| 87691 | August 3 | Birth | 1956 – Todd Christensen, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013) |
| 87692 | August 3 | Birth | 1956 – Dave Cloud, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015) |
| 87693 | August 3 | Birth | 1956 – Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer and coach |
| 87694 | August 3 | Birth | 1957 – Bodo Rudwaleit, German footballer and manager |
| 87695 | August 3 | Birth | 1957 – Kate Wilkinson, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th New Zealand Minister of Conservation |
| 87696 | August 3 | Birth | 1958 – Lindsey Hilsum, English journalist and author |
| 87697 | August 3 | Birth | 1958 – Ana Kokkinos, Australian director and screenwriter |
| 87698 | August 3 | Birth | 1958 – Lambert Wilson, French actor |
| 87699 | August 3 | Birth | 1959 – Martin Atkins, English drummer and producer (Public Image Ltd, Ministry, and Killing Joke) |
| 87700 | August 3 | Birth | 1959 – Mike Gminski, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 87701 | August 3 | Birth | 1959 – John C. McGinley, American actor and producer |
| 87702 | August 3 | Birth | 1959 – Koichi Tanaka, Japanese chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 87703 | August 3 | Birth | 1960 – Tim Mayotte, American tennis player and coach |
| 87704 | August 3 | Birth | 1960 – Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketer |
| 87705 | August 3 | Birth | 1961 – Molly Hagan, American actress |
| 87706 | August 3 | Birth | 1961 – Nick Harvey, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces |
| 87707 | August 3 | Birth | 1961 – Lee Rocker, American bassist (Stray Cats) |
| 87708 | August 3 | Birth | 1963 – Frano Botica, New Zealand rugby player and coach |
| 87709 | August 3 | Birth | 1963 – James Hetfield, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Metallica, Spastik Children, and Leather Charm) |
| 87710 | August 3 | Birth | 1963 – Ed Roland, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Collective Soul and Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project) |
| 87711 | August 3 | Birth | 1963 – Lisa Ann Walter, American actress, producer, and screenwriter |
| 87712 | August 3 | Birth | 1963 – Isaiah Washington, American actor and producer |
| 87713 | August 3 | Birth | 1964 – Lucky Dube, South African singer and keyboard player (d. 2007) |
| 87714 | August 3 | Birth | 1964 – Nate McMillan, American basketball player and coach |
| 87715 | August 3 | Birth | 1964 – Kevin Sumlin, American football player and coach |
| 87716 | August 3 | Birth | 1964 – Abhisit Vejjajiva, English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand |
| 87717 | August 3 | Birth | 1966 – Brent Butt, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 87718 | August 3 | Birth | 1966 – Gizz Butt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Prodigy, The Destructors, English Dogs, Janus Stark, Sabbat, The More I See) |
| 87719 | August 3 | Birth | 1966 – Eric Esch, American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist |
| 87720 | August 3 | Birth | 1967 – Mathieu Kassovitz, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, founded MNP Entreprise |