- Aug 2 Anne Leuchars, TV journalist
- Aug 4 Robert E Andrews, (Rep-D-New Jersey)
- Aug 4 Brooks D. Simpson, American historian
- Aug 5 Andrei Yevgeniyevich Zaitsev, cosmonaut
- Aug 5 Pavel V Vinogradov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-26)
- Aug 6 Jim McGreevey, American politician
- Aug 11 Masayoshi Son, Korean-Japanese chief executive of SoftBank Mobile and chairman of Sprint Corporation, born in Tosu, Saga
- Aug 19 Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet
- Aug 21 Janice Thomas, WBL guard (NY Stars)
- Aug 22 Steve Davis, English professional snooker player, born in Plumstead, London