- Aug 8 (Joshua) "JC" Chasez, American pop singer (*NSYNC ' Bye Bye Bye"), born in Bowie, Maryland
- Aug 8 Drew Lachey, American pop singer (98 Degrees), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Aug 9 Leigh Kakaty, Canadian-American rock singer (Pop Evil), born in Kingston, Ontario
- Aug 11 Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter (Death Cab for Cutie; The Postal Service), born in Bremerton, Washington
- Aug 11 Brendan Bayliss, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (Umphrey's McGee), born in Annapolis, Maryland
- Aug 12 Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström, Finnish guitarist
- Aug 12 Wednesday 13 [Joseph Poole], American punk rock musician (Wednesday 13, Murderdolls), born in Lexington, North Carolina
- Aug 14 Maya Nasri [Asmar], Lebanese actress and singer, born in Minyara, Lebanon
- Aug 16 Dave Ockun, American concert producer, born in Syosset, New York
- Aug 26 Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh - Guapa), born in Irun, Spain
- Aug 26 Zemfira [Ramazanova], Russian rock singer (Forgive Me My Love), born in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, Soviet Union
- Aug 31 Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer, born in Évreux, France
About August 1976
How Old? 47 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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