- Aug 1 Adam Duritz, American rock singer-songwriter, and keyboardist (Counting Crows - "Mr. Jones"; "Accidentally in Love"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Aug 1 Andrew Wilson, Australian canoeist (Olympics-16-92, 96), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Aug 1 Nick Christian Sayer, British rock guitarist (Transvision Vamp - "Velveteen"; "Baby I Don't Care"), born in England
- Aug 1 Rob Camilletti, American actor ("Born on the Fourth of July"), born in Queens, New York
- Aug 2 John Cullen, Canadian NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Puslinch, Canada
Mary-Louise Parker (59 years old)
Aug 2 American actress (Fried Green Tomatoes, Weeds), born in Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Aug 3 Joan E Higginbotham, American engineer and NASA astronaut, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 3 Johnny Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers), born in Houston, Texas
- Aug 3 Kevin Elster, American baseball infielder (Texas Rangers), born in San Pedro, California
- Aug 3 Nate McMillan, American NBA guard and head coach (Indiana Pacers 2016-19; Portland, Seattle; NBA steals leader 1994), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Aug 4 B J Surhoff, infielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in The Bronx, New York
- Aug 4 Clyde Simmons, NFL defensive end (Az Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Aug 4 Gary King, British radio presenter
Adam Yauch (1964-2012)
Aug 5 American rap-rock vocalist (Beastie Boys -"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 6 (Gary) "Moosie" Drier, American actor (Laugh-in; The Bob Newhart Show; American Hot Wax), and theatre director, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 6 John Mooney, American kayaker (World C'ship gold K-2 200m 1995), born in Seattle, Washington
- Aug 6 Lisa Boyle, actress (Showgirls), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 6 Robert Mimbs, CFL running back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Aug 7 John Birmingham, Australian author, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Aug 7 Michael Weishan, American TV host, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Aug 8 Anastasia Ashman, American writer and digital strategist (GlobalNiche), born in Berkeley, California
Giuseppe Conte (59 years old)
Aug 8 Italian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (2018-2021), born in Volturara Appula, Italy
- Aug 8 Paul Taylor, English cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler in one Test 1993)
Brett Hull (59 years old)
Aug 9 Canadian-American NHL right wing (8-time All Star, 2-time Stanley Cup winner), born in Belleville, Ontario
- Aug 9 Hoda Kotb, American television news anchor (Dateline NBC), born in Norman, Oklahoma
- Aug 9 Yuri Khmylev, Russian NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres), born in Moscow, Russia
- Aug 10 Aaron Hall, Caribbean-American singer and songwriter (Guy), born in The Bronx, NYC
- Aug 10 Andy Stankiewicz, American MLB player and coach (NY Yankees, Montreal Expos), born in Inglewood, California
- Aug 11 Hamish Seelochan, British R&B and pop vocalist (The Pasedenas - "Riding on the Train"), born in England [some source cite birthday as May 19]
- Aug 11 Jim Lee, Korean-born comic book artist
- Aug 11 Miguel A. Núñez Jr., American actor
- Aug 13 Debi Mazar, American actress (Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law), born in Queens, New York
- Aug 13 Hank Cheyne, American actor (Sunset Beach), born in Santa Maria, California
- Aug 13 Ian Haugland, Norwegian heavy metal drummer (Europe - "The Final Countdown"), born in Storslett, Nordreisa, Norway
- Aug 13 Jay Buhner, American MLB outfielder (Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Aug 13 Tom Prince, American MLB catcher (LA Dodgers), born in Kankakee, Illinois
- Aug 14 Brannon Braga, American scriptwriter, born in Bozeman, Montana
Melinda Gates (59 years old)
Aug 15 American philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, born in Dallas, Texas
- Aug 16 Jimmy Arias, American tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1981 [Andrea Jaeger]) and broadcaster (ESPN, Tennis Channel, NBC, Rogers Sportsnet, CBC), born in Buffalo, New York
- Aug 16 Nigel Redman, English rugby union lock (20 caps; Bath), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Aug 17 Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter, born in Regina, Saskatchewan
- Aug 18 Andi Deris, German heavy metal vocalist (Helloween, 1994-present), born in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- Aug 18 Craig Bierko, American actor, born in Rye Brook, New York
- Aug 18 Edith Frost, American singer and songwriter, born in San Antonio, Texas
- Aug 18 Kenny Walker, American basketball player, born in Roberta, Georgia
- Aug 19 Pete Ricketts, American businessman (TD Ameritrade) and politician, Governor of Nebraska (2015-), born in Nebraska City
- Aug 19 Tom Rust, British jazz vocalist, born in Manchester, England
- Aug 20 Giuseppe Giannini, Italian soccer player (Rome A Team), born in Rome, Italy
- Aug 20 Miljenko "Dino" Dvornik, Croatian singer known as "the Croatian King of Funk", born in Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (d. 2008)
- Aug 21 Trinity Loren, American adult film actress and model, born in La Jolla, California (d. 1998)
- Aug 22 Dean Evason, Canadian NHL player (Calgary Flames), born in Thompson, Manitoba
Mats Wilander (59 years old)
Aug 22 Swedish tennis player (7-time Grand Slam winner), born in Växjö, Sweden
- Aug 23 Johan Bruyneel, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Izegem, Belgium
- Aug 23 Kong Hee, Singaporean founder and Senior Pastor of the City Harvest movement in Asia
- Aug 23 Ray Ferraro, Canadian ice hockey center (Hartford Whalers, New York Islanders) and broadcaster (TSN Radio, TSN, NBCSN), born in Trail, British Columbia
- Aug 24 Dana Gould, American comedian, actor, and writer (The Simpsons, 2001-07), born in Hopedale, Massachusetts
- Aug 24 Oteil Burbridge, American bassist (Allman Brothers Band, 1997-2014; Dead & Company, 2015-23), born in Washington, D.C.
- Aug 24 Pebbles [Perri Reid (née McKissack)], American pop singer ("Girlfriend"), minister, and gospel singer, born in Oakland, California
- Aug 24 Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani cosmonaut (STS-89), born in Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
- Aug 25 Blair Underwood, American actor (L.A. Law - "Jonathan"; High Incident), born in Tacoma, Washington
- Aug 25 Marti Noxon, American television writer and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 25 Maxim Kontsevich, Russian mathematician, born in Khimki, Russia
- Aug 25 Morgan Englund, actor (Dylan Lewis-Guiding Light)
- Aug 25 Vassilios Kotronias, Greek chess grandmaster, born in Athens, Greece
- Aug 26 Bobby Jurasin, American CFL defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Wakefield, Michigan
- Aug 26 Chad Kreuter, American MLB catcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Marin County, California
- Aug 26 Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist (Panama Papers), born in Sliema, Malta (d. 2017)
- Aug 27 Frankie Thorn, American actress
- Aug 28 Lee Janzen, American golfer (US Open 1993, 1998), born in Austin, Minnesota
- Aug 29 Jordi Arrese, Spanish tennis player, born in Barcelona, Spain
- Aug 30 Gavin Fisher, British engineer (Williams Formula One)
- Aug 30 Stephen Baker, American NFL receiver (NY Giants), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Aug 31 Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and editor
About August 1964
How Old? 59 or 60 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
Greatest Generation
Silent Generation
Baby Boomer
Generation X
Millennial
Generation Z