- 884 Daigo, 60th Emperor of Japan (897-930) and Buddhist monk, born in Heian Kyō, Japan (d. 930)
- 1461 Džore Držić, Croatian poet and playwright who is considered one of the fathers of Croatian literature, born in Dubrovnik, Croatia (d. 1501)
- 1577 Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman executed for fratricide, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1599)
- 1608 Antonio Vieira, Portuguese diplomat and preacher, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1697)
16th and last Ming Emperor of China, born in Beijing
- 1612 Antoine Arnauld, French Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher and mathematician, born in Paris, France (d. 1694)
- 1639 Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar, born in Wismar, Germany (d. 1691)
Queen of Great Britain (1702-14), born in St James's Palace, London
- 1673 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, German organist, composer, and Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig), 1715-31), baptized in Immelborn, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1731)
- 1695 André Chéron, French composer and organist and harpsichordist, born in Paris, France (d. 1766)
- 1695 Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1726)
- 1705 Johann Matthias Leffloth, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1731)
- 1732 Charles Lee, General in the American Revolution, born in Darnhall, United Kingdom (d. 1782)
- 1744 Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist & surgeon, born in Vouhenans, France (d. 1795)
- 1748 Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and founder of the Order of the Illuminati, born in Ingolstadt, Germany (d. 1811)
- 1753 Évariste de Parny, French poet, born in Saint-Paul, France (d. 1814)
3rd US Vice President (D-R: 1801-05) who killed Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel, born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1757 Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Polish scholar & statesman, born in Skoki, Poland (d. 1841)
- 1778 Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis), born in Zakynthos Island, Greece (d. 1827) (26 Jan Greek calendar)
- 1793 Pietro Rovelli, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1838)
- 1797 Joseph Maria von Radowitz, German diplomat, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1912)
- 1802 Charles Wheatstone, English scientist (sound transmission), and inventor (English concertina; stereoscope; Playfair cipher), born in Barnwood, England (d. 1875)
- 1807 Hans Matthison-Hansen, Danish composer, born in Flensburg, Germany (d. 1890)
- 1811 Henry George Liddell, English lexicographer & father of the Alice in Alice in Wonderland, born in Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom (d. 1898)
- 1818 William Maxwell Evarts, American lawyer and statesman (Union), born in Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1901)
American financier and railroad promoter (Transcontinental Railroad-Union Pacific), born in Lee, Massachusetts
- 1822 Charles T. Stork, Dutch entrepeneur and founder of cotton machine factory, born in Oldenzaal, Netherlands (d. 1895) [1]
- 1830 Marcellus Monroe Crocker, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Franklin, Indiana (d. 1865)
- 1832 John Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), born in Upson County, Georgia (d. 1904)
Confederate Cavalry Commander in the US Civil War, born in Patrick County, Virginia
- 1833 José María de Pereda, Spanish novelist, born in Polanco, Spain (d. 1906)
- 1834 Edwin Klebs, German physician and bacteriologist (bacterial theory of infection, diphtheria bacillus), born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1913)
- 1834 Ema Puksec, Croatian singer, born in Ogulin, Croatia (d. 1889)
- 1834 William Dorsey Pender, Major General (Confederate Army), born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina (d. 1863)
- 1838 Henry Irving [John Brodribb], British Victorian actor, 1st actor to receive a knighthood (knighted 1895) and the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula, born in Bradford, England (d. 1905)
- 1838 Yisrael Meir Kagan [Chofetz Chayim], Belarusian rabbi, born in Dzyatlava, Belarus (d. 1933)
- 1848 Luigi Mancinelli, Italian orchestral composer, born in Orvieto, Italy (d. 1921)
- 1853 Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist, born in Trebnje, Slovenia (d. 1901)
- 1859 Elias Disney, Canadian-American construction worker, entrepreneur, and father of Roy and Walt Disney, born in Bluevale, Canada West (d. 1941)
- 1860 Eliza Johannes Meester, Dutch journalist and writer (Geertje), born in Harderwijk, Netherlands (d. 1931)
- 1864 John Henry Mackay, Scottish-born German writer (Anarchists), born in Greenock, United Kingdom (d. 1933)
- 1866 Karl Sapper, German traveller, explorer, and natural historian, born in Germany (d. 1945)
- 1868 Syd Callaway, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 6 wickets, BB 5/37, HS 41; NSW CA, Canterbury [NZ]), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1923)
Scottish golfer, course designer (British Open 1901, 05-06, 08, 10), born in Earlsferry, Fife
- 1872 Alfred Mombert, German poet, born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1942)
- 1874 Milton Bennett Medary, American architect (Washington Chapel), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1929)
- 1875 Leonid Gobyato, Russian general and inventor (man-portable mortar), born in Taganrog, Russia (d. 1915)
- 1876 Wilhelm August Schmidtbonn, German writer (Der Sprechende Eros), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 1952)
- 1878 Waclaw Gieburowski, Polish conductor and composer, born in Bydgoszcz, Poland (d. 1943)
- 1879 Carl Ramsauer, German physicist (Ramsauer-Townsend effect), born in Oldenburg, Germany (d. 1879)
- 1879 Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Chilean educator, lawyer, and politician (President of Chile, 1938-41; Senator for Concepción, 1921-27), born in Pocuro, Chile (d. 1941)
- 1881 Karl Weigl, Austrian-American pianist, composer (Apocalyptic Symphony), and educator, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1949)
- 1886 E J "Tiger" Smith, English cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 20 dismissals; Warwickshire CCC) and umpire (8 Tests 1933-38), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1979)
- 1887 Josef Frings, German Archbishop of Cologne, born in Neuss, Germany (d. 1978)
- 1888 (James) "Haven" Gillespie, American Tin Pan Alley era lyricist and songwriter ("That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"), born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 1975)
- 1888 Ljudmil Stojanow, Bulgarian poet (Metsh i Slowo, Cholera), born in Kovachevitsa, Bulgaria (d. 1973)
- 1889 Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, born in Lummen, Belgium (d. 1958)
- 1889 Siegfried Kracauer, German writer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1966)
- 1892 William Parry Murphy, American physician and Nobel laureate, born in Wisconsin (d. 1987)
- 1893 Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, President of UN General Assembly (1962-63), born in Sialkot, Pakistan (d. 1985)
- 1894 Eric Partridge, New Zealand lexicographer, born in Waimata Valley, New Zealand (d. 1979)
American Baseball Hall of Fame slugger (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; 7 x World Series champion; 12 × AL home run leader 1918–21, 23-24, 1926–31; Boston RS, NY Yankees), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1895 María Teresa Vera, Cuban singer, guitarist and composer ("Veinte años"), born in Guanajay, Cuba (d. 1965)
- 1897 Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazilian director (Nicholas Nickleby), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1982)
Jewish-American mobster (Murder, Inc.), born in New York City
- 1899 Ramon Novarro [Jose Samaniegos], Mexican-American actor (Ben-Hur, Mata Hari), born in Durango, Mexico (d. 1968)
- 1900 Roy Smeck, American musician, born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
- 1901 Ben Lyon, American actor (Hell's Angels, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1979)
- 1902 George Brunies, American musician, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1974)
- 1902 Louis Nizer, Jewish-American lawyer (defended blacklisted stars in '50s, Catspaw), born in London, England (d. 1994)
- 1903 Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra), born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1991)
- 1903 John Dunning, New Zealand cricketer (NZ medium-fast bowler of 30's), born in Omaha, New Zealand (d. 1971)
- 1903 Pieter G Buckinx, Flemish writer (Temptation of Poverty), born in Kortessem, Belgium (d. 1987)
- 1905 Władysław Gomułka, Polish communist politician, born in Krosno, Poland (d. 1982)
- 1908 Amintore Fanfani, Italian politician (Prime Minister), born in Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy (d. 1999)
- 1908 Edward Lansdale, United States Air Force Officer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1987)
- 1909 Israel Citkowitz, Polish-American composer (The Lambs), and pedagogue, born in Skierniewice, Poland (d. 1974)
- 1910 Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-born gangster, born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 1993)
- 1910 George Poyser, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (Notts County, Manchester City), born in Stanton Hill, England (d. 1995)
- 1910 Irmgard Keun, German author, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1982)
- 1911 Dooley Briscoe MC, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests; Transvaal) and soldier (Military Cross 1941), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1941)
40th US President (Republican: 1981-89) and actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), born in Tampico, Illinois
- 1912 Eva Braun, German mistress and wife of Adolf Hitler, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1945)
- 1913 John Lund, American actor (High Society, Wackiest Ship in the Army), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1992)
British archaeologist and anthropologist who discovered the earliest human footprints (3.6 million years old), born in London
- 1914 Forrest Towns, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1936), born in Fitzgerald, Georgia (d. 1991)
- 1914 Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor (Tony the Tiger), and bass singer ("You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"), born in Norfolk, Nebraska (d. 2005)
- 1916 John Crank, British mathematician, born in Hindley, United Kingdom (d. 2006)
- 1917 Arthur Gold, Canadian pianist, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1990)
- 1917 Liberato Firmino Sifonia, Italian composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1995)
Hungarian-born American actress (Queen of Outer Space), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary
- 1918 Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author, born in Weimar, Germany (d. 2007)
- 1919 Lindsay Tuckett, South African cricket fast-medium bowler (9 Tests, 19 wickets, BB 5/68; Orange Free State), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2016)
- 1919 Louis Heren, English foreign correspondent and writer (China's Three Thousand Years), born in London (d. 1995)
- 1920 James H. Scheuer, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1965-73, 75- 93), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2005)
- 1921 Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby union fullback (17 Tests; Auckland RU), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2012)
- 1922 Denis Norden, British comedy writer (Take It From Here) and television presenter (It’ll Be Alright on the Night), born in London (d. 2018)
- 1922 Felicia Montealegre, Costa Rican-American actress (Studio One; Kraft Television Workshop), and social activist, born in San José, Costa Rica (d. 1978)
- 1922 Patrick Macnee, British actor (The Avengers, Magnum, P.I., Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2015)
- 1923 Maurice Le Roux, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1992)
- 1924 Billy Wright, English soccer defender (105 caps, captain x 90; Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 games) and manager (Arsenal 1962-66), born in Ironbridge, England (d. 1994)
- 1924 Jin Yong [Louis Cha Leung-yung], Chinese Wuxia novelist, born in Haining, China (d. 2018)
- 1924 Paolo Volponi, Italian communist and author (Road to Rome), born in Urbino, Italy (d. 1994)
- 1925 Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Javanese author (Anak semua bangsa), born in Blora Regency, Indonesia (d. 2006)
- 1926 Dale Long, American baseball infielder (MLB record 8 HRs in consecutive games 1956; Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 1991)
- 1926 Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer (Bound for Glory) and director (Medium Cool), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- 1926 Sammy Nestico [Nistico], American Grammy Award-winning arranger (Count Basie Orchestra, 1968-84; Capitol Records), composer and trombonist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- 1926 Walker Edmiston, American character actor (Star Trek; Gunsmoke; Mission: Impossible; The Dukes of Hazzard), and puppeteer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
- 1927 (Forrest) "Smokey" Burgess, American MLB baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Caroleen, North Carolina (d. 1991)
- 1927 Alvin Rakoff, Canadian director (A Voyage Round My Father, Requiem for a Heavyweight), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2024)
- 1929 Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan writer, born in Boconó, Venezuela (d. 2011)
- 1929 Pierre Brice [Pierre-Louis Le Bris], French actor (Winnetou), born in Brest, France (d. 2015)
- 1929 Sixten Jernberg, Swedish skier (Olympic gold 1956/60/64), born in Lima, Sweden (d. 2012)
- 1931 Fred Trueman, England cricket fast bowler (England 67 Tests, 307 wickets), born in Stainton, England (d. 2006)
- 1931 Mamie Van Doren, American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol (Teacher's Pet, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters), born in Rowena, South Dakota
- 1931 Rip Torn [Elmore Rual Torn Jr], American actor, voice artist and comedian (Cross Creek, The Larry Sanders Show), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1932 Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1959)
- 1932 Francois Truffaut, French director (Jules & Jim, Fahrenheit 451), born in Paris, France (d. 1984)
- 1933 Leslie Crowther, English comedian and television presenter, born in West Bridgford, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
- 1933 Walter Fauntroy, American pastor and politician (Rep-D-DC, 1971-91), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1934 Vernon "Vern" Ehlers, American politician (US Representative from Michigan, 1993-2011), born in Pipestone, Minnesota (d. 2017)
- 1936 J. Howard Marshall III, American businessman, born in San Francisco, California
- 1938 Ellsworth Milburn, American composer and educator (Menil Antiphons), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- 1939 Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian samba singer ("Disparada", "Majestade o Sabiáe"), born in Igarapava, Brazil (d. 2014)
- 1939 Mike Farrell, American actor (M*A*S*H;, 1975-83 - B.J."; Providence), producer (Patch Adams), and human rights activist, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1940 Jimmy Tarbuck, British comedian and television host (It's Tarbuck, Winner Takes All), born in Liverpool, England
1940 American TV news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982-2004), journalist and author (The Greatest Generation), born in Webster, South Dakota
- 1941 Dave Berry [Grundy], British pop singer and teen idol ("Memphis, Tennessee", "The Crying Game"), born in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
- 1941 Gigi Perreau, American actress (Journey to Center of Time), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1941 Spencer Silver, American scientist and inventor of Post-it® Notes, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2021) [1]
- 1941 Stephen Albert, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1942 Calvin Keys, American jazz guitarist, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2024)
- 1942 James Loewen, American sociologist and historian, born in Decatur, Illinois
- 1942 John London, American songwriter and bassist (Michael Nesmith band), born in Brazos County, Texas
- 1942 Sarah Brady, American gun-control activist, born in Kirksville, Missouri
- 1943 Fabian [Fabiano Anthony Forte], American pop singer ("Turn Me Loose"; "Tiger"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1943 Gayle Hunnicutt, American-British actress (Marlowe; Legend of Hell House; Dallas), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1943 Georgeanna Tillman, American singer (The Marvelettes - "Please Mr. Postman"), born in Inkster, Michigan (d. 1980)
- 1943 Pelle Svensson, Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler (World C'ship gold 100kg 1970, 71; Olympic silver 97kg 1964), born in Sollefteå, Sweden (d. 2020)
- 1944 Benjaminas Zelkevičius, Lithuanian soccer coach (manager Lithuania national team 1990-91, 95-97, 2001-02) and striker (Žalgiris Vilnius 331 games), born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 2026)
- 1944 Christine Boutin, French politician, born in Levroux, France
- 1944 Michael Tucker, American actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Jamaican reggae musician ("Exodus"; "One Love"; "No Woman No Cry"; "Three Little Birds"), born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica
- 1946 Jim Turner, American politician, born in Fort Lewis, Washington
- 1946 Kate McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2010)
- 1946 Richie Hayward, American drummer (Little Feat), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2010)
- 1947 Bill Staines, American folk musician and singer-songwriter ("The Logging Song"), born in Medford, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- 1947 Charles Hickcox, American 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1968), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2010)
- 1948 John Gosling, British rock keyboardist (The Kinks, 1970-78 - "Lola"; "Celluloid Heroes"), born in Paignton, England (d. 2023)
- 1948 José Luis Capón, Spanish soccer defender (13 caps; Atlético Madrid, 200 games), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1949 Jim Sheridan, Irish playwright and filmmaker (My Left Foot, The Boxer, In America), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1949 Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player (US Open-1975), born in Granada, Spain
- 1949 Mike Batt, British director, actor, composer, and former Deputy Chairman (British Phonographic Industry), born in Southampton, England
- 1949 Richie Zisk, American retired baseball player and pro scout (Chicago Cubs), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1950 (Edwin) "Punky" Meadows, American glam-rock guitarist (Angel), born in Washington, D.C.
American Grammy Award-winning pop vocalist ('This Will Be"; "Pink Cadillac"; "Miss You Like Crazy"; "Unforgettable"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1950 Rich Glover, American NFL player, born in Bayonne, New Jersey
- 1951 Jacques Villeret, French film actor, born in Loches, France (d. 2005)
- 1951 Marco Antônio, Brazilian footballer, born in Santos, Brazil
- 1951 Margo [Margeret Catherine O'Donnell], Irish singer, born in County Donegal, Ireland
- 1951 Maria Christina, Belgian princess and daughter of Leopold III, born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1952 Ricardo Lavolpe, Argentine football coach, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1953 Susie Hutchison, American equestrian show jumper (Olymp-96), born in Flintridge, California
- 1954 Scott Kempner, American rhythm guitarist (Del-Lords), born in the Bronx, New York
- 1955 Eric Money, American NBA player, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1956 Jon Walmsley, British actor (Jason in The Waltons), born in Lancashire, England
- 1956 Linda Grovenor, American actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1957 Jerry Marotta, American session and touring drummer (Orleans; Peter Gabriel; Indigo Girls; Tony Levin), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1957 Kathy Najimy, American actress and activist (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet), born in San Diego, California
- 1957 Robert Townsend, American comedian and actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1957 Simon Phillips, English drummer & record producer (Toto), born in London
- 1958 Barry Miller, American actor (Fame; Peggy Sue Got Married), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1958 Bill Dawley, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1983), born in Norwich, Connecticut
- 1958 Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (American Heart), born in Jamaica, New York City (d. 2004)
- 1959 Ken Nelson, English record producer, born in Liverpool, England
- 1960 Akinwumi Adesina, Nigerian politician (African Development Bank President 2015-), born in Ogun State, Nigeria
- 1960 Megan Gallagher, American actress (Slap Maxwell; Millennium), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- 1961 Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko, Russian cosmonaut (Mir, Soyuz TM-23), born in Ryasne, Ukraine
- 1963 David Capel, English cricket all-rounder (15 Tests; 21 wickets; 23 ODIs), born in Northampton, England (d. 2020)
- 1963 Debra Granik, American film director (Winter's Bone, Leave No Trace), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1963 Kevin Trudeau, American entrepreneur, born in Lynn, Massachusetts
- 1963 Mike Hough, Canadian NHL left wing (Florida Panthers), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1964 Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian director and screenwriter (The Return), born in Novosibirsk, USSR
- 1964 Gordon Downie, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and musician (The Tragically Hip), born in Amherstview, Ontario (d. 2017)
- 1964 Petras Geniušas, Lithuanian classical pianist, and educator, born in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR (now Lithuania)
- 1964 Skip Ewing, American country vocalist (Coast of Colorado), born in Redlands, California
- 1966 Tom Tupa, American football punter & quarterback (Cleveland Browns, NE Patriots), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1967 Anita Cochran, American country music singer, born in South Lyon, Michigan
- 1967 Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer (Zard), born in Kurume, Japan (d. 2007)
- 1968 Adolfo Valencia, Colombian footballer, born in Buenaventura, Colombia
- 1968 Akira Yamaoka, Japanese composer, born in Niigata, Japan
- 1969 April Lerman, American actress (Charles in Charge - "Lila"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1969 Bob Wickman, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1992-2007 (2X - All-Star, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and three other teams), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- 1969 David Hayter, Canadian-American voice actor and screenwriter (Solid Snake), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1969 James Jones, American NFL defensive tackle, 1991-2000 (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and two other teams), born in Miami, Florida
- 1969 Kurt Abbott, American baseball infielder, 1993-2001 (Florida Marlins, Colorada Rockies, and four other teams), born in Zanesville, Ohio
- 1969 Rajindra Dhanraj, Trinidad cricket leg-spinner (WI 1994-95), born in Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago
- 1969 Tim Sherwood, English footballer and manager, born in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
- 1970 Jeff Rouse, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley 1992, 96; 100m backstroke 1996), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
- 1970 Mark Hutton, Australian baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1970 Per Frandsen, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1971 Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia v India 1996), born in Narrogin, Australia
- 1971 Brian Stepanek, American actor (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; Brian O'Brian), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1971 Carlos Rogers, American NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1971 Lance Bade, American target shooter (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Vancouver, Washington
- 1971 Peter Tchernyshev, Russian-American ice dancer (with Naomi Lang), born in St Petersburg, Russia
- 1972 David Binn, American NFL safety (San Diego Chargers), born in San Mateo, California
- 1973 Amy Robach, American TV journalist and anchor (20/20; Good Morning America), born in St. Joseph, Michigan
- 1973 Fred Miller, American football offensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Houston, Texas
- 1973 Lulama Masikazana, South African cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 2011)
- 1974 Olaf Lindenbergh, Dutch football player (Ajax, De Graafschap), born in Purmerend, Netherlands
- 1975 Chad Allen, American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1975 Svend-Allan Sørensen, Danish artist, born in Kjellerup, Denmark
- 1975 Tomoko Kawase, Japanese singer, born in Kyoto, Japan
- 1976 Kim Zmeskal, American gymnast (Olympics, 1992), born in Houston, Texas
- 1976 Tanja Frieden, Swiss snowboarder, born in Bern, Switzerland
- 1977 Jason Euell, English footballer, born in Lambeth, London
- 1978 Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian screenwriter and First Lady of Ukraine (2019-), born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- 1979 Dan Bălan, Moldovan singer (O-Zone), born in Chișinău, Moldova
- 1980 Kim Poirier, Canadian actress (Dawn of the Dead, Decoys), born in Drummondville, Québec
- 1980 Luke Ravenstahl, American politician, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1980 Mamiko Noto, Japanese voice actress (Full Metal Panic!, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You), born in Kanazawa, Japan
- 1981 Calum Best, British-American model and television personality (Celebrity Big Brother, Celebrity Ex on the Beach), born in San Jose, California
- 1981 Jens Lekman, Swedish musician, born in Angered, Sweden
- 1981 Ty Warren, American football defensive lineman, born in Bryan, Texas
1982 English actress (She's Out of My League; Star Trek Into Darkness), born in London
- 1982 Tank [Lü Jianzhong], Taiwanese singer, born in Taitung City, Taiwan
- 1983 Brodie Croyle, American football player, born in Rainbow City, Alabama
- 1983 Jamie Whincup, Australian racing driver, born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1983 Melrose Bickerstaff, American fashion model, born in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan
- 1983 Myron Wolf Child, Canadian politician, born in Cardston, Alberta (d. 2007)
- 1983 S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer, born in Kothamangalam, India
- 1984 Brandon Hammond, American actor (Gregory Hines Show), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1984 Darren Bent, English footballer, born in Tooting, England
- 1984 Piret Järvis, Estonian pop-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist (Vanilla Ninja - "Tough Enough"), and television host, born in Tallinn, Estonia
- 1985 Crystal Reed, American actress (Teen Wolf; Swamp Thing), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1985 Joji Kato, Japanese speed skater (World C'ship gold 500m 2005; Olympic bronze 500m 2010), born in Yamagata, Japan
- 1985 Kris Humphries, American basketball player, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1985 Yang Yu, Chinese swimmer, born in Hangzhou, China
- 1986 Alice Greczyn, American actress (The Lying Game) and founder of Dare to Doubt, born in Walnut Creek, California
- 1986 Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 1986 Tony Johnson Jr., American mixed martial artist (KOTC heavyweight champion 2010), born in Killeen, Texas
- 1988 Allison Holker, American dancer (So You Think You Can Dance, 2006-17; Dancing With the Stars, 2012-18), born in Anoka County, Minnesota
- 1989 Craig Cathcart, Irish soccer defender (45 caps; Watford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1990 Dominic Sherwood, English actor (Christian Ozera-Vampire Academy; Jeff Murphy-Partner Track), born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
- 1993 Tinashe [Kachingwe], American actress and singer (Nightride), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1994 Moses Ingram, American actress (The Queen's Gambit, Lady in the Lake, Obi-Wan Kenobi), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1997 Collin Morikawa, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2020; British Open 2021), born in Los Angeles, California
- 2004 Princess Louise of Belgium, born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
