| 88471 | August 5 | Birth | 1948 – Barbara Flynn, English actress |
| 88472 | August 5 | Birth | 1948 – Carole Laure, Canadian actress and singer |
| 88473 | August 5 | Birth | 1948 – Shin Takamatsu, Japanese architect and academic |
| 88474 | August 5 | Birth | 1950 – Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian union leader and politician (d. 2013) |
| 88475 | August 5 | Birth | 1950 – Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 88476 | August 5 | Birth | 1950 – Goldie Rogers, Canadian wrestler (d. 2012) |
| 88477 | August 5 | Birth | 1951 – Samantha Sang, Australian singer |
| 88478 | August 5 | Birth | 1952 – Tamás Faragó, Hungarian water polo player |
| 88479 | August 5 | Birth | 1952 – John Jarratt, Australian actor and producer |
| 88480 | August 5 | Birth | 1952 – Louis Walsh, Irish talent manager |
| 88481 | August 5 | Birth | 1953 – Rick Mahler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 88482 | August 5 | Birth | 1955 – Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter (Twisted Sister and Scarecrow) |
| 88483 | August 5 | Birth | 1956 – Christopher Chessun, English bishop |
| 88484 | August 5 | Birth | 1956 – Jerry Ciccoritti, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 88485 | August 5 | Birth | 1956 – Maureen McCormick, American actress and singer |
| 88486 | August 5 | Birth | 1957 – David Gill, English businessman |
| 88487 | August 5 | Birth | 1957 – Faith Prince, American actress and singer |
| 88488 | August 5 | Birth | 1957 – Clayton Rohner, American actor |
| 88489 | August 5 | Birth | 1959 – Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (Dead or Alive) |
| 88490 | August 5 | Birth | 1959 – Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Germs, and Adolescents) |
| 88491 | August 5 | Birth | 1960 – David Baldacci, American lawyer and author |
| 88492 | August 5 | Birth | 1960 – Vivian Kubrick, American-English actress and composer |
| 88493 | August 5 | Birth | 1960 – Seth Swirsky, American singer-songwriter |
| 88494 | August 5 | Birth | 1961 – Roly Keating, English businessman |
| 88495 | August 5 | Birth | 1961 – Tawny Kitaen, American actress |
| 88496 | August 5 | Birth | 1961 – Janet McTeer, English actress |
| 88497 | August 5 | Birth | 1961 – Mark O'Connor, American violinist and composer |
| 88498 | August 5 | Birth | 1961 – Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach |
| 88499 | August 5 | Birth | 1961 – Tim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014) |
| 88500 | August 5 | Birth | 1962 – Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-American basketball player and coach |