Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 15
- Stix Hooper, of The Crusaders, turns 88.
- Pete York, of the Spencer Davis Group, turns 84.
- Günter Sommer, German drummer, turns 83.
- Eddie Phillips, British musician, lead guitarist for The Creation, turns 81.
- Jimmy Webb, American songwriter, turns 80.
- Tommy Aldridge, Session drummer for Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, turns 76.
- Matt Johnson, lead vocalist for The The, turns 65.
- Marcia Schofield, member of The Fall, turns 64.
- Mikey Graham, vocalist for Boyzone, turns 54.
- Simon Dawbarn, member of 911, turns 52.
- Joe Jonas, (born Joseph Adam Jonas) American singer and one-third member of pop-rock band The Jonas Brothers, turns 37.
- Chief Keef, (born Keith Farrelle Cozart) American rapper and record producer, turns 31.
- Georgy Garanyan (August 15, 1934 –January 11, 2010), Russian alto saxophone player, would have turned 92 this year.
- Bill Pinkney (August 15, 1933 –July 04, 2007), American performer with The Drifters, would have turned 93 this year.
- Oscar Peterson (August 15, 1925 –December 23, 2007), Canadian Pianist/organist, would have turned 101 this year.
- Hugo Winterhalter (August 15, 1909 –September 17, 1973), American bandleader , would have turned 117 this year.
- Ned Washington (August 15, 1901 –December 20, 1976), American composer, would have turned 125 this year.
- Charles Tobias (August 15, 1898 –July 07, 1970), American composer, would have turned 128 this year.