- 1444 Rudolphus Agricola [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist, scholar (De inventione dialectica), poet, and organist, born in Baflo, Groningen, the Hanseatic League (d. 1485) (alternate date 1443)
Duke of Bourbon, Constable of France (1515-21) and military leader who opposed King of France Francis I and fought for Holy Roman Emperor, born in Montpelier, France
- 1519 François, de Lorraine, 2nd Duke of Guise, French soldier famous for the defense of Metz and statesman as Grand Chamberlain of France, born in Bar, France (d. 1563)
- 1581 Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic Cardinal. private secretary to Pope Urban, born in Usigni (d. 1653)
- 1583 Johann Henry Alting, German theologian, born in Emden, Saxony (d. 1644)
- 1646 Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist, born in Rouen, France (d. 1714)
- 1653 Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer and violinist (Concerti Grossi), born in Fusignano, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1713)
- 1667 Georg Bronner, German composer and organist, baptized in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1720)
- 1675 Johann Melchior Conradi, German composer, born in Oettingen, County of Oettingen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1756)
- 1696 Ernst Gottlieb Baron, German lutenist and composer, born in Breslau, Silesia (d. 1760)
- 1697 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1753)
- 1699 Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Prussian architect (Sanssouci) and painter, born in Kuckädel, Poland (d. 1753)
- 1718 Matthew Tilghman, American delegate to the Continental Congress, born on The Hermitage plantation, Maryland (d. 1790)
- 1723 Tobias Mayer, German astronomer "method of lunars" for longitude determination, born in Marbach (d. 1762)
- 1740 Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and geologist, born in Conches, Switzerland (d. 1799)
- 1747 Narciso Casanovas, Spanish keyboard player, composer, and Benedictine monk, born in Sabadell, Spain (d. 1799)
- 1752 Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger, German playwright (Der Wirrwarr, oder Sturm und Drang) and novelist, born in the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt (d. 1831)
- 1754 Jan Jachym Kopriva, Czech composer and organist, born in Cítoliby, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
- 1758 John Pinkerton, Scottish anti-Celtic historian, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1826)
- 1774 Raphaelle Peale, American painter (After the Rain, 1823), born in Annapolis, Maryland (d. 1825)
- 1781 René Laënnec, French physician who invented the stethoscope, born in Quimper, France (d. 1826)
- 1796 Giovanni Pacini, Italian opera composer (Saffo), and educator, born in Catania, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1867)
- 1796 Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist who introduced Western medicine to Japan, born in Würzburg (d. 1866)
- 1804 Samuel Read Anderson, American soldier in the Mexican-American War and Confederate general, born in Bedford County, Virginia (d. 1883)
- 1816 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, German composer and musician, born in Reichenbach, Prussia (d. 1887)
- 1816 Haller Nutt, American rich Southern Plantation owner (Longwood house - largest octagonal house in the US), born at Laurel Hill Plantation, Mississippi (d. 1864)
- 1820 Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec, born in Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce, Lower Canada (d. 1898)
- 1820 Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violin prodigy, composer, and teacher (Brussels Conservatory), born in Verviers, United Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 1881)
- 1821 Lola Montez, Irish dancer and courtesan, born in Grange, Ireland (d. 1861)
- 1824 William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, American Major General (Union Army), born in St. Albans, Vermont (d. 1903)
- 1831 Francisco Salvador Daniel, French composer, and ethnomusicologist, born in Bourges, France (d. 1871)
- 1836 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish Romantic poet (Rimas y leyendas), born in Seville, Spain (d. 1870)
- 1837 Francis Jay Herron, American Major General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1902)
- 1837 Samuel van Houten, Dutch politician and philosopher (child labor laws), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1930)
- 1844 Aaron Montgomery Ward, American retailer, founded mail-order business (Montgomery Ward), born in Chatham, New Jersey (d. 1913)
- 1848 Louisa Lawson, Australian writer, publisher (The Dawn) and suffragist who founded The Dawn Club, born in Gulgong, New South Wales (d. 1920)
- 1849 Selwyn Image, English painter and designer (Arts and Crafts Movement), born in Bodiam Sussex (d. 1930)
- 1850 Anton Urspruch, German composer, born in Free City of Frankfurt, German Confederation (d. 1907)
- 1850 Ludwig Bonvin, Swiss born composer who worked in America, born in Sierre, Switzerland (d. 1939)
- 1854 Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German steel and arms manufacturer (Krupp AG - supplied the German Navy), born in Essen, Province of Westphalia (d. 1902)
- 1855 Aleksander Różycki, Polish pianist, composer, and music teacher, born in Zhitomir, Russian Empire (d. 1915)
- 1855 Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey during WWI, born in Stolp, Prussia (d. 1929)
- 1857 Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor, publisher and muckracker (McClure's Magazine), born in County Antrim, Ireland (d. 1949)
- 1858 Ernest Ford, English composer, born in Warminster, Wiltshire, England (d. 1919)
- 1861 Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, German princess and Duchess of Albany, born in Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont (d. 1922)
- 1862 Edward German (Jones), English composer (Merrie England), born in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England (d. 1936)
- 1862 Mori Ōgai, Japanese novelist (The Wild Geese), poet and surgeon, born in Iwami Province, Japan (d. 1922)
- 1863 Fyodor Sologub, Russian Symbolist novelist, poet and translator, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1927)
- 1864 (Andrew) "Banjo" Paterson, Australian journalist, poet (Clancy of the Overflow), and lyricist ("Waltzing Matilda"), born near Orange, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1941)
- 1864 Jozef Murgaš, Slovak priest and inventor who achieved radiotelegraph transmission between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton in 1905, born in Tajov, Austria-Hungary (d. 1929)
- 1867 William Cadbury, British chocolate manufacturer (Cadbury), born in Edgbaston, England (d. 1957)
- 1869 Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Portuguese cartographer and aviator (1st flight across the south Atlantic), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1959)
- 1870 Louis de Raet, Belgian economist and founder of the Flemish People's Party, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1914)
American businessman (Chairman and CEO of IBM, 1914-56), born in Campbell, New York
- 1877 André Maginot, French politician, advocated for the Maginot Line, born in Paris, France (d. 1932)
- 1877 Henri Vandeputte, Belgian author and poet (L'homme Jeune), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1952)
- 1877 Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer of North Africa, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1904)
- 1879 Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American novelist and social reformer (managed 1st US adult education program, helped conscientious objectors), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 1958)
- 1882 Kurt Schindler, German-American composer and conductor, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1935)
- 1884 Arthur Vanderpoorten, Belgian politician (Minister of Internal Affairs 1940), born in Puurs, Belgium (d. 1945)
- 1887 Leevi Antti Madetoja, Finnish composer (Pohjalaisia), conductor and teacher, born in Oulu, Finland, (d. 1947)
- 1888 Henrietta "Hetty" Beck, Dutch hearing actress (Bouwmeester Award), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1979)
- 1888 Otto Stern, German-American physicist (Stern-Gerlach-experiment, Nobel 1943), born in Sohrau, Prussia, German Empire (d. 1969)
- 1888 Ronald Arbuthnott Knox, British priest, broadcaster and author (Viaduct Murder), born in Kibworth Leicestershire, England (d. 1957)
- 1889 H[aroldson] L Hunt, Texas oil tycoon (East Texas Oil Field), born near Ramsey, Illinois (d. 1974)
- 1891 Georg Britting, German poet and writer (Fratricide in the Backwater), born in Regensburg, Germany (d. 1964)
- 1892 Theodor Plievier, German writer (Des Kaisers Kulis [The Kaiser's Coolies]; Stalingrad), born in Berlin, German Empire (d. 1955)
- 1893 Wally Pipp, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1923; AL HR leader 1916, 17; NY Yankees), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1965)
- 1895 Anita Stewart, American silent film actress (South of Hell Mountain), producer, and mystery novelist, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1961)
- 1895 Edna Park Edwards, American stage and vaudeville actress, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
- 1898 Tom Lowry, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 50s; first NZ Test captain), President NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Association 1951-65, born in Fernhill, New Zealand (d. 1976)
- 1904 Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, international relationship expert, and author (Politics Among Nations), born in Coburg, German Empire (d. 1980)
- 1904 Luis A. Ferré, Puerto Rican industrialist and politician (Governor of Puerto Rico, 1969-73), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2003)
- 1905 Andy Oberlander, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Dartmouth College; National C'ship 1954), born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
- 1905 Orville "Hoppy" Jones, American bass singer and cellist (The Ink Spots - "If I Didn't Care"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1944)
- 1906 Galo Plaza Lasso, Ecuadorian statesman (President of Ecuador 1948-52, head of OAS1968-75), born in New York City (d. 1987)
- 1906 Ramon Tapales, Filipino composer and conductor, born in Baybay, Philippines (d. 1995)
- 1907 Alec Wilder, American classical, jazz, and pop music composer (The Churkendoose), and musicologist (American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1980)
- 1907 Charles B. Timmer, Dutch translator and writer (Russia Black on White), born in Amsterdam (d. 1991)
- 1907 Charlie Spivak, Ukrainian-American big band trumpeter and bandleader, born in Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
- 1907 Marjorie Lawrence, Australian-American operatic soprano (Wagner; Interrupted Melody), born in Deans Marsh, Australia (d. 1979)
- 1908 Red Barber, American baseball broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds 1934–38, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939–53, NY Yankees 1954–66), born in Columbus, Mississippi (d. 1992)
- 1908 Staats Cotsworth, American actor (Hamlet, Peyton Place), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 1979)
- 1909 Irene Schroeder, "Trigger Woman", first American woman electrocuted in Pennsylvania, and 4th woman electrocuted in the United States, born in Benwood, West Virginia (d. 1931)
- 1909 Jef Scherens, Belgian track cyclist (World C'ships gold sprint 1932-37, 47), born in Werchter, Belgium (d. 1986)
- 1910 Alfred Mendelsohn, Romanian composer, and conductor (Romanian National Opera, 1944-63), and teacher, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1966)
- 1910 Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (El Dorado, Big Sky, Apache Uprising), born in Gravelly, Arkansas (d. 1979)
- 1910 Marc Lawrence [Max Goldsmith], American character actor (Man With Golden Gun), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1912 Alice "Andre" Norton, American sci-fi author (The Time Traders, The Zero Stone), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2005)
- 1913 Oskar Danon, Yugoslav conductor (Belgrade Opera, 1944-65), born in Sarajevo, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 2009)
- 1913 René Leibowitz, Polish-French jazz pianist, classical composer, conductor, and educator, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1972)
- 1913 Wallace Coulter, American inventor and entrepreneur (Coulter Principle - made complete blood counts possible), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1998) [1]
- 1914 Albert Westerlinck [Jose J M Aerts pseudoym], Flemish poet, writer and priest, born in Geel, Belgium (d. 1984)
- 1914 Arthur Kennedy, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actor (Death of a Salesman; Fantastic Voyage; Peyton Place; Some Came Running), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1990)
- 1914 Per-Jakez Helias, French Breton writer and actor, born in Pouldreuzig, Brittany (d. 1995)
- 1914 Wayne Morris, American actor and decorated WWII pilot (Paths of Glory, The Bushwackers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1959)
- 1915 Homer Keller, American contemporary classical composer (Quiet Music for a Tree), and educator (University of Oregon, 1958-76), born in Oxnard, California (d. 1996)
- 1916 Alexander Obolensky, Russian prince and English rugby union winger (4 caps; Leicester Tigers RUFC, Oxford Uni RFC), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1940)
- 1916 Don Tallon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (21 Tests, 58 dismissals, 2 x 50s; Queensland CA), born in Bundaberg, Australia (d. 1984)
- 1916 Raf Vallone, Italian actor (El Cid, 2 Women, Greek Tycoon), born in Tropea, Italy (d. 2002)
- 1916 Vivian McGrath, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1937), born in Merrendee, Australia (d. 1978)
- 1917 Abdur Rahman Badawi, Egyptian Existentialist philosopher and poet, born in Sharabass, Egypt (d. 2002)
- 1917 Guillermo González Camarena, Mexican inventor (color television), born in Guadalajara, Mexico (d. 1965)
- 1917 Whang-Od [Maria Ogga], Butbut-Filipina tattoo artist considered a National Living Treasure and the last living mambabatok, a traditional Kalinga tattooist who tattooed headhunters, born in Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippine Islands [1]
- 1918 Charles Hayes, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1983-93), born in Cairo, Illinois (d. 1997)
- 1918 Olive Gibbs, British politician, anti-nuclear activist and peace campaigner, born in Oxford, England (d. 1995)
- 1919 Joe Hunt, American tennis player (US National C'ship 1943), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1945)
- 1919 Kathleen Freeman, American actress (Beverly Hillbillies, 3 Ring Circus), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2001)
- 1920 Paul Fetler, American composer (December Stillness; Three Poems By Walt Whitman), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
- 1920 Trevor Oswald Ling, English religious studies, born in London, England (d. 1995)
- 1922 Enrico Banducci, American owner of influential stand-up club Hungry i, born in Bakersfield, California (d. 2007)
- 1923 (Boniface) "Buddy" DeFranco, Italian-American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2014)
- 1923 Alden Winship Clausen, American banker (President of World Bank), born in Hamilton, Illinois (d. 2013)
- 1923 Dorothy Ferguson, Canadian All-American Girls Professional Baseball League infielder and outfielder (Rockford Peaches; 4x Championship team, National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame), born in Virden, Manitoba (d. 2003)
- 1924 Gevork Vartanian, Soviet intelligence agent (Operation Long Jump), born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia (d. 2012)
- 1924 Margaret Truman, American presidential daughter, writer (Murder at FBI), and pianist, born in Independence, Missouri (d. 2008)
- 1925 Fritz Behrendt, German-Dutch political cartoonist (Het Parool; De Telegraaf; New York Herald Tribune), born in Berlin, Weimar Republic (d. 2008)
- 1925 Hal Holbrook, American stage and screen Tony and Emmy award-winning actor (All the President's Men; “Mark Twain Tonight!”), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021) [1]
- 1925 Jack Gilbert, American poet (A Brief for the Defense, Views of Jeopardy), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012) [1]
- 1925 Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor, born in Plymouth, England (d. 2003)
- 1926 Friedrich Cerha, Austrian composer (Baal) and conductor (Ensemble Die Reihe), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2023)
- 1926 Lee Hoiby, American concert pianist and composer (1957 Arts & Letters; Summer and Smoke), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
- 1928 Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress (La Divina Infiel; The Shadow of the Bat), and singer ("Es tarde ya" (It's Too Late Now)), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2013)
- 1929 Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-French actor and filmmaker (El Tapo, The Holy Mountain), born in Tocopilla, Chile
- 1929 Chaim Potok [Herman Potok], American novelist (The Promise; The Chosen), and rabbi, born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2022)
- 1929 Dame Patricia Routledge, British stage and screen actress and singer (Keeping Up Appearances; Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters), born in Higher Tranmere, England (d. 2025) [1]
- 1929 Nicholas Ridley, Lord Ridley of Liddesdale, English politician, Minister of Finance, born in Northumberland (d. 1993)
- 1930 Roger Craig, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1955, 59 - Brooklyn/LA Dodgers, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (SD Padres, 1978-79; SF Giants, 1985-92), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2023)
- 1930 Ruth Rendell, English thriller writer (Inspector Wexford novels), born in South Woodford, Essex, England (d. 2015)
- 1930 Usko Merilainen, Finnish composer, born in Tampere, Finland (d. 2004)
- 1931 Buddy Ryan, American football coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals), born in Frederick, Oklahoma (d. 2016)
- 1933 Craig L. Thomas, American politician (Senator-R-Wyoming 1995-2007, Rep-R-Wyoming 1989-95), born in Cody, Wyoming (d. 2007)
- 1934 Alan Bates, British actor (Zorba the Greek; An Unmarried Woman; The Rose), born in Allestree, Derby, England (d. 2003)
- 1934 Barry Humphries, Australian Tony Award-winning comedian, actor and author known for his stage alter egos (Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2023) [1]
Burmese drug lord and warlord, born in Loi Maw, Mongyai, British Burma
- 1935 Christina Pickles, UK-born American actress (St Elsewhere), born in Halifax, England
- 1935 Johnny Bush, American country singer, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2020)
- 1936 Barry Jarman, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (19 Tests; 54 dismissals; South Australia), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2020)
American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Syracuse University; Cleveland Browns - NFL Rookie of the Year 1957; NFL MVP 1957, 58, 65; 8 x First-team All-Pro; 9 x Pro Bowl), actor (The Dirty Dozen; ...tick...tick...tick...), and civil rights activist, born in St. Simons, Georgia [1]
- 1936 John Leyton, British actor and singer ("Johnny Remember Me"), born in Frinton-on-Sea, England
- 1936 Peter Walker, English cricket batsman (3 Tests; Glamorgan CCC), born in Bristol, England (d. 2020)
- 1937 Mickey McGill, American doo-wop vocalist (The Dells - "Love is Blue"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1938 Alan Rees, Welsh rugby union fly-half (3 Tests; Maesteg RFC), rugby league five eighth (Leeds RLFC) and cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan CCC), born in Talbot, Wales (d. 2022)
- 1938 Charles "Buck" Trent, American country and bluegrass banjoist, dobro player, and singer (Hee Haw), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 2023)
- 1938 Émile Lejeune, Belgian soccer defender (10 caps; RFC Liège 276 games), born in Dalhem, Belgium (d. 2024)
- 1938 Mary Frances Berry, American lawyer and activist, head of US Commission on Civil Rights, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1939 Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress (Miss America 1959, Diff'rent Strokes), born in Biloxi Mississippi (d. 2014)
- 1940 Dennis Gamsy, South African cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests, 5 dismissals; Natal), born in Glenwood, South Africa
- 1940 Gene Pitney, American vocalist and songwriter ("Town Without Pity"; "Hello Mary Lou"; "He's A Rebel"), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2006)
- 1940 Vicente Fernández, Mexican Grammy Award-winning singer, known as "El Rey de la Música Ranchera" (The King of Ranchera Music), actor, and film producer, born in Huentitán El Alto, Jalisco, Mecico (d. 2021)
- 1940 Willi Holdorf, German athlete (Olympic gold, United Team of Germany, decathlon 1964), born in Blomesche Wildnis, Germany (d. 2020)
- 1941 Heidi Biebl, German alpine skier (Olympic gold women's downhill 1960), born in Oberstaufen, Germany (d. 2022)
African-American activist, revolutionary and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, born in Monroe, Louisiana
- 1944 Bernie Grant, British politician (Labour), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 2000)
- 1944 Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer (Adiemus), born in Penclawdd, Wales
- 1945 Brenda Fricker, Irish actress (My Left Foot; Home Alone 2: Lost in New York), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1945 Patricia Morrow, American actress (Rita Jacks Harrington in "Peyton Place"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1945 Roy Black, American defense attorney known for representing William Kennedy Smith and Jeffrey Epstein, born in Forest Hills, New York (d. 2025) [1]
- 1946 Andre Dussollier, French actor (3 Men & a Cradle), born in Annecy, France
- 1946 Valdemar Bandolowski, Danish sailor (Olympic gold Soling class 1976, 80), born in Esbønderup, Denmark
- 1946 Zina Bethune, American actress (Nurses, Who's That Knocking at My Door), born in New York City (d. 2012)
- 1947 Ben Cramer, Dutch pop and musical theater singer ("De Clown"), born in Amsterdam. Holland
- 1947 Dallas Adams, British actor, painter and writer (Terror From Within), born in London (d. 1991)
- 1947 Dodie Stevens [Geraldine Pasquale], American pop singer ("Pink Shoe Laces"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1947 Lynn Dalby, British actress (Budgie, Emmerdale), born in Harrogate, England (d. 2025)
- 1948 José José [José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz], Mexican singer and actor, known as 'The Prince of Song', born in Mexico City (d. 2019)
- 1948 Rick Majerus, American college basketball coach (5 × WAC Coach of the Year; Uni of Utah), born in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin (d. 2012)
- 1948 Susan Beth Pfeffer, American young adult author (The Dead and the Gone, Life as We Knew It), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2025)
- 1949 Fred Frith, English guitarist, violinist and bassist (Skeleton Crew), born in Heathfield, England
- 1950 Rickey Medlocke, American rock guitarist, vocalist, and drummer (Blackfoot, 1969-97 - "Highway Song"' "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme"; Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1971-72 and 1996-present), born in Jackson, Florida
- 1951 Lou Ann Barton, American blues singer, born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1951 Meena Alexander, Indian scholar and poet (Illiterate Heart, Poetics of Dislocation), born in Allahabad, India (d. 2018)
- 1952 Karin Büttner-Janz, German artistic gymnast (Olympic gold GDR vault, uneven bars 1968; World C'ships gold uneven bars 1970), born in Lübben, Germany
- 1953 Becky Ann Baker, American character actress (A Simple Plan, Girls), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky
- 1954 Brian Houston, New Zealand-Australian founder of megachurch Hillsong, born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1954 Rene Russo, American model and actress ("Nightcrawler", "Ransom", "Lethal Weapon 3 & 4"), born in Burbank, California
1955 Chinese novelist and nobel laureate (Red Sorghum Clan, The Republic of Wine), born in Gaomi, Shandong, China
- 1956 Jeffrey Foskett, American session and touring singer and guitarist (The Beach Boys; Brian Wilson; Wondermints), born in San Jose, California (d. 2023)
- 1956 Richard Karn [Wilson], American actor (Home Improvement) and TV game show host (Family Feud), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1957 Loreena McKennitt, Canadian world and Celtic harpist, accordion, and piano player, singer, and composer ("The Mummer's Dance"), born in Morden, Manitoba
- 1958 Heidi Hagman, American actress (Linda-Archie Bunker's Place), born in New York City
- 1959 Aryeh Deri, Israeli politician, Vice Prime Minister of Israel (2022-23), born in Meknes, Morocco
- 1959 Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m relay, 4x100m medley 1984; 5 x World C'ship gold 1978, 82) and broadcaster (NBC), born in Winter Haven, Florida
- 1961 Guy McIntyre, American football guard (Super Bowl 1984, 88, 89 SF 49ers; 5 × Pro Bowl; All-Pro 1992; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Thomasville, Georgia
- 1962 Alison Hargreaves, British mountaineer and 1st woman to climb Mount Everest alone without bottled oxygen (1995), born in Derbyshire, England (d. 1995)
- 1962 David McComb, Australian singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The Triffids, 1976-89; The Blackeyed Susans, 1989–93), born in Perth, Australia (d. 1999)
- 1962 Lou Diamond Phillips, Filipino American actor (La Bamba, Stand & Deliver), born at Subic Bay Naval Station, Philippines
- 1962 Samuel Bayer, American music video director (Garage; Green Day; The Cranberries), born in Syracuse, New York
- 1962 Tony Blain, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 21 dismissals, 2 x 50s; Central Districts CA, Canterbury CA), born in Nelson, New Zealand
- 1963 Jensen Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman and engineer (Nvidia Corporation), born in Tainan, Taiwan
- 1963 Larry the Cable Guy [Daniel Lawrence Whitney], American comedian (Blue Collar Comedy Tour), born in Pawnee City, Nebraska
1963 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward, owner (5-time NBA MVP, 6-time NBA champion Chicago Bulls), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1964 Jim Jordan, American politician (Rep-R-Ohio 2007-), born in Troy, Ohio
- 1965 Clayton Prince, American actor (Hairspray, Another World), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1965 American film director (Armageddon, Pearl Harbor), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1966 Ioannis Kalitzakis, Greek footballer, born in Eleusis, Greece
- 1966 Luc Robitaille, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (3 x Stanley Cup; 8 x NHL All Star; World C'ship gold 1994) and executive (president LA Kings), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1966 Melissa Brooke-Belland, American musician (Voice of the Beehive - "Let it Bee)", born in Los Angeles, California
- 1966 Michael Lepond, American progressive metal bassist (Symphony X), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1966 Quorthon [Thomas Forsberg], Swedish heavy and Viking metal musician, and record producer (Bathory), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2004)
- 1967 Chanté Moore, American R&B singer, actress and author (Precious), born in San Francisco, California
- 1967 Gary Shuchuk, Canadian former NHL centre and coach (LA Kings), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1968 Aaron Blaise, American animator, painter, and film director (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Brother Bear, The Lion King), born in Burlington, Vermont
- 1968 Bryan Cox, American NFL linebacker and coach (Pro Bowl 1992, 94, 95; Super Bowl 2001 NE Patriots; Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
- 1968 Patrick Uterwijk, Dutch heavy metal guitarist (Pestilence - Consuming Impulse), born in The Netherlands
- 1969 David Douillet, French politician and judoka, born in Rouen, France
- 1969 David Klingler, American NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders, Cin Bengals), born in Houston, Texas
- 1969 Joel Steed, American NFL nose tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1969 Levon Kirkland, American NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lamar, South Carolina
- 1969 Tony Underwood, English rugby union wing (27 Tests England, 1 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers), born in Ipoh, Malaysia
- 1969 Tuesday Knight, American actress (Sitting Duck, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master), born in Brentwood, California
- 1970 Dominic Purcell, English-born Australian actor (Prison Break), born in Wallasey, England
- 1970 Tim Mahoney, American rock guitarist (311), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1970 Tommy Moe, American nordic skier (Olympic-gold/silver-1994), born in Anchorage, Alaska
- 1971 Denise Richards, American actress (The World is not Enough), born in Downers Grove, Illinois
- 1971 Jeremy Edwards, British actor (Holby City, Hollyoaks), born in London, England
- 1971 Martyn Bennett [-Knight], Canadian-Scottish celtic-fusion piper, pianist, and composer, born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (d. 2005)
- 1972 Andrei Chemerkin, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold +108kg 1996; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Solnechnodolsk, Russia (d. 2025)
1972 American singer and musician (Green Day - "Basket Case"; "American Idiot"), born in Oakland, California
- 1972 Ralphie May, American stand-up comedian and actor (Last Comic Standing, The Wayne Brady Show), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2017)
- 1972 Taylor Hawkins, American drummer (Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2022)
- 1972 Valeria Mazza, Argentinian model (Sports Illustrated) and businesswoman (Valeria perfume), born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1972 Vladimir Vujtek, Czech NHL forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998, Tampa Bay), born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia)
- 1972 William Floyd, American football full back (Super Bowl XXIX San Francisco 49ers; Carolina Panthers) and broadcaster (Seminole ISP Sports Network), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1972 Yuki Isoya, Japanese pop-rock singer and lyricist (Judy and Mary -"Sobakasu"; NiNa), born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
- 1974 Al-Muhtadee Billah, crown prince of Brunei, born in Bandar Seri Begawan
- 1974 Bryan White, American country music singer-songwriter, born in Lawton, Oklahoma
- 1974 Jerry O'Connell, American actor (Scream 2, Andrew-My Secret Identity), born in New York City
- 1974 Kaoru [Niikura], Japanese rock guitarist and songwriter (Dir En Grey), born in Hyogo, Japan
- 1975 Harisu [Lee Kyung-eun], South Korean singer, model and actress, born in Seongnam, Korea
- 1975 Sung-Hee Park, Korean tennis star (1993 Futures-Seoul), born in Pusan, Korea
- 1977 László Nemes, Hungarian film director (Son of Saul, Orphan), born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1977 Matthew Kaminski, jazz, and baseball organist (Atlanta Braves), polka accordionist, and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1978 Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim, born in Long Praire, Minnesota (d. 1989)
- 1979 Bear McCreary, American composer for film, television (Outlander; The Walking Dead: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and video games, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1979 Josh Willingham, American MLB baseball outfielder, 2004-14 (Florida Marlins, and 4 other teams), born in Florence, Alabama
- 1979 Sarah Lee Guthrie, American folk dinger-songwriter, daughter of Arlo, and granddaughter of Woody, born in Massachusetts
- 1980 Jason Ritter, American actor and producer (Joan of Arcadia, Gravity Falls, Raising Dion), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1980 Klemi Saban, Israeli soccer defender (25 caps; Maccabi Netanya), born in Netanya, Israel
1981 American heiress, television personality (The Simple Life), and actress, born in New York City
- 1982 Adriano, Brazilian footballer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1982 Brian Bruney, American baseball player, born in Astoria, Oregon
- 1982 Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor and filmmaker (3rd Rock From the Sun, Inception), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1982 Rebekah Vardy, English media personality (Wagatha Christie libel trial), born in Norwich, England
- 1983 Gérald Cid, French footballer, born in Talence, France
- 1983 Kevin Rudolf, American singer-songwriter ("Let It Rock", "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" ), and record producer, born in New York City
- 1984 AB de Villiers, South African cricket batsman, captain (114 Tests, 8,765 runs @ 50.66, 22 x 100, HS 278no; 228 ODI, 25 x 100; Northerns CC, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Middlesex CCC), born in Warmbad, South Africa
- 1984 Jimmy Jacobs, American professional wrestler (Ring of Honor), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1984 Kenta Kamakari, Japanese actor and seiyuu (My Hero Academia, Kamen Rider Gotchard), born in Osaka, Japan
- 1985 Anne Curtis, Australian-Filipino actress (No Other Woman), born in Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
- 1986 Joey O'Brien, Irish soccer defender (5 caps Republic of Ireland; Bolton Wanderers, West Ham, Shamrock Rovers) and manager (Shelbourne), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1988 Natascha Kampusch, Austrian kidnapping victim held for 8 years, born in Vienna, Austria
- 1988 Vasiliy Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer and one of the most successful amateur boxers of all time (Olympic gold 2008 and 2012), born in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine, Soviet Union
1991 British actress (Ginny Weasley in "Harry Potter" franchise), born in London, England
1991 English singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Shape of You"; "Thinking Out Loud"; "Perfect"), born in Halifax, England
- 1991 Jeremy Allen White, American actor (The Bear, Shameless), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1992 Meaghan Martin, American pop singer (Camp Rock), and actress (10 Things I Hate About You), born in Fallon, Nevada
- 1995 Madison Keys, American tennis player (Australian Open 2025; US Open runner-up 2017), born in Rock Island, Illinois
- 1996 Sasha Pieterse, South African actress (Pretty Little Liars), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1999 Hunter Woodall, American athlete (2020 Paralympic Bronze Men's 400 m T62), born in Georgia
