- 1074 Conrad II, King of Germany (1087-98) and Italy (1093-98), born in Hersfeld Abbey, Germany (d. 1101)
- 1211 Henry VII, King of Germany and Sicily (1220-35), who rebelled against his father Holy Roman Emperor King Frederick II, born in Sicily (d. 1242)
- 1218 Kujo Yoritsune, 4th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1226-44), born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1256)
- 1438 Adolf van Egmond, Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen, born in Grave (d. 1477)
- 1474 Lorenzo Campeggio Italian cardinal (legate for the Pope over English Henry VIII's first marriage), born in Milan (d. 1539)
- 1567 Thomas Campion, English composer, poet and physician, born in London, England (d. 1620)
- 1584 Casparus Barleaus, Dutch humanist, theologist and poet (Muiderkring), born in Antwerp (d. 1648)
- 1585 Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Danish physician, theologian, writer on anatomy, born in Malmö, Denmark (modern Sweden) (d. 1629)
- 1606 John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut colony, secured a royal charter for the colony, born in Groton, England (d. 1676)
- 1636 Herman Witsius [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist, born in Enkhuizen (d. 1708)
- 1637 Jan Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist and entomologist (Bible of Nature), born in Amsterdam (d. 1680)
American Puritan minister (Salem witchcraft trials), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1665 Rudolph Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (sexuality of plants), born in Tübingen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1721)
- 1704 Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer and historian, born in Dinan, Brittany, France (d. 1772)
- 1706 Josef Christian, German Baroque sculptor (Zwiefalten Abbey), born in Riedlingen (d. 1777)
- 1728 Étienne-Louis Boullée, French visionary Neoclassical architect (design for Cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton), born in Paris, France (d. 1799)
- 1740 Matěj Sojka, Bohemian composer, born in Vilémov, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1817)
- 1751 Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, French organist (St Géry in Cambrai, 1768-83), and composer, born in Arras, France (d. 1840)
- 1752 Josef Reicha, Czech cellist and composer, born in Chudenice, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1795)
- 1753 François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral, fought in the American Revolutionary War and against Nelson at The Battle of the Nile, born in Uzès, France (d. 1798)
- 1753 Lambert-Francois Godecharle, Belgian composer and singer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1819)
- 1758 Christian Ignatius Latrobe, English clergyman and composer (Selection of Sacred Music), born in the Fulneck Moravian Settlement, Yorkshire, England (d. 1836)
- 1760 Jan Ladislav Dussek [Jan Václav Dusík], Czech piano virtuoso, glass harmonica player, and composer, born in Čáslav, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1840)
- 1768 Francis II, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806), Emperor of Austria (1804-35), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1835)
- 1775 Louisa Adams, US First Lady (1825-29), born in London (d. 1852)
- 1777 Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German Romantic poet, born in Brandenburg an der Havel, Prussia (d. 1843)
- 1778 Franz Joseph Volkert, Austrian composer, conductor and organist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1845)
- 1785 Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist known for the Dulong–Petit law, born in Rouen, France (d. 1838)
- 1791 Jan David Zocher Jr., Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1870)
- 1791 Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (Cooper Union, steam locomotive), born in New York City (d. 1883)
- 1792 Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder, Belgian painter of genre scenes, born in Antwerp (d. 1883)
- 1794 Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player, writer (first great Russian chess master), born in Biserovo, Russia (d. 1867)
- 1804 Heinrich Lenz, Baltic German physicist, known for Lenz's law in electrodynamics, born in Dorpat, Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 1865)
16th US President (Republican: 1861-65), born in Hardin County, Kentucky
English naturalist (Origin of the Species) who conceived the theory of evolution by natural selection, born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- 1815 Edward Forbes, English Naturalist and pioneer in the field of biogeography, born in Douglas, Isle of Man (d. 1854)
- 1824 Dayananda Sarasvati, Indian hindu leader, founder of Arya Samaj reform movement, born in Tantara, India (d. 1883)
- 1828 George Meredith, English poet and novelist (Diana of Crossways), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1909)
- 1828 Robert Ransom Jr, American Confederate general (Battle of Fredericksburg), born in Warren County, North Carolina (d. 1892)
- 1830 Stephen Wilcox, American inventor of steam generators for power stations and ships (Babcock & Wilcox), born in Westerly, Rhode Island (d. 1893) [1]
- 1831 John Morrissey, Irish born American boxer, US Congressman developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track, born in Templemore, Ireland (d. 1878)
- 1838 Charles C. Walcutt, American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1898)
- 1841 Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Dutch politician (Mayor of Amsterdam, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1891-1894), born in De Werken, Netherlands (d. 1914)
- 1843 John Graham Chambers, Welsh athlete who wrote the Queensberry rules for boxing, born in Llanelli, Wales. (d. 1883)
- 1850 Amaat Vyncke, Belgian missionary to the Upper Congo (Flemish Flag), born in Zedelgem, Belgium (d. 1888)
- 1852 Hendrik Blink, Dutch geographer and author of geographical textbooks (From Eems to Scheldt, Journal for Economic Geography), born in De Wijk, Netherlands (d. 1931) [1]
- 1853 Bertram Luard-Selby, British organist and composer, born in Ightham, Kent, England (d. 1918)
- 1857 Bobby Peel, English cricket all-rounder (20 Tests, 3 x 50, 101 wickets, BB 7/31; Yorkshire CCC), born in Churwell, England (d. 1941)
- 1861 Jim McLaughlin, American Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey (Kentucky Derby 1881, Preakness Stakes 1885, 6 x Belmont Stakes), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1927)
- 1861 Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German author (Im Kampf um Gott), born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 193)
- 1865 Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish writer and poet (Young Poland), born in Ludźmierz, Galicia (d. 1940)
- 1869 Hendrik Marchant, Dutch politician (VVD), his private member's bill led to women's suffrage), born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 1956)
- 1870 Joe Howard, American vaudeville, Broadway, and television singer (Gay Nineties Revue), and songwriter ("Hello Ma Baby"), born in New York City (d. 1961) [1]
- 1870 Marie Lloyd [Mathilda Wood], English music-hall performer ("Oh, Mr Porter What Shall I Do"), born in Hoxton, London (d. 1922)
- 1871 Harry Kendall Thaw, American railway heir and murderer of architect Stanford White, born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (d. 1947)
- 1876 Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama, born in Thakpo Langdun (d. 1933)
French automobile executive (Renault Motor Company), born in Paris, France
- 1878 Clarence "Pants" Rowland, American baseball manager (World Series 1917; Chicago White Sox 1915-18) and MLB umpire (American League 1923-27), born in Platteville, Wisconsin (d. 1969)
- 1880 John Llewellyn Lewis, American union leader (United Mine Workers, 1920-60), born near Lewis, Iowa (d. 1969)
- 1881 Anna Pavlova, Russian prima ballerina and choreographer (Diaghilew; Dying Swan), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1931)
- 1883 Ludwig Stössel, Austrian actor (Man With a Camera, The Pride of the Yankees), born in Léka, Hungary, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
- 1884 Johan Laidoner, Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence, born in Viiratsi, Governorate of Livonia (d. 1953)
- 1884 Marie Vassilieff, Russian-French Left Bank artist, born in Smolensk, Russia (d. 1957)
- 1884 Max Beckmann, German painter and graphic artist, born in Leipzig, German Empire (d. 1950)
- 1885 James Scott, American ragtime pianist and composer ("Frog Legs Rag", "The Fascinator"), born in Neosho, Missouri (d. 1938) [1]
- 1885 Licinio Refice, Italian priest and composer (Cecilia), born in Patrica, Italy (d. 1954)
- 1886 Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, Swedish organist and composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1949)
- 1886 Michel Brusselmans, Belgian composer (Flemish Rhapsody), born in Paris, France (d. 1960)
- 1891 Maurice Yvain, French operetta composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1965)
- 1891 Max Terhune, American actor (Arizona Stagecoach, Hit the Saddle, Range Justice), born in Franklin, Indiana (d. 1973)
- 1893 Marcel Minnaert, Belgian-Dutch astronomer, and writer (Light and colour in the open air), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1970)
American WWII General (Invasion of Normandy) and 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1949-53), born in Clark, Missouri
- 1897 Vola Vale [Smith], American actress, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1970)
- 1898 Roy Harris, American composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home: An American Overture), born near Chandler, Oklahoma (d. 1979)
- 1898 Wallace Ford [Samuel Jones Grundy], British actor (Freaks, Harvey, Spellbound, Deputy), born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 1966)
- 1899 Albert Huybrechts, Belgian composer, born in Dinant, Belgium (d. 1936)
- 1900 Fred Emney, British actor (Let the People Sing, Adventures of a Private Eye, Lilac Domino), born in London, England (d. 1980)
- 1902 William Collier [Charles F Gall Jr], American stage and film actor and producer, born in New York City (d. 1987)
- 1902 William D. Revelli, American bandleader, born in Spring Gulch, Colorado (d. 1994)
- 1903 Chick Hafey, American Baseball HOF outfielder (World Series 1926, 31 St. Louis Cardinals; NL batting champion 1931; MLB All Star 1933), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1973)
- 1903 Joseph F. Biroc, American cinematographer, filmed the liberation of Paris in 1944 and won an Oscar for "The Towering Inferno", born in New York City (d. 1996)
- 1904 Ted Mack, American TV host (The Original Amateur Hour), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1976)
- 1905 Harry Bellaver, American actor (Another World, Naked City), born in Hillsboro, Illinois (d. 1993)
- 1907 Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator, born in Baylis, Illinois (d. 1991)
- 1908 Jacques Herbrand, French logician and mathematician, born in Paris, France (d. 1931)
- 1908 Jean Effel, French painter and journalist "The Creation of the World", born in Paris, France (d. 1982)
- 1909 Barry Wood [Louis Rappaport], American pop vocalist (Your Hit Parade; "We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again)"), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1970)
- 1910 Forsyth Hardy, Scottish documentary film pioneer and critic, born in Bathgate, Scotland (d. 1994)
- 1910 Gunnar Höckert, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m 1936), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1940)
- 1910 Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist, founder of Samsung, born in Uiryeong County, Korean Empire (d. 1987)
- 1911 Antonio Guzman Fernandez, Dominican politician (President of the Dominican Republic 1978-82), born in La Vega, Dominican Republic (d. 1982)
- 1911 Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 1936), born in Drammen, Norway (d. 1994)
- 1911 Frank Hercules, Trinidadian-American novelist (On Leaving Paradise; Sunrise at Midnight), and teacher, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1996)
- 1911 Stephen H. Sholes, American record producer (Elvis) and label executive (RCA Victor, 1929-68), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1968)
- 1912 Ernest Clark, British actor (Gandhi; The Dam Busters: Doctor in the House), born in London, England (d. 1994)
- 1912 R. F. Delderfield, English author (Diana), born in London, England (d. 1972)
- 1913 Fusata Iida, Japanese Navy Air Service fighter pilot (commander of the Japanese 3rd Air Group), considered the 1st "kamikaze", born in Tonda, Japan (d. 1941)
- 1913 Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, grandson of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil and claimant to the throne of Brazil, born in Château d'Eu, France (d. 2007)
- 1914 Arvid Pardo, Maltese diplomat, a.k.a "Father of the Law of the Sea Conference", born in Rome, Italy (d. 1999)
- 1914 Gordon "Tex" Beneke, American saxophonist, vocalist, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra - "Chattanooga Choo-Choo"), born in Fort Worth, Texas; (d. 2000)
- 1914 Nello Celio, Swiss politician, born in Quinto, Switzerland (d. 1995)
- 1915 Andrew Goodpaster, American general (NATO Supreme Allied Commander 1969-74), born in Granite City, Illinois (d. 2005)
- 1915 Lorne Greene [Lyon Chaim Green], Canadian actor (Bonanza - "Ben Cartwright"; Battlestar Galactica), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1987)
- 1916 Joseph L Alioto, American politician (Mayor-San Francisco), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1998)
- 1916 Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske, Austrian composer (Vom Tode), born in Győr, Danube Monarchy (d. 1969)
- 1917 Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician, born in Yamaga, Kumamoto, Japan (d. 2006)
- 1917 Thomas Scherman, American conductor (Little Orchestra Society, 1947-75), born in New York City (d. 1979)
- 1918 Dom DiMaggio, American baseball center fielder (7 x MLB All Star; AL stolen base leader 1950; Boston Red Sox), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2009)
- 1918 Julian Schwinger, US physicist (1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for quantum electrodynamics), born in New York City (d. 1994)
- 1919 Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian soccer manager (Italy 1966-74: winner Euro 1968, runner-up World Cup 1970; Fiorentina, Atalanta), born in Trieste, Italy (d. 2005)
- 1919 Forrest Tucker, American actor (F Troop, Dusty Trail, The Crawling Eye), born in Plainfield, Indiana (d. 1986)
- 1920 Bill Pitman, American touring and session jazz and rock guitarist (Peggy Lee; The Wrecking Crew; The Ronettes -"Be My Baby"), and ukulele player ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"), born in Belleville, New Jersey (d. 2022)
- 1920 Bob Shad [Abraham Shadrinsky], American record producer and record label owner (Big Brother and the Holding Company), born in New York City (d. 1985)
- 1920 Pran Krishan Sikand, Indian actor often cast as the villain in Hindi cinema (Khandaan, Be-Imaan), born in New Delhi (d. 2013)
- 1920 William Roscoe Estep, American academic, Baptist minister, and church historian, born in Williamsburg, Kentucky (d. 2000)
- 1922 Elisabeth Carron, American soprano ("The Saint of Bleecker Street"; New York City Opera, 1958-73), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2016)
- 1923 Chaskel Besser, Polish-American Orthodox rabbi, born in Katowice, Poland (d. 2010)
- 1923 Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director (Romeo & Juliet), born in Florence, Italy (d. 2019)
- 1923 James Abdnor, American politician (Senator-R-South Dakota, 1981-87), born in Kennebec, South Dakota (d. 2012)
Irish politician, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1969-71), born in Moyola Park, Londonderry
- 1923 Mel Powell, American composer (Pulitzer Prize Music, 1990), born in New York City (d. 1998)
- 1924 Hans Berghuis, Dutch author and poet (3 Women, Adam, Kleitabletten), born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (d. 1994) [1]
- 1925 Anthony Berry, British politician (killed in the Brighton hotel bombing by the IRA), born in Eton, England (d. 1984)
- 1925 Joan Mitchell, American painter and printmaker, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
- 1926 Charles Van Doren, American teacher, writer, and quiz show contestant (Twenty-One), born in New York City (d. 2019)
- 1926 Irene Camber, Italian fencer (Olympic gold foil individual 1952, bronze team foil 1960; World C'ship gold 1953 individual foil; team foil 1957), born in Trieste, Italy (d. 2024)
American baseball catcher (World Series 1946 St. Louis Cardinals) and sportscaster (KMOX, NBC), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1926 Paul Hamlyn, German-born English publisher (Octopus Publishing Group), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2001)
- 1927 Anne Gillis [Alma Conner], American actress (Faline-Bambi, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Men), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2018)
- 1928 Vince Montana, American jazz, soul, and disco vibraphonist, percussionist, and arranger (The Salsoul Orchestra; MFSB), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- 1930 Arlen Specter, American Senator (Republican-PA, 1981- 2011), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 2012)
- 1931 Cliff Gustafson, American College Baseball HOF coach (College World Series 1975, 83; Collegiate Coach of the Year 1983; University of Texas, Austin), born in Kenedy, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1931 Constance Morella, American politician (Rep-R-Maryland 1987-2003), born in Somerville, Massachusetts
- 1931 Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch author (Hugh Pine books; Murder By Remote Control), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2008) [1]
- 1931 Kai Erikson [Homburger], Austrian-American sociologist known for his work on the aftermath of disasters (Everything in Its Path, Wayward Puritans), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2025)
- 1932 Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (The Line Dance), born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 2003)
- 1932 Lincoln Kilpatrick, American actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2004)
- 1933 Costa-Gavras, Greek-French film director ("Z"), born in Loutra Iraias, Greece
- 1933 Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, Russian "lost" cosmonaut, born in USSR (d. 1992)
- 1933 Juanita [Ruth] Coulson, sci-fi author (Web of Wizardry, Space Trap), born in Indiana
- 1934 Anne Krueger, American economist (World Bank Chief Economist 1982-86), born in Endicott, New York
- 1934 Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress (One Foot in the Grave), born in Gorebridge, Scotland
American Basketball HOF center (11 × NBA C'ship; 5 x NBA MVP; 12 x NBA All-Star; Boston Celtics; Olympic gold 1956) and coach (NBA C'ship 1968, 69 Boston Celtics), born in West Monroe, Louisiana [1]
- 1935 Gene McDaniels, American vocalist ("A Hundred Pounds Of Clay"), songwriter ("I Feel Like Making Love") and actor (Young Swingers), born in Kansas City, Kansas (d. 2011)
- 1935 Ken Still, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2017)
- 1936 Arnost Parsch, Czech composer, born in Bučovice, Czech Republic (d. 2013)
- 1936 Fang Lizhi, Chinese astrophysicist/dissident (Tiananmen Square, 1989), born in Beijing, China (d. 2012)
- 1936 Joe Don Baker, American actor (Eischied; Walking Tall; Fletch), born in Groesback, Texas (d. 2025)
- 1936 Paul Shenar, American actor (The Secret of NIMH; Dream Lover; Scarface), and theater director (American Conservatory Theater), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1989)
- 1937 Charles Dumas, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1956; first to clear 7 foot mark), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2004)
- 1937 Larry Lacewell, American college football coach (Arkansas State Uni 1979-89) and administrator (AD Arkansas State; Dallas Cowboys Dir college & pro scouting 1992-2004), born in Fordyce, Arkansas (d. 2022)
- 1938 Judy Blume, American author (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- 1939 Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and professor (electronics and VLSI technology), born in Songhor, Iran (d. 2000)
- 1939 John D Hancock, American actor and director (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1939 Ray Manzarek, American rock organist and songwriter (The Doors - "Light My Fire"; "Love Her Madly"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
- 1940 Hank Brown, American politician (Senator-R-CO 1991-97, Rep-R-CO, 1981-91), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1940 Richard Lynch, American actor (Xaviar-Battlestar Galactica), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
- 1941 Dennis Sullivan, American mathematician (2022 Abel prize for work on topography), born in Port Huron, Michigan
- 1941 Naomi Uemura, Japanese adventurer and mountain climber who was the 1st to reach the North Pole solo and the 1st to raft the Amazon River solo, born in Hidaka, Empire of Japan (d. 1984)
- 1941 Ross Morgan, New Zealand cricket batsman (20 Tests, 5 x 50; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1942 Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999-2001), born in Mishmar HaSharon, Mandatory Palestine
- 1942 Lionel Grigson, British jazz pianist, and horn player, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1994)
- 1942 Rick Frank, American drummer (Elephant's Memory), born in New York City (d. 1998)
- 1943 Manfred Schaefer, Australian soccer defender (49 caps; St. George-Budapest FC) and manager (St. George-B FC, Sydney Olympic FC, APIA Leichhardt, Sydney Utd, Marconi), born in Baltiysk, Russia (d. 2023)
- 1944 (Marian) "Moe" Bandy, American country vocalist (Just Good Ol' Boys), born in Meridian, Mississippi
- 1944 Charlie Pasarell, American International Tennis HOF player (World #11 1966) and administrator (VP ATP), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1944 Desmond Nuttall, English educator, born in Devon, England (d. 1993)
- 1944 Jackie Torrence 'The Story Lady', American story teller advocate and artist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
- 1944 Mike Martin, American College Baseball HOF coach (all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division I: Florida State Uni 1980-2019; Baseball America Coach of the Year 2012, 19), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2024)
- 1945 Cliff De Young, actor (F/X, Hunger, Shock Treatment), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1945 David D. Friedman, American economist, physicist, legal scholar, and libertarian theorist (The Machinery of Freedom), born in New York City
- 1945 Don Wilson, American baseball pitcher (2 x no-hitters 1967, 69; MLB All Star 1971; Houston Astros), born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1975)
- 1945 Joe Schermie [Schermetzler], American bass player (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 2002)
- 1945 Maud Adams, Swedish actress (Octopussy, Rollerball, Tattoo), born in Lulea, Sweden,
- 1945 Roman Tam [Pak-sin], Hong Kong singer knownn as the "Grand Godfather of Cantopop", born in Baise, Guangxi, China (d. 2002)
- 1946 Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer ("Yakar Gecerim") and actress (Sehvetin esiriyiz), born in Istanbul, Turkey
- 1946 Ever Meulen [Eddy Vermeulen], Dutch illustrator and cartoonist (children stamps 1992), born in Kuurne, Belgium
- 1947 Guus Willemse, Dutch rock bassist, singer, and organist (Solution), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- 1947 Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indian Sikh militant and leader of Damdami Taksal, born in Rode, Punjab, British India (d. 1984)
- 1948 Raymond Kurzweil, American inventor and author (Kurzweil reading machine, text-to-speech synthesis), born in New York City
- 1949 Gundappa Viswanath, Indian cricket batsman (91 Tests, 14 x 100, HS 222; Karnataka), born in Bhadravati, India
- 1949 Stanley Knight, American southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas - High on the Hog, "Jim Dandy (To the Rescue)"), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2013)
- 1950 Michael Ironside, Canadian actor (Starship Troopers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1950 Steve Hackett, British progressive rock guitarist, and composer (Genesis, 1971-77; GTR), born in Pimilco, London, England
- 1951 Steven Parent, American student, and Manson family murder victim, born in California (d. 1969)
- 1952 Michael McDonald, American rock singer and keyboardist (Doobie Brothers - "What A Fool Believes"; solo - ("I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"; Steely Dan - "Peg"), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1952 Salvador Pineda, Mexican actor (El camino secreto, Esmeralda), born in Huetamo, Mexico
- 1952 Simon MacCorkindale, English actor (Falcon Crest, Manimal), born in Ely, Cambridgeshire (d. 2010)
- 1953 Joanna Kerns [de Varona], actress (Maggie-Growing Pains), born in San Francisco, California
- 1953 Nabil Shaban, Jordanian-British actor (Doctor Who) and co-founder of the Graeae Theatre Company, born in Amman, Jordan (d. 2025)
- 1954 Philip Zimmermann, American cryptographer, born in Camden, New Jersey
- 1954 Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician, stand-up comedian, and radio presenter, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2018)
- 1955 Bill Laswell, American bassist and record producer, born in Salem, Illinois
- 1955 Chet Lemon, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1978, 79, 84; World Series 1984 Detroit Tigers), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 2025)
- 1955 Daniele Masala, Italian athlete (Olympic gold modern pentathlon individual & team 1976), born in Rome, Italy
- 1956 Ad P. Melkert, Dutch minister of Social Affairs, born in Gouda, Netherlands
1956 Anerican comedian (Alan Thicke, Arsenio, Coming to America), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1956 Brian Robertson, Scottish rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy), born in Clarkston, Scotland
- 1958 Grant McLennan, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens), born in Rockhampton, Australia (d. 2006)
- 1958 Ruth Guerri, US-Italian nude model (July, 1983), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1959 Filipe Nyusi, Mozambican politician (President of Mozambique 2015-), born in Mueda, Portuguese Mozambique
- 1959 Omar Hakim, American jazz-fusion and session drummer (Weather Report, 1982-86; Dire Straits - "Brothers In Arms"), arranger, and composer, born in New York City
- 1959 Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress (Amelia Lawson-Guns of Paradise), born in Canberra, Australia
- 1961 Jim Harris, Canadian author, environmentalist, and politician, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1963 Brent Jones, American College Football Hall of Fame tight end (Santa Clara Uni; Super Bowl 1988, 89, 95; SF 49ers; Pro Bowl 1992–95; All Pro 1992-94), born in Santa Clara, California
- 1963 Ed Lover, US radio personality, born in Hollis, New York
- 1964 Raphael Sbarge, American actor (Risky Business, My Science Project, Werewolf), born in New York City
1965 American lawyer and US Supreme Court Justice (2018-), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1966 Boty Goodwin, British artist, born in London (d. 1995)
- 1967 (Narasimhan) N. Ravikiran, Indian classical and Carnatic music composer, vocalist, chitravina (20-string fretless lute) player and musicologist, born in Mysore, India
- 1967 Chris McKinstry, Canadian computer scientist, born in Winnipeg, Canada (d. 2006)
- 1968 Christopher McCandless, American nomad, subject of biography Into the Wild, born in El Segundo, California (d. 1992)
- 1968 Chynna Phillips, American pop vocalist (Wilson Philips - "Hold On"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Gregory Charles, French Canadian performing artist, born in Montreal, Quebec
1968 American actor (Young Riders - "Jimmy Hickok"; W. - "George Bush"; Hail Caesar! -"Eddie Mannix"), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1969 Byron Stroud, Canadian heavy metal bassist, born in New Westminster, British Columbia
- 1969 Darren Aronofsky, American screenwriter and director (Black Swan, The Wrestler), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1969 Hong Myung-Bo, South Korean soccer defender (137 caps; Pohang Steelers, LA Galaxy) and manager (South Korea), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1969 Meja [Kullersten], Swedish singer-songwriter (How Crazy Are You?), born in Nynäshamn, Stockholm County
- 1970 Bryan Roy, Dutch soccer winger (32 caps; Ajax 126 games, Foggia, Nottingham Forest, Hertha BSC), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1970 Dell Demps, Canadian NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs), born in Long Beach, Canada
- 1970 Jim Creeggan, Canadian bassist (Barenaked Ladies), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- 1970 Judd Winick, American writer and artist, born on Long Island, New York
- 1971 Lincoln Kennedy, American NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders), born in York, Pennsylvania
- 1971 Vernon Forrest, American boxer (WBC, IBF, Ring magazine, lineal welterweight title 2002-03; WBC super welterweight title 2007-09), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 2009)
- 1972 Andrew Cassesse, American actor (Revenge of Nerds II, TV 101), born in New York City
- 1972 Dulip Samaraweera, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan Test opening batsman 1993-), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1972 Latrice Royale [Timothy Wilcots], American drag queen and TV personality (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Compton, California
- 1973 Tara Strong, Canadian-American voice actress (Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1974 Fonzworth Bentley, US hip-hop artist, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1974 Ian Mcintyre, Canadian NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1974 Toranosuke Takagi, Japanese auto racer (Japanese Formula Nippon 2000), born in Shizuoka, Japan
- 1975 Matt Finkes, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Piqua, Ohio
- 1975 Seth Payne, American NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Clifton Springs, New York
- 1976 Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby union footballer, born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand
- 1976 Christopher Pettiet, American actor (Young Riders), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1977 Jimmy Conrad, US soccer player, born in Arcadia, California
- 1978 Gethin Jones, British (Welsh) television presenter, born in Cardiff, United Kingdom
- 1978 Paul Anderson, English film and television actor (Arthur Shelby in "Peaky Blinders"; The Revenant, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows), born in London
- 1978 Silver Meikar, Estonian human rights activist and politician, born in Tartu, Estonia
- 1979 Antonio Chatman, American NFL wide receiver and punt returner, born in Jackson, Alabama
- 1979 Jesse Spencer, Australian actor (House, Chicago Fire), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1979 Matt Mauck, American NFL player, born in Jasper, Indiana
1980 American actress (Wednesday-Addams Family Films; Casper; Mermaids), born in Santa Monica. California
- 1980 Enver Gjokaj, American actor (Dollhouse; Agent Carter), and inventor, born in Orange County, California
1980 American rapper (Everybody Looking; "Black Beatles"), born in Bessemer, Alabama
- 1980 Sarah Lancaster, American actress (Rachel-Saved By Bell: New Class), born in Overland Park, Kansas
1982 Ugandan politician and pop star, born in Mpigi District, Uganda
- 1982 Onil Joseph, Dominican baseball player, born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
- 1983 Carlton Brewster, American NFL player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1983 Iko Uwais, Indonesian actor, stuntman and martial artist (The Raid), born in Jakarta, Indonesia
- 1983 Lavinia Meijer, Dutch harpist (Metamorphosis / The Hours), born in South Korea
- 1984 Brad Keselowski, American auto racer (NASCAR Xfinity Series 2010; NASCAR Cup Series 2012), born in Rochester Hills, Michigan
- 1984 Peter Vanderkaay, US mid-distance swimmer, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- 1985 Saskia Burmeister Croft, Australian actress (Sea Patrol, Hating Alison Ashley), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1988 Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine football player (Benefica, Argentina), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1989 Katy O'Brian, American actress (Love Lies Bleeding; Z Nation), and martial artist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1990 Robert Griffin III, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2011, Baylor; NFL Pro Bowl 2012, Washington Redskins; Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens), born in Okinawa, Japan
- 1991 Faisal bin Hamad Al Khalifa, prince of Bahrain, born in Riffa, Bahrain (d. 2006)
- 1993 Jennifer Stone, American actress (Harper Finkle in "Wizards of Waverly Place"), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1996 Aquaria [Giovanni Palandrani], American drag queen, recording artist and TV personality (RuPaul's Drag Race season 10 winner), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
