- Aug 2 Lee Mavers, British singer and songwriter (The La's -"There She Goes"), born in Liverpool, England
- Aug 3 Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician, born in Ermelo, Transvaal (d. 2007)
- Aug 4 Paul Reynolds, British rock guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls), born in Liverpool, England
- Aug 4 Joey Huffman, American rock keyboard and organ player (Soul Asylum), born in Pikeville, Kentucky
- Aug 7 Bruno Pelletier, Québécois pop singer, born in Charlesbourg, Quebec City, Canada
- Aug 9 Michael "Mick" Conroy, British bassist (Modern English - "I Melt With You")
- Aug 10 Dan Donovan, English musician (Big Audio Dynamite)
- Aug 17 Gilby Clarke, American guitarist (Guns n' Roses), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 19 Angelo Debarre, French gypsy jazz guitarist (Mémoires: Memories of Django), born in Saint-Denis, France
- Aug 22 James Debarge, American rock vocalist and keyboardist (Debarge - "Rhythm Of The Night"), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Aug 25 Mazzi Rawd, heavy metal rocker (Femme Fatale)
- Aug 25 Vivian Campbell, Irish heavy metal singer (Def Leppard), born in Belfast, Ireland
- Aug 29 Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese video game composer, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
About August 1962
How Old? 58 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No