- Aug 1 Nigel Finch, English TV director and film-maker, born in Tenterden, Kent (d. 1995)
- Aug 2 Madeleine Smith, English actress (Vampire Lovers), born in Sussex, England
- Aug 6 Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1993)
- Aug 6 Joyce McKinney, American beauty queen (Miss Wyoming, 1972), born in Avery County, North Carolina
- Aug 8 Keith Carradine, San Mateo California, actor (Young Guns, Pretty Baby)
- Aug 11 Ian Charleson, Scottish actor (Gandhi, Chariots of Fire), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Aug 12 Mark Knopfler, British singer-songwriter, guitarist (Dire Straits - "Walk Of Life"; "Sultans Of Swing"; The Notting Hillbillies), and film score composer (Local Hero; Princess Bride), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Aug 14 Bob Backlund, American pro wrestler (WWWF/WWF Heavyweight C'ship 1978-93, 1994; WWF Tag Team C'ship with Pedro Morales), born in Princeton, Minnesota
- Aug 15 Ann Ryerson, American actress (Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin), born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
- Aug 16 Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor (Zinda Bhaag, Masoom, Paar), born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
- Aug 20 Alan Hardwick, English TV presenter, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England
- Aug 21 Loretta Devine, American actress (Boston Public), born in Houston, Texas
- Aug 23 Christopher Blake, English actor (Alexa), born in Chingford, London
- Aug 23 Katiana Balanika [Ekaterini Athaniti], Greek actress (On Air; Lysistrata) and singer, born in Greece
- Aug 23 Rick Springfield [Springthorpe], Australian singer ("Speak to the Sky"; "Jessie's Girl") and actor (General Hospital, 1981-83 and 2004-08 - "Noah Drake"), born in Balmain, New South Wales
- Aug 23 Shelley Long, American actress (Diane in Cheers, Money Pit), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Aug 24 Joe Regalbuto, American actor (Knots Landing; Murphy Brown - "Frank"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 25 Fariborz Lachini, Iranian film score composer, born in Tehran, Iran
- Aug 25 John Savage, American actor (The Deer Hunter; Maria's Lovers: The Onion Fields), born in Old Bethpage, New York
- Aug 26 Virginia Vallejo, Colombian journalist, writer and TV presenter, born in Cartago, Colombia
- Aug 28 Charles Rocket, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live), born in Bangor, Maine (d. 2005)
- Aug 29 Stan Hansen, American pro wrestler, 1973-2001 (most successful gaijin in Japanese pro wrestling history), born in Knox City Texas
- Aug 30 Christopher Collins, American actor (True Identity), voice actor (Cobra Commander-G.I. Joe) and comedian, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994)
Richard Gere (74 years old)
Aug 31 American actor (Breathless, Cotton Club, Pretty Woman), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
About August 1949
How Old? 74 or 75 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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