Hulk Hogan (70 years old)
Aug 11 WWF heavyweight champion (1984-89), born in Augusta, Georgia
- Aug 11 Sanford Jensen, American actor (Foley Square), born in South Haven, Michigan
- Aug 14 Cliff Johnson, American computer game author, born in Hanover, New Hampshire
- Aug 14 James Horner, American Academy Award-winning film composer (Titanic; Apollo 13; Avatar), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
- Aug 16 Catlin O'Heaney, American actress (Snow White-Charmings), born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
- Aug 16 Kathie Lee Gifford, American TV presenter (Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, Today show), born in Paris, France,
- Aug 19 Nanni Moretti, Italian film actor, director and producer (Caro diario), born in Bruneck, Italy
- Aug 20 Peter Horton, American actor (Gary-30 Something), born in Bellevue, Washington
- Aug 21 Ivan Stang, American writer and filmmaker (Church of the SubGenius), born in Washington, D.C.
- Aug 22 Paul Ellering, American wrestling manager, born in Melrose, Minnesota
- Aug 27 Peter Stormare, Swedish-born actor
- Aug 29 Speedy Gonzales, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Cat-Tails for Two"
About August 1953
How Old? 70 or 71 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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