| 96961 | August 26 | Birth | 1928 – Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (d. 2015) |
| 96962 | August 26 | Birth | 1928 – Yvette Vickers, American model, actress, and singer (d. 2010) |
| 96963 | August 26 | Birth | 1929 – Reuben Kamanga, Zambian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Zambia (d. 1996) |
| 96964 | August 26 | Birth | 1930 – Joe Solomon, Guyanese cricketer and coach |
| 96965 | August 26 | Birth | 1931 – Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player (d. 2009) |
| 96966 | August 26 | Birth | 1932 – Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player (d. 2014) |
| 96967 | August 26 | Birth | 1934 – Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 96968 | August 26 | Birth | 1934 – Kevin Ryan, Australian rugby player, coach, lawyer and politician |
| 96969 | August 26 | Birth | 1935 – Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 96970 | August 26 | Birth | 1935 – Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (d. 2007) |
| 96971 | August 26 | Birth | 1937 – Don Bowman, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2013) |
| 96972 | August 26 | Birth | 1937 – Kenji Utsumi, Japanese voice actor (d. 2013) |
| 96973 | August 26 | Birth | 1938 – Jet Black, English drummer (The Stranglers) |
| 96974 | August 26 | Birth | 1939 – Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli businessman and politician (d. 2007) |
| 96975 | August 26 | Birth | 1939 – Todor Kolev, Bulgarian actor and singer (d. 2013) |
| 96976 | August 26 | Birth | 1939 – Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian banker and financier |
| 96977 | August 26 | Birth | 1940 – Michael Cockerell, English journalist |
| 96978 | August 26 | Birth | 1940 – Don LaFontaine, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 96979 | August 26 | Birth | 1940 – Nik Turner, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Hawkwind, Inner City Unit, and Space Ritual) |
| 96980 | August 26 | Birth | 1941 – Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (The Searchers) (d. 2005) |
| 96981 | August 26 | Birth | 1941 – Jane Merrow, English actress, producer, and screenwriter |
| 96982 | August 26 | Birth | 1941 – Barbet Schroeder, French-Swiss director and producer |
| 96983 | August 26 | Birth | 1941 – Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress |
| 96984 | August 26 | Birth | 1942 – Vic Dana, American singer and dancer |
| 96985 | August 26 | Birth | 1942 – Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston, English lawyer and politician |
| 96986 | August 26 | Birth | 1943 – Dori Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 96987 | August 26 | Birth | 1944 – Stephen Greif, English actor |
| 96988 | August 26 | Birth | 1944 – Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester |
| 96989 | August 26 | Birth | 1944 – Alan Parker, English guitarist and songwriter (Blue Mink) |
| 96990 | August 26 | Birth | 1944 – Judith Rees, English geographer and academic |