- Aug 1 Dhani Harrison, British musician (In Parallel; Brainwashed), born in Windsor, Berkshire, England
- Aug 5 Nektaria Karantzi, Greek traditional music and Byzantine chant singer, born in Greece
- Aug 7 Jamey Jasta [James Shanahan], American metal singer (Hatebreed), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Aug 7 Vanness Wu, Taiwanese-American singer (F4, Kangta & Vanness), born in Santa Monica, California
- Aug 8 Countess Vaughn, American actress and singer
- Aug 15 Tim Foreman, American bassist (Switchfoot - "The Beautiful Letdown"), born in Lake Arrowhead, California
- Aug 17 Vibeke Stene, Norwegian goth-metal singer (Tristania), and actress, born in Sokndal, Norway
- Aug 23 Julian Casablancas, American musician, born in New York City
- Aug 26 Cedric Burnside, American Blues musician and singer-songwriter (I Be Trying), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Aug 26 Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer and songwriter, born in Isleworth, Hounslow, England
- Aug 28 Jess Margera, American drummer (CKY), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
About August 1978
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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