- Aug 2 Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Aug 4 Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman (Olympics)
- Aug 4 Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper, born in Alta, Norway
- Aug 7 Giorgio Alverà, Italian bobsledder (WC 1975 gold), born in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (d. 2013)
- Aug 9 Ken Norton, American heavyweight boxer who had 3 famous fights with Muhammad Ali, born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 2013)
- Aug 10 Shafqat Rana, Pakistan cricket batsman (5 Tests, top score 95), born in Simla, British Punjab
- Aug 13 Gary Ilman, American 100m freestyle (Olympic-4th-1964), born in Glendale, California
- Aug 14 Barrie Leadbeater, English cricketer and umpire, born in Harehills, Leeds
- Aug 17 Yukio Kasaya, Japanese ski jumper (Olympic gold 1972), born in Yoichi, Japan
- Aug 18 Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician, born in Alessandria, Italy
- Aug 26 Ulf Sundelin, Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 1968)
- Aug 28 Lou Piniella, American baseball outfielder (1969 AL rookie of the year TEST) and manager (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners), born in Tampa, Florida
- Aug 30 Jean-Claude Killy, French alpine skier (3 Olympic gold 1968), born in Paris, France
About August 1943
How Old? 77 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22), Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22)