- Aug 3 George Memmoli, American actor (Earl-Hello Larry), born in New York City (d. 1985)
- Aug 3 Terry Wogan, British broadcaster (Eurovision Song Contest, Blankety Blank), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2016)
- Aug 6 Bernardino Lombao, Spanish handballer (Atlético de Madrid 1967-69), coach (Nat basketball teams) and TV presenter (De Olimpia a Los Ángeles, Objetivo 92), born in Ribas de Sil, Spain (d. 2020)
- Aug 6 Carry Tefsen, Dutch actress (Say A)
- Aug 6 Paul Bartel, director/actor (Eating Raoul), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 6 Peter Bonerz, American actor (The Bob Newhart Show - "Jerry"), and director, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Aug 8 Connie Stevens [Concetta Ingoglia], American actress (Hawaiian Eye - "Cricket"; Back to the Beach), and singer ("Sixteen Reasons"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 9 Dick Anthony Williams, American actor (Our Family Honor), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
- Aug 19 Diana Muldaur, American actress (McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law), born in New York City
- Aug 24 Mason Williams, American musician, songwriter ("Classical Gas", Smother Brothers Comedy Hour), author, and photographer, born in Abilene, Texas
- Aug 25 David Canary, American actor (Bonanza, All My Children), born in Elwood, Indiana (d. 2015)
Elliott Gould (85 years old)
Aug 29 American actor (M*A*S*H, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice), born in Queens, New York
- Aug 30 Steve Delaney, English newscaster (Monitor), born in Dobbs Ferry, New York
- Aug 31 Martin Bell 'the man in the white suit', British journalist (BBC) and politician, born in Redisham, England
About August 1938
How Old? 85 or 86 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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