Greek Bishop who became the model for Santa Claus and patron saint of sailors, merchants and children, born in Patara, Asia Minor
- 938 Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), son of Constantine VII, born in Constantinople (d. 963)
- 1275 Margaret of England, English princess and Duchess of Brabant, daughter of Edward I and wife of Duke of Brabant, born at Windsor Castle, England (d. 1318)
- 1455 Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (Dean of the Roman Rota), born in Florence (d. 1532)
- 1493 Anne de Montmorency, French Duke, soldier and statesman (Marshal and Constable of France, influential at court), born in Chantilly, France (d. 1567)
- 1591 Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary to Vietnam and Macau, 1st French person to visit Vietnam, born in Avignon, France (d. 1660)
- 1638 Shunzhi Emperor of China (1644-1661) Third Qing Emperor, born in Shengjing (d. 1661)
- 1666 George Bähr, German architect (Frauenkirche, Dresden), born in Fürstenwalde (d. 1738)
- 1678 Dominique Marie Valet, French Roman Catholic bishop and missionary (Diocese of Quebec), born in Paris, France (d. 1742)
- 1713 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer who mapped the stars of the Southern Hemisphere, born in Rumigny, France (d. 1762)
- 1733 Johan Zoffany, German painter (patronized by David Garrick and the British Royal family), born in Frankfurt (d. 1810) [date baptized]
- 1738 Cesare Beccaria, Italian criminologist and politician, born in Milan (d. 1794)
- 1754 Silvestro Palma, Italian composer, born in Barano d'Ischia, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1834)
American general and 7th US President (Democratic: 1829-37), born in Waxhaws in the border area between North and South Carolina
- 1790 Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German Jewish mathematician, born in Berlin (d. 1861)
- 1790 Nicola Vaccai, Italian opera composer, born in Tolentino, Papal States (d. 1848)
- 1791 Charles Knight, English publisher (The Penny Cyclopaedia), born in Windsor, England (d. 1873)
- 1793 Elisabeth Röckel, German soprano opera singer, muse of Beethoven ("Für Elise"), and the wife of the composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel, born in Neunburg vorm Wald, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1883)
- 1801 Coenraad Johannes van Houten, Dutch chemist and cocoa manufacturer (Dutch process chocolate), born in Amsterdam, Batavian Republic (d. 1887)
- 1807 Gaetano Gaspari, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1881)
- 1809 Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-born Liberian merchant and politician (1st President of Liberia 1848-56), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1876)
- 1809 Karl Josef von Hefele, German theologian on church history, born at Unterkochen, Würtemberg (d. 1893)
- 1810 Aernout Drost, Dutch historical novelist (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen), born in Amsterdam, Kingdom of Holland (d. 1834)
- 1811 Robert Allen, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in West Point, Ohio (d. 1886)
English physician who studied cholera and is considered the 'Father of modern epidemiology', born in York England
- 1818 Mariano Álvarez, Filipino revolutionary general and statesman, born in Noveleta, Cavite (d. 1924)
- 1821 Eduard Heine, German mathematician known for the Heine-Borel theorem, born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1881)
- 1821 Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist who made the first accurate estimate of the size of molecules, born in Carlsbad, Bohemia (d. 1895)
- 1821 William Milligan, Scottish theologian, known for his commentary on the Revelation of St. John, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1892)
- 1824 Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising), born in Slavonski Brod, Austrian Empire (d. 1853)
- 1824 Jules Chevalier, French Roman Catholic priest (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart), born in Richelieu, Touraine, France (d. 1907)
- 1830 Élisée Reclus, French geographer and anarchist known for his "La Nouvelle Géographie universelle", born in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, France (d. 1905)
- 1830 Paul von Heyse, German writer (Nobel Prize for Literature 1910), born in Berlin, German Federation (d. 1914)
- 1831 Daniele Comboni, Italian Catholic missionary and Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa (1877-81), born in Limone sul Garda, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (d. 1881)
- 1831 Edward Aylesworth Perry, American soldier and politician (General under Lee for Confederate Army, 14th Governor of Florida 1885-89), born in Richmond, Massachusetts (d. 1889)
- 1835 Eduard Strauss, Austrian dance band conductor, and composer, born in Vienna, Ausrtian Empire (d. 1916)
- 1835 John Henrie Kagi, American abolitionist, John Brown's deputy during the raid on Harper's Ferry, born in Bristolville, Ohio (d. 1859)
- 1836 Henrique Alves de Mesquita, Brazilian composer, conductor and educator, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1906)
- 1838 Alice Cunningham Fletcher, American ethnologist and anthropologist who studied native American culture (advocated for Dawes Act), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1923)
- 1838 Karl Davydov, Russian cellist, and composer, born in Goldingen, Russian Empire (d. 1889)
- 1844 Bransby Cooper, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 2 dismissals; Middlesex CCC, Kent CCC, Victoria), born in Dhaka, Bangladesh (d. 1914)
- 1851 Józef Surzyński, Polish organist, composer, conductor, musicologist, and Catholic priest, born in Śrem, Poland (d. 1919)
- 1852 Augusta Gregory [Lady Gregory], Irish writer and playwright (Golden Apple) and theatre manager (co-founded Abbey theatre), born in Roxborough, Ireland (d. 1932)
- 1854 Emil Adolf von Behring, German physician, 1901 Nobel Prize for Physics for his serum to cure diphtheria, born in Hansdorf, Prussia (d. 1917)
- 1858 Liberty Hyde Bailey, American botanist, horticulturalist and writer (Hortus), born in South Haven, Michigan (d. 1954)
- 1859 Arthur Hawley Scribner, American magazine and book publisher, born in New York City (d. 1932)
- 1860 Waldemar Haffkine, Ukrainian bacteriologist (1st to develop and use vaccines against cholera and bubonic plague), born in Odessa, Russian Empire (d. 1930)
- 1864 Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, conductor (Nationaltheatret Orchestra, 1899-1929), and composer (Bergensiana), born in Drammen, Norway (d. 1934)
- 1864 Leslie Stuart, [Thomas Barrett], British musical theater composer (Florodora), born in Southport, Lancashire, England (d. 1928)
- 1866 Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor and patent clerk, born in Norway (d. 1910)
- 1866 Matthew Charlton, Australian politician, leader of the Australian Labor Party (1922-28), born in Linton, Victoria (d. 1948)
- 1867 Lionel Pigot Johnson, British poet and critic (Ireland & Other Poems), born in Broadstairs, Kent (d. 1902)
- 1867 Will Rossiter, British-American songwriter, music publisher, and composer (as W.R. Williams), born in Wells, England (d. 1954)
- 1868 Grace Chisholm Young, British mathematician and first woman to obtain a doctorate in Germany, born in Haslemere, England (d. 1944) [1]
- 1869 Stanisław Wojciechowski, Polish politician and 2nd President of Poland (1922-6), born in Kalisz, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1953)
- 1873 David Vaughan Thomas, Welsh musician and composer, born in Ystalyfera, Wales (d. 1934)
- 1873 Lee Shubert, American theatre producer (theatres in NY & LA named after him), born in Lithuania (d. 1953) birth date disputed
- 1874 Eugène Fiset, French Canadian Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1939-50), born in Rimouski, Quebec (d. 1951)
- 1874 Harold L. Ickes, American government official and politician (responsible for implementing the New Deal under FDR), born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1952)
- 1877 Malcolm Whitman, American tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1898-1900), born in New York, NY (d. 1932)
English businessman who founded Aston Martin, born in Cornwall, United Kingdom
Shah of Iran (1925-41), born in Alasht, Savad Kooh, Mazandaran, Persia
- 1878 Sammy Carter, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests, 65 dismissals; NSWCA), born in Northowram, England (d. 1948)
- 1884 Rudolf Piskáček, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1940)
- 1887 Marjorie Merriweather Post, American philanthropist and businesswoman (General Foods Corp), who built Mar-a-Largo, born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1973) [1]
- 1892 James Basevi Ord, US army officer, served in Mexico and the Philippines, born in Mexico (d. 1938)
- 1894 Sláva Vorlová [Miroslava Johnová], Czech composer (Bílá oblaka (White Clouds)), born in Náchod, Lands of the Bohemian Crown (d. 1973)
- 1897 Jackson Scholz, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1920, 200m 1924), born in Buchanan, Michigan (d. 1986)
- 1900 Colin McPhee, Canadian-American pianist, composer (Tabuh-Tabuhan; H2O; Mechanical Principles), and ethnomusicologist (Bali), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1964)
- 1900 George Fox, American US Army chaplain and Methodist minister (The Four Chaplains), born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania (d. 1943) [1]
- 1900 Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist (Regionalist Manifesto), born in Recife, Brazil (d. 1987)
- 1901 Theo Uden Masman, Dutch big band orchestra leader (The Ramblers), born in Cirebon, Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
- 1904 George Brent, American actor (42nd St, Jezebel), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1979)
- 1904 J Pat O'Malley, Irish-British actor (101 Dalmatians, The Jungle Book), born in Burnley, England (d. 1985)
- 1905 Bertha "Chippie" Hill, American blues and vaudeville singer (King Oliver's Jazz Band), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1950)
- 1905 Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, German aristocrat who attempted to assassinate Hitler, born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1944)
- 1907 Jimmy McPartland, American cornetist and musician (Magic Horn), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991) [1]
- 1907 Paul Maxey, American actor (The Narrow Margin, Till the Clouds Roll By), born in Wheaton, Illinois (d. 1963)
- 1907 Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer, born in Karlstad, Värmland County, Sweden (d. 1981)
- 1910 An Rutgers van der Loeff, Dutch children's book writer (Skating Race), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1990)
- 1910 Joop Van Nellen, Dutch soccer forward (27 caps; DHC Delft), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- 1912 Louis Paul Boon, Belgian writer (Kapellekensbaan), born in Aalst, Belgium (d. 1979)
- 1913 Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof, Thomas en Senior op het spoor van Brute Berend), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1999)
- 1913 MacDonald Carey, American actor (Days of Our Lives, Lock Up), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 1994)
- 1914 Aniello Dellacroce, American gangster, underboss of the Gambino crime family, born in New York City (d. 1985)
- 1914 Joe E. Ross, American actor and comedian (Car 54), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1982)
- 1915 David Schoenbrun, American journalist (CBS broadcast bureau head), born in New York City (d. 1988)
- 1915 Richard Ward, African American actor (Death of a Salesman, Beacon Hill), born in Glenside Pennsylvania (d. 1979)
- 1916 Fadil Hoxha, Yugoslavian politician and revolutionary, born in Gjakova, Montenegro (d. 2001)
- 1916 Geert Lubberhuizen, Dutch publisher (Busy Bee), born in Schoten, Netherlands (d. 1984)
- 1916 Harry James, American swing-era bandleader, trumpeter and husband to Betty Grable, born in Albany, Georgia (d. 1983)
- 1918 Janet Leach, potter, born in Grand Saline, Texas (d. 1997)
- 1918 Punch Imlach, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame coach and general manager (Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1987)
- 1918 Richard Ellmann, American literary scholar and biographer (Oscar Wilde), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 1987)
- 1919 George Avakian, Armenian-American jazz historian, record producer, and label executive who pioneered jazz album and retrospective collection formats, born in Armavir, Russia (d. 2017) [1]
- 1919 John Gregson, British actor (Gideon CID, The Longest Day, Shirley's World), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1975)
- 1919 Lawrence Tierney, American actor (Abduction, Dillinger, Reservoir Dogs), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
- 1919 Randy Brooks, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader ("Harlem Nocturne'), born in Sanford, Maine (d. 1967)
- 1920 E. Donnall Thomas, American physician (1990 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for bone marrow transport), born in Mart, Texas (d. 2012) [1]
- 1920 Lawrence Sanders, American novelist known for his Deadly Sins mystery series, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
- 1920 Ranganandhan Francis, Indian field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56), born in Rangoon, Myanmar (d. 1975)
- 1920 Sid Hartman, American sports journalist (Minneapolis Star Tribune; WCCO 830 AM), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2020)
- 1921 Joseph W. Sarno, American film director (Sin in the Suburbs, Inga), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2010)
- 1921 Madelyn Pugh, American television writer (I Love Lucy), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2011)
- 1921 Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (President Toronto Maple Leafs 1961–69, 1970-71), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1971)
- 1922 (Albert) Eddie Calvert, British trumpeter ("Oh, Mein Papa"; "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)"), born in Preston, Lancashire, England (d. 1978)
- 1922 Nino Bibbia, Italian sledder (Olympic gold skeleton 1948), born in Bianzone, Lombardy, Italy (d. 2013)
- 1924 Lockrem Johnson, American pianist, composer (A Letter to Emily), educator, and music publisher, born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1977)
- 1924 Walter Gotell, German actor (James Bond, From Russia With Love), born in Bonn, Rhenish Prussia, Germany (d. 1997)
- 1924 Yuri Bondarev, Russian writer and screenwriter (Silence), born in Orsk, Soviet Union (d. 2020)
- 1925 Bert Bolin, Swedish meteorologist (1st Chairman Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change), born in Nyköping, Sweden (d. 2007)
- 1926 Ben Johnston [Benjamin Burwell Johnston Jr], American microtonal composer (Gambit), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2019)
- 1926 Norm Van Brocklin, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL MVP 1960; First-team All-Pro 1960; 9 × Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons), born in Parade, South Dakota (d. 1983)
- 1926 Tim Valentine, American politician (Rep-D-NC, 1983-95), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 2015)
- 1927 Carl Smith, American country singer ("Deep Water"; "Ten Thousand Drums"; "Why, Why"), born in Maynardville, Tennessee (d. 2010)
- 1927 Philip Jebb, British architect, born in London, England (d. 1995)
- 1928 Bob Wilber, American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader (The World's Greatest Jazz Band), born in New York City (d. 2019)
- 1928 Nicolas Flagello, American composer (The Judgement of St. Francis; The Passion of Martin Luther King), and conductor (Orchestra da Camera di Roma), born in New York City (d. 1994)
- 1930 Kostas Nestoridis, Greek soccer forward (17 caps; Panionios FC, AEK Athens) and manager (Pandramaikos FC, AEK Athens), born in Drama, Greece (d. 2023)
- 1930 Zhores Alferov, Soviet-Russian physicist (2000 Nobel Prize in Physics), born in Vitebsk, Soviet Union (d. 2019)
- 1931 (Dominic Joseph) "D. J." Fontana, American drummer (Elvis Presley), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2018)
- 1932 Alan Bean, American Naval captain and astronaut (Ap 12, Skylab 3, 4th to walk on the moon), born in Wheeler, Texas (d. 2018)
- 1932 Arif Mardin, Turkish-American music producer (Atlantic Records: Aretha Franklin; Bee Gees), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2006)
- 1933 Ronald Roseman, American oboist, composer, and music professor, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2000)
American jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1993-2020), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1934 Danny Apolinar, cabaret performer and theatrical composer-songwriter (Do Your Own Thing), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995)
- 1934 Kanshi Ram, Indian Dalit leader and politician (President of the Bahujan Samaj Party, 1984- 2003; Member of Parliament, 1991- 2004), born in Rupnagar, Punjab, British India (d. 2006)
- 1934 Wolfgang Hufschmidt, German church musician, academic, and composer, born in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany (d. 2018)
- 1935 Jimmy Swaggart, American televangelist defrocked after a sex-scandal, born in Ferriday, Louisiana (d. 2025) [1]
1935 American Emmy and Tony Award-winning stage and screen actor (Taxi - "Alex";, I'm Not Rappaport; Dear John; Ordinary People), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1936 David Andrews, Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, born in Dublin
- 1936 Don Sundquist, American politician (Governor of Tennessee 1995-2003, Rep-R-Tennessee, 1983-95), born in Moline, Illinois
- 1936 Howard Greenfield, American song lyricist ("Calendar Girl"; "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"; "Love Will Keep Us Together"; theme to "Bewitched"), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1986)
- 1937 Dick Bass, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 1962, 63, 66; LA Rams), born in Georgetown, Mississippi (d. 2006)
- 1937 Randy Duncan Jr., American College Football HOF quarterback (University of Iowa; #1 pick 1959 NFL Draft by GB Packers), born in Osage, Iowa (d. 2015)
- 1937 Valentin Rasputin, Russian writer (To Live and Remember), born in Atalanka, Soviet Union (d. 2015)
- 1938 Charles Lloyd, American jazz and pop saxophonist, arranger, composer (Chico Hamilton, Cannonball Adderley, The Beach Boys), bandleader, tárogató player, and world music pioneer, born in Memphis, Tennessee [1]
- 1938 Dick Higgins, American composer, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1998)
- 1939 Jack Whyte, Scottish-Canadian historical novelist ("The Camulod Chronicles"), born in Scotland
- 1939 Robert Nye, British novelist and poet (Facts of Life & other fiction), born in London (d. 2016)
- 1940 Al Bell [Alvertis Isbell], American record producer, songwriter ("I'll Take You There"), and label executive (Stax; Motown), born in Brinkley, Arkansas
- 1940 Frank Dobson, British politician, Secretary of Health under Tony Blair, born in York, England (d. 2019)
- 1940 Margo Howard, American advice columnist (Dear Prudence), born in Sioux City, Iowa
- 1940 Phil Lesh [Chapman], American rock bassist (Grateful Dead - "Box of Rain"), born in Berkeley, California (d. 2024) [1] [2]
- 1940 Tommy McLain, American swamp pop singer, multi-instrumentalist ("Sweet Dreams"), and songwriter, born in Jonesville, Louisiana (d. 2025) [1] [2]
- 1940 Vladislovas Česiūnas, Lithuanian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold USSR C-2 1000 1972; 4 x World C'ship gold), born in Vyšnialaukiai, Lithuania (d. 2023)
- 1941 Mike Love, American vocalist (Beach Boys - "Fun, Fun, Fun"; "California Girls"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1942 Hughie Flint, British blues-rock drummer (John Mayall & The Blues Breakers, 1964-66; Bonzo Dog Band, 1971; The Blues Band, 1979-82), born in Manchester, England
- 1942 Montserrat Figueras, Catalan soprano and early music advocate (Hespèrion), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2011)
- 1942 The Iron Sheik (Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri), Iranian pro wrestler (WWF Heavyweight C'hip 1983-84; WWF Tag Team C'ship 1985 [Nikolai Volkoff], born in Damghan, Iran (d. 2023)
- 1943 Brenda Scott, American actress (Midge - Road West), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1943 David Cronenberg, director (Shivers, Fly, Brood), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1943 Sly Stone [Sylvester Stewart], American funk-rock singer-songwriter, and musician (Sly & The Family Stone - "Everyday People"; "Dance To The Music"), born in Denton, Texas (d. 2025) [1] [2]
- 1944 David Costell, American rock bassist (Gary Lewis and The Playboys - "This Diamond Ring"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1944 Gordon "Jazz" Summers, British music manager (Wham, Snow Patrol), born in Winchester, Hampshire (d. 2015)
- 1944 Ralph MacDonald, Trinbagonian-American jazz and R&B percussionist and songwriter ("Just the Two of Us"; "Where Is The Love"), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2011)
- 1945 A. K. Faezul Huq, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 2007)
- 1945 Jörgen Sundelin, Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 5.5m class 1968; World C'ship gold Dragon class 1971), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1945 Mark J Green, American lawyer/author (Closed Enterprise System), born in Brooklyn, New York
American MLB baseball outfielder, 1968-81, 3x All-Star, 3x Golden Glove (San Francisco Giants, 1968-74 and 7 other teams), father of Barry Bonds, born in Riverside, California
- 1946 David Moores, British football executive (Chairman Liverpool FC 1991-2007; Honorary Life President), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2022)
- 1946 David Wall, British ballet dancer (Royal Ballet, 1966-84), and director (Royal Academy of Dancing, 1985-91), born in Chiswick, London (d. 2013)
- 1946 Howard Scott, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (War, 1969-94 - "Cisco Kid"; "Why Can’t We Be Friends?"), born in San Pedro, California
- 1946 John Dempsey, Irish soccer centre back (19 caps Republic of Ireland; Fulham 149 games, Chelsea 166 games), born in Hampstead, England (d. 2024)
- 1947 (Ryland) "Ry" Cooder, American Grammy Award-winning blues and world music guitarist and producer (Crossroads; Buena Vista Social Club), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1947 David Colley, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets, BB 3/83, 1 x 50; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1947 Juraj Kukura, Slovak actor (Traffik; It's Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill), born in Prešov, Slovakia
- 1947 Stomu Yamash'ta, Japanese percussionist, keyboard player and traditional Japanese-progressive rock fusion composer (Go), born in Kyoto, Japan
- 1948 Kate Bornstein, American author (Gender Outlaw) and performance artist, born in Neptune City, New Jersey
- 1948 Levan Tediashvili, Georgian freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold USSR 82kg 1972, 90kg 1976; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Sagarejo, Georgia (d. 2024)
- 1948 Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat who died in a car-bomb attack on the UN in Iraq, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2003)
- 1949 Bernd Nickel, German soccer attacking midfielder (1 cap West Germany, 1972 Olympics; Eintracht Frankfurt 426 games, 141 goals), born in Siegbach, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1949 John Duttine, English actor (The Day of the Triffids), born in Barnsley, England
- 1950 Jørgen Olsen, Danish singer (The Olsen Brothers) won 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, born in Odense, Denmark
- 1952 Howard Devoto [Trafford], British singer-songwriter (Buzzcocks; Magazine; Luxuria), born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
- 1953 Colin Croft, West Indian cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 125 wickets; Guyana, Demerara, Lancashire CCC) and broadcaster (BBC, Sky Sports), born in Lancaster Village, Demerara, British Guiana
- 1953 Frances Conroy, American actress (Ruth Fisher in "Six Feet Under"; American Horror Story, Coven), born in Monroe, Georgia
- 1953 Richard Bruton, Irish politician, deputy leader of Fine Gael (2002-10), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1955 (Daniel) "Dee" Snider, American singer, songwriter and actor (Twisted Sister), born in Astoria, Queens
- 1955 Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge, American rock and soul singer-songwrtier (DeBarge - "Time Will Reveal"), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1955 Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s), born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- 1955 Steve Lillywhite, British record producer (U2; Rolling Stones; Phish), born in Egham, England
- 1957 David Silverman, American animator (The Simpsons), born on Long Island, New York
- 1957 Janet Cardiff, Canadian sound artist (Forty Part Motet), born in Brussels, Ontario
- 1957 Park Overall, American actress (Empty Nest; Mississippi Burning), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1957 Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer, 1976-91 (Real Zaragoza; Barcelona; and 2 other teams), and manager, 1996-2014 (11 teams), born in Zaragoza, Spain
- 1958 Laura Carrington, American actress (Alphabet City, General Hospital), born in New York City
- 1959 Eliot Teltscher, American tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1983; world #6 singles 1982), born in Rancho Palos Verdes, California
- 1959 Fabio Lanzoni, Italian actor, fashion model, and romance novel cover model (Fabio After Dark), born in Milan, Italy
- 1959 Harold Baines, American Baseball HOF outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star; Chicago WS, Texas Rangers; Oakland A's, Baltimore Orioles) and coach (World Series 2005 Chicago WS), born in Easton Maryland
- 1959 Lisa Holton, American business writer and editor, born in Moline, Illinois
- 1960 Chris Sanders, American animator and director (Lilo & Stich; The Croods), born in Colorado Springs
- 1960 Marco Pennette, American television screenwriter and producer (Caroline in the City; Ugly Betty), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- 1960 Phil Walsh, Australian Rules football wing (Brisbane Bears B&F 1987) and coach (Adelaide Crows FC), born in Hamilton, Australia (d. 2015)
- 1961 Craig Ludwig, American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin
- 1961 Moungi Bawendi, French-Tunisian-American chemist (2023 Nobel Prize for discovery of quantum dots), born in Paris, France
- 1961 Terry Cummings, American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1962 Andrea Nevins, American documentarian (Still Kicking, The Other F Word), born in Manhattan, New York City (d. 2025)
- 1962 Jimmy Baio, actor (Billy Tate-Soap, Brass, Playing for Keeps), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1962 Steve Coy, British rocker and producer (Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)), born in Harrow, England (d. 2018)
- 1962 Terrence Trent D'Arby, American rock vocalist (Wishing Well), born in New York City
- 1963 Bret Michaels [Sychak], American rock and country singer-songwriter, guitarist (Poison - "Talk Dirty to Me"), and television personality, born in Butler, Pennsylvania
- 1963 Don Simington, American jockey, born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin
- 1964 Rockwell [Kennedy Gordy], American rock vocalist (Somebody's Watching Me), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1965 Marianne Morris, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 3rd 1995), born in Middletown, Ohio
- 1966 Chris Bruno, American actor (The Dead Zone - "Sherriff"; All My Children, 1995-97 - "Michael"), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1966 Klaus Paier, Austrian jazz accordionist and composer, born in Sankt Andrä, Austria
- 1967 Kirk Scrafford, American NFL tackle, 1990-98 (Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers), born in Billings, Montana
- 1967 Naoko Takeuchi, Japanese manga artist (Sailor Moon), born in Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan
- 1967 Pierre Coffin, French animator, film director, voice of the Minions (Despicable Me franchise), born in France
- 1968 John Tardy, American heavy metal vocalist (Obituary - "Slowly We Rot"), born in Miami, Florida
- 1968 Jon Schaffer, American heavy metal guitarist (Iced Earth), born in Franklin, Indiana
- 1968 Kahimi Karie [Mari Hiki], Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Utsunomiya, Japan
- 1968 Mark McGrath, American rock singer (Sugar Ray - "Every Morning"), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1968 Sabrina [Salerno], Italian beauty queen (Miss Italy, 1984), and singer ("Boys"), born in Genoa, Italy
- 1969 Gianluca Festa, Italian soccer manager (Cagliari, Como, AEL, Lamia) and defender (Roma, Internazionale, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Cagliari), born in Cagliari, Italy
- 1969 Louis Riddick, American NFL safety (Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons) and broadcaster (ESPN MNF), born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Rona Ambrose, Canadian politician, interim leader of the Conservative Party (2015-17), born in Valleyview, Alberta
- 1969 Timo Kotipelto, Finnish rock singer (Stratovarius; Kotipelto), born in Lappajärvi, Finland
- 1970 Diego Nargiso, tennis pro, born in Naples, Italy
- 1972 Mark Hoppus, American rock singer and bass player (+44; blink-182), born in Ridgecrest, California
- 1972 Mike Tomlin, American football coach (Super Bowl XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers; most consecutive non-losing seasons to begin NFL coaching career: 17), born in Hampton, Virginia
- 1974 Imad Baba, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Humble, Texas
- 1974 John "Beatz" Holohan, American drummer (Bayside), born on Long Island, New York (d. 2005)
- 1974 Robert Fick, American baseball player, born in Torrance, California
1974 Welsh first minister (2024-) Labour and Co-operative politician, born in Usaka, Zambia
1975 American actress (Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1975 Ľubica Čekovská, Slovak classical pianist and composer (Fragments and Elegies; Two Portraits), born in Humenné, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
1975 American singer-songwriter, rapper, musician (Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"), born in East Los Angeles, California
- 1976 Louise Vincent, American harm reduction advocate and founder of North Carolina Survivors Union, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2025)
- 1977 Joe Hahn, American musician and turntablist (Linkin Park), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1978 Takeru Kobayashi, Japanese competitive eater, 6x Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, born in Nagano, Japan
- 1979 James Bowen, English author and literacy, homelessness, and animal welfare activist (A Street Cat Named Bob, The World According to Bob), born in Surrey, England
- 1981 Young Buck [David Brown] American rapper, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1982 Jordan Hastings, Canadian drummer (Alexisonfire), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- 1985 Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder (Gold 2005 Winter X Games), born in Finland
- 1985 Eva Amurri, American actress (The Banger Sisters, Saved!), born in New York City
- 1985 James MacLurcan, Australian actor (Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1985 Stefan Węgłowski, Polish composer, guitarist, and educator, born in Warsaw, Poland
- 1985 Tom Chilton, British racing driver, born in Reigate, England
- 1987 Tatiana Shmailyuk, Ukrainian heavy metal vocalist (Jinjer -"Pisces"), born in Donetsk, Ukraine
- 1989 Margaret Nales Wilson, British-Filipino model and television personality (The Amazing Race, Project Go), born in Bacolod City, Philippines
- 1993 Alia Bhatt, British-Indian actress (Highway), born in London, England
1993 French football player (Manchester United, French national team), born in Lagny-sur-Marne, France
