| 86821 | August 1 | Birth | 1952 – Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 2003) |
| 86822 | August 1 | Birth | 1952 – Yajurvindra Singh, Indian cricketer |
| 86823 | August 1 | Birth | 1953 – Robert Cray, American singer and guitarist |
| 86824 | August 1 | Birth | 1953 – Howard Kurtz, American journalist and author |
| 86825 | August 1 | Birth | 1954 – Trevor Berbick, Jamaican-Canadian boxer (d. 2006) |
| 86826 | August 1 | Birth | 1954 – James Gleick, American journalist and author |
| 86827 | August 1 | Birth | 1954 – Benno Möhlmann, German footballer and manager |
| 86828 | August 1 | Birth | 1955 – Arun Lal, Indian cricketer and sportscaster |
| 86829 | August 1 | Birth | 1956 – Ku Ok-hee, South Korean golfer (d. 2013) |
| 86830 | August 1 | Birth | 1956 – Lewis Smith, American actor |
| 86831 | August 1 | Birth | 1957 – C. J. Laing, American porn actress |
| 86832 | August 1 | Birth | 1957 – Taylor Negron, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 86833 | August 1 | Birth | 1958 – Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs) (d. 2000) |
| 86834 | August 1 | Birth | 1958 – Adrian Dunbar, Irish actor |
| 86835 | August 1 | Birth | 1958 – Tor Håkon Holte, Norwegian skier |
| 86836 | August 1 | Birth | 1958 – Michael Penn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Doll Congress) |
| 86837 | August 1 | Birth | 1958 – Kiki Vandeweghe, American basketball player and coach |
| 86838 | August 1 | Birth | 1959 – Joe Elliott, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Def Leppard, Atomic Mass, and Down 'n' Outz) |
| 86839 | August 1 | Birth | 1959 – Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese guitarist and songwriter (Ground Zero and Filament) |
| 86840 | August 1 | Birth | 1960 – Chuck D, American rapper and producer (Public Enemy, The Bomb Squad, and Confrontation Camp) |
| 86841 | August 1 | Birth | 1960 – Suzi Gardner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (L7) |
| 86842 | August 1 | Birth | 1960 – Professor Griff, American rapper (Public Enemy and Confrontation Camp) |
| 86843 | August 1 | Birth | 1962 – Jesse Borrego, American actor and singer |
| 86844 | August 1 | Birth | 1962 – Jacob Matlala, South African boxer (d. 2013) |
| 86845 | August 1 | Birth | 1962 – Cesar Montano, Filipino actor and director |
| 86846 | August 1 | Birth | 1963 – Coolio, American rapper, producer, and actor (WC and the Maad Circle) |
| 86847 | August 1 | Birth | 1963 – Demián Bichir, Mexican-American actor and producer |
| 86848 | August 1 | Birth | 1963 – John Carroll Lynch, American actor |
| 86849 | August 1 | Birth | 1963 – Lynette Sadleir, New Zealand swimmer |
| 86850 | August 1 | Birth | 1963 – Koichi Wakata, Japanese astronaut and engineer |