- Aug 3 Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby league footballer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Aug 4 Ha Seung-Jin, Korean basketball player
- Aug 4 Luis Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer
- Aug 4 Mark Milligan, Australian footballer
- Aug 5 Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer, born in Farciennes, Belgium
- Aug 5 Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer (Chelsea), born in Oumé, Ivory Coast
- Aug 8 Brayan Ruiz, Costa Rican football player
- Aug 9 Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer, born in Orange County, california
- Aug 9 JaMarcus Russell, American football player, born in Mobile, Alabama
- Aug 9 Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver, born in Savigliano, Italy
- Aug 14 Christian Gentner, German footballer, born in Nürtingen, Germany
- Aug 22 Brittany Lang, American golfer (US Open 2016), born in Richmond, Virginia
- Aug 26 David Price, American baseball pitcher (2012 Cy Young Award TB Rays; 5 × All-Star; World Series 2018 Boston Red Sox), born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Aug 30 Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer (3 Olympic medals), born in Perth, Australia
- Aug 30 Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer (2 Olympic golds, 1 silver), born in Katherine, Australia
- Aug 30 Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer, born in Swansea, Wales
- Aug 30 Steven Smith, Scottish footballer (Rangers), born in Bellshill, Scotland
About August 1985
How Old? 38 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No