- Aug 1 Ashley Parker Angel, American pop singer (O-Town), and actor, born in Redding, California
- Aug 4 Marques Houston, American R&B singer (Immature-IMx) and actor, born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 5 Kō Shibasaki, Japanese singer and actress (47 Ronin), born in Toshima, Japan
- Aug 5 Ricky Kej, Indian Grammy Award-winning new age musician, composer (Winds of Samsara; Divine Tides), and environmentalist, born in North Carolina, USA
- Aug 6 Leslie Odom Jr., American actor and singer (Hamilton), born in New York City
- Aug 8 Bradley McIntosh, British pop singer-songwriter (S Club), born in London, England
- Aug 8 Kaori Iida, Japanese pop singer and actress (Morning Musume; Dream Morning Musume), born in Hokkaidō, Japan
- Aug 8 Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer and songwriter
- Aug 10 Natsumi Abe, Japanese pop singer (Dream Morning Musume), born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan
- Aug 11 Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
- Aug 11 Sandi Thom, Scottish born singer
- Aug 18 Jon Schneck, American rock guitarist (Relient K, 2005-present), born in Eustis, Florida
- Aug 21 Collie Buddz [Colin Patrick Harper], American reggae and dancehall artist ("Come Around"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aug 22 Jennifer Castellano, American pianist and composer, born in Westchester County, New York
- Aug 24 Jiro Wang Dong Cheng, Taiwanese singer and actor, born in Taipei, Taiwan
- Aug 26 Nico Muhly, American contemporary classical composer (Marnie), born in Randolph, Vermont
About August 1981
How Old? 42 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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