Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 26
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- Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist, turns 80.
- Dr. Alban, (born Alban Nwapa) Nigerian singer, turns 51.
- Cassie, American R&B singer, turns 22.
- Adrian Young, American drummer with No Doubt, turns 39.
- Shirley Manson, Scottish vocalist with for Garbage, turns 42.
- Dan Vickrey, American bassist for Counting Crows, turns 42.
- Annie Holland, Brit bassist of Britpop act, Elastica, turns 43.
- Branford Marsalis, American jazz musician, brother to Wynton Marsalis, turns 48.
- Vic Dana, American singer, turns 66.
- Michael Chetwood, English keyboardist for T'Pau, turns 54.
- Mark Snow, American composer, turns 62.
- Maureen Tucker, American musician with The Velvet Underground, turns 64.
- Steve Wright, Brit television presenter and disc jockey with BBC Radio, turns 54.
- Bob Cowsill, of The Cowsills, turns 59.
- Dick Cowsill, of The Cowsills, turns 59.
- Jet Black, English drummer for The Stranglers, turns 60.
- Thalía, Mexican singer, turns 37.
- Valerie Simpson, American R&B singer of Ashford & Simpson fame, turns 60.
- Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyu and singer, turns 31.
- Nik Turner, English saxophonist and flautist with Hawkwind, turns 68.
- Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist, turns 85.
- Billy Rush, American rhythm guitarist and music producer for Southside Johnny, turns 56.
- John O'Neill, Irish guitarist for That Petrol Emotion, The Undertones, turns 51.
- Chris Curtis (August 26, 1941 –February 28, 2005), Brit drummer and vocalist with The Searchers, would have turned 67 this year.
- Yağmur Sarıgül, Turkish songwriter and electric guitarist of rock band maNga, turns 29.