- 580 Bilal ibn Rabah, Arabic companion of prophet Muhammad, first mu'azzin in history, born in Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (d. 640)
born in Le Mans, Maine, Kingdom of France
- 1324 David II, last Scottish ruler from House of Bruce (1329-71), born in Dunfermline Abbey, Scotland (d. 1371)
- 1326 Louis I [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), and Poland (1370-82), born in Visegrád, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1382)
- 1512 Gerardus Mercator, Flemish geographer, globe maker, and cartographer (introduced the term atlas, added rhumb lines to aid navigation by sea, Mercator 1569 world map), born in Rupelmonde, Flanders (d. 1594)
- 1563 John Coke, English politician (Secretary of State for Charles I, 1626-40), born in Trusley, Derbyshire, England (d. 1644)
- 1574 William Oughtred, English mathematician (invented early slide rule), born in Eton, England (d. 1660) [date baptized]
- 1585 John Georg I, Elector of Saxony (1611-56, Peace of Prague), born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1656)
- 1637 Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and inventor (fire hose; street lighting), born in Gorinchem, South Holland (d. 1712)
- 1658 Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac [Laumet], French explorer, trader, and administrator in New France (founding commander of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, 1701-10; Governor of Louisiana, 1710-16), born in Les Laumets, France (d. 1730)
- 1693 Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1754)
- 1696 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice), born in Venice, Venetian Republic (d. 1770)
- 1703 Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet and pioneering literary critic, born in Astrakhan, Russia (d. 1768)
- 1723 Princess Mary of Great Britain, born at Leicester House, Westminster, London, England (d. 1772)
- 1733 Vincenzo Galeotti [Tomasselli], Italian dancer, ballet master (Royal Danish Ballet, 1775-1816), and choreographer (Amors og Balletmesterens Luner / The Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1816)
- 1739 Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American politician and doctor in the Massachusetts militia during the Revolutionary War, born in South Hadley, Massachusetts (d. 1819)
- 1746 Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer and naval chaplain (My Son on the Galley), born in Viby, Sweden (d. 1778)
- 1748 Jonas Carlsson Dryander, Swedish botanist working in London as librarian of the Royal Society, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1810)
- 1748 William Shield, English violist, violinist, and composer (Master of the King's Music, 1817-29), born in Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England (d. 1829)
- 1750 Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison, French classical scholar (Anecdota Graeca) and ancient manuscript hunter who discovered a 10th-century manuscript of the Iliad (codex Venetus), born in Corbeil-Essonnes, France (d. 1805)
- 1751 Jan Křtitel Kuchař, Czech organist, harpsichordist, mandolin player, composer, and opera conductor, born in Choteč, Bohemia, Habsburg Empire (d. 1829)
- 1774 Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Danish organist and composer (Ludlam’s Hule), born in Altona, Duchy of Holstein, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1842)
- 1794 Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician and astronomer (contributions to optics), born in Lusignan, France (d. 1872)
- 1794 Robert Cooper Grier, American jurist, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1846-70), born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (d. 1870)
- 1805 Theodore Labarre, French composer and harpist, born in Paris, France (d. 1870)
- 1814 Wilhelm von Giesebrecht, German historian, wrote first general history of medieval Germany, born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1889)
- 1815 John Wentworth, American politician, Mayor of Chicago (1857-58, 60-61), born in Sandwich, New Hampshire (d. 1888)
- 1817 Austen Henry Layard, British archaeologist and diplomat (work in Mesopotamia including rediscovery of Nineveh), born in Paris, France (d. 1894)
- 1824 Elisha Harris, American physician (founded American Public Health Association, sanitary reform), born in Westminster, Vermont (d. 1884)
- 1824 James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman (Currier and Ives), born in New York City (d. 1895)
- 1825 Hans Balatka, Moravian-American conductor (Milwaukee Musikverein; Chicago Oratorio Society), author (Condensed History of Music), and composer, born in Hoffnungsthal bei Olmütz, Moravia (d. 1899)
- 1825 John Dunovant, American soldier and Confederate general, born in Chester, South Carolina (d. 1864)
- 1825 Joseph Albert, German photographer (albertotype), born in Munich (d. 1886)
- 1836 Charles Goodnight, American cattle rancher who established the Goodnight-Loving Trail, born in Macoupin County, Illinois (d. 1929)
- 1840 Constance Fenimore Woolson, American writer (Jupiter Lights), born in Claremont, New Hampshire (d. 1894)
- 1843 William F. Sudds, American composer, music publisher, and teacher, born in London, England (d. 1920) [1]
- 1845 Alphonse Hasselmans, Belgian-French harpist, composer (La Source), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1884-1912), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1912)
- 1850 Daniel Brink Towner, American hymn composer ("He's A Friend of Mine"; "Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom"), and music director, born in Rome. Pennsylvania (d. 1919)
- 1853 Arthur Foote, American classical composer (Suite for Strings in E), and a member of the "Boston Six", born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
- 1853 Howard Pyle, American illustrator, painter and author (King Stork), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1911)
- 1860 Sam Thompson, American Baseball HOF right fielder (NL batting champion 1887 Detroit Wolverines; NL HR leader 1889, 1895 Philadelphia Quakers), born in Danville, Indiana (d. 1922)
- 1867 Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian politician, Premier of Quebec (1920-36), born in Quebec City (d. 1952)
- 1868 Prosper Poullet, Belgian politician (Prime Minister of Belgium 1925-26), born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1937)
- 1869 Michael von Faulhaber, German cardinal (Archbishop of Munich who opposed Nazi regime), born in Heidenfeld, Bavaria (d. 1952)
- 1870 Frank Norris, journalist and writer (McTeague, Octopus), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1902)
- 1871 Maria do Carmo Geronimo, Brazilian maid, former slave and oldest Brazilian (lived to be at about 129), born in Carmo de Minas, Brazil (d. 2000)
- 1871 Rosa Luxemburg, Polish-German Marxist revolutionary and founder of the Spartacus League, born in Zamość, Poland (d. 1919)
- 1874 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer (Het fregatschip Johanna Maria - The frigate Johanna Maria), born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1946)
- 1874 Henry Travers [Travers John Heagerty], British stage and screen character actor (It's A Wonderful Life; Mrs. Miniver; Bells of St Mary), born in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England (d. 1965)
- 1876 Elizabeth Moore, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1896, 1901, 03, 05), born in Brooklyn, NY (d. 1959)
- 1879 Walter Long, American actor (Moby-Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol), born in Nashua, New Hampshire (d. 1952)
- 1883 Marius Barbeau, French Canadian ethnographer and folklorist, born in Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec (d. 1969)
- 1886 Dong Biwu, Chinese Communist Party revolutionary, Acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1972-75), born in Huanggang, Hubei, China (d. 1975)
- 1886 Paul Radmilovic, Welsh swimmer (Olympic gold GB 4×200m freestyle 1908; gold GB water polo 1908, 12, 20), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1968)
- 1887 Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian cellist, guitarist, and conductor, and composer (Bachianas Brasileiras), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1959)
- 1888 (Joshua) "Peg Leg" Howell, American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist ("New Prison Blues"), and early recording artist, born in Eatonton, Georgia (d. 1966)
- 1891 Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, American comedian (Olsen & Johnson), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1962)
- 1893 Emmett J. Culligan, American entrepreneur (founder of water treatment organization Culligan Inc.), born in Yankton, South Dakota (d. 1970)
- 1894 Henry Daniell, British actor (The Great Dictator, Camille, Philadelphia Story, Body Snatchers), born in London, England (d. 1963)
- 1895 Fritz Usinger, German writer (Eternal Struggle), born in Friedberg, Germany (d. 1982)
- 1897 Gunta Stölzl, German textile artist (teacher at the Bauhaus School), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1983)
- 1897 Set Persson, Swedish communist politician, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1960)
Chinese political figure and First Lady of the Republic of China (1948-75), born in Shanghai
- 1898 Frits Slomp, Dutch pastor and resistance fighter (aided people in hiding during WWII), born in Ruinerwold, Netherlands (d. 1978)
Premier of the People's Republic of China, born in Huai'an, China
- 1899 Patrick Hadley, English composer (La Belle Dame sans merci; The Hills), pedagogue, and conductor, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1973)
- 1901 Julian Przybos, Polish poet (Sruby), born in Gwoźnica, Austria-Hungary (d. 1970)
- 1904 Karl Rahner, German Jesuit priest and theologian who advised the Second Vatican Council, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (d. 1984)
- 1905 Sophie Stewart, Scottish actress (As You Like It; Under the Red Robe), born in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland (d. 1977)
- 1907 Carroll Rosenbloom, American businessman and NFL team owner Baltimore Colts, LA Rams, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1979)
- 1908 Irving Fiske, American writer and playwright, born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1990)
English actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle), born in Huyton, England
- 1909 Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesian politician and revolutionary leader (1st prime Minister of Indonesia 1945-47), born in Padang Panjang, Dutch East Indies (d. 1966)
- 1910 Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint and youngest witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fátima, born in Fátima, Portugal (d. 1920)
- 1910 Joseph Tomelty, Irish actor and playwright (Bedevilled, Moby-Dick, Melba), born in Portaferry, Ireland (d. 1995)
- 1910 Konstantin Sergeyev, Russian ballet dancer (Romeo and Juliet) and Director of the Kirov Ballet, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1992) [1]
Taiwanese-Japanese inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles, born in Wu Baifu, Chiayi County, Taiwan
- 1912 David Astor, British newspaper editor (The Observer, 1948-75), born in London (d. 2001)
- 1913 Julian Krein [Yulian Kreyn], Russian composer (Razrusheniye (Destruction)), and musicologist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1996)
- 1914 Joan Sterndale-Bennett, British actress (Brighton Rock, Those Fantastic Flying Fools), born in London, England (d. 1996)
- 1914 Philip Farkas, American classical horn player (Chicago Symphony) and educator (University of Indiana), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
- 1914 Ursula Reit [Reith], German actress (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), born in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (d. 1998)
- 1915 Laurent Schwartz, French mathematician, 1950 Fields Medal for his theory of distributions, born in Paris (d. 2002)
- 1916 Ian Parrott, British-Welsh composer (The Black Ram), born in Streatham, England (d. 2012)
- 1918 Halsey S. Colchester, British SAS officer, spy (MI6, 1947-72), and Anglican priest (1974-91), born in at Chertsey, Surrey, England (d. 1995)
- 1918 James Tobin, American economist, 1981 Nobel Prize for Economics for his theory on the effects of financial markets, born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2002) [1]
- 1918 Milt Schmidt, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1939, 41; Boston Bruins) and coach/GM (Stanley Cup 1970, 72; Boston Bruins), born in Kitchener, Ontario (d. 2017)
- 1918 Paul Christman, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (University of Missouri; All-Pro 1946, 47; Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1970)
- 1918 Ranga Sohoni, Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, top score 29 no, 2 wickets), born in Nimbahera, Rajasthan, India (d. 1993)
- 1920 Delbert L. Latta, American politician (Rep-R-OH, 1959-89), born in Weston, Ohio (d. 2016)
- 1920 José Aboulker, French Algerian Jewish leader of anti-Nazi resistance and advocate for Algerians, born in Algiers, Algeria (d. 2009)
- 1920 Leontine T. Kelly, 1st African American female bishop (United Methodist Church), born in Georgetown, Washington D.C. (d. 2012)
- 1920 Virginia Christine [Ricketts], American actress (Mrs Olson, Tales of Wells Fargo), born in Stanton, Iowa (d. 1996)
- 1921 Berkley Bedell, American politician (Rep-D-IA, 1975-87), born in Spirit Lake, Iowa (d. 2019)
- 1921 Elmer Valo, American baseball outfielder (one of only 4, four-decade MLB players 1939-61; Philadelphia, KC Athletics), born in Rybník Czechoslovakia (d. 1998)
- 1922 Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests, 3 dismissals; Gujarat, Mumbai), born in Daman, India (d. 1994)
- 1922 James Noble, American actor (Benson, 1776, Airplane II: The Sequel), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2016)
- 1922 Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian poet, journalist, novelist (Ragazzi di vita), and film director (Teorema; Il fiore delle Mille e una Notte), born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1975)
- 1923 Laurence Tisch, American businessman (CEO of CBS Television, 1985-96; co-founder of Loews Corp), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2003)
- 1926 Joan Shawlee [Fulton], American actress (Some Like It Hot, Prehistoric Women, Abbott & Costello Show), born in Forest Hills, New York (d. 1987)
- 1927 Jack Cassidy, American stage and screen actor (Shangri-La; The Eiger Sanction: She Loves Me; Columbo), and Grammy Award-winning singer, born in Richmond Hill, New York (d. 1976)
- 1927 Marko Valok, Serbian soccer striker (6 caps Yugoslavia; Partizan 470 games) and manager (Partizan, Yugoslavia, Burma), born in Surčin, Serbia (d. 2024)
- 1928 Lou Levy, American jazz pianist (Woody Herman, Stan Getz), and accompanist (Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2001)
- 1929 Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver, born in Trollhättan. Sweden (d. 2015)
- 1929 J. B. Lenoir, African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the 1950s, born in Monticello, Mississippi (d. 1967)
- 1930 Del Crandall, American baseball catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957; 4 × Gold Glove Award; Boston/Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners), born in Ontario, California (d. 2021)
- 1931 Anthony Hedges, British light music and orchestral composer (Humberside Cantata), born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England (d. 2019)
- 1931 Barry Tuckwell, Australian horn player (London Symphony, 1955-68), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2020)
- 1931 Fred Othon Aristidès, French comic artist (Philémon), born in Paris, France (d. 2013)
- 1932 Earl Woods, American author (father of Tiger Woods; 2 x books about upbringing and coaching), born in Manhattan, Kansas (d. 2006)
- 1932 Paul Sand [Pablo Sanchez], American Tony Award-winning actor and comedian (Friends and Lovers), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1932 Robert Lombardo, American composer and composition teacher (The Music Conservatory of Chicago College. 1964-99), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1932 Walter Charles Marshall, Welsh theoretical physicist (Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1981-89), born in Rumney, Wales (d. 1996)
- 1933 Evgeni Vasiukov, Russian chess grandmaster (World Senior Champion 1995), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2018)
- 1933 İsmail Ogan, Turkish freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 78kg 1964, silver 1960), born in Macun, Turkey (d. 2022)
- 1933 Norbert Linke, German composer, music educator, and musicologist, born in Ścinawa, Province of Lower Silesia, Prussia (d. 2020)
- 1933 Tommy Tucker [Robert Higginbotham], American R&B singer-songwriter, and piano player ("Hi-Heel Sneakers"), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1982)
1934 Israeli economist and Nobel laureate (2002), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1934 James B. Sikking, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Lt. Howard Hunter"; Doogie Howser, M.D. - "David Howser"; Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024)
- 1934 John F. Burnett, American film editor (Grease; The Way We Were), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2024)
- 1934 Nicholas Smith, British actor (Mr Rumbold in "Are You Being Served?"), born in Surrey, England (d. 2015)
- 1935 Billy Tubbs, American college basketball coach (Southwestern Uni, Lamar Uni, Uni of Oklahoma, Texas Christian Uni), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2020)
- 1935 Lawrence A. Bossidy, American businessman and chief executive of Allied Signal (1991-99), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 2025)
- 1935 Mal Anderson, Australian tennis player (US Open-1957), born in Theodore, Queensland
- 1935 Philip K Chapman, Australian astronaut (Apollo 14 support), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2021)
- 1936 Canaan Banana, 1st President of Zimbabwe (1980-87), born in Essexvale, Southern Rhodesia (d. 2003)
- 1936 Dale Douglass, American golfer (3 x PGA Tour titles; 11 x Champions Tour titles; US Senior Open 1986), born in Wewoka, Oklahoma (d. 2022)
- 1936 Dean Stockwell, American stage and screen actor (The Werewolf of Washington; Blue Velvet; Quantum Leap), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
- 1937 Carol Sloane [Morvan], American jazz singer, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2023) [1]
- 1937 Olusẹgun Ọbasanjọ, Nigerian military leader and politician (President of Nigeria, 1999-2007), born in Ibogun-Olaogun, British Nigeria
- 1937 Stephen Fitz-Simon, British fashion retailer and entrepreneur (Biba), born in Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, England (d. 1997)
- 1938 Fred "Hammer" Williamson, NFLer (Chiefs)/actor (Julia), born in Gary, Indiana
- 1938 Lynn Margulis, American biologist (serial endosymbiotic theory), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
- 1938 Paul Evans, American rock and pop singer-songwriter ("Happy-Go-Lucky Me"; "Hello, This Is Joanie" ; "Roses Are Red (My Love)"), born in Queens, New York City
- 1939 Charles Fuller, American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (A Soldier's Play; Zooman and the Sign; The Brownsville Raid), and screenwriter (A Soldier's Story; A Gathering of Old Men), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
- 1939 Johnny Jenkins, American blues guitarist, born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2006)
- 1939 Norman Seeff, South African-American photographer, filmmaker, and album cover artist (Joni Mitchell; Captain & Tenille; Fleetwood Mac), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1939 Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer who killed three children, born in Peterborough, Ontario (d. 2010)
- 1939 Samantha Eggar, British-American actress (The Collector; Dr. Doolittle; The Molly Maguires), born in Hempstead, England
- 1940 Claude Lacaze, French rugby union fullback (33 Tests; Barbarians Rugby 3; FC Lourdes, SC Angoulême, Racing Club de Nice), born in Pontacq, France (d. 2026)
- 1940 Graham McRae, New Zealand auto racer (Tasman Formula 5000 Series 1971-73; L&M Continental 5000 C'ship 1972), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2021)
- 1940 Ken Irvine, Australian rugby league HOF winger (31 Tests; NSW 24 games; North Sydney RLFC, Manly-Warringah RLFC; record first-grade career tries–212), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1990)
- 1940 Malcolm Hebden, British actor (Norris Cole in "Coronation Street"), born in Chester, England
- 1940 Mary Rose Oakar, American politician and the first Arab American woman in Congress (Rep-D-Ohio 1977-93), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2025) [1]
- 1940 Sepp Piontek, German soccer manager (Haiti, Denmark 1979-90, Turkey, Greenland) and defender (6 caps West Germany; Werder Bremen), born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 2026)
- 1940 Tetsuya Noda, Japanese artist, photographer and printmaker (Diary series), born in Uki, Japan
- 1942 David Watkins, Welsh rugby union fly-half (21 Tests Wales, 6 British & Irish Lions; Newport RFC), rugby league utility (16 Tests Wales, 6 GB; Salford RLFC) and coach (4 Tests GB, 3 Wales), born in Blaina, Wales (d. 2023)
- 1942 Felipe González, Prime Minister of Spain, 1982-96, born in Seville
- 1942 Michael "Mike" Resnick, American sci-fi author (Sideshow; Eros Ascending), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1943 Hugh Scully, British TV presenter (The Antiques Roadshow), born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire (d. 2015)
- 1943 James Lowe, American psychedelic rock guitarist, singer (The Electric Prunes - "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)"), record producer, and industrial filmmaker, born in San Luis Obispo, California (d. 2025) [1]
- 1943 Lucio Battisti, Italian pop singer-songwriter ("La canzone del sole"; "Pensieri e parole"), born in Poggio Bustone, Italy (d. 1998)
- 1944 Paul Sands, comedian and actor (SCTV, Story Theater, St Elsewhere), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1944 Roy Gutman, American journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner (for International reporting), born in New York City
- 1945 Antony Price, British fashion designer, born in Keighley, Yorkshire, Kent, England (d. 2025)
- 1945 Randy Matson, American field athlete (Olympic gold shot putt 1968), born in Pampa, Texas
- 1946 Irene Ivison, British activist, campaigner and founder of the Coalition for the Removal of Pimping, born in Oxford, England (d. 2000)
- 1946 Michael Warren, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Ofc. Bobby Hill"), born in South Bend, Indiana
- 1946 Murray Head, British singer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Chess - "One Night in Bangkok"), and actor (Sunday, Bloody Sunday), born in London
- 1946 Richard Bell, Canadian musician (Full Tilt Boogie Band), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2007)
- 1947 (Samuel) "Eddie" Hodges, American stage and screen actor and singer ("High Hopes", The Music Man - "Gary, Indiana"; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- 1947 Clodagh Rodgers, Northern Irish pop singer ("Come Back and Shake Me", "Jack in the Box"), born in Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland (d. 2025)
- 1947 Kent Tekulve, American MLB baseball relief pitcher, 1980 All-Star (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1974-85 and 2 other teams), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1947 Tom Russell, American folk music singer-songwriter (The Man from God Knows Where), writer, and visual artist, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1948 Eddy Grant, Guyanese–British reggae singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist ("Electric Avenue"), born in Plaisance, British Guiana
- 1948 Elaine Paige, British musical theater singer and actress (Evita; Sunset Boulevard), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
- 1948 Jacques Kloes, Dutch rock singer (Dizzy Man's Band - "The Show"; "Matter of Facts"), born in Heemskerk, Holland (d. 2015)
- 1948 Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter, born in Zahara de los Atunes, Spain (d. 1984)
- 1948 Richard Hickox, British organist, musical director, and conductor (City of London Sinfonia, 1971-2008; London Symphony Chorus, 1976-91), born in Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire, England (d. 2008)
1949 French businessman (LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), born in Roubaix, France
- 1950 Eugene Fodor, American classical violinist (1974 Tchaikovsky Award), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2011)
- 1950 Harvey Jacob Alperin, actor (Cocktail), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1952 Alan Clark, British keyboardist (Dire Straits, 1980-95 - "Money for Nothing"; Tina Turner; Eric Clapton), producer, and composer, born in County Durham, England
- 1953 Valery Korzun, Russian cosmonaut (TM-24), born in Krasny Sulin, Soviet Union
- 1954 João Lourenço, Angolan politician (President of Angola 2017-), born in Luanda, Angola
- 1954 Marsha Warfield, American comedian, and actress (Night Court, 1986-92 - "Roz"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1955 Juraj Filas, Slovak composer (Oratio Spei / Prayer of Hope), born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia (d. 2021)
- 1955 Marcia McCabe, American actress (Alice Grande in "One Life to Live"), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1955 American magician (Penn & Teller) and author (God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales), born in Greenfield, Massachusetts
- 1956 Bobby DeBarge, American R&B singer, keyboardist, drummer, and record producer and drummer (Switch; DeBarge, 1987-89), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1995)
- 1956 Teena Marie [Mary Christine Brockert], American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("Square Biz"; "Lovergirl"), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2010)
- 1957 Mark E. Smith, British rock vocalist (The Fall; The Post - "Nearly Man"), born in Broughton, Lancashire, England (d. 2018)
- 1957 Tim Holden, American politician (Rep-D-Pennsylvania 1993-2013), born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania
British singer-songwriter, stage performer, and teen idol ("I Just Want to Be Your Everything"), born in Stretford, Lancashire, England
- 1958 William "Bill" Timoney, American actor, voice actor, director, script writer and producer (Addicted to Love, All My Children), born in Teaneck, New Jersey
- 1959 John Kezdy, American punk-rock guitarist and singer (The Effigies), and later prosecuting attorney, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
- 1959 Vazgen Sargsyan, Armenian military commander and politician, Prime Minister of Armenia (1999), born in Ararat, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 1999)
- 1960 David Tibet [Bunting], English poet, visual artist, and apocalyptic folk musician (Current 93), born in Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia
- 1960 Nicolas Launay, British record producer, composer and recording engineer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Arcade Fire; Kate Bush; Talking Heads), born in London,
- 1961 Dan Stuart, American singer-songwriter (Green on Red), poet, and author (The Unfortunate Demise of Marlowe Billings), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1962 Charlie Reid, Scottish rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (The Proclaimers - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"), born in Leith, Scotland
- 1962 Craig Reid, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (The Proclaimers - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"), born in Leith, Scotland
- 1962 Elise Burgin, tennis star, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1962 Robert L Curbeam Jr, astronaut (STS 85, sk: 99), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1963 Eddo Brandes, Zimbabwe cricket fast bowler (10 Tests, 26 wickets; ODI hat-trick v England 1997), born in Port Shepstone, Natal Province, South Africa
- 1963 Joe Exotic [Joseph Maldonado], American media personality known as "The Tiger King," businessman and convicted felon, born in Garden City, Kansas
- 1966 Aasif Mandvi [Mandviwala], British-American comedian, actor, and writer (The Mystic Masseur; The Daily Show, 2006-15; Today's Special), born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India
- 1966 Feng Congde, Chinese dissident (A Tiananmen Journal: Republic on the Square) and one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, born in Sichuan province, China
- 1966 Michael Irvin, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl 1992, 93, 95; Dallas Cowboys; 5 × Pro Bowl) and broadcaster (ESPN, NFL Network), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1968 Roman Phifer, linebacker (Los Angeles/St Louis Rams), born in Plattsburgh, New York
- 1968 Shjon Podein, NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Rochester, New York
- 1969 Jennifer Kent, Australian actress, screenwriter and director (The Babadook, The Nightingale), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1969 MC Solaar [Claude M'Barali], Chadian-French rapper ("Hasta la vista"), born in Dakar, Senagal
- 1970 John Frusciante, American rock guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers - "The Zephyr Song"), born in Queens, New York City
- 1970 Paul Whelan, Canadian-American security officer and marine (imprisoned in Russia for spying), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1971 Brian Hunter, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1994-2003, AL stolen base leader (99) - 1997 (Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, and 4 other teams), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1971 Chad Fonville, American MLB baseball infielder, 1995-99 (LA Dodgers and 3 other teams), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
- 1971 Filip Meirhaeghe, Belgian mountain bike racer (2000 Olympicsm silver), born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1971 José Mercedes, Dominican MLB baseball pitcher, 1994-2003 (Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in El Seybo, Dominican Republic
- 1971 Yuri Lowenthal, American voice actor (Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Ben 10: Omniverse), born in Alliance, Ohio,
- 1972 Hernan Gumy, tennis star, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1972 Luca Turilli, Italian symphonic metal composer, guitarist and keyboard player (Rhapsody), born in Trieste, Italy
- 1973 Nicole Pratt, Australian tennis star (1995 Futures Australia), born in Mackay, Queensland
1974 American actress (Training Day, 2 Fast 2 Furious), born in Miami, Florida
1974 American actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Rocky V, Angus), born in Patchogue, New York
- 1974 Matt Lucas, English comedian (Little Britain), born in London, England
- 1976 Tim Sylvia, American mixed martial artist (UFC), born in Ellsworth, Maine
- 1977 Wally Szczerbiak, American NBA basketball player, 1999-2009 (Minnesota Timberwolves and 3 other teams), and broadcaster (New York Knicks), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1979 Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter (Olympic gold women's 75kg 2004; World C'ship gold 1998, 99), born in Yantai, China
- 1981 Karolina Wydra, Polish model and actress (True Blood; After), born in Opole, Poland
- 1981 Zach Williams, American Christian rock musician ("There was Jesus"), born in Pensacola, Florida
- 1982 Amanda Shires; American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddle player (The Nashville Sound; The Highwomen), born in Lubbock, Texas
1982 New Zealand rugby five eighth (112 Tests; 1,598 points: highest scorer in Test match history; Crusaders), born in Leeston, New Zealand
- 1985 Whitney Port, American TV personality and fashion designer (The Hills), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1989 Jake Lloyd, American actor (The Phantom Menace), born in Fort Collins, Colorado
- 1990 Matt Rogers, American comedian, actor and podcast host (Las Culturistas), born in Long Island, New York
- 1991 Daniil Trifonov, Russian Grammy Award-winning classical pianist, born in Nizhny Novgorod, Soviet Union
- 1993 Kyle Schwarber, American MLB baseball outfielder, 2015- (Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and 2 other teams), born in Middletown, Ohio
- 1995 Mikayla Raines, American wildlife rehabilitator and founder of Save a Fox Rescue, born in Burnsville, Minnesota (d. 2025)
- 1996 Taylor Hill, American model (Victoria's Secret), born in Palatine, Illinois
- 1999 Justin Fields, American football quarterback (Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, NY Jets), born in Kennesaw, Georgia
- 2000 Beatrice Chebet, Kenyan athlete (Olympic gold 5,000/10,000m 2024; 10,000m WR 28:54.14 2024), born in Kericho, Kenya
- 2000 Gabby Barrett, American country music singer-songwriter ("I Hope"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
