- Aug 3 Alec Wyton, English-born American composer, born in London, England (d. 2007)
- Aug 3 Richard Adler, American composer and songwriter (Pajama Game; Damn Yankees), born in New York City (d. 2012)
- Aug 7 Karel Husa, Czech-American Pulitzer prize winning composer (Trojan Women), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2016)
- Aug 7 Manitas de Plata [Ricardo Baliardo], French gypsy flamenco guitarist, born in Sète, France (d. 2014)
- Aug 8 Roger Nixon, American composer, born in Tulare, California (d. 2009)
- Aug 8 Webb Pierce, American honky-tonk country singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("In The Jailhouse Now"; "Wondering"; "There Stands The Glass"), born in West Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1991)
- Aug 13 Jimmy McCracklin [Walker], American R&B pianist, and composer ("The Walk"; "Tramp"), born in Elaine, Arkansas (d. 2012)
- Aug 14 Giorgio Strehler, Italian opera and theatre director, born in Barcola, Trieste, Italy (d. 1997)
- Aug 16 Gido Kokars, Latvian choral conductor, born in Gulbene, Latvia (d. 2017)
- Aug 20 Gloria Parker [Rosenthal], American marimbist, glasspiel player, songwriter (Clap Your Hands and Shake Your Blues Away), and bandleader, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2022) [1]
About August 1921
How Old? 102 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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