| 92881 | August 16 | Birth | 1934 – Dave Thomas, English-Welsh golfer and architect (d. 2013) |
| 92882 | August 16 | Birth | 1935 – Cliff Fletcher, Canadian businessman |
| 92883 | August 16 | Birth | 1935 – Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach |
| 92884 | August 16 | Birth | 1936 – Anita Gillette, American actress and singer |
| 92885 | August 16 | Birth | 1937 – David Anderson, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician |
| 92886 | August 16 | Birth | 1937 – David Behrman, American composer and producer |
| 92887 | August 16 | Birth | 1937 – Lorraine Gary, American actress |
| 92888 | August 16 | Birth | 1937 – Boris Rõtov, Estonian chess player (d. 1987) |
| 92889 | August 16 | Birth | 1939 – Seán Brady, Irish cardinal |
| 92890 | August 16 | Birth | 1939 – Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic |
| 92891 | August 16 | Birth | 1939 – Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 92892 | August 16 | Birth | 1940 – Bruce Beresford, Australian director and producer |
| 92893 | August 16 | Birth | 1941 – Théoneste Bagosora, Rwandan soldier |
| 92894 | August 16 | Birth | 1942 – Barbara George, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006) |
| 92895 | August 16 | Birth | 1943 – Sharon Baird, American actress and dancer |
| 92896 | August 16 | Birth | 1943 – Woody Peoples, American football player (d. 2010) |
| 92897 | August 16 | Birth | 1944 – Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Soft Machine) (d. 2013) |
| 92898 | August 16 | Birth | 1945 – Bob Balaban, American actor, director, and producer |
| 92899 | August 16 | Birth | 1945 – Russell Brookes, English race car driver |
| 92900 | August 16 | Birth | 1945 – Suzanne Farrell, American ballerina and educator |
| 92901 | August 16 | Birth | 1946 – Masoud Barzani, Iranian-Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan |
| 92902 | August 16 | Birth | 1946 – Dick Murdoch, American wrestler (d. 1996) |
| 92903 | August 16 | Birth | 1946 – Lesley Ann Warren, American actress and singer |
| 92904 | August 16 | Birth | 1947 – Carol Moseley Braun, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to New Zealand |
| 92905 | August 16 | Birth | 1947 – Katharine Hamnett, English fashion designer |
| 92906 | August 16 | Birth | 1947 – Marc Messier, Canadian actor |
| 92907 | August 16 | Birth | 1948 – Barry Hay, Indian-Dutch singer-songwriter (Golden Earring) |
| 92908 | August 16 | Birth | 1948 – Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player and manager |
| 92909 | August 16 | Birth | 1948 – Pierre Reid, Canadian educator and politician |
| 92910 | August 16 | Birth | 1949 – Scott Asheton, American drummer (The Stooges and Sonic's Rendezvous Band) (d. 2014) |