- Aug 1 Roshumba Williams, American model (Bride), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 4 Daniel Dae Kim, American actor
- Aug 4 Marcus Schenkenberg, model (Calvin Klein)
- Aug 5 Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler
- Aug 9 Eric Bana, Australian actor (Hulk), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Aug 9 Gillian Anderson, American actress (The X-Files, Bleak House), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 9 McG [Joseph McGinty Nichol], American film producer and director (Charlies' Angels), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Aug 9 Peter Docter, American animator, and film director (Monsters, Inc; Up; Soul), born in Bloomington, Minnesota
- Aug 11 Anna Gunn, American actress
- Aug 12 Andras Jones, American actor
- Aug 14 Adrian Lester, English actor, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Aug 14 Catherine Bell, British-American actress (JAG - "Sarah MacKenzie"; The Good Witch - "Cassie"), born in London, England
- Aug 15 Debra Messing, American actress (Will & Grace), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 16 Donovan Leitch Jr., American actor (I Shot Andy Warhol) and musician (Camp Freddy), born in London, England
- Aug 17 Helen McCrory, English actress (The Queen, Peaky Blinders), born in London (d. 2021)
- Aug 18 Greta Lind, American actress (Katie Kennicott-All My Children), born in Goshen, New York
- Aug 18 Griffin Drew, American actress (Dinosaur Island), born in Hazelhurst, Georgia
- Aug 18 Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Aug 20 Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Aug 21 Barbara Ann Moore, American actress, Playboy playmate (Dec, 1992) and ballroom dancer, born in Spokane, Washington
- Aug 22 Casper Christensen, Danish comedian (Hvaffor en hånd), born in Kerteminde, Denmark
- Aug 24 Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler, born in Toyko
- Aug 25 Rachael Ray, American TV personality and chef, born in Glen Falls, New York
- Aug 28 Billy Boyd, Scottish actor (Seed of Chucky), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Aug 31 Jim Bob Howard, American actor (Flash and Bone), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
About August 1968
How Old? 55 or 56 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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