- 1372 Louis I, Duke of Orléans, Brother of Charles VI of France, born in Paris (d. 1407)
Portuguese-Spanish conquistador who conquered Central America and later discovered California [birthdate is approximate], born in either Montalegre, Kingdom of Portugal or Palma del Río, Kingdom of Castile
- 1548 Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist and apostole vicar, born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1614)
- 1560 William Louis, Count of Nassau, stadtholder of Friesland, leading military commander for the Dutch Republic against the Spanish, born in Dillenburg, Hesse (d. 1620)
- 1585 Federico Cesi, Italian naturalist and founder of the first modern scientific society, the Accademia dei Lincei, 1603, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1630)
- 1599 Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit and Roman Catholic saint, born in Diest, Seventeen Provinces (d. 1621)
- 1615 Innocent XII [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700), born in Spinazzola, Italy (d. 1700)
- 1683 John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British natural philosopher and freemason, born in La Rochelle, France (d. 1744)
- 1696 Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, French marshal and statesman, 3rd Duke of Richilieu, born in Paris (d. 1788)
- 1700 James Kent, English composer, born in Winchester, England (d. 1776)
- 1700 Michel Blavet, French composer, born in Besançon, France (d. 1768)
- 1712 Isfrid Kayser, German composer, born in Türkheim an der Wertach, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1771)
- 1719 John Griffin Whitwell, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, British field marshal, born in Oundle, Northamptonshire (d. 1797)
- 1720 Charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist and writer, born in Geneva (d. 1793)
- 1741 Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1764-90), born in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria (d. 1790)
- 1744 David Allan, Scottish painter, born in Alloa, Scotland (d. 1796)
- 1746 Maurus Haberhauer, Czech organist and composer, born in Svitavy, Margraviate of Moravia, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
- 1763 Guillaume Brune, French marshal, born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France (d. 1815)
- 1767 Heinrich Domnich, German horn player and composer, born in Würzburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1844)
- 1768 Charles Louis Willem Josef van Keverberg, Dutch civil servant, born in Haelen, Netherlands (d. 1841)
- 1770 Daniel Lambert, English gaol keep and famous for his unusually large size (weighed 739 lbs (334 kg) at death), born in Blue Boar Lane, Leicester (d. 1809)
- 1779 Oliver Shaw, early American composer, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1848)
- 1781 Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German architect, city planner and painter (Altes Museum, Neue Wache), born in Neuruppin, Margraviate of Brandenburg (d. 1841)
- 1798 Abigail Fillmore, American 1st lady (1850-53) as the first wife of President Millard Fillmore, born in Stillwater, New York (d. 1853)
- 1811 Camille Marie Stamaty, French pianist, composer, and teacher of Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Camille Saint-Saëns, born in Département Rome, French Empire (now Rome, Italy) (d. 1870)
- 1815 James Curtis Hepburn, American missionary and linguist, born in Milton, Pennsylvania (d. 1911)
- 1818 Albion Parris Howe, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Standish, Maine (d. 1897)
- 1820 Louis Hébert, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and civil engineer, born in Iberville Parish, Louisiana (d. 1901)
- 1822 Moritz von Strachwitz, German poet, born in Peterwitz, Silesia (d. 1847)
- 1832 Alberto Randegger, Italian composer, born in Trieste, Austrian Empire (d. 1911)
- 1850 Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, Spanish composer, born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (d. 1939)
American astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto) and founder of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1858 Maximilien Luce, French painter, born in Paris (d. 1941)
- 1859 Ivo Bligh, British noble (8th Earl of Darnley) and cricket batsman (4 Tests; first England captain v Australia 1882-83), born in London, England (d. 1927)
- 1860 Charles Haskell, American lawyer, politician (1st Governor of Oklahoma, 1907-11), and oilman, born in Leipsic, Ohio (d. 1933)
- 1860 Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer, born in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia (d. 1903)
- 1862 Vasiliy Metallov, Russian composer and musical historian, born in Saratov, Russian Empire (d. 1926)
- 1864 Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian painter, born in Torzhok, Russia (d. 1941)
- 1870 Albert Meyer, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929-38), born in Fällanden, Switzerland (d. 1953)
- 1872 Oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist and editor of the New York Evening Post, born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 1949)
- 1873 Barbados Joe Walcott, Barbadian boxer (World Welterweight champion 1901-06; first Black to hold that title), born in Demerara, British Guyana (d. 1935)
- 1873 George Forrest, Scottish botanist (plant hunter in western China), born in Falkirk, Scotland (d. 1932)
- 1875 Lizzy Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1959)
- 1881 Balthazar Huibrecht Verhagen, Dutch dramatist and writer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1950)
- 1883 Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1926)
- 1884 Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Bluthochzeit), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1962)
- 1884 Hugh S. Walpole, British novelist and playwright (Jeremy, Maradick at 40), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1941)
- 1884 Oskar Loerke, German writer (Longest Day-1926), born in Świecie, Poland (d. 1941)
- 1886 Henri D Gagnebin, Belgian-Swiss organist and composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1977)
- 1886 John 'Home Run' Baker, American Baseball HOF third baseman (World Series 1910, 11, 13; AL HR leader 1911–14; AL RBI leader 1912, 13; Philadelphia A's), born in Trappe, Maryland (d. 1963)
- 1887 Carlos Isamitt, Chilean composer, born in Rengo, Chile (d. 1974)
- 1890 Fritz Busch, German conductor, born in Siegen, Province of Westphalia (d. 1951)
- 1890 Michael Taube, Polish composer, born in Lodz, Poland (d. 1972)
- 1892 Alec Rowley, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1958)
- 1892 Janet Flanner, American journalist (New Yorker), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1978)
- 1894 Clara Smith, American blues singer, billed as the "Queen of the Moaners", born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina (d. 1935) [1]
- 1896 Dorothy Aldis, American children's writer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1966)
- 1897 Marcel Thiry, Belgian writer and wallon militant, born in Charleroi, Belgium (d. 1977)
- 1898 Josie Sedgwick, American actress (The Best Man, Queen of the Round-Up), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 1973)
- 1899 Jan Lechoń [Leszek Józef Serafinowicz], Polish poet, born in Warsaw, Congress Poland (d. 1956)
- 1899 John Van Vleck, American physicist, mathematician, and Nobel Laureate who pioneered the modern quantum mechanical theory of magnetism, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 1980)
- 1899 Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgarian pianist, composer (Vardar Rhapsody; Song to Peace), and pedagogue, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1978) [1]
- 1901 Paul Fix, American actor (Rifleman), born in Dobbs Ferry, New York (d. 1983)
- 1904 Henry Iliffe Cozens, English Royal Air Force pilot, born in London (d. 1995)
- 1906 Frank Teschemacher, American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1932)
- 1907 Charles Brink, German-born British classical scholar (Horace), born in Berlin (d. 1994)
- 1907 Frank Wilcox, American actor (Beverly Hillbillies), born in De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri (d. 1974)
- 1907 Jack Holden, English athlete (International Cross Country C'ship gold, individual 1933, 34, 35, 39; Empire Games marathon gold 1950), born in Bilston, England (d. 2004)
- 1907 Maria Pia de Braganca, Portuguese journalist and writer who claimed to be the bastard daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal, born in Lisbon (d. 1995)
- 1907 Mircea Eliade, Romanian religious historian (Le Yoga) and author, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1986) [O.S. 02-28]
- 1908 Helen Sinclair Glatz (née Hunter), English composer, born in South Shields, Durham, England (d. 1996)
- 1908 Paul Stewart, American stage, radio, and screen character actor (Citizen Kane; Kiss Me Deadly), director, and producer (The Cavalcade of America), born in Manhattan, New York City (d. 1986)
- 1908 Walter Annenberg, American publisher (Triangle-TV Guide) and philanthropist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2002)
- 1910 Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt, Danish actor (Gertrud, Hooray for the Blue Hussars), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1985)
- 1910 Sammy Kaye [Zarnocay], American big band orchestra leader (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1987)
- 1911 José Ardévol, Spanish-Cuban composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1981)
- 1911 L. Ron Hubbard, American sci-fi writer (Death Quest; Dianetics) and founder of Church of Scientology, born in Tilden, Nebraska (d. 1986)
- 1912 Ernst Hess, Swiss composer, born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland (d. 1968)
- 1912 Igor Youskevitch, Russian-Ukrainian ballet dancer, born in Pyriatyn, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine (d. 1994)
- 1912 James Friell, Scottish political cartoonist (Daily Worker), born in Glasgow (d. 1997)
- 1913 Lambros Konstantaras, Greek actor (O blofatzis, Anna of Rhodes), born in Athen, Greeces (d. 1985)
- 1913 Lightnin' Slim [Otis Hicks], American Louisiana blues electric guitarist, singer, and songwriter ("Nothing But The Devil";"Bad Luck And Trouble"), born near St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1974)
- 1913 Reo Stakis, Anglo-Cypriot hotel magnate (Stakis hotels and casinos), born in Kato Drys, Cyprus, (d. 2001)
- 1913 Sergey Mikhalkov, Soviet writer and poet, born in Moscow (d. 2009) [NS]
American CIA Director during the Iran-contra scandal (1981-87), born in New York City
- 1914 Bob Haggart, American dixieland, swing jazz, and session double bass player, and composer ("What's New?"), born in New York City (d. 1998)
- 1914 Carl-Olof Anderberg, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1972)
- 1914 Edward O'Hare, American naval aviator of the U.S. Navy, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1943)
- 1914 Tessie O'Shea, Welsh stage and screen entertainer, born in Cardiff (d. 1995)
- 1914 W.O. Mitchell, Canadian writer (Who Has Seen the Wind?), born in Weyburn, Canada (d. 1998)
- 1916 Ina Ray Hutton [Odessa Cowan], American singer and big band bandleader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- 1916 Jacque Fresco, American industrial designer and founder of the Venus Project, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
- 1916 Lindy Boggs (née Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne), American politician (US Representative from Louisiana, 1973-97), and diplomat, born in New Roads, Louisiana (d. 2013)
- 1918 George McAfee, American College-Pro Football HOF utility (Duke University; NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 46; First-team All-Pro & NFL All-Star 1941; Chicago Bears), born in Corbin, Kentucky (d. 2009)
- 1919 Faye Glenn Abdellah, American pioneer in nursing research and US government official (health services), born in New York City (d. 2017)
- 1920 Frans van der Elst, Belgian attorney and MP (Volksunie), born in Neder-Over-Heembeek, Belgium (d. 1997)
- 1920 Ralph J Roberts, American businessman and founder of Comcast, born in New York City (d. 2015)
- 1921 Al Jaffee, American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (MAD Magazine, 1955-2020), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 2023) [1]
- 1921 Carlo Prosperi, Italian composer (Concerto d'Infanzia; Noi Soldà), and educator, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1990)
- 1921 Cyril Poole, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 2 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Mansfield, England (d. 1996)
- 1922 Brun Smith, New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests @ 47.40), born in Rangiora, Canterbury (d. 1997)
- 1923 William F. Bolger, 65th Postmaster General of the United States, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1989)
- 1925 Bertha Tickey, American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1973), born in Dinuba, California (d. 2014)
- 1925 Roy Haynes, American jazz drummer (Charlie Parker; Stan Getz; Thelonious Monk; Eric Dolphy; Chick Corea), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2024) [1]
- 1926 F. H. McClintock, British criminologist, born in London, England (d. 1994)
- 1926 Lenny Montana [Leonardo Passafaro], American professional wrestler (NWA Georgia), and actor (The Godfather), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1992)
- 1927 Charles Sickman Corsen, Dutch Antillean poet, painter, and photographer, born in Curaçao, Dutch Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies (d. 1994)
- 1927 Robert Denning, American interior designer, born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1928 Ronnie Hazlehurst, English television composer (Are You Being Served?, The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin), born in Dukinfield, England (d. 2007)
- 1929 Bill Cunningham, American fashion photographer (New York Times), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
- 1929 Jan Howard [Lula Grace Johnson], American country music singer and songwriter (For Loving You), born in West Plains, Missouri (d. 2020)
- 1929 Jim Slater, British financier and writer, born in Heswall, Cheshire (d. 2015)
- 1929 Peter Breck, American actor (Black Saddle; Big Valley; Benji), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2012)
- 1930 (Richard Allen) "Blue" Mitchell, American jazz trumpeter (Horace Silver Quintet; Riverside; Blue Note), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1979)
- 1930 Doug Harvey, American Baseball HOF umpire (NL 1962-92; 5 x World Series; 7 x MLB All-Star games; career total 4,673 games), born in South Gate, California (d. 2018)
- 1930 Günther Uecker, German artist known for his reliefs created using nails (Chair (II)), born in Wendorf, Germany (d. 2025)
- 1931 Marc Dessauvage, Belgian architect, born in Moorslede, Belgium (d. 1984)
- 1931 Rosalind Elias, American mezzo-soprano (Wagner's Die Walküre - "Grimgerde"; Barber's Vanessa - "Erika"), and opera director, born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
- 1931 Wolfgang Kohlhaase, German actor, director and writer (Solo Sunday), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1933 Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins, American serial killer (claimed to have murdered over 100 people), born in Florence County, South Carolina (d. 1991)
- 1933 Frank H. Murkowski, American politician (US Senator from Alaska, 1981-2002; Governor of Alaska, 2002-06), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1933 Gloria McMillan, American radio and television actress (Our Miss Brooks - "Harriet"), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2022)
- 1933 Mike Stoller, American composer (Lieber & Stoller - Hound Dog; Charlie Brown; Jailhouse Rock; Ben E. King - Stand By Me), born in Belle Harbor, Queens, New York City
- 1934 Barry Hughart, American author of fantasy novels (Bridge of Birds), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2019)
- 1935 David Nobbs, English comedic writer (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin), born in Petts Wood, Kent (d. 2015)
- 1935 Don Nute, American actor, born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
- 1935 Joseph Mascolo, American actor (Stefano DiMera in "Days of Our Lives"), born in West Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2016)
- 1935 Leslie Parrish, American activist and actress (For Love or Money, The Manchurian Candidate), born in Melrose, Massachusetts
- 1935 Michael Walzer, American political theorist, born in New York
- 1937 Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from American Samoa, born in Fagasá, Pago Pago
- 1937 Terence "Terry" Cox, British drummer (Pentangle; Duffy's Nucleus; Humblebums; Charles Aznavour), born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
- 1938 Erma Franklin, American gospel and R&B singer ("Piece Of My Heart"), born in Shelby, Mississippi (d. 2002)
- 1938 Hans-Joachim Hespos, German avant-garde composer, born in Emden, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1938 Jean-Claude Risset, French composer, born in Le Puy-en-Velay, France (d. 2016)
- 1938 Joe Bellino, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1960, Navy), born in Winchester, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
- 1938 Julian Bahula, South African-British jazz and world music drummer, composer, bandleader (Jabula), and anti-apartheid activist, born in Eersterust, Pretoria, Union of South Africa (d. 2023)
- 1939 Neil Sedaka, American pianist, pop singer, and songwriter ("Calendar Girl"; Breaking Up is Hard to Do"; "Love Will Keep Us Together"), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2026) [1]
- 1940 (Canzetta) "Candi" Staton, American gospel singer ("Young Hearts Run Free"), born in Hanceville, Alabama
- 1941 Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian prominent poet and writer, born in al-Birwa, Galilee (d. 2008)
- 1942 Bill Curbishley, British music and film producer and band manager (The Who, Judas Priest, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant), born in London, England
- 1942 Dave Cutler, American software engineer, born in Lansing, Michigan
- 1942 Geoffrey Hayes, British TV presenter and actor (Rainbow, Z-Cars), born in Stockport, England (d. 2018)
- 1943 André Téchiné, French director and screenwriter (Scene of the Crime, Rendez-Vous), born in Valence-d'Agen, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
- 1945 Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko, Russian mathematician, born in Stalino, USSR
- 1946 Yann Arthus-Bertrand, French director and environmentalist, born in Paris, France
- 1946 Yonatan Netanyahu, Israeli soldier who died leading rescue operation Entebbe in Uganda, born in New York City (d. 1976)
- 1947 Beat Richner, Swiss physician (founder of children's hospitals in Cambodia), and cellist, born in Zürich, Switzerland
- 1947 Lesley Collier, English ballet dancer (Royal Ballet, 1972-95), and teacher (Royal Ballet School), born in Orpington, England
- 1948 Robert S. Woods, American actor (One Life to Live, The Waltons), born in Maywood, California
- 1949 Donny York, American rock singer (Sha Na Na,1969 - 2022), born in Boise, Idaho
- 1949 Julia Migenes, American soprano, born in New York City
- 1950 Bernard Julien, West Indian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 50 wickets, 2 x 100s; Trinidad & Tobago, Kent CCC), born in Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2025)
- 1950 Charles Krauthammer, American conservative political commentator and psychiatrist (The Washington Post), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- 1950 Joe Bugner, Hungarian-British-Australian boxer (WBF heavyweight title 1998; 3 x European heavyweight C'ship), born in Szőreg, Hungary (d. 2025)
- 1950 Steve Hill, American country vocalist (A Winning Hand), born in the USA
1950 American actor (Homicide, Water Engine, Shameless), born in Miami, Florida
- 1951 Nicholas White, British infectious disease researcher and the first chair of the Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance Network (2009-16), born in London (d. 2026)
- 1952 Wolfgang Rihm, German composer, born in Karlsruhe, Germany
- 1953 Andy Bean, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1980, 89 runner-up; British Open 1983 runner-up; 11 x PGA Tour titles), born in LaFayette, Georgia (d. 2023)
- 1953 Deborah Raffin, American model, actress (The Ransom; 40 Carats; Touched By Love, 7th Heaven), and audiobook publisher, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
- 1954 Robin Duke, Canadian actress and comedienne (SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1955 Bruno Conti, Italian soccer winger (37 caps; AS Roma 402 games), born in Nettuno, Italy
- 1955 Glenne Headly, actress (Dick Tracy, Making Mr Right), born in New London, Connecticut
- 1955 John Hackett, British rock, classical, and new age flautist, born in Pimlico, London, England
- 1955 Patricia J. Engfer, General manager (Hyatt Regency-Orlando), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
- 1956 Dana Delany, American actress (Colleen McMurphy-China Beach, Exit to Eden), born in New York City
- 1956 Motoharu Sano, Japanese rock singer-songwriter ("Someday"), born in Taitō, Japan
- 1957 John Hoeven, American politician (Senator-R-North Dakota 2011-, Governor of North Dakota 2000-10), born in Bismarck, North Dakota
- 1958 Rick Lazio, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New York, born in Amityville, New York
- 1959 Dirk Wellham, Australian cricket batsman (6 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 103; NSW, Tasmania, Queensland), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1959 Greg Norton, American rock bassist (Hüsker Dü; Porcupine), born in Rock Island, Illinois
- 1959 Kathy Hilton, American socialite-Hilton Hotels, mother of Nikki Hilton and Paris Hilton, born in New York City
- 1959 Melvin Taylor, American electric blues guitarist, born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1959 Ronnie Rogers, British guitarist (T'Pau-Heart & Soul), born in Shrewsbury, England
- 1960 Joe Ranft, American screenwriter and animator (Toy Story, Cars), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2005)
- 1960 Stuart Sullivan, American audio engineer (Roky Erikson; Willie Nelson; Sublime), and recording studio owner, born in East Lansing, Michigan
- 1960 Yuri Andrukhovych, Ukrainian writer, poet and political essayist, born in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
- 1962 Terence Blanchard, American jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers), film score composer (When The Levees Broke; Harriet), and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1963 Fito Paez, Argentine singer-songwriter and pianist (La Conquista Del Espacio), born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1964 Dave Wills, American sportscaster (radio voice Tampa Bay Rays 2005-23 [with Andy Freed]), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
- 1964 Will Clark, American baseball first baseman (6 × MLB All-Star; NLCS MVP 1989; Gold Glove Award 1991; SF Giants), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1966 Akira Nogami, Japanese wrestler (NJPW), born in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- 1967 Andrés Escobar, Colombian soccer defender (51 caps; World Cup own goal vs US, murdered in aftermath; Atlético Nacional SA), born in Medellín, Colombia (d. 1994)
- 1968 Christopher Collett, American actor (Manhattan Project), born in New York City
- 1969 Chris Zorich, American College Football HOF defensive tackle (UPI Lineman of the Year 1989; Lombardi Award 1990 Notre Dame; Chicago Bears), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1969 Susanna Mälkki, Finnish cellist and conductor (Ensemble InterContemporain, 2006-13; La Scala, 2011; Helsinki Philharmonic, 2016-23), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1970 Michael Arrington, American founder of blog TechCrunch, born in Orange, California
- 1970 Tim Story, American film director and producer (The Story Company), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1971 Annabeth Gish, American actress (Shag, Hiding Out), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 1971 Curtis Conway, American NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears, SD Chargers) and broadcaster (Compass Media Networks, Pac-12 Network), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1971 Robert Lanham, American author and satirist (The Hipster Handbook), born in Richmond, Virginia
- 1971 Robert Samuels, West Indian cricket batsman (6 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 125; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1971 Ryan Hayden, American athlete, 400m hurdler, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1971 Tony Vinson, American NFL running back, 1997-99 (Baltimore Ravens), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1971 Tracy Wells, American actress (Heather-Mr Belvedere), born in Encino, Los Angeles
- 1971 Viet Thanh Nguyen, Vietnamese-American novelist and professor ("The Sympathizer" - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2016), born in Ban Mê Thuột, Vietnam
- 1972 Brian Saxton, NFL tight end (NY Giants), born in Whippany, New Jersey
- 1972 Trent Dilfer, American football quarterback (Super Bowl XXXV Baltimore Ravens; Pro Bowl 1997 TB Bucs), born in Santa Cruz, California
- 1973 Bobby Jackson, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Salisbury, North Carolina
- 1973 Dan Wilkinson, American NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1973 David Draiman, American heavy metal singer-songwriter (Disturbed), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1973 Edgar Davids, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, AC Milan), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- 1974 Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player (Australian Open 1999 runner-up), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1974 Vampeta [Marcos André Batista dos Santos], Brazilian footballer, born in Nazaré, Bahia, Brazil
- 1976 Danny Masterson, American actor (That '70s Show - "Hyde"), and convicted sex offender, born on Long Island, New York
- 1976 James Dewees, American rock vocalist, and keyboard player (The Get Up Kids; Reggie and the Full Effect), born in Liberty, Missouri
- 1976 Zhu Chen, Chinese-Qatari chess grandmaster and China's second women's world chess champion in 1999, born in Wenzhou, China
- 1977 Ed Sloan, American rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Crossfade), born in South Carolina
- 1977 Momo Sylla, Guinean footballer, born in Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire
- 1978 Kenny Watson, American football player, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- 1978 Tom Danielson, American road racing cyclist, born in East Lyme, Connecticut
- 1979 Cedric Van Branteghem, Belgian athlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1979 Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; AL Cy Young 2004, 06; Triple Crown 2006; Gold Glove 2007; no-hitter 2012; Minnesota Twins, NY Mets), born in Tovar Municipality, Mérida, Venezuela
- 1979 Spanky G [Michael Guthier], American musician (Bloodhound Gang), born in Souderton, Pennsylvania
- 1980 Caron Butler, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 2 × NBA All-Star 2007, 08 Washington Wizards), born in Racine, Wisconsin
- 1980 Lee Jung-hyun, South Korean pop singer and actress (Alice in Earnestland), born in Taegu, South Korea
- 1980 Molly Stanton, American actress (Miss March), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1981 Stephen Maguire, Scottish snooker player, born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1982 Jeremy Curl, British explorer, first non-African to cross the Tanezrouft area of the Sahara without motorized transport, born in Tokyo
- 1982 Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player, born in Clay Center, Kansas
- 1983 Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer (Olympic 2004 Gold), born in Mission Viejo, California
- 1984 Noel Fisher, Canadian actor (Shameless, The Riches), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1984 Pieter Custers, Dutch athlete, born in Weert, Netherlands
- 1984 Rachael Bella, American actress (The Ring), born in Vermillion, South Dakota
- 1984 Yuuka Nanri, Japanese singer and voice actress (The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Mai-HiME), born in Nagasaki, Japan
- 1985 Alcides [Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves], Brazilian football player, born in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
- 1985 Austin Scott, American football player, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
1985 American actor (Into the Wild, Speed Racer), born in Topanga, California
- 1986 Chiaki Kyan, Japanese gravure idol, born in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- 1987 Marco Andretti, American racecar driver (grandson of Mario Andretti), born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
- 1989 P. K. Subban, Canadian ice hockey player (New Jersey Devils), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1989 Peaches Geldof, English columnist and daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, born in London (d. 2014)
- 1992 George MacKay, British actor (1917), born in Hammersmith, London
1992 British actress (The Maze Runner, Skins, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England
- 1992 Lucy Fry, Australian stage and screen actress, born in Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia
1992 Puerto Rican singer (Odisea), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1995 Mikaela Shiffrin, American alpine skier (Olympic gold - 2014, 2018; 100 World Cup races, 5x Overall World Cup champion), born in Vail, Colorado
1998 American rapper (Whats Poppin), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1999 Wiktoria Gąsiewska, Polish actress (Barwy szczescia, Rodzinka.pl), born in Warsaw, Poland
- 2004 Coco Gauff, American tennis player (US Open 2023; French Open 2025), born in Delray Beach, Florida
