- 1252 Conradin, Last Duke of Swabia (1254-68) and son of Conrad IV of Germany, born in Wolfstein Castle near Landshut, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1268)
- 1259 Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (1282–1328), born in Nicaea, Empire of Nicaea (d. 1332)
- 1297 Andronicus III Palaeologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), born in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (d. 1341)
- 1297 Arnošt of Pardubice, 1st and last Archbishop of Prague and advisor to Emperor Charles IV, born in Hostinka or Kłodzko (d. 1364)
English heiress and wife of John of Gaunt, born in Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England [birth date disputed]
- 1347 Catherine of Siena, Italian Dominican saint and Doctor of the Church (The Dialogue of Divine Providence), born in Siena (d. 1380)
- 1404 John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset, English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, born in London (d. 1444)
- 1479 Vasili III of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (1505-33), son of Ivan III, born in Moscow (d. 1533)
- 1495 Leonhard Paminger, Austrian composer, poet and theologian, born in Aschach an der Donau (d. 1567)
- 1532 Pietro Pontio, Italian composer (Ragionamento di Musica), born in Parma, Duchy of Milan (d. 1596)
- 1539 Christopher Clavius, German Jesuit astronomer who helped introduce the Gregorian calendar, born in Bamberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1612) [1]
- 1541 Francesco I de' Medici, 2nd Grand Duke of Tuscany (1574-87), born in Florence, Duchy of Florence (d. 1587)
- 1593 Jean de Brébeuf, French Jesuit missionary and martyr who was canonized by Pope Pius XI (1930), born in Condé-sur-Vire, Kingdom of France (d. 1649) [1]
- 1594 Maria Tesselschade Visscher, Dutch writer and glass engraver (Muiderkring group), born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1649)
- 1611 Evliya Çelebi, Turkish traveller (Seyâhatnâme), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1682)
- 1643 Louis Moréri, French priest and encylopedist (The Great Historical Dictionary), born in Bargemon, France (d. 1680) [1]
- 1653 Joseph Sauveur, French mathematician, physicist and sound engineer who coined the name acoustics for the study of sound from the ancient Greek word ακουστός, meaning "able to be heard", born in La Flèche, France (d. 1716)
- 1661 Paul de Rapin, French historian known for his "History of England", born in Castres, France (d. 1725)
- 1688 Johann Gotthilf Ziegler, German Baroque composer and organist, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1747)
- 1699 Johann Adolph Hasse, German operatic tenor, and composer (Antonio e Cleopatra; Artaserse), baptized in Bergedorf, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1873)
- 1702 Christian Gottlieb Ziegler, German organist, kapellmeister, and composer, born in Pulsnitz, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1772)
- 1702 Pieter Teyler Van der Hulst, Dutch silk merchant (founded Teyler's Museum), born in Haarlem, Dutch Republic (d. 1778)
- 1713 Jean-Baptiste Canavas [Canavasso], Italian composer and cellist, born in Turin, Duchy of Savor (d. 1784)
- 1723 Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder], Dutch political protester in Rotterdam (orangism), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1798)
- 1745 Nicolas Etienne Framery, French composer and lyricist, born in Rouen, France (d. 1810)
- 1762 Francesco Giuseppe Pollini, Italian composer, singer, and pupil of Mozart, born in Ljubljana, Habsburg Empire (d. 1846)
French soldier, Marshal of France and King of Naples (1808-15), born in La Bastide-Fortunière, France
- 1769 Salvatore Vigano, Italian choreographer, dancer and composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1821)
- 1770 Carl Friedrich Ebers, German composer and arranger, born in Kassel, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1836)
- 1782 Caroline Bonaparte, Queen consort of Naples and sister of Napoleon, born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Kingdom of France (d. 1839)
- 1786 Giovanni Battista Amici, Italian astronomer, physicist and botanist, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1863)
- 1797 John Winebrenner, American clergyman (founded Church of God General Conference), born in Walkersville, Maryland (d. 1860)
- 1800 Paulin Paris, French scholar and historian, born in Avenay, France (d. 1881)
- 1808 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary and poet (Cortes), born in Almendralejo, Spain (d. 1842)
- 1818 Isaac Ingalls Stevens, American Major General (Union Army), born in North Andover, Massachusetts (d. 1862)
- 1820 Xavier de Merode, Belgian nobleman, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister to Pope in Rome, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1874)
- 1823 William T. Thompson American Martin, Major General (Confederate Army), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 1910)
- 1824 Clinton L. Merriam, American Republican politician and Congress member from New York (1871-75), born in Leyden, New York (d. 1900) [1] [2]
- 1830 Julius Caesar, English cricket batsman (first English tours to North America 1859-60, Australia & NZ 1864-5; Surrey CCC), born in Godalming. England (d. 1878)
- 1839 William Bell Wait, American educator of the blind (NY Point system), born in Amsterdam, New York (d. 1916)
- 1840 Myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune, born in Ireland (d. 1876)
- 1844 Adolf Engler, German botanist who worked on plant taxonomy and phytogeography (The Natural Plant Families), born in Sagan, Prussia (d. 1930)
- 1848 William Keith Brooks, American marine zoologist (anatomy and embryology of marine animals), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1908)
- 1863 Simon Flexner, American pathologist and first Director of Rockefeller Institute, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1946) [1] [2]
- 1865 Pierre Weiss, French physicist (theory of ferromagnetism), born in Mulhouse, France (d. 1940)
Italian cellist and conductor (La Scala, 1898-1908 & 1921-29; Metropolitan Opera, 1908-15; New York Philharmonic, 1926-36; NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1937-41 & 1944-54), born in Parma, Kingdom of Italy
- 1867 John Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor (Mt Rushmore), born in St. Charles, Idaho Territory (d. 1941)
- 1868 Bill Lockwood, English cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 43 wickets, BB 7/71, 1 x 50; Surrey CCC), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1932)
- 1869 Gustaaf Schamelhout, Flemish physician and writer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1944)
- 1872 Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument in Argentina), born in the Province of Venice (d. 1933)
- 1873 Rudolf Rocker, German American anarchist, born in Mainz, Germany (d. 1958)
- 1875 Spencer Charters, American actor (3 Faces West, Big Town Girl, St Louis Kid), born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania (d. 1943)
- 1877 Walter Little, Canadian politician and MP representing Timiskaming (1935-53), born in Beachburg, Ontario (d. 1961) [1] [2]
- 1879 Otakar Zich, Czech composer, born in Městec Králové. Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1934)
- 1879 Rockley Wilson, English cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 3 wickets; Cambridge University, Yorkshire CCC), born in Bolsterstone, England (d. 1957)
Hungarian pianist, composer (Concerto for Orchestra), and ethnomusicologist, born in Nagyszentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
- 1881 Mary Webb, English writer (Gone to Earth), born in Leighton, England (d. 1927)
- 1882 Haydn Wood, English violinist, and composer of light classical music ("Roses of Picardy"), born in Slaithwaite, England (d. 1959)
- 1884 Georges Imbert, French chemical enngineer and inventor of the wood gas generator, born in Niederstinzel, German Empire (d. 1950) [1]
- 1885 Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian poet and author (Craii de Curtea-Veche), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1936)
- 1885 Veit Valentin, German-American controversial historian (Deutsche Revolution), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1947)
- 1886 Athenagoras I [Aristocles Matthew Spyrou], Greek Patriarch and Archbishop of Constantinople (1948-72), born in Vasilikón, Ottoman Empire (d. 1972) [1]
- 1892 Andy Clyde, Scottish actor (The Real McCoys, Lassie), born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland (d. 1967)
- 1893 Edward Hart, American politician (Rep-D-NJ)/1st chairman of Com on Un-American Activities, born in Jersey City (d. 1961)
- 1894 Erik William Gustav Leidzen, Swedish American composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1962)
- 1895 Siegfried Handloser, German military physician (WWI; WWII - Chief of Armed Services Medical Services, 1942-44), and convicted Nazi war criminal, born in Konstanz, Germany (d. 1954)
- 1897 "Sweet" Emma Barrett, American Dixieland jazz pianist and singer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1983)
- 1897 John Laurie, Scottish actor (Hamlet, The 39 Steps, Jericho, Island of Desire), born in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (d. 1980)
- 1899 Bella Spewack, Hungarian-American playwright (Kiss Me Kate), born in Bucharest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1990)
- 1899 Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer, and subject of the film 'The World's Fastest Indian", born in Invercargill, New Zealand (d. 1978)
- 1899 Jacques Audiberti, French poet and playwright (Race of Men), born in Antibes, France (d. 1965)
- 1901 Camilla Wedgwood, English anthropologist (Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides), born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England (d. 1955)
- 1901 Ed Begley, American actor (12 Angry Men, The Unsinkable Molly Brown), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1970)
- 1902 Sten Broman, Swedish composer and actor, born in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden (d. 1983)
- 1903 Frankie Carle [Francesco Carlone], American pianist, known as "the Wizard of the Keyboard", big band and dance orchestra leader, and songwriter ("Sunrise Serenade"; "The Golden Touch"), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2001)
- 1903 Gertrude "Binnie" Barnes, actress (Last of the Mohicans, 3 Musketeers), born in London, England (d. 1998)
- 1903 Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Austrian-American Jewish scholar, theologian, and editor (The Loves of Franz Kafka), born in Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1990) [1]
English historian (The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918, Origins of the Second World War), born in Southport, England
- 1906 Curley Weaver, American blues guitarist, born in Covington, Georgia (d. 1962)
- 1906 Jean Sablon, French singer-songwriter, born in Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris (d. 1994)
- 1906 John Howard Pyle, American politician (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), born in Sheridan, Wyoming, (d. 1987)
- 1908 Bridget D'Oyly Carte, British theater & hotel director, born in London, England (d. 1985)
English film director (Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Ryan's Daughter), born in Croydon, England
- 1909 Dutch Leonard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940, 43, 44, 45, 51; Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs), born in Auburn, Illinois (d. 1983)
- 1909 Jay Blackton, American conductor and arranger (Guys & Dolls; Oklahoma!), born in New York City (d. 1994)
- 1910 Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (Adriana Lecouvreur; La Voix Humaine), born in Saluzzo, Italy (d. 2014)
- 1910 Mario Peragallo, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1996)
American nightclub owner who murdered assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1911 Willy Anthoons, Belgium avant-garde sculptor (Mystic verheffing), born in Malines, Belgium (d. 1982)
- 1912 Jean Vilar, French stage and film actor and director (Théâtre National Populaire), born in Sète, France (d. 1971)
- 1914 Marthe Robert, French essayist and translator who influenced Sigmund Freud, born in Paris, France (d. 1996)
- 1914 Norman Borlaug, American agronomist (Green Revolution - Nobel Peace Prize 1970), born in Cresco, Iowa (d. 2009)
- 1915 Dick Winslow, American actor (Tom Sawyer, Mutiny on the Bounty), born in Jennings, Louisiana (d. 1991)
- 1916 Nikolay Ivanovich Peyko, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1995)
- 1917 Nancy Barbato Sinatra, first wife and life-long friend of Frank Sinatra, born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2018)
- 1918 Howard Cosell, American sports journalist (Monday Night Football), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 1995)
- 1919 Jeanne Cagney, American stage, screen, and radio actress (Lion is in the Streets; Quicksand; Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in New York City (d. 1984)
- 1920 Patrick Troughton, English actor (Second Doctor in "Doctor Who"; 119 episodes), born in Mill Hill, England (d. 1987)
- 1921 Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Queen consort of Yugoslavia as the wife of King Peter II, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1993) [1]
- 1921 Nancy Kelly, American child actress and model (The Bad Seed, Double Exposure, Jesse James), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 1995)
German-French BAFTA, Emmy, and Academy Award- winning actress (Room at Top; Diabolique), born in Wiesbaden, Germany
- 1922 Bruno VeSota, American character actor and director (They Stand Accused, Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1976)
American modelling agency executive and co-founder (Ford Modelling Agency), born in Manhattan, New York,
- 1922 Tobias Schneebaum, American writer, anthropologist and explorer, born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1923 Bonnie Guitar [Buckingham], American guitarist, singer and record executive (Dark Moon), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2019)
- 1923 Lee Hale, American choral director (The Entertainers), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2019)
- 1923 Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France), born in Fijnaart, Netherlands (d. 2003)
- 1924 Julia Perry, American classical composer (Soul Symphony; Cask of Amontillado; Homunuclus C.F.), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1979)
- 1924 Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress (Gate of Hell, Rashomon, Ugetsu), born in Osaka, Japan (d. 2019)
- 1925 Flannery O'Connor, American Southern novelist (A Good Man is Hard to Find), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1964)
- 1926 Gene Shalit, American book and film critic, and television personality (The Today Show. 1973-2010), born in New York City
- 1926 Hans Rausing, Swedish-British industrial billionaire (Tetra Pak), and philanthropist, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2019)
- 1926 László Papp, Hungarian boxer (Olympic gold-1948, 1952, 1956), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2003) [1]
- 1926 Riz Ortolani, Italian Grammy Award-winning composer and arranger, predominantly of film scores (Mondo Cane - "More"), born in Pesaro, Italy (d. 2014)
- 1927 Leslie Claudius, Indian field hockey (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56), born in Bilaspur, India (d. 2012)
- 1928 Hilton Kramer, American art critic, born in Gloucester, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1928 American US Navy aviator, mechanical engineer, and NASA astronaut (Gemini 7, 12; Apollo 8, 13), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2025) [1]
- 1929 Cecil Taylor, American pianist, poet, and one of the pioneers of free jazz, born in Corona, Queens, New York (d. 2018)
- 1929 Harris Fawell, American lawyer and politician (US Rep-R-IL, 1985-99), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1929 Joyce Gordon, American actress and voiceover artist credited as the first woman to do network promos (NBC), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2020)
- 1929 Kenneth Haigh, British actor (Look Back in Anger; Search for the Nile), born in Mexborough, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2018)
- 1929 Tommy Hancock, American western swing fiddler and bandleader (Supernatural Family Band - "I Should Have Married Marie"; "Tacos for Two"), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2020)
- 1930 David Burge, American pianist, composer and conductor, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2013)
- 1931 Humphrey Burton, British writer and broadcaster (Aquarius, BBC Young Musician), born in Trowbridge, England (d. 2025) [1]
- 1931 Paul Motian, American jazz drummer (Bill Evans Trio; Keith Jarrett), composer, and bandleader (Electric Bebop Band), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
- 1931 Roger Zatkoff, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1954, 55, 56; First Team All Pro 1954, 55; Green Bay Packers), born in Hamtramck, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1931 Tom Wilson, American record producer (Sun Ra; Bob Dylan; Simon & Garfunkel; Mothers of Invention; Velvet Underground), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1978)
- 1932 Roger Wilkins, American civil rights activist, lawyer and journalist, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2017) [1]
- 1933 (Charles William) "Wee Willie" Harris, English singer known as "Britain's wild man of rock 'n' roll", born in Bermondsey, England (d. 2023)
- 1933 Carlos Duarte, Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps; FC Porto, Leixões SC), born in Huambo, Angola (d. 2022)
1934 American feminist and publisher (Ms Magazine), born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1934 Johnny Burnette, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Train Kept A-Rollin'"; "You're Sixteen"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1964)
- 1934 Philip Tabane, South African jazz guitarist, vocalist, and band leader (Malombo), born in Ga Ramotshegoa, South Africa (d. 2018)
- 1935 (Juan) "Johnny" Pacheco, Dominican-American salsa flutist, bandleader, composer, record producer and label executive (Fania Records), born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic (d. 2021) [1]
- 1935 Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde, Filipino boxer (featherweight and super featherweight champion), born in Bogo (d. 1985)
- 1935 Susan Engel, British actress (Ascendancy), born in Vienna, Austria
- 1936 Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, American jazz bassist, born in New York City (d. 1995)
- 1937 Scot Palmer, Australian sports journalist (The Sun, Sunday Press, Seven Network; President Football Writers Association), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022)
- 1937 Tom Monaghan, American founder of Dominos pizza, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 1938 Daniel Buren, French conceptual artist, born in Paris, France
- 1938 Hoyt Axton, American songwriter, singer ("No No Song"; "Joy To The World"; "I've Never Been To Spain"), and actor (McCloud; Gremlins; The Rousters), born in Duncan, Oklahoma (d. 1999)
- 1939 D.C. Fontana, American educator and the first female writer on "Star Trek", born in Sussex, New Jersey (d. 2019) [1]
- 1939 Toni Cade Bambara, American director, writer and academic (The Salt Easters), born in New York City (d. 1995)
- 1940 Anita Bryant, American singer ("My Little Corner of the World"), Florida orange juice spokeswoman, and anti-homosexuality campaigner, born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma (d. 2024) [1]
- 1940 Said Mekbel, Algerian journalist, satirist, and newspaper editor-in-chief (Le Matin, 1991-94), born in Bejaia, Algeria (d. 1994)
- 1941 Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian politician and academic, born in Trondheim, Norway
- 1941 Larry Weiss, American songwriter ("Rhinestone Cowboy", "Bend Me, Shape Me", "Help Me Girl"), and singer, born in Newark, New Jersey
American singer known as "The Queen of Soul" ("Respect"; "Think"; "Chain of Fools"), pianist, songwriter, and first female performer inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1942 Joseph McNeil, American USAF Major-General, and civil rights advocate (Greensboro Four lunch counter sit-in, 1960), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2025) [1]
- 1942 Kim Woodburn, British television personality (How Clean is Your House), born in Eastney, England (d. 2025)
- 1943 Paul Michael Glaser, American actor (Starsky & Hutch - "Der, Dave Starsky"), and director (The Cutting Edge; Las Vegas), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1944 Kelly Garrett, American actress and singer (The Night That Made America Famous), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- 1944 Terry L. Bruce, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1985-93), born in Olney, Illinois
- 1945 Blair Peach, New Zealand teacher, activist and anti-fascist, born in Napier, New Zealand (d. 1979)
- 1946 Bonnie Bedelia [Culkin], American actress (Die Hard, Heart Like a Wheel), born in New York City
- 1946 Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France, born in Toulouse, France (d. 2010)
- 1946 Gerard John Schaefer, American serial killer known as the "killer cop", born in Neenah, Wisconsin (d. 1995)
- 1946 Hans Pirkner, Austrian soccer forward (20 caps; Austria Wien 128 games), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2025)
- 1946 Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist who pioneered filming volcanic eruptions, born in Mulhouse, France (d. 1991)
- 1947 Claudine Schneider, American politician (Rep-R-RI, 1981-91), born in Clairton, Pennsylvania
1947 English singer-songwriter and piano player ("Rocketman"; "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"; "Candle In The Wind"), born in Pinner, Middlesex
- 1948 Lynn Faulds Wood, Scottish television presenter (Watchdog), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1948 Michael Stanley [Gee], American rocker (Michael Stanley Band - "My Town"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021)
- 1949 Bob Ezrin, Canadian keyboardist and music producer (Alice Cooper; Peter Gabriel; Kiss; Pink Floyd), born in Toronto, Canada
- 1949 Jean Potvin, Canadian NHL player, 1970-81 (New York Islanders, and three other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1949 Kaja Danczowska, Polish classical violinist, and teacher, born in Kraków, Poland
- 1949 Klaus Mertens, German bass and bass-baritone singer, born in Kleve, West Germany
- 1949 Neil Jones, Welsh rock guitarist (Amen Corner - "Bend Me Shape Me"), born in Llanbradach, South Wales (d. 2018)
- 1950 Chuck Greenberg, American jazz and new age saxophonist, composer, and producer (Shadowfax), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
- 1950 Robert O'Reilly, American stage and screen actor (Star Trek - "Klingon Chancellor Gowron"), born in New York City
- 1950 Ronald "Ronnie" McDowell, American country singer ("The King Is Gone"), born in Portland, Tennessee
- 1951 Bob Pelander, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Michael Stanley Band, 1976-87), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1951 Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Canadian politician (first indigenous women elected to Canadian parliament and first cabinet minister), born in Tulita, Northwest Territories [1]
- 1951 Jackie Burch, American casting director (Die Hard, The Breakfast Club), born in Newburgh, New York (d. 2025)
- 1951 Maisie Williams, British vocalist (Boney M), born in Brades, Montserrat, British West Indies
- 1952 Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician, philosopher, politician, and mayor of Bogotá (1995-97, 2001-03), born in Bogotá, Colombia [1] [2]
- 1952 Jack Lee, American rock singer and songwriter (Blondie - "Hanging on the Telephone"; Paul Young - "Come Back and Stay"), born in Alaska (d. 2023)
- 1953 Haroon Rashid, Pakistani cricket batsman (23 Tests, 3 x 100s; 12 ODIs; Karachi, Sind, UBIL, UBP), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- 1953 Iryna Kyrylina, Ukrainian composer (Rozmyte bachene (What I have seen has been washed away), choral director, and educator, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 2017)
- 1953 Mary Gross, actress/comedian (SNL, Club Paradise, Feds), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1954 Ecaterina Oancia, Romanian rowing cox (Olympic gold quad sculls 1984; World C'ship gold Eight, Coxed four 1987; Eight 1989), born in Giurgiu, Romania (d. 2024)
- 1955 Daniel Boulud, French chef and leading culinary authority, best known for his restaurant Daniel in New York, born in Saint-Pierre-de-Chandie, France [1]
- 1955 John McDermott, Scottish-Canadian pop and Celtic music tenor ("Danny Boy", "Loch Lomond"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1955 Lee Mazzilli, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1979, NY Mets; World Series 1986, Pittsburgh Pirates), manager (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (World Series 2000, NY Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1956 Hugo Burnham, English drummer (Gang of Four - "Damaged Goods"), born in St Pancras, London
- 1956 Matthew Garber, English child actor (Mary Poppins), born in London, England (d. 1977)
- 1958 James McDaniel, American actor (Arthur Fancy in NYPD Blue), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1958 Maria Caridad Colón, Cuban athlete (Olympic gold javelin 1980), born in Baracoa, Cuba
- 1958 Sisy Chen, Taiwanese politician, journalist, and television commentator (Sisy's World News, UFO Dinner), born in Ludong, Taiwan [1]
- 1959 Vince Guerra, American jockey, born in Tucson
- 1960 Haywood Nelson, American actor (Dwayne in "What's Happening!!" and "What's Happening Now!!"; Grady), born in New York City
- 1960 Robert Green, tennis star, born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1960 Steve Norman, British rock saxophone player (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in London, England
- 1961 Fred Goss, American actor, comedian, and writer (Sons and Daughters), born in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan
- 1961 John Stockwell, American actor (Born to Ride; City Limits), born in Galveston, Texas
- 1961 Mark Brooks, American golfer (PGA Championship 1996), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1962 Fernando Martín, Spanish basketball center (first Spaniard in NBA 1986, Portland Trail Blazers; FIBA Club World Cup 1981, Real Madrid), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1989)
- 1962 Marcia Cross, American actress (Desperate Housewives, Melrose Place), born in Marlborough, Massachusetts
- 1964 Alex Solls, American jockey, born in Panama City, Panama
- 1964 LisaGay Hamilton, American film and stage actress (Rebecca Washington in "The Practice"), born in Los Angeles, California
1965 American actress (Square Pegs, Sex and the City), born in Nelsonville, Ohio
- 1966 Anton Rogan, Irish soccer defender (18 caps NI; Celtic, Sunderland, Oxford United, Millwall), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1966 David Hohl, American freestyle wrestler (Olympics-9-92, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1966 Frank Ferrer, American rock drummer (Guns N' Roses, 2006 -present), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1966 Jeff Cross, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 1990 Miami Dolphins), born in Blythe, California
- 1966 Jeff Healey, Canadian blind blues-rock guitarist and singer ("See The Light"; "Angel Eyes"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2008)
1966 American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1991, 98; World Series MVP 1995; 10 x MLB All Star; Atlanta Braves, NY Mets), born in Concord, Massachusetts
- 1967 Matthew Barney, American contemporary artist (Drawing Restraint, The Cremaster Cycle), born in San Francisco, California [1] [2]
- 1969 Cathy Dennis, English pop and dance music singer ("Touch Me (All Night Long)"), and songwriter (Kyle Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"; Britney Spears - "Toxic"; Katy Perry -"I Kissed a Girl"), born in Norwich, England
- 1969 Dale Davis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2000; Indiana Pacers, Portland TBs, GS Warriors, Detroit Pistons), born in Toccoa, Georgia
- 1969 Dan Wilson, MLB catcher, 1992-2005 (Seattle Mariners: Cincinnati Reds), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- 1969 Travis Fryman, American baseball infielder (5 × MLB All-Star; Gold Glove Award 2000; Silver Slugger Award 1992; Detroit Tigers), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1970 Magnus Larsson, Swedish tennis player (Grand Slam Cup 1994; Davis Cup 1994, 97), born in Olofström, Sweden
- 1971 Cammi Granato, American women's ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Downers Grove, Illinois
- 1971 Perry Klein, NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons, 1994-96), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1971 Sheryl Swoopes, American WNBA forward (Olympic gold 1996; Houston Comets), born in Brownfield, Texas
- 1972 Mimi Jones [Miriam Sullivan], American jazz bassist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader (Hot Tone Music), born in The Bronx, New York City
- 1972 Naftali Bennett, Israeli politician (Prime Minister of Israel 2021-), born in Haifa, Israel
- 1972 Phil O'Donnell, Scottish soccer midfielder (1 cap; Motherwell, Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday; PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year 1992, 94; dies while playing), born in Bellshill, Scotland (d. 2007)
- 1973 Anders Fridén, Swedish singer ("In Flames"), born in Askim, Sweden
- 1974 Finley Quaye, Scottish reggae singer and musician, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1974 Lark Voorhies [Holloway], American actress (Saved By The Bell - "Lisa"), and author, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1975 Melanie Blatt, British pop singer (All Saints - "Never Ever"), born in London, England
- 1976 Baek Ji Young, South Korean R&B and K-pop singer ("Ordinariness"; "Hate"), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1976 Gigi Leung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Tempting Heart), born in Hong Kong
- 1976 Juvenile [Terius Gray], American rapper (The Hot Boys), born in Magnolia, New Orleans, Louisiana
1976 Ukrainian boxer (2-time world heavyweight champion; Olympic gold super-heavyweight 1996), born in Semey, Kazakhstan
- 1977 Édgar Ramírez, Venezuelan actor (Carlos), born in San Cristóbal, Venezuela
- 1979 Nathanael Bargatze, American stand-up comedian, highest-grossing stand-up comic in 2024, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1980 Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegalese politician, President of Senegal (2024-), born in Ndiaganiao, Senegal
- 1980 Joe King, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Fray), born in Colorado
1981 American YouTube star and co-founder of Beme, born in Gales Ferry, Connecticut
- 1981 Demna [Gvasalia], Georgian fashion designer (Balenciaga), born in Sokhumi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
- 1981 Mike Adams, American football safety (Pro Bowl 2014, 15 Indianapolis Colts) and assistant coach (Chicago Bears, NY Giants), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1982 Danica Patrick, American auto racer (1st woman to win an IndyCar Series race), born in Beloit, Wisconsin
- 1984 Katharine McPhee, American singer-songwriter ("Over It") and actress (Country Comfort), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1985 Chris Redd, American comedian and actor (Saturday Night Live), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1986 Kyle Lowry, American NBA point guard (Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors; NBA champion, 6x All-Star), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1986 Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2014 SA Spurs; NBA 3-Point Contest 2014; Italian Cup 2002 Virtus Bologna; 4 x Italian Supercup), born in San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy
- 1987 Rob Jetten, Dutch politician, Leader of the Democrats 66 (2023–present), and Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2026–present), born in Veghel, Netherlands
- 1988 Big Sean [Anderson], American rapper, singer, and songwriter (Dark Sky Paradise), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1989 Alyson Michalka, American actress (Phil of the Future; iZombie), and singer-songwriter (Aly & AJ - "Potential Break-Up Song"), born in Torrance, California
- 1999 Mikey Madison, American actress (Anora, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood), born in Los Angeles, California
- 2000 Sha’Carri Richardson, American sprinter (World C'ship gold 100m 2023; Olympic gold 4x100m relay, silver 100m 2024), born in Dallas, Texas
