- 1404 Leon Battista Alberti, Italian Renaissance humanist author (Dinner Pieces), architect (Tempio Malatestiano; Palazzo Rucellai; Santa Maria Novella), sculptor and cryptographer considered a founder of Western cryptography, born in Genoa, Republic of Genoa (d. 1472)
- 1452 Pandolfo Petrucci, Italian ruler of the Republic of Siena (1500-12) during the Renaissance, born in Siena, Italy (d. 1512)
- 1468 Johann Werner, German mathematician, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1522)
Timurid founder and 1st Emperor of the Mughal dynasty in the Indian Subcontinent (1526-30), born in Andijan, Timurid Empire (present-day Uzbekistan)
- 1487 Henry II of Bavaria, Bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), Worms (1523-52) and Freising (1541-52), born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1552)
- 1513 Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian Renaissance composer and singer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1574)
- 1515 Frederick III, the Pious, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, born in Simmern, Germany (d. 1576)
- 1533 Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch Catholic priest and writer (Vita Jesu Christi), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1585)
- 1546 Johann Pistorius, German theologist and historian, born in Nidda, Germany (d. 1608)
- 1572 Hans Christoph Heyden, German composer, organist and poet, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1617)
- 1602 Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, born in Crema, Lombardy, Republic of Venice (d. 1676)
- 1614 John Wilkins, English Anglican clergyman and Bishop of Chester (1668-72), born in Fawsley, England(d. 1672)
- 1621 Sybilla Schwarz, German baroque poet, born in Greifswald, Germany (d. 1638)
- 1670 Georg Gabriel Schutz, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1716)
- 1679 Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German composer, born in Ostramondra, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1735)
- 1680 John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor, born in Penshurst Place, Kent (d. 1737)
- 1692 Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (L’École des Mères), born in Paris (d. 1754)
- 1701 Enrique Florez, Spanish historian, born in Valladolid, Spain (d. 1773)
- 1760 Richard Allen, 1st African American ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1831)
- 1763 Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general, born in Morlaix, Brittany, France (d. 1813)
- 1778 Fernando Sor, Spanish classical guitarist, and composer (Twelve Studies), baptized in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1839)
- 1784 Heinrich Baermann, German clarinet virtuoso and composer, born in Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1847)
- 1800 Emory Washburn, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (1854-55), born in Leicester, Massachusetts (d. 1877)
- 1804 Otis Tufts, American machinist and inventor who built printing machines, steam engines, firefighting equipment and invented the steam pile driver, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1869)
- 1806 Lajos, Count Batthyany, 1st Prime Minister of Hungary, born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (d. 1849)
- 1812 Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist, born in Sparta, New York (d. 1846)
- 1813 Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer, born in Troitsko village, Tula, Russia (d. 1869)
- 1813 John McNeil, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (d. 1891)
African-American abolitionist, lecturer and editor who was also an escaped slave [exact birth year unknown], born in Talbot County, Maryland
American newspaper man, politician and inventor of the typewriter, born in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania
- 1819 James Green Martin, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (d. 1878)
- 1824 Winfield Scott Hancock, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania (d. 1886)
- 1828 Edmond François Valentin About, French writer (Le Roi des montagnes), born in Dieuze, Lorraine (d. 1885)
- 1829 Alfred Iverson Jr., Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Clinton, Georgia (d. 1911)
- 1835 Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer (Snikken en grimlachjes), born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1894)
- 1838 Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (flat-bottomed paper bag), described as a "female Thomas Edison", born in York, Maine (d. 1914)
- 1845 Cecil De Vere, English chess player (1st official British chess champion (1866), born in London, England (d. 1875)
- 1846 Julian Scott, American artist and Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, born in Johnson, Vermont (d. 1901)
American suffragette, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- 1848 Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer, born in Chalon-sur-Saône, France (d. 1934)
- 1853 Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist and Mayor of Antwerp, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1906)
- 1856 Frank Harris, Irish-American journalist and writer (My Life & Loves), born in Galway, Ireland (d. 1931)
- 1858 C. B. Hawley, American organist and composer, born in Brookfield, Connecticut (d. 1915)
- 1858 Joseph Thomson, Scottish geologist and early African explorer (Thomson's Gazelle), born in Penpont, Dumfries, Scotland (d. 1895)
- 1859 George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer and inventor (Ferris Wheel), born in Galesburg, Illinois (d. 1896)
- 1860 Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and liberal politician, born in Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1954)
- 1860 Waldemar Lindgren, Swedish-American Geologist (economic geology, ore classification), born in Vassmolösa, Kalmar, Sweden (d. 1939)
- 1864 Israel Zangwill, Jewish author (Children of The Ghetto) and Zionist leader, born in London (d. 1926)
- 1864 Robert E. Park, American sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), born in Harveyville, Pennsylvania (d. 1944)
Japanese inventor and industrialist (Toyota Industries), born in Yamaguchi, Tōtōmi Province (now Kosai, Shizuoka), Japan
- 1868 Henricus Andreas Poels, Dutch Roman Catholic theologist and social foreman, born in Venray, Netherlands (d. 1948)
- 1869 Charles Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist (Wilson cloud chamber-Nobel), born in Glencorse, Scotland (d. 1959)
- 1870 Bob Quinn, American baseball executive (owner Boston Red Sox 1923–33; part owner Boston Braves 1936–45; President National Baseball Hall of Fame 1948–51), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1954)
- 1871 Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (The Saga of Gösta Berling), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1959)
- 1878 Julius Nieuwland, Belgian-American chemist (inventor of 1st synthetic rubber neoprene), born in Hansbeke, Belgium (d. 1936)
- 1880 Aida Overton Walker, African-American dancer, singer, and choreographer (In Dahomey; Salome), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1914)
- 1880 Edgar Bainton, British-Australian composer (And I Saw a New Heaven; The Vindictive Staircase), and educator, born in Hackney, London, England (d. 1956)
- 1881 Otto Selz, German psychologist, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1943)
- 1881 William John Gruffydd, Welsh poet and scholar, born in Gorffwysfa, Bethel, Wales (d. 1954)
- 1882 George Jean Nathan, American editor, author and critic (American Mercury), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1958)
- 1882 Ignaz Friedman, Polish pianist and composer, born in Podgórze, Kraków, Austrian Poland (d. 1948)
- 1884 Hezekiah M. Washburn, American Presbyterian Congo missionary, born in Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky (d. 1972)
- 1884 Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet, born in Burgas, Bulgaria (d. 1974)
- 1885 Syed Zafarul Hasan, Pakistani prominent Muslim philosopher, born in Pakistan (d. 1949)
- 1886 Theodor Werner, German painter, born in Jettenburg, Germany (d. 1969)
- 1890 Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist and writer, born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales (d. 1956)
- 1892 Nikolaj A. Orloff, Russian-British pianist (Chopin), born in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
- 1892 Radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician, born in Kotor, Austria-Hungary (d. 1948)
- 1893 Kay Fisker, Danish architect (Hornbeck House, Copenhagen), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 1965)
American comedian (The Jack Benny Program), born in Chicago, Illinois
German philosopher and sociologist (Dialectic of Enlightenment, Eclipse of Reason), born in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1896 Edward Arthur Milne, English astrophysicist (kinematic relativity), born in Yorkshire, England (d. 1950)
- 1897 Jørgen Bentzon, Danish composer (Racconto; Saturnalia), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1951)
- 1898 Fritz Zwicky, Swiss astronomer (supernova, dark matter), born in Varna, Bulgaria (d. 1974)
- 1899 John Herman Randall Jr., American philosopher (Western Man), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1980)
- 1899 Lovro von Matačić, Croatian conductor and composer (Bruckner Medal), born in Sušak, Croatia (d. 1985)
- 1900 Jessica Dragonette, Italian-American radio singer, and honorary US Army colonel, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1980)
- 1902 Fred Scott, American actor and singing cowboy, known as "The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo" (Melody of the Plains), born in Fresno, California (d. 1991)
- 1902 Ray "Crash" Corrigan, American actor (Crash Corrigan's Ranch), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1976)
- 1902 Thelma Ritter, American character actress (All About Eve; Rear Window; Pillow Talk), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1969)
- 1903 Fritz Büchtger, German composer, educator, and modern music proponent (Association for Contemporary Music; Studio for New Music), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1978)
- 1903 Stuart "Stu" Erwin, American actor (The Stu Erwin Show), born in Squaw Valley, California (d. 1967)
- 1904 Charles Oatley, English electrical engineer (developed scanning electron microscope), born in From, England (d. 1996)
- 1904 Hertha Kuusinen, Finnish communist politician (daughter of Otto Ville Kuusinen), born in Luhanka, Finland (d. 1974)
- 1907 Florence Rice, American actress (Fast Company, Double Wedding, Riding on Air), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1974)
Canadian US Racing HOF jockey (1943 Triple Crown on Count Fleet; US Champion Jockey: by earnings 1943, 45; by wins 1938, 47, 48) and trainer (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes 1969), born in Wakefield, England
- 1909 A. M. Klein, Canadian modernist Jewish poet (Hath Not a Jew...), born in Ratno, Ukraine (d. 1972)
- 1911 Willem J. Kolff, Dutch-American Physician and Biomedical Engineer (artificial kidney, hemodialysis), born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 2009)
- 1912 Edmund G. Love, American historian and author (A Small Bequest, Subways Are for Sleeping), born in Flushing, Michigan (d. 1990)
- 1912 Juan Pujol Garcia, Spanish double agent (spied for Britain, codename Garbo, pretended to spy for Nazi Germany codename Arabel), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1988)
- 1912 Ollie Harrington, American cartoonist (Bootsie), born in Valhalla, New York (d. 1995)
- 1912 Tibor Sekelj, Croatian polyglot, explorer and writer ("Kumewawa, the son of the jungle") , born in Spišská Sobota, Austria-Hungary (d. 1988)
- 1913 Ab Visser, Dutch poet and writer (Man Without a Head), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1982)
- 1913 James Pike, American Episcopal controversial bishop (Beyond Anxiety), born in Oklahoma City (d. 1969)
- 1913 Jimmy Hoffa, American Union leader (Leader of Teamsters Union with ties to organized crime, disappeared mysteriously in 1975), born in Brazil, Indiana (d. 1975) [1]
- 1913 Mel Allen, American sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees; 22 World Series; 24 MLB All-Star games), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1996)
- 1913 Woody Hayes, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (National C'ship 1954, 57, 61, 68, 70; Ohio State), born in Clifton, Ohio (d. 1987)
- 1914 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2007)
- 1915 Irving Gordon, American songwriter ("Unforgettable"; "Me, Myself, And I"), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1996)
- 1916 Edward Platt, American actor (Get Smart - "The Chief"; North By Northwest), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1974)
- 1916 Marcel Bigeard, French general (WWII, First Indochina War, Algerian War), politician, and writer, born in Toul, France (d. 2010)
- 1916 Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese film director and screenwriter (Joi-uchi), born in Otaru, Japan (d. 1996)
- 1916 Wawrzyniec Żuławski, Polish composer, born in Zakopane, Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1957)
- 1917 Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician whose models for determining the chemical crystal structures vital for life revolutionized chemistry (Nobel 1985), born in New York City (d. 2011)
- 1917 Red Hickey, American football coach (HC SF 49ers 1959-63; devised shotgun formation), born in Clarksville, Arkansas (d. 2006)
- 1921 Hugh Downs, American TV journalist (20/20, Concentration), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1921 Jeanne Demessieux, French organist and composer (Te Deum), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1968)
- 1922 Murray the K [Kaufman], American disk jockey, sometimes referred to as the 5th Beatle for his early promotion of the group on WINS radio, born in New York City (d. 1982)
- 1923 Jay Hebert, American golfer (PGA Championship 1960), born in St. Martinville, Louisiana (d. 1997)
- 1924 Arghyris Kounadis, Greek composer of opera and film music (The Bewitched Music Stands), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2011)
- 1924 Juan Ponce Enrile [Juanito Furagganan], Filipino lawyer and politician known for withdrawing his support of President Ferdinand Marcos, born in Gonzaga, Philippines (d. 2025) [1]
- 1924 Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, born in Westminster, London, England (d. 2017)
- 1925 Elliot Lawrence [Broza], American jazz pianist, film score composer (Network), arranger, and orchestra leader (Tony and Emmy Award broadcasts; As The World Turns, 1981-93), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- 1925 Gwendolyn Faison, American politician (Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, 2000-10), born in Clinton, North Carolina (d. 2021)
- 1926 (Alexander) "Bobby" Kok, Boer-British classical and session cellist (BBC Symphony; George Harrison - "When We Was Fab"), born in Brakpan, Union of South Africa, (d. 2015)
- 1926 Alfred Körner, Austrian soccer striker (47 caps; Rapid Wien), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2020)
- 1927 Lois Maxwell [Hooker], Canadian actress (Goldfinger, Dr. No, Miss Moneypenny), born in Kitchener, Ontario (d. 2007)
- 1928 Ben Garrido Blaz, American politician (Rep-R-Guam, 1985-93), born in Agana, Guam (d. 2014)
- 1928 Juan Garcia Hortelano, Spanish author (Tormenta de verano - Summer Storm), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1992)
- 1928 Mark Eden [Douglas Malin], British actor (Alan Bradley in "Coronation Street"), born in London (d. 2021)
- 1929 Matthew G. Martinez, American politician (Rep-D+R-CA, 1982-2001), born in Walsenburg, Colorado (d. 2011)
- 1929 Vic Morrow [Morozoff], American film and television actor (Combat!; Cimmaron; Roots; Twilight Zone: The Movie), born in New York City (d. 1982)
- 1930 Duncan Montgomery Stewart, New Zealand academic and administrator (Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford), born in Chist Church, New Zealand (d. 1996)
- 1931 Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (11 x NHL All-star; 6 x Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers) and coach (NY Rangers, Atlanta Flames, Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2001)
- 1931 Brian Kelly, American actor (Flipper, Straightaway), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
- 1931 Martin Kilson Jr., American scholar and the first African American tenured professor at Harvard, born in East Rutherford, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- 1931 Phyllis McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1932 Alexander Kluge, German author and film director (Yesterday Girl), born in Halberstadt, Province of Saxony
- 1932 Banjo Matthews, American auto racing constructor (72% of winning cars in top NASCAR division 1974-85; 262 wins in 362 Cup races), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1932 Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress (Cries and Whispers; Fanny and Alexander), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1932 Jack Hibbert, British economic statistician (Central Statistical Office, 1960-92, as director, 1985-92), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England (d. 2005)
- 1932 Jocelyn Stevens, British media publisher and executive (Queen magazine), and administrator (Royal College of Art, 1984-92; English Heritage. 1992-2000), born in Marylebone, London, England (d. 2014)
- 1932 Leo Thorsness, American Vietnam War pilot (Medal of Honor), born in Walnut Grove, Minnesota (d. 2017)
- 1932 Peter Ball, British Church of England clergyman (Bishop of Gloucester. 1992-93; Bishop of Lewes, 1977-92), and convicted sex offender, born in West Sussex, England (d. 2019)
- 1933 Andrey Mikhaylovich Volkonsky, Russian composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2008)
- 1933 Bertram Turetzky, American classical, jazz, klezmer double bassist, composer, pedagogue, and author (The Contemporary Contrabass), born in Norwich, Connecticut
- 1933 Dick Yarmy, American character actor (Get Smart; Kentucky Fried Movie; Mork & Mindy), born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1933 Evelyn Ebsworth, Vice-Chancellor (Durham U), born in Richmond, United Kingdom (d. 2015)
- 1933 Madhubala [Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi], Indian actress regarded as "The Venus of Indian Cinema", born in Delhi, India (d. 1969)
- 1934 Bruce Headley, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (Breeders' Cup Sprint 2000 Kona Gold), born in Baldwin Park, California (d. 2021)
- 1934 Florence Henderson, American actress (The Brady Bunch - "Carol"), and singer, born in Dale, Indiana (d. 2016)
- 1934 Merl Saunders, American Hammond B-3 organ player and pianist (Jerry Garcia Band; Saunders/Garcia), and composer, born in San Mateo, California (d. 2008)
- 1934 Michel Corboz, Swiss conductor (founded L’Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, 1961), born in Marsens, Switzerland (d. 2021)
- 1935 Christel Adelaar, Dutch actress (Pipo the Clown - "Mammaloe"), born in Semarang, Dutch East Indies (d. 2013)
- 1935 David Wilson, Scottish administrator and 27th Governor of Hong Kong (1987-92), born in Alloa, Scotland
American golfer (13 major titles; 82 LPGA Tour wins), born in San Diego, California
- 1935 Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz composer, arranger, valve trombonist, and band leader (The Boss Brass), born in London, Ontario (d. 2010)
- 1936 Andrew Prine, American actor (V, W.E.B., Wide Country), born in Jennings, Florida
- 1936 Anna German, Polish popular music singer, born in Urgench, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union (d. 1982)
- 1936 Charlie Burns, Canadian ice hockey forward (world champion Whitby Dunlops 1958) and coach (Minnesota North Stars), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1936 Fanne Foxe [Annabella Battistella], Argentine-American exotic dancer famous for her involvement in a sex scandal with US Congressman Wilbur Mills, born in Nueve de Julio, Argentina (d. 2021)
- 1936 Takuo Aoyagi, Japanese engineer who invented the pulse oximeter, born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan (d. 2020)
- 1937 "Magic" Sam [Maghett], American blues guitarist ("Feelin' Good (We're Gonna Boogie)"), born in Granada County, Mississippi (d. 1969)
- 1937 Carlos Campos, Chilean soccer striker (39 caps; Universidad de Chile 259 games), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2020)
- 1938 Lee Chamberlin, American actor (Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale), born in New York City
- 1938 Paquito, Spanish soccer manager (Villarreal CF, Valencia CF, Rayo Vallecano SAD) and midfielder (9 caps; Valencia 212 games), born in Oviedo, Spain (d. 2024)
- 1939 Chris Pyne, British jazz, touring, and session trombonist (Mike Gibbs; Ronnnie Scott; Humphrey Lyttelton), born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 1995)
- 1939 Michael Rudman, American theater director and producer working in the UK (Death of the Salesman, Donkeys' Years), born in Tyler, Texas (d. 2023) [1]
- 1939 Razzy Bailey, American country music singer-songwriter ("Midnight Hauler", "She Left Love All Over Me"), born in Five Points, Alabama (d. 2021)
- 1940 Porpoise, 1st porpoise born in captivity in the US (stillborn), born in Marineland, Saint Augustine Florida [1]
- 1940 Willie Hunter, Scottish soccer forward (3 caps; Motherwell) and manager (Queen of the South, Inverness Caledonian), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1941 Big Jim Sullivan [Tomkins], British session and touring rock guitarist, sitar, and banjo player, born in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England (d. 2012)
- 1941 Donna Shalala, American educator and politician, US Secretary of Health under Bill Clinton (Rep-Florida 2019-21), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1941 Paul Tsongas, American politician (Sen-D-Mass), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 1997)
- 1941 Tucker Zimmerman, American folk music singer-songwriter, born in San Francisco, California (d. 2026)
- 1942 Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican auto racer (youngest F1 driver ever to race for Ferrari), born in Mexico City (d. 1962)
- 1943 Aaron Russo, American political activist, movie producer and director (Trading Places, Wise Guys, The Rose), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
- 1943 Bob Murphy Jr, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1970 runner-up; 11 Senior PGA Tour titles), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1943 Eric Anderson, American folk singer-songwriter ("Avalanche", "Be True to You"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Colombian drug lord, born in Cartagena, Colombia
- 1943 Israël "Ischa" Meijer, Dutch journalist, critic and author (Een Dik Uur Ischa, Boezemvriend), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1995)
- 1943 Maceo Parker, American tenor saxophonist (James Brown; Parliament-Funkadelic, King's One, Mo' Roots), born in Kinston, North Carolina
- 1944 Alan Parker, English director (Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express), born in London, England (d. 2020)
- 1944 Ronnie Peterson, Swedish auto racer (World F1 C'ship runner-up 1971, 78), born in Örebro, Sweden (d. 1978)
- 1945 Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (White Nights, Taps), born in New York City (d. 2003)
- 1945 Hans-Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein (1989-), born in Zürich, Switzerland
- 1945 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (36 caps; Atlético Mineiro), born in Piriápolis, Uruguay (d. 2013)
- 1945 Vic Briggs, British-American guitarist (The Animals, 1966-68), and producer; later known as Antion Vikram Singh, he created Sikhi devotional and Hawaiian music, born in Twickenham, England (d. 2021)
- 1945 William Hill Boner, American politician (Rep-D-TN, 1979-88), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1946 Bernard Dowiyogo, 7x President of Nauru, born in Nauru (d. 2003)
- 1946 Tina Aumont, actress (Master of Love, Casanova), born in Hollywood, California
- 1947 Heidemarie Rosendahl, German athlete (Olympic gold FRG long jump, 4×100m relay, silver pentathlon 1972), born in Hückeswagen, Germany
- 1947 Judd Gregg, American politician (Senator-R-NH 1993-2011, Governor of NH 1989-93, Rep-R-NH, 1981-89), born in Nashua, New Hampshire
- 1947 Pham Tuan, Vietnamese fighter pilot and the first Vietnamese cosmonaut (Soyuz 37/36), born in Kiến Xương, Vietnam
- 1947 Salahuddin Mulla, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, HS 34no, 7 wickets; Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines), born in Aligarh, India
- 1947 Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter (Song to the Siren), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1975)
- 1948 (John) Jackie Martling, American comedian and gag writer known as "Jackie the Jokeman" (Howard Stern Show, 1983-2001), born in Mineola, Long Island, New York
- 1948 (Wladimir) "Wally" Tax, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The Outsiders; Tax Free), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- 1948 Pat O'Brien, American broadcaster (CBS Sports; Entertainment Tonight; The Insider), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
- 1948 Richard M. Cohen, American three-time Emmy award-winning journalist, TV producer, and author (CBS News and CNN), born in New York City (d. 2024)
1948 American magician (Penn & Teller) and illusionist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1949 Jimmie Randell, American rock bassist (Jo Jo Gunne; The Dead Pyrates Society), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1949 Richard Neal, American politician (Rep-D-Massachusetts 1989-), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- 1950 Raymond van het Groenewoud, Dutch-Belgian singer-songwriter, musician and composer ("Meisjes"; Brussels by Night), born in Schaerbeek, Belgium
- 1950 Roger Fisher, American rock guitarist (Heart, 1967-80 - "Barracuda"), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1951 Kevin Keegan, English soccer forward, manager (England 63 caps, Liverpool, Newcastle United), born in Armthorpe, Doncaster
- 1951 Michael Doucet, Cajun-American zydeco, folk, and blues singer and fiddler (BeauSoleil), born in Scott, Louisiana
- 1951 Sylvain Sylvain [Mizrahi], Egyptian-American rock guitarist (New York Dolls), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2021)
- 1953 Carmine Rojas, American composer, musical director and bass guitarist (David Bowie, Joe Bonamassa), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1953 Wayne Siegel, American electro-acoustic contemporary classical composer, based in Denmark, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1954 Paul Rendall, English rugby union prop (28 caps; London Wasps RUFC), born in London, England (d. 2023)
- 1955 James Eckhouse, American actor (Jim Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1955 Jeremy Lascelles, British music executive, CEO of Chrysalis Music, second cousin to Charles III, born in London
- 1955 Rip Rogers [Mark Sciarra], American professional wrestler (Mid South Wrestling, WCW Saturday Night), born in Seymour, Indiana
- 1956 Dave Dravecky, American Major League Baseball player (Dan Diego padres, San Francisco Giants) and All-Star, born in Youngstown, Ohio
- 1956 Howard Davis Jr., American boxer (Olympic gold lightweight 1976), born in Glen Cove, New York (d. 2015)
- 1957 Alan Hunter, American television personality and one of the original MTV VJs, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1957 Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano, born in Posio, Finland
- 1958 Perry Stephens, German actor (Loving, All My Children), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1959 Anny Schilder, Dutch pop singer (BZN, 1976-84 - "Mon Amour"), born in Volendam, Netherlands
- 1959 Renée Fleming, American opera singer and soprano, born in Indiana, Pennsylvania
- 1960 Eric Shea, American actor (Yours, Mine and Ours; The Poseidon Adventure), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960 Jim Kelly, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (First-team All-Pro 1991; 5 × Pro Bowl; NFL passing TD leader 1991; NFL passer rating leader 1990; Buffalo Bills), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1960 Meg Tilly, Canadian–American actress (Big Chill, Impulse), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1961 Latifa [El Arfaoui], Tunisian pop and arabesque singer, and actress, born in Manouba, Tunisia
- 1961 Phillip Hamilton, American author, born in Albany, New York
- 1962 Kevyn Aucoin, American cosmetologist, born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2002)
- 1962 Michael Higgs, British actor (Assassination Games, EastEnders), born in Birmingham, England
- 1962 Sakina Jaffrey, American actress (Raising Helen, House of Cards), born in New York City
- 1963 D'Wayne Wiggins, American R&B guitarist (Tony! Toni! Tone! - "Anniversary", "Feels Good"), and record producer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2025) [1]
- 1963 Enrico Colantoni, Canadian character actor (Just Shoot Me - "Elliot"; Veronica Mars - "Keith"), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1963 Zach Galligan, American actor (Gremlins), born in New York City
- 1964 Gianni Bugno, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia General classification 1990; World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 1991, 92), born in Brugg, Switzerland
- 1964 Rob Jones, English musician known as "The Bass Thing" (The Wonder Stuff), born in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England (d. 1993)
- 1965 Jessie Tuggle, American College Football HOF linebacker (Valdosta State University; Pro Bowl 1992, 94, 95, 97, 98 Atlanta Falcons), born in Griffin, Georgia
- 1966 Gary Halpin, Irish rugby union prop (11 caps; Wanderers F.C, Leinster, London Irish, Harlequins), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2021)
- 1966 Petr Svoboda, Czech NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Olympic gold 1998), born in Most, Czechia
- 1967 Brit Turner, American Southern rock drummer (Blackberry Smoke -"Pretty Little Lie", "Holding all the Roses"), born in Michigan (d. 2024)
- 1967 Calle Johansson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1967 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Bulgarian tennis player (Hopman Cup 1992, Switzerland; 19 x WTA titles; World #11 1993), born in Sofia, Bulgaria
1967 Dutch politician (Prime Minister, 2010-), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1967 Stelios Haji-Ioannou, British-Cypriot entrepreneur, born in Athens, Greece
- 1968 Chris Lewis, English cricket all-rounder (32 Tests, 93 wickets; 53 ODIs), born in Georgetown, Guyana
- 1968 Jules Asner, American television personality (E! News, Revealed with Jules Asner), born in Tempe, Arizona
- 1968 Phil Lewis, American actor and director (The Suite Life - "Mr. Moseby), born in Arua, Uganda
- 1969 Shana Zadrick, American model (Guess Jeans), born in Grand Junction, Colorado
1970 English comedian and actor (Shaun of the Dead, Mission: Impossible), born in Brockworth, England
- 1971 Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball center (NBA Most Improved Player 1996; NBA Field Goal % Leader 1996, 97; Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Tritenii de Jos, Romania
- 1971 Kris Aquino, Filipino actress (Feng Shui) and television host (Kris TV), born in Quezon City, Philippines
- 1971 Noriko Sakai, Japanese J-pop singer ("Aoi Usagi"), born in Fukuoka, Japan
- 1971 Tommy Dreamer [Thomas Laughlin], American professional wrestler (ECW on Sci-Fi, WWE Raw), born in Yonkers, New York
- 1972 Big Daddy V, [Nelson Frazier Jr.] American professional wrestler, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina (d. 2014)
- 1972 Drew Bledsoe, American football quarterback (4 × Pro Bowl; NFL passing yards leader 1994 NE Patriots), born in Ellensburg, Washington
- 1972 Erika Rachael Schwarz, Miss America (Louisiana-2nd-1997), born in Folsom, Louisiana
- 1972 Najwa Nimri, Spanish singer (Najwajean) and actress (Money Heist), born in Pamplona, Spain
1972 American singer (Matchbox Twenty), born in Landstuhl, West Germany
- 1973 Steve McNair, American football quarterback (NFL Most Valuable Player 2003 Tennessee Titans; 3 x Pro Bowl; Houston Oilers), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2009)
- 1974 Filippa Giordano, Italian-Mexican classical-pop singer, born in Palermo, Italy
- 1974 Philippe Léonard, Belgian soccer left-back (26 caps; Standard Liège, Monaco), born in Liège, Belgium
- 1975 Yul Kwon, American lawyer and television personality (Survivor: Cook Islands, America Revealed), born in Queens, New York
- 1976 Liv Kristine, Norwegian heavy metal singer (Leaves' Eyes), born in Stavanger, Norway
- 1977 Cadel Evans, Australian road cyclist (Tour de France 2011; UCI World Road Race C'ships 2009), born in Katherine, Australia
- 1977 Darren Bennett, English professional dancer, born in Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 1977 Nathan Osmond, American pop vocalist (Osmond Boys), born in Utah
1978 Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright (The Walking Dead; Black Panther), born in Grinnell, Iowa
- 1978 Dean Gaffney, British actor (Robbie Jackson in "EastEnders"), born in Hammersmith, London
- 1978 Dwele [Andwele Gardner], American soul singer, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1978 Richard Hamilton, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2004 Detroit Pistons; NBA All Star 2006, 07, 08) and broadcaster (CBS Sports HQ), born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
- 1980 Fátima Leyva, Mexican soccer midfielder (62 caps; FC Indiana), born in Mexico City, Mexico
- 1980 Josh Senter, American novelist (Still the Night Call) and television writer (Desperate Housewives), born in Plato, Missouri
- 1980 Michelle Ye, Chinese actress (Accident, Moonlight in Tokyo), born in Hangzhou, China
- 1982 Marián Gáborík, Slovak ice hockey left wing (NHL All-Star 2003, 08, 12 [MVP]; Stanley Cup 2014 NY Rangers), born in Trenčín, Slovakia
- 1983 Bacary Sagna, French soccer left back (65 caps; Auxerre, Arsenal, Manchester City), born in Sens, France
- 1983 Rhydian Roberts, Welsh Singer (X Factor runner up), born in Sennybridge, United Kingdom
- 1984 Hamed Namouchi, Tunisian soccer midfielder (20 caps; Cannes, Rangers, Lorient), born in Cannes, France
- 1984 Víkingur Ólafsson, Icelandic concert pianist, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1985 Heart Evangelista, Filipina actress (I Left My Heart in Sorsogon, Mano po 6: A Mother's Love), born in Manila, Philippines
- 1985 Jacob Parker, American actor (Evening Shade), born in Bixby, Oklahoma
- 1985 Karima Adebibe, Moroccan-British model and actress (Deep State, Dune: Prophecy), born in Bethnal Green, London
- 1985 Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer (Cookies) and actress (Fatal Contact), born in British Hong Kong
- 1985 Natsume Sano, Japanese gravure idol, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1985 Philippe Senderos, Swiss soccer defender (57 caps; Servette, Arsenal, Fulham), born in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1985 Tyler Clippard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2011, 14 Washington Nationals; NY Yankees), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1986 Michael Ammermüller, German auto racer (Porsche Supercup 2017, 18, 19 Walter Lechner Racing), born in Pocking, Germany
- 1986 Roxanne Guinoo, Filipina actress (Family Matters, Can This Be Love), born in Cavite, Philippines
- 1987 Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan soccer striker (136 caps; Palermo, Napoli, PSG 200 games, Manchester United), born in Salto, Uruguay
- 1987 Joseph Pichler, American child actor (Beethoven's 3rd, The Fan), born in Bremerton, Washington (d. 2006)
- 1987 Julia Savicheva, Russian pop singer, born in Kurgan, Russia
- 1988 Ángel Di María, Argentine soccer midfielder (145 caps; Real Madrid 124 games, Paris Saint-Germain 197 games), born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1988 Asia Nitollano, American dancer (Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll winner), born in Mount Vernon, New York
- 1988 Quentin Mosimann, Swiss DJ and music producer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1989 Kristian Thomas, English gymnast (Olympic bronze, 2012), born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
- 1991 Karol G [Carolina Navarro], Colombian singer-songwriter (China), born in Medellín, Colombia
- 1992 Christian Eriksen, Danish soccer midfielder (Ajax, Tottenham, Inter Milan, Manchester United; survived cardiac arrest on field 2021), born in Middelfart, Denmark
1992 English actor (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; August Rush; The Good Doctor), born in Camden Town, London
- 1994 Becky Hill, English singer (The Voice UK, 2012; "Remember"), born in Bewdley, England
- 1994 Paul Butcher, American actor (Dustin Brooks in "Zoey 101"), born in Los Angeles, California
