| 94411 | August 20 | Birth | 1918 – Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author (d. 1974) |
| 94412 | August 20 | Birth | 1919 – Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer |
| 94413 | August 20 | Birth | 1920 – Arnold Green, Estonian soldier and politician (d. 2011) |
| 94414 | August 20 | Birth | 1921 – Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (d. 1985) |
| 94415 | August 20 | Birth | 1923 – Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964) |
| 94416 | August 20 | Birth | 1924 – George Zuverink, American baseball player (d. 2014) |
| 94417 | August 20 | Birth | 1926 – Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 94418 | August 20 | Birth | 1927 – John Boardman, English archaeologist and historian |
| 94419 | August 20 | Birth | 1927 – Yootha Joyce, English actress (d. 1980) |
| 94420 | August 20 | Birth | 1927 – Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (d. 2013) |
| 94421 | August 20 | Birth | 1927 – Peter Oakley, English soldier and blogger (d. 2014) |
| 94422 | August 20 | Birth | 1929 – Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 94423 | August 20 | Birth | 1929 – Lorenz Weinrich, German historian |
| 94424 | August 20 | Birth | 1930 – Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (d. 2013) |
| 94425 | August 20 | Birth | 1930 – Peter Randall, English sergeant (d. 2007) |
| 94426 | August 20 | Birth | 1931 – Mikhail Kaaleste, Estonian canoe racer and coach |
| 94427 | August 20 | Birth | 1931 – Don King, American boxing promoter |
| 94428 | August 20 | Birth | 1932 – Anthony Ainley, English actor (d. 2004) |
| 94429 | August 20 | Birth | 1932 – Vasily Aksyonov, Russian physician, author, and academic (d. 2009) |
| 94430 | August 20 | Birth | 1932 – Atholl McKinnon, South African cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 94431 | August 20 | Birth | 1933 – George J. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician |
| 94432 | August 20 | Birth | 1934 – Armi Kuusela, Finnish model, Miss Universe 1952 |
| 94433 | August 20 | Birth | 1934 – Tom Mangold, German-English journalist and author |
| 94434 | August 20 | Birth | 1935 – Ron Paul, American captain, physician, and politician |
| 94435 | August 20 | Birth | 1936 – Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 94436 | August 20 | Birth | 1937 – Jim Bowen, English television host |
| 94437 | August 20 | Birth | 1937 – Stelvio Cipriani, Italian composer |
| 94438 | August 20 | Birth | 1937 – El Fary, Spanish singer and actor (d. 2007) |
| 94439 | August 20 | Birth | 1937 – Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 94440 | August 20 | Birth | 1937 – Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter and bassist (The Seeds) (d. 2009) |