Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel (1625-47), born in Delft, Dutch Republic
- 1632 Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic, born in Naumburg, Electorate of Saxony, Germany (d. 1703)
- 1689 Hubert K. Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven (Field Life); Minnezangen (Love Songs)), born in Abtswoude, Dutch Republic (d. 1733)
- 1703 Carlmann Kolb, German composer and priest, born in Kösslarn, Lower Bavaria (d. 1765)
- 1711 Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1788)
- 1715 Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian court composer and pianist, born in Vienna (d. 1777)
- 1717 Jeffrey Amherst, English army general (commanded British forces in North America) and Royal Governor of Virginia (1759-1768), born in Sevenoaks, England (d. 1797)
- 1718 Paul Rabaut, French pastor and leader of the Huguenots, born in Bédarieux, France (d. 1794) [1] [2]
English American writer and political essayist (Age of Reason, Common Sense), born in Thetford, England
- 1749 Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway (1766-1808), born in Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1808)
- 1754 Moses Cleaveland, American politician and founder of Cleveland, Ohio, born in Canterbury, Connecticut (d. 1806)
- 1756 Henry Lee III "Light Horse Harry", American Congressman, Governor of Virginia and American General, born on Leesylvania Plantation, Colony of Virginia (d. 1818)
- 1761 Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American politician, Secretary of the Treasury (1801-14), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1849)
- 1763 Johann Gottfried Seume, German writer (Spaziergang nach Syrakus), born in Poserna, Saxony-Anhalt, (d. 1810)
- 1773 Friedrich Mohs, German mineralogist and creator of the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, born in Gernrode, Germany (d. 1839)
- 1782 Daniel François Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo), born in Caen, Normandy, France (d. 1871)
- 1782 Franciszek Ścigalski, Polish violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland (d. 1846)
- 1783 Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian folk poet and translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9], born in Mishenskoe, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1852)
- 1798 Henry Neele, English poet, born in London, England (d. 1828)
- 1801 Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor (Felix Meritis Society, 1829-57), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1857)
- 1803 James Outram “the Bayard of India”, English general and administrator in India, born in Bulterley Hall, Derbyshire (d. 1868)
- 1810 Ernst Kummer, German mathematician (Kummer surface), born in Sorau, Prussia (d. 1893) [1]
- 1821 Isaac Ferdinand Quinby, American General (Union Army), born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 1891)
- 1823 Franklin Gardner, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in New York City (d. 1873)
- 1824 Karl von Perfall, German composer and music director (Royal Bavarian Court and Residence Theater, 1868-92), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1907)
- 1836 Benjamin Franklin Potts, American lawyer, politician, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Fox Township, Ohio (d. 1887)
- 1836 James Meech Warner, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Middlebury, Vermont (d. 1897)
25th US President (Republican: 1897-1901), born in Niles, Ohio
- 1846 Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist, mathematician, and first person along with Zygmunt Wróblewski to liquify oxygen and nitrogen, born in Broniszów, Galicia (d. 1915)
- 1850 Ebenezer Howard, English pioneer of garden cities, born in London, England (d. 1928)
- 1850 Lawrence Hargrave, English-born aviation pioneer and inventor (box kite), born in London (d. 1915)
- 1852 Frederic Hymen Cowen, British pianist, conductor, and composer (Thorgrim), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1935)
- 1852 Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor and playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa), born in Haimanalele, Ploiesti, Romania (d. 1912)
Russian author and playwright (Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya), born in Taganrog, Russia
- 1862 Frederick Delius, British composer (A Mass of Life; Brigg Fair; In a Summer Garden), born in Bradford, England (d. 1934)
- 1864 Adolf Philipp, German-American Broadway composer (Adele), born in Hamburg, German Confederation (d. 1936)
- 1866 Romain Rolland, French writer (Jean-Christophe, Nobel Prize for Literature 1915), born in Clamecy, France (d. 1944)
- 1867 Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1928)
- 1869 Andrey Scherbachov, Russian composer and pianist, born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1922)
- 1871 Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, Spanish composer, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1970)
- 1873 Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Italian navy officer, explorer and mountaineer (Ruwenzori Range, Uganda; Mount Saint Alias, Yukon), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1933)
- 1874 Robert Lach, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1958)
- 1876 Ludolf Nielsen, Danish composer, born in Nørre Tvede, Denmark (d. 1939)
- 1876 [William] Havergal Brian, British composer ("Gothic" symphony), born in Dresden, Staffordshire (d. 1972)
- 1877 Georges Catroux, French Army general, French Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1945-48) and Grand Chancellor of the Légion d'honneur (1954-69), born in Limoges, France (d. 1969) [1]
- 1878 Barney Oldfield, American auto racer (International Motorsports Hall of Fame; first to drive at 60mph on circular track), born near Wauseon, Ohio (d. 1946)
- 1880 W. C. Fields [William Claude Dukenfield], American actor (Bank Dick), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1946)
- 1884 Juhan Aavic, Estonian composer, born in Holstre, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
- 1887 Albert Conti, Austrian actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion), born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
- 1889 Francisco Santiago, Filipino pianist, composer (Taga-ilog Symphony), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines (d. 1947)
- 1889 Rudolf Mauersberger, German choral conductor and composer (Dresdner Requiem), born in Mauersberg, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire (d. 1971)
- 1890 Marguerite Canal, French conductor and composer (1st woman in France to conduct an orchestra), born in Toulouse, France (d. 1978)
American tennis player (US National C'ship 1914, 16; survived sinking of RMS Titanic), born in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1892 Clifford Gray, American bobsledder (Olympic gold 5-man 1928, 4-man 1932), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1969)
- 1892 Ernst Lubitsch, German actor, producer and film director (To Be or Not to Be, Love Parade), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1947)
- 1893 Edric Cundell, British composer (Serbia; The Tragedy of Deirdre) conductor, and educator (Guildhall School of Music, 1938-56), born in London, England (d. 1961)
- 1893 Martian Negrea, Romanian composer and conductor, born in Valea Viilor, Romania (d. 1973)
- 1895 Muna Lee, American poet and activist, born in Raymond, Mississippi (d. 1965)
- 1896 Teddy Hoad, West Indies cricket batsman, captain (4 Tests; Barbados), born in Richmond, Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1986)
- 1898 Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist, composer and conductor (La Guerre), born in Charleroi, Belgium (d. 1971)
- 1898 Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist and writer (The Stars Grow Pale), born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 1980)
- 1900 Marco Tajcevic, Serbian composer, born in Osijek, Austria-Hungry (d. 1984)
- 1900 Willem Hussem, Dutch painter and poet (Coastline, Lookout on Sea), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1974)
- 1901 Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and inventor (perfected commercial practical cathode ray tube), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1965)
- 1903 Cornelis Hendrik Edelman, Dutch geologist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1964)
- 1905 Barnett Newmann, American abstract expressionist painter (Black Fire I), born in New York City (d. 1970)
- 1906 Frans Hin, Dutch yachtsman (Olympic gold 12' Dinghy 1920; aged 14 years 163 days), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1968)
- 1906 Joe Primeau, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1931–32; Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (Stanley Cup 1950-51 Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Lindsay, Ontario (d. 1989)
- 1909 Alan Marshal, Australian actor (White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1961)
- 1909 George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy, British politician (Speaker of the House of Commons), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 1997)
- 1910 Colin Middleton, Northern Irish landscape artist and surrealist, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1983)
- 1910 Paul Hodder-Williams, British publisher (Hodder & Stoughton), born in Calcutta, India (d. 2007)
- 1911 Peter von Siemens, German industrialist, born in Charlottenburg, German Empire (d. 1986)
- 1913 Peter von Zahn, German journalist, writer, and film maker, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 2001)
- 1913 Victor Mature, American actor (I Wake Up Screaming, Samson and Delilah), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1999)
- 1914 Menelaos Pallantios, Greek composer, born in Piraeus (d. 2012)
- 1915 Fred Ramsey, American jazz writer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
- 1915 Halfdan Rasmussen, Danish poet (wrote about social issues and nonsense verse for children), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2002)
- 1915 John Serry, Sr., American classical, jazz, and bolero accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2003)
- 1916 Barbara Skelton, English writer, memoirist, and socialite (mistress to King Farouk), born in Taplow, England (d. 1996)
- 1916 Kyra Vayne [Knopmuss], English stage and opera soprano, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 2001)
- 1917 John Raitt, American stage and screen singer and actor (Carousel; The Pajama Game), born in Santa Ana, California (d. 2005)
- 1918 Bill Rigney, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1948; NY Giants) and manager (NY/SF Giants; LA Angels; Minnesota Twins), born in Alameda, California (d. 2001)
American actor (Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), born in Penns Grove, New Jersey
- 1919 Doyle Royal, American collegiate soccer coach (NCAA C'ship 1968; University of Maryland 1946-73) and tennis coach (U of Maryland 1954-80), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2020)
- 1919 Norman Frederick Simpson, British playwright (One Way Pendulum), born in London, England (d. 2011)
- 1920 Alec Coppen, British pioneering psychiatrist (serotonin theory of depression), born in London, England (d. 2019)
- 1920 José Luis de Villalonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, Spanish aristocrat, author, and film actor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2007)
- 1920 Paul Gayten American R&B pianist, songwriter, bandleader, producer (Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Chuck Berry), and record company executive (Chess Records), born in Kentwood, Louisiana (d. 1991)
- 1921 Anthony George, American actor (Checkmate; Dark Shadows), born in Endicott, New York (d. 2005)
- 1922 Gerda Steinhoff, Nazi concentration camp overseer, born in Danzig-Langfuhr, Free City of Danzig (d. 1946)
- 1923 (Sidney) "Paddy" Chayefsky, American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Marty; The Hospital; Network), novelist, and playwright, born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 1981)
- 1923 Eddie Taylor, American electric blues guitarist and singer, born in Benoit, Mississippi (d. 1985)
- 1923 Jack Burke Jr, American golfer (US Masters, PGA C'ship 1956; Ryder Cup 1951, 53, 55, 59; 1973 [non-playing captain]), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2024)
- 1924 Brian Trubshaw, British test pilot, first to fly Concorde, born in Liverpool (d. 2001)
- 1924 Lord John Gregson, British Labour politician and Baron, born in Manchester, England (d. 2009)
- 1924 Luigi Nono, Italian avant-garde composer (Canonic Variations), born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1990)
- 1924 Marcelle Ferron, Canadian painter, stained glass artist, and major figure in the Quebec contemporary art scene, born in Louiseville, Quebec (d. 2001)
- 1924 Peter Voulkos, American abstract ceramic artist, born in Bozeman, Montana (d. 2002)
- 1926 Abdus Salam, Pakistani theoretical physicist (1979 Noble Prize for Physics - electroweak unification theory), born in Jhand, British India (d. 1996)
- 1926 Bob Falkenburg, American tennis player (Wimbledon singles 1948, doubles, 1947; US Open doubles 1944), born in New York City (d. 2022)
- 1927 Edward Abbey, American author and environmentalist (Desert Solitaire), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
- 1928 Bengt Hambraeus, Swedish Canadian composer and organist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2000)
- 1928 Lee Shau-Kee, Hong Kong real estate tycoon, philanthropist and founder of Henderson Land Development, born in Shunde, China (d. 2025) [1]
- 1929 Elio Petri, Italian director (The Working Class Goes to Heaven, Property is No Longer a Theft), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1982)
- 1929 Puggy Pearson, American poker player (World Series of Poker Main Event 1973; 4 x World Series of Poker bracelets), born in Las Vegas, Nevada (d. 2006)
- 1929 William McMillan, American sports shooter (Olympic gold 25m rapid fire pistol 1960; World C'ship gold 1952), born in Frostburg, Maryland (d. 2000)
- 1930 Derek Bailey, British avant-garde jazz guitar virtuoso, born in Sheffield, England (d. 2005)
- 1930 John Junkin, British actor and scriptwriter (A Hard Day's Night), born in Ealing, Middlesex (d. 2006)
- 1931 Leslie Bricusse, British stage and film composer and lyricist (Doctor Dolittle; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; "Goldfinger"; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - "The Candy Man"; "Pure Imagination"), born in Pinner, Middlesex, England (d. 2021)
- 1932 Beverly Kenney American jazz singer ("I Hate Rock n' Roll"; "Born To Be Blue"), born in Harrison, New Jersey (d. 1960)
- 1932 Raman Subba Row, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 137; Surrey CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), born in London (d. 2024)
- 1932 Tommy Taylor, English soccer striker (19 caps; Manchester United 166 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Smithies, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1958)
- 1933 R. C. Alston, British bibliographer, born in Trinidad (d. 2011)
- 1933 Ron Townson, American rock vocalist (The 5th Dimension - "Up, Up And Away"; "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2001)
- 1933 Sacha Distel, French singer ("Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" cover), born in Paris, France (d. 2004)
- 1933 Wolfgang Gönnenwein, German choral director and educator, and artistic director (Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, 1972-2004), born in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (d. 2015)
- 1934 Noel Harrison, British singer ("The Windmills of Your Mind"), and actor (Girl from U.N.C.L.E. - "Mark Slate"), born in London, England (d. 2013)
- 1934 Paul Gutama Soegijo, Indonesian composer working ijn Germany, born in Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies (d. 2019)
- 1935 Roger Payne American biologist, environmentalist, and whale conservationist (Songs of the Humpback Whale), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2023) [1]
- 1936 James Jamerson, American session pop and R&B bass guitarist (Motown Records), born in Edisto, South Carolina (d. 1983)
- 1936 Malcolm Binns, English concert pianist, born in Nottingham, England
- 1936 Patrick Caulfield, British painter and printmaker, born in London (d. 2005)
- 1936 Veturi [Murthy], Indian journalist, poet, and lyricist, born in Pedakallepalli, British India (d. 2010)
- 1937 Bobby Scott, American composer, arranger and jazz singer ("He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"), born in Mt Pleasant, New York (d. 1990)
- 1937 Jeff Clyne, British acoustic and electric jazz bassist, born in London, England (d. 2009)
- 1938 Bill Christian, American ice hockey center (Olympic gold 1960, captain), born in Warroad, Minnesota
- 1939 Germaine Greer, Australian feminist and author (Female Eunuch), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1939 Jeanne Lee, American jazz and avant garde music singer, composer, and poet, born in New York City (d. 2000) [1]
- 1940 Justino DÍaz, Puerto Rican opera singer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1940 Katharine Ross, American actress (Graduate, Francesca-Colbys), born in Hollywood, California
- 1940 Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer (1st Japanese rider to win GP race 1961) and auto racer (4 x All-Japan Sports Prototype C'ship), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2022)
- 1942 Arnaldo Tamayo-Méndez, Cuban cosmonaut, first Latin-American in space (Soyuz 38, 1980), born in Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba
- 1942 Claudine Longet, French-American singer, actress, and first Mrs Andy Williams (1961-75), born in Paris, France
- 1942 Frank Robinson Hartley, British educator and administrator (Vice-chancellor of Cranfield University, 1989-2006), born in the UK
- 1942 Robin Morgan, American poet, author, political theorist, academic, and former child actor (Dagmar-Mama), born in Lake Worth, Florida
- 1943 Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard, Irish-born Abbot of Downside Abbey, born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1943 Mark Wynter [Terence Lewis], British pop singer ("Venus in Blue Jeans", "Go Away Little Girl"). actor, and broadcaster, born in Woking, Surrey, England
- 1943 Tim Souster, British composer, born in Bletchley, England (d. 1994)
- 1943 Tony Blackburn, English radio DJ (Radio Caroline, BBC - 1st to broadcast), born in Guildford, England
- 1944 Barbara Moore, American actress (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - "Lisa Rogers"), born in Wardell, Missouri
- 1944 Hans Plomp, Dutch writer and poet (Venus in Holland), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1944 Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican judge (International Court of Justice, 2015-), born in Jamaica
- 1944 Stoyan Yordanov, Bulgarian soccer goalkeeper (14 caps; CSKA Sofia 241 games), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2025)
- 1944 Yoweri Museveni, Ugandan military, rebel leader, and autocratic politician (President of Uganda, 1986-), born in Ntungamo, Uganda
1945 American golfer (PGA C'ship 1979, 81; US Open 1969, 70; 24 x LPGA Tour wins), born in Detroit, Michigan
1945 American actor (Lance-Rockford Files, Magnum PI), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1946 Aleka Kanellidou, Greek singer ("Crazy Girl", "Ase Me Na Figo"), born in Plaka, Greece
- 1946 Bettye LaVette [Betty Jo Haskins], American soul singer (I've Got My Own Hell to Raise), born in Muskegon, Michigan
- 1946 Colin Berry, British broadcaster and newsreader for BBC Radio 2 (1973-2012), born in Hertfordshire, England (d. 2025)
- 1947 David Byron [Garrick], British vocalist and songwriter (Uriah Heep), born in Epping, England (d. 1985)
- 1947 Israel Wetrin, German businessman and founder of Elonex, born in Germany
- 1947 Linda B. Buck, American scientist, (2004 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - olfactory receptor), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1947 Marián Varga, Slovak progressive rock keyboardist, organist, and composer (Prúdy; Collegium Musicum), born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
- 1948 Dervin Gordon, British rock singer (The Equals), born in Jamaica
- 1948 Felice Taylor, American R&B singer ("I Feel Love Comin' On"), born in Richmond, California (d. 2017)
- 1948 Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor (V, Dallas), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1949 Tommy Ramone [Tamás Erdélyi], Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2014)
- 1950 Ann Jillian, American actress (Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1950 Jody Scheckter, South African auto racer (World F1 Champion 1979), born in East London, South Africa
- 1950 Max Carl [Gronenthal], American rock singer and musician (Grand Funk Railroad, 2000-present; 38 Special, 1987-92), born in Platte Center, Nebraska
- 1951 Andy Roberts, West Indian cricket fast bowler (47 Tests, 202 wickets, BB 7/54; Hampshire CCC, Leeward Islands, Leicestershire CCC), born in Urlings Village, Antigua
- 1951 Gegham Grigorian, Armenian operatic tenor, and artistic director (Yerevan Opera, 2000-07), born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2016)
- 1951 Stevie "Keys" Roseman, American session and touring rock keyboardist (Journey), born in Oakland, California
- 1952 Kenn Kweder, American rock and folk singer-songwriter ("Diablo"; "Suzy Said So"; "Mommy And Daddy"), born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania [1]
- 1952 Tim Healy, English actor (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet), born in Benwell, England
- 1953 Dalila di Lazzaro, Italian model, covergirl (Vogue), and actress (Andy Warhol's Frankenstein; Oh, Serifina!), born in Udine, Italy
- 1953 Hwang Woo-Suk, South Korean biomedical scientist and stem cell researcher, born in Buyeo-gun, South Korea
- 1953 Louie F. Pérez, Jr., American lyricist, percussionist, guitarist, and jarana player (Los Lobos - "Will The Wolf Survive?"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1953 Lynne McGranger, Australian actress (Irene Roberts in "Home and Away"), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1953 Teresa Teng [Li-chun], Taiwanese pop singer("Aijin"; The Power Of Love"; "Airport"), and actress, born in Baozhong Township, Yunlin, Taiwan
- 1954 Dick Manitoba, American punk rock singer (The Dictators), born in New York City
- 1954 Doug Risebrough, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1976-79 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Stanley Cup 1989 Calgary Flames), born in Guelph, Ontario
1954 American TV talk show host and actress (The Oprah Winfrey Show, Colour Purple), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
- 1955 John Tate, American boxer (WBA heavyweight championship 1979-80), born in Marion, Arkansas (d. 1998)
- 1957 Diane Delano, American actress (Northern Exposure - "Sgt. Semanski; The Wicker Man; Popular), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024)
- 1957 Grazyna Miller, Polish-Italian poet, translator, and journalist (Italian translation of "Roman Triptych"), born in Jedwabne, Poland (d. 2009) [1] [2]
- 1957 Irlene Mandrell, American country singer (Mandrell Sisters), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1957 Jac Bico [van Bekhoven], Dutch guitarist and singer-songwriter (Tambourine; Piu Piu), born in Oosterhout, Netherlands
- 1958 Judy Norton-Taylor, American actress (Mary Ellen - The Waltons), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1960 Cho-Liang Lin, American classical violinist (Queen Sophia prize, 1977), and teacher (Juilliard, 1991-present), born in Hsinchu, Taiwan [1]
- 1960 David Piltch, Canadian session and touring bassist (Holly Cole, k.d. lang, Joe Henry), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1960 Gia Carangi, American model (one of 1st supermodels), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
1960 American diver (4 x Olympic gold 10m platform & 3m springboard 1984, 88), born in San Diego, California
- 1960 James "JG" Thirlwell, Australian musician, composer and record producer, born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1960 Matthew Ashford, American actor (Jack Devaraux in "Days of Our Lives"), born in Davenport, Iowa
- 1960 Sean Kerly, English field hockey forward (Olympic gold 1988, bronze 1984) and broadcaster, born in Whistable, England
- 1960 Steve Sax, American baseball second baseman (World Series 1981, 88; NL Rookie of the Year 1982; 5 x MLB All-Star, Los Angeles Dodgers), born in West Sacramento, California
- 1961 Eddie Jackson, American heavy metal rock bassist (Queensrÿche - "Silent Lucidity"), born in Robstown, Texas
Palestinian politician and leader of Hamas, born in Al-Shati refugee campl, Gaza Strip [1]
- 1962 Nicholas Turturro, American actor (James Martinez-NYPD Blue), born in Queens, New York
- 1962 Olga Tokarczuk, Polish writer (Primeval and Other Times), 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature, born in Sulechów, Poland
- 1963 Bob Holly 'Hardcore Holly', American professional wrestler, born in Glendale, California
- 1964 Andre Reed, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (7 x Pro Bowl; Buffalo Bills), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 1964 John Gallagher, New Zealand rugby union fullback (18 Tests; World Cup 1987; Wellington), born in London, England
- 1964 Maarika Järvi, Estonian-American classical flautist), born in Tallinn, Estonian SSR, US
- 1964 Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter (Aztec Camera-Stray), born in East Kilbride, Scotland
- 1965 Dominik Hašek, Czech Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (Olympic gold 1998; NHL MVP 1997, 98; 6 x Vezina Trophy; 6 x NHL All Star; Buffalo Sabres), born in Pardubice, Czech Republic
- 1965 Peter Lundgren, Swedish tennis coach (Marat Safin, Marcelo Ríos, Grigor Dimitrov, Stanislas Wawrinka) and player (World #25 1987), born in Kramfors, Sweden (d. 2024)
- 1965 Tim Johnson, American pastor (Orlando World Outreach Center) and NFL defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1991; Pro Bowl 1993; Washington Redskins), born in Sarasota, Florida
- 1966 Romário, Brazilian soccer striker (70 caps; Vasco da Gama, PSV Eindhoven, Fluminense) and politician, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1967 Khalid Skah, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 1992), born in Midelt, Morocco
- 1967 Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey goalie (NHL All-Star 1989, 2001, 02; Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes; Canada Cup gold 1991), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 Stacey King, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 1991-93 Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (CSN Chicago), born in Lawton, Oklahoma
- 1968 Aeneas Williams, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1995, 97, 2001; 8 × Pro Bowl; Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1968 Edward Burns, American actor, director, writer (Brothers McMullen, Saving Private Ryan), born in Queens, New York
- 1968 Sora Jung [Kim Seo-ra], Korean actress (Left-Handed Wife, The Story of Two Women), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1968 Susi Erdmann, German bobsledder (World C'ship gold x 7; Olympic silver Women's singles 1994, bronze 1992), born in Blankenburg, Germany
- 1969 Hyde [Hideto Takarai], Japanese singer, born in Wakayama
- 1970 Heather Graham, American actress (Drugstore Cowboy, Diggstown), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1970 Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer (World C'ship gold 400m, 1500m 1991; Olympic bronze 1500 1992), born in Schwedt an der Oder, Germany
- 1970 Paul Ryan, American politician (R-Wisconsin) & Speaker of the House (2015-2018), born in Janesville, Wisconsin
- 1971 Clare Balding, English broadcasting journalist (BBC Sport, Channel 4, BBC Radio 2) and author, born in Kingsclere, England
- 1971 Matthias Pintscher, German composer and conductor (Ensemble intercontemporain, 2013-23), born in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
- 1972 Simon Cook, Australian cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 7 wickets, BB 5/39; Victoria, NSW), born in Hastings, Australia
- 1973 Jason Schmidt, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2003, 04, 06; Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants), born in Lewiston, Idaho
- 1975 Kelly Packard, American actress (Tiffani Smith-California Dreams), born in Glendale, California
- 1975 Sara Gilbert, American actress (Darlene Conner-Roseanne), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1976 Charles Divins, American model and actor (Chad Harris-Crane in "Passions"), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1976 Ilmira Shamsutdinova, Russian-Soviet model and Miss USSR (1991), born in Saratov, Russia
- 1977 Justin Hartley, American actor (Smallville, This Us), born in Knoxville, Illinois
- 1978 Martin Schmitt, German ski jumper (Olympic gold team 2002, silver 1998, 2010; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
- 1978 Rob Bironas, American football placekicker (First-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl, PFW Golden Toe Award 2007; Tennessee Titans), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2014)
- 1979 Andrew Keegan, American actor (Step by Step; Party of Five), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1979 Christina Hammock Koch, American NASA astronaut (longest single spaceflight by a woman, Soyuz MS-12, Artemis II), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan [1]
- 1980 Ivan Klasnić, Croatian soccer striker (41 caps; FC St. Pauli, Werder Bremen, Nantes, Bolton Wanderers), born in Hamburg, Germany
- 1980 Jason James Richter, American actor (Free Willy), born in Medford, Oregon
- 1980 Yael Bar-Zohar, Israeli model and actress (Ramat Aviv Gimmel, Spell Keepers), born in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
- 1981 Álex Ubago, Spanish-Basque pop-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (¿Qué pides tú?), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
- 1981 Darío Lopilato, Argentine actor (Casados con hijos, El capo), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1981 Jonny Lang, American blues musician, born in Fargo, North Dakota
- 1981 Tenoch Huerta, Mexican actor (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), born in Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
- 1982 Adam Lambert, American singer-songwriter (For Your Entertainment, Trespassing), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1982 Heidi Mueller, American actress (Kay Bennett in "Passions"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1985 Athina Onassis, French-Greek heiress and equestrian, daughter of Christina Onassis, only surviving descendant of Aristotle Onassis, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- 1985 Isabel Lucas, Australian actress (Home and Away, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1985 Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball center (NBA C'ship 2019 Toronto Raptors; NBA All-Star 2012, 15, 17; All-NBA First Team 2015; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2013), born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1985 Rag'n'Bone Man [Rory Charles Graham], English singer-songwriter (Human), born in Uckfield, England
- 1986 Drew Tyler Bell, American actor (Thomas Forrester in "The Bold and the Beautiful"), born in Indiana
- 1986 Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin soccer midfielder (45 caps; Sporting CP, Blackburn Rovers), born in Podgorica, Montenegro
- 1988 Stephanie Gilmore, Australian surfer (record 8 x World Champion 2007-10, 12, 14, 18, 22), born in Murwillumbah, Australia
- 1991 Amberley Snyder, American barrel racer (subject of Netflix film "Walk, Ride. Rodeo), born in California
- 1991 Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Grosvenor, English nobleman, and one of UK's richest people, born in Westminster, London
- 1993 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu [Kiriko Takemura], Japanese singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1993 Lewis Pullman, American actor (Outer Range, Top Gun: Maverick), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1999 Madison Bailey, American actress (Outer Banks), born in Kernersville, North Carolina
