- Aug 1 Dan Donegan, American rock guitarist (Disturbed - "Inside The Fire"), born in Oak Lawn, Illinois
- Aug 5 Terri Clark, Canadian country singer-songwriter, and guitarist, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 7 [James] Lynn Strait, American singer (Snot), born in Manhasset, New York (d. 1998)
- Aug 9 Sam Fogarino, American drummer (Interpol), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 10 Andile Yenana, South African jazz pianist, born in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Aug 10 Michael Bivins, American pop and R&B vocalist (New Edition - "Cool It Now"; Bell Biv Devoe - "Do Me!"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 11 Charlie Sexton, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Arc Angels), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Aug 11 Veda Hille, Canadian singer
- Aug 16 Donovan Leitch Jr., American actor (I Shot Andy Warhol) and musician (Camp Freddy), born in London, England
- Aug 19 Mark McGuinn, American country music singer-songwriter ("Mrs. Steven Rudy"), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Aug 20 Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Aug 22 Paul Colman, British-Australian guitarist (Newsboys, 2006-09), born in London
- Aug 24 Andreas Kisser, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist (Sepultura), born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
- Aug 25 Rafet El Roman [Yaşdut], Turkish pop singer and songwriter (Gençliğin Gözyaşı - The Tears of the Youth), born in at Uzunköprü. Turkey
- Aug 25 Spider One [Michael David Cummings], American musician (Powerman 5000), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts
- Aug 25 Stuart Murdoch, Scottish singer and songwriter (Belle & Sebastian), born in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Aug 25 Takeshi Ueda, Japanese rock bassist (The Mad Capsule Markets), born in Yokohama, Japan
- Aug 27 Eric "Bobo" Correa, American percussionist (Beastie Boys; Cypress Hill), born in Queens, New York
About August 1968
How Old? 55 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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