- 1361 Wenceslas IV of Bohemia "the Idle", King of Bohemia (1378-1419) and Germany (1376-1400), born in Nuremberg (d. 1419)
- 1564 Christopher Marlowe, English poet and dramatist (Dr Faustus), born in Canterbury, England (d. 1593) baptism date
- 1587 Stefano Landi, Italian opera composer (Il Sant'Alessio), and teacher, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1639)
- 1588 Nicolaus Erich, German composer, born in Andisleben, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. Holy Roman Empire (d. 1631)
- 1671 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher, born in London (d. 1713)
- 1672 Antoine Augustine Calmet, French Benedictine monk and theologian, born in Ménil-la-Horgne, France (d. 1757)
- 1675 Johann Philipp Treiber, German composer, born in Arnstadt, Electorate of Saxony. Holy Roman Empire (d. 1727)
- 1677 Nicola Fago, Italian baroque composer, born in Taranto, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1745)
- 1714 James Hervey, English clergyman and writer known for "Meditations among the Tombs", born in Northamptonshire (d. 1758)
- 1717 John Randall, British organist and hymn composer, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1799)
- 1720 Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal, born in Rome (d. 1803)
- 1725 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French inventor who designed and built 1st automobile, born in Void, France (d. 1804) [or born September 25]
- 1746 Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, Duchess and de facto ruler of Parma, daughter of Maria Therese of Austria and sister of Marie Antoinette, born in Vienna (d. 1806)
- 1770 Antoine Reicha, Czech born French composer and teacher, friend of Beethoven, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1836)
- 1772 Caspar Fürstenau, German flautist and composer, born in Münster, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1819)
- 1799 Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist who designed steam locomotives, born in Paris (d. 1864)
French author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables), born in Besançon, France
- 1808 Honoré Daumier, French caricaturist painter, and sculptor, born in Marseilles France (d. 1879) (or born 20 Feb)
- 1808 Nathan Kelley, American architect active mainly in Ohio (Ohio Statehouse), born in Union Township, Ohio (d. 1871)
- 1814 Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist who studied volcanoes, born on St. Thomas, British Virgin Islands (d. 1876)
- 1824 Carlos Calvo, Argentine historian, diplomat and human rights scholar (Calvo Clause), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1906)
German-born American clothing designer who founded the 1st company to manufacture blue jeans (Levi Strauss & Co.), born in Buttenheim, Bavaria
- 1831 Filippo Marchetti, Italian opera composer, born in Bolognola, Papal States (d. 1902)
- 1832 John George Nicolay, German-American author (Abe Lincoln's biographer), born in Essingen, Rhenish Bavaria (d. 1901)
- 1834 Aleksander Zarzycki, Polish composer (Warsaw Music Society), born in Lviv, Austria-Hungary (d. 1895)
- 1835 Richard Andree, German geographer and etnologist (Andree's Handatlas), born in Braunschweig, Saxony (d. 1912)
- 1837 Charles Woeste, Belgian count, Minister of Justice, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1922)
- 1838 Wendelin Weißheimer, German composer and conductor, born in Osthofen, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1910)
- 1841 Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British diplomat (Consul-General in Egypt, 1883-1907), and writer, born in Cromer, Norfolk, England (d. 1917)
- 1842 Camille Flammarion, French astronomer, Mars researcher and popularizer of astronomy, born in Montigny-le-Roi, Haute-Marne, France (d. 1925)
Russian Tsar (1881-94), born in the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russian Empire
- 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Wild West hunter and showman (Buffalo Bill's Wild West), born in Davenport Iowa (d. 1917)
- 1852 John Harvey Kellogg, American surgeon and nutritionist, inspired flaked cereal industry, born in Tyrone, Michigan (d. 1943)
- 1857 Emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion), born in Troyes, France (d. 1926)
- 1858 Vladimir Serbsky, Russian psychiatrist, professor, and writer (The Forensic Psychopathology), born in Bogorodsk, Russian Empire (d. 1917)
- 1861 Ferdinand I, 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria (1908-18), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1948)
American chemical industrialist (Dow Chemical), born in Ontario, Canada
- 1867 Siegfried Passarge, German geographer (Cameroon, South Africa, born in Königsberg, Prussia (d. 1958) [or Nov 28, 1866]
- 1868 Leonard Borwick, English concert pianist, born in Walthamstow, England (d. 1925)
- 1869 Nadezhda Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary and wife of Vladimir Lenin, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1939)
- 1874 Carl Vogler, Swiss composer, born in Oberrohrdorf, Switzerland (d. 1951)
- 1875 Emma Dunn, British-American stage, silent and sound film actress (Dr. Monica; Dr. Kildare (films); Hideaway), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire (d. 1966)
- 1875 Richard Wetz, German composer (Requiem, Op. 50 in B minor), born in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia (d. 1935)
- 1876 Agustín Pedro Justo, President of Argentina (1932-38) during the Infamous Decade, born in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos (d. 1943)
- 1876 Pauline Musters, Dutch world's smallest woman at 24 inches (61 cm), born in Ossendrecht, Netherlands (d. 1895)
- 1877 Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema, Dutch socialist poet, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1924)
- 1877 Russell Alexander, American vaudeville composer and entertainer (Barnum & Bailey Circus Band), born in Nevada, Missouri (d. 1915)
- 1879 Frank Bridge, English violinist, composer, conductor and tutor of Benjamin Britten, born in Brighton, England (d. 1941)
- 1880 Lionel Logue, Australian speech therapist who treated King George VI (The Kings Speech), born in Adelaide (d. 1953)
- 1882 Alf Newey, English jockey (Grand National 1907 Eremon; Scottish Grand National 1906; Welsh Champion Hurdle 1923), born in at Cradley Heath, England (d. 1940)
- 1882 Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral, commander of the Pacific Fleet during Pearl Harbour Attack, born in Henderson, Kentucky (d. 1968)
- 1883 Erich R. Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetism), born in Breslau, German Empire (d. 1940)
- 1884 Dina Appeldoorn, Dutch pianist and composer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1938)
- 1884 Hildo Krop, Dutch modernistic sculptor, born in Steenwijk, Netherlands (d. 1970)
- 1885 Aleksandras Stulginskis, Russian-Lithuanian politician, nationalist (President of Lithuania, 1920-26), farmer, and political prisoner (Soviet gulag, 1941-56), born in Kutaliai, Russian Empire (d. 1969)
- 1885 Lili Green [Alice Sally Mary], Dutch English dancer, born in Bromley, England (d. 1977)
- 1887 Benegal Narsing Rau, Indian lawyer and civil servant, President of UN Security Council (1950), helped draft India's constitution, born in Mangalore, India (d. 1953)
American baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1926 Chicago Cubs; Triple Crown 1915, 16, 20; 6 × NL wins & strikeout leader; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Elba, Nebraska
- 1887 Stefan Grabinski, Polish horror writer known as the "Polish Poe", born in Kamionka Strumiłowa, Austrian Empire (d. 1936)
- 1888 Ida Cox (nee Prather), American blues singer and vaudeville performer, born in Habersham County, Georgia (d. 1967) [birth year disputed, may be 1894 or 1896]
- 1891 Alan Bridge, American actor (North of Arizona, Badmen of the Hills), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1957)
- 1893 (Ivor Armstrong) I. A. Richards, British poet and influential critic (Meaning of Meaning), born in Sandbach, England (d. 1979)
- 1893 William Frawley, American vaudeville, silent and sound screen actor (I Love Lucy - "Fred"; My Three Sons - "Bub"; Miracle on 34th Street), born in Burlington, Iowa (d. 1966)
- 1896 Andrei Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism), born in Mariupol, Russian Empire (d. 1948)
- 1896 Eduard Flipse, Dutch conductor and composer, born in Wissenkerke, Netherlands (d. 1973)
- 1896 Tauno Hannikainen, Finnish cellist and conductor (Turku Symphony, 1929–39; Duluth Symphony, 1942–46; Helsinki Philharmonic, 1950-63), born in Jyväskylä, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (d. 1968)
- 1898 Julien de Valckenaere, Belgian poet, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1958)
- 1899 Max Petitpierre, Swiss politician (Swiss Federal Council), President of the Diplomatic Conference that adopted the Geneva Conventions, born in Neuchatel, Switzerland (d. 1994) [1]
- 1900 Halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (Olympic gold discus 1928; Women's World Games gold discus 1926, 30), born in Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland (d. 1989)
- 1900 Jean Negulesco, Romanian-American film director (How to Marry a Millionaire), born in Craiova, Dolj (d. 1993)
- 1902 Rudolf Moralt, German conductor (Vienna State Opera, 1940-58), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1958)
- 1902 Vercors [Jean Bruller], French writer (Le Silence de la mer), born in Paris (d. 1991)
Italian chemist and Nobel laureate, born in Imperia, Italy
- 1905 William Russell [Russell William Wagner], American violinist, modern composer (Fugue for Eight Percussion Instruments), and musicologist (Oh, Mister Jelly), born in Canton, Missouri (d. 1992)
- 1906 Madeleine Carroll, British actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England (d. 1987)
- 1906 Nikos Ghika, Greek artist, born in Athens (d. 1994)
- 1907 Dub Taylor [Walter Clarence Taylor Jr], American character actor (Gunsmoke), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1994)
- 1907 John Bowlby, British psychologist, born in London, England (d. 1990)
- 1908 Jean-Pierre Wimille, French auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1937, 39 Bugatti T57), born in Paris, France (d. 1949)
- 1908 Leela Majumdar, Indian Bengali writer known for her works for children, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 2007)
- 1908 Néstor Mesta Cháyres, Mexican lyric tenor, born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 1971)
- 1908 Tex Avery, American cartoonist at Warner Bros, MGM (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig), born in Taylor, Texas (d. 1980)
- 1909 Chauncey Haughton, American jazz clarinetist, and saxophonist (Blanche Calloway; Chick Webb; Cab Calloway), born in Chestertown, Maryland (d. 1989)
- 1909 Fanny Cradock, English TV Chef and food critic, born in Leytonstone, England (d. 1994)
- 1909 Talal bin Abdullah, King of Jordan (1951-52), established modern constitution, forced to abdicate due to mental illness, born in Mecca, Ottoman Empire (d. 1972)
- 1911 Josef Smrkovský, Czechoslovak communist politician, born in Velenka, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1974)
- 1911 Tarō Okamoto, Japanese avant-garde artist and art theorist, born in Takatsu, Japan (d. 1996)
- 1913 George Barker, English poet (Calamiterror, Anno Domini), born in Loughton, England (d. 1991)
- 1913 Hermann Lenz, German writer (Swabian Chronicle), born in Stuttgart (d. 1998)
- 1914 Robert Alda, American actor (Supertrain, By Popular Demand), born in New York City (d. 1986)
- 1914 Witold Rowicki, Polish conductor and composer, born in Taganrog, Russia (d. 1989)
- 1915 Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet (That Woman & Other Verses), born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal (d. 2007)
- 1915 Pran Nath Chhuttani, Indian physician and teacher, born in Leiah, Pakistan (d. 1996)
- 1916 Mordecai Seter, Israeli composer, born in Novorossiysk, Russia (d. 1994)
- 1916 Ross Gregory, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests, 2 x 50; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1942)
- 1917 Robert Taft Jr, American politician (Sen-R-Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1993)
- 1918 Otis Bowen, American politician, US Sec of Health & Human Services (1985-89), born in near Rochester, Indiana (d. 2013)
- 1918 Preacher Roe, American baseball pitcher (5 × MLB All-Star Brooklyn Dodgers; NL strikeout leader 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Ash Flat, Arkansas (d. 2008)
- 1918 Theodore Sturgeon, American sci-fi author (Hugo, It, Caviar), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1985)
- 1919 Beppie Nooij, Dutch actress and director (Red Sien, Zeemansvrouwen), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1979)
- 1919 Luc-Andre Marcel, French composer, born in Entrecasteaux, France (d. 1992)
- 1919 Mason Adams, American actor (Lou Grant, Deadliest Season), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1919 Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 100m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay, 400m freestyle 1936; silver 100m backstroke 1936), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2003)
- 1920 Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist, writer and traveller, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2006)
American stage and screen actor (The Odd Couple - "Felix"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1921 Betty Hutton [Elizabeth June Thornburg], American actress, dancer, singer, and comedienne (Greatest Show on Earth), born in Battle Creek, Michigan (d. 2007)
- 1922 (Bernard) "Bunny" Briggs, American tap dancer, born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2014)
- 1922 Bill Johnston, Australian cricket fast/spin bowler (40 Tests, 160 wickets @ 23.91; Victoria), born in Beeac, Australia (d. 2007)
- 1922 Margaret Leighton, British actress (The Go-Between, The Night of the Iguana), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1976)
- 1924 Mark Bucci, American opera, theater, and film composer and lyricist (1959 Arts & Letters Award), born in New York City (d. 2002)
- 1924 Noboru Takeshita, Japanese PM (1987-89), born in Unnan, Japan (d. 2000)
- 1925 Dave Pell, American big band jazz saxophonist (Les Brown), bandleader (Dave Pell Octet), and record producer, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2017)
West Indian cricket batsman (48 Tests; 4,455 runs @ 58.61, 15 x 100s), born in Saint Michael, Barbados
- 1926 Arsene Souffriau, Belgian pioneering electronic music composer, born in Ixelles, Belgium (d. 2012)
- 1926 Chris Anderson, American jazz pianist (Charlie Parker; Dinah Washington; Charlie Haden), born in Chicago, Illinois) (d. 2008)
- 1926 Cynthia Stone, American actress (That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1988)
- 1926 Efraín Sánchez, Colombian soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; San Lorenzo) and manager (Columbia), born in Barranquilla, Colombia (d. 2020)
- 1927 Donald Gramm, American concert and opera bass-baritone, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1983)
- 1927 Tom Kennedy [James Narz], American television game show host (You Don't Say; Name That Tune; Split Second), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2020)
- 1928 Aldonis Kalniņš, Latvian compose (Latgalē), and pedagogue, born in Brakos, Užava parish, Soviet Union
- 1928 Anatoli Vassilyevich Filipchenko, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7; Soyuz, 16), born in Davydovka, USSR (d. 2022)
American rhythm & blues piano player, singer, and star of the early rock ’n’ roll era ("Blueberry Hill"; "Blue Monday"; "Walkin' To New Orleans"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1928 John Ewart, Australian radio, stage, and screen actor (The Muddle-Headed Wombat.; The Picture Show Man), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1994)
- 1928 Monique Leyrac, French Canadian singer ("Mon Pays"), and actress (Act of the Heart), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2019)
- 1930 Doug Sandom, British drummer (The Who, 1962-64), born in Greenford, England (d. 2019)
- 1930 Lazar Berman, Russian pianist (Budapest, 3rd place - 1956), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2005)
- 1930 Vic Janowicz, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1950, Ohio State; NFL: Washington Redskins), born in Elyria, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1931 Ally MacLeod, Scottish soccer manager (Scotland, Ayr United, Aberdeen, Motherwell, Airdrie, Q of the South) and left wing (Blackburn Rovers, Hibernian, Third Lanark), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2004)
- 1931 Francisco Kroepfl, Swabian-Argentinian contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer, born in Timișoara, Romania (d. 2021)
- 1931 Robert Novak 'the Prince of Darkness', American political columnist and news show host (CNN-Evans & Novak), born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2009)
American country singer ("I Walk the Line"; "Ring of Fire"; "A Boy Named Sue"), born in Kingsland, Arkansas
- 1933 A.K. Best, American fisherman and master fly tier, born in Glidden, Iowa (d. 2025)
- 1933 George Tindley, American soul singer and songwriter (The Dreams; The Red Caps), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
- 1933 Godfrey Cambridge, American actor (Cotton comes to Harlem), born in New York City (d. 1976)
- 1933 James Goldsmith, French-British business tycoon and politician (Member of European Parliament, 1994-97; founder of UK's Referendum Party), born in Paris, France (d. 1997)
- 1934 Ron Gaunt, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 7 wickets, BB 3/53; WA, Victoria), born in York, Australia (d. 2012)
- 1935 Azzedine Alaïa, Tunisian-born fashion designer, born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 2017)
- 1935 Dorval Rodrigues, Brazilian soccer right winger (13 caps; Santos FC, SE Palmeiras), born in Porto Alegre, Brazil (d. 2021)
- 1936 Cyrus Faryar, Iranian-American folk musician, songwriter, and record producer (Modern Folk Quartet), born in Tehran, Persia
- 1936 José Yudica, Argentine soccer forward (4 caps; Newell's Old Boys, Boca Juniors) and manager (Newell's Old Boys, Quilmes), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2021)
- 1936 Manmohan Desai, Indian filmmaker (Amar Akbar Anthony, Suhaag), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1994)
- 1937 Hagood Hardy, American-Canadian jazz and easy listening pianist, vibraphonist and film score composer ("The Homecoming"), born in Angola, Indiana (d. 1997)
- 1937 William Ferris, American composer and conductor (William Ferris Chorale, 1971-2000), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
- 1938 Evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot freedom fighter, born in Tsada, Cyprus (d. 1957)
- 1938 Jack Knight, American actor (Mr Shamley-James at 15), born in Somerville, Mississippi
- 1939 Josephine Tewson, British actress (Keeping Up Appearances; Last Of The Summer Wine, 2003-10), born in Hampstead, England (d. 2022)
- 1941 Keith Thomson, New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests, 1 x 50; Canterbury) and field hockey centre-half (28 Tests; Canterbury), born in Methven, New Zealand (d. 2023)
- 1942 Adriaan van Dis, Dutch author (Nathan Sid, In Africa), born in Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands
- 1942 Yōsuke Yamashita, Japanese jazz pianist, and composer of jazz, film scores, and classical works, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1943 Bill Duke, American actor (Bird on a Wire, Predator), born in Poughkeepsie, New York
- 1943 Bob "Bear" Hite, American vocalist (Canned Heat - "Going Up the Country"), born in Torrance, California (d. 1981)
- 1943 Bob van Reeth, Flemish architect, born in Temse, Belgium
- 1943 Dante Ferretti, Italian art director and costume designer, born in Macerata, Italy
- 1943 Paul Cotton, American country-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Poco - "Heart of the Night"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021) [1]
- 1944 Marilyn Michaels, American comedian (ABC Comedy Hour), born in New York City
- 1945 Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach (12 × Greek League C'ship; 6 × Greek Cup winner; GS Larissas, Aris, Olympiacos, AEK, Greece 1982–90), born in Thessaloniki, Greece (d. 2023)
- 1945 Jan Klijnjan, Dutch soccer attacking midfielder (11 caps; FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Sochaux), born in Papendrecht, Netherlands (d. 2022)
- 1945 Mitch Ryder, American rocker (Detroit Wheels - "Devil With the Blue Dress"), born in Hamtramck, Michigan
- 1945 Peter Brock, Australian auto racer (3 x Australian Touring Car C'ship; 9 x Bathurst 500/1000; 9 x Sandown Endurance), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2006)
- 1946 Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and Nobel laureate (1999), born in Damanhur, Egypt (d. 2016)
- 1946 Colin Bell, English soccer midfielder (48 caps; Manchester City 394 games), born in Hesleden, England (d. 2021)
- 1946 Phyllis Eisenstein, American sci-fi author (Sorcerer's Son, Born to Exile), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1947 Guy Klucevsek, American jazz and free-improv accordionist and composer, born in New York City (d. 2025) [1]
- 1947 Sandie Shaw [Sandra Goodrich], English rocker (Girl Don't Come), born in Essex, England
- 1948 Priscilla Lopez, American actress (In the Beginning, Kay O'Brien), born in the Bronx, New York
- 1949 Elizabeth George, American novelist (Inspector Thomas Lynley mystery novels), born in Warren, Ohio
- 1949 Emma Kirkby, British classical early music soprano, born in Camberley, Surrey, England
- 1950 Billy Steinberg, American lyricist and songwriter (with Tom Kelly - "Like A Virgin"; "True Colors"; "I Touch Myself"), born in Palm Springs, California (d. 2026) [1]
1950 New Zealand Prime Minister (Labour: 1999-2008) and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (2009-17), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
- 1950 Jonathan Cain, American rock guitarist & keyboardist (Journey; Babys), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1950 Larry Brooks, American Hockey HOF journalist (New York Post), born in NYC, New York (d. 2025)
- 1952 John Giblin, Scottish session and touring rock and jazz electric and acoustic bass player (Peter Gabriel; Kate Bush; Jon Anderson; Peter Erskine), born in Bellshill, Scotland
- 1953 Bree Walker, American news anchor (WNBC TV, KNBC TV), born in Oakland, California
- 1953 Michael Bolton [Bolotin], American rock (Blackjack) and pop songwriter and singer ("How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1954 John Bolger, American actor (Another World, General Hospital), born in New York City
1954 Turkish politician (President of Turkey, 2014-present; Prime Minister of Turkey, 2003-14), born in Kasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
- 1956 Al Trautwig, American sports commentator (MSG Network, ABC, NBC, NBC Sports Network, USA Network; NY Knicks, NY Rangers), born in Oceanside, New York (d. 2025)
- 1956 Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese pop singer,songwriter and film score composer, born in Chigasaki, Japan
- 1957 Connie Carpenter-Phinney, American cyclist (Olympic gold individual road race 1984; World C'ship gold Individual pursuit 1983), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1957 David Muldrow Beasley, American politician, born in Darlington, South Carolina
- 1957 Joe Mullen, American Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Stanley Cup 1989, Calgary Flames; Pittsburgh Penguins 1991, 92; NHL All Star 1988, 89), born in New York City
- 1957 Keena Rothhammer, American swimmer (Olympic gold 800m freestyle 1972 WR 8:53.68; World C'ship gold 200m freestyle 1973), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1958 Greg Germann, American actor (Ally McBeal, Grey's Anatomy), born in Houston, Texas
- 1958 Jeff Fithian, American actor (Trevor Nash-Please Don't Eat the Daisies), born in Van Nuys, California
- 1958 Joe Fithian, American actor (Tracey Nash-Please Don't Eat the Daisies), born in Van Nuys, California
- 1958 Karen Berger, American comic book editor, born in New York City
- 1958 Michel Houellebecq, French novelist, born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion
- 1958 Susan J. Helms, Mjr USAF/Astronaut (STS 54, 64, 78), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- 1958 Tim Kaine, US Senator (D-Virginia, 2016 Democratic nominee for Vice President, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1959 Rolando Blackman, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1985, 86, 87, 90; Dallas Mavs, NY Knicks; Italian Cup MVP 1996 Olimpia Milano), born in Panama City, Panama
- 1960 (Jeremy) "Jaz" Coleman, English rock singer, keyboardist and record producer (Killing Joke), born in Cheltenham, England
- 1962 Dave Palone, American harness racing trainer & driver (US Pacing Triple Crown 1996, 2005), born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
- 1962 Sheila Cornell, American International Softball Federation HOF infielder (Olympic gold 1996, 2000), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1964 Mark Dacascos, American martial artist, television personality and actor (Iron Chef America; John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1965 Alison Armitage, English actress (Acapulco HEAT), born in London, England
- 1966 Jennifer Grant, American actress (Celeste-Beverly Hills 90210), born in Burbank, California
- 1966 Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer-songwriter ("Ma Bassmahlak"), born in Zahlé, Lebanon
- 1967 Currie Graham, Canadian actor (NYPD Blue, Assault on Precinct 13), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- 1968 J. T. Snow, American baseball first baseman (6 x Gold Glove; San Francisco Giants), born in Long Beach, California
- 1968 Tim Commerford, American bass player (Rage Against the Machine), born in Irvine, California
- 1969 Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer for video games and animé (Fianl Fantasy XII; Romeo x Juliet), born in Tokyo, Japan
1969 Chinese dissident and one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, born in Beijing, China
- 1970 Katie O'Neill, American actress (Together We Stand), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1970 Meeno Peluce, Dutch actor (Bad News Bears), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1970 Sasha Danilovic, Serbian basketball guard (EuroLeague Final Four MVP 1992; Mister Europa Player of the Year 1998 Virtus Bologna; Miami Heat), born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1971 Erykah Badu [Erica Abi Wright], American R&B and progressive soul singer-songwriter ("On and On"; "Bag Lady"), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1971 Hélène Ségara, French pop singer ("Je vous aime adieu". "Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment"), born in Six-Fours-les-Plages, France
- 1971 Max Martin [Karl Martin Sandberg], Swedish Grammy Award-winning pop record producer and songwriter, with Shellback (Pink; Maroon 5; Taylor Swift; Avril Lavigne), born in Stenhamra, Sweden
- 1971 Sean Baker, American filmmaker (Anora), born in Summit, New Jersey
- 1972 Scott Turner, American politician (Texas House of Representatives 2013-17) and NFL cornerback (Washington Redskins, SD Chargers, Denver Broncos), born in Richardson, Texas
- 1973 Jenny Thompson, American swimmer (Olympic gold x 8 relays 1992, 96, 2000; World C'ship gold 100m freestyle 1998, 100m butterfly 1998, 2003), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
- 1973 Marshall Faulk, American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl XXXIV St Louis Rams; NFL MVP 2000; First-team All-Pro 1999, 2000, 01; 7 × Pro Bowl; Indianapolis Colts), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1973 Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian soccer forward (67 caps; Manchester United 235 games) and manager (Cardiff City, Molde, Manchester United, Beşiktaş), born in Kristiansund, Norway
- 1974 Sébastien Loeb, French rally driver (9 x World Rally C'ship; Record most rally wins 80), born in Haguenau, France
- 1976 Chad Urmston, American rock-ska-reggae singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Dispatch; State Radio), born in Sherborn, Massachusetts
- 1976 Nikolaos Siranidis, Greek diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard synchronized 2004), born in Athens, Greece
- 1977 Greg Rikaart, American actor (Kevin Fisher in "The Young and the Restless"), born in New York City
- 1977 James Wan, Malaysian-Australian film director (Saw, The Conjuring), born in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- 1977 Shane Williams, Welsh rugby scrum half (87 caps Wales, 4 British & Irish Lions; Neath, Ospreys), born in Morriston, Swansea, Wales
- 1978 Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Senegalese soccr defender (36 caps; ASEC Ndiambour, Lens, Bolton Wanderers, Stoke City), born in Dakar, Senegal
- 1979 Corinne Bailey Rae, English Grammy Award-winning R&B and neo-soul singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ("Put Your Records On"), born in Leeds, England
- 1979 Pedro Mendes, Portuguese soccer midfielder (11 caps; Vitória Guimarães, Porto, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Rangers), born in Guimarães, Portugal
- 1979 Shalim Ortiz, Puerto Rican singer and actor (Heroes; Una Maid en Manhattan), and diabetes awareness advocate, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1979 Thabang Tabane, South African jazz and malambo percussionist (PedXulu) and singer, born in South Africa (d. 2025)
- 1980 Alex Fong, Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, TV personality (Beautiful Cooking), and Olympic swimmer, born in British Hong Kong
- 1980 Steve Blake, American basketball coach, player, and NCAA champion (Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers), born in Hollywood, Florida
- 1981 Fatal1ty [Johnathan Wendel], American professional video gamer and 12x FPS champion, born in Kansas City, Kansas
- 1981 Kertus Davis, American auto racer (competition director NASCAR team JD Motorsports), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
- 1982 Katherine Hull Kirk, Australian golfer (British Open 2010 runner-up; 3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Brisbane, Queensland
1982 Chinese tennis player (French Open 2011, Australian Open 2014), born in Wuhan, China
- 1982 Sara Gazarek, American Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist (säje) and educator, born in Seattle, Washington
- 1984 Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese soccer striker (87 caps; Monaco, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, İstanbul Başakşehir), born in Lomé, Togo
- 1984 Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican pop, folk, and bossa nova singer, born in Mexico City, Mexico
- 1985 Ally Hilfiger, American actress and daughter of fasion designer Tommy Hilfiger, born in New York City
- 1986 Crystal Kay, Japanese pop, R&B, and dance music singer, born in Yokohama, Japan
- 1986 Teresa Palmer, Australian model and actress (A Discovery of Witches, Warm Bodies), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1987 Juliet Simms, American singer-songwriter (Automatic Loveletter), born in San Francisco, California
- 1988 Danny Mac, British actor (Dodger Savage in "Hollyoaks"), born in Bromley, England
- 1993 Taylor Dooley, American actress (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
- 1994 Ahmet Çalık, Turkish soccer centre-back (8 caps; Gençlerbirliği, Galatasaray, Konyaspor), born in Ankara, Turkey (d. 2022)
- 2000 Maggie Mac Neil, Canadian swimmer (Olympic gold women's 100m butterfly 2020; World C'ship gold 2019), born in Jiujiang, China
- 2003 Jamal Musiala, German soccer midfielder (TSV Lehnerz, Southampton, Chelsea, Bayern Munich), born in Stuttgart, Germany
