| 98148 | August 29 | Birth | 1901 – Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 1986) |
| 98149 | August 29 | Birth | 1904 – Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979) |
| 98150 | August 29 | Birth | 1905 – Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (d. 1979) |
| 98151 | August 29 | Birth | 1905 – Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (d. 1941) |
| 98152 | August 29 | Birth | 1910 – Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (d. 1985) |
| 98153 | August 29 | Birth | 1912 – Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |
| 98154 | August 29 | Birth | 1912 – Barry Sullivan, American actor and director (d. 1994) |
| 98155 | August 29 | Birth | 1912 – Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer |
| 98156 | August 29 | Birth | 1913 – Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999) |
| 98157 | August 29 | Birth | 1915 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish-English actress and singer (d. 1982) |
| 98158 | August 29 | Birth | 1915 – Endel Laas, Estonian scientist and academic (d. 2009) |
| 98159 | August 29 | Birth | 1915 – Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist and author (d. 1985) |
| 98160 | August 29 | Birth | 1916 – Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 98131 | August 29 | Birth | 1811 – Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (d. 1888) |
| 98132 | August 29 | Birth | 1842 – Alfred Shaw, English cricketer, rugby player, and umpire (d. 1907) |
| 98133 | August 29 | Birth | 1843 – David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (d. 1910) |
| 98134 | August 29 | Birth | 1844 – Edward Carpenter, English anthologist and poet (d. 1929) |
| 98135 | August 29 | Birth | 1857 – Sandford Schultz, English cricketer (d. 1937) |
| 98136 | August 29 | Birth | 1862 – Andrew Fisher, Scottish-Australian politician and diplomat, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928) |
| 98137 | August 29 | Birth | 1862 – Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949) |
| 98138 | August 29 | Birth | 1871 – Albert François Lebrun, French engineer and politician, 15th President of France (d. 1950) |
| 98139 | August 29 | Birth | 1875 – Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian flute player and educator (d. 1962) |
| 98140 | August 29 | Birth | 1876 – Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (d. 1958) |
| 98141 | August 29 | Birth | 1876 – Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949) |
| 98142 | August 29 | Birth | 1880 – Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canadian super-centenarian (d. 1998) |
| 98143 | August 29 | Birth | 1883 – Muriel George, English actress and singer (d. 1965) |
| 98144 | August 29 | Birth | 1887 – Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (d. 1978) |
| 98145 | August 29 | Birth | 1888 – Salme Dutt, Estonian-English politician (d. 1964) |
| 98146 | August 29 | Birth | 1891 – Marquis James, American journalist and author (d. 1955) |
| 98147 | August 29 | Birth | 1898 – Preston Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1959) |