- Aug 1 Andy Blignaut, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
- Aug 1 Edgerrin James, American football player (Indianapolis Colts), born in Immokalee, Florida
- Aug 2 Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer, born in Belgrade, Serbia
- Aug 2 Matt Guerrier, American baseball player, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio
- Aug 3 Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer, born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
- Aug 4 Kurt Busch, American race car driver
- Aug 5 Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter, born in Leuven, Belgium
- Aug 5 Lorrie Fair, American soccer midfielder (120 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; Olympics silver 2000; Philadelphia Charge, Olympique Lyonnais, Chelsea), born in Los Altos, California
- Aug 8 Alan Maybury, Irish footballer
- Aug 8 Louis Saha, French footballer
- Aug 10 Chris Read, English cricketer and captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, born in Paignton, England
- Aug 10 Daniel Allsopp, Australian footballer (Manchester City), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Aug 11 Jermain Taylor, American boxer (undisputed world middleweight champion 2005-07), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Aug 12 Chris Chambers, American football player, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 12 Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (4 Olympic Gold medals for Canada), born in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan
- Aug 13 Benjani Mwaruwari, Zimbabwean footballer, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Aug 14 Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer, born in Giannouli, Greece
- Aug 15 Kerri Walsh, American beach volleyball player (Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12), born in Santa Clara, California
- Aug 15 Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast (World Champion 1995, Olympic Gold 1996), born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR
- Aug 15 Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
- Aug 16 Eddie Gill, American basketball player, born in Aurora, Colorado
- Aug 16 Fu Mingxia, Chinese diver (Olympic gold women's 10m platform 1992, 96; 3m springboard 1996, 2000), born in Wuhan, China
- Aug 19 Chris Capuano, American baseball player (Pitcher), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts
- Aug 20 Sanna Lankosaari, Finnish ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Kemi, Finland
- Aug 21 Alan Lee, Irish footballer, born in Galway, Ireland
- Aug 21 Jason Marquis, American baseball pitcher, born in Manhasset, NY
- Aug 21 Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player, born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 21 Reuben Droughns, American football player, born in Chicago, Illinois
Kobe Bryant (1978-2020)
Aug 23 American basketball guard (NBA champion 2000–02, 09-10; NBA MVP 2008; 18 x NBA All Star; LA Lakers; Olympic gold 2008,12), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 24 Rafael Furcal, Dominican baseball player, born in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic
- Aug 29 Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer, born in Kaduna, Nigeria
- Aug 30 Cliff Lee, American baseball player, born in Benton, Arkansas
- Aug 31 Philippe Christanval, French footballer
About August 1978
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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