- Aug 1 Andrew Taylor, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers), born in Hartlepool, England
- Aug 1 Anton Strålman, Swedish ice hockey player, born in Tibro, Sweden
- Aug 1 Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player, born in Lviv, Ukraine
- Aug 5 Paula Creamer, American golfer (US Open 2010), born in Mountain View, California
- Aug 13 Joseph Lapira, American soccer player, born in Rochester, New York
- Aug 14 Terin Humphrey, American gymnast, born in Saint Joseph, Missouri
- Aug 16 Yu Darvish [Farid Yu Darvishsefat], Iranian-Japanese NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 10X All-Star (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2005-11; Texas Rangers, 2012-17; San Diego Padres, and 2 other teams), born in Habikino, Osaka, Japan
- Aug 17 Rudy Gay, American basketball player, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 17 Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player, born in Batton, Rouge, Louisiana
- Aug 19 Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player, born in Yashio, Japan
Usain Bolt (37 years old)
Aug 21 Jamaican sprinter (Olympic gold 100m/200m 2008, 12, 16), born in Sherwood Content, Jamaica
- Aug 23 Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player for St. George Illawarra Dragons, born in Kiama, Australia
- Aug 23 Josh Morris, Australian rugby league player for St. George Illawarra Dragons, born in Kiama, Australia
- Aug 24 Arian Foster, American football running back (First-team All-Pro 2010, 12; 4 × Pro Bowl; NFL rushing TD leader 2010, 12; Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Aug 24 Nick Adenhart, American baseball player, born in Silver Spring, Maryland (d. 2009)
- Aug 31 Feng Tianwei, Singaporean table tennis player
About August 1986
How Old? 37 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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