- Aug 1 Vito Frazzi, Italian composer, born in San Secondo Parmense, Italy (d. 1975)
- Aug 2 Oscar Rasbach, American composer, born in Dayton, Kentucky (d. 1975)
- Aug 4 Philip Greeley Clapp, American composer and educator (University of Iowa, 1919-54), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1954)
- Aug 4 Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Bohra Spiritual Leader, born in Surat, India (d. 1965)
- Aug 5 Victor Francen, Belgian actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio), born in Tienen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1977)
- Aug 6 Heinrich Schlusnus, German baritone, born in Braubach, German Empire (d. 1952)
- Aug 9 Hans Oster, German major general, spy and "July 20th" plotter, born in Dresden, German Empire (d. 1945)
- Aug 11 Owen Nares [Ramsay], British actor and manager (Maiden Erleigh), born in Maiden Erlegh, Berks, England (d. 1943)
- Aug 12 Willem Vogt, Dutch radio pioneer (1st major Dutch radio broadcaster AVRO), born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1973)
- Aug 13 Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor, born in Smolensk, Russia (d. 1975)
John Logie Baird (1888-1946)
Aug 13 Scottish inventor and father of the television, born in Helensburgh, Scotland
T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935)
Aug 16 British author, soldier and diplomat famous for his liaison role in Arabia during WWI, born in Tremadog, Caernarfonshire, Wales
- Aug 17 Monty Wooley, American actor (Pied Piper, The Man Who Came to Dinner), born in New York City (d. 1963)
- Aug 20 George Sklavos, Greek composer, born in Brailov, Romania (d. 1976)
- Aug 22 Du Yuesheng, Chinese mob boss, born in Gaoqiao, Shanghai (d. 1951)
- Aug 22 Violet Farebrother, English actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1969)
- Aug 31 Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer and diplomat (La Obra de Trajano), born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 1928)
Greatest Generation
Silent Generation
Baby Boomer
Generation X
Millennial
Generation Z