- 1338 Thomas Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, English medieval nobleman and primary opponent of Richard II, born in England (d. 1401)
- 1399 Xuande, 5th Ming Emperor of China (1425-35), born in Beijing, China (d. 1435)
- 1445 Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, prominent Swiss Protestant preacher, born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland (d. 1510)
- 1473 Henry IV, Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1541)
- 1581 Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian, poet and playwright (Grandida; Nederduytsche Historiën / History of the Netherlands), born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1647) [1]
- 1585 Gerbrant Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (Klucht van de Koe), born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1618)
- 1609 Michael Franck, German composer, poet. and baker, born in Schleusingen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1667) [1]
- 1631 René Le Bossu, French literary critic (Monsieur Bossu's Treatise of the Epick Poem), born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1680) [1] [2]
- 1634 Madame de La Fayette [Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne], French novelist (La Princesse de Clèves -1st historical novel in French), born in Paris, France (d. 1693)
- 1651 Zaccaria Tevo, Italian Franciscan friar and composer, born in Piove di Sacco, Republic of Venice (d. after May 1709)
- 1654 Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist and professor of theology, born in Bernstadt, Germany (d. 1704)
- 1663 Nicolas Siret, French baroque composer and organist, born in Troyes, France (d. 1754)
- 1687 Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Queen consort in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg (1713-40), born in Hanover, Principality of Calenberg (d. 1757)
- 1739 George Clymer, American merchant and Founding Father (signed US Declaration of Independence and US Constitution), born in Philadelphia, British America (d. 1813)
- 1745 Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, German composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
- 1750 Caroline Herschel, German-British pioneering female astronomer (discovered comet 35P/Herschel-Rigolle) and first elected female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society, born in Hanover, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1848)
- 1757 Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1793)
- 1766 Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer, born in Prague, Czechia (d. 1875)
- 1773 Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician, born in Argentina (d. 1836)
English explorer, navigator and cartographer, 1st to circumnavigate Australia, born in Donington, England [1]
- 1776 Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1845)
- 1794 Ami Boué, French Huguenot geologist considered to be one of the first producers of a geological map of the world, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1881)
English botanist, photographer and the 1st person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images, born in Tonbridge, England
- 1800 Ninkō [Ayahito], 120th Emperor of Japan (1817-46), born in Japan (d. 1846)
- 1802 George Archibald McCall, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1868)
- 1805 Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician, born in Koblenz, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1861)
- 1812 Henry Dwight Terry, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1869)
- 1814 Guildo Alary, Italian-born French composer, born in Mantua, (Napoleonic) Kingdom of Italy (d. 1891)
- 1821 Ernest Feydeau, French author, friend of Flaubert (Fanny), born in Paris, France (d. 1873)
- 1822 John Pope, American Major General (Union Army), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1892)
- 1822 Marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French animalière painter (The Horse Fair; Buffalo Bill), and sculptor, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1899)
- 1823 William Henry Monk, English composer and organist (Eventide), born in London, England (d. 1889)
- 1832 Charles Doolittle, American general (Union volunteer), born in Burlington, Vermont (d. 1903)
- 1834 James Hector, Scottish-New Zealand geologist, naturalist, and surgeon, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1907)
- 1836 Andrew Smith Hallidie, American inventor of the cable car, born in London (d. 1900)
- 1839 John Butler Yeats, Irish painter, and father of W.B. Yeats, born in Lawrencetown, County Down, Ireland (d. 1922)
- 1839 Sully Prudhomme, French poet and the 1st winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1901, born in Paris (d. 1907)
- 1840 Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism", born in Musashi Province, Japan (d. 1931)
- 1846 Magnus Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician and founder of Acta Mathematica, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1927) [1]
- 1849 James E. Smith, American minister and "oldest new father known to medicine" at 102 with a woman 64 years younger, born in Williamsburg, Virginia [1]
- 1851 Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (1st to coin the name virus), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1931)
- 1856 Napoléon IV, Prince Imperial, Head of the House of Bonaparte (1873-79), born in Paris, French Empire (d. 1879)
- 1857 Charles Harding Firth, British historian, born in Ecclesall, Sheffield, England (d. 1936)
- 1858 Bud Fowler, American Baseball HOF executive (earliest known African-American player in organized pro baseball), born in Fort Plain, New York (d. 1913)
- 1859 Alexander Popov, Russian physicist and one of the first inventors of a radio receiving device, born in Turyinskiye Rudniki, Russian Empire (d. 1906)
- 1865 Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Washington Sens, Brooklyn Superbas, Boston RS), born in Queenstown, Ireland (d. 1953)
- 1869 F. A. Forbes, pen name of Mother Frances Alice Monica Forbes, Scottish religious author, born in Scotland (d. 1936)
- 1873 Hippolyte Daeye, Belgian expressionist painter, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1952)
- 1876 Charles Halton, British stage actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1959)
- 1878 Clemens August Graaf von Galen, German Catholic Bishop of Münster (led opposition to Nazism, especially T4 extermination program), born in Drinklage, Germany (d. 1946)
- 1878 Henry B Walthall, American actor (The Birth of a Nation, Klondike), born in Shelby City, Alabama (d. 1936)
- 1882 Jim Lightbody, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m, 1500m, 2590m Steeplechase 1904), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1953)
- 1883 Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, essayist, novelist, and painter, born in Leamington, England (d. 1958)
- 1884 Harrison Ford, American silent screen actor (Rubber Tires, Vanity Fair, Love In High Gear), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1957)
- 1885 Giacomo Benvenuti, Italian composer, born in Toscolano, Italy (d. 1943)
- 1885 Sydney Chaplin [Hawkes], British actor, half brother and manager of Charlie Chaplin, born in London, England (d. 1965)
- 1889 Reggie Walker, South African athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1908), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1951)
- 1892 César Vallejo, Peruvian-French poet and novelist (Los Heraldos Negros; Trilce; Russia in 1931), born in Santiago de Chuco, Peru (d. 1938)
- 1892 James Petrillo, American labor leader (American Federation of Musicians president, 1940-58), and radio orchestra music director (WBBM Chicago), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- 1893 Isobel Elsom, British actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger), born in Cambridge, England (d. 1981)
- 1897 Conrad Nagel, American actor (All That Heaven Allows, Celebrity Time), born in Keokuk, Iowa (d. 1970)
- 1901 Edward Pawley, American actor (Angels with Dirty Faces), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1988)
- 1901 Potti Sreeramulu, Indian revolutionary known as the Father of Andhra for conducting a 56 day hunger strike in support of a separate Telugu-speaking state, born in Nellore District, Madras, British India (d. 1952)
- 1902 Lucie Rie, Austrian-born British potter, born in Vienna (d. 1995)
- 1903 Mike Mansfield, American politician (Sen-D-Montana 1953-77) majority whip, born in New York City (d. 2001)
- 1903 Morgan Conway, American actor (Dick Tracy, Brother Orchid), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1981)
- 1903 Nikolai Lopatnikoff, Estonian-American composer (Variazioni Concertanti), born in Reval, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) (d. 1976)
- 1904 Clive Morton, British actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), born in London, England (d. 1975)
- 1905 Elisabeth Flickenschildt, German actress, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1977)
- 1906 Francisco Ayala, Spanish writer, born in Granada, Spain (d. 2009)
- 1906 Henny Youngman, American comedian and violinist ("Take my wife ... please"), born in London, England (d. 1998)
- 1906 Lloyd Waner, American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (MLB All Star 1938; batting average over .300 x 10; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Harrah, Oklahoma (d. 1982)
American physician known for his work in immunohematology (Rh factor in blood), born in New York City
- 1908 Robert Rossen, American film director and screenwriter (The Hustler, All the King's Men, Mambo), born in New York City (d. 1966)
- 1910 Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (7 Olympic gold 1932, 36, 48, 52, 56, 60), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1991)
- 1910 Andrew Miller-Jones, British TV pioneer (Picture Page, Dressing Up), born in London, England (d. 1994)
- 1910 I. A. K. Pataudi, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests England, 3 India; 1 x 100; Oxford University CC, Worcestershire CCC, Southern Punjab), born in Pataudi, India (d. 1952)
- 1910 Norman Wooland, British character actor (Ivanhoe, Quo Vadis, Hamlet), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1989)
- 1911 Dr. Josef Mengele, German SS captain and chief camp physician at Auschwitz, known as the "Angel of Death", born in Günzburg, Germany (d. 1979) [1]
- 1911 Marion Byron, American actress (Steamboat Bill Jr, Broadway Babies), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1985)
- 1911 Pierre Harmel, Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium (1965-66), born in Uccle, Belgium (d. 2009)
- 1912 (Thelma Catherine) "Pat" Nixon [née Ryan], American First Lady (1969-74), born in Ely, Nevada (d. 1993)
- 1916 Lloyd McBride, American labor leader (President of United Steelworkers), born in Farmington, Missouri (d. 1983) [1]
- 1916 Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (All the King's Men, The Exorcist, Giant), born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2004)
- 1917 Samael Aun Weor [Víctor Manuel Gómez Rodríguez], Colombian author of books on esoteric spirituality and founder of the Gnostic Movement, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1977) [1] [2]
- 1918 Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect (City Hall), born in Driebergen, Netherlands (d. 1999)
- 1918 Howard Boatwright, American composer and violinist, born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 1999)
- 1919 Ernő Király, Yugoslavian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Subotica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2007)
- 1920 Dorothea Binz, German Nazi war criminal executed for crimes at Ravensbrück concentration camp, born in Försterei Dusterlake, Germany (d. 1947)
- 1920 John Addison, British Academy and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (Tom Jones; A Bridge Too Far; Centennial), born in Surrey, England (d. 1998)
- 1920 Percy Mansell, Rhodesian cricket all-rounder (13 Tests South Africa, 11 wickets, 2 x 50; Rhodesia), born in St George's, Shropshire, England (d. 1995)
- 1920 Reginald "Leo" McKern, Australian actor (Blue Lagoon, Help, Mouse that Roared), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2002)
- 1920 Sid Fleischman, American author, and screenplay writer (The Whipping Boy; Blood Alley: The Abracadabra Kid), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2010)
- 1920 Traudl Junge, German secretary to Adolf Hitler, born in Munich (d. 2002)
- 1921 Anne Truitt [Anne Dean], American sculptor, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2004)
- 1921 Donald Kendall, American businessman and chief executive officer of Pepsi-Cola (1963-86), born in Sequim, Washington (d. 2020)
- 1921 Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1982-2005), born in Riyadh, Sultanate of Nejd (d. 2005)
- 1922 Geoffrey Freeman Allen, English railway writer, born in England (d. 1995)
- 1922 Harding Lemay, American writer (head writer for soap "Another World"), born in North Bangor, New York (d. 2018)
- 1922 John H. Luckadoo, American WWⅡ pilot and member of the Bloody 100th Bombardment Group, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2025) [1]
- 1924 Beryl Davis, British-American cabaret and big band singer (Quintette du Hot Club de France, Glenn Miller's US Army Air Force Orchestra), born in Plymouth, England (d. 2011)
- 1925 Cornell Borchers, German actress (The Big Lift, Floodtide, Istanbul), born in Šilutė, Lithuania (d. 2014)
- 1925 Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist and co-inventor of the combined oral contraceptive pill, born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico (d. 2004)
- 1926 Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (US Representative for New York (R), 1959-68; US Senator, 1968-71), born in Jamestown, New York (d. 1987)
American comedian (Martin and Lewis, MDA Telethon), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1927 (Reuben) "Ruby" Braff, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
- 1927 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American politician (US Senator from New York (D), 1977-2001), and diplomat (US ambassador to UN, 1975-79; US Ambassador to India, 1973-75), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2003)
- 1927 Karlheinz Boehm, Austrian actor (Face of Fear, Peeping Tom, Unnatural), born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 2014)
- 1927 Olga San Juan, American actress, dancer and comedian (Variety Girl, 1 Touch of Venus), born in New York City (d. 2009)
- 1927 Vladimir Komarov, Soviet cosmonaut (Voshkod I, Soyuz 1) and the 1st human to die in a space flight, born in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union (d. 1967)
- 1928 Christa Ludwig, German soprano (Vienna State Opera, 1955-94; Metropolitan Opera, 1959-93), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1928 Ramon Barce, Spanish composer, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2008)
- 1928 Wakanohana Kanji I, Japanese sumo wrestler (45th Yokozuna; 10 x top division titles), born in Hirosaki, Japan (d. 2010)
- 1929 Bruce Crawford, American advertising executive and arts patron (general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, 1986-89; chairman of the Lincoln Center, 2002-05), born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts (d. 2025) [1]
- 1929 Edwin London, American horn player, conductor (Cleveland Chamber Orchestra; Ineluctable Modality Choir), and composer (Dream Thing on Biblical Episodes), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- 1929 Nadja Tiller, Austrian actress (Ich suche Dich, Rosemary), and beauty queen (Miss Austria, 1949), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2023)
- 1930 Don Perry, Canadian ice hockey coach (LA Kings 1982-84), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2019)
- 1930 Minoru Miky, Japanese composer for traditional Japanese instruments, born in Tokushima, Japan (d. 2011)
- 1931 Betty Johnson, American pop and cabaret singer (Jack Paar Show; "I Dreamed"), born in Guilford County, North Carolina (d. 2022)
- 1931 Don Richard Carpenter, American writer (Hard Rain Falling), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1995)
- 1931 Irene Champlin, American actress (Dale Arden in "Flash Gordon"), born in Waurika, Oklahoma (d. 1990)
- 1932 Walter Cunningham, American astronaut (Apollo 7), born in Creston, Iowa (d. 2023)
- 1933 Sandy Weill, American financier, philanthropist, and CEO and chair of Citigroup (1998-2006), born in Bensonhurst, New York City [1] [2]
- 1934 Howard Schnellenberger, American football coach (National C'ship University of Miami 1983; University of Oklahoma, Uni of Louisville, Florida Atlantic University; Baltimore Colts), born in Saint Meinrad, Indiana (d. 2021)
- 1934 Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer, 24th Governor General of Canada (1990-95), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (d. 2002)
- 1934 Sir Roger Norrington, British conductor (Kent Opera, 1969-84; the London Classical Players, 1978-97; Orchestra of St. Luke's. 1990-94; Stuttgart Radio Symphony, 1998-2011), born in Oxford, England (d. 2025) [1]
- 1935 Teresa Berganza, Spanish mezzo-soprano (Rossini), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2022)
- 1936 Fred Neil [Morlock], American songwriter, folk singer, guitarist (Everybody's Talkin'; Candy Man), and conservationist (Dolphin Project), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2001)
- 1936 Raymond Damadian, American physician and inventor of the MRI scanning machine, born in New York City (d. 2022) [1]
- 1936 Thelma Hopkins, Irish athlete (High jump WR 1.74m 1956; Olympic silver 1956), born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 2025)
- 1937 Amos Tversky, Israeli cognitive and mathematical psychologist, born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine (d. 1996)
- 1937 Constança Capdeville, Porteguese pianist and composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1992)
- 1937 David Del Tredici, American pianist, Neo-Romantic composer, and 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner (In Memory of a Summer Day), born in Cloverdale, California (d. 2023) [1]
- 1938 Andrew Osmond, British diplomat, novelist and publisher (Private Eye magazine), born in Barnoldby-le-Beck, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1999)
- 1939 Carlos Bilardo, Argentinian football player and manager for Argentina (1986 FIFA World Cup), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1940 Chuck Woolery, American TV game show host (Love Connection, 1983-94; Wheel of Fortune, 1975-81), radio host, and country singer, born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 2024)
- 1940 Keith Rowe, English improvisational tabletop guitarist (AMM; M.I.M.E.O.) and painter, born in Plymouth, England
Italian director (Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor), born in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- 1941 Robert Guéï, Military ruler and President of the Ivory Coast (1999-2001), born in Kabakouma, Man Department, French West Africa (d. 2002)
- 1942 Jerry Jeff Walker [Ronald Clyde Crosby], American country music singer and songwriter ("Mr. Bojangles"), born in Oneonta, New York (d. 2020)
- 1943 David Briggs, American session and touring keyboardist, arranger (Elvis Presley, 1966-77), composer and studio owner, born in Killen, Alabama (d. 2025)
- 1943 Ursula Goodenough, American biologicst, Evolutionary Scholar, author and educator, born in New York City
- 1946 Hubert Soudant, Dutch conductor (Utrecht Symphony. 1974-80; L'Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, 1994–2004; Tokyo Symphony, 2004-14), born in Maastricht, Netherlands
- 1946 Michael Basman, English International Chess Master and author (The Killer Grob, Chess for Beginners), born in London (d. 2022)
- 1947 Ramzan Paskayev, Chechen accordionist and folk musician, born in Taraz, Kazakhstan
- 1948 Margaret Weis, American sci-fi and fantasy author (Dragons of Spring Dawning), born in Independence, Missouri
- 1948 Michael Bruce, American rock guitarist and keyboard player (Alice Cooper, 1969-73), born in Arizona
- 1948 Stuart Saunders Smith, American contemporary classical composer and percussionist (Links; Good Night), born in Portland, Maine
- 1949 Bertha Gilkey, American activist for public housing tenant rights, born in Round Pound, Arkansas (d. 2014)
- 1949 Elliott Murphy, American singer-songwriter (Aquashow), and author, born in Rockville Centre, New York
- 1949 Erik Estrada, actor (CHiPs), born in New York City
- 1949 Victor Garber, actor (Days & Nights of Molly Dodd), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1951 Kate Nelligan, actress (Bethune, Eye of the Needle), born in London, Ontario
- 1951 Ray Benson [Seifert], American Western swing singer-songwriter, and record producer (Asleep at the Wheel), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1951 Ritchie Teeter, American drummer (The Dictators, 1976-79; Twisted Sister, 1980-81), born in the USA (d. 2012)
- 1952 Graham Cole [Graham Coleman-Smith], English actor (The Bill), born in London, England
- 1952 Philippe Kahn, French-American engineer, innovator and entrepreneur who created the first camera phone in 1997 (CEO Borland 1983-1995), born in Paris, France [1]
- 1953 Isabelle Huppert, French actress (The Piano Teacher), born in Paris
- 1953 Richard Stallman, American free software movement activist and founder of the Free Software Foundation (1983), born in New York City [1]
- 1954 Colin Ireland, British serial killer known as the "Gay Slaye" and the "Coleherne killer", born in Dartford, Kent, England (d. 2012)
- 1954 Dav Whatmore, Australian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 50s; Victoria) and coach (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1954 Hollis Stacy, American golfer (US Open, 1977-78, 84), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1954 Jimmy Nail [Bradford], English actor and television producer, screenwriter (Evita; Spender; Howling II), and singer-songwriter ("Ain't No Doubt"; "Crocodile Shoes"), born in Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1954 Miklós Csemiczky, Hungarian contemporary classical and electronic music composer, born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1954 Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist (Heart - "Baracuda"; "What About Love"), born in San Francisco, California
- 1955 Jiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer, WBC super-flyweight champion (1982-86), born in Okayama, Japan
- 1956 Ozzie Newsome, American NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns) and football executive, born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
- 1956 Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, Sri Lankan LGBT activist, founder of Equal Ground, born in Sri Lanka [1]
- 1956 Vladimír Godár, Slovak contemporary classical music and film music composer, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
- 1957 Pearl Moore, American basketball WBL player (NY Stars), born in Florence, South Carolina
1958 Mexican-American Spanish-language new anchor (Noticiero Univision) and journalist, born in Mexico City
- 1958 Kate Worley, American comic book writer (Omaha the Cat Dancer), born in Belleville, Illinois (d. 2004)
1959 American rapper (Public Enemy) and reality TV star (The Surreal Life), born in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York
- 1959 Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian politician (Prime Minister of Norway, 2000-1, 2005-13), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1959 Michael J Bloomfield, American USAF Major USAF and NASA astronaut (STS 86), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1959 Stan Thorn, American country singer (Shenandoah - "Sunday in the South"), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
- 1960 Duane Sutter, Canadian NHL right wing, 1979-90 (New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks), and coach, 2000-02 (Florida Panthers), born in Viking, Alberta
- 1960 Jenny Eclair [Hargreaves], British comedienne, author and actress (Grumpy Old Women, Loose Women), born in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya
- 1963 Doug Grisby, American soul music bassist, composer and producer (Patti LaBelle; Teena Marie), born in Queens, New York (d. 2021)
- 1963 Jimmy Degrasso, American hard rock and heavy metal session and touring drummer (Megadeth, 1998-2002; Ratt. 2014-17), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
New Zealand actor (Ares-Hercules), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1964 Gore Verbinski, American movie director (Pirates of the Caribbean films; Rango), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- 1964 Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter (Downtown Church), born in Old Town, Maine
- 1966 Catarina Pollini, Italian European and WNBA basketball forward (Houston Comets - 1997; 12 x Italian League Champion), born in Vicenza, Italy
- 1967 Lauren Graham, American actress and author (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1968 Jason van Blerk, Australian soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1969 Judah Friedlander, American comedian and actor (30 Rock - "Frank"; American Splendor), born in Gaithersburg, Maryland
- 1971 Alan Tudyk, American actor (Firefly; Suburgatory), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1971 Tim Brasher, Australian rugby league outside back (16 Tests; NSW 21 games; Balmain RLFC 185 games), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1973 Brant Bjork, American rock drummer (Kyuss) and guitarist (Stoner), born in Redlands, California
- 1973 Zef Eisenberg, British ultra-speed racer (world's fastest motorbike on sand 201.5mph; fastest wheel powered vehicle 210.33mph) and founder Maximuscle, born in London, England (d. 2020)
- 1974 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (d. 2023)
- 1974 Lamont Burns, American NFL guard (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1975 Sienna Guillory, English actress (Jill Valentine-Resident Evil), born in Kettering, England
- 1976 Blu Cantrell [Tiffany Cobb], American singer-songwriter (Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!), Breathe), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- 1977 Dónal Óg Cusack, Irish hurler and hurling coach (Dónal Óg Cusack: Come What May: The Autobiography), born in Cloyne, Ireland [1] [2]
- 1979 Édison Méndez, Ecuadorian soccer midfielder (111 caps; Deportivo Quito, LDU Quito, PSV), born in Ibarra, Ecuador
- 1979 Leena Peisa, Finnish hard rock and heavy metal keyboardist (Lordi; Sampsa Astala & Qma), born in Vantaa, Finland
- 1979 Rashad Moore, American National Football League player, born in Huntsville, Alabama
- 1980 Todd Heap, American football tight end (Second-team All-Pro 2003; Pro Bowl 2002, 03; Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals), born in Mesa, Arizona
- 1981 Alma Pöysti, Finnish actress (Fallen Leaves), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1981 Danny Brown [Sewell], American rapper, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1985 Colin O'Brady, American athlete and adventurer, first to cross Antarctica solo unassisted, born in Olympia, Washington
- 1985 Nicole Trunfio, Australian supermodel (Valentino SS04, Gucci SS04), born in Merredin, Australia
- 1986 Alexandra Daddario, American actress (Percy Jackson films; White Lotus; Mayfair Witches), born in New York City
- 1989 Blake Griffin, American basketball forward (6 x NBA All-Star; 5 x All-NBA: NBA Rookie of the Year 2011; LA Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics), born in Oklahoma City
- 1989 Gabriel Attal, French politician (France's youngest and 1st openly gay Prime Minister), born in Clamart, France
- 1989 Theo Walcott, English soccer forward (47 caps; Arsenal 270 games), born in Stanmore, England
- 1991 Chris Boswell, American NFL placekicker (Pittsburgh Steelers; 2x Pro Bowl), current most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history (50 yards or more), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1991 Wolfgang Van Halen, American rock bassist son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1992 Diego Calva, Mexican actor (Babylon, On Swift Horses), born in Mexico City
- 1994 Sierra McClain, American actress (Sierra James-Daddy's Little Girls), born in Decatur, Georgia
- 1999 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Dominican-Canadian Major League baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays; 5x All-Star, 2x All-MLB First Team), born in Montreal, Quebec
