- 1338 Go-Kōgon, 4th Japanese Emperor of the Northern Court (1352-71), born in Japan (d. 1374)
Queen consort of England by marriage to King Henry VI, major figure during the War of the Roses, born in Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, France
- 1599 Thomas Selle, German baroque composer, born in Zörbig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1663)
- 1614 Jahanara Begum, Mughal princess, eldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan, First Lady of the Mughal court, born in Ajmer, Mughal Empire (d. 1681)
- 1638 Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist and botanist (developed techniques for preserving specimens), born in The Hague, Dutch Republic (d. 1731)
English astronomer, 3rd Astronomer Royal, discovered Earth's nutation motion, born in Shelborne, England
- 1699 John Bartram, naturalist and explorer, father of American botany, born near Darby, Pennsylvania (d. 1777)
- 1732 Adélaïde of France, French princess and 6th child of Louis XV, born in Palace of Versailles, Kingdom of France (d. 1800)
- 1733 Josiah Spode, English potter and founder of Spode pottery works, born in Stoke-on-Trent, England (d. 1797)
- 1736 Iman Willem Falck, Dutch colonial governor of Ceylon (1765-85), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka (d. 1785)
- 1737 Arthur St. Clair, American soldier and politician (President of the Continental Congress, 1787), born in Thurso, Scotland (d. 1818)
- 1749 Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1802)
- 1749 Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace, French mathematician, astronomer and physicist (stability of the solar system), born in Beaumount-en-Auge, Normandy, France (d. 1827)
- 1750 Johannes Matthias Sperger, Austrian double bassist, and composer, born in Feldsberg, Lower Austria (d. 1812)
- 1754 Jurij Vega, Slovene Baron, mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer, born in Zagorica pri Dolskem, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1802)
- 1761 Jan Willem de Winter, Dutch admiral (commanded Dutch navy in Battle at Campertown), born in Kampen, Dutch Republic (d. 1812)
- 1769 William Smith, British geologist who is credited with creating the first nationwide geological map (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils), born in Churchill, Oxfordshire (d. 1839)
- 1795 Leopold Jansa, Bohemian violinist, composer, and teacher, born in Wildenschwert, Austria-Hungary (d. 1875)
- 1801 Peterus Laurentius Regout, Dutch industrialist (founder of crystal, and pottery firm P. Regout & Co.), born in Maastricht, Dutch Republic (d. 1878)
- 1808 Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist and historian (Statistic yearbook), born in Amsterdam, Kingdom of Holland (d. 1876)
- 1811 Wilhelm Taubert, German pianist, conductor, and composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1891)
- 1818 Don Carlos Buell, American Major General (Union Army), born in Lowell, Ohio (d. 1898)
- 1821 Alekey Pisemski, Russian novelist and playwright (A Bitter Lot), born in Kostroma province, Russia (d. 1881) (OS 11 March)
- 1823 Schuyler Colfax, American politician (17th US Vice President 1869-73), born in New York City (d. 1885)
- 1825 Edward Lloyd Thomas, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Clarke County, Georgia (d. 1898)
- 1826 Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist, and ballet composer (St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres, 1871-86; La Bayadère), born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1917)
- 1834 Julius Reubke, German organist, pianist, and composer (Sonata on the 94th Psalm in c), born in Hausneindorf, Germany (d. 1858)
- 1844 Eugène Gigout, French organist (St Augustin de Paris, 1863-1925), and composer (10 pièces pour orgue), born in Nancy, France (d. 1925)
- 1847 Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol, Romania, historian, born in Iaşi (d. 1920)
- 1854 Alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony) and colonial administrator, born in Giessen, Grand Duchy of Hesse (d. 1925)
- 1857 Fannie Farmer, American culinary pioneer who revolutionised modern cooking through the introduction of precise measurements (Boston Cooking-School Cook Book), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1915)
- 1858 Ludwig Quidde, German politician and pacifist (Nobel Peace Prize 1927), born in Bremen (d. 1941)
- 1861 Uchimura Kanzō, Japanese religious writer and pacifist (How I Became a Christian), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1930)
- 1862 Nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist, born in Madison County, Arkansas (d. 1950)
- 1863 Godfried Coenraad van Daalen, Dutch general (controversial Governor of Aceh accused of brutality), born in Makassar, Dutch East Indies (d. 1930)
- 1864 Hjalmar Borgstrom [Jensen], Norwegian composer (Hvæm er du med de tusene navne (Who are you with a thousand names)), and music critic, born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway (d. 1925)
- 1864 Louis Glass, Danish pianist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1936)
- 1868 Dietrich Eckart, German early supporter of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party and member of Thule Society, born in Neumarkt, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1923)
- 1876 Muirhead Bone, Scottish etcher and painter (WWI & WWII war artist), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1953)
- 1878 Franz Schreker [Schrecker], Austrian conductor, composer (Die Gezeichneten; Der ferne Klang), teacher, and administrator, born in Monaco (d. 1934)
- 1880 Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (Minister of the Interior), born in Turku, Finland (d. 1922)
- 1881 Egon Petri, Dutch classical pianist, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1962)
- 1881 Hermann Staudinger, German chemist and plastics researcher (Nobel Prize for Chemistry,1953 for polymers), born in Worms, Germany (d. 1965) [1]
- 1881 Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist (Les Thibault, 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1958)
- 1882 C. Montague Shaw, Australian actor (Buck Rogers; Zorro's Fighting Legion), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 1968)
- 1882 Emmy Noether, German mathematician known for her contributions to abstract algebra, born in Erlangen, German Empire (d. 1935) [1] [2]
- 1884 Glauco Velasquez, Brazilian pianist and composer (Brutto Signo), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1914)
- 1885 Platt Adams, American field athlete (Olympic gold standing high jump 1912), born in Belleville, New Jersey (d. 1961)
- 1887 Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn catalog), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
- 1887 Felix Yussupov, Russian aristocrat, best known for participating in the assassination of Grigori Rasputin, born in Moika Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1967)
- 1887 Juan Gris, Spanish cubist painter (Still Life Before an Open Window), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1927)
- 1887 Sidney Hillman, Lithuanian-American union leader (Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union; Congress of Industrial Organizations), born in Žagarė, Russian Empire (now Lithuania) (d. 1946)
- 1891 Catherine Murphy Urner, American singer and composer, born in Mitchell, Indiana (d. 1942)
- 1893 Arline Bletcher (née Roberts), American character actress (Wagon Train), born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1893 Cedric Gibbons, American art director for the film industry, born in New York (d. 1960)
- 1895 Dane Rudhyar [Daniel Chennevière] French-American composer (Tetragram; Granite), philosopher (The Astrology of Personality), and transcendental painter, born in Paris, France (d. 1985)
- 1895 Encarnación Alzona, pioneering Filipino historian, educator, and first Filipino woman to obtain a Ph.D., born in Biñan, Philippines (d. 2001)
- 1898 Georgios Grivas, Cypriot leader and patriot (fought guerilla war for independence against British), born in Trikomo, Cyprus (d. 1974)
- 1898 Hazel Dawn [Tout], American actress (Niobe, Under Cover, Feud Girl), born in Ogden, Utah (d. 1988)
- 1899 Dora Gerson, German-Jewish actress, cabaret singer, and Holocaust victim (Caravan of Death), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1943)
- 1900 Erich Fromm, German psychologist and psychoanalyst (Sane Society), born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1980)
- 1900 José Antonio Calcaño, Venezuelan composer (De Profundis), music critic, and diplomat, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1978)
- 1902 Philip Ober, American actor (North by Northwest, I Dream of Jeannie), born in Fort Payne, Alabama (d. 1982)
- 1903 Frank Sargeson [Norris Frank Davey], New Zealand short story writer and playwright, born in Hamilton, New Zealand (d. 1982) [1]
American actress (Mildred Pierce), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1905 Lale Andersen [Elisabeth Bunnenberg], German singer and actress (Der Pott), born in Bremerhaven, Germany (d. 1972)
- 1905 Paul Grimault, French animator (is Le Roi et l'oiseau THe King and the Bird), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1994)
- 1905 Ralph Perring, British businessman and Lord Mayor of London (1962-63), born in London (d. 1998)
- 1906 George Posford [Ashwell], British composer (Goodnight Vienna), and conductor, born in Folkestone, England (d. 1976)
- 1907 Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist (1957 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine, discovered chemotherapeutic agents including antihistamines), born in Fleurier, Switzerland (d. 1992)
- 1908 Ben Barnett, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1938 England tour), born in Auburn, Victoria, Australia (d. 1979)
- 1908 Dominique de Menil, French-American arts patron (Menil Collection Houston) and human rights advocate, born in Paris, France (d. 1997)
Japanese director and screenwriter who was posthumously named "Asian of the Century" in the "Arts, Literature, and Culture" category (Rashomon, Drunken Angel, Seven Samurai, Ran), born in Tokyo Japan
- 1911 Dick Chapman, American golfer (1940 US amateur, 1951 British amateur), born in Greenwich, Connecticut (d. 1978)
- 1912 Alfred Schwarzmann, German gymnast (Olympic gold individual, team, horse vault, 2 x bronze 1936; silver 1952), born in Fürth, Germany (d. 2000)
German-American rocket scientist (Germany - V1 and V2, US -Saturn V, NASA), and Disney space consultant, born in Wirsitz, Kingdom of Prussia (now Wyrzysk, Poland)
- 1914 Robert Arthur Gross, American violinist, composer (The Bald Soprano), and pedagogue, born in Colorado Springs (d. 1983)
- 1915 Francis Berry, British poet and academic (Shakespearean scholar), born in Ipoh, Malaya (d. 2006)
- 1915 Vasily Zaytsev, Soviet sniper in World War II (Battle of Stalingrad), born in Yeleninskoye, Russian Empire (d. 1991) [1] [2]
- 1916 R. H. Harris, American gospel singer (The Soul Stirrers), born in Trinity, Texas (d. 2000)
- 1917 Johnny Guarnieri, American stride and jazz stride pianist, and harpsichordist (The Gramercy Five; The Morey Amsterdam Show), born in New York City (d. 1985)
- 1917 Kenneth Tobey, American actor (The Thing from Another World, Innerspace, Whirlybirds), born in Oakland, California (d. 2002)
- 1917 Patricia Burke, English actress (Forbidden), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2003)
- 1918 (Granville) "Stick" McGhee, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter ("Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee"), born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 1961)
- 1919 Carl Graffunder, American mid-century modernist architect in Minnesota, born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 2013)
- 1920 Geoffrey Bush, British organist, pianist, composer, and educator, born in London (d. 1998)
- 1920 Jimmy Edwards, British comedy writer and actor (Take It From Here, Whack-O!), born in Barnes, Surrey, England (d. 1988)
- 1920 Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese Baseball HOF first baseman (JBL MVP 1941, 51, 55 Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants) and manager (11×Japan Series C'ship; Yomiuri Giants), born in Hitoyoshi, Japan (d. 2013)
- 1921 Donald Campbell, English boat and land racer (world land and water records 1964; only person to complete in same year), born in Kingston upon Thames, England (d. 1967)
- 1921 Ian Todd, English surgeon, President of the Royal College of Surgeons (1986-89), born in London, England (d. 2015)
- 1922 Marty Allen, American comedian (Allen & Rossi "Hello Dere"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
- 1922 Ugo Tognazzi, Italian comedy actor, director and screenwriter (La Cage Aux Folles, The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man), born in Cremona, Italy (d. 1990)
- 1923 Abderrahim Bouabid, Moroccan politician (Socialist Union of Popular Forces) and an opponent of French Imperialism and King Hassan II, born in Salé, Morocco (d. 1992)
- 1923 Arnie Weinmeister, Canadian Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1950–53; First-team All-Pro 1950–53; NY Yankees, NY Giants; BC Lions), born in Rhein, Saskatchewan (d. 2000)
- 1924 Bette Nesmith Graham, American inventor (liquid paper), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1980)
- 1925 David McNee, Scottish law enforcement officer (City of Glasgow/Strathclyde Police Chief Constable, 1971-77; Metropolitan Police Commissioner, 1977-82), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2019)
- 1926 Johnny Logan, American baseball shortstop (World Series 1957 Boston / Milwaukee Braves; MLB All Star 1955, 57, 58, 59²), born in Endicott, New York (d. 2013)
- 1926 Martha Wright [Wiederrecht;], American stage, concert and radio singer and actress (South Pacific; The Sound Of Music), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2016)
- 1927 Monique van Vooren, Belgian-American actress (Andy Warhol's Frankenstein), and writer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2020)
- 1927 Osvaldo Lacerda, Brazilian composer (Piratininga), and music professor, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2011)
- 1929 Albert H Crews, American chemical and aeronautical engineer and USAF astronaut (X-20 Dyna-Soar program), born in El Dorado, Arkansas (d. 2025)
- 1929 Gerrit den Braber, Dutch songwriter and lyricist (Ring-dinge-ding; I See a Star), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1997)
- 1929 James Maxwell, American actor and director (The Portrait of a Lady, The Shadow of the Tower, The Evil of Frankenstein), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1995)
- 1929 Michael Manser, English architect, born in Bristol (d. 2016)
- 1929 Rafael Chimishkyan, Georgian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR 60kg 1952; World C'ship gold 60kg 1954, 55), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2022)
English athlete (first sub-4-minute mile, 3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford 1954), born in Harrow, England
- 1931 Norman F. Lent, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1971- 93), born in Oceanside, New York (d. 2012)
- 1931 Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Soviet skier (Olympic gold 1964), born in Gorno-Altaysk, Russia (d. 2013)
- 1931 Yevgeni Grishin, Russian speed skater (4 Olympic gold 1956, 60), born in Tula, Russia (d. 2005)
- 1932 Don Marshall, Canadian ice hockey left-wing (Stanley Cup 1956, 57, 58, 59, 60 Montreal Canadiens; 7 x NHL All-Star), born in Verdun, Quebec (d. 2024)
- 1932 Louisiana Red [Iverson Minter], American blues guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("Sweet Blood Call"), born in Bessemer, Alabama (d. 2012)
- 1933 Dave Frishberg, American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and lyricist ("I'm Just A Bill"; "Van Lingle Mungo"), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2021)
- 1933 Geoffrey Leigh, British CEO of Allied London Properties and founding sponsor of The Leigh Academy, born in London [1] [2] [3]
- 1933 Hayes Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1956; World C'ship gold 1953-56), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1933 Norman Bailey, British operatic bass-baritone (Flying Dutchman), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2021)
- 1933 Norman Yemm, Australian actor (Oklahoma!), born in Elsternwick, Australia (d. 2015)
- 1933 Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist known for the Stanford prison experiment and author (The Lucifer Effect; Shyness: What It is, What to Do About It), born in New York City (d. 2024) [1]
- 1934 Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor, born in Montréal, Québec (d. 2006)
- 1934 Ludvig Faddeev, Soviet Russian mathematician (Faddeev–Popov ghosts), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 2017)
- 1934 Mark Rydell, American actor (Havana, Punchline, Long Goodbye), born in New York City
- 1934 Peter Kubelka, Austrian independent filmmaker (Schwechater) and co-founder of the Austrian Film Museum, born in Vienna, Austria
- 1934 Teresa Procaccini, Italian organist and composer (Clown Music), born in Cerignola, Italy
- 1935 Barry Cryer, British comic, writer (The Kenny Everett Show; Ross Abbot; The Two Ronnies), and actor (All You Need Is Cash), born in Leeds, England (d. 2022)
- 1935 David R. Slavitt, American critic, poet and novelist (The Exhibitionist, Anagrams), born in White Plains, New York (d. 2025)
- 1935 Desmond Pitcher, British businessman and CEO (Merseyside Development Corporation), born in Liverpool, England
American auto racer (5 x world land speed record holder; first to reach 500mph (800km/h) and 600mph (970km/h), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1937 Heinz Martin Lonquich, German pianist, conductor, composer (The Silence of John of Nepomuk; Where year and day don't count), and clergyman, born in Trier, Germany (d. 2014)
- 1937 Robert Cage, American blues guitarist (From Lake Mary), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2012)
- 1937 Robert Gallo, American physician who co-discovered the AIDS virus and pioneered the HIV blood test, born in Waterbury, Connecticut [1] [2]
- 1937 Tony Burton, American boxer, and actor (Rocky films), born in Flint, Michigan (d. 2016)
- 1938 Bertie Auld, Scottish soccer midfielder (3 caps; Celtic, Birmingham City) and manager (Partick Thistle, Hibernian, Hamilton Academical), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2021)
- 1938 Christopher Glenn, American news anchor (CBS Nightwatch), born in New York City
- 1938 Dave Pike, American jazz vibraphone and marimba player, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
- 1938 Maynard Jackson, American lawyer and the first African American mayor of Atlanta (1974-82; 1990-94), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2003)
- 1939 Bert Berdis, American comedian (Tim Conway Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1939 Boris Tischenko, Russian-Soviet pianist and composer, born in Leningrad, USSR (d. 2010)
- 1939 Rosie Reyes, Mexican tennis player (French C'ships women's doubles 1958 [Yola Ramírez]), born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 2024)
- 1940 Brian Hastings, New Zealand cricket batsman (31 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 117no; Canterbury), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2024)
- 1940 Luis Gasca, American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player, born in Houston, Texas
- 1941 Jim Trelease, American educator and author who stressed the importance of reading aloud to children (The Read-Aloud Handbook), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2022) [1] [2] [3]
- 1942 Jimmy Miller, American record producer and musician (The Rolling Stones), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
- 1942 Michael Haneke, Austrian screenwriter and director (Amour, The White Ribbon), born in Munich, Germany
- 1942 Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political activist (The Groundings with My Brothers), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 1980)
- 1943 Lee May "The Big Bopper", American Major League Baseball first baseman, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2017)
- 1943 Mohammad al-Sadr, Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader who called for government reform, born in al-Kazimiya, Iraq (d. 1999) [1]
- 1943 Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish Sami writer (The Sun, My Father) and musician, born in Enontekiö, Finland (d. 2001)
- 1943 Winston Groom Jr., American reporter and author (Forrest Gump, Better Times Than These), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2020)
- 1944 George Scott, MLB first baseman, 1966-79 (Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in Greenville, Mississippi, (d. 2013)
- 1944 Michael Nyman, British pianist and composer of opera and film scores (Mesmer; Carrington; The Piano), born in Stratford, London
- 1944 Ric Ocasek [Otcasek], American songwriter, guitarist, singer, and producer (The Cars - "Best Friend's Girl"; "Shake It Up"; "You Are The Girl"), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2019)
- 1945 David Grisman, American folk-bluegrass-jazz fusion mandolin player (Old And In The Way; Jerry Garcia), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
- 1945 David Milch, American television writer and producer (Deadwood, John from Cincinnati), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1945 Franco Battiato, Italian pop, rock, and new wave singer, songwriter (“La Voce del Padrone” (“The Master’s Voice”), and filmmaker ("Lost Love"), born in Jonia, Sicily. Italy (d. 2021)
- 1945 Krasnodar Rora, Croatian soccer midfielder (5 caps Yugoslavia; Dinamo Zagreb, Standard Liège) and manager (Šibenik), born in Vis, Croatia (d. 2020)
- 1946 (Peter) "Pepe" Lienhard, Swiss saxophonist, bandleader and entertainer, born in Lenzburg, Switzerland
- 1946 Alan Bleasdale, English author, playwright and scriptwriter (Are You Lonesome Tonight), born in Liverpool
- 1947 Ray Phiri, South African jazz and mbaqanga guitarist (Paul Simon), born near Nelspruit, South Africa (d. 2017)
- 1947 Terry Alexander, American actor (Day of the Dead, One Life to Live), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1948 David Olney, American folk singer-songwriter, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2020)
- 1948 Penelope Milford, American stage and screen actress (Shenandoah; Coming Home; Heathers), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2025)
- 1948 Wasim Bari, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistan's most successful), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- 1949 Karen English, American politician (Rep-D-Arizona 1993-5), born in Berkeley, California
- 1949 Roland Lee, American watercolor artist (Zion Fireglow, Essence of Zion), born in southern California [1] [2] [3]
- 1950 Corrine Clery, actress (Moonraker, Yor), born in Paris, France
- 1951 Karen Young, American disco singer ("Hot Shot"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
- 1951 Lis Howell, British broadcaster (director of programs GMTV), born in Liverpool. England
- 1951 Phil Keaggy, American rock and contemporary Christian music acoustic and electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (Glass Harp), born in Youngstown, Ohio
- 1951 Ron Jaworski, American NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles; Pro Bowl, Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame) and executive staff member (3x ArenaBowl champion), born in Lackawanna, New York
- 1952 Kim Stanley Robinson, American sci-fi author (Mars Trilogy), born in Waukegan, Illinois
1953 American singer and songwriter (Rufus; "I Am Every Woman"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1954 Bobby Crush English cabaret pianist, songwriter, actor, and broadcaster, born in Leyton, England
- 1954 Geno Auriemma, Italian-born American basketball coach (Connecticut Huskies), born in Montella, Italy
Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA MVP 1979, 82-83; NBA Finals MVP 1983; 12 x NBA All Star; Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Petersburg, Virginia,
- 1956 José Manuel Barroso, Portuguese politician (Prime Minister of Portugal, 2002-04; President of the European Commission, 2004-14), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- 1956 Laura Thorne, Amercian chef who was named one of 10 best American female chefs, born in New York City
- 1957 Amanda Plummer, American actress (Hotel New Hampshire, Dollmaker), born in New York City
- 1957 Robbie James, Welsh soccer midfielder (46 caps; Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, Bradford City), born in Gorseinon, Wales (d. 1998)
- 1957 Sheila Rena Ingram, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1976), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1957 Teresa Ganzel, actress (Teachers Only, Duck Factory), born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1958 El Duce [Eldon Wayne Hoke], American singer and drummer (The Mentors), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1997)
- 1958 Etienne De Wilde, Belgian cyclist, World Champion, European Champion, Olympic silver 2000, born in Wetteren, Belgium
- 1958 Serena Grandi [Fagioli], Italian actress (Miranda), born in Bologna, Italy
- 1958 Steve Madden, American fashion designer, businessman, and founder of Steve Madden, Ltd., born in Queens, New York
- 1959 Catherine Keener, American actress (Captain Philips, Get Out), born in Miami, Florida
- 1959 Epic Soundtracks [Kevin Paul Godfrey], English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls), born in Croydon, Surrey, England (d. 1997)
- 1960 Louise Goffin, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and educator (WriteGirl), born in Brooklyn, NYC
- 1960 Nicol Stephen, British politician, leader of Scottish Liberal Democrats (2005-08), and Deputy First Minister of Scotland (2005-07), born in Aberdeen, Scotland [1] [2] [3]
- 1960 Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer (Olympic gold USSR 200m breaststroke 1980), born in Vilnius, Lithuania (d. 2024)
- 1960 Terry Sweeney, American comedian and comedian (SNL), born in Queens, New York
- 1962 Steve Redgrave, British rower (5 Olympic gold medals 1984-2000) world's most successful male rower, born in Marlow
- 1965 Gary J. Whitehead, American poet (A Glossary of Chickens, The Velocity of Dust), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island [1] [2] [3]
- 1965 Marti Pellow [Mark McLachlan], Scottish pop singer, and musical theater performer (Wet, Wet, Wet - "Love Is All Around"), born in Clydebank, Scotland
- 1965 Wayne Presley, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1966 Marin Hinkle, American actress (Once and Again, Two and a Half Men, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- 1966 Mike Remlinger, MLB pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Middletown, New York
- 1967 John Strohm, American rock drummer, guitarist, songwriter (The Lemonheads), lawyer, and record executive (Rounder Records), born in Bloomington, Indiana
- 1968 Damon Albarn, English rock singer-songwriter, and musician (Blur - "Girls & Boys"; "Country House"; Gorillaz - "Clint Eastwood"; "Feels Good, Inc."), born in Whitechapel, London
- 1968 Mitch Cullin, American novelist (A Slight Trick of the Mind), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 1970 Carl Pickens, NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals), born in Murphy, North Carolina
- 1970 Gianni Infantino, Swiss-Italian sports executive (President of FIFA 2016-), born in Brig, Switzerland
- 1971 Abe Laboriel, Jr, American session and touring drummer, and vocalist (Paul McCartney; k.d. lang; Sting), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1971 Alexander Selivanov, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1971 Chris Lipuma, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1971 Karen McDougal, American Playboy model (Playmate of the Year 1998), alleged affair with Donald Trump, born in Merrillville, Indiana
- 1971 Yasmeen Ghauri, Canadian model (Valentino Perfume), born in Montreal, Canada
- 1972 Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer, (unified & lineal world super-middleweight title 2007; Ring magazine light-heavyweight title 2008), born in Hammersmith, London, England
- 1972 Jonas Bjorkman, Swedish tennis player (World #1 doubles 2001; 9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Davis Cup 1994, 97, 98; Tour Finals 1994, 2006), born in Vaxjo Sweden
- 1972 Judith Godrèche, French actress (The Man in the Iron Mask; L'Auberge espagnole), and novelist (Point de côté), born in Paris
- 1973 Jason Kidd, American Basketball HOF point guard (Olympic gold 2000, 08; NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 10×NBA All-Star; 5×All-NBA First Team) and coach (Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavs), born in San Francisco, California
- 1973 Stefon Harris, American jazz vibraphonist (The Grand Unification Theory; The Classical Jazz Quartet), born in Albany, New York
- 1974 Randall Park, American comedian, writer, and actor (Fresh Off the Boat), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1976 Chris Hoy, Scottish track cyclist (6 x Olympic gold, most successful Olympic cyclist ever; 11 x World C'ship gold), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1976 Dougie Lampkin, English motorcycle trials rider (7 x world outdoor champion; 4 x indoor world champion), born in Silsden, England
- 1976 Jayson Blair, American journalist who plagiarized and falsified articles, born in Howard County, Maryland
- 1976 Joel Peralta, Dominican MLB baseball relief pitcher, 2005-16 (Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays, and six other teams), born in Bonao, Dominican Republic
1976 American actress (Felicity, The Americans), born in Fountain Valley, California
- 1976 Michelle Monaghan, American actress (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang; Trucker; (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), born in Winthrop, Iowa
- 1976 Nolan Baumgartner, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1977 Jean Carlos Gamarra, Peruvian taekwondo practitioner (bronze Pan American Championships 1998), born in Peru [1]
- 1977 Joanna Page, Welsh stage and screen actress (Gavin & Stacy; The Cazalets), born in Treboeth, Swansea, Wales
- 1977 Josh Ackerman, American actor (The All-New Mickey Mouse Club), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
- 1978 Nicholle Tom, American actress (Beethoven, The Nanny), born in Hinsdale, Illinois,
1978 American television personality and blogger, born in Miami, Florida
- 1978 Romesh Ranganathan, English comedian, actor and presenter (The Ranganation), born in Crawley, England
- 1979 Misty Hyman, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 2000), born in Mesa, Arizona
- 1980 Russell Howard, British stan-up comedian, radio and television presenter, born in Bristol, England
- 1981 Brett Young, American country pop singer-songwriter and guitarist ("In Case You Didn't Know"), born in Anaheim, California
- 1981 Erin Crocker, American NASCAR driver, and broadcaster, born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts
- 1981 Luciana Carro, Canadian actress (Battlestar Galactica; Falling Skies), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1981 Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican MLB baseball shortstop and pitcher, 2006-09 (ATlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals), born in Santiago, Dominican Republic
- 1982 José Raúl Contreras, Chilean soccer defender (8 caps; Santiago Wanderers; Universidad de Chile; Huachipato), born in Quilpué, Chile
- 1983 François Gabart, French sailor (record round-the-world trip), born in Saint-Michel-d'Entraygues, France
1983 Somalian-born British distance runner (4 Olympic Golds), born in Somalia
- 1987 Kim Wall, Swedish journalist killed investigating Danish inventor Peter Madsen, born in Trelleborg, Sweden (d. 2017)
- 1990 Eugenie, Princess of York and daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, born in London
- 1992 Ana Marcela Cunha, Brazilian swimmer (Olympic gold 10k open water 2020; 5 x World C'ship gold 2011, 15, 17, 19), born in Salvador, Brazil
- 1992 Vanessa Morgan, Canadian actress (Riverdale), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1995 Jan Lisiecki, Canadian classical pianist, born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1996 Alexander Albon, Thai-British Formula One racing driver (Red Bull Racing), born in London
