- Aug 1 Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (the first Italian winner of the Tour de France), born in San Martino di Colle Umberto, Italy (d. 1927)
- Aug 2 Hal Mohr [Harold Leon Mohr], American Cinematographer and husband of Evelyn Venable (Captain Blood), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1974)
- Aug 3 Harry Heilmann, American Baseball HOF outfielder (4 × AL batting champion, Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (WXYZ), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1951)
- Aug 3 Johan van Maarseveen, Dutch Minister of Justice and Internal minister, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1951)
- Aug 10 V.V. [Varahagiri Venkata] Giri, Fourth President of India (1969-74), born in Berhampur, British India (d. 1980)
- Aug 11 Wilhelm Grosz, Austrian pianist, conductor, classical composer (Afrika Songs), and popular songwriter ("Red Sails in the Sunset"; "Isle of Capri"), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1939) [1]
- Aug 13 Ferdinand Sassen, Dutch philosopher and director, born in Lugano, Switzerland (d. 1971)
- Aug 13 Leonid Polovinkin, Russian conductor, and composer (Night Dreams), born in Kurgan, Russian Empire (d. 1949)
- Aug 14 Frank Burge, Australian rugby league forward (13 Tests, 26 games NSW; Glebe, St. George; RL "Immortal") and coach (St. George, North Sydney, Western Suburbs, Newtown), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1958)
- Aug 16 George Meany, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO), born in New York City (d. 1980)
- Aug 17 Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian, poet and author (Jorden), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1965)
- Aug 22 Ivan Isakov [Hovhannes Ter-Isahakyan], Russian-Armenian military commander (Commander in Chief of the Soviet Navy during WW II), born in Hadjikend, Russian Empire (now Armenia) (d. 1967)
- Aug 23 Gareth Hughes, Welsh actor (Midnight Girl), born in Dafen, Carmarthenshire, Wales (d. 1965)
- Aug 23 James La Guma, South African political activist and trade unionist, born in Cape Town (d. 1961)
- Aug 27 Charles Meredith, American actor (Court of Last Resort), born in Knoxville, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)
- Aug 28 Charles Aubroeck, Belgian painter and sculptor (Iron Tower) (d. 1986)
- Aug 28 Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1981)
- Aug 29 E. Franklin Frazier, American sociologist and author (The Negro Family in the United States), born in Baltimore (d. 1962)
- Aug 31 Albert Facey, Australian writer (A Fortunate Life), born in Maidstone, Victoria, Australia (d. 1982)
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