- Aug 7 Immanuel Wilkins, American modern jazz saxophonist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shawn Mendes (25 years old)
Aug 8 Canadian singer-songwriter (Handwritten, Treat You Better), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Aug 14 Doechii [Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon], American singer and rapper (Yucky Blucky Fruitcake), born in Tampa, Florida
- Aug 17 Genesis Owusu [Kofi Owusu-Ansah], Ghanaian-Australian singer and rapper (Smiling With No Teeth), born in Koforidua, Ghana
- Aug 18 Clairo [Claire Cottrill], American singer-songwriter ("Sofia"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Aug 25 China Anne McClain, American actress and singer (The Gospel; Daddy's Little Girls), born in Decatur, Georgia
- Aug 29 Bizarrap [Gonzalo Julián Conde], Argentine rapper (Quevedo), born in Ramos Mejía, Argentina
About August 1998
How Old? 25 years old
Generation: Generation Z
Leap Year: No
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