Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 30
- John McNally, Brit musician; founder of The Searchers, turns 85.
- Charles Colbert, American vocalist with Gary & the Knight Lites, The American Breed, and The Daylighters, turns 82.
- John Douglas Surman, Brit clarinettist, keyboardist, and saxophonist, turns 82.
- Micky Moody, American guitarist with Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake, turns 76.
- Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and politician, turns 75.
- Kenny Andrews, American lead vocalist with Darts, turns 74.
- Horace Panter, Brit bassist for The Specials and General Public, turns 73.
- Ronald Beitle, of Wild Cherry, turns 72.
- Detlev Beier, German session musician (bassist), turns 69.
- Gerald Albright, American alto and tenor saxophone player, turns 69.
- Martin Jackson, drummer for Magazine, turns 68.
- Keith McKenzie, Scottish drummer for The Shamen, turns 65.
- Paul Oakenfold, British DJ, turns 63.
- Robert Clivilles, British record producer, DJ with C+C Music Factory, turns 62.
- Peter Cunnah, British songwriter and lead vocalist for D:Ream, turns 60.
- Swizz Beatz, (nee Kasseem Dean) American hip hop music producer, turns 52.
- Kassidy Osborn, American country music singer with SheDaisy, turns 50.
- Rich Cronin (August 30, 1975 –September 8, 2010), American singer and songwriter with Lyte Funky Ones, would have turned 51 this year.
- Simon Bainbridge (August 30, 1952 –April 02, 2021), British composer and professor , would have turned 74 this year.
- John Peel (August 30, 1939 –October 25, 2004), (nee John Robert Parker Ravenscroft) BBC Radio disc jockey, would have turned 87 this year.
- John Phillips (August 30, 1935 –March 18, 2001), (nee John Edmund Andrew Phillips) American guitarist of The Mamas & the Papas, would have turned 91 this year.
- Johnny Mann (August 30, 1930 –June 18, 2014), American vocalist, recipient of multiple Grammy Awards, would have turned 96 this year.
- Placide Adams (August 30, 1929 –March 29, 2003), bass player, would have turned 97 this year.
- Kenny Dorham (August 30, 1924 –December 5, 1972), American Jazz trumpeter, singer and composer, would have turned 102 this year.