- 1231 Shijō, 87th Emperor of Japan (1232-42), first son of Emperor Go-Horikawa, born in Japan (d. 1242)
King of Scotland (1488-1513), born in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland
Japanese daimyō and warrior known as Japan's second "great unifier", born in Nakamura-ku, Japan
- 1578 Francesco Albana, Italian painter (Mary's Ascension), born in Bologna (d. 1660)
- 1628 Daniel van Papenbroeck, Flemish historian, born in Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1714)
- 1628 François Girardon, French sculptor known for his statues and busts of Louis XIV, born in Troyes, Champagne, France (d. 1715)
- 1664 Georg Österreich, German Baroque composer (founded the Bokemeyer collection), baptized in Magdeburg, Brandenburg-Prussia (d. 1735)
- 1665 Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichordist, organist, singer, and composer (Les pièces de clavessin; Céphale et Procris), born in Paris, France (d. 1729)
- 1675 Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, Polish composer, born in Bruskowo Wielkie, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1721)
- 1676 Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader, theologian and scholar (Human Nature in Its Fourfold State), born at Duns, Scotland (d. 1732)
- 1685 Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter (painted Louis XV's court), born in Paris, France (d. 1766)
- 1695 Antoine Court, French minister and itinerant preacher in the Reformed church who restored Protestantism to France, born in Villeneuve-de-Berg, France (d. 1760)
- 1725 Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American military and political leader during the American Revolution who shot founding father Button Gwinnett in a duel, born in Raits, Badenoch, Scotland (d. 1806)
- 1745 Nicolas Séjan, French organist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1819)
- 1746 Jan Dawid Holland, Polish composer, born in Sankt Andreasberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)
- 1754 Madame Roland [Marie-Jeanne Phlippon], French revolutionary (member of the Girondist faction), born in Paris, France (d. 1793)
- 1775 Ninian Edwards, American politician (Governor of Illinois Territory, 1809–1813; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1818–1824; Governor of Illinois 1826–1830), born in Montgomery County, Maryland (d. 1833)
- 1777 Roger B. Taney, 5th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836-64) who delivered the majority Dred Scott decision, born in Calvert, Maryland (d. 1864)
- 1780 Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47), born in Anstruther, Scotland (d. 1847)
- 1781 Dominique Jacques de Eerens, Dutch general and politician (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1836-40), born in Alkmaar, Dutch Republic (d. 1840)
- 1781 Ebenezer Elliott, British poet known as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" for his opposition to the corn laws, born in Masborough, England (d. 1849)
- 1789 Edmund Kean, British Shakespearean tragic actor (Shylock), born in London, England (d. 1833)
- 1804 James Bridger, American scout, fur trader and mountain man par excellence, born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1881)
- 1806 Norbert Rillieux, American chemical engineer and inventor (sugar refiner), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1894)
- 1820 Jean Ingelow, English poet and children's novelist (Mopsa the Fairy), born in Boston, Lincolnshire (d. 1897)
- 1820 Patrick Edward Connor, Irish-American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland (d. 1891)
- 1826 Oskar Peschel, German geographer (classified men into seven races in his book "The Races of Man: and their geographical distribution"), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1875)
- 1828 Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Irish-American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Ovens, Ireland (d. 1864)
- 1832 Moncure Daniel Conway, American minister, abolitionist and writer (Life of Thomas Paine), born in Stafford County, Virginia (d. 1907) [1]
- 1832 Walter Quintin Gresham, American statesman, jurist, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Lanesville, Indiana (d. 1895)
German engineer and inventor, designed 1st motorcycle, born in Schorndorf, Kingdom of Württemberg
- 1839 Josef Rheinberger, German organist, composer, and educator (Munich Conservatory, 1877-1901), born in Vaduz, Liechtenstein (d. 1901)
- 1846 Kate Greenaway, English artist known for her children's book illustrations (Under the Window), born in London (d. 1901)
- 1848 Horace Nicholl, British composer, born in Tipton, England (d. 1922)
- 1856 Mikhail Vrubel, Russian Symbolist painter, one of the first modern Russian artists (The Demon Cast Down), born in Omsk, Russia (d. 1910)
- 1862 Silvio Gesell, German-Argentine radical economist who invented a form of money (free money) with an expiration date, born in Sankt Vith, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1930) [1]
- 1863 Homer Plessy, American Creole shoemaker and civil rights pioneer (plaintiff in landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson 1896), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1925)
- 1866 Pierce Butler, American jurist, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1923-39), born in Northfield, Minnesota (d. 1939)
- 1870 Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (British Ants), born in Leicester, England (d. 1951)
- 1872 Douglas Carr, England cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 7 wickets; Kent CCC), born in Cranbrook, England (d. 1950)
- 1872 Willie Quaife, English cricket batsman (7 Tests, 1 x 50; Sussex CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Newhaven, England (d. 1951)
- 1873 Margaret Bondfield, British politician and 1st British female cabinet minister (1929-31), born in Chard, Somerset (d. 1953)
- 1874 Kincsem, Hungarian horse that never lost a race, born in Kisbér, Hungary (d. 1877)
- 1874 Stephen Samuel Wise, American Rabbi and President of Zionist Org of America, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1949)
- 1876 Frederic Ayres, American composer (From the Plains), born in Binghamton, New York (d. 1926)
- 1877 Albert Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1918)
- 1879 Sid Grauman, American entrepreneur, established the Chinese Theatre and Egyptian Theatre, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1950)
- 1880 Guillermo Uribe Holguin, Colombian composer, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1971)
- 1880 Lawrence Oates, English army officer and Antarctic explorer who sacrificed his life on the Terra Nova Expedition, born in Putney, England (d. 1912)
- 1880 Patrick Hastings, British politician and barrister regarded as the leading barrister of his time (Case of the Hooded Man and the Elvira Barney murder case), born in London (d. 1952)
- 1881 Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Less bror Harris), born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1947)
- 1881 Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1949 for mapping parts of the brain that control internal organs, born in Frauenfeld, Switzerland (d. 1973) [1]
- 1883 Urmuz, [Demetru Dem. Demetrescu-Buzău], Romanian writer (Bizarre Pages), born in Curtea de Argeș, Romania (d. 1923)
- 1884 Alcide Nunez, American jazz clarinetist, born in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana (d. 1934)
- 1886 Patricia of Connaught, British princess, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, born at Buckingham Palace, London (d. 1974)
- 1888 Frank Buck, American actor (Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs), born in Gainesville, Texas (d. 1950)
- 1888 Paul Ramadier, French politician and lawyer (Prime Minister 1947), born in La Rochelle (d. 1961)
- 1890 Harold Morris, American composer, born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1964)
- 1892 Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and "father of Egyptian popular music" (Ana Haweet), born in Kôm el-Dikka, Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1923)
- 1894 Paul Green, American novelist and playwright (In Abraham's Bosom), born in Lillingotn, North Carolina (d. 1981)
- 1897 Jozef Mazur, American stained glass artist and painter, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1970)
- 1900 Alfred Newman, American film music arranger, conductor and composer, winner of 9 Academy Awards (The Robe; How The West Was Won; Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1970)
- 1900 Manuel Plaza, Chilean athlete (Olympic silver Marathon 1928; Chile's first Olympic medal), born in San Bernardo, Chile (d. 1969)
- 1901 Piotr Perkowski, Polish composer, born in Oweczacze (now Druzhne), Ukraine (d. 1990)
American golfer, course designer (13 major titles, Grand Slam 1930), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1904 Patrick Hamilton, English author and playwright (Gaslight, Rope), born in Hassocks, England (d. 1962)
- 1906 Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim], German actress (Gloria, Gold, Metropolis), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1996)
- 1906 Michael O'Shea, American actor (It's a Great Life, Lady of Burlesque), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1973)
- 1906 Tamara Geva, Russian-born dancer and actress, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
- 1907 Jean Van Houtte, Belgian politician (Prime Minister of Belgium, 1952-56; Finance Minister, 1950-52 and 1958-61), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1991)
- 1908 Boris Polevoy, Russian journalist and writer, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1981) [OS=Mar 4]
- 1908 Radie Britain, American composer, born near Silverton, Texas (d. 1994)
- 1909 Lovie Lee [Edward Lee Watson], American electric blues pianist, singer, and songwriter, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1997)
- 1909 Patrick Reilly, British diplomat, ambassador to Paris and Moscow who stopped the double agent Kim Philby becoming head of the UK Secret Service, born in Ooty, British India (d. 1999) [1]
American civil rights leader (March on Washington organizer, Social Democrats USA), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
- 1911 Raffaele d'Alessandro, Swiss pianist, organist, and composer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1959)
- 1913 Charles Lampkin, American character actor (Frank’s Place - "Tiger Shepin"; Roots: The Next Generation), spoken word artist, musician, and educator, born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1989) [1]
- 1913 Clay Shaw, American businessman and alleged John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracist, born in Kentwood, Louisiana (d. 1974)
American College/Pro Football quarterback (TCU; NFL C'ship 1937, 42; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; 4 × NFL passing yards leader; Washington Redskins), born in Temple, Texas
- 1915 Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian (Olympic gold team event 1960, bronze 1968, 76), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2011)
- 1915 Hans Namuth, German-born photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala), born in Essen, Germany (d. 1990)
- 1915 Henry Bumstead, American cinematic art director (2 Oscars: "To Kill a Mockingbird" 1963; "The Sting" 1974), born in Ontario, California (d. 2006) [1] [2]
- 1916 David Stafford-Clark, English psychiatrist, born in Bromley, Kent, England (d. 1999)
- 1916 Ray Ellington [Henry Pitts Brown], British drummer, bandleader, and singer (The Goon Show), born in Kensington, England (d. 1985)
- 1917 Brian Boydell, Irish composer, born in Howth, Ireland (d. 2000)
- 1918 Józef Franczak, Polish soldier and anti-communist resistance fighter who was the last cursed soldiers, born in Kozice Górne, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1963)
- 1919 Hank Sauer, American baseball left fielder (NL MVP, HR leader, RBI leader 1952; MLB All Star 1950, 52; Chicago Cubs), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
American jazz pianist and pop vocalist ("Unforgettable", "Mona Lisa"), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1920 John La Montaine, American composer (Pulitzer 1959), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 2013)
Founding father of Bangladesh, 1st and 4th President of Bangladesh (1971-72, 1975-76), born in Tungipara, British India
- 1921 Donald Barron, Scottish accountant and CEO (Midland Bank), born in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland (d. 2015)
- 1921 Mick Harvey, Australian cricketer (in Newcastle Brother of Neil Test umpire), born in Newcastle, Australia (d. 2016)
- 1924 Patrick Sergeant, British financial journalist and founder of Euromoney Publications, born in Kent, England (d. 2024)
- 1924 Stephen Dodgson, British composer, born in Chelsea, London, England (d. 2013)
- 1925 Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian film and stage actor (L'Avventura), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2015)
- 1926 Arthur Hockaday, British civil servant (Defence Ministry; Director-General of Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 1982-89), born in Plymouth, England (d. 2004)
- 1926 Siegfried Lenz, German writer (Das Feuerschiff - The Lightship; Ein Kriegsende), dramatist, and interpreter for British military (WWII), born in Lyck, East Prussia (d. 2014)
- 1927 Betty Allen, American opera and contemporary classical mezzo-soprano, educator, and arts administrator, born in Campbell, Ohio (d. 2009)
- 1927 Nancy Sheehan, Amercian writer (The Heart's Journey; Dead Center), born in the USA
- 1927 Patrick Allen, British actor (Roman Holiday;Dial "M" for Murder), born in Nyasaland, Africa (d. 2006)
- 1927 Roberto Suazo Córdova, President of Honduras (1982-86), born in La Paz, Honduras (d. 2018)
- 1927 Sulkhan Nasidze, Georgian composer, born in Tiflis, Transcaucasia, Soviet Union (now Tblisi, Georgia) (d. 1996)
- 1928 Edino Krieger, Brazilian conductor, avant-garde composer (Canticum Naturale), and record producer, born in Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil (d. 2022)
- 1928 Eunice Gayson, British actress and 1st Bond Girl (Sylvia Trench- "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love"), born in London (d. 2018) [1]
- 1928 William John McKeag, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1970-76), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2007)
- 1929 Florence Howe, American scholar, writer and co-founder of Feminist Press, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
- 1930 James Irwin, American air force officer and NASA astronaut (Apollo 15, 8th person to walk on the moon), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
- 1930 Paul Horn, American jazz and new age flautist, saxophonist, composer and producer (Inside), born in New York City (d. 2014)
- 1931 David Peakall, British toxicologist whose work on DDT lead to its banning in the US, born in Purley, England (d. 2001)
- 1931 Lorraine Ellison, American soul singer ("Stay with Me"; "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)"), and songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
- 1932 Dick Curless, American country music singer-songwriter (A Tombstone Every Mile), born in Fort Fairfield, Maine (d. 1995)
- 1932 Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist, born in Devil's Lake, North Dakota (d. 2019)
- 1932 Hazel Dukes, American civil rights activist (NAACP president, 1989-92; Spingarn Medal, 2023), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2025) [1]
- 1932 Laura Maioglio, American restaurateur (Barbetta), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2026)
- 1933 Myrlie Evers-Williams (née Beasley), American civil rights activist (NAACP chair), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
- 1933 Penelope Lively, British writer (Moon Tiger, The Ghost of Thomas Kempe), born in Cairo, Egypt
- 1934 Erhard Grosskopf, German avant-garde composer, born in Berlin, Germany
- 1934 Q. T. Macon, American blues singer and guitarist ("Blow Wind"), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1994)
- 1935 (Patrick Henry) "Adam" Wade, American pop singer (The Writing On The Wall), actor (Kiss Me Goodbye), and 1st US Black game show host (Musical Chairs), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- 1935 Vladimir Popović, Serbian soccer midfielder (20 caps, Yugoslavia; Red Star Belgrade) and manager (Intercontinental Cup, Red Star Belgrade 1991), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2020)
- 1936 Ken Mattingly, American USN naval officer, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 16; STS-4, -51-C), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023) [1]
- 1936 Ladislaw Kupkovic, Slovak violinist, and composer (Musik für das Ruhrfestspielhaus; Klanginvasion auf Bonn), born in Bratislava. Czechoslovak Republic (d. 2016)
- 1936 Robert Daniel, American Republican Congressman for Virginia (1972-1983), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2012)
- 1937 Frank Calabrese [Frankie Breeze], American mafia hitman, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
- 1937 Galina Samsova [Samtsova], Russian ballerina (London Festival Ballet, 1964-73), and artistic director, born in Stalingrad, Soviet Union (d. 2021)
- 1938 Fred Akers, American football coach (University of Wyoming; University of Texas, Austin; Purdue; career college record 108–75–3), born in Blytheville, Arkansas (d. 2020)
- 1938 Keith O'Brien, Scottish Catholic archbishop (St Andrews & Edinburgh), born in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- 1938 Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-Austrian ballet dancer and choreographer (Kirov Ballet, 1958-61; Royal Ballet, 1964-70; Paris Opera Ballet. 1983-89), born on a train near Irkutsk, Soviet Union (d. 1993)
- 1938 Zoletta "Zola" Taylor, American pop singer (The Platters, 1954-62 - "The Great Pretender"; "Only You"; "Twilight Time"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2007)
- 1939 Jim Gary, American sculptor known for whimsical monumental art and sculptors of large, colorful dinosaurs made from discarded automobile parts, born in Sebastian, Florida (d. 2006)
1939 English yachtsman (1st single non-stop circumnavigation of the globe 1969), born in London
- 1940 Mark White, American politician, lawyer, and 43rd Governor of Texas (1983-7), born in Henderson, Texas (d. 2017)
- 1941 Clarence Collins, American doo-wop singer The (Imperials - "Tears On My Pillow"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1941 Edward Harper, English composer, born in Taunton, England (d. 2009)
- 1941 Paul Kantner, American rock singer and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane; Jefferson Starship), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2016)
- 1941 Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese politician, President of the Legislative Yuan, born in Rochiku Village, Taiwan
American serial killer who killed 33 young men, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1942 Sidney Barthelemy, American politician (Mayor of New Orleans), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1943 Don Mitchell, American actor (Mark Sanger in "Ironside"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2013)
- 1943 Jim Weatherly, American pop and country songwriter ("Midnight Train To Georgia"), born in Pontotoc, Mississippi (d. 2021)
- 1943 Tony Newman, English drummer (Sounds Incorporated, T.Rex), born in Southampton, England
- 1944 Cito Gaston, American MLB player and manager (Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1944 John Sebastian, American singer (Loving Spoonful - "Summer In The City"; solo - "Welcome Back"), born in New York City
- 1944 Pat McCauley, Northern Irish rock keyboardist and drummer (Them. 1964-65 - "Here Comes The Night"; The Other Them, 1965-67), born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (d. 1984)
1944 English model, photographer and author who married both George Harrison and Eric Clapton (not at the same time), born in Taunton, England
- 1945 Elis Regina (Costa), Brazilian pop-samba-bossa nova singer ("Arrastão" - "Pull the Trawling Net"), born in Porto Alegre, Brazil (d. 1982)
- 1945 Michael Hayden, American general and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1946 Harold Brown, American rock drummer (War, 1969-94 - "Summer": "Low Rider"), born in Long Beach, California
- 1946 Michael Peter Finnissey, English composer, born in London, England
- 1947 Ian Gomm, British rock rhythm guitarist (Brinsely Schwarz, 1970-74 - Hooked On Love), and songwriter (Cruel To Be Kind), born in Chiswick, England
- 1947 James K. Morrow, American author (The Last Witchfinder), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1947 Jan Andersson, Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament (1995-), born in Helsingborg, Sweden [1]
- 1947 Yury Chernavsky, Russian composer and producer, born in Tambov, Russia
- 1948 Fran Byrne, Irish musician (Ace), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1948 Jessica Williams, American jazz pianist and composer (In the Key of Monk), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2022)
- 1948 Pat Lloyd, English rocker (The Equals), born in London, England
- 1948 Robert Braunwart, American editor who added thousands of dates to this database, born in Richland, Washington (d. 2007) [1]
- 1948 William Gibson, American sci-fi author who pioneered the subgenre cyberpunk (Neuromancer, Count Zero), born in Conway, South Carolina
- 1949 Pat Rice, Irish soccer defender and coach (49 caps; Arsenal, Watford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1949 Patrick Duffy, American actor (Dallas - "Bobby Ewing"; Man from Atlantis), born in Townsend, Montana
- 1950 Betty Dukes, American Walmart employee who fought against gender discrimination (2001 Betty Dukes v. Walmart lawsuit), born in Tallulah, Louisiana
- 1950 Michael Been, American musician (The Call), born in Oklahoma City (d. 2010)
- 1951 Bill Atkinson, American computer engineer who programmed the QuickDraw software layer, born in Ottumwa, Iowa (d. 2025) [1]
- 1951 Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer, born in Cowdenbeath, Scotland
1951 American actor (Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- 1951 Scott Gorham, American rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"; "21 Guns"), born in Glendale, California
- 1952 Manolo Badrena, Ouerto Rican jazz-fusion, Latin, and session percussionist (Weather Report, 1976-78; Spyro Gyra, 1982-87; Steve Khan; The Zawunul Syndicate), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico,
- 1952 Nikos Xydakis, Greek composer, pianist, and singer, born in Cairo, Egypt
- 1953 Filemon "Ka Popoy" Lagman, Filipino Communist revolutionary, born in Philippines (d. 2001)
- 1954 Lesley-Anne Down, British actress and singer (A Little Night Music; Moonraker), born in London, England
- 1955 Bill Beyers, American actor (Capitol - "Wally McCandless"), born in Lake Success, New York (d. 1992)
- 1955 Cynthia McKinney, American politician (Rep-D-Georgia, Green Party presidential candidate 2008), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1955 American actor (Apollo 13, CSI: NY, Forrest Gump), born in Blue Island Illinois
- 1955 Mark Boone Junior [Heidrich], American character actor (Sons of Anarchy - "Bobby Munson"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1955 Paul Overstreet, American country singer (Daddy's Come Around), born in Van Cleave, Mississippi
- 1956 Frank McGarvey, Scottish soccer forward (7 caps; Celtic, St Mirren) and manager (Queen of the South FC), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2023)
- 1956 Luca Francesconi, Italian classical and electronic music composer (Wanderer; Unexpected End of Formula), born in Milan, Italy
- 1956 Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist (Mutts), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- 1956 Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer (Who Dares Wins, They Think It's All Over), born in Redruth, Cornwall
- 1956 Will Rigby, American rock drummer and percussionist (The dB's; Matthew Sweet), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- 1957 Hamish Kilgour. New Zealand drummer (The Clean - "Tally Ho!"), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2022)
- 1959 Christian Clemenson, American actor (Boston Leagal; CSI:Miami), born in Humboldt, Iowa
- 1959 Danny Ainge, American NBA basketball player (Boston Celtics, 1981-69; 3 other teams 1989-95), coach (Phoenix Suns, 1996-99), and executive (Boston Celtics, 2000-present)and MLB baseball (Toronto Blue Jays, 1979-81) player, born in Eugene, Oregon
- 1959 Mike Lindup, British rock keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (Level 42 - "Lessons In Love"; "Something About You"), born in London, England
- 1959 Paul Black [Marmorstein], American rock singer (L.A. Guns, 1985-87), and drummer, born in San Francisco, California
- 1960 Arye Gross, American actor (Ellen), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960 Vicki Lewis, actress (Beth-Newsradio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1961 Andrew Paul, English actor (The Bill), born in London, England
- 1961 Casey Siemaszko, American actor (Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1961 Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of Christopher Reeve and activist (Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation), born in Teaneck, New Jersey (d. 2006)
- 1962 Clare Grogan, Scottish new wave singer (Altered Images - "Happy Birthday"), and actress (Gregory's Girl; EastEnders), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1962 Janet Gardner, American rock singer, and rhythm guitarist (Vixen - "Rev It Up"), born in Juneau, Alaska
- 1962 Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American astronaut (1st woman of Indian origin into space, later died in Columbia disaster), born in Karnal, India (d. 2003)
- 1962 Roxy Petrucci, American rock drummer (Vixen - "Rev It Up'), born in Rochester, Michigan
- 1963 Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Macau-Hong Kong actor (Drink-Drank-Drunk, Your Place or Mine), born in Portuguese Macau
- 1963 Michael Ivins, American rock bassist and keyboard player (The Flaming Lips, 1983-2021 - "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots"), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1963 Nick Peros, Canadian classical composer (Prayer of Consolation; Northern Lights), record producer, and author, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1963 Rebeca Arthur, American actress (Mary Anne-Perf Strangers, Opposites Attract), born in Cumberland, Maryland
- 1963 Roger Harper, Guyanese cricketer (West Indies off-spinner), born in Georgetown, Guyana
- 1964 Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian football goalkeeper, born in Sackbayeme, Cameroon
- 1964 Lee Dixon, English footballer (Arsenal), born in Manchester, England
- 1964 Rob Lowe, American actor (St Elmo's Fire, The West Wing), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
- 1965 Andrew Hudson, South African cricket player, 1984-2000 (South Africa, 163 on debut vs WI 1992), 55), born in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Nata
- 1965 Caitlin Bilodeaux, US fencer (Olympic-92), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1965 John Smiley, American MLB pitcher, 1986-97 (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and two other teams), born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
- 1966 Jeremy Sheffield, British actor (Holby City, Hollyoaks), born in Chelmsford, England
- 1967 Barry Minkow, American businessman, religious leader and convicted felon (fraud), born in Inglewwood, California
1967 American rock singer-songwriter and musician (Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1967 Chris Luongo, American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1967 Van Conner, American rock bassist and guitarist (Screaming Trees), born in Apple Valley, California
- 1968 Judy Mosley McAfee, American basketball player (Sacramento Monarchs), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1969 Gilbert Schaller, Austrian tennis player, born in Bruck, Austria
- 1969 [Lee] Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, born in London, England (d. 2010)
- 1970 Shannan Mitchem, American infielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Decatur, Georgia
- 1971 Bill Mueller, American baseball player, born in Maryland Heights, Missouri
- 1971 Katrina Colleton, American basketball player (LA Sparks), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1972 Marc Gunn, American podcaster (The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast), autoharp player, singer and producer (Brobdingnagian Bards), born in Germany
- 1972 Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian rock bassist (Hole, 1994-99), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1973 Amelia Heinle, American actress (Loving, The Young and the Restless), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1973 Caroline Corr, Irish Celtic folk rock singer, drummer, and bodhrán player (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
- 1973 Jerome Woods, American football safety (Pro Bowl 2003; KC Chiefs), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1974 John Hall, American NFL placekicker (NY Jets), born in Port Charlotte, Florida
- 1974 Mark Dolan, English comedian and TV show host (Balls of Steel), born in London, England
- 1975 Justin Hawkins, British hard rock singer and guitarist (The Darkness - "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"), born in Chertsey, Surrey, England
- 1975 Test [Andrew Martin], Canadian professional wrestler (WWF/WWE), born in Whitby, Ontario (d. 2009)
- 1976 Stephen Gately, Irish pop singer (Boyzone - "A Different Beat"; "No Matter What"), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2009)
- 1977 Ebon Moss-Bachrach, American actor (The Bear), born in Amherst, Massachusetts
- 1977 Richard Swift [Ochoa], American singer and songwriter (The Black Keys), born in California (d. 2018)
- 1979 Stormy Daniels [Stephanie Clifford], American pornographic actress, claims had affair with Donald Trump, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1981 Nicky Jam [Nick Caminero], American rapper, singer and actor (Travesuras), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
- 1983 Martin Shkreli, American businessman (Pharma), former hedge fund manager and convicted felon, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1986 Edin Dzeko, Bosnian footballer (Inter Milan), born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
- 1986 Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress (High School Musical), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1987 Rob Kardashian, American television personality and only son of Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1988 Carrie Johnson [Symonds], English Oceana charity senior advisor and wife of Boris Johnson, born in London
- 1988 Grimes [Claire Boucher], Canadian pop musician, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1989 Morfydd Clark, Welsh actress (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), born in Sweden
- 1989 Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer (Borussia Dortmund), born in Kobe, Japan
1990 Irish folk-rock and soul singer-songwriter ("Take Me To Church"), born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
- 1990 Saina Nehwal, Indian Badminton player, born in Hisar, India
- 1991 Cordarrelle Patterson, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl LIII NE Patriots; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 4 × Pro Bowl), born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
1992 English actor (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), born in London
- 1993 Rhian Teasdale, British Grammy Award-winning rock singer-songwriter (Wet Leg), born in Merseyside, England
- 1994 DeForest Buckner, American NFL player, born in Waianae, Hawaii
- 1995 Claressa Shields, American professional boxer (only boxer to hold all four major world titles simultaneously in two weight classes), born in Flint, Michigan
1997 American swimmer (9 x Olympic gold 2012, 2016, 2021, 24; World C'ships gold x 15; WR 400m, 800m, 1500m), born in Washington, D.C.
