- Aug 4 William Rowan Hamilton, Irish astronomer and mathematician, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1865)
- Aug 8 Antoon Jurgens, Dutch butter and margarine manufacturer, born in Oss, Netherlands (d. 1880)
- Aug 9 Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer, born in Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire (d. 1860)
- Aug 11 Pieter Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge and politician, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1893)
- Aug 18 Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1845)
- Aug 23 Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman, born in Lichtental, Vienna, Austria (d. 1893)
- Aug 29 Frederick Maurice, English theologian of the Church of England (Christian Socialism), and author, born in Normanston, Suffolk, England (d. 1872)
- Aug 30 Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1869)
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