- 1623 Adam-Nicolas Gascon, Dutch-Walloon composer and kapellmeister (Saint Paul Collegiate Church, 1659-68), born in Liège, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1668)
- 1638 Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic and religious leader, born in Regensburg, Germany (d. 1710)
- 1692 Pieter Musschenbroek, Dutch mathematician and physician (Leyden jar), born in Leiden, Dutch Republic (d. 1761)
- 1726 Joseph Anton Steffan [Josef Antonín Štěpán], Bohemian harpsichordist and composer, born in Kopidlno, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1797)
- 1727 Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, German composer, born in Danzig (Gdańsk), Royal Prussia (d. 1756)
- 1742 Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, King of Iran (1794-7) and founder of the Qajar dynasty, born in Astarabad, Afsharid Iran (d. 1771)
- 1755 Pierre-Louis Couperin, French organist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1789)
- 1782 Thomas Hart Benton, American politician, born in Harts Mill, North Carolina (d. 1858)
- 1790 Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver, born in Hanau, Germany (d. 1863)
- 1795 Robert Lucas Pearsall, English composer, born in Bristol, England (d. 1856)
- 1800 James Bogardus, American inventor and builder (made cast-iron buildings), born in Catskill, New York (d. 1874)
- 1804 Johann Strauss the Elder, Viennese violinist and composer (Radetzky March), born in Leopoldstadt, Austria (d. 1849)
- 1807 Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Queen of Sweden and Norway, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1876)
- 1808 Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Zanesville, Ohio (d. 1888)
- 1808 Narcissa Whitman (née Prentiss), American missionary and pioneer woman, born in Prattsburgh, New York (d. 1847)
- 1815 Josephine Lang, German composer, born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1880)
- 1816 Montgomery Dent Corse, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1895)
King of Sardinia (1849-61) and Italy (1861-78), born in Torino, Italy
- 1821 Jens Worsaae, Danish archaeologist, historian and politician, born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 1885)
- 1822 Teresa of the Two Sicilies, Empress of Brazil (1843-89), born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1889)
- 1823 Roswell S. Ripley, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Worthington, Ohio (d. 1887)
- 1823 Théodore de Banville, French writer, born in Moulins, France (d. 1891)
- 1826 William Fiske Sherwin, American composer, born in Buckland, Massachusetts (d. 1888)
- 1829 Charles Charlesworth, English boy who died of old age (Progoria) before he was 7 years old, born in Straffordshire, England (d. 1836)
- 1831 Leon Leopold Lewandoski, Polish composer, born in Kalisz, Poland (d. 1896)
- 1833 John S. Marmaduke, 25th Governor of Missouri and Major General (Confederate Army), born in Saline County, Missouri (d. 1887)
- 1833 Lucy Hobbs Taylor, 1st American woman dentist (1866), and women's rights activist, born in Constable, New York (d. 1910)
- 1835 Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer (discovered canals of Mars), born in Savigliano, Italy (d. 1910)
- 1835 Manuel Fernandez Caballero, Spanish composer, born in Murcia, Spain (d. 1906)
- 1837 Charles Ammi Cutter, American librarian (Expansive classification), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1903)
- 1844 Umberto I of Italy, King of Italy (1878-1900), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1900)
- 1847 Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (Espumas Flutuantes), born in Muritiba, Brazil (d. 1871)
- 1853 Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter, born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1918)
- 1854 Alexandru Macedonski, Romanian writer, born in Bucharest (d. 1920)
- 1854 John Lane, British publisher (The Bodley Head), born in Devon (d. 1925)
- 1854 Paul Ehrlich, German bacteriologist and physician (Chemotherapy, Nobel Prize 1908), born in Strehlen, Lower Silesia, German Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1915)
- 1854 Thomas Riley Marshall, 28th Vice President of U.S. (1913-21), born in North Manchester, Indiana (d. 1925)
- 1862 Eva Thatcher, American actress, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1942)
- 1862 Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian-American physicist and meteorologist, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1951)
- 1864 (John) "Casey" Jones, American railroad engineer who was immortalized in ("Ballad of Casey Jones"), born in southeastern Missouri (d. 1900)
- 1866 Alexey Troitsky, Russian chess problemist, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1942)
- 1869 Algernon Blackwood, English novelist (The Willows), born in Shooter's Hill, Kent, England (d. 1951)
- 1873 Johannes Aengenent, Bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1935)
- 1874 Anton Philips, Dutch businessman (co-founder of Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), born in Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 1951)
- 1874 Mary Carr, American actress (Forbidden Trail, Pack Up Your Troubles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
- 1875 Isadore Gilbert Mudge, American librarian and author (Thackeray Dictionary), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1957)
- 1875 Norman O'Neill, English composer, born in Kensington, London, England (d. 1934)
- 1878 Carel T. Scharten, Dutch poet and writer (Forces of the Future), born in Middelburg, Netherlands (d. 1950)
German theoretical physicist famous for his theory of relativity and E = mc2 (1921 Nobel Prize for Physics), born in Ulm, German Empire
- 1880 Oscar [Bachigaloupi] Tourniaire, Dutch actor and director (Pink Kate), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1939)
- 1882 Waclaw Sierpinski, Polish mathematician (Sierpinski triangle), born in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1969)
- 1883 Juan Manén, Spanish composer and violinist, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1971)
- 1884 Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, born in Noordhorn, Netherlands (d. 1973)
- 1884 Wintter Watts, American classical music and art song composer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1962)
- 1885 Gervais Raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace, born in Chamalières, France (d. 1918)
- 1886 Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist who twice won the Tour de France (1919, 1922), born in Florennes, Namur, Belgium (d. 1964)
- 1887 George Creten, Belgian sculptor and painter, born in Saint-Gilles, Belgium (d. 1966)
- 1887 Lawrance Collingwood, British composer, and opera conductor, born in London, England (d. 1982)
- 1887 Sylvia Beach, American publisher and bookseller (Shakespeare and Company), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1962)
- 1888 Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Quebecoise painter, born in Sainte-Rose, Quebec (d. 1970)
- 1894 Josef Schelb, German pianist and composer (Sinfonia Apocalytica), born in Bad Krozingen, Germany (d. 1977)
- 1894 Osa Johnson, American adventurer and filmmaker, born in New York City (d. 1953)
- 1895 François Louis Ganshof, Belgian medieval historian, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1980)
- 1898 Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist, born in Sachikobavo, Georgia, Russian Empire (d. 1985)
- 1899 K.C. Irving, Canadian industrialist (Irving group of companies that included oil, gas and broadcasting), born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick (d. 1992)
- 1900 Bernie Cummins, American jazz drummer and big band bandleader ("Dark Eyes"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1986)
- 1900 Ernest Hill, American jazz double-bassist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)
- 1900 Philip Werner Amram, American lawyer, legal scholar, and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
- 1903 Adolph Gottlieb, American abstract expressionist painter, born in New York City (d. 1974)
- 1903 Mustafa al-Barzani, Kurdish leader (KDP), born in Barzan, Iraqi Kurdistan (d. 1979)
- 1904 Doris Eaton, American actress (Man on the Moon, Tell Your Children), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 2010)
- 1904 Voltaire "Volly" De Faut; American jazz reed player (New Orleans Rhythm Kings; Jean Goldkette), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1973)
- 1905 Raymond Aron, French sociologist and political scientist (The Opium of the Intellectuals), born in Paris, France (d. 1983)
- 1906 Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish pianist, composer - one of "The Turkish Five" (Köçekçe - Dance Rhapsody for Orchestra), and pedagogue, born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire; (d. 1972)
- 1908 Ed Heinemann, American aircraft designer (Douglas Aircraft), born in Saginaw, Michigan (d. 1991)
- 1908 Maurice Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher (work on existentialism and phenomenology), born in Rochefort-sur-Mer, France (d. 1961)
- 1908 Nikolay Rakov, Russian composer, born in Kaluga, Russia (d. 1990)
- 1909 Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues, French writer (La Marge), born in Paris, France (d. 1991)
- 1911 Joe Mooney, American jazz and pop accordionist, organist, and vocalist, born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1975)
- 1912 Les Brown, American big band bandleader (His Band of Renown - "Sentimental Journey"), born in Reinerton, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
- 1913 Witold Rudzinski, Polish composer, born in Sebezh, Russian Empire (d. 2004)
- 1914 Bill Owen [William Owen Rowbotham], British actor (Last of the Summer Wine, Not So Dusty), born in Acton, Middlesex, England (d. 1999)
- 1914 Henry Ralph Carr, English WWII soldier (A Sapper's War), birthplace unknown (d. 1996)
- 1914 Lee Hays, American folk singer (The Weavers), songwriter ("Wasn't That a Time?"; "If I Had a Hammer"; "Kisses Sweeter than Wine"), and civil rights activist, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1981)
- 1915 Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist, conductor, educator, and composer (McGill Chamber Orchestra), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2005)
- 1915 Eunice Katunda, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1990)
- 1915 Kenneth Rowntree, British artist, born in Scarborough, England (d. 1997)
- 1916 Horton Foote, American screenwriter (To Kill a Mockingbird; Tender Mercies), and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (The Young Man from Atlanta), born in Wharton, Texas (d. 2009)
- 1916 Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Mexican-American actor (The Brave One; Viva Valdez -"Luis"), born in Mexico City (d. 1983)
- 1917 Macha Rosenthal, American critic and poet (Poetry as Confession), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1996)
- 1918 Dennis Patrick, American actor (Dear Dead Delilah, Dallas, Rituals), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
- 1919 Luther Henderson Jr, American orchestra leader (Polly Bergen Show), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2003)
- 1919 Max Shulman, American novelist (Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap), born in St Paul, Minnesota (d. 1988)
- 1920 Dorothy Tyler-Odam, British athlete (Olympic silver high jump 1936, 48; WR 1.66m 1939), born in London, England (d. 2014)
- 1920 Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (Dennis the Menace), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2001)
- 1921 Frank Ottersen, Norwegian jazz violinist and saxophonist (Ding, Dong, Dang), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1971)
- 1921 Lis Hartel, Danish equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1952, 56; permanently paralyzed her below her knees from polio), born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 2009)
- 1921 S. Truett Cathy, American businessman (founder of Chick-fil-A), born in Eatonton, Georgia (d. 2014)
- 1922 China Zorrilla, Uruguayan actress, filmmaker and writer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2014)
- 1922 Colin Fletcher, Welsh author and pioneering backpacker (Walking Through Time), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2007)
- 1922 Colin St John Wilson, English architect (The British Library), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 2007)
- 1922 Les Baxter, American exotica musician, orchestra leader and composer (Ritual Of The Savage; Born Again), born in Mexia, Texas (d. 1996)
- 1923 Diane Arbus [Nemerov], American photographer (Vogue, Harper's Bazaar), born in New York City (d. 1971) [1]
- 1925 (George) "Sonny" Cohn, American jazz trumpeter (Red Saunders, 1945-60; Duke Ellington, 1960-84), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
- 1925 John Barrington Wain, English novelist and poet (Hurry on Down), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England (d. 1994)
- 1926 Dwight Hemion, American television producer and director (My Name is Barbra; Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2008)
- 1926 François Morel, Canadian pianist, conductor, and composer (Antiphonie; Me duele España), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2018)
- 1926 Lita Roza, British pop singer ("How Much is That Doggie in the Window"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2008)
- 1927 Bill Rexford, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National Series championship 1950, youngest Cup champion [23]), born in Conewango Valley, New York (d. 1994)
American USAF colonel, NASA astronaut (Gemini 7, Apollo 8) and CEO of Eastern Air Lines (1975-86), born in Gary, Indiana [1]
- 1929 Bob Goalby, American golfer (US Masters 1968), born in Belleville, Illinois (d. 2022)
- 1929 David Yarnell, American radio, film and television producer (Firing Line, Can You Ever Forgive Me?), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2026)
- 1930 Dieter Schnebel, German experimental composer (Harley-Davidson, for nine motorbikes and trumpet), born in Lahr, Germany (d. 2018)
- 1930 Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 2008)
- 1930 Skip Young, American actor (Smokey & Hotwire Gang, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1993)
- 1931 Claude Teisseire, French rugby league centre (17 Tests; AS Carcassonne, FC Lézignan), born in Carcassonne, France (d. 2025)
- 1931 Phil Phillips [Baptiste], American singer-songwriter (Sea of Love), born in Crowley, Louisiana (d. 2020)
- 1932 Mark Murphy, American jazz singer (Bop for Kerouac), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2015)
- 1932 Naina Yeltsina, Russia's 1st First Lady (1991-99), born in Orenburg Region, Russia, Soviet Union
- 1932 Norval Morrisseau, Indigenous Anishinaabe-Canadian artist, also known as Copper Thunderbird, born on the Sand Point Ojibwe reserve near Beardmore, Ontario (d. 2007)
1933 English actor (Alfie), born in London, England
American jazz trumpeter. composer, arranger, record producer (Michael Jackson; Frank Sinatra; "We Are The World"), and film producer (The Color Purple), born in Chicago, Illinois [1] [2]
- 1933 René Felber, Swiss politician (Federal Council, 1987-93; President, 1992), born in Bienne, Switzerland (d. 2020)
- 1934 Eugene A. Cernan, American naval officer and astronaut (Gemini 9, Apollo 10 17), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
- 1934 Mogens Palle, Danish boxing promoter (International Boxing Hall of Fame 2008) and manager (European manager Sonny Liston), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2022)
- 1934 Paul Rader, American 15th General of The Salvation Army, born in New York City
- 1934 Shirley Scott, American swing and blues organist (with Stanley Turrentine), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
- 1935 Jo van den Booren, Dutch composer, born in Maastricht, Netherlands
1936 New Zealand golfer (British Open 1963), born in Carterton, New Zealand
- 1936 Bruce Hood, Canadian National Hockey League referee (1965-84), and author (Calling The Shots), born in Campbellville, Ontario (d. 2018)
- 1936 Maryan Synakowski, French soccer defender (16 caps; UA Sedan Torcy 241 games), born in Calonne-Ricouart, France (d. 2021)
- 1937 Arturo Chaires, Mexican soccer defender (22 caps; C.D. Guadalajara), born in Guadalajara, Mexico (d. 2020)
- 1938 Johnny Gleeson, Australian cricket spin bowler (29 Tests, 93 wickets, BB 5/61; NSW CA), born in Tamworth, Australia (d. 2016)
- 1938 Takehisa Kosugi, Japanese violinist and experimental music composer (Group Ongaku; Taj Mahal Travellers), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2018)
- 1938 Ted Toleman, British motor sport executive (founder Toleman Racing F1 team), born in South Africa (d. 2024)
- 1939 Bertrand Blier, French novelist and director (Going Places), born in Paris, France
- 1939 Raymond J. Barry, American actor (Steel City), born in Hempstead, New York
- 1939 Stavros Xarhakos, Greek composer and conductor, born in Athens, Greece
- 1939 William Benjamin Lenoir, American astronaut (STS 5), born in Miami, Florida
- 1940 Bruce Snyder, American college football coach (Utah State, California, Arizona State), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2009)
- 1941 Wolfgang Petersen, German director, screenwriter and producer (Das Boot; Air Force One; The Perfect Storm), born in Emden, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1942 John Whittaker, English real estate developer (Peel Holdings - Trafford Centre), born in Bury, Lancashire
- 1942 Rita Tushingham, English actress (Green Eyes, Doctor Zhivago), born in Liverpool, England
- 1943 Jim Pons, American rock bassist (Turtles: Mothers of Invention), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1944 Boris Brott, Canadian conductor (Hamilton Philharmonic, 1969-90) and music promoter (Brott Music Festival: National Academy Orchestra of Canada), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2022)
- 1944 Clyde Lee, American NBA player, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1944 Peter Paul Zahl, German left-wing writer and printer (shot two police officers), born in Freiburg, Germany (d. 2011)
- 1945 Herman van Veen, Dutch cabaretier, singer, composer and writer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- 1945 Michael Martin Murphey, American country singer (Wildfire), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1945 Walt Parazaider, American rock saxophonist (Chicago), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1946 Steve Kanaly, American actor (Fleshburn, Ray Krebbs-Dallas), born in Burbank, California
American Basketball HOF center (NBA C'ship, Finals MVP 1978; NBA MVP 1969; 5 x NBA All-Star; Washington Bullets) and coach (Washington Bullets), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1947 Jona Lewie [John Lewis], British pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ("You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties"; "Stop the Cavalry"), born in Southampton, England
- 1947 Pam Ayres, English poet, Radio and TV presenter, born in Stanford in the Vale, England
- 1947 William J. Jefferson, American politician (Rep-D-Louisiana), convicted of bribery, born in New Providence, Louisiana
1948 American Emmy and Tony Award-winning comic, actor, writer, and producer (Soap - "Jodie"; SNL, 1984-85; When Harry Met Sally...,; City Slickers; Monster, Inc.), born in New York City
- 1948 Tom Coburn, American politician (Senator-R-Oklahoma 2005-2015, Rep-R-Oklahoma 1995-2001), born in Casper, Wyoming (d. 2020)
- 1949 Ollie Halsall, British rock guitarist and vibraphone player (Patto; The Rutles; Kevin Ayers), born in Southport, England (d. 1992)
- 1949 Roger Powell, American Moog synthesizer and keyboard player (Utopia - Deface The Music; Todd Rundgren), born in Front Royal, Virginia
- 1950 Michael Ford, American son of US President Gerald Ford and 1st Lady Betty Ford, born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1951 Jerry Greenfield, American businessman and co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1951 Rigdon "Rick" Dees, American actor, voice artist and radio disc jock (The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1952 J. Fred Muggs, chimpanzee (Today show), born in French Cameroon
1952 American General, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2011-), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1954 Adrian Zmed, American actor (TJ Hooker, Dance Fever), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1954 Gary Palmer, American politician (Rep-R-Alabama 2015-), born in Hackleburg, Alabama
- 1954 Jann Browne, American country singer (Mexican Wind), born in Anderson, Indiana
- 1955 (Rowland) "Boon" Gould, British rock guitarist (Level 42, 1979-87 - "Hot Water"), born in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, England (d. 2019)
- 1955 Helen Atkinson-Wood, British actress and comedian (O.T.T., Blackadder the Third), born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire
- 1956 Alexey Pajitnov, Russian video game designer and computer engineer (Tetris), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1956 Colin Ayre, British football player (Newcastle United), born in Ashington, Northumberland
- 1956 Natalya Kuleshova, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1956 Patrick Leonard, American songwriter, film composer and music producer (Madonna), born in Crystal Falls, Michigan
- 1956 Tessa Sanderson, British javelin thrower (Olympic gold. 1984), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1957 Andrew Robinson, British author (Times Higher Education Supplement), born in England
- 1957 Mark Gordon, American politician, Governor of Wyoming (2019-), born in New York City
- 1957 Tad Williams, American fantasy and science fiction author, born in San Jose, California
- 1958 Albert II, Prince of Monaco (bobsledder at 1988 Olympics), born in Monaco
1958 American businessman and restaurateur (Shake Shack, Union Square Cafe), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1958 Eddie Sotto, American designer and senior vice president of concept design at Walt Disney Imagineering (1994-99), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2025)
- 1958 Ian Marchant, British broadcaster, performer and writer (The Longest Crawl, A Hero for High Times), born in Shalford, England (d. 2025)
- 1958 Russell Todd, American actor (Dr Jamie Frame in "Another World"), born in Troy, New York
- 1958 Zbigniew Karkowski, Polish composer and experimental musician (Sensorband), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 2013)
- 1959 Patrick Dupond, French dancer (La Bayadère), born in Paris, France
- 1960 Kendra Smith, American rock singer-songwriter and musician (The Dream Syndicate, 1981-83; Opal), born in Champlin, Minnesota
American Baseball HOF centerfielder (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1987, 91; ALCS MVP 1991; 6 × Gold Glove Award; Minnesota Twins), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1961 Gary Dell'Abate, American radio producer, sometimes known as 'Baba Booey' (Howard Stern Show), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1961 Greg Anderson, American auto racer (NHRA Pro Stock World Champion 2003, 04, 05, 10, 21), born in Duluth, Minnesota
- 1961 Penny Johnson Jerald, American actress (The Larry Sanders Show), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1963 Bruce Reid, Australian cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 113 wickets @ 24.63; 61 ODIs), born in Perth, Australia
- 1963 Cyco Mike [Mike Muir], American thrash metal vocalist (Suicidal Tendencies), born in Venice, California
- 1963 Pedro Duque, Spanish engineer and astronaut (STS 78 alt, sk:95, first Spanish person in space), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1964 Richard Migliore, American jockey and commentator, born in Babylon, New York
1965 Indian Bollywood actor, director and talk show host (3 Idiots, Lagaan, PK), born in Mumbai, India
- 1965 Catherine Dent, American actress (The Shield), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1965 Kevin Brown, American pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Mcintyre, Georgia
- 1965 Kevin Williamson, American screenwriter, director and producer (Scream, Dawson's Creek, Vampire Diaries), born in New Bern, North Carolina
- 1966 Darcy Wakaluk, Canadian NHL goalie (Dallas Stars), born in Pincher Creek, Alberta
- 1966 Robert Worth Bingham IV, American member of the Bingham media dynasty and author (Lightning on the Sun), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1999)
- 1967 Edward M. Fincke, American air force officer and astronaut, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Melissa Brennan Reeves, American actress (Jennifer Deveraux in "Days of Our Lives"), born in Eatontown, New Jersey
- 1967 Vijay Yadav, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 3 dismissals, HS 30; Haryana), born in Gonda, India
- 1968 Megan Follows, Canadian actress (Chase, Anne of Green Gables), born in Toronto, Onario
- 1969 Larry Johnson, American NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, NY Knicks), born in Tyler, Texas
- 1969 Mary Cheney, American political activist and daughter of Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney, born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1970 Meredith Salenger, American actress (Dream a Little Dream, The Kiss), born in Malibu, California
- 1972 Aris Brimanis, American NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1973 Chris Sullivan, American NFL defensive end (New England Patriots), born in North Attleborough, Massachusetts
- 1974 Grace Park, American-Canadian actress (Hawaii Five-0, Battlestar Galactica), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1974 Teona Strugar Mitevska, Macedonian director (The Happiest Man in the World, Jas sum od Titov Veles), born in Skopje, Yugoslavia
- 1976 Brian Quinn, American improv comedian, actor, and producer, member of the comedy TV series group "Impractical Jokers" (2011-present), born in New York
- 1976 Corey Stoll, American actor (House of Cards, The Strain), born in New York City
- 1976 Daniel Gillies, New Zealand-Canadian actor (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Spider-Man 2), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1977 Britta Byström, Swedish classical composer (Many, Yet One; Ten Secret Doors), born in Sundsvall, Sweden
- 1977 Naoki Matsuda, Japanese soccer centre-back (40 caps; Yokohama F. Marinos 385 games), born in Kiryu, Japan (d. 2011)
- 1978 Carlo Giuliani, Italian anti-globalization protester shot dead at 2001 G8 summit, born in Rome, Italy (d. 2001)
- 1978 Ron Dayne, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1999, University of Wisconsin; NY Giants), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
- 1979 Chris Klein, American actor (American Pie films), born in Hinsdale, Illinois
- 1979 Love [Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula], Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
- 1979 Nicolas Anelka, French footballer, born in Le Chesnay, France
- 1981 Mei-Ting Sun, Chinese concert pianist, born in Shanghai, China
- 1982 Kate Maberly, English actress (The Secret Garden), born in Reigate, England
- 1983 Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer (2004 Olympic gold medal), born in Taraz, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
- 1983 Johnny Flynn, English actor (Emma; Genius) and singer-songwriter (The Sussex Wit), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1983 Taylor Hanson, American pop singer and keyboard player (Hanson - "MMMMbop"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1984 Antoni Porowski, Canadian chef and TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1984 Liesel Matthews [Pritzker], American former child actress ("A Little Princess"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1985 Idaira [Fernández], Spanish pop and R&B singer, born in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
- 1986 Este Haim, American singer-songwriter, musician (HAIM) and film and television score composer (The White Lotus; Anyone But You), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1986 Jamie Bell, British actor (Billy Elliot), born in Billingham, England
- 1987 Robert Clark, American-Canadian actor (The Zack Files), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1987 Roisin Gallagher, Irish actress and playwright (The Lovers, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, The Dry, Lazarus), born in Andersontown, Northern Ireland
- 1988 Mark Falgren, Danish vocalist and drummer (Lukas Graham - "7 Years"), born in Denmark
1988 American basketball guard (NBA career 3-point record holder; NBA MVP 2015-16; Golden State Warriors), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1989 Colby O'Donis [Colón] American singer (Lady Gaga -"Just Dance"), songwriter, and record producer, born in Queens, New York
- 1993 Anthony Bennett, Canadian basketball power forward (2013 NBA Draft: #1 pick Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1994 Ansel Elgort, American actor (Fault in our Stars), born in New York City
1997 American gymnast (Olympic gold team, vault, all-round 2016, 24; floor 2016), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1999 Olivia Dean, English pop, R&B, and neo-soul singer-songwriter, and musician ("So Easy (To Fall in Love)", "Man I Need"), born in London
