- Aug 1 David Nemirovsky, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Aug 1 Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer and manager (Galatasaray), born in Karataş, Turkey
- Aug 1 Kevin Joseph, American baseball player, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
- Aug 1 Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian soccer player (Ajax), born in Owerri, Imo, Nigeria
- Aug 1 Søren Jochumsen, Danish footballer, born in Horsens, Denmark
- Aug 2 Reyes Estévez, Spanish athlete, born in Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
- Aug 3 Troy Glaus, American baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Tarzana, Los Angeles
- Aug 4 Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer
- Aug 5 Marians Pahars, Latvian footballer, born in Chornobai, Ukraine
- Aug 7 Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer, born in Piraeus, Greece
- Aug 7 Shane Lechler, American football player, born in East Bernard, Texas
- Aug 8 Jeff Simmons, American race car driver
- Aug 8 Seung-Yeop Lee, Korean baseball player
- Aug 10 Michael Depoli, American wrestler
- Aug 11 Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers), born in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia
- Aug 12 Antoine Walker, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 12 Henry Tuilagi, Samoan rugby player
- Aug 12 Pedro Collins, West Indian cricket fast bowler (29 Tests, 106 wickets; 30 ODIs, 39 wickets; Barbados, Middlesex), born in St. Peter, Barbados
- Aug 15 Boudewijn Send, Dutch soccer player (PSV), born in Maastricht, Netherlands
- Aug 16 Jonatan Johansson, Finnish soccer striker, manager (106 caps; Rangers, Charlton), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Aug 18 Tom Malchow, American 200m swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Aug 20 Chris Drury, American ice hockey player (NY Rangers), born in Trumbull, Connecticut
- Aug 21 Jeff Cunningham, American soccer forward (14 caps; Columbus Crew SC, FC Dallas), born in Montego Bay, Jamaica
- Aug 22 Jim Weaver, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Aug 23 Kate Sobrero, American soccer defender (201 caps; Olympic gold 2004, 08; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; Boston Breakers, Michigan Hawks), born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Aug 24 Bjorn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player (PSV), born in Goirle, Netherlands
- Aug 24 Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player (Ajax), born in Breda, Netherlands
- Aug 26 Carey Tally, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Aug 27 Carlos Moyá, Spanish professional tennis player, 1995-2010 (French Open, 1998; Davis Cup, 2006), born in Palma, Spain
- Aug 28 Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Aug 29 Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Aug 29 Kasia Kulesza, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Warsaw, Poland
- Aug 29 Kevin Kaesviharn, American football player, born in Paramount, California
- Aug 29 Pablo Mastroeni, American soccer player, born in Mendoza, Argentina
- Aug 30 Mike Koplove, American baseball player (Team USA 2008), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 31 Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer (World Cup 2002), born in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil
About August 1976
How Old? 47 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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