| 98911 | August 31 | Birth | 1913 – Helen Levitt, American photographer and cinematographer (d. 2009) |
| 98912 | August 31 | Birth | 1913 – Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) |
| 98913 | August 31 | Birth | 1914 – Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984) |
| 98914 | August 31 | Birth | 1915 – Pete Newell, American basketball player and coach (d. 2008) |
| 98915 | August 31 | Birth | 1916 – Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 98916 | August 31 | Birth | 1916 – Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 98917 | August 31 | Birth | 1916 – John S. Wold, American physicist and politician |
| 98918 | August 31 | Birth | 1918 – Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986) |
| 98919 | August 31 | Birth | 1919 – Amrita Preetam, Indian poet and author (d. 2005) |
| 98920 | August 31 | Birth | 1920 – Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan tenor and actor (d. 2010) |
| 98921 | August 31 | Birth | 1920 – G. D. Spradlin, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2011) |
| 98922 | August 31 | Birth | 1921 – Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (d. 2014) |
| 98923 | August 31 | Birth | 1921 – Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (d. 1988) |
| 98924 | August 31 | Birth | 1924 – John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 98925 | August 31 | Birth | 1924 – Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (d. 2003) |
| 98926 | August 31 | Birth | 1924 – Herbert Wise, Austrian-English director and producer (d. 2015) |
| 98927 | August 31 | Birth | 1925 – Moran Campbell, English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (d. 2004) |
| 98928 | August 31 | Birth | 1925 – Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003) |
| 98929 | August 31 | Birth | 1928 – James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 98930 | August 31 | Birth | 1928 – Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (d. 2005) |
| 98931 | August 31 | Birth | 1930 – Charles Kay, English actor |
| 98932 | August 31 | Birth | 1930 – Big Tiny Little, American pianist (d. 2010) |
| 98933 | August 31 | Birth | 1931 – Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014) |
| 98934 | August 31 | Birth | 1931 – Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004) |
| 98935 | August 31 | Birth | 1932 – Roy Castle, English actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1994) |
| 98936 | August 31 | Birth | 1932 – Allan Fotheringham, Canadian journalist |
| 98937 | August 31 | Birth | 1934 – Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor and singer |
| 98938 | August 31 | Birth | 1935 – Eldridge Cleaver, American activist and author (d. 1998) |
| 98939 | August 31 | Birth | 1935 – Bryan Organ, English painter |
| 98940 | August 31 | Birth | 1935 – Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager |