- Aug 1 Martin Damm, Czech tennis star, born in Liberec, Czech Republic
- Aug 2 Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer, born in Hail, Saudi Arabia
- Aug 3 John Lilley, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts
- Aug 3 Sandis Ozolinsh, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Riga, Latvia
- Aug 3 Travis Hall, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons), born in Sodoltna, Alaska
- Aug 5 Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and pace bowler (1989-98), born in Sheikhupura, Pakistan
- Aug 5 John Wasdin, American baseball pitcher, 1997-2009 (Oakland A's, Boston Red Sox, 5 other MLB and 2 Japanese teams), born in Ft Belvoir, Virginia
- Aug 6 Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
- Aug 7 Tony Bouie, American NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aug 9 Robert Peal, American dance skater (with Margot Contois), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 9 Silvia Ramon-Cortes, Spanish tennis star (1994 Futures-Vigo), born in Barcelona, Spain
- Aug 10 Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union flanker and captain (85 caps England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Was[s), born in London, England
- Aug 11 Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
- Aug 12 Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Aug 12 Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer
- Aug 12 Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer
- Aug 14 Ed O'Bannon, American NBA forward (NJ Nets), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 14 Evan Pilgrim, American NFL guard (Chicago Bears), born in Pittsburg, California
- Aug 15 (Zbigniew) "Jason" Maniecki, Polish-American NFL defensive tackle, 1996-98 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
- Aug 15 Freddie Solomon, American football wide receiver (NFL Philadelphia Eagles, 1993-98: Arena League, 2003-07), born in Gainesville, Florida
- Aug 15 Ken Walter, American NFL punter, 1997-2006 (Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, and 2 other teams), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 16 Eddie Goines, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
- Aug 16 Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer, born in Perth, Australia
- Aug 16 Zach Wiegert, American college and professional football player (St Louis Rams), born in Fremont, Nebraska
- Aug 17 Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer (Captain of national side), born in Nagakanda, Bangladesh
- Aug 18 Gudrun Pflüger, Austrian mountain runner (World C'ship gold 1992, 94, 95, 96), born in Graz, Austria (d. 2023)
- Aug 18 Nate Jones, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 18 Ray Jacobs, American football linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Corsicana, Texas
- Aug 19 Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer, born in Bouquet, Argentina
- Aug 22 Max Wilson, Brazilian racing driver, born in Hamburg, Germany
- Aug 22 Stephen Boyd, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Valley Stream, New York
- Aug 23 Anthony Calvillo, American Canadian Football HOF quarterback (Grey Cup 2002, 09, 10; Grey Cup MVP 2002; CFL MOP 2003, 08, 09 Montreal Alouettes), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 23 Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Humacao, Puerto Rico
- Aug 23 Sheldon Benoit, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
- Aug 24 Chris Right, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
- Aug 24 Ian Moran, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994, Pitts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 24 Kurt Miller, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Tucson, Arizona
- Aug 25 Bryan Stoltenberg, corner (NY Giants)
- Aug 25 Marlo Perry, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- Aug 25 Marvin Harrison, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl XLI Indianapolis Colts; First-team All-Pro 1999, 2002, 06; 8 x Pro Bowl), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 25 Tony Dumas, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks)
- Aug 27 Chris Imes, US hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in South Paris, Maine
- Aug 27 Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
- Aug 27 Donta Jones, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Aug 28 Darby Hendrickson, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Richfield, Minnasota
- Aug 28 Jay Witasick, American baseball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Aug 28 Mike Cawley, American CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Aug 30 Jose Herrera, outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Aug 30 Pavel Nedvěd, Czech football player (Lazio, Juventus), born in Cheb, Czechoslovakia
About August 1972
How Old? 51 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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