- 1040 Rashi, French rabbi who wrote commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible, born in Troyes, France (d. 1105)
- 1403 Charles VII, King of France (1422-61) who drove the English out from Northern France, born in Paris France (d. 1461)
- 1440 Ladislaus V ("the Posthumus"), Árpád dynasty and King of Bohemia (1453-57), King of Hungary and Croatia (1440-44), and Duke of Austria (1440-57), born in Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1457)
- 1500 Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian Cardinal and humanist, born in Carpi, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1564)
- 1514 Tahmasp I, shah of Iran (1524-76) and author (Tazkire-i Shah), born in Shāhābād, Safavid Iran (d. 1576)
- 1542 Santino Garsi da Parma, Italian lutenist and composer, born in Parma, Papal States (d. 1604)
- 1573 Gemignano Capilupi, Italian choral music composer, baptized in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio, House of Este (d. 1616)
- 1612 George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman, baptized in Madrid, Spain (d. 1677)
- 1634 Peter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and fort architect, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1679)
- 1684 William Pulteney, English politician (1st Earl of Bath, shortest-ever British Prime Minister for 2 days in 1746 disputed), born in London, England (d. 1764)
- 1705 Peter Arctedi, Swedish biologist ("father of ichthyology" study of fish), born in Anundsjö, Sweden (d. 1735)
- 1714 Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian, born in Granville, France (d. 1795)
- 1745 João de Sousa Carvalho, Portuguese composer and music teacher to the royal family, born in Estremoz, Portugal (d. 1798)
- 1749 Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist (1st biography of Johann Sebastian Bach), born in Meeder, Coburg (d. 1818)
- 1756 Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat and jurist, born in Hamburg (d. 1821)
- 1761 Erik Tulindberg, Finland's first known classical composer, born in Vähäkyrö, Finland (d. 1814)
- 1764 Alexander Campbell, Scottish composer and writer (associate of Walter Scott), born in Tombea, Scotland (d. 1824)
- 1770 Jan August Vitasek, Bohemian composer working in Prague, born in Hořín, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1839)
- 1772 Joseph Lipavsky, Bohemian composer and pianist, born in Hohenmauth, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1810)
- 1772 Karl Jacob Wagner, German composer, born in Darmstadt, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1822)
- 1773 Matthijs Ignatius van Bree, Belgian painter of historical subjects, born in Antwerp (d. 1839)
- 1778 Rembrandt Peale, American portrait and historical painter (Margaret Irvine Miller ,1805; Court of Death, 1820), and museum keeper (Baltimore), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1860)
- 1779 Joachim Nicolas Eggert, Swedish violinist and composer, born in Ginst, Rügen Island, Swedish Pomerania (d. 1813)
- 1785 Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, French Physicist (Peltier effect 1834), born in Ham, France (d. 1845)
- 1788 Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher ("The World as Will and Representation") known for his philosophical pessimism, born in Danzig (Gdańsk), Poland (d. 1860)
- 1796 Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician and sociologist (body mass index scale), born in Ghent, French Republic (d. 1874)
- 1796 Alexis Bachelot, French missionary, led first permanent Catholic mission to Hawaii, born in Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière, France (d. 1837)
- 1798 Charles Mynn Thruston, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1873)
- 1806 Józef Kremer, Polish philosopher, art historian and psychologist, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1875)
- 1810 Holger Simon Paulli, Danish conductor and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1891)
- 1814 Oskar Kolberg, Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer (Lud), born in Przysucha, Poland (d. 1890)
- 1817 Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician who worked in analysis, born in Rudersdorf, Prussia (d. 1880)
- 1817 Niels Wilhelm Gade, Danish violinist, organist, composer, and conductor, born in Copenhagen (d. 1890)
- 1819 Bernardo Calvo Puig, Spanish composer, born in Vic, Spain (d. 1880)
- 1819 James Russell Lowell, American poet, critic and diplomat (Biglow Papers), born in Cambrisge, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
- 1822 Adolf Kussmaul, German physician (stomach pump, Kuszmaul disease), born in Graben (d. 1902)
- 1824 Pierre Janssen, French astronomer, discovered helium, born in Paris, France (d. 1907)
- 1825 Jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe, born in Saint-Maurice de Pionsat, France (d. 1898)
- 1827 James Barnet Fry, American historian and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Carrollton, Illinois (d. 1894)
- 1828 Robert Alexander Cameron, American soldier and newspaper publisher (Union Army), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1894)
- 1833 Josef Foerster, Czech composer and music teacher, born in Osenice, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1907)
- 1834 Albert Zabel, German-Russian prodigy harpist (Berlin Opera, 1848-55; Russian Imperial Ballet, 1855-1910), pedagogue (St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1962-1910), and composer (La Source), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1910)
- 1836 Eduard Wachmann, Romanian composer, conductor and university professor, born in Bucharest, Wallachia (d. 1908)
- 1839 Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (The New York Sun - "Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus"), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1906)
- 1839 Octavius Catto, American educator (Institute for Colored Youth, 1859-71), civil rights activist, and baseball player (Philadelphia Pythians, 1865-71), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1871)
- 1840 August Bebel, German socialist politician (one of the founders of the Social Democratic Worker's Party of Germany), born in Deutz (d. 1913)
- 1842 Leon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian and mayor (Ukkel), born in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (d. 1906)
- 1843 Aldredo de Escragnolle Taunay, Brazilian writer (Inocencia), musician and politician, born in Rio Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1899)
- 1844 Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1890)
- 1849 Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician known for the Sonine formula, born in Tula, Russia (d. 1915)
- 1850 Isaac Rice, German-American businessman (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium, Electric Boat Company), born in Wachenheim, Bavaria (d. 1915)
- 1852 Pieter Klazes Pel, Dutch physician (Pel-Ebstein fever), born in Drachten, Smallingerland, Netherlands (d. 1919)
- 1857 Heinrich Hertz, German physicist, 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves, born in Hamburg, German Confederation (d. 1894)
British officer and founder of the modern scouting movement, born in Paddington, London
- 1859 Joey Palmer, Australian cricket medium pace/spin bowler (17 Tests, 78 wickets, BB 7/65; Victoria CA), born in Corowa, Australia (d. 1910)
- 1862 Karen Hulda Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mot Solen/Eli), born near Hamar, Norway (d. 1934)
- 1864 Jules Renard, French writer (Poil de Carotte), born in Châlons-du-Maine, France (d. 1910)
- 1865 Otto Modersohn, German landscape painter (Worpswede artist colony), born in Soest (d. 1943)
- 1868 Henri Polak, Dutch labor leader (General Diamond Workers' Union), journalist, and Social-Democrat politician (Member of Parliament), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1943)
- 1874 Bill Klem, American Baseball HOF umpire (record 18 x World Series), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1951)
Native American (Yankton Dakota) writer, violinist, librettist (The Sun Dance Opera), educator, and political activist, born in Yankton Indian Reservation, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota)
- 1877 Yme Schuitmaker, Frisian-Dutch potato merchant, actor, and playwright (Maerteblom (Snowdrop); Lysbet), born in Frjentsjer, Friesland, Dutch Republic (d. 1961)
- 1878 Walter Ritz, Swiss physicist, known for the Rydberg–Ritz combination principle, born in Sion, Switzerland (d. 1909)
- 1879 Norman Lindsay, Australian artist and novelist (The Magic Pudding), born in Creswick Victoria (d. 1969) [1]
- 1880 Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician, helped found functional analysis, born in Győr, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
- 1881 James Reese Europe, American ragtime and early jazz arranger, composer, and bandleader in New York, and with the military in France during WWI, born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 1919) [1] [2]
- 1881 Joseph B. Ely, American politician, 52nd Governor of Massachusetts who opposed Roosevelt, born in Westfield Massachusetts (d. 1956)
- 1882 Eric Gill, English sculptor, engraver and typographer (Perpetua, Gill sans), born in Brighton, England (d. 1940)
- 1883 Alfred Wikenhauser, German RC exegetist (John-Apokalyps), born in Engen, Germany (d. 1960)
- 1883 Jaroslav Kocián, Czech composer and teacher, born in Ústí nad Orlicí, Austria (d. 1950)
- 1883 Marguerite Clark, American silent film actress (Snow White), born in Avondale, Cincinnati (d. 1940)
American boxer known as "The Little Hebrew" and World Featherweight Champion (1906-12), born in San Francisco, California
- 1886 Hugo Ball, German playwright and social critic (co-founder Flametti, Dada), born in Pirmasens, Germany (d. 1927)
- 1888 Owen Brewster, American politician, 54th Governor of Maine (1925-29), Senator and Representative, born in Dexter, Maine, (d. 1961)
- 1889 Olave Baden-Powell, English founder of the Girl Guides, born in Chesterfield, England (d. 1977)
- 1889 Robin G. Collingwood, English philosopher. historian ("The Principles of Art"; "The Idea of History") and archaeologist (Roman Britain), born in Cartmel Fell, England (d. 1943)
- 1891 Jan Wils, Dutch architect (Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium), born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 1972)
- 1891 Vlas Chubar, Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician, born in Fedorivka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Imperial Russia (d. 1939)
- 1892 David Dubinsky, Belarusian-born American labor leader (Freedom Award, 1969 Medal of Freedom), born in Brest, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
- 1892 Edna St Vincent Millay, American poet, dramatist and feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize), born in Rockland, Maine (d. 1950)
- 1894 Alexander Spitzmüller, Austrian composer, educator, radio broadcaster, and music critic, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1962)
- 1895 Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician and author (founder of Peruvian Aprista Party), born in Trujillo, Peru (d. 1979)
- 1896 Edvin Wide, Swedish athlete (Olympic silver 10,000m 1924; 4 x bronze 1920, 24, 28; WR 2,000/3,000m), born in Kimito, Finland (d. 1996)
- 1896 Enid Markey, American actress, 1st to play Tarzan's Jane, born in Dillon, Colorado (d. 1981)
- 1896 Nacio Herb Brown, American composer (Singin' In The Rain), born in Deming, New Mexico (d. 1964)
- 1896 Paul Van Ostaijen, Belgian-Dutch poet, writer and critic (Occupied City), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1928)
- 1897 Bob Ysaguirre, American jazz double bass and tuba player (Don Redman Orchestra), born in Belize, British Honduras (d. 1982)
- 1897 Karol Świerczewski, Polish general who served the Soviet Union and Republican Spain, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1947)
- 1898 Anton de Kom, Surinamese worker's union leader and resistance fighter, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1945)
- 1899 Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter, born in Kazanluk, Bulgaria (d. 1986)
- 1899 Dwight Frye, American actor (Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein), born in Salina, Kansas (d. 1943)
- 1899 George O'Hara, American silent era screenwriter and actor (The Sea Beast, The Grapes of Wrath), born in New York City (d. 1966)
- 1900 Giorgos Seferis [Georgios Seferiades], Greek poet (Nobel 1963), born in Urla, Ottoman Empire (d. 1971)
- 1900 Luis Buñuel, Spanish surrealist film director (Belle de Jour), born in Calanda Spain (d. 1983)
- 1900 Seán Ó Faoláin [John Whelan], Irish short story writer (Murder at Cobbler's Hulk), born in Cork City, County Cork, Ireland (d. 1991)
- 1901 Charles Evans Whittaker, American Supreme Court justice (1957-62), born near Troy, Kansas (d. 1973)
- 1901 Mildred Davis, American silent screen actress (Grandma's Boy; Haunted Spooks; I Do!), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
- 1901 Stefan Lorant, Hungarian-American writer, photojournalist, filmmaker, born in Budapest (d. 1997)
- 1903 Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian Security Officer during German occupation, born in Vändra, Russian Empire (d. 1969)
British mathematician and philosopher, born in Cambridge, United Kingdom
- 1903 Morley Callaghan, Canadian author and radio personality (Toronto Star, Native Argosy), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1990)
- 1903 Robert Weede [Wiedefeld], American operatic and musical theater baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1937-48; The Most Happy Fella), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1972)
- 1904 Peter Hurd, American painter (Portrait of Jose Herrera), born in Roswell, New Mexico (d. 1984)
- 1905 Luis Sandi, Mexican musician and composer, born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 1996)
- 1906 Edmund von Borck, German composer, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1944)
- 1907 Robert Young, American actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, M.D.), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998)
- 1907 Sheldon Leonard, American actor, producer and director (Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie), born in New York City (d. 1997)
- 1908 Claude "Fiddler" Williams, American jazz violinist and guitarist (Twelve Clouds of Joy; Count Basie), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2004)
- 1908 Romulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (Acción Democrática: 1945-48, 1959-64) known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", born in Guatire, Venezuela (d. 1981)
- 1908 Sir John Mills, British actor (Ryan's Daughter, Big Sleep, King Rat, War & Peace), born in North Elmham, Norfolk, England (d. 2005)
- 1910 Vaughn Taylor, American character actor (Jailhouse Rock; Johnny Jupiter; Psycho), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1911 Edward Robb Ellis, American diarist and journalist who is the most prolific diarist in the history of American letters with an estimated 22 million words, born in Kewanee, Illinois (d. 1998)
- 1912 Jadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska, Polish pianist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Brody, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1994)
- 1913 George "Buddy" Tate, American jazz saxophonist, born in Sherman, Texas (d. 2001)
- 1914 Renato Dulbecco, Italian-born American virologist (1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for oncoviruses work), born in Catanzaro, Italy (d. 2012)
- 1915 Dan Seymour [Daniel Seymour Katz], American actor (To Have and Have Not, We the People, Sing It Again), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1993)
- 1915 Gus Lesnevich, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight C'ship 1941-48), born in Cliffside Park, New Jersey (d. 1964)
- 1915 Jules Munshin, American actor, comedian, and broadway star (Call Me Mister, On the Town, Take Me Out to the Ball Game), born in New York (d. 1970)
- 1917 Jack Robertson, English cricket batsman (11 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 133; Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 1996)
- 1917 Jane Bowles, American writer, born in New York City (d. 1973)
- 1918 Charles "Charlie O" Finley, American sports entrepreneur (MLB's Kansas City/Oakland A's: NHL's California Golden Seals), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1996)
- 1918 Don Pardo, American television announcer (Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live), born in Westfield, Massachusetts (d. 2014)
- 1918 Robert Wadlow, American who was tallest known human (2.72 m, 8' 11.1"), born in Alton, Illinois (d. 1940)
- 1918 Sid Abel, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1943, 50, 52 Detroit Red Wings; Hart Trophy 1949) and coach (Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit RWs), born in Melville, Saskatchewan (d. 2000)
- 1919 Jiří Pauer, Czech composer, born in Libušín, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
- 1919 Tahia Carioca, Egyptian actress and belly dancer (Watch out for Zouzou), born in Egypt (d. 1999)
- 1920 Bettina Vernon, Austrian 'Bodenwieser' dancer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1995) [1]
- 1920 Del Wood [Adelaide Hazelwood], American country musician, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1989)
- 1921 David Greene, British television director, born in Manchester, England (d. 2003)
- 1921 Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (La Strada; Nights of Cabiria; The White Sheik) and wife of director Federico Fellini, born in San Giorgio di Piano, Italy (d. 1994)
President (1966-76) and later Emperor (1976-79) of the Central African Republic, born in Bobangui, then French Equatorial Guinea
- 1921 Marshall Teague, American auto racer (Daytona Road Course Strictly Stock Car winner 1951, 52; AAA National Stock Car champion 1952, 54), born in Daytona Beach, Florida (d. 1959)
- 1921 Wayne Booth, American literary critic, born in American Fork, Utah (d. 2005)
- 1922 Andre Asriel, Austrian-German classical and film score composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2019)
- 1922 Felix Werder, German-born Australian composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2012)
- 1922 Jesús Iglesias, Argentine racing driver, born in Pergamino, Argentina (d. 2005)
- 1922 William J. Baumol, American economist (Baumol’s cost disease), born in South Bronx, New York (d. 2017)
- 1923 Gigliola Frazzoni, Italian operatic soprano, born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2016)
- 1923 Norman "Hurricane" Smith, British sound engineer (The Beatles, 1962-65), producer (Pink Floyd; The Pretty Things), and musician ("Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?"; "Don't Let It Die"), born in Edmonton, London (d. 2008)
- 1924 Martin Engelman, Dutch cartoonist, painter and graphic artist, born in Hoenkoop, the Netherlands (d. 1992)
- 1925 Edward Gorey, American author and artist (The Curious Sofa, The Gashlycrumb Tinies), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
- 1925 Gerald Stern, American poet, (The One Thing in Life), essayist (Some Secrets), and educator, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
- 1925 Willie Cunningham, Scottish soccer right back (8 caps; Airdrieonians FC, Preston North End 437 games), born in Hill of Beath, Fife, Scotland (d. 2000)
- 1926 (Alan) "Bud" Yorkin, American film and television producer and director (Divorce American Style; All in the Family; Sanford And Son), born in Washington, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
- 1926 Kenneth Williams, British actor (Hancock's Half Hour, Carry On films), born in King's Cross, London (d. 1988)
- 1927 David Ahlstrom, American composer, born in Lancaster, New York (d. 1992)
- 1927 Donald May, American actor (The Edge of Night, 1967-77 - "Adam Drake"; Colt .45), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022)
- 1927 Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernik], American singer and actor (Red Garters; 3 Redheads from Seattle), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1999)
- 1928 Bruce Forsyth, British entertainer and television presenter (The Generation Game), born in London, England (d. 2017)
- 1928 Paul Dooley, American character actor (Sixteen Candles; Strange Brew; Grace Under Fire), comedian, and screenwriter (The Electric Company), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
- 1929 (Margaret) "Marni" Nixon [McEathron], American soprano singer and film 'ghost voice' (for Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; Natalie Wood in "West Side Story"; Deborah Kerr in "The King And I"), born in Altadena, California (d. 2016)
- 1929 James Hong, American character actor (The New Adventures of Charlie Chan; Kung Fu; Kung Fu Panda), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1929 Rebecca Schull (née [Wattenberg), American actress (Wings; Suits), born in New York City
- 1929 Ryne Duren, American near-sighted pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Cazenovia, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
- 1930 Allison Hayes, American model and actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman), born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 1977)
- 1930 James McGarrell, American painter, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2020)
- 1930 Jules van Neerven, Dutch economist, journalist, and editor (Limbourg Daily), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2010)
American Senator from Massachusetts (Democratic: 1962-2009), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1933 Bobby Smith, English soccer centre forward (15 caps; Tottenham Hotspur 271 games, 176 goals), born in Lingdale, England (d. 2010)
- 1933 Ernie K-Doe [Ernest Kador Jr.], American R&B singer ("Mother-in-Law"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2001)
- 1933 Faith Thomas, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 WTest; first Indigenous woman to represent Australia in any sport; South Australia), born in Nepabunna, Australia (d. 2023)
- 1933 Joseph Lechleider, American electrical engineer (invented DSL /high speed internet technology), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- 1933 Katharine, Duchess of Kent (née Worsley) British royal family member, the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, born in Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire, England (d. 2025) [1] [2]
- 1933 Louise Lopez, American disco singer (Odyssey -"Native New Yorker"; "Use It Up And Wear It Out"), born in Connecticut (d. 2015)
- 1933 Sheila Hancock, British stage and screen actress (Mr, Digby Darling - "Thelma"), born in Blackgang on the Isle of Wight, England
- 1934 Paavo Pohjola, Finnish concert violinist and conductor, born in Seinäjoki, Finland
American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1975, 76 Cincinnati Reds; WS 1984 & 2 x AL Manager of the Year, Detroit Tigers), born in Bridgewater, South Dakota
- 1934 Thomas Paul, American bass (NYC Opera 1963-70), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1936 J. Michael Bishop, American immunologist & microbiologist (Nobel Prize 1989), born in York, Pennsylvania
- 1937 Dubravko Detoni, Croatian composer, born in Križevci, Croatia
- 1937 Joanna Russ, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Female Man, Alyx), born in New York City
- 1937 Noel Murphy, Irish rugby union player, born in County Cork, Ireland
- 1937 Tommy Aaron, American golfer (US Masters 1973), born in Gainesville, Georgia
- 1938 Bobby Hendricks, American R&B singer ("Itchy Twitchy Feeling"), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2022)
- 1938 Ishmael Reed, American author (Last Days of Louisiana Red), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1938 Pierre Vallières, French Canadian politician, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1995)
- 1939 George Haslam, British avant-garde jazz baritone saxophonist, and tárogató player, born in Preston, Lancashire, England
- 1939 Steve Barber, American MLB pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees), born in Takoma Park, Maryland (d. 2007)
- 1940 Billy Name [William Linich Jr.], American photographer (Andy Warhol's factory), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 2016)
- 1940 Chet Walker, American Basketball HOF forward (7 x NBA All-Star; NBA C'ship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers; Chicago Bulls), born in Bethlehem, Mississippi (d. 2024)
- 1940 Johnson Mlambo, South African leader (Pan-African Congress), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1940 Judy Cornwall, British actress (Keeping Up Appearances, Santa Claus), born in Hammersmith, England
- 1940 Julian Chagrin, British mime and actor (The Golddiggers, The Morning Spider), born in London
- 1940 Larry Eisenhauer, American football defensive end (AFL All-Star 1962, 63, 64, 66; Boston Patriots), born in Hicksville, New York (d. 2020)
- 1941 Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
- 1941 Jürgen Nöldner, German soccer midfielder (30 caps East Germany; ASK Vorwärts Berlin 285 games), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1942 Christine Keeler, British model & showgirl (Profumo affair), born in Uxbridge, England (d. 2017)
- 1943 David Skaggs, American politician (Rep-D-Colorado), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1943 Dick Van Arsdale, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1969, 70, 71; New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2024)
- 1943 Horst Köhler, German politician, President of Germany (2004-10), Head of the International Monetary Fund (2000-04), born in Skierbieszów, Poland (d. 2025) [1]
- 1943 Tom Van Arsdale, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1970, 71, 72; Cincinnati Royals/KC-Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1944 E. J. Peaker, American actress (That's Life), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1944 Felice Picano, American publisher, memoirist and novelist (The Lure, Like People in History), born in Queens, New York (d. 2025)
- 1944 Jonathan Demme, American film director (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia), born in Baldwin, New York (d. 2017)
- 1944 Ranjit Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket wicket-keeper (1975 World Cup), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1944 Robert Kardashian, American lawyer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
- 1944 Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1945 Leslie Charleson, American actress (General Hospital, 1977-2023 - "Monica Quartermaine"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2025) [1]
- 1945 Michael Zagaris, American sports photographer (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco 49ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1945 Oliver [Swofford], American pop singer ("Good Morning Starshine"; "Jean"), born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina (d. 2000)
- 1947 John Bryant, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1983- ), born in Lake Jackson, Texas
- 1948 Dennis Awtrey, American NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Suns), born in Hollywood, California
- 1948 John Ashton, American actor (Beverly Hills Cop; Midnight Run), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2024)
Austrian auto racer (F1 world champ 1975, 77, 84), born in Vienna, Austria
- 1949 Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1950 Ellen Greene, American vocalist and actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1950 Genesis P-Orridge [Neil Megson], British avant-garde rock singer-songwriter, and performance artist (Throbbing Gristle; Psychic TV), born in Manchester, England (d. 2020)
- 1950 Julie Walters, English actress (Educating Rita, Prick Up Your Ears), born in Birmingham, England
1950 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (11-time NBA All Star) known as "Dr. J", born in East Meadow, New York
- 1950 Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1950 Miou-Miou [Sylvette Herry], French actress (Dog Day, My Other Husband), born in Paris, France
- 1951 Elaine Tanner, Canadian swimmer (WR 220yd butterfly, 440yd IM, 100/200m backstroke; Olympic silver 100/200m backstroke 1968), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1951 Harley O. Staggers Jr., American politician (Rep-D-WV, 1983-93), born in Washington, D.C
- 1952 Bill Frist, American politician, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1952 James Philip Bagian, American physician and NASA astronaut (STS 29, STS 40), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1952 Wayne Levi, American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles), born in Little Falls, New York
- 1953 Graham Lewis, English musician (Wire), born in Grantham, England
- 1953 John Sparks, English rock bassist (Dr. Feelgood, 1971-82 - "She Does It Right"; "Milk And Alcohol"), born in Canvey, Essex, England
- 1953 Nigel Planer, British actor (The Young Ones, The Comic Strip Presents), born in Westminster, London
- 1954 Jean-Philippe Vassal, French architect (Lacaton & Vassal; Pritzker Prize,2021), born in Casablanca, Morocco
- 1955 Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars), born in Scarborough, Ontario
1956 American golfer (5-time major title winner; US Open 1980), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1958 Kais Saied, Tunisian politician, President of Tunisia (2019-), born in Tunis, Tunisia
- 1958 Richard Greenberg, American playwright (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain), born in East Meadow, New York (d. 2025) [1]
- 1959 Jiří Čunek, Czech politician, born in Zlín, Czechia
- 1959 Kyle MacLachlan, American actor (Blue Velvet, Dune, Twin Peaks), born in Yakima, Washington
- 1959 Susan Benjamin, American actress (Tracy-Accidental Family), born in San Marino, California
- 1960 Charles Cullen, American nurse and serial killer who inspired the true crime documentary "Capturing the Killer Nurse", born in West Orange, New Jersey
- 1961 Akira Takasaki, Japanese heavy metal guitarist (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan
- 1961 Debbie Linden, Scottish actress (Kenny Everett Show), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1961 Lowell Liebermann, American classical pianist and composer (Gargoyles), born in New York City
- 1962 Ethan Wayne, American actor (The Bold and the Beautiful), stuntman, and son of John Wayne, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1962 Lenda Murray, American body builder (4X Ms Olympia), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1962 Les Wallace, Scottish darts player (BDO World Champion 1997), born in Forres, Scotland
- 1963 Dave Besteman, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1963 Devon Malcolm, Jamaican cricket fast bowler (40 tests England, 128 wickets, BB 9/57; Derbyshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1963 Pebbles Flintstone, fictional character on "The Flintstones", "born" in Bedrock
1963 Fijian golfer (Masters 2000, PGA C'ship 1998, 2004), born in Lautoka, Fiji
- 1964 Gigi Fernandez [Beatriz], American tennis star (Olympic gold, 1996), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1964 James Wlcek, American actor (Ryan's Hope, 1987-89 - "Ben"; Walker, Texas Ranger, 1998-99 - "Trent" ), born in New York City
- 1965 Chris Dudley, American NBA center, 1987-2003 (NY Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, and 3 other teams), born in Stamford, Connecticut
- 1965 Dean Karr, American photographer, album cover designer, and music video and television advertisement director, born in Seattle, Washington
- 1965 Joe Reekie, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1985-2002 (Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals, and 3 other teams), born in Victoria, British Columbia
1965 American NHL center, 1983-98 (NY Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, NY Rangers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1966 Brad Edwards, American football safety (Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons) and executive (AD Newberry College, AD Jacksonville Uni, AD George Mason Uni), born in Lumberton, North Carolina
- 1966 Brent Severyn, Canadian NHL defenseman (NY Islanders), born in Vegreville, Canada
- 1966 Brian Greig, Australian politician, born in Fremantle, Australia
- 1966 Rachel Dratch, American comedienne and actress (Saturday Night Live, Wine Country), born in Lexington, Massachusetts
- 1966 Resha Riggins, Miss Alabama (1990), born in Trussville Alabama
- 1966 Suave [Waymond Anderso], American R&B singer (covered The Temptations' "My Girl"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1966 Thorsten Kaye, German-British soap actor (The Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1967 Alf Poier, Austrian comedian (Mitsubischi) and singer ("Weil der Mensch zählt"), born in Judenburg, Austria
- 1967 Marianne Ihalainen, Finnish ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
- 1967 Paul Lieberstein, American actor, screenwriter, and director (The Office), born in Westport, Connecticut
- 1967 Steve Broussard, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Bradley Nowell, American ska musician (Sublime), born in Long Beach, California (d. 1996)
- 1968 James Allison, British Formula 1 Technical Director of Mercedes-AMG, born in Louth, Lincolnshire
- 1968 Jeri Ryan, American actress (7 of 9-Star Trek Voyager), born in Munich, Germany
- 1968 Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, born in Rexton, Canada
- 1969 Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer, born in Vienna, Austria
- 1969 Clinton Kelly, American television personality (The Chew, What Not to Wear), born in Panama City
- 1969 Hans Klok, Dutch illusionist, born in Purmerend, Netherlands
- 1969 Joaquín Cortés, Spanish dancer, born in Córdoba, Spain
- 1969 Mark Chmura, American NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Deerfield, Massachusetts
- 1969 Shawn Jefferson, American NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers, NE Patriots), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1969 Thomas Jane, American actor (Boogie Nights, Hung), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1971 Jason Marshall, Canadian NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Cranbrook, Canada
- 1971 Lea Salonga, Filipina singer and actress (Miss Siagon), born in Manila, Philippines
- 1971 Lisa Fernandez, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Lakewood, California
- 1971 Mohammed Sylla, Guinean football player (Willem II, FC Martigues), born in Conakry, Guinea (d. 2010)
- 1971 Rico Mack, American WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Statham, Georgia
- 1972 Ben Sasse, American politician (Senator-R-Nebraska 2015-), born in Plainview, Nebraska
- 1973 Claus Lundekvam, Norwegian footballer, born in Austevoll, Norway
- 1973 Dani Löble, Swiss-German heavy metal drummer (Helloween, 2005-present), born in Zurich, Switzerland
- 1973 Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1973 Kimberly Davies, Australian actress (Baywatch), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1973 Ntala Skinner, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Sun Valley, Idaho
- 1973 Scott "Flip" Phillips, American songwriter, drummer and record producer (Creed; Alter Bridge), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1974 Aaron Gavey, Canadian NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
- 1974 Chris Moyles, British DJ and radio presenter (BBC Radio 1, Radio X), born in Leeds, England
- 1974 James Blunt, English singer-songwriter ("You're Beautiful"), born in Hampshire, England
- 1974 Kyoko Nagatsuka, Japanese tennis star (1996 Hobart), born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- 1975 Charles O'Bannon, American NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), born in Bellflower, California
1975 American actress (ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1975 Gregory Maddalone, American dance skater (with partner Demkowski), born in Schenectady, New York
- 1976 Faan Rautenbach, South African rugby player, born in Bethlehem, South Africa
- 1977 Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer, born in Basel, Switzerland
- 1977 Timo Rose, German filmmaker (Game Over, Death Wish Zero), born in Rellingen, Germany
- 1979 Brett Emerton, Australian footballer, born in Bankstown, Australia
- 1979 David Lopez, American actor (And God Created Woman; Ghostwriter), born in Queens, New York
- 1979 Lee Na-young, South Korean actress (Someone Special, One Day Off), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1979 Tom Higgenson, American singer-songwriter (Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"), born in Villa Park, Illinois
- 1981 Fredson Camara, Brazilian footballer, born in Monção, Brazil
- 1982 Dichen Lachman, Nepalese-Australian actress and model (Severance, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The 100, Jurassic World series), born in Kathmandu, Nepal
- 1982 Robert Weiner, Jr., American water polo player, born in Newport Beach, California
- 1984 Dieudo Hamadi, Congolese filmmaker (Downstream to Kinshasa, Mama Colonel), born in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1984 Venetian Princess [Jodie-Amy Rivera], YouTube Internet personality, born in Brockton, Massachusetts
- 1985 Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer, born in Essonne, France
- 1985 Sean Garballey, American politician, born in Arlington, Massachusetts
- 1986 Miko Hughes, American child actor (Pet Sematary, Mercury Rising), born in Apple Valley, California
- 1986 Rajon Rondo, American basketball player, born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1988 Kevin Borlée, Belgian athlete, born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
- 1988 Przemysław Kazimierczak, Polish footballer, born in Łęczyca, Poland
- 1989 Alia Sabur, American college educator, born in New York City
- 1989 Daniel D. [Davis], American jazz and hip hop violinist, born in Charleston, South Carolina
- 1991 Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan Olympic marathon runner, who died after being set alight, born in Cheminy, Uganda (d. 2024) [1]
- 1992 Natasha Cloud, American basketball player (Washington Mystics) and activist, born in Broomall, Pennsylvania
- 2000 Connor Storrie, American model and actor (Ilya Rozanov in "Heated Rivalry"), born in Odessa, Texas
