| 88531 | August 5 | Birth | 1971 – Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia |
| 88532 | August 5 | Birth | 1971 – Jared Hasselhoff, American bass player and songwriter (Bloodhound Gang) |
| 88533 | August 5 | Birth | 1972 – Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese wrestler |
| 88534 | August 5 | Birth | 1972 – Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and coach |
| 88535 | August 5 | Birth | 1972 – Darren Shahlavi, English-American actor and martial artist (d. 2015) |
| 88536 | August 5 | Birth | 1972 – Theodore Whitmore, Jamaican footballer and manager |
| 88537 | August 5 | Birth | 1972 – Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Fear Factory, Beowülf, Arkaea, and Kush) |
| 88538 | August 5 | Birth | 1973 – Justin Marshall, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster |
| 88539 | August 5 | Birth | 1973 – Sean Sherk, American mixed martial artist |
| 88540 | August 5 | Birth | 1974 – Kajol, Indian actress |
| 88541 | August 5 | Birth | 1974 – Alvin Ceccoli, Australian footballer |
| 88542 | August 5 | Birth | 1974 – Julio César Enciso, Paraguayan footballer |
| 88543 | August 5 | Birth | 1974 – Olle Kullinger, Swedish footballer |
| 88544 | August 5 | Birth | 1974 – Antoine Sibierski, French footballer |
| 88545 | August 5 | Birth | 1975 – Antony Cotton, English actor |
| 88546 | August 5 | Birth | 1975 – Ami Foster, American actress and singer |
| 88547 | August 5 | Birth | 1975 – Iddo Goldberg, Israeli-English actor |
| 88548 | August 5 | Birth | 1975 – Haim Goldenberg, Israeli-Canadian television host |
| 88549 | August 5 | Birth | 1975 – Dan Hipgrave, English guitarist and journalist (Toploader) |
| 88550 | August 5 | Birth | 1975 – Josep Jufré, Catalan cyclist |
| 88551 | August 5 | Birth | 1975 – Eicca Toppinen, Finnish cellist and composer (Apocalyptica) |
| 88552 | August 5 | Birth | 1976 – Jeff Friesen, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 88553 | August 5 | Birth | 1976 – Marians Pahars, Latvian footballer and manager |
| 88554 | August 5 | Birth | 1976 – Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor |
| 88555 | August 5 | Birth | 1976 – Eugen Trică, Romanian footballer and manager |
| 88556 | August 5 | Birth | 1977 – Eric Hinske, American baseball player and coach |
| 88557 | August 5 | Birth | 1977 – Soraya Jiménez, Mexican weightlifter (d. 2013) |
| 88558 | August 5 | Birth | 1977 – Mark Mulder, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 88559 | August 5 | Birth | 1977 – Michael Walsh, English footballer |
| 88560 | August 5 | Birth | 1978 – Cosmin Bărcăuan, Romanian footballer and manager |