- Aug 1 Laurie Taylor, English sociologist and broadcaster (BBC Radio 4), born in Liverpool, England
- Aug 3 Edward Petherbridge, English actor (The Guardians), born in West Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
- Aug 5 John Dancy, American newscaster (Prime Time Sunday), born in Jackson, Texas (d. 2021)
- Aug 8 Keith Barron, English actor (At Earth's Core, Baby Love), born in Mexborough, England (d. 2017)
- Aug 12 Geoff Hamilton, English gardener and journalist (BBC Gardener's World), born in London, England (d. 1996)
- Aug 14 Trevor Bannister, British actor (Are You Being Served?), born in Durrington, Wiltshire (d. 2011)
- Aug 16 Anita Gillette, American actress (Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Aug 17 Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American (Dakota Sioux) country music singer-songwriter, actor (Walker, Texas Ranger; Northern Exposure), and political activist, born on Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, South Dakota (d. 2007)
Robert Redford (87 years old)
Aug 18 American actor (The Sting; The Candidate; The Natural; All The President's Men), and Academy Award-winning director (Ordinary People; Quiz Show; A River Runs Through It), born in Santa Monica, California
- Aug 20 Sam Melville, American actor (The Rookies -"Mike Danko"; Roughnecks), born in Fillmore, Utah (d. 1989)
- Aug 25 Hugh Hudson, English film director (Chariots of Fire), born in London, England (d. 2023) [1]
- Aug 26 Francine York, American actress (Slattery's People), born in Aurora, Minnesota (d. 2017)
- Aug 30 Edward Pałłasz, Polish classical, theater, and film composer, born in Starogard Gdański, Poland (d. 2019)
About August 1936
How Old? 87 or 88 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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