- Aug 1 Keto Losaberidze, Georgian archer (Olympic gold USSR women's individual 1980; World C'ship gold team 1973, 81), born in Tqibuli, Georgia (d. 2022)
- Aug 3 Valeri Vasiliev, Soviet ice hockey defenceman (2x Olympic gold), born in Gorky, Soviet Union (d. 2012)
- Aug 4 John Riggins, NFL running back (NY Jets, Wash Redskins)
- Aug 8 Ricardo Londoño, Colombian racing driver
- Aug 9 Brie Howard-Darling, American musician (Boxing Gandhis; Fanny), artist and cake designer, born in Stockton, California
- Aug 9 Ted Simmons, American Baseball HOF catcher (8 x MLB All Star; Silver Slugger Award 1980; St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves), born in Highland Park, Michigan
- Aug 13 Bobby Clarke, Canadian NHL player and coach (Philadelphia Flyer), born in Flin Flon, Manitoba
- Aug 14 Bob Backlund, American pro wrestler (WWWF/WWF Heavyweight C'ship 1978-93, 1994; WWF Tag Team C'ship with Pedro Morales), born in Princeton, Minnesota
- Aug 18 John O'Leary, Irish golfer (Irish Open 1982; Ryder Cup 1975; director European Tour 1985-2019), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
- Aug 20 Norman Featherstone, South African cricketer, born in Que, Que, Southern Rhodesia
- Aug 22 Diana Nyad, American journalist and long-distance swimmer (1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979), born in New York City
- Aug 22 Doug Bair, American baseball player, born in Defiance, Ohio
- Aug 23 Geoff Capes, British shot putter, born in Holbeach, England
- Aug 26 John Baldwin, American light middleweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1968), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Aug 27 Doug Tewell, American golfer (PGA Senior C'ship 2000, The Tradition 2001), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Aug 31 Jim Fassel, American football coach (University of Utah 1985–89; New York Giants 1997-2003), born in Anaheim, California (d. 2021)
About August 1949
How Old? 74 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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