Lucille Ball (1911-1989)
Aug 6 American comedienne and actress (I Love Lucy; Mame), born in Jamestown, New York
- Aug 8 Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (Family Matters, The Brother from Another Planet), born in New York City (d. 2002)
- Aug 9 Robert McCormick, American NBC newscaster (Current Opinion), born in Danville, Kentucky (d. 1985)
- Aug 11 Henry Kulky [Kulakowich], American actor (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Love Nest), born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York (d. 1965)
Cantinflas (1911-1993)
Aug 12 Mexican actor (Around World in 80 Days, Pepe), born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Aug 22 Edith Atwater, American actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1986)
- Aug 27 Johnny Eck [Eckhardt], American sideshow performer, actor (Freaks; Tarzan films), magician, and artist, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1991)
- Aug 27 Kathleen "Kay" Walsh, British actress (The Horse's Mouth, Oliver Twist), born in Chelsea, London, England (d. 2005)
About August 1911
How Old? 112 or 113 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No