Died in August
Celebrities died in August (any year).
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter
Born:January 19, 1946
Died:August 25, 2026
Tim Curry
British actor
Born:April 19, 1946
Died:August 25, 2026
Hayden Panettiere
American actress and singer
Born:August 21, 1989
Died:August 16, 2026
Alain Delon
French actor
Born:November 8, 1935
Died:August 18, 2024
Gena Rowlands
American actress
Born:June 19, 1930
Died:August 14, 2024
Robbie Robertson
Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist
Born:July 5, 1943
Died:August 9, 2023
Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв
leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991
Born:March 2, 1931
Died:August 30, 2022
Anne Heche
American actress
Born:May 25, 1969
Died:August 11, 2022
Olivia Newton-John
British–Australian singer
Born:September 26, 1948
Died:August 8, 2022
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Jamaican music producer, singer-songwriter, sound engineer
Born:March 20, 1936
Died:August 29, 2021
Charlie Watts
British drummer
Born:June 2, 1941
Died:August 24, 2021
John McCain
American politician
Born:August 29, 1936
Died:August 25, 2018
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
Born:March 25, 1942
Died:August 16, 2018
Jerry Lewis
American comedian, actor and film director
Born:March 16, 1926
Died:August 20, 2017
Glen Campbell
American musician
Born:April 22, 1936
Died:August 8, 2017
Gene Wilder
American actor
Born:June 11, 1933
Died:August 29, 2016
Juan Gabriel
Mexican singer and songwriter
Born:January 7, 1950
Died:August 28, 2016
Wes Craven
American filmmaker
Born:August 2, 1939
Died:August 30, 2015
Lauren Bacall
American actress
Born:September 16, 1924
Died:August 12, 2014
Robin Williams
American actor and comedian
Born:July 21, 1951
Died:August 11, 2014
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer
Born:August 5, 1930
Died:August 25, 2012
Ted Kennedy
United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
Born:February 22, 1932
Died:August 25, 2009
Les Paul
American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor
Born:June 9, 1915
Died:August 12, 2009
Willy DeVille
American singer-songwriter
Born:August 25, 1950
Died:August 6, 2009