Events in Sport
- Aug 5 Philadelphia Phillies create MLB record when first 8 batters get hits off Bill Bonham, beat Cubs 13-5
- Aug 9 1st NFL game in Louisiana Superdome, Houston beats Saints 13-7
- Aug 9 Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consecutive base without being caught
PGA Championship
Aug 10 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his 4th PGA crown by 2 shots from Australian Bruce Crampton
PGA Players Championship
Aug 24 PGA Tournament Players Championship, Colonial CC: Al Geiberger leads wire-to-wire to finish 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Stockton
Birthdays in Sport
- Aug 2 Mineiro [Carlos Luciano da Silva], Brazilian footballer, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Aug 3 N. D. Kalu, American defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Aug 3 Trevor Pryce, American NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 3 Aryiro Strataki, Greek heptathlete, born in Heraklion, Greece
- Aug 3 Chris Nevin, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper-batsman (37 ODIs, 19 dismissals), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Aug 4 Beau Morgan, running back (Dallas Cowboys)
- Aug 4 Kaipo Spenser, Wailuku HI, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Aug 6 Rik Platvoet, Dutch soccer player, (FC Twente, MVV)
- Aug 6 Victor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
- Aug 7 Alshermond Singleton, American NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Aug 7 Edgar Renteria, Colombian baseball player (Florida Marlins), born in Barranquilla, Colombia
- Aug 7 Jimmy van Fessem, Dutch football goalkeeper (Willem II), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- Aug 9 Mathew James Coad, New Zealand 100m/200m runner (Olympics 1996), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- Aug 9 Mike Lamb, American baseball player, born in West Covina, California
- Aug 10 Lise Mackie, Te Kuiti NZ, Australian swimmer (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 12 Anders Myrvold, Lorenskog Nor, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
- Aug 12 Paul Gaudoin, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 12 Raegan Scott, WNBA forward/center (Utah Starzz)
- Aug 12 Regan Upshaw, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Aug 13 Jason Gleasman, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Olympics 1996), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- Aug 13 Joe Perry, English snooker player, born in Wisbech, England
- Aug 13 Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (regarded as fastest bowler in history 161.3km/h; 46 Tests, 178 wickets, BB 6/11; Somerset CCC, Durham CCC, Worcestershire CCC), born in Morgah, Pakistan
- Aug 14 Mike Vrabel, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 2001, 03, 04, New England Patriots) and coach (Tennessee Titans 2018-20), born in Akron, Ohio
- Aug 14 Viaceslav Ivanovski, Israeli weightlifter, born in Novosibirsk, Russia
- Aug 15 Bert Berry, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl, All Pro 2004; Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals), born in Houston, Texas
- Aug 15 Jurgen Dirkx, soccer player (PSV)
- Aug 15 Bertrand Berry, American football player
- Aug 15 Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer
- Aug 16 Felicia Zimmermann, American fencer (Olympics 1996), born in Rochester, New York
- Aug 16 Didier Agathe, French footballer, born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion
- Aug 17 İlhan Mansız, German born Turkish footballer and ice skater, born in Kempten, West Germany
- Aug 21 Simon Katich, Australian cricketer, born in Middle Swan, Australia
- Aug 22 Charles C. Smith, American baseball player, NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Aug 22 Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- Aug 22 Clint Bolton, Australian former football goalkeeper, born in Bundaberg, Australia
- Aug 23 Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
- Aug 24 Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Aug 25 Molly Tuter, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury)
- Aug 25 Petria Thomas, Lismore NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympic silver 1996)
- Aug 26 Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers) and coach, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Aug 26 Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player, born in Hermosa Beach, California
- Aug 27 Mark Rudan, Australian footballer
- Aug 28 Jamie Cureton, English footballer (Bishop's Stortford), born in Bristol, England
- Aug 28 Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer (Aston Villa), born in Dublin
- Aug 30 Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian soccer defender (105 caps; Espérance, Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Southampton), born in Tunis, Tunisia
- Aug 31 Raleigh Roundtree, tackle (San Diego Chargers)