, American orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey, Vic Damone), dies at 92
- Aug 27 Seán Purcell, Gaelic footballer (b. 1929)
- Aug 28 Jacques Dufilho, French actor (b. 1914)
- Aug 28 Esther Szekeres, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1910)
- Aug 28 George Szekeres, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1911)
- Aug 29 Barry Cowsill, American rock bassist (The Cowsills), believed to have drowned during Hurricane Katrina at 50
- Aug 31 Michael Sheard, British actor (b. 1940)
- Aug 31 Joseph Rotblat, Polish-British physicist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1908)