- 36 BC Antonia Minor, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, mother of Emperor Claudius, born in Athens, Greece (d. 37 AD)
- 877 Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (918 to 943), unified the Later Three Kingdoms, born in Songak, Silla (d. 943)
- 1512 Henry, King of Portugal (1578-80), inquisitor and Archbishop of Lisbon (1545-70), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1580)
- 1517 Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and musical theorist, born in Chioggia (d. 1590)
Japanese founder and 1st shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, unifying Japan (1603-5), born in Okazaki Castle, Japan
- 1573 Ambrosius Metzger, German composer,Meistersinger, lyriciat, and teacher, born in Nüremberg (d. 1632)
- 1597 John Francis Regis, French priest and Roman Catholic saint, born in Fontcouverte, France (d. 1640)
- 1601 Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter, born in Rotterdam (d. 1658)
- 1607 James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby, English aristocrat who fought on the Royalist side during English Civil War, born at Knowsley Hall, Merseyside (d. 1651)
- 1612 Henry Casimir I, Dutch count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadholder of Freisland, born in Arnhem (d. 1640)
- 1614 Nicolas Saboly, French composer and poet, born in Monteux, France (d. 1675)
- 1620 Georg Friedrich of Waldeck, Dutch-German prince and Field Marshall (commanded Dutch States Army and German forces), born in Arolsen, County of Waldeck (d. 1692)
- 1624 Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher (About Virtue), born in Antwerp, Dutch Republic (d. 1669)
- 1633 Nathaniel Crew, English influential bishop (Bishop of Oxford and Durham), born in Steane, England (d. 1721)
- 1673 Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest and saint who preached Mariology (Secret of the Rosary; True Devotion to Mary), born in Montfort-sur-Meu, France (d. 1716)
- 1686 Hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (missions to Greenland), born in Harstad, Norway (d. 1758)
- 1734 Julien-Amable Mathieu, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1811)
English-born merchant and American founding father who signed the US Declaration of Independence, born in Liverpool, England
- 1750 Gerrit Jan Pijman, Dutch Minister of War during the Batavian Republic (1798-1800, 1803-06), born in Deventer (d. 1839)
- 1752 Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker, diplomat and US Founding Father who drafted final version of the US Constitution, born in The Bronx, Province of New York (d. 1816) [1]
- 1759 François Devienne, French composer, born in Joinville, France (d. 1803)
- 1778 Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky, Bohemian and Austrian statesman (Minister-President of Austria 1848), born in Prague (d. 1861)
- 1784 Carl Wilhelm Henning, German composer and conductor, born in Öls (d. 1867)
Austrian composer (Unfinished Symphony), born in Vienna, Austria
- 1798 Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, German composer and Kapellmeister (Dresden), born in Belzig (d. 1859)
Native American poet, born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
- 1802 Jan van Speyk, Dutch naval hero (blew up own gunboat to avoid capture during Belgian Revolution), born in Amsterdam (d. 1831)
- 1804 Jozsef Bajza, Hungarian poet and critic, born in Szücsi (d. 1858)
- 1810 Daniel Ruggles, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army - Battle of Shiloh), born in Barre, Massachusetts (d. 1897)
- 1812 John Randolph Tucker, American naval officer (Confederate Navy), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1883)
- 1813 Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam, physician, pharmacist and social activist in Amsterdam, born in Amsterdam (d. 1866)
- 1817 Anthony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer, encyclopedist (Winker Prins Encyclopedia), and Mennote preacher, born in Voorst, Netherlands (d. 1908)
- 1818 William Raine Peck, American planter, politician and solder (Confederate Army Louisiana Tigers), born in Jefferson County, Tennessee (d. 1871)
- 1820 William B. Washburn, American politician (28th Governor of Massachusetts and Senator), born in Winchendon, Massachusetts (d. 1887)
US Secretary of State (1881 and 1889-92) known as the "Plumed Knight", born in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania
- 1835 William Charles Lunalilo, 6th Monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1873-74), born at Pohukaina, Honolulu (d. 1874)
- 1836 Henryk Szulc, Polish composer, born in Poland (d. 1903)
- 1852 Alfredo Napoleão dos Santos, Portuguese pianist, and composer, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1917)
- 1857 George Jackson Churchward, British engineer who was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway (1902-22), born in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England (d. 1933)
- 1858 André Antoine, French actor and stage manager (founded Théâtre-Libre), born in Limoges, France (d. 1943)
- 1863 Henri Berr, French philosopher (Revue de synthèse), born in Lunéville, France (d. 1954)
French cyclist, journalist and founder of the Tour de France, born in Paris, France
- 1865 Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, born in Mahelav, Gujarat (d. 1951)
- 1865 Tikhon of Moscow [Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin], 11th Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia, born in Toropets District, Pskov, Russian Empire (d. 1925)
- 1866 Emil Strauss, German writer (Naked Man), born in Pforzheim (d. 1960)
- 1866 Henry Forster, British politician (Governor-General of Australia 1920-25) and cricketer (Oxford blue 1887-89), born in Catford, England (d. 1936)
- 1868 Theodore W. Richards, American chemist (1st American to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for atomic weights 1914, awarded 1915), born in Germantown, Pennsylvania (d. 1915)
- 1869 Henri Carton de Wiart, Belgian count and politician (Prime Minister of Belgian 1920-21), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1951)
- 1872 Zane Grey, American western novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage), born in Zanesville, Ohio (d. 1939)
- 1873 Melitta Bentz, German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter (Melitta coffee), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1950)
- 1877 Max Ettlinger, German philosopher, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1929)
- 1878 Willem van Eysinga, Dutch jurist and diplomat (Paris Peace Conference), born in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands (d. 1961)
- 1881 Irving Langmuir, American chemist and engineer (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1932, invented gas-filled incandescent lamp), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1957)
- 1881 Joseph Augustine Cushman, American palaentologist, born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (d. 1949)
- 1882 Josef van Schaik, Dutch politician and lawyer (Vice-Premier of the Netherlands), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1962)
- 1884 Nicholas Joy, French actor (Gentleman's Agreement, Desk Set, Boss Lady), born in Paris, France (d. 1964)
- 1884 Theodor Heuss, Gemran politician, 1st President of West Germany (1949-59), born in Brackenheim, Germany (d. 1963)
- 1886 Alfonso López Pumarejo, 16th President of Colombia (Liberal: 1934-38 and 1942-46) and statesman (President of UN security council 1948), born in Honda, Colombia (d. 1959)
- 1889 Frank Foster, English cricket all-rounder (11 Tests, 3 x 50, 45 wickets, BB 6/91; Warwickshire CCC), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1958)
- 1890 Adolf Bach, German linguist known for his study of the German dialect and onomastics (Deutsche Namenkunde / German Onomastics), born in Bad Ems, German Empire (d. 1972) [1]
- 1890 Vincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch art collector, philanthropist, and son of Theo van Gogh, founder of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, born in Paris, France (d. 1978)
- 1891 Max Drischner, German organist, harpsichordist, kantor, and composer, born in Prieborn, Silesia (d. 1971)
- 1892 Eddie Cantor, American comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), born in New York City (d. 1964)
- 1893 Freya Stark, English explorer and travel writer (The Southern Gates of Arabia), born in Paris, France (d. 1993)
- 1894 Isham Jones, American musician, bandleader ("Star Dust") and songwriter ("It Had To Be You"; "I'll See You in My Dreams"), born in Coalton, Ohio (d. 1956) [1]
- 1894 Percy Helton, American actor (Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men), born in New York City (d. 1971)
- 1896 Charlie Robertson, American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1922 Chicago White Sox), born in Dexter, Texas (d. 1984)
- 1896 Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian, published mathematical works of Karl Marx, born in Pruzhany, Russia (d. 1966)
- 1898 Fred Rich, Polish-American jazz pianist and dance band bandleader ("I'm Tickled Pink with a Blue-Eyed Baby"; The Abbott and Costello Show), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1956)
- 1900 Betty Parsons, American artist and art dealer, born in New York City (d. 1982)
- 1901 Blaž Arnič, Slovenian composer (Ples čarovnic (The Dance of the Witches)), and pedagogue, born in Luče, Lower Styria, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) (d. 1970)
- 1901 Jan Dieters, Dutch politician, resistance fighter, and a leading member of Communist Party of the Netherlands, born in Slochteren, Netherlands (d. 1943)
- 1901 Marie Luise Kaschnitz, German writer, born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1974)
- 1902 Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist, diplomat and leader of the disarmament movement (Nobel Peace Prize 1982), born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1986)
- 1902 Jean Picart le Doux, French artist and tapestry designer, born in Paris (d. 1982)
- 1902 Julian Steward, American anthropologist (cultural ecology), born in Washington D. C. (d. 1972)
- 1902 Salvador Araneta, Filipino lawyer, educator, businessman, and philanthropist, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1982)
- 1902 Tallulah Bankhead, American stage and film actress (Lifeboat; They Knew What They Wanted; Batman -"Black Widow"), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 1968)
- 1903 Gardner Cowles Jr., American publisher (Look Magazine)t, born in Algona, Iowa (d. 1985)
- 1904 Leon Junschlaeger, Dutch sailor, soldier, and head of military intelligence in Dutch Indonesia, born in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 1956)
- 1905 Anna Blaman [Johanna P Vrugt], Dutch writer (Wife & Friend), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1960)
- 1905 Eva Hart, British Titanic passenger, one of last living survivors, born in Ilford, Essex, England (d. 1996)
- 1905 John O'Hara, American short story writer and novelist (Appointment in Samarra; Pal Joey; BUtterfield-8), born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
- 1906 Benjamin Frankel, British composer, born in London, England (d. 1973)
- 1906 Roosevelt Sykes, American blues and boogie-woogie pianist, and singer (The Honeydripper), born in Elmar, Arkansas (d. 1983)
- 1907 Benny Morton, American jazz trombonist (Teddy Wilson Sextet), born in New York City (d. 1985)
- 1907 Emanuel Sayles, American jazz banjo player (Preservation Hall Jazz Band), born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana (d. 1986)
- 1908 Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine folk musician, born in Pergamino, Argentina (d. 1992)
- 1908 Simonne Mathieu, French tennis player (French C'ships 1938-39; 11 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France (d. 1980)
- 1909 Miron Grindea, Romanian-born literary editor (ADAM International Review), born in Târgu Ocna, Moldavia (d. 1995)
- 1910 Herbert Ashworth, English building society industry leader (Nationwide Building Society), born in England (d. 2000)
- 1911 Christina Foyle, English book seller (Foyles), born in London, England (d. 1999) [1]
- 1911 Eddie Byrne, British actor (Star Wars, Island of Terror), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1981)
American College-Pro Football HOF end (Uni of Alabama; NFL MVP 1941, 42; 8 × First-team All-Pro, 4 × NFL All-Star; Green Bay Packers), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- 1913 Héctor Iglesias Villoud, Argentine composer, born in San Nicolás, Argentina (d. 1988)
- 1913 Wayne Millner, American NFL Hall of Fame football end, 1936-45 (Boston/Washington Redskins), and US Navy WWII veteran, born in Roxbury Massachusetts (d. 1976)
- 1914 Carey Loftin, American actor (Duel, The French Connection), born in Blountstown, Florida (d. 1997)
American boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring heavyweight titles 1951-52), county sheriff, and state athletic commissioner, born in Merchantville, New Jersey
- 1914 Sri Daya Mata [Rachel Faye Wright,], Hindu religious figure (Self-Realization Fellowship), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2010) [1]
- 1915 Alan Lomax, American ethnomusicologist, and folklorist (Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2002)
- 1915 Bobby Hackett, American jazz cornetist, trumpeter (Glenn Miller; Benny Goodman; Jackie Gleason), and orchestra leader (Air Time '57), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1976)
- 1915 Garry Moore [Thomas Garrison Morfit], American radio and TV variety and game show host (I've Got a Secret), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1993)
French-American Catholic writer and Trappist monk (7 Story Mountain), born in Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
- 1915 William Crosbie, Scottish artist, born in Hankow, China (d. 1999)
- 1916 Ciro Kroon, Curaçao politician (Premier of Dutch Antilles 1968-69), born in Curaçao (d. 2001)
- 1916 Frank Parker, American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam winner), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1997)
- 1916 Violet Cane, British pioneering female statistician, born in London (d. 2008)
- 1917 Erich Geiringer, New Zealand general practitioner campaigner (founder of the New Zealand Medical Association), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1995)
- 1917 José Maceda, Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2004)
American Baseball HOF second baseman (1st African-American MLB player Brooklyn Dodgers; 6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1955; NL MVP 1949), born in Cairo, Georgia
- 1920 Bert Williams, English soccer goalkeeper (24 caps; Wolverhampton Wanderers 381 games), born in Bradley, Staffordshire (d. 2014)
- 1920 Robert Hersant, French newspaper baron, born in Vertou, France (d. 1996)
- 1920 Stewart Udall, American politician (US Secretary of Interior 1961-69), born in St Johns, Arizona (d. 2010)
- 1921 Carol Channing, American actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hello Dolly), singer and comedian, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2019)
- 1921 E. Fay Jones, American architect (Thorncrown Chapel), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (d. 2004)
- 1921 John Agar, American actor (Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002)
- 1921 Mario Lanza [Alfredo Arnold Cocozza], Italian-American actor and singer (Great Caruso; Toast of New Orleans), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
- 1922 Joanne Dru [LaCock], American actress (Red River, All the King's Men), born in Logan, West Virginia (d. 1996)
- 1922 William Sylvester, American actor (2001: A Space Odyssey, Gemini Man), born in Oakland, California (d. 1995)
- 1923 Eddie Ryder, American actor (General Hospital, Up Yours), born in New York City (d. 1997)
American novelist (Naked & the Dead, The Executioner's Song), born in New York City
- 1924 Tengiz Abuladze, Soviet Georgian filmmaker (Repentance), born in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, USSR (d. 1994)
- 1924 William Bryant, American character actor (King Dinosaur, Hell Squad), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2001)
- 1925 Benjamin Hooks, American lawyer, Baptist minister, and civil rights leader (NAACP executive director, 1977-92), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)
- 1925 Charles Aidman, American actor and TV narrator (New Twilight Zone), born in Frankfort, Indiana (d. 1993)
- 1925 Fred Catherwood, British politician (Vice President of the European Parliament 1989-1992), born in Castledawson, County Londonderry (d. 2014)
- 1925 Micheline Lannoy, Belgian-Canadian figure skater (Olympic gold - pairs, 1948), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2023)
- 1926 Prunella Briance, English charity founder (National Childbirth Trust), born in London, England (d. 2017)
American paranormal investigator (Amityville haunting), born in Monroe, Connecticut
- 1928 Chuck Willis, American rock vocalist ("C.C. Rider"), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1958)
- 1928 Eric Ash, British engineer and university rector (Imperial College, London), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1928 Robert Clatworthy, English sculptor, born in Bridgwater, Somerset (d. 2015)
- 1928 S. Newman Darby, American inventor of the sailboard, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
- 1929 Jean Simmons, British actress (Thorn Birds, Guys & Dolls), born in London, England (d. 2010)
- 1929 Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist (1961 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery of 'recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence'), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2011)
- 1930 Al De Lory, American session pianist, arranger, and record producer (Glen Campbell), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
- 1930 Art Michalik, American football linebacker / guard (All-Pro 1953; Pro Bowl 1953; San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1931 Bill Watson, Australian cricketer (NSW & Australian opening batsman mid-1950s), born in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2018)
- 1931 Christopher Chataway, British MP/athlete (world record 5k), born in Chelsea, London (d. 2014)
American Baseball HOF shortstop, first baseman (14 x MLB All Star; NL MVP 1958, 59; Chicago Cubs), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1931 Nicholas Gordon-Lennox, British diplomat (Ambassador to Spain, 1984-88), born in the UK (d. 2004)
- 1932 Pieter Brattinga, Dutch graphic artist, born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 2004)
- 1932 Rick Hall, American record producer, songwriter, and creator of the "Muscle Shoals sound" (FAME Studio), born in Forest Grove, Mississippi (d. 2018)
- 1932 [Anna] Ottilie Patterson, Irish blues and jazz singer (Chris Barber Jazz Band), born in Comber, Northern Ireland (d. 2011)
- 1933 Bernardo Provenzano, Mafia Boss (Cosa Nostra), born in Corleone, Sicily (d. 2016)
- 1933 Joseph D. Early, American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1975-93), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
- 1934 Bob Turner, Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Stanley Cup 1956, 57, 58, 59, 60 Montreal Canadiens; 6 x NHL All Star), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
- 1934 Brian Bolus, English cricket batsman (7 Tests @ 41.33; Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire), born in Leeds, England (d. 2020)
- 1934 James Franciscus, American actor (Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Mr Novak, Longstreet), born in Clayton, Missouri (d. 1991)
- 1934 Ron Weatherburn, British jazz pianist, born in the Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England (d. 1995)
- 1935 Bojidar Dimov, Bulgarian pianist and composer (Die Hochzeit von Susa), born in Lom, Bulgaria (d. 2003)
- 1935 Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese novelist (The Catch; A Personal Matter; The Silent Cry) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994, born in Ōse, Japan (d. 2023) [1]
- 1936 Drummond Rennie, British-American nephrologist and deputy editor (New England Journal of Medicine, 1977-81; Journal of the American Medical Association, 1983-2013), born in Yorkshire, England (d. 2025) [1]
- 1936 Marvin Junior, American R&B baritone singer (The Dells - "Oh What a Nite"), born in Harold, Arkansas (d. 2013)
- 1937 Andrée Boucher, Canadian politician (mayor of Quebec City), born in Sainte-Foy, Quebec (d. 2007)
- 1937 Philip Glass, American minimalist composer (Einstein On The Beach; Koyaanisqatsi), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1937 Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor known for "Amphibian Man", born in Šiauliai, Lithuania (d. 2022)
- 1937 Steve Karmen, American jingle writer (I Love NY, This Bud's for You), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1937 Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (The Birds; The Bob Newhart Show - "Emily"), born in New York City (d. 2008)
- 1938 Ajip Rosidi, Indonesian poet and writer (Madjalah Sunda, Pesta), born in Majalengka, Dutch East Indies (d. 2020)
- 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, former Queen of the Netherlands (1980-2013), born in Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands
- 1938 James G. Watt, American lawyer and US Secretary of the Interior (1981-83), born in Lusk, Wyoming (d. 2023)
- 1938 Lynn Carlin [Mary Lynn Reynolds], American actress (James at 15 - "Joan Hunter"; Faces), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1939 Claude Gauthier, Canadian folk singer-songwriter, and actor, born in Lac-Saguay, Quebec
Colombian drug lord and leader of the Cali Cartel, born in Mariquita, Colombia
- 1939 Johnny Egan, American basketball point guard (Detroit Pistons, NY Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, LA Lakers, SD/Houston Rockets) and coach (Houston Rockets 1973-76), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2022)
- 1940 Stuart Margolin, American Emmy Award-winning actor (The Rockford Files - "Angel"; Love American Style), and director, born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 2022) [1]
- 1941 Eugène Terre'Blanche, South African white supremacist and leader of the far-right Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, born in Ventersdorp, Transvaal Province, South Africa (d. 2010)
- 1941 George S. Mickelson, American politician, Governor of South Dakota (1987-93), born in Mobridge, South Dakota (d. 1993)
- 1941 Jerry Scheff, American session and touring bassist (Elvis Presley, 1969-77), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1941 Jessica Walter, American actress (Play Misty For Me, Arrested Development), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021)
- 1941 Len Chappell, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1964 NY Knicks; All-American 1962 Wake Forest Uni), born in Portage, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
- 1941 Richard Gephardt, American politician (Rep-D-MO, 1977-2005), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1942 Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress known for "From Russia With Love", born in Rome, Italy
- 1942 Derek Jarman, English actor and director (Angelic Conversation, Edward II), born in Northwood, England (d 1994)
- 1942 Gerald Chanberlain, American jazz trombonist (Woody Herman's Thundering Herd), born in Refugio, Texas (d. 2007)
- 1944 Charlie Musselwhite, American blues harmonica player (Stand Back!; Get Up!), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
- 1945 Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, British judge, 1st woman to head UK Supreme Court, born in Leeds, England
- 1945 Noah Creshevsky, American electroacoustic composer, born in Rochester, New York (d. 2020)
- 1946 Glynn Turman, American actor (Lew-Peyton Place, Manimal, Centennial), born in New York City
- 1946 Subroto Guha, Indian cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), born in India
- 1946 Terry Kath, American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (Chicago - "Make Me Smile"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1978)
- 1947 Earl Okin, British jazz guitarist, songwriter and comic (Musical Genius and Sex Symbol), born in Carshalton, Surrey, England
- 1947 Jim Nollman, American theatre composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1947 Jonathan Banks, American actor (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Cold Steel), born in Washington, D.C.
1947 American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB no-hit leader [7], strikeout leader [5,714]; World Series 1969 NY Mets; 8 x MLB All Star; California Angels, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers), born in Refugio, Texas
- 1948 Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician, born in Hokkaido, Japan
- 1949 Carol Hawkins, English actress (Dialing for Dingbats), born in Chipping Barnet, United Kingdom
- 1949 Frank Ricotti, British jazz and session vibraphonist and percussionist, born in London, England
- 1949 Johan Derksen, Dutch footballer and sports journalist, born in Heteren, Netherlands
- 1949 Ken Wilber, American philosopher and writer, born in Oklahoma City
- 1951 Dave Benton, Aruban-born musician, born in Oranjestad, Aruba
- 1951 Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican soccer coach (Copa Centroamericana 2011 Honduras; El Salvador), born in Mexico City (d. 2014)
- 1951 KC [Harry Wayne Casey], American disco and funk singer-songwriter and producer (KC & the Sunshine Band - "That's the Way (I Like It)"; "Get Down Tonight"), born in Opa-locka, Florida
- 1951 Phil Manzanera, English rock guitarist and record producer (Roxy Music - "Love Is The Drug"; "Avalon"), born in London
- 1951 Presiley Baxendale, British QC, born in London, England
- 1952 Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter, born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (d. 1969)
- 1952 Thomas Lawrence Toscano, American conductor (Opera OGGI NY), composer, and broadcaster, born in The Bronx, New York
- 1953 "Big Time" Sarah [Streeter], American blues singer, born in Coldwater, Mississippi (d. 2015)
- 1954 Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch rock guitarist (Whitesnake), born in the Hague, Netherlands
- 1954 Faoud Bacchus, West Indies cricketer (West Indian bat late 70's), born in Georgetown, Guyana
- 1955 Carole Middleton, English businesswoman, entrepreneur, and mother of Catherine, Princess of Wales, born in London
1955 Romanian tennis star (1978 French Open champion), born in Campia Turzii, Romania
1956 English singer-songwriter and musician (Sex Pistols - "God Save the Queen"), born in Holloway, United Kingdom
- 1956 Trevor Manuel, South African politician, born in Cape Town, South Africa
- 1957 Shirley Babashoff, American swimmer (Olympics-6 silver/2 gold-72, 76), born in Whittier, California
- 1958 Tom Schuman, American pianist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance"), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1959 Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor (Criminal Justice, Without a Trace), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1959 Kelly Lynch, American actress (Drugstore Cowboy), born in Golden Walley, Minnesota
- 1959 Kelly Moore, American stock car driver, born in Scarborough, Maine
- 1959 Michael Allen, American golfer (Senior PGA Championship 2009), born in San Mateo, California
- 1960 Grant Morrison, British comic book author (Arkham Asylum, New X-Men, All-Star Superman), born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 1961 Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer and Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, born in Banjul, Gambia
- 1961 Lloyd Cole, English rocker (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions), born in Buxton, Derbyshire
- 1962 Lena Bloch, Russian-American jazz saxophonist, born in Moscow, Russia
- 1962 Sophie Muller, English music video director, born in London
- 1963 John Dye, American actor (Touched by an Angel - "Andrew"), born in Amory, Mississippi (d. 2011)
- 1964 Jeff Hanneman, American rock guitarist (Slayer), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013)
- 1964 Martha MacCallum, American TV journalist and news host (Fox News), born in Wyckoff, New Jersey
- 1964 Remi Bouchard, Canadian composer (1989 India Open), born in Manitoba, Canada
- 1965 Bobby Dollas, Canadian ice hockey player (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1965 Diána Igaly, Hungarian sport shooter (Olympic gold women's skeet 2004; bronze 2000), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2021)
- 1965 Kim Clarke, American team handball back court (Olympics 1988, 92, 96), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1966 Al Jaworsky [Doughty], English musician and bassist (Jesus Jones), born in Plymouth, United Kingdom
- 1966 Charles Dimry, American football cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs, Philadelphia Eagles), born in San Diego, California
- 1966 Dexter Fletcher, British actor (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and director (Rocketman), born in Enfield, England
- 1966 Jamie Taras, Canadian football player (BC Lions), born in Acton, Ontario
- 1967 Chad Channing, American rock drummer (Nirvana, 1988-90), and bass player (Before Cars, 2006-present), born in Santa Rosa, California
- 1967 Fat Mike [Michael Burkett], American musician (NOFX), born in Newton, Massachusetts
- 1967 Joey Wong, Taiwanese Hong Kong actress (A Chinese Ghost Story), born in Taipei, Taiwan
- 1968 Chris Gascoyne, British actor (Peter Barlow in "Coronation Street"), born in Huthwaite, England
- 1968 Doug Pederson, American NFL coach (Super Bowl 2017, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Bellingham, Washington
- 1968 Michael Sinclair, American football defensive end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Galveston, Texas
- 1968 Patrick Stevens, Belgian athlete, born in Belgium
- 1968 Steve Phoenix, American baseball pitcher (Oakland Athletics), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1969 Daniel Moder, American cinematographer (Secret in Their Eyes, The Mexican) and husband of Julia Roberts, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1970 (Amelia) "Minnie" Driver, British-American actress (Good Will Hunting; The Riches), and singer-songwriter (Everything I've Got in My Pocket), born in London, England
- 1971 Corey Holliday, American football wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Richmond, Virginia
- 1971 Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer, born in Kilkis, Greece
- 1971 Lee Young Ae, South Korean actress (Lady Vengeance), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1971 Patrick Kielty, Northern Irish comedian and television presenter (My Dad, the Peace Deal and Me; Patrick Kielty: Live), born in Dundrum, Northern Ireland
- 1972 Marvin Coleman, American basketball player (Calgary Stampeders), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1972 Pulu Poumele, American football guard (San Diego Chargers), born in Oceanside, California (d. 2016)
- 1972 Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
- 1973 Latario Rachal, American football player (Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers), born in California
- 1973 Portia de Rossi [Amanda Rogers], Australian actress (Arrested Development, Ally McBeal), born in Victoria, Australia
- 1974 Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player, born in Cuba
- 1974 Bob Mulder, Dutch football player (Appingedam, FC Groningen), born in Delfzijl, Netherlands
- 1974 Lorenzo Styles, American football linebacker (Atlanta Falcons), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
- 1974 Othella Harrington, American basketball forward (Houston Rockets), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1975 Jackie O, Australian radio host, born in Tasmania, Australia
- 1975 Janelle Bynum, American politician, Oregon's first black member of Congress, born in Washington D.C.
- 1975 Kate Shutt, American jazz singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
- 1975 Kenard Lang, American football defensive end (Washington Redskins), born in Orlando, Florida
- 1975 Preity Zinta, Indian model and actress (Heaven on Earth, Koi... Mil Gaya), born in Shimla, India
- 1976 Buddy Rice, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2004, 24 Hours of Daytona 2009), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1976 Traianos Dellas, Greek football player, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1977 Kate Shindle, American actress (The Stepford Wives) and president of Actor's Equity Association (2015-24), born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1977 Kerry Washington, American actress (Scandal), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1977 Shingo Katori, Japanese actor and singer (SMAP), born in Yokohama, Japan
- 1978 Brad Rutter, American "Jeopardy!" champion, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 1978 Fabián Caballero, Argentine footballer, born in Misiones Province, Argentina
- 1978 Ray Shah, Irish Big Brother contestant, born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1979 Daniel Tammet, British writer and autistic savant, born in Barking, London
- 1979 Emmett J. Scanlan, Irish actor (Kin, Hollyoaks), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1980 James Adomian, American comedian and voice actor (Harley Quinn, Talking Tom & Friends), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1980 Ryan Kienle, American bassist (Matchbook Romance), born in Poughkeepsie, New York
- 1981 Julio Arca, Argentinian football player, born in Quilmes, Argentina
1981 American singer-songwriter ("Can't Stop The Feeling!"; "Sexyback"), and actor (Friends With Benefits), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1982 Andreas Görlitz, German football player, born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany
- 1982 Bruno Nogueira, Portuguese comedian, writer and actor (Os Contemporâneos, Último a Sair), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- 1982 Elena Paparizou, Swedish-born Greek pop and rock singer-songwriter, born in Borås, Sweden
- 1982 Yuniesky Betancourt, Cuban baseball shortstop, born in Santa Clara, Cuba
- 1983 James Sutton, British television actor (John Paul McQueen in "Hollyoaks"), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
- 1983 Tom Vangeneugden, Belgian swimmer, born in Overpelt, Belgium
- 1984 Jeremy Wariner, American 400m runner, born in Irving, Texas
- 1984 Vernon Davis, American football tight end, born in Washington, D.C.
- 1985 Adam Federici, Australian football player, born in Nowra, Australia
- 1985 Mario Williams, American football defensive end, born in Richlands, North Carolina
- 1986 Yves Makabu-Makalambay, Congolese football goalkeeper, born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1987 Marcus Mumford, British singer-songwriter (Mumford and Sons), born in Orange County, California
- 1987 Tyler Hubbard, American country musician (Florida Georgia Line), born in Monroe, Georgia
- 1991 Ju Wenjun, Chinese chess grandmaster and reigning five-time Women's World Champion, born in Shanghai, China
- 1993 Louisa Harland, Irish actress (Derry Girls, Renegade Nell, Joy), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1994 Vitalik Buterin, Russian-Canadian computer programmer (co-founder of Ethereum), born in Kolomna, Russia
- 1996 Joel Courtney, American actor (The Kissing Booth series), born in Monterey, California
- 1996 Master KG [Kgaogelo Moagi] South African Afro-pop songwriter and producer ("Jerusalema"), born in Tzaneen, South Africa
- 1996 Nikita Dragun, American internet personality and make-up artist, born in Belgium
- 1996 Sophia Schubert, American golfer (Evian C'ship 2022 runner-up), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 2001 Adam Siao Him Fa, French figure skater, born in Bordeaux, France
- 2001 Ahed Tamimi, Palestinian activist who slapped Israeli officer, born in Nabi Salih, West Bank
- 2002 Josh Richards, Canadian internet personality, born in Toronto, Canada
