- Aug 2 Marvin David Levy, American composer (Mourning Becomes Electra), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2015)
- Aug 3 (Averil) Mary Thomas, Welsh lyric soprano of both early and contemporary concert music, born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1997)
- Aug 4 (Calvin) "Scotty" Stoneman, American bluegrass fiddler (The Stoneman Family; The Kentucky Colonels), born in Galax, Virginia (d. 1973)
- Aug 5 Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch composer, born in Velsen, Netherlands (d. 1996)
- Aug 6 Dorothy Ashby (née Thompson), American jazz harpist, singer, and composer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1986)
- Aug 8 Mel Tillis [Lonnie Melvin Tillis], American country singer ("Who's Julie"; "M-M-Mel"), born in Pahokee, Florida (d. 2017)
- Aug 10 Alexander Goehr, English composer, born in Berlin, Germany
- Aug 10 Trudy Pitts, American jazz Hammond B-3 organist, pianist, and vocalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- Aug 12 Sergei Slonimsky, Russian composer and pianist (d. 2020)
- Aug 15 Bill Dowdy, American jazz drummer (The Three Sounds), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017)
Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021)
Aug 21 American stage and screen actor, director (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song; Sophisticated Gent), composer, and novelist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 23 Mark Russell, American political satirist, song parody writer, and pianist (Real People), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2023)
- Aug 24 Richard Graham Meale, Australian composer (Three Miró Pieces; Voss), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2009)
- Aug 27 François Glorieux, Flemish pianist and composer, born in Courtrai, Belgium
- Aug 28 Carlene Polite, American dancer, activist and author (Sister X), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2009)
- Aug 31 Roy Castle, English dancer and television entertainer (Record Breakers), born in Scholes, Yorkshire (d. 1994)
About August 1932
How Old? 91 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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