- Aug 1 Fiona Stanley, Australian epidemiologist (Telethon Institute for Child Health Research), born in Little Bay, Sydney, Australia
- Aug 1 Raymond "Boz" Burrell, British rock bassist, and singer (King Crimson, 1971-72; Bad Company, 1973-82), born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England (d. 2006)
- Aug 1 Richard O. Covey, American astronaut (STS 51I, 26, 38, 61) and USAF officer, born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Aug 1 Rick Boucher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia), born in Abingdon, Virginia
- Aug 1 Tom Loeffler, American politician (United States House of Representatives for Texas, 1979-87), born in Fredericksburg, Texas
- Aug 3 Jack Straw, British politician (Member of Parliament for Blackburn), born in Buckhurst Hill, Essex
- Aug 3 John York [Foley], American rock bassist and guitarist, born in White Plains, New York.
- Aug 3 Petko Petkov, Bulgarian soccer forward (33 caps; Beroe Stara Zagora, Austria Wien), born in Sinitevo, Bulgaria (d. 2020)
- Aug 4 Maureen Starkey [Mary Cox], British ex-wife of Beatle Ringo Starr, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
- Aug 4 Max Middleton, British rock keyboard player (Jeff Beck Group), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
- Aug 5 Erika Slezak, American actress (One Life to Live - "Viki"), born in Hollywood, California
- Aug 5 Gary Beban, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1967, UCLA: NFL: Washington Redskins), born in San Francisco, California
- Aug 5 Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboardist (Ekseption), and composer, born in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands (d. 2006)
- Aug 5 Ron Silliman, American poet (The Alphabet), born in Pasco,Washington
- Aug 6 Allan Holdsworth, British progressive rock and jazz-fusion guitarist (Soft Machine), born in Bradford (d. 2017)
- Aug 6 Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian
- Aug 6 Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean politician
- Aug 6 Yvon Pedneault, Canadian Hockey HOF journalist and broadcaster (Montreal Canadiens: Réseau des sports, Télévision de Radio-Canada, TVA, TQS), born in Chicoutimi, Quebec (d. 2023)
- Aug 7 Ed Seykota, American commodities and futures trader
- Aug 8 James W. Lewis, American convicted extortionist
- Aug 8 Robin Tallon, American politician (Rep-D-SC, 1983-93), born in Hemingway, South Carolina
- Aug 9 Jim Kiick, American football running back (Super Bowl 1972, 73; AFL All-Star 1968, 69; Miami Dolphins), born in Lincoln Park, New Jersey (d. 2020)
- Aug 9 Marinus "Rinus" Gerritsen, Dutch rock bassist, and keyboardist (Golden Earring - "Radar Love"), born in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
- Aug 10 James Reynolds, American actor (Days of our Lives), born in Oskaloosa, Kansas
- Aug 10 Jimmy Conway, Irish soccer midfielder (20 caps Republic of Ireland; Fulham), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
- Aug 11 John Conlee, American country singer ("Common Man"), born in Versailles, Kentucky
- Aug 11 Marilyn Vos Savant, writer/world's highest IQ (228), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Aug 11 Michael Fonfara, Canadian rock and blues keyboard player (The Electric Flag; Lou Reed), born in Stevensville, Ontario
Janet Yellen (77 years old)
Aug 13 American economist and Chair of the US Federal Reserve (2014-18), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 14 Alexander Curly [Harm Breemer], Dutch artist, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 2012)
- Aug 14 Antonio Fargas, American actor (Huggy Bear-Starsky & Hutch), born in The Bronx, New York
- Aug 14 Larry Graham Jr., American bass guitar player (Graham Central Station, Sly and the Family Stone), born in Beaumont, Texas
- Aug 14 Marga van Praag, Dutch radio hostess, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Aug 14 Susan Saint James, American actress (Kate & Allie), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 15 Jean-Claude Arnault, French Swedish photographer involved in Nobel Prize scandal, born in Marseille, France
- Aug 15 Jimmy Webb, American singer and songwriter ("MacArthur Park"; "Up Up & Away"), born in Elk City, Oklahoma
- Aug 15 Kathryn Whitmire, American accountant and politician (4 time Mayor-Houston), born in Houston, Texas
- Aug 15 Tony Robinson, English actor, comedian and author, born in Homerton, London
- Aug 16 Attila Abonyi, Australian soccer winger (61 caps; Melbourne Hungaria SC, Sydney Croatia 58 FC, St. George Budapest SC), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
- Aug 16 Dick Murdoch, American professional wrestler (d. 1996)
- Aug 16 Lesley Ann Warren, American actress (Cinderella, Mission Impossible), born in New York City
- Aug 16 Massoud Barzani, Iraqi Kurdish politician
- Aug 17 Hans Vandenburg, Dutch rock singer and guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo), born in the Hague, Netherlands
- Aug 17 Patrick Manning, Trinidad and Tobago politician, Prime Minister (1991-95, 2001-10), born in San Fernando (d. 2016)
- Aug 18 Derryl Cousins, American baseball umpire (World Series 1988, 99, 2005; MLB All-Star Game 1987, 98, 2008), born in Fresno, California (d. 2020)
- Aug 19 Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor and choral director (Basel Boys Choir), born in Winterthur, Switzerland
Bill Clinton (77 years old)
Aug 19 American politician (42nd US President Democrat, 1993-2001), born in Hope, Arkansas
- Aug 19 Charles F. Bolden Jr, American astronaut (STS 61C, 31, 45, 60), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Aug 19 Dawn Steel, American filmmaker, 1st woman to head Hollywood studio, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1997)
- Aug 20 Connie Chung [Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich], American news anchor (NBC, CBS), born in Washington, D.C.
- Aug 20 N.R. Narayana Murthy, Indian industrialist and co-founder (Infosys), born in Shidlaghatta, Kolar district, India
- Aug 20 Ralf Hütter, German musician (Kraftwerk), born in Krefeld, Germany
- Aug 21 Lev Alburt, International Chess Master (1976), born in Orenburg, Russia
- Aug 22 Felix Meurders, Dutch radio host, born in Maastricht, Netherlands
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Aug 23 British rock drummer (The Who - "Bell Boy"), born in London, England
- Aug 24 Richard N. Richards, American naval officer and astronaut (STS 28, 41, 50, 64), born in Key West, Florida
- Aug 25 Charles Ghigna (Father Goose), American poet and children's books author (Tickle Day: Poems from Father Goose), born in Bayside, New York
- Aug 25 Charlie Sanders, American football player (Detroit Lions), born in Richlands, North Carolina (d. 2015)
- Aug 25 Larry LaRocco, American politician (Rep-D-Idaho), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 25 Rollie Fingers, American Baseball HOF relief pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1972, 73, 74 [MVP]; AL MVP & Cy Young Award 1981; Oakland A's, SD Padres, Milwaukee Brewers), born in Steubenville, Ohio
- Aug 26 Alison Steadman, English actress (Life is Sweet), born in Liverpool, England
- Aug 26 Chantal Renaud, Québécoise yé-yé singer, songwriter, actress and writer, born in Quebec, Canada
- Aug 26 Ladislav Kubík, Czech-American composer (Aulos; Subterranean River) and educator (Florida State University, 1990-2017), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
- Aug 26 Mark Snow [Martin Fulterman], American television and film composer (The X-Files theme), born in New York City
- Aug 26 Valerie Simpson, American singer, songwriter and producer (Ashford & Simpson - "Solid"), born in The Bronx, New York
- Aug 27 Tony Howard, cricketer (WI off-spinner one Test v NZ 1972)
- Aug 29 Bob Beamon, American track and field long jumper (Olympic gold 1968, 29' 2½" 8.9m), born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York
- Aug 30 Anne-Marie of Greece, Danish princess and daughter of Frederik IX, born in Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
Peggy Lipton (77 years old)
Aug 30 American actress (The Mod Squad, Twin Peaks), born in New York City
- Aug 31 Jerome Corsi, American writer and conspiracy theorist, born in East Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 31 Vladimir Shmelyov, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold USSR, team [with Boris Onishchenko & Pavel Lednyov] 1972), born in Magadan, Russia (d. 2023)
About August 1946
How Old? 77 or 78 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
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