- Aug 2 Zelma Davis, Liberian-American singer (C+C Music Factory - "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."), born in Monrovia, Liberia
- Aug 3 Stephen Carpenter, American musician (Deftones), born in Sacramento, California
- Aug 9 Arion Salazar, American rock bassist (Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"), born in Oakland, California
- Aug 11 Andy Bell, English musician (Ride, Hurricane #1, Oasis)
- Aug 14 Kevin Rene Cadogan, American singer-songwriter (Third Eye Blind), born in Oakland, California
- Aug 19 Fat Joe [Cartagena], American rapper ("Wat's Luv?"), born in the Bronx, New York
- Aug 20 Fred Durst, American singer (Limp Bizkit), born in Gastonia, North Carolina
- Aug 23 Brad Mehldau, American jazz pianist, born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Aug 25 Jo Dee Messina, American country music singer (I'm Alright), born in Framingham, Massachusetts
- Aug 27 Tony Kanal, Indian-American bassist and songwriter (No Doubt - "Don't Speak"), born in Kingsbury, London, England
- Aug 28 Rick Recht, Jewish-American rock singer-songwriter ("Tear Down The Walls"), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Aug 30 Michael Wong, Chinese Malaysian singer, born in Ipoh, Malaysia
- Aug 31 Debbie Gibson, American pop singer (Only in My Dreams), born in Brooklyn, New York
About August 1970
How Old? 53 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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