- Aug 13 Sid Gordon, American baseball player, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1975)
- Aug 27 Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, born in Culver City, California (d. 1986)
- Aug 30 William "Pop" Gates, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach (Harlem Globetrotters "Legends" Ring 1995), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 1999)
About August 1917
How Old? 106 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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