Founder of the Qin dynasty and 1st emperor of a unified China (220 - 210 BC), born in Handan
- 1201 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Persian philosopher, architect and mathematician (Tadhkirah fi ʿilm al-hay), born in Ṭūs, Khorāsān (d. 1274)
- 1374 Jadwiga of Poland, Saint and Queen of Poland whose marriage with Jogaila, formed the Lithuanian-Polish Union, restored Kraków university, born in Breda, Hungary (d. 1399)
- 1486 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, inspired Chaitanya movement, born in Navadwip, India (d. 1534)
- 1530 Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord known as the "Dragon of Echigo", born in Echigo Province, Japan (d. 1578)
- 1543 Charles III, Duke and ruler of Lorraine (1545-1608), know as "the Great", born in Nancy, Duchy of Lorraine (d. 1608)
- 1559 Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar and theologian (Athenaeus), born in Geneva (d. 1614)
- 1602 Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and statesman, Lord High Steward of Sweden, born in Rydboholm Castle, Sweden (d. 1680)
- 1609 Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English statesman, lawyer, chief advisor to Charles I, and Lord Chancellor to Charles II, born in Dinton, England (d. 1674)
- 1632 Giovanni Battista Vitali, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1692)
- 1635 Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman, born in Brännkyrka, Sweden (d. 1680)
- 1642 Marie Champmeslé, French actress (Fête de Vénus), born in Rouen, France (d. 1698)
- 1658 Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer and reformist, one of the first to propose an international organization to maintain peace, born in Saint-Pierre-Église, France(d. 1743)
- 1677 Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (proper motion. satellites of Saturn), born in Paris (d. 1756)
- 1716 Gaspard Fritz, Swiss composer and violinist, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1783)
- 1751 Karl Haack, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1819)
- 1770 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, German composer, born in Elgersburg, Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1846)
- 1771 Friedrich Christian Ruppe, German-Dutch composer and violinist, brother of Christian Friedrich Ruppe, born in Salzungen, Imperial County of Reuss, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1834)
- 1772 Giovanni Battista Brocchi, Italian naturalist and geologist (Conchiologia fossile subappennina), born in Bassano del Grappa, Republic of Venice (d. 1826)
- 1775 Thomas Girtin, English artist, watercolorist and etcher ("The White House, Chelsea"), born in London (d. 1802)
- 1776 John Parry [Bardd Alaw], Welsh composer and harpist, born in Denbigh, Wales (d. 1851)
- 1781 Henry Martyn, English missionary (India and Persia), born in Truro, England (d. 1812)
- 1790 Marshall Hall, English physician, physiologist and early neurologist (physiology of reflex function), born in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1857)
- 1795 George Peabody, American merchant and philanthropist (Peabody Trust and Institute), born in South Danvers, Massachusetts (d. 1869)
- 1805 Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy during US Civil War), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1877)
- 1814 Samuel Fenton Cary, American politician and temperance movement leader (Rep-IR-Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1900)
- 1815 Jan August Hendrik Leys, Belgian Romantic painter, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1869)
- 1816 Thomas D. Doubleday, American bookstore owner and Union Army officer, born in Albany, New York (d. 1864)
- 1817 Lewis Armistead, American Confederate general, part of Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg, born in New Bern, North Carolina (d. 1863)
- 1817 Walter Page Lane, American soldier and Confederate general who fought for Texas, born in County Cork, Ireland (d. 1892)
- 1819 Joseph Philbrick Webster, American composer and songwriter ("Lorena", "In the Sweet By and BY"), born in Manchester, New Hampshire (d. 1875)
- 1825 Carl Faust, Prussian military musician and composer (Marsch Glück auf - Lucky March), and conductor, born in Neisse, Province of Silesia, Prussia (d. 1892)
- 1829 Jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Opelousas, Louisiana (d. 1864)
- 1831 Rebecca Lee Crumpler, American physician and medical writer (first African American woman to receive a medical degree), born in Delaware (d. 1895) [1]
- 1833 James Deshler, American Confederate general, born in Tuscumbia, Alabama (d. 1863)
- 1836 Ramakrishna [Gadadhar Chatterji], Indian mystic and yogi (preached unity of religions), born in Kamarpukur, British India (d. 1886)
- 1838 Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (shock waves, Mach number), philosopher and psychologist, born in Brno, Moravia, Austrian Empire (d. 1916)
- 1841 Samuel Prowse Warren, Canadian organist and composer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1915)
- 1844 Willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1910)
- 1846 Wilson Barrett, British manager, actor, and playwright (The Sign of the Cross), born in Essex, England (d. 1904)
- 1848 Louis Comfort Tiffany, American artist and designer known for his glasswork (Tiffany & Co), born in New York City (d. 1933)
- 1849 Alexander Lange Kielland, Norwegian writer (Gist; Fortuna; St. Hans Fest), and politician (mayor; governor), born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 1906)
- 1850 George Henschel, German-British baritone, pianist, conductor, and composer, born in Breslau, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1934)
- 1853 August Belmont Jr., American financier (construction of New York subway, NY Jockey Club), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1924)
- 1857 Max Klinger, German graphic artist, painter and sculptor (Paraphrase on the Finding of a Glove), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1920)
- 1858 Louise, princess of Belgium, married and divorced Philipp, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1924)
- 1860 Anders Zorn, Swedish painter, etcher and sculptor (Gustavus Vasa), born in Mora, Sweden-Norway (d. 1920)
- 1862 Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, prominent Russian physicist and inventor of the first electromagnetic seismograph, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1916)
- 1867 Hedwig Courths-Mahler, German Romantic novelist whose novels sold 80 million copies (Warbride), born in Nebra (d. 1950)
- 1870 William Laurel Harris, American mural painter (Church of Saint Paul the Apostle in NY), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1924)
- 1871 Harry Brearley, English inventor of stainless steel, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1948)
- 1875 Walter Andrae, German archaeologist (Babylon, Assur), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1956)
- 1877 Betsy Ranucci-Beckmann [Theodora Elisabeth Beckmann], Dutch author and actress (De huzaren, Dood Water), born in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (d. 1965)
- 1880 Eric De Lamarter, American organist, composer and conductor (Chicago Symphony), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 1953)
- 1883 Níkos Kazantzákis, prominent Greek writer and philosopher (Zorba the Greek, The Last Temptation of Christ), born in Kandiye, Ottoman Empire (d. 1957)
- 1883 Tom Walls, British actor and producer (A Cuckoo in the Nest, Undercover), born in Kingsthorpe, England (d. 1949)
- 1884 Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician, born in Rathwell, Manitoba (d. 1970)
- 1884 Burton "Burt" Mustin, American actor (All in the Family, The Andy Griffith Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
- 1886 Cecil Parkin, English cricket spin bowler (10 Tests, 32 wickets, BB 5/38; Durham CCC) and author (Cricket Reminiscences: Humorous & Otherwise), born in Eaglescliffe, England (d. 1943)
- 1889 George Mogridge, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1924 Washington Senators; no-hitter 1917 NY Yankees), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1962)
- 1889 Sybold van Ravesteyn, Dutch architect (Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
- 1890 Adolphe Menjou, American actor (Front Page; Star is Born), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
- 1890 Edward Arnold, American actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), born in New York City (d. 1956)
- 1890 Lauri Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), born in Korpilahti, Finland (d. 1944)
- 1891 Chester Clute, American actor ("Arsenic and Old Lace"; "Too Many Girls"; "Niagara Falls"), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1956)
- 1892 Wendell Wilkie, American Republican presidential candidate (1940), and author (One World), born in Elwood, Indiana (d. 1944)
- 1895 George "The Gipper" Gipp, American football player (Notre Dame), born in Laurium, Michigan (d. 1920)
- 1895 Jan Postma, Dutch communist, leader of illegal Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) during World War II, born in Amsterdam (d. 1944)
- 1895 Semyon Timoshenko, Russian military officer (Marshal of the Soviet Union - Soviet-Finnish War, WWII Eastern Front), born in Orman, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1970)
French writer and poet, founder of Surrealism, born in Tinchebray, France
- 1897 Charles Kuentz, Alsatian WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times, born in Ranspach, Alsace (d. 2005)
Italian racing car driver and founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team and sportscar manufacturer Ferrari, born in Modena, Italy
- 1898 K'Tut Tantri [Muriel Stuart Walker] Scottish-American broadcaster during Indonesian National Revolution, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1997)
- 1898 Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician (1st elected Governor of Puerto Rico, 1949-65), born in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico (d. 1980)
- 1898 Walter Herbert [Seligmann], German-American conductor, impresario (Houston Grand Opera, 1955- 72; San Diego Opera, 1965-77), and world champion bridge player, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1975)
- 1899 Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II), born in Dersingham, England (d. 1985)
- 1901 Reginald Sheffield, British actor (Suspicion, Of Human Bondage, Second Chance), born in London, England (d. 1957)
Soviet developmental psychologist and philosopher (activity theory), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1903 Nikolai Podgorny, Ukrainian Soviet statesman, Premier of the USSR (1965-77), born in Karlovka, Russian Empire (d. 1983)
- 1905 Queenie Leonard, British actress, born in London, England (d. 2002)
- 1906 Hans Asperger, Austrian pediatrician and eponym of Asperger syndrome, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1980)
- 1907 Billy De Wolfe, American character actor (Good Morning World), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1974)
- 1908 Angelo Rossitto, American dwarf actor (known as "Little Moe", Carousel), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1991)
- 1909 Matti Järvinen, Finnish javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1932), born in Tampere, Finland (d. 1985)
- 1909 Tuppy Owen-Smith, South African cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 129; Western Province) and rugby union fullback (10 Tests England), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1990)
- 1909 Wallace Stegner, American novelist and critic (Pulitzer-1972 for Angle of Repose), born in Lake Mills, Iowa (d. 1992)
- 1912 Dane Clark, American actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
- 1912 Hatsuo "Jerry" Fujikawa, American-Japanese actor (Matsu in "Mr. T and Tina", The Twilight Zone, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), born in Monterey Country, California
- 1913 Artur Axmann, German Nazi leader (head of Hitler Youth 1940-45), born in Hagen, Germany (d. 1996)
- 1914 Pee Wee King [Julius Frank Kuczynski], American country singer, accordionist, and songwriter ("Tennessee Waltz"; "Slow Poke"), born in Abrams, Wisconsin (d. 2000)
- 1915 Joe Gordon, American Baseball HOF second baseman (World Series 1938, 39, 41, 43 NY Yankees; 1948 Cleveland Indians; AL MVP 1942; 9 x MLB All Star), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1978)
- 1915 Marcel Landowski, French composer (Un enfant appelle), born in Pont-l'Abbé, Brittany (d. 1999)
- 1915 Phyllis Calvert [Bickle], British actress (Crash of Silence, The Man in Grey), born in London, England (d. 2002)
- 1916 Betty Gathergood, British curator (Dr. Johnson's House), born in the United States (d. 1996) [1]
- 1916 Jean Drapeau, Canadian politician (Mayor of Montreal 1954-57, 1960-86), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1999)
- 1918 Jane Loevinger, American psychologist who studied ego development, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2008)
- 1920 Bill Cullen, American TV game show host (over 20 different games), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
- 1920 Jack Palance [Vladimir Palahniuk], American actor (City Slickers, Contempt, Batman), born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
- 1922 Eric Gairy, first Prime Minister of Grenada (1974-1979), born in Dumfermlaine, Grenada (d. 1997)
- 1922 Helen Gurley Brown, American author/publisher and editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, born in Green Forest, Arkansas, (d. 2012)
- 1922 Juhan Smuul, Estonian author, born in Muhu, Estonia (d. 1971)
- 1922 Rolf "Hazy" Osterwald, Swiss jazz bandleader, trumpeter, and vibraphonist, born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 2012)
- 1923 Allan Melvin, American character actor (Brady Bunch, All in Family), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2008)
- 1924 Evald Ilyenkov, Soviet philosopher (Dialectical Logic), born in Smolensk, Soviet Union (d. 1979)
- 1924 Humberto Fernández-Morán, Venezuelan scientist who developed the diamond knife, born in Maracaibo, Venezuela (d. 1999)
- 1924 Louis Laberge, Quebec labour union leader, born in Sainte-Martine, Quebec (d. 2002)
- 1924 Nicolo Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian organized crime figure, born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, Italy (d. 2010)
- 1925 George Kennedy, American actor (Cool Hand Luke, Airport films; Naked Gun films;, Dallas), born in New York City (d. 2016)
- 1925 Marcel Barbeau, Canadian abstract artist, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2016)
- 1926 Len Ford, American AAFC and NFL two-way end, 1948-58 (Cleveland Browns, and 2 other teams; 3 x NFL Champion, 4 X Pro Bowl), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1972)
- 1927 (Dorothy) "Dottie" Schwartz (née Hummitzsch), American barbershop quartet vocalist (The Chordettes, 1946-52), born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (d. 2016)
- 1927 Eunice Golden, American feminist artist known for her paintings of male nudes (Study for a Flag), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2025)
Pakistan cricket fast bowler (34 Tests, 139 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- 1927 John Warner, American politician (Sen-R-VA, 1979-2009) and 7th husband of Elizabeth Taylor (1976-84), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2021)
- 1927 Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 1955-63 (2 x All-Star; 2 x World Series Champion; St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico (d. 2016)
- 1928 Jim McElreath, American auto racer (California 500, 1970), born in Arlington, Texas (d. 2017)
- 1928 Tom Johnson, Canadian NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1947-65 (5 x Stanley Cups - Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins), and executive (Bruins - 2 x Stanley Cups), born in Baldur, Manitoba (d. 2007)
- 1928 Tom Jones, American musical theatre lyricist (The Fantasticks; 110 In the Shade), born in Littlefield, Texas (d. 2023) [1]
- 1929 Agustín González Acilu, Spanish composer (Prince of Viana Prize), and educator, born in Alsasua, Navarre, Spain (d. 2023)
- 1929 André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (Concerto de Québec), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1968)
- 1929 Len Deighton, British spy novelist (The IPCRESS File; An Expensive Place to Die), cookbook writer, and illustrator, born in Marylebone, London
- 1929 Lou Gorman, American baseball executive (general manager Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2011)
- 1930 Gahan Wilson, American author and cartoonist known as the "Michelangelo of the Macabre", born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2019) [1]
- 1930 Theodore Freeman, American aeronautical engineer. US Air Force officer, and NASA astronaut, born in Haverford, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)
- 1931 Bob St. Clair, American NFL football player, 1953-63 (San Francisco 49ers), known as "The Geek", born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
- 1931 Dieter Schönbach, German composer, and music director (Bochum Theater, 1959–73), born in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany (d. 2012)
- 1931 Johnny Hart, American cartoonist (B.C., Wizard of Id), born in Endicott, New York (d. 2007)
- 1931 Maxwell Thurman, American US Army General and chemical engineer, born in High Point, North Carolina (d. 1995)
- 1931 Swraj Paul, Indian-British industrialist (Caparo Group), philanthropist and Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Lords, born in Jullundur, Punjab, British India
American writer (Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon), first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize (2010), born in Lorain, Ohio
- 1932 Duane Michals, American photographer (Sequences; The Journey of the Spirit After Death), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania
- 1932 Miloš Forman, Czech-American award-winning director (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, The Firemen's Ball), born in Čáslav, Czechoslovakia (d. 2018)
- 1933 Mary Ure, Scottish stage and screen actress (Sons and Lovers; Windom's Way; Where Eagles Dare), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1975)
- 1933 Sir Bobby Robson, English soccer forward, coach (20 caps; England manager 1982-90), born in Sacriston, County Durham (d. 2009)
1933 Japanese artist, poet, singer, and second wife of John Lennon, born in Tokyo, Empire of Japan [1]
- 1934 (Clyde) "Skip" Battin, American bassist singer-songwriter (The Byrds, 1970-73; The Flying Burrito Brothers, 1976-80 & 1984-86), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
- 1934 Aldo Ceccato, Italian conductor (Detroit Symphony, 1973-77), born in Milan, Italy
- 1934 Audre Lorde, American writer, feminist and activist (Black Unicorn), born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1934 Bobby Taylor, American singer and producer who discovered "The Jackson 5" (Motown Records), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2017) [birth year contested, some sources cite 1939] [1]
- 1934 Paco Rabanne [Francisco Cuervo], Spanish fashion designer and perfumer, born in Pasajes, Spain (d. 2023)
- 1935 Bosko Petrovic, Croatian jazz musician, founder of the Zagreb Jazz Quartet, born in Bjelovar (d. 2011)
- 1935 George Lee [George Li], Chinese ballet dancer who is believed to be the first Asian dancer at the New York City Ballet, born in Hong Kong (d. 2025)
- 1935 Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon (2016-present), born in Haret Hreik, Lebanon
- 1935 Savvas Theodoridis, Greek soccer goalkeeper (12 caps; Olympiacos), born in Athens, Greece (d. 2020)
- 1935 Sergei Cortez, Chilean-Belarusian composer (Jubilee and The Bear; Giordano Bruno), born in San Antonio, Chile (d. 2016)
- 1936 Jean M. Auel, Finnish-American writer (Earth's Children series), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1936 Jozef Vengloš, Slovak soccer manager (Australia, Czechoslovakia, Malaysia, Fenerbahçe, Aston Villa, Celtic, Slovakia), born in Ružomberok, Slovakia (d. 2021)
- 1936 Philip Jones Griffiths, Welsh photojournalist known for documenting the Vietnam War (Vietnam Inc), born in Rhuddlan, Wales (d. 2008)
- 1937 Alan Johnson, American Emmy Award-winning screen and stage choreographer (The Producers - "Springtime for Hitler"; Legs Diamond), director (To Be Or Not To Be), and dancer (West Side Story), born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
- 1938 Barry Knight, English cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 127, 70 wickets, BB 4/38; Essex CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Chesterfield, England (d. 2025)
- 1938 Elke Erb, German writer, born in Scherbach
- 1938 István Szabó, Hungarian screenwriter and director (Mephisto, Colonel Redl), born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1938 Manny Mota, Dominican baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1939 Bobby Hart [Harshman], American pop songwriter (with Tommy Boyce: The Monkees - "Last Train to Clarksville", "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"), and singer (Boyce & Hart - "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2025)
- 1939 Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist and critic of the oil industry, born in Omoku, British Nigeria (d. 1996)
- 1939 Marek Janowski, Polish-German conductor (Dresden Philharmonic, 2001-03 & 2019-23: Berlin Radio Symphony, 2002-16; Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique, 1984-2000), born in Warsaw, Poland
- 1939 Marlos Nobre, Brazilian classical pianist and composer (Desafio; Kabbalah for Orchestra), born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (d. 2024)
- 1939 Maxine Clair, American poet and novelist (Rattlebone, October Suite), born in Kansas City, Kansas (d. 2025)
- 1940 Fabrizio de André, Italian singer-songwriter (Storia di un impiegato), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1999)
- 1940 Prue Leith, South African restaurateur, food writer and TV presenter (The Great British Bake Off), born in Cape Town, South Africa
- 1941 David Blue [Cohen], American folk musician (Cupid's Arrow), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1982)
- 1941 Herb Santiago, Puerto Rican-American pop vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1941 Homer Jones, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1967, 68; NFL record: career yards per reception: 22.3; NY Giants, Cleveland Browns), born in Pittsburg, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1941 Irma Thomas [Lee], American R&B and soul singer ("It's Raining"), born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana
- 1942 Roy Prosser, Australian rugby union prop (25 caps; Northern Suburbs), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2008)
- 1943 Graeme Garden, Scottish writer (The Goodies), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- 1944 Pat Bowlen, American Pro Football Hall of Fame team owner (Super Bowl 1998, 99, 2015 Denver Broncos), born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (d. 2019)
- 1945 Judy Rankin, American golfer (US Open, Titleholders C'ship 1972 runner-up; 26 LPGA Tour wins), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1946 Buddy Cage, American pedal steel guitarist (New Riders of the Purple Sage; Great Speckled Bird), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2020)
- 1946 Jean-Claude Dreyfus, French actor (Delicatessen ) and author, born in Paris
- 1946 Michael Buerk, British newsreader (BBC News), born in Solihull, England
- 1947 Dennis De Young, American rock vocalist (Styx, 1970-99 - "Come Sail Away"; "Babe"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1947 Eliot Engel, American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in New York City
- 1947 Keith Nelson, New Zealand soccer striker (20 caps; Mount Wellington), born in Renfrew, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1947 Leroy Keyes, American College Football Hall of Fame running back / safety (Purdue; Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs), born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 2021)
- 1947 Princess Christina [Maria Christina], Dutch royal, singer, and dance therapist, born in Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, the Netherlands (d. 2019)
- 1948 Bruce Francis, Australian cricketer (Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972), born in Mosman, Australia
- 1948 Carolyn B. Maloney, American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1948 Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (Doobie Brothers), born in Le Mars, Iowa (d. 2005)
- 1948 Sinead Cusack, Irish actress (Waterland, Revenge), born in Dalkey, Ireland
- 1948 Tony Anselmo, American animator and cartoon voice actor (Donald Duck), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1949 Gary Ridgway, American serial killer, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1950 Bruce Kison, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1971, 79), born in Bradenton, Florida (d. 2018)
- 1950 Cybill Shepherd, American actress (Moonlighting, Last Picture Show), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1950 Foday Musa Suso, Gambian kora (21-string West African lute-like instrument), composer, and girot (oral historian and folk musician), born in Sarre Hamadi, British Gambia Colony (d. 2025) [1]
- 1950 John Hughes, American film director (Breakfast Club; Ferris Bueller's Day Off), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 2009)
- 1950 Michel Gauthier, Canadian politician, born in Quebec City, Canada
- 1951 Isabel Preysler, Philippines-born Spanish socialite, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1952 (Judy) "Juice" Newton, American country and pop singer-songwriter ("Angel of the Morning"; "Queen of Hearts"), born in Lakehurst, New Jersey
- 1952 Veronica "Randy" Crawford, American vocalist (One Day I'll Fly Away), born in Macon, Georgia
- 1953 (Robin) "Robbie" Bachman, Canadian drummer (Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"; "Takin' Care Of Business"), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2023)
- 1953 Derek Pellicci, English-born Australian rock drummer (Little River Band - "Help Is On The Way"), born in London
1954 American actor (Welcome Back, Kotter - "Vinnie Barbarino"; Saturday Night Fever; Pulp Fiction), and singer (Grease - "You're The One That I Want"), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- 1955 Brian James [Robertson], English punk rock guitarist and songwriter (The Damned; The Lords of the New Church), born in Hammersmith, London, England (d. 2025)
- 1955 Miles Tredinnick, English playwright, born in Warrington, United Kingdom
- 1955 Raymond Rougeau, Canadian professional wrestler (The Fabulous Rougeaus) and politician (Mayor of Rawdon, 2021-), born in Saint-Sulpice, Québec
- 1955 Tim Hankinson, American soccer coach (Alabama A&M, Syracuse University; Tampa Bay Mutiny, Colorado Rapids), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2022)
- 1956 Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer, born in Sollentuna Municipality, Sweden (d. 1997)
- 1957 Bruce Rauner, American politician (Governor of Illinois, 2015–19), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1957 Marita Koch, German 400m sprinter (Olympic gold 1980), born in Wismar, Germany
- 1957 Vanna Marie White, American television host (Wheel of Fortune), born in Conway, South Carolina
- 1958 Gar Samuelson, American drummer (Megadeth), born in Dunkirk, New York (d. 1999)
- 1958 Peter Koech, Kenyan 3K steeplechaser (Olympic silver 1988), born in Kiliburani, Kenya
- 1960 Andy Moog, Canadian NHL goalie (Oilers, Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988), born in Penticton, Canada
- 1960 Carol McGiffin, British TV and radio presenter, born in London
- 1960 Greta Scacchi, Italian actress (Coca-Cola Kid, White Mischief), born in Milan, Italy
- 1960 Roger Wijesuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer (bowling avg 294 in 4 Tests for Sri Lanka), born in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- 1961 Alycia Moulton, American tennis player, born in Sacramento, California
- 1961 Armin Laschet, German politician (CDU), born in Aachen, West Germany
- 1962 Gary Reasons, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Crowley, Texas
- 1962 Julie Strain, American actress (Witchcraft IV), born in Concord, California
- 1962 Simon Fletcher, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Bay City, Texas
- 1963 Henry Winter, English football journalist, born in London
- 1963 John Gesek, American NFL center (Washington Redskins), born in San Francisco, California
- 1963 Rob Andrew, English rugby player, born in Richmond, United Kingdom
- 1964 Kevin Tapani, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1964 Lisa Elaine Comshaw, American actress (Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1964 Matt Dillon, American actor (The Outsiders; Drugstore Cowboy; Crash), born in New Rochelle, New York
- 1964 Paul Hanley, British musician (The Fall, Tom Hingley and the Lovers), born in Manchester, England
- 1966 Guy Ferland, American television director, born in Beverly, Massachusetts
- 1966 Kris King, Canadian NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets), born in Hornepayne, Canada
- 1966 Phillip De Freitas, English cricket fast bowler (44 Tests, 140 wickets, 4 x 50; 103 ODIs, 115 wickets; Derbyshire, Leicestershire), born in Scotts Head, Dominica
- 1967 Colin Jackson, Welsh athlete (World C'ship gold 110m hurdles 1993, 99; Olympic silver 1988), born in Cardiff, Wales
- 1967 Harry Van Barneveld, Belgian judoka, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1967 Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer, (FIFA World Player of the Year 1993), born in Caldogno, Italy
- 1967 Tracey Edmonds, American film and television producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Don Rigsby, American bluegrass mandolin player, fiddler, guitarist, and producer (Lonesome River Band), born in Isonville, Kentucky
- 1968 Molly Ringwald, American actress (16 Candles, Pretty in Pink), born in Roseville California
- 1969 Alexander Mogilny, Russian ice hockey player and 1st soviet to defect to NHL (Sabres), born in Khabarovsk, Russia
- 1970 Raine Maida [Michael Maida], Canadian alt-rock singer-songwriter (Our Lady Peace - "Starseed"), born in Westin, Ontario
- 1970 Susan Egan, American singer and actress (Megara in Disney's "Hercules"), born in Seal Beach, California
- 1970 Tyler Green, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Springfield, Ohio
- 1971 Constantin Popa, Romanian-Israeli basketball player, born in Bucharest, Romania
- 1973 Claude Makélélé, French soccer midfielder (71 caps; Nantes, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid, Chelsea, PSG), born in Kinshasa, Zaire
- 1974 Jillian Michaels, American fitness instructor and television personality (The Biggest Loser), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1974 Julia Butterfly Hill, American environmental activist known for living in a redwood tree for 738 days, born in Mount Vernon, Missouri
- 1974 Leilani Munter, American race car driver, and environmental activist, born in Rochester, Minnesota
- 1974 Nadine Labaki, Lebanese film director known for "Capernaum", born in Baabdat, Lebanon
- 1974 Ruby Dhalla, Canadian politician and Liberal Party MP (2004-11), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1974 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russian tennis player (French Open 1996, Australian Open 1999), born in Sochi, Russia
- 1975 Gary Neville, English footballer, born in Bury, United Kingdom
- 1975 Sarah Joy Brown, American actress (Carly Benson in "General Hospital"), born in Eureka, California
- 1976 Chanda Rubin, American tennis player (1996 Australian Open doubles), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
- 1976 Jason Podollan, Canadian NHL center (Florida Panthers), born in Vernon, Canada
- 1977 Chrissie Wellington, British triathlete, born in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
- 1977 Gordon Grdina, Canadian jazz guitarist and oud player (Nomad Trio), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1977 Kátia, Brazilian footballer, born in Goiânia, Brazil
- 1977 Sean Watkins, American guitarist, mandolin player, and songwriter (Nickel Creek), born in Vista, California
- 1978 Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer, born in Canberra, Australia
- 1980 Nikolai Antropov, Kazakh ice hockey player, born in Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
- 1980 Regina Spektor, Russian-American singer-songwriter ("Begin To Hope"), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1981 Alex Rios, American baseball player, born in Coffee County, Alabama
- 1981 Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2004, NBA blocks leader 2005 Utah Jazz; EuroBasket MVP 2007; EuroLeague MVP 2012), and executive (president Russian Basketball Federation), born in Izhevsk, Russia
- 1981 Ivan Sproule, Irish footballer, born in Castlederg, United Kingdom
- 1981 Kamasi Washington, American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1981 Kim Jae-won, South Korean actor (Romance, Can You Hear My Heart?), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1982 Courtney Act [Shane Jenek], Australian drag queen, pop singer, entertainer and reality television personality, born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1982 Isabel Leonard, American Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano opera singer, born in New York City
- 1983 Jason Maxiell, American basketball player, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1983 Jermaine Jenas, English soccer midfielder (21 caps; Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Nottingham, England
- 1983 Juelz Santana [LaRon James], American rapper (The Diplomats - "Hey Ma"), born in Harlem, New York City
- 1983 Roberta Vinci, Italian tennis player (5 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Taranto, Italy
- 1984 Buddy Nielsen, American singer (Senses Fail), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey
- 1985 Anton Ferdinand, English footballer, born in Peckham, London
- 1985 Lee Boyd Malvo, American serial killer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1988 Maiara Walsh, American actress (Desperate Housewives, Cory in the House), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1992 Jacqueline Toboni, American actress (Grimm), born in San Francisco, California
- 1992 Le'Veon Bell, American boxer and All-Pro, Pro Bowl, NFL running back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Reynoldsburg, Ohio
- 1992 Logan Miller, American actor (Love, Simon; Escape Room), born in Englewood, Colorado
- 1994 J-Hope [Jung Ho-seok] South Korean rapper (BTS), born in Gwangju, South Korea,
- 1995 Caroline Graham Hansen, Norwegian football player (Barcelona, Norway), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1996 Yang Jiayu, Chinese race walker (Olympic gold women's 20k 2024; World C'ship gold 20k 2017), born in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China
- 1998 Alex Yee, British triathlete (2024 Olympic Gold Triathlon), born in London
