- Aug 1 Graham Thorpe, English cricketer (England LHB Century on Test debut 1993), born in Farnham, Surrey, England
- Aug 2 Cedric Ceballos, American NBA forward (LA Lakers, Phoenix Suns), born in Maui, Hawaii,
- Aug 2 Erik Meijer, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Uerdingen), born in Curaçao
- Aug 2 Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer, born in Espinho, Portugal
- Aug 3 Doug Overton, American NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 4 Lee O'Leary, Compton CA, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
- Aug 4 Norm Casola, CFL slot back (Toronto Argonauts)
- Aug 5 Kenny Irwin Jr., American auto racer (USAC National Midget Champion 1996; NASCAR 87 starts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2000)
- Aug 5 Robert Scott, Australian businessman (CEO Wesfarmers Ltd) and rower (Olympic silver coxless pair 1996), born in Perth, Australia
- Aug 5 Vasbert Conniel Drakes, cricketer (fast bowler, WI ODI 1995)
- Aug 5 Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler), born in Bangalore, India
- Aug 6 Mike Budenholzer, American basketball head coach (Milwaukee Bucks 2018-19; Atlanta Hawks 2013-18; NBA Coach of the Year 2015, 19), born in Holbrook, Arizona
- Aug 6 Simon Doull, cricket medium pacer (NZ)
- Aug 8 Jerome Henderson, American NFL cornerback (NY Jets) and coach/executive (NY Jets), born in Statesville, North Carolina
- Aug 9 Troy Percival, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Fontana, California
- Aug 10 Iain Fraser, Canadian NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- Aug 12 Lincoln Coleman, NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons)
- Aug 12 Stuart Williams, West Indian cricketer (31 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 128; Leeward Islands, Nevis), born in Charlestown, Nevis
- Aug 13 Alex Fernandez, Cuban-American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Miami, Florida
- Aug 13 Midori Ito, Japanese ice skater (Olympic silver 1992), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Aug 14 Keitaro Hoshino, Japanese boxer (WBA minimumweight title 2000-01, 02), born in Yokohama, Japan (d. 2021)
- Aug 14 Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer, born in Aarhus, Denmark
- Aug 15 Eric Bieniemy, American NFL running back (Cincinnati Bengals) and coach, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aug 15 James Black, Canadian NHL center, 1989-2001 (Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, and 4 other teams), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
- Aug 15 Mark Heese, Canadian beach volleyballer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Aug 15 Yancey Thigpen, American NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Tarboro, North Carolina
- Aug 16 Ben Coates, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)
- Aug 17 Christian Laettner, American NBA forward/center (Atlanta Hawks, Olympic gold 1992), born in Angola, New York
- Aug 17 Ed Cunningham, American football center (Arizona Cardinals) and broadcaster (CBS Sports, ABC Sports, ESPN), born in Washington, D.C.
- Aug 17 Maria Strandlund, Swedish tennis star (1987 Futures NOR), born in Akersberga Sweden
- Aug 18 Isaac Austin, American NBA basketball center, 1991-2002 (Miami Heat and 6 other teams), born in Gridley, California
- Aug 19 Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player, born in Settsu, Japan
- Aug 19 Kirk Herbstreit, American football analyst (College GameDay), born in Centerville, Ohio
- Aug 20 Bart Spark, soccer player (Veendam, SC Heerenveen)
- Aug 21 Josee Chouinard, Canadian figure skater (Olympic-9th-1994), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 22 Hipolito Pichardo, Dominican MLB pitcher. 1902-2002 (Kansas City Royals, and 2 other teams), born in Jicomé, Dominican Republic
- Aug 22 Maurice Graef, Dutch soccer player (VVW, Roda JC), born in Horn, Netherlands
- Aug 23 Jeremy Schaap, American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, and author (Cinderella Man; Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics), born in New York City
Catriona Matthew (54 years old)
Aug 25 Scottish golfer (British Open 2009), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Aug 25 Elly Hakami, tennis star, born in San Francisco, California
- Aug 25 Mike Gisler, corner (New England Patriots)
- Aug 25 Mike Jones, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
- Aug 25 Vivek Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90)
- Aug 26 Nicole Arendt, American tennis player (1996 Aust doubles finalist), born in Somerville New Jersey
- Aug 26 Ricky Bottalico, American MLB, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in New Britain, Connecticut
- Aug 27 Mark Ealham, cricketer (Kent & England Test all-rounder 1996)
Pierre Turgeon (54 years old)
Aug 28 Canadian NHL center (NY Islanders, Montreal Canadiens), born in Rouyn, Quebec
- Aug 29 Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Aug 31 Andrei Trefilov, Russian NHL goalie (Buffalo Sabres, Olympic silver 1998), born in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Russia
- Aug 31 Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer (right-arm pace bowler since 1991)
- Aug 31 Victor Alexander, American NBA forward/center (NY Knicks), born in Detroit, Michigan
About August 1969
How Old? 54 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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