| 86761 | August 1 | Birth | 1924 – Frank Worrell, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 86762 | August 1 | Birth | 1925 – Ernst Jandl, Austrian poet and author (d. 2000) |
| 86763 | August 1 | Birth | 1926 – Theo Adam, German opera singer |
| 86764 | August 1 | Birth | 1926 – George Hauptfuhrer, American basketball player and lawyer (d. 2013) |
| 86765 | August 1 | Birth | 1927 – Anthony G. Bosco, American bishop (d. 2013) |
| 86766 | August 1 | Birth | 1928 – Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 86767 | August 1 | Birth | 1929 – Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1979) |
| 86768 | August 1 | Birth | 1929 – Ann Calvello, American roller derby racer (d. 2006) |
| 86769 | August 1 | Birth | 1930 – Lionel Bart, English composer (d. 1999) |
| 86770 | August 1 | Birth | 1930 – Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (d. 2002) |
| 86771 | August 1 | Birth | 1930 – Julie Bovasso, American actress (d. 1991) |
| 86772 | August 1 | Birth | 1930 – Lawrence Eagleburger, American lieutenant and politician, 62nd United States Secretary of State (d. 2011) |
| 86773 | August 1 | Birth | 1930 – Károly Grósz, Hungarian politician, 51st Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1996) |
| 86774 | August 1 | Birth | 1930 – Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) |
| 86775 | August 1 | Birth | 1931 – Ramblin' Jack Elliott, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 86776 | August 1 | Birth | 1931 – Trevor Goddard, South African cricketer |
| 86777 | August 1 | Birth | 1932 – Meir Kahane, American-Israeli rabbi and activist, founded the Jewish Defense League (d. 1990) |
| 86778 | August 1 | Birth | 1932 – Meena Kumari, Indian actress (d. 1972) |
| 86779 | August 1 | Birth | 1933 – Dom DeLuise, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2009) |
| 86780 | August 1 | Birth | 1933 – Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese baseball player and manager |
| 86781 | August 1 | Birth | 1933 – Teri Shields, American actress, producer, and agent (d. 2012) |
| 86782 | August 1 | Birth | 1933 – Dušan Třeštík, Czech historian and author (d. 2007) |
| 86783 | August 1 | Birth | 1934 – John Beck, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2000) |
| 86784 | August 1 | Birth | 1934 – Derek Birdsall, English graphic designer |
| 86785 | August 1 | Birth | 1935 – Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (d. 2014) |
| 86786 | August 1 | Birth | 1936 – W. D. Hamilton, Egyptian-English biologist, psychologist, and academic (d. 2000) |
| 86787 | August 1 | Birth | 1936 – Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (d. 2008) |
| 86788 | August 1 | Birth | 1936 – Laurie Taylor, English sociologist, radio host, and academic |
| 86789 | August 1 | Birth | 1937 – Al D'Amato, American lawyer and politician |
| 86790 | August 1 | Birth | 1939 – Bob Frankford, English-Canadian physician and politician (d. 2015) |