| 88411 | August 5 | Birth | 1912 – Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 88412 | August 5 | Birth | 1914 – Parley Baer, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 88413 | August 5 | Birth | 1914 – David Brian, American actor and dancer (d. 1993) |
| 88414 | August 5 | Birth | 1914 – Stjepan Šulek, Croatian composer and conductor (d. 1986) |
| 88415 | August 5 | Birth | 1916 – Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 88416 | August 5 | Birth | 1918 – Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982) |
| 88417 | August 5 | Birth | 1918 – Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded the Canada's National Ballet School (d. 2004) |
| 88418 | August 5 | Birth | 1920 – George Tooker, American painter and academic (d. 2011) |
| 88419 | August 5 | Birth | 1921 – Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014) |
| 88420 | August 5 | Birth | 1922 – L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (d. 2015) |
| 88421 | August 5 | Birth | 1922 – Frank Stranahan, American golfer (d. 2013) |
| 88422 | August 5 | Birth | 1923 – Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (d. 2005) |
| 88423 | August 5 | Birth | 1926 – Betsy Jolas, French composer |
| 88424 | August 5 | Birth | 1927 – John H. Moore II, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013) |
| 88425 | August 5 | Birth | 1929 – Ottó Boros, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1988) |
| 88426 | August 5 | Birth | 1929 – Don Matheson, American soldier, police officer, and actor (d. 2014) |
| 88427 | August 5 | Birth | 1930 – Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2012) |
| 88428 | August 5 | Birth | 1930 – Richie Ginther, American race car driver (d. 1989) |
| 88429 | August 5 | Birth | 1930 – Michal Kováč, Slovakian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Slovakia |
| 88430 | August 5 | Birth | 1931 – Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014) |
| 88431 | August 5 | Birth | 1932 – Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 88432 | August 5 | Birth | 1932 – Vladimir Fedoseyev, Russian conductor |
| 88433 | August 5 | Birth | 1933 – Jeffry Wickham, English actor (d. 2014) |
| 88434 | August 5 | Birth | 1934 – Karl Johan Åström, Swedish engineer and theorist |
| 88435 | August 5 | Birth | 1934 – Wendell Berry, American author, poet, and farmer |
| 88436 | August 5 | Birth | 1934 – Gay Byrne, Irish radio and television host |
| 88437 | August 5 | Birth | 1934 – Vern Gosdin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009) |
| 88438 | August 5 | Birth | 1935 – Michael Ballhaus, German director and cinematographer |
| 88439 | August 5 | Birth | 1935 – Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal |
| 88440 | August 5 | Birth | 1935 – John Saxon, American actor |