- Aug 1 Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer, born in Seraing, Belgium
- Aug 7 Sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player, born in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Aug 11 Nkem Ojougboh, American basketball player
- Aug 14 Tim Tebow, American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2007, BCS National C'ship 2006, 08; U of Florida; Denver Broncos), born in Makati, Philippines
- Aug 19 Nico Hülkenberg, German racing car driver, born in Emmerich am Rhein, West Germany
- Aug 19 Patrick Chung, Jamaican-American NFL player (New England Patriots), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Aug 19 Richard Stearman, English footballer, born in Wolverhampton, England
- Aug 20 Cătălina Ponor, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 2004), born in Constanța, Romania
- Aug 24 Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player, born in Jesenice, Slovenia
- Aug 24 Jon Scheyer, American-Israeli basketball player, born in Northbrook, Illinois
- Aug 25 James Wesolowski, Australian footballer
- Aug 25 Justin Upton, American baseball player
- Aug 27 Darren McFadden, American football player
- Aug 29 Tony Kane, Irish footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Aug 31 Petros Kravaritis, Greek football goalkeeper, born in Lamia, Greece
About August 1987
How Old? 36 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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