- Aug 1 Rob Camilletti, American actor (Born on the Fourth of July), born in Queens, New York
Mary-Louise Parker (59 years old)
Aug 2 American actress (Fried Green Tomatoes, Weeds), born in Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Aug 6 (Gary) "Moosie" Drier, American actor (Laugh-in; The Bob Newhart Show; American Hot Wax), and theatre director, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 6 Lisa Boyle, actress (Showgirls), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 7 Michael Weishan, American TV host, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Aug 9 Hoda Kotb, American television news anchor (Dateline NBC), born in Norman, Oklahoma
- Aug 11 Miguel A. Núñez Jr., American actor
- Aug 13 Debi Mazar, American actress (Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law), born in Queens, New York
- Aug 13 Hank Cheyne, American actor (Sunset Beach), born in Santa Maria, California
- Aug 18 Craig Bierko, American actor, born in Rye Brook, New York
- Aug 21 Trinity Loren, American adult film actress and model, born in La Jolla, California (d. 1998)
- Aug 23 Ray Ferraro, Canadian ice hockey center (Hartford Whalers, New York Islanders) and broadcaster (TSN Radio, TSN, NBCSN), born in Trail, British Columbia
- Aug 24 Dana Gould, American comedian, actor, and writer (The Simpsons, 2001-07), born in Hopedale, Massachusetts
- Aug 25 Blair Underwood, American actor (L.A. Law - "Jonathan"; High Incident), born in Tacoma, Washington
- Aug 25 Marti Noxon, American television writer and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 25 Morgan Englund, actor (Dylan Lewis-Guiding Light)
- Aug 27 Frankie Thorn, American actress
About August 1964
How Old? 59 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes