| 94951 | August 21 | Birth | 1943 – Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (d. 2014) |
| 94952 | August 21 | Birth | 1943 – Hugh Wilson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 94953 | August 21 | Birth | 1944 – Perry Christie, Bahamian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas |
| 94954 | August 21 | Birth | 1944 – Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter |
| 94955 | August 21 | Birth | 1944 – Peter Weir, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 94956 | August 21 | Birth | 1945 – Celia Brayfield, English journalist and author |
| 94957 | August 21 | Birth | 1945 – Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player |
| 94958 | August 21 | Birth | 1945 – Patty McCormack, American actress and singer |
| 94959 | August 21 | Birth | 1945 – Basil Poledouris, American composer and conductor (d. 2006) |
| 94960 | August 21 | Birth | 1947 – Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Buckinghams) |
| 94961 | August 21 | Birth | 1949 – Loretta Devine, American actress and singer |
| 94962 | August 21 | Birth | 1949 – Daniel Sivan, Israeli scholar and academic |
| 94963 | August 21 | Birth | 1950 – Arthur Bremer, American attempted murderer |
| 94964 | August 21 | Birth | 1950 – Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer-songwriter and model |
| 94965 | August 21 | Birth | 1951 – Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist |
| 94966 | August 21 | Birth | 1951 – Margo Kane, Canadian actress and playwright |
| 94967 | August 21 | Birth | 1951 – Char Margolis, American psychic medium |
| 94968 | August 21 | Birth | 1951 – Chesley V. Morton, American businessman and politician |
| 94969 | August 21 | Birth | 1951 – Harry Smith, American journalist and radio host |
| 94970 | August 21 | Birth | 1952 – Keith Hart, Canadian firefighter, wrestler, and trainer |
| 94971 | August 21 | Birth | 1952 – Glenn Hughes, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Finders Keepers, Trapeze, Deep Purple, and Black Country Communion) |
| 94972 | August 21 | Birth | 1952 – Jiří Paroubek, Czech soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic |
| 94973 | August 21 | Birth | 1952 – Bernadette Porter, English nun and academic |
| 94974 | August 21 | Birth | 1952 – Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Clash, The Mescaleros, and The Pogues) (d. 2002) |
| 94975 | August 21 | Birth | 1953 – Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director |
| 94976 | August 21 | Birth | 1954 – Chip Coffey, American psychic medium |
| 94977 | August 21 | Birth | 1954 – Archie Griffin, American football player |
| 94978 | August 21 | Birth | 1954 – Bodil Niska, Norwegian saxophonist and composer |
| 94979 | August 21 | Birth | 1954 – Steve Smith, American drummer (Journey, Montrose, Steps Ahead, The RD Crusaders, and Vital Information) |
| 94980 | August 21 | Birth | 1956 – Kim Cattrall, English-American actress and producer |