- 1499 Thomas Platter, Swiss humanist known for his autobiography, born in Grächen, Switzerland (d. 1582)
- 1524 Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat, born in Danzig, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1580)
- 1606 Christine Marie of France, French born daughter of Henry IV of France and duchess and regent of Savoy, born in the Louvre, Paris (d. 1663)
- 1609 John Suckling, English Cavalier poet, dramatist and courtier (invented cribbage), born in London, England (d. 1641)
- 1637 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau and daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, born in The Hague (d. 1708)
- 1657 Arai Hakuseki, Japanese Confucian scholar and shogunal adviser, born in Edo, Japan (d. 1725) [1]
- 1670 Norbert van Bloemen [Cephalus], Flemish painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1746)
- 1685 Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (Tragedy of Zara), born in London (d. 1750)
- 1686 Johann Fredericus Gronovius, Dutch physician and botanist, born in Hamburg (d. 1762)
- 1696 Johann Melchior Molter, German composer, born in Tiefenort, Thuringia, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1765)
- 1702 Jean-Pierre Guignon [Giovanni Pietro Ghignone], Italian-French violinist and composer, born in Turin, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1774)
- 1717 Pierre de La Garde, French composer, singer, and guitarist, born in Crécy-la-Chapelle, France (d. c. 1792)
- 1735 Johann Christoph Kuhnau, German composer, church musician choral director, and teacher, born in Volkstedt, Saxony (d. 1805)
- 1741 Franz Adam Veichtner, German violinist and composer, baptized in Regensburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1822)
- 1750 Stanislao Mattei, Italian composer, teacher, musicologist, and monk, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1825)
- 1775 Charles Lamb, British critic/poet/essayist (Essays of Elia), born in London, England (d. 1834)
- 1776 Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek diplomat, first head of state of independent Greece (1828-31), born in Corfu, Venetian Ionian Islands (d. 1831)
- 1785 Claude-Louis Navier, French engineer and physicist who specialized in mechanics (Navier–Stokes equations), born in Dijon, France (d. 1836)
- 1788 Johann Peter Pixis, German pianist and composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1874)
- 1795 Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French Romantic painter, etcher and sculptor, born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1858)
- 1807 Abner Clark Harding, American politician and Civil War Brigadier General (Union Army), born in East Hampton, Connecticut (d. 1874)
- 1818 Isham Green Harris, American and Confederate politician (US Senator from Tennessee, 1877-97; Governor of Tennessee, 1857-1862; US Representative from Tennessee, 1849-53), born in Franklin County, Tennessee (d. 1897)
- 1819 Richard Storrs Willis, American composer, mostly of hymns ("Carol"; "Fairest Lord Jesus"), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1900)
- 1821 William Read Scurry, American politician and Confederate general who died during the Battle at Jenkin's Ferry, born in Gallatin, Tennessee (d. 1864))
- 1824 Samuel Plimsoll, English politician and social reformer (invented Plimsoll line for ships), born in Bristol, England (d. 1898)
- 1841 Walter Parratt, British organist and composer, born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 1924)
- 1846 Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician who opposed Admiralty reforms, born in Philipstown, Ireland (d. 1919)
- 1846 Ira Remsen, American chemist, Johns Hopkins first chemistry professor, born in New York City (d. 1927)
- 1846 Mildred Childe Lee, American favourite daughter of confederate General Robert E. Lee, born at Arlington Plantation, Virginia (d. 1905)
- 1847 A. N. Hornby, English cricket batsman and captain (3 Tests; Lancashire CCC) and rugby union utility back & captain (9 Tests; Lancashire CRFC), born in Blackburn, England (d. 1925)
- 1858 Karl Pohlig, German Bohemian cellist, pianist, and conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1907-12), born in Teplitz, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1928)
- 1859 Alexandre Millerand, French President (1920-24) and Prime Minister (1920), born in Paris (d. 1943)
- 1866 Bror Beckman, Swedish composer, born in Kristinehamn, Sweden (d. 1929)
- 1866 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer and historian, born in Alicante, Spain (d. 1951)
- 1868 William Allen White, American journalist (Emporia Gazette, Pulitzer 1942), born in Emporia, Kansas (d. 1944)
- 1869 Vasily Kalafati, Russian composer (Cygany), born in Yevpatoria, Crimea (d. 1942)
- 1870 Fritz Klimsch, German sculptor and painter, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1960)
- 1879 Franz Carl Bornschein, American composer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1948)
- 1880 Jesse G. Vincent, American engineer (designed 1st V-12 engine, Packard automobiles), born in Charleston, Arkansas (d. 1962)
- 1884 Billy Evans, American Baseball HOF umpire (American League 1906-27; at age 22, youngest umpire in MLB history), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1956)
- 1884 Frederick Hawksworth, English last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway, born in Swindon (d. 1976)
- 1884 Ranji Hordern, Australian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 46 wickets, BB 7/90; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1938)
- 1886 Olin Howland, American actor (Gone With The Wind; Them!; Circus Boy), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1959)
- 1888 Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, born in Alexandria (d. 1970)
- 1889 Howard Spring, Welsh writer and critic (O Absalom), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1965)
Russian novelist and poet (Doctor Zhivago, Nobel 1958), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1890 Cor Ruys, Dutch actor (Princess Stage, The Cross-Patch), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1952)
- 1890 Fanny Kaplan, Russian Socialist Revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, born in Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1918)
- 1891 Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, British army officer (Governor-General of Canada 1945-52), born in London, England (d. 1969)
- 1892 Alan Hale Sr., American actor (Little John-The Adventures of Robin Hood), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1950)
American tennis player (US Open 1920-25, 29; Wimbledon 1920-21, 30; French 1927, 30), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
American vaudeville, radio, and screen actor, comedian (The Durante-Moore Show; Frosty The Snowman), piano player, and singer ("Inka Dinka Doo"; "Make Someone Happy"), sometimes known as "the schnozzola", born in Manhattan, New York
British Conservative politician and Prime Minister (1957-63), born in London
- 1894 Herb Pennock, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × World Series; Philadelphia A's, Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees), born in New York City (d. 1948)
- 1894 Roy D'Arcy [Roy Giusti], American actor (Warning Shadows, Revolt of Zombies), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1969)
- 1897 John Franklin Enders, American microbiologist (1954 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine for culturing poliovirus, developed measles vaccine), born in West Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1985)
German poet and playwright (Mother Courage), born in Augsburg, Bavaria
- 1898 Joseph Kessel, French journalist and writer (Army of the Shadows), born in Villa Clara, Argentina (d. 1979)
- 1898 Judith Anderson [Frances Margaret Anderson], Australian actress (Laura, Rebecca, Tycoon), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 1992)
- 1898 Robert Keith [Rolland Keith Richey], American character actor (Guys and Dolls; The Wild One; Battle Circus; Branded), born in Fowler, Indiana (d. 1966)
- 1901 Stella Adler, American actress (Love on Toast; My Girl Tisa), and teacher (Stella Adler Studio of Acting), born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1902 Armand Bernier, Belgian poet (Sorcier Triste), born in Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium (d. 1969)
- 1902 Jack Pettis, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader, born in Ehrmandale, Indiana (d. 1963)
American physicist and Nobel laureate for his work on transistors, born in Amoy, China
- 1903 Abel Meeropol, American songwriter ("Strange Fruit"; "The House I Live In'), and librettist ("The Good Soldier Schweick"), born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 1986)
- 1903 George J. Dufek, American naval officer and commander of Operation Deep Freeze, born in Rockford, Illinois (d. 1977)
- 1903 Matvey Isaakovich Blanter, Russian-Soviet composer of popular songs and film music ("Katyusha"), born in Pochep, Russian Empire (d. 1990)
- 1903 Waldemar Hoven, German Nazi physician, convicted of war crimes for experimenting on concentration camp inmates at Buchenwald, born in Feiburg, Germany (d. 1948)
- 1904 John Farrow, Australian director and actor (Botany Bay, Wake Island), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1963)
- 1905 (William) "Chick" Webb, American jazz drummer and big band bandleader (introduced Ella Fitzgerald), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1939)
- 1905 John Dierkes, American actor (Shane, Daughter of Dr Jekyll, Hanging Tree), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1975)
- 1905 José Muñoz Molleda, Spanish composer and politician, born in La Línea de la Concepción (d. 1988)
- 1905 Max Schubert, Australian pioneering winemaker (Penfolds), born in Moculta, Australia (d. 1994)
- 1905 Vilko Ukmar, Slovenian composer, born in Postojna, Slovenia (d. 1991)
- 1905 Walter Brown, American basketball and ice hokey executive (founded and owned Boston Celtics, bought Boston Bruins), born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts (d. 1964)
- 1906 Barry Bingham Sr, American newspaper publisher (The Courier-Journal, The Louisville Times), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1988)
- 1906 Cat Thompson, American Basketball HOF forward (All-American 1927–30 Montana State Uni), born in St. George, Utah (d. 1990)
- 1906 Erik Rhodes [Ernest Sharpe], American actor (Top Hat, Night at the Ritz), born in El Reno, Indian Territory (d. 1990)
- 1906 Henry Phelps Brown, British historian and economist, born in Calne (d. 1994)
- 1906 Lon Chaney Jr [Creighton Tull Chaney], American actor (Of Mice and Men; The Wolf Man), born in Oklahoma City (d. 1973)
- 1906 Walraven van Hall, Dutch banker who led resistance against Nazis, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1945)
- 1907 Grace Towns Hamilton, American politician (1st African American member of Georgia state legislature), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1992)
- 1907 Walter "Foots" Thomas, American saxophonist, flutist, and arranger (Cab Calloway Orchestra), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, (d. 1981)
- 1908 Jean Coulthard, Canadian composer, and music educator, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2000)
- 1909 George Douglass Milne, British peer, soldier and artist, born at Lichfield (d. 2005)
- 1910 Dominique Pire, Belgian Dominican friar (1958 Nobel Peace Prize for aiding WW II refugees), born in Dinant, Belgium (d. 1969)
- 1910 Douglas Spencer, American actor (The Thing from Another World, This Island Earth, River of No Return), born in Princeton, Illinois (d. 1960)
- 1910 Joyce Grenfell, British actress (Pickwick Papers, Americanization of Emily), born in London, England (d. 1979)
- 1910 Paul Whitelaw, New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1988)
- 1913 Douglas Slocombe, British cinematographer (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Raiders of the Lost Ark), born in London (d. 2016)
- 1913 Philippa Bevans, British actress (Notorious Landlady, World of Henry Orient), born in London, England (d. 1968)
- 1913 Ragnhild Marie Hatton, Norwegian historian, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1995)
- 1914 Larry Adler, American pop and classical harmonica player, and composer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2001)
- 1915 Aldus Roger, American Cajun accordionist (Lafayette Playboys - "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés"), born in Carencro, Louisiana (d. 1999)
- 1916 Edward R. Roybal, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1963-93), born in Pecos, New Mexico (d. 2005)
- 1916 Oscar "TV Slim" Wills, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Flatfoot Sam"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1969)
- 1918 Gordon Pirie, English Group Captain and politician, born in Oxford (d. 2003)
- 1918 Idwal Pugh, Welsh-born British civil servant (UK Ombudsman 1976-78), born in Blaenau Ffestiniog (d. 2010)
American baseball pitcher who won 6 World Series NY Yankees; 6 x MLB All-Star, born in Bethany, Oklahoma
- 1920 Alex Comfort, British physician, pacifist and author (The Joy of Sex), born in London (d. 2000)
- 1920 Jack Heslop-Harrison, English botanist, Director of Kew Gardens (1970-76), born in Middlesbrough, England (d. 1998)
- 1921 Adrian Cruft, British composer, born in London, England (d. 1987)
- 1922 Árpád Göncz, Hungarian politician, 1st post-communist President (1990-2000), born in Budapest (d. 2015)
- 1922 Harold Hughes, American politician, Governor of Iowa (D) and US Senator, born in Ida County, Iowa (d. 1996)
- 1922 Neva Patterson, American actress (The Seven Year Itch; Taxi; Nichols), born near Nevada, Iowa (d. 2010)
- 1923 Allie Sherman, American football coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1953-56 CFL; New York Giants 1961–68), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- 1923 Cesare Siepi, Italian operatic basso (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-74), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2010)
- 1924 Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Fort William, Ontario (d. 2005)
- 1924 Randy Van Horne, American vocalist (Nat King Cole Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2007)
- 1926 Danny Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (56 caps Northern Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur 337 games, Aston Villa) and manager (Northern Ireland, Chelsea), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1993)
- 1926 Randy Jackson, American MLB baseball third baseman, 1950-59, 2X All-Star (Chicago Cubs; Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger; Cleveland Indians), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
- 1927 Brian Priestman, British conductor and teacher, born in Birmingham, England (d. 2014)
- 1927 Jakov Lind, Austrian-British author (Counting My Footsteps), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2007)
1927 American opera soprano (Porgy and Bess; Aida; Metropolitan Opera. 1961-85), born in Laurel, Mississippi
- 1927 Nigel Bagnall, British field marshal (Chief of the General Staff (CGS), 1985-88), born in British India (d. 2002)
- 1928 Gene Taylor, American politician (Rep-D-St Louis, 1973-89), born in Sarcoxie, Missouri (d. 1998)
- 1929 Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Trysil, Norway (d. 2007)
- 1929 Henk Heidweiler, Suriname politician and diplomat (Ambassador to the UN, 1968-75; Ambassador to the US, 1981-84; Ambassador to Netherlands, 1984-85), born in Paramaribo, Dutch Colony of Surinam (d. 1989)
- 1929 Jerry Goldsmith, American pianist, television and film composer ("The Twilight Zone"; "Planet Of The Apes"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
- 1929 Jim Whittacker, American mountain climber and guide (1st American to climb Mt Everest, 1963), and executive (CEO of REI; Chairman of Magellan), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1930 Peter Phillips, American classical composer, born in San Francisco, California
1930 American actor (It Takes a Thief; Switch; Hart to Hart), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1931 Dick Towers, American college football coach (Southern Illinois University 1967-73) and executive (AD Kansas State University 1981-85), born in Kansas City, Kansas (d. 2023)
- 1931 Gerhard Rosenfeld, German opera and film score composer, born in Königsberg (d. 2003)
- 1931 James E. West, American engineer and inventor of the electret microphone, born in Prince Edward County, Virginia [1]
- 1931 Makoto Shinohara, Japanese composer (Yumeji (Ways of Dreams); To Rain and Wind), born in Osaka, Japan (d 2024)
- 1931 Thomas Bernhard, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet whose work some describe as "the most significant literary achievement since World War II", born in Heerlen, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- 1932 Rockin Dopsie, Sr [Alton Jay Rubin], American Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), born in Carencro, Louisiana (d. 1993)
- 1933 Don Wilson, American rock guitarist (The Ventures - "Hawaii 5-0 Theme"; "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2022)
- 1934 Fleur Adcock, New Zealand poet (Regression), translator, and editor, born in Papakura, New Zealand d. 2024) [1]
- 1935 Conrad Klapheck, German surrealist and pop-art painter and graphic artist (typewriters), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 2023)
- 1935 Salvador Pueyo, Spanish composer (Abstracciones), and educator (Barcelona Conservatory, 1987-present), born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1935 Theodore Antoniou, Greek conductor and composer (Paean; Celebration), born in Athens (d. 2018)
- 1936 Olwyn Bowey, British artist, born in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham
- 1936 Sylvia Williams, American museum director and curator who developed the study of African art, born in Lincoln, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
American Grammy Award-winning pop vocalist ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song"), born in Black Mountain, North Carolina [1] [2]
- 1937 Ronnie Rondell Jr., American stuntman known for appearing on the cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here", born in Hollywood, California (d. 2025) [1]
- 1937 Yuriy Poyarkov, Ukrainian-Soviet volleyball player (Olympic 2 gold/1 silver-1964-72), born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (d. 2017)
- 1939 Adrienne Clarkson, Canadian journalist (The Fifth Estate), 26th Governor General of Canada (1999-2005), born in Hong Kong
- 1939 Barbara Kolb, American contemporary classical composer (Trobar Jus; All in Good Time), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2024)
- 1939 Peter Purves, English television presenter and actor (Doctor Who, Blue Peter), born in Preston, Lancashire
- 1939 Silvana Armenulic, Yugoslavian folk singer ("What Do I Need a Life For"), known as the "Queen of Sevdalinka", born in Doboj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 1976)
- 1940 Hamish Imlach, Scottish folk-comic singer-songwriter ("Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice"), born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1996)
- 1940 Jimmy Merchant, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"), born in New York City
- 1940 Kenny Rankin, American jazz influenced singer-songwriter ("Peaceful"), born in Washington Heights, New York City (d. 2009)
- 1940 Mary Rand, English field athlete (Olympic long jump gold 6.76m WR 1964), born in Wells, Somerset
- 1940 Peter Middleton, British monk turned CEO of Lloyd's Insurance, born in Withernsea, Yorkshire (d. 2014)
- 1941 Michael Apted, English director and producer (7 Up, The World is Not Enough), born in Aylesbury, England (d. 2021) [1]
- 1942 Alfred Gager, Austrian soccer midfielder (6 caps; Austria Wien, FC Wacker Wien), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2022)
- 1942 Howard Mudd, American football OL (Pro Bowl 1966–68; All-Pro 1967-68; SF 49ers, Chicago Bears) and coach (Super Bowl 2006; OL Indianapolis Colts), born in Midland, Michigan (d. 2020)
- 1942 Michael Bishop, British CEO (British Midland Airways), born in Bowdon, Cheshire
- 1943 Ral Donner, American rock and roll singer ("You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- 1944 Frank Keating, American politician, 25th Governor of Oklahoma (1995-2003), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1944 Nathaniel Mayer, American R&B singer ("Village of Love"; "Leave Me Alone"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2008)
- 1944 Peter Allen, Australian pop singer-songwriter ("I Go to Rio"' "I Honestly Love You"), and stage performer (Legs Diamond), born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1992)
- 1944 Rufus Reid, American jazz double bassist composer, and educator, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1946 Kenny Edwards, American musician and singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys; Bryndle), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2010)
- 1947 (Lawrence) "Butch" Morris, American jazz cornetist, composer, and conductor, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2013)
- 1947 Chris Ethridge, American country rock bass guitarist (International Submarine Band; The Flying Burrito Brothers), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2012)
- 1947 Louise Arbour, Canadian lawyer and jurist, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1947 Nicholas Owen, English newsreader and TV presenter (BBC News), born in London
- 1948 Conrad Cummings, American classical composer, born in San Francisco, California
- 1948 Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican politician who was assassinated while a presidential candidate, born in Magdalena de Kino, Mexico (d. 1994)
- 1949 Joe Lavender, American football cornerback (Super Bowl XVII Washington Redskins; Pro Bowl 1979, 80), born in Rayville, Louisiana
- 1949 Maxime Le Forestier, French pop and folk singer-songwriter, born in Paris, France
- 1949 Nigel Olsson, British rock touring and session drummer and backing vocalist (Elton John's Band), born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England
- 1950 Gail Rebuck, British publisher and chair of Penguin Random House UK, born in London [1] [2] [3]
1950 American swimmer (won then record 7 Olympic golds in 1972), born in Modesto, California
- 1951 Bob [Robert] Iger, American entertainment executive (CEO of The Walt Disney Company), born in New York City
- 1951 Roxanne Pulitzer, author (Prize Pulitzer), born in Glendale, California
- 1951 Zeudi Araya, Eritrean actress (Hearts and Armour, La peccatrice), born in Dekemhare, British Eritrea
1952 Prime Minister of Singapore (People's Action Party: 2004-2024), born in Singapore
- 1952 Mike Varty, American NFL player, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1953 Carl Stone, American electronic composer, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1953 John Shirley, American sci-fi author (Eclipse Penumbra, Eclipse Corona), born in Houston, Texas
- 1954 Larry McWilliams, American major baseball pitcher, 1978-90, born in Wichita, Kansas
1955 Australian golfer (British Open 1986, 93), born in Mount Isa, Queensland
- 1955 Jim Cramer, American television personality and fund manager (Mad Money), born in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania
- 1955 Lusia Harris, American Basketball HOF center (AIAW C'ship & MVP 1975–77, Delta State University; Olympic silver 1976), born in Minter City, Mississippi (d. 2022)
- 1956 Kenny Leon, American stage director, producer and actor (A Raisin in the Sun - Tony Award for Best Direction), born in Tallahassee, Florida
- 1958 Billy Thomson, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; St Mirren 206 games, Dundee United), born in Linwood, Scotland (d. 2023)
- 1958 Michael Weiss, American jazz pianist, composer (Soul Journey), and educator, born in Dallas, Texas
- 1959 Fernando Chalana, Portuguese soccer winger (27 caps; Benfica, Bordeaux), born in Barreiro, Portugal (d. 2022)
- 1959 Lisa McPherson, American Scientologist whose death resulted in charges against the Church of Scientology, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1995)
- 1959 Tonga Fifita [Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita], Tongan wrestler (WCW/WAR/WWF, Ming, Haku, Islanders), born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
- 1960 Lionel Cartwright, American country music artist (I Watched it on the Radio, Leap of Faith), born in Gallipolis, Ohio
- 1960 Robert Addie, British actor, born in London (d. 2003)
- 1961 Alexander Payne, American film director (Sideways), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1961 Eva Pfaff, German tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1982 runner-up), born in Königstein im Taunus, Germany
- 1961 George Stephanopoulos, American journalist, political commentator, and political advisor (Clinton), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
- 1962 Bobby Czyz, American boxer, born in Orange, New Jersey
- 1962 Cliff Burton, American bass guitarist (Metallica), born in Castro Valley, California (d. 1986)
- 1963 Bennie Thompson, American football safety (Super Bowl XXXV coach Baltimore Ravens; First-team All-Pro 1991, 98; Pro Bowl 1991, 98), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1963 Joakim Nystrom, Swedish tennis star, born in Skellefteå, Sweden
- 1963 Lenny Dykstra, American MLB centerfielder (NY Met, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Santa Ana, California
- 1963 Philip Glenister, British Actor (Outkast, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes), born in Harrow, Middlesex, England
- 1963 Smiley Culture [David Victor Emmanuel], British reggae singer ("Police Officer"; "Cockney Translation"), born in Stockwell, South London (d. 2011)
- 1964 Arthur Lenk, Israeli diplomat, born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1964 Francesca Neri, Italian actress (Ages of Lulu), born in Trento, Italy
- 1964 Glenn Beck, American radio and television host (The Glenn Beck Program) and founder of the 9-12 Project, born in Everett, Washington
- 1964 Mir Aimal Kansi, Pakistani perpretrator of the 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters, born in Quetta, Pakistan (d. 2002)
- 1964 Sam Graddy, US 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
- 1965 Dana Winner [Chantal Vanlee], Belgian pop singer, born in Hasselt, Belgium
- 1965 Lenny Webster, American catcher (Montreal Expos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1965 Mario Jean, Canadian comedian and actor (True North, ComediHa!), born in Chicoutimi, Québec
- 1965 Marjolein Macrander, Dutch actress (Drowned), born in Zutphen, Netherlands
- 1966 Daryl Johnston, American football running back (Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, XXX; Pro Bowl 1993, 94; Dallas Cowboys), born in Youngstown, New York
- 1967 Armand Serrano, Filipino animator (Zootopia, Big Hero 6), born in Manila, Philippines
- 1967 Dwayne "Road Grader" White, NFLer (NY Jets, St Louis), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Jacky Durand, French cyclist, born in Laval, France
- 1967 Vince Gilligan, American television writer and producer who created Breaking Bad, born in Richmond, Virginia
- 1968 Atika Suri, Indonesian television newscaster (Seputar Indonesia), born in Riau, Indonesia
- 1968 Peter Popovic, Swedish NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Köping, Sweden
- 1968 Ryan Bowen, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Fort Madison, Iowa
- 1969 Joe Mangrum, American artist, born in Florissant, Missouri
- 1969 Laurie Dhue, American recovery advocate and television journalist (Fox News), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- 1970 Åsne Seierstad, Norwegian journalist, born in Oslo, Norway
- 1970 Bobby Jones, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Fresno, California
- 1970 Myrea Pettit, English fantasy and fairy artist, born in Northampton, England
- 1970 Nobushige Kumakubo, Japanese racing driver, born in Fukushima, Japan
- 1970 Noureddine Naybet, Moroccan footballer, born in Casablanca, Morocco
- 1971 Louie Spicolli [Louis Mucciolo Jr.], American wrestler, born in San Pedro, California (d. 1998)
- 1971 Marty Nothstein, US sprint cyclist (Olympic silver 1996), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 1971 Wayne Gandy, American football offensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Haines City, Florida
- 1972 Michael Kasprowicz, Australian cricketer (Australian Test fast bowler v WI 1996), born in Brisbane, Australia
1974 American actress (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Man on a Ledge), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- 1974 Ivri Lider, Israeli pop singer-songwriter (The Young Professionals), born in Givat Haim (Ihud), Israel
- 1974 Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi, French tennis star (1994 Futures NC), born in Colombes, France
- 1974 Tanoai Reed, American stunt performer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1974 Ty Law, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
- 1975 Amber Frey, American witness in the Scott Peterson murder trial, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1975 Hiroki Kuroda, Japanese baseball player, born in Osaka, Japan
- 1975 Kool Savas [Yuerderi], German rapper, born in Aachen, Germany
- 1975 Tina Thompson, American Basketball HOF forward (WNBA C'ship 1997–2000 Houston Comets; 9 × WNBA All-Star; WNBA All-Star Game MVP 2000; Olympic gold 2004, 08 ), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1976 Keeley Hawes, British actress (Bodyguard, Line of Duty), born in London
- 1976 Kev Brown, American rapper & hip hop producer, born in Landover, Maryland
- 1976 Lance Berkman, American baseball player, born in Waco, Texas
- 1977 Salif Diao, Senegalese footballer, born in Kédougou, Senegal
- 1978 Don Omar [William Omar Landró], Puerto Rican reggaeton singer ("Danza Kuduro"), record producer, and actor (Fast & Furious films), born in Carolina, Puerto Rico
- 1978 Lorna Bailey, British ceramics designer, born in Wolstanton, England [1]
- 1979 Daryl Palumbo, American rock singer-songwriter (Glassjaw), born in Bellmore, New York
- 1979 Ross Powers, American snowboarder, born in Bennington, Vermont
- 1980 César Izturis, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- 1980 Steve Tully, English footballer, born in Paignton, United Kingdom
- 1981 Andrew Johnson, English footballer, born in Bedford, England
- 1981 Holly Willoughby, English television presenter (This Morning, 2009–23; Dancing on Ice, 2006-11 and 2018-25), and children's book writer (School for Stars), born in Brighton, England
- 1981 Natasha St-Pier, Canadian pop singer, born in Bathurst, New Brunswick
- 1981 Stephanie Beatriz [Bischoff], Argentinian-American actress (Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Encanto), born in Neuquén, Argentina
- 1981 The Rev [James Owen Sullivan], American musician (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Huntington Beach, California
- 1981 Uzo Aduba, Nigerian-American actress (Orange Is the New Black; Mrs. America), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1982 Iafeta Paleaaesina, New Zealand rugby league footballer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
1982 American sprinter (Olympic gold 100m 2004), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1984 Alex Gordon, American baseball player, born in Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1984 Kim Hyo-jin, South Korean actress (Everybody Has Secrets, The Taste of Money), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1985 Anette Sagen, Norwegian ski jumper, born in Mosjøen, Norway
- 1986 Christopher Abbott, American actor (Poor Things, Girls), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- 1986 Radamel Falcao García Zárate, Colombian football player (AS Monaco, Colombia national team), born in Santa Marta, Colombia
- 1986 Viktor Troicki, Serbian tennis player, born in Belgrade, Serbia
- 1986 Yui Ichikawa, Japanese model and actress (Zoo, Ju-on: The Grudge), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1987 Choi Si Won, Korean singer (Super Junior), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1987 Yuja Wang, Chinese-American award-winning pianist known for her charismatic stage presence (Rachmaninoff Marathon), born in Beijing, China [1] [2] [3]
- 1988 Daniel Kwan, American filmmaker (Everything, Everywhere, All at Once), born in Westborough, Massachusetts
1991 American actress ("Unfabulous"; "Scream Queens"), born in Rhinebeck, New York
- 1993 Sterling Shepard, American NFL player (New York Giants), born in Oklahoma City
- 1994 Makenzie Vega Norfolk, American actress (Grace Florrick in "The Good Wife"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1995 Lexi Thompson, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2014), born in Coral Springs, Florida
1997 American actress (Kick-Ass; The 5th Wave; The Addams Family), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 2000 Yara Shahidi, American actress (Black-ish), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
