- Aug 5 Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer (world record 200 meters, Olympic Gold 2008), born in Mirano, Italy
- Aug 8 Danilo Gallinari, Italian NBA basketball player (NY Knicks, Denver Nuggets), born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy
- Aug 11 Patrick Mills, Australian basketball player
- Aug 12 Tyson Fury, British heavyweight professional boxer, born in Manchester
- Aug 19 Kirk Cousin, American NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in Barrington, Illinois
- Aug 21 Robert Lewandowski, Polish football player (Bayern Munich, Polish national team), born in Warsaw, Poland
- Aug 23 Daniel Schwaab, German footballer, born in Waldkirch, Germany
- Aug 23 Jeremy Lin, American NBA player (Toronto Raptors), born in Torrance, California
- Aug 25 Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer (US Open 2007 runner-up; Rookie of the Year 2007), born in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
- Aug 26 Wayne Simmonds, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 2008-present (Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- Aug 28 Ray Jones, English footballer, born in London, England (d. 2007)
- Aug 30 Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player, born in Riga, Latvia
- Aug 30 Jordan Rodgers, American TV personality and footballer player (The Bachelorette), born in Chico, California
- Aug 31 David Ospina, Colombian football goalkeeper, born in Itagüí, Colombia
About August 1988
How Old? 35 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: Yes
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Basketball Stars
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Tennis Champions