- Aug 1 Mark "Red" Mitchell, American actor (JFK; 8 Seconds; I Want to Live), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1994)
- Aug 3 Molly Hagan, American actress (Code of Silence), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Aug 4 Lauren Tom, American actress
- Aug 5 [Julie] Tawny Kitaen, American actress (Bachelor Party; Whitesnake videos; Witchboard), born in San Diego, California (d. 2021)
- Aug 9 Amy Stiller, American actress (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), born in New York City
- Aug 10 Beatrice Alda, American actress (Lisa-Four Seasons), daughter of Alan Alda
- Aug 12 Roy Hay, British guitarist, songwriter (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"), and film score composer, born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
- Aug 13 Dawnn Lewis, American actress (Jaleesa-Different World), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 13 Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster, born in Whiston, Lancashire, England
- Aug 13 Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer (Khel – No Ordinary Game), born in Mulki, Mysore State, India
- Aug 14 Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler, born in Lexington, Tennessee (d. 1995)
- Aug 14 Susan Olson, American actress (The Brady Bunch -"Cindy"), born in Santa Monica, California
- Aug 18 John Viscardi, American actor (Father Tony-One Life to Live), born in New York City
- Aug 20 Joe Pasquale, English comedian and TV personality (King of the Jungle - I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!), born in Grays, Essex, England
- Aug 20 Linda Mantz, American actress (Frankie-Dorothy), born in New York City
Stephen Hillenburg (1961-2018)
Aug 21 American animator and cartoonist (SpongeBob SquarePants), born in Lawton, Oklahoma
- Aug 23 Alexandre Desplat, French film composer (The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in Paris, France
- Aug 24 Jared Harris, Irish-British actor (Valery Legasov-Chernobyl), born in Hammersmith, London
- Aug 25 Joanne Whalley, actress (Scandal), born in Manchester, England
- Aug 27 Mark Curry, British stage and screen actor, and television and radio presenter, born in Stafford, England
- Aug 28 Jennifer Coolidge, American actress and comedian (Legally Blonde film series; Christopher Guest films), born in Boston, Massachusetts
About August 1961
How Old? 62 or 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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