- Aug 1 Sir Frank Worrell, West Indian cricket batsman and captain (51 Tests @ 49.48; 9 x 100s), born in Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1967)
- Aug 12 Derek Shackleton, England cricket pace bowler (50's)
- Aug 26 Alex Kellner, baseball player (d. 1996)
- Aug 28 Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (took 70 wickets in 1950's), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2010)
- Aug 28 Dick Mayer, American golfer (US Open 1957), born in Stamford, Connecticut (d. 1989)
About August 1924
How Old? 96 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes