| 87631 | August 3 | Birth | 1921 – Marilyn Maxwell, American actress and singer (d. 1972) |
| 87632 | August 3 | Birth | 1922 – John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (d. 2013) |
| 87633 | August 3 | Birth | 1923 – Jean Hagen, American actress (d. 1977) |
| 87634 | August 3 | Birth | 1923 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (d. 2012) |
| 87635 | August 3 | Birth | 1924 – Leon Uris, American soldier and author (d. 2003) |
| 87636 | August 3 | Birth | 1925 – Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager |
| 87637 | August 3 | Birth | 1926 – Rona Anderson, Scottish-English actress (d. 2013) |
| 87638 | August 3 | Birth | 1926 – Tony Bennett, American singer and actor |
| 87639 | August 3 | Birth | 1926 – Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 87640 | August 3 | Birth | 1927 – Gordon Scott, American actor (d. 2007) |
| 87641 | August 3 | Birth | 1928 – Cécile Aubry, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 87642 | August 3 | Birth | 1928 – Henning Moritzen, Danish actor (d. 2012) |
| 87643 | August 3 | Birth | 1930 – James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 87644 | August 3 | Birth | 1933 – Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (d. 2009) |
| 87645 | August 3 | Birth | 1934 – Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (d. 1989) |
| 87646 | August 3 | Birth | 1934 – Michael Chapman, English bassoon player (d. 2005) |
| 87647 | August 3 | Birth | 1934 – Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (d. 2002) |
| 87648 | August 3 | Birth | 1935 – John Erman, American actor, director, and producer |
| 87649 | August 3 | Birth | 1935 – Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1997) |
| 87650 | August 3 | Birth | 1935 – Vic Vogel, Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader |
| 87651 | August 3 | Birth | 1936 – Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (d. 2013) |
| 87652 | August 3 | Birth | 1936 – Edward Petherbridge, English actor |
| 87653 | August 3 | Birth | 1937 – Steven Berkoff, English actor, director, and playwright |
| 87654 | August 3 | Birth | 1937 – Roland Burris, American lawyer and politician, 39th Illinois Attorney General |
| 87655 | August 3 | Birth | 1937 – Tom Georgeson, English actor |
| 87656 | August 3 | Birth | 1937 – Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani-Australian cricketer |
| 87657 | August 3 | Birth | 1938 – Terry Wogan, Irish-English radio and television host |
| 87658 | August 3 | Birth | 1939 – Jimmie Nicol, English drummer (The Spotnicks and Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys) |
| 87659 | August 3 | Birth | 1939 – Apoorva Sengupta, Indian general and cricketer |
| 87660 | August 3 | Birth | 1940 – Lance Alworth, American football player |