- Aug 1 Brad Stephen "Taylor" Negron, American actor and writer (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Easy Money), born in Glendale, California (d. 2015)
- Aug 1 Laura Johnson, American actress (Falcon Crest), born in Burbank, California
- Aug 2 Mojo Nixon [Neill McMillan, Jr.], American musician ("Elvis Is Everywhere") and actor, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (d. 2024) [1]
Melanie Griffith (66 years old)
Aug 9 American actress (Body Double, Working Girl), born in New York City
- Aug 12 Amanda Redman, British stage and screen actress (At Home with the Braithwaithes; New Tricks; The Good Karma Hospital (2017–present), born in Brighton, Sussex, England
- Aug 14 Jackée Harry, American actress (Sandra-227), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Aug 15 Zeljko Ivanek, Slovenian-Croatian-American actor (Damages), born in Lujubljana, Yugoslavia
- Aug 16 Laura Innes, American actress and director (ER, The Event), born in Pontiac, Michigan
- Aug 18 Carole Bouquest, French actress (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), born in Paris, France
- Aug 18 Denis Leary, American actor and comedian (Rescue Me), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Aug 19 Darby Hinton, American actor (Daniel Boone - "Israel"; Days Of Our Lives - "Ian"), born in Santa Monica, California
Stephen Fry (66 years old)
Aug 24 English comedian, writer and actor (Blackadder, QI), born in London
- Aug 28 Daniel Stern, American actor (City Slickers, Wonder Years), born in Stamford, Connecticut
- Aug 28 Rick Rossovich, American actor (Top Gun, Roxanne, ER), born in Palo Alto, California
- Aug 29 Jerry D. Bailey, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey/broadcaster (Kentucky Derby 1993, 1996), born in Dallas, Texas
- Aug 31 Colm O'Rourke, Irish Gaelic footballer (All-Irelands 1987, 88; 5 x Leinster medals; 3 x NFL medals; Footballer of the Year 1991; Meath) and broadcaster/analyst (RTÉ, Sunday Independent), born in Edgeworthstown, Northern Ireland
About August 1957
How Old? 66 or 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No