- Aug 2 Mineiro [Carlos Luciano da Silva], Brazilian footballer, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Aug 3 Aryiro Strataki, Greek heptathlete, born in Heraklion, Greece
- Aug 3 Chris Nevin, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper-batsman (37 ODIs, 19 dismissals), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Aug 3 N. D. Kalu, American defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Aug 3 Trevor Pryce, American NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 4 Beau Morgan, running back (Dallas Cowboys)
- Aug 4 Kaipo Spenser, Wailuku HI, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Aug 6 Victor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
- Aug 7 Alshermond Singleton, American NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Aug 7 Edgar Renteria, Colombian baseball player (Florida Marlins), born in Barranquilla, Colombia
- Aug 7 Jimmy van Fessem, Dutch football goalkeeper (Willem II), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- Aug 9 Mike Lamb, American baseball player, born in West Covina, California
- Aug 12 Anders Myrvold, Norwegian NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Lorenskog, Norway
- Aug 12 Paul Gaudoin, Australian field hockey halfback (Champions Trophy gold 1999; Olympic bronze 1996, 2000) and coach (Australian women's team 2016-21), born in Perth, Australia
- Aug 12 Regan Upshaw, American NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Berrien Springs, Michigan
- Aug 13 Joe Perry, English snooker player, born in Wisbech, England
- Aug 13 Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (regarded as fastest bowler in history 161.3km/h; 46 Tests, 178 wickets, BB 6/11; Somerset CCC, Durham CCC, Worcestershire CCC), born in Morgah, Pakistan
- Aug 14 Mike Vrabel, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 2001, 03, 04, New England Patriots) and coach (Tennessee Titans 2018-20), born in Akron, Ohio
- Aug 14 Viaceslav Ivanovski, Israeli weightlifter, born in Novosibirsk, Russia
- Aug 15 Bertrand Berry, American NFL football linebacker, 1997-2009 (Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals), and radio broadcaster, born in Houston, Texas
- Aug 15 Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer, born in Bangalore
- Aug 16 Didier Agathe, French footballer, born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion
- Aug 17 İlhan Mansız, German born Turkish footballer and ice skater, born in Kempten, West Germany
- Aug 21 Simon Katich, Australian cricketer, born in Middle Swan, Australia
- Aug 22 Charles C. Smith, American baseball player, NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Aug 22 Clint Bolton, Australian former football goalkeeper, born in Bundaberg, Australia
- Aug 22 Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- Aug 23 Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Brooklyn, New York, New York
- Aug 24 Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Aug 25 Molly Tuter, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury)
- Aug 25 Petria Thomas, Lismore NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympic silver 1996)
- Aug 26 Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player, born in Hermosa Beach, California
- Aug 26 Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers) and coach, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Aug 27 Mark Rudan, Australian footballer
- Aug 28 Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer (Aston Villa), born in Dublin
- Aug 28 Jamie Cureton, English footballer (Bishop's Stortford), born in Bristol, England
- Aug 30 Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian soccer defender (105 caps; Espérance, Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Southampton), born in Tunis, Tunisia
About August 1975
How Old? 48 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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