- Aug 1 Kenneth Loveless, priest folk musician (d. 1995)
- Aug 14 Jan Koetsier, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (d. 2006)
- Aug 23 Carl Dolmetsch, French music director (Haslemere Festival), born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France (d. 1997)
- Aug 25 Jacopo Napoli, Italian composer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1994)
- Aug 26 Lester Lanin, orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits)
About August 1911
How Old? 109 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No