| 89281 | August 7 | Birth | 1949 – Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese journalist and politician |
| 89282 | August 7 | Birth | 1949 – Matthew Parris, South African-English journalist and politician |
| 89283 | August 7 | Birth | 1950 – Rodney Crowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Notorious Cherry Bombs) |
| 89284 | August 7 | Birth | 1950 – Alan Keyes, American politician and diplomat, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs |
| 89285 | August 7 | Birth | 1950 – S. Thandayuthapani, Sri Lankan educator and politician |
| 89286 | August 7 | Birth | 1952 – Kees Kist, Dutch footballer |
| 89287 | August 7 | Birth | 1952 – Alexei Sayle, English comedian, actor, and author |
| 89288 | August 7 | Birth | 1953 – Anne Fadiman, American journalist and author |
| 89289 | August 7 | Birth | 1954 – Jonathan Pollard, American-Israeli spy |
| 89290 | August 7 | Birth | 1954 – Alan Reid, Scottish politician |
| 89291 | August 7 | Birth | 1955 – Diane Downs, American murderer |
| 89292 | August 7 | Birth | 1955 – Wayne Knight, American actor |
| 89293 | August 7 | Birth | 1955 – Greg Nickels, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Seattle |
| 89294 | August 7 | Birth | 1955 – Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez, Cuban librarian |
| 89295 | August 7 | Birth | 1955 – Vladimir Sorokin, Russian author and playwright |
| 89296 | August 7 | Birth | 1955 – Gregoris Valtinos, Greek actor and director |
| 89297 | August 7 | Birth | 1956 – Sharon Isbin, American guitarist |
| 89298 | August 7 | Birth | 1957 – Caroline Aaron, American actress and producer |
| 89299 | August 7 | Birth | 1957 – Daire Brehan, Irish journalist, lawyer, and actress (d. 2012) |
| 89300 | August 7 | Birth | 1957 – Alexander Dityatin, Russian gymnast and colonel |
| 89301 | August 7 | Birth | 1958 – Russell Baze, Canadian-American jockey |
| 89302 | August 7 | Birth | 1958 – Bruce Dickinson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Iron Maiden and Samson) |
| 89303 | August 7 | Birth | 1958 – Alberto Salazar, Cuban-American runner and coach |
| 89304 | August 7 | Birth | 1959 – Koenraad Elst, Belgian orientalist and author |
| 89305 | August 7 | Birth | 1959 – Ali Shah, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach |
| 89306 | August 7 | Birth | 1960 – David Duchovny, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 89307 | August 7 | Birth | 1960 – Jacquie O'Sullivan, English singer-songwriter (Bananarama and Shillelagh Sisters) |
| 89308 | August 7 | Birth | 1960 – Rosana Pastor, Spanish actress |
| 89309 | August 7 | Birth | 1961 – Brian Conley, English actor and singer |
| 89310 | August 7 | Birth | 1961 – Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast |