- 1527 Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps, books, and antiquities (Theatrum orbis terrarum), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1598)
- 1572 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher, born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1632)
King of Spain and Portugal (1598-1621), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1592 Abraham Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1652)
- 1638 Diogo Dias Melgás, Portuguese composer of sacred polyphonic music, born in Cuba, Alentejo, Portugal (d. 1700)
- 1668 Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General and statesman, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1741)
- 1676 Ernst Christian Hesse, German composer, born in Großengottern, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1762)
- 1714 Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader, born in Muckhart, Perthshire (d. 1788)
- 1718 Emanuele Barbella, Neapolitan composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg (d. 1777)
- 1721 William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English army leader, born in London (d. 1765)
- 1723 John Wainwright, English composer ("Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn"), and organist, baptized in Stockport, Cheshire, England (d. 1768)
- 1741 Momozono [Tōhito], 116th Emperor of Japan (1747-62), born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1762)
- 1762 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect and archaeologist, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1839)
- 1782 Carlo Coccia, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1873)
- 1788 David G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1870)
- 1797 Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77), born in Bouc-Bel-Air, France (d. 1877)
- 1803 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1887)
- 1809 George Willem Vreede, Dutch lawyer and politician, born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1880)
- 1812 George Grey, British colonial administrator, Governor of South Australia (1840-45), Governor of New Zealand (1845-54, 1861-68), Governor of Cape Colony (1854-61), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1898) [1]
- 1813 Junius Spencer Morgan, American merchant and philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts (d. 1890)
- 1818 Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover, born in Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen (d. 1907)
- 1819 Charles Hallé, Anglo-German pianist, conductor and founder (Halle Orchestra), born in Hagen, Westphalia (d. 1895)
- 1820 Harry T. Hays, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilson County, Tennessee (d. 1876)
- 1827 Augustus Pitt Rivers, English archaeologist, born in Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Wetherby, Yorkshire (d. 1900)
- 1831 Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer and ambassador in Abyssinia, born in Vegesack, Bremen, Germany (d. 1896)
- 1832 James Hewett Ledlie, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Utica, New York (d. 1882)
- 1842 Sven August Körling, Swedish composer, born in Misterhult, Sweden (d. 1919)
- 1843 Gustave Leon Huberti, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1910)
- 1852 Henrique Oswald, Brazilian composer, born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)
- 1856 Therese Zamara, Austrian harpist and music teacher, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1927)
- 1857 Edgar Stillman Kelley, American composer (Gulliver), born in Sparta, Wisconsin (d. 1944)
- 1857 Victor Horsley, English physician and neuroscientist, born in London (d. 1916)
- 1862 Pyotr Stolypin, 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (1906-11), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1911)
- 1866 Anne Sullivan [Johanna Macy], American teacher who educated Helen Keller, born in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts (d. 1936)
- 1868 Frederik Matthison-Hansen, Danish organist and composer, born in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark (d. 1933)
- 1868 Peter Behrens, German architect, born in Hamburg, North German Confederation (d. 1940)
- 1870 Syd Gregory, Australian cricket batsman and captain (58 Tests, 4 x 100, 8 x 50, HS 201; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1929)
- 1870 Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter, born in Saratov, Russia (d. 1905)
- 1872 Abdullah Yusuf Ali, British-Indian Islamic scholar and translator (translated Qu'ran into English), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1953)
- 1873 Viktor Josef Keldorfer, Austrian composer, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1959)
- 1874 Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and Canada, born in Kensington Palace, London (d. 1957)
- 1876 Cecil Chubb, English barrister, gifted Stonehenge to the British nation, born in Shrewton (d. 1934)
- 1876 Murray Bisset, South African cricket wicket-keeper and captain (3 Tests, 3 dismissals; Western Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1931)
- 1877 Daniel Plooy, Dutch new testament scholar, born in Schiedam, Netherlands (d. 1935)
- 1879 James Branch Cabell, American novelist and essayist (Restless Heads), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1958)
- 1882 Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1936)
- 1886 Edward C. Tolman, American psychologist (behaviorism), born in West Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1959)
- 1886 Ernst Robert Curtius, German literature historian, born in Thann, Haut-Rhin (d. 1956)
English historian (A Study of History), born in London
- 1889 Efim Bogoljubov, Russian-German chess player, born in Stanislavchyk, Tarashcha Uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1952)
- 1889 James Stephenson, British actor (Letter, Espionage Agent, Nancy Drew), born in Selby, Yorkshire, England (d. 1941)
Indian politician, jurist (architect of the Constitution of India) and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement, born in Mhow, India
- 1892 Giorgio Cesana, Italian coxswain (Olympic gold 1906), born in Venice (d. 1967)
- 1892 V. Gordon Childe, Australian-British archaeologist and prehistorian, excavated Sara Brae, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1957)
- 1895 Mary Marquet, Russian actress (Matter of Resistance), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1979)
- 1895 Wiktor Labunski, Polish-American composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1974)
- 1897 Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger, British sociologist and criminologist, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1988)
- 1897 Claire Windsor, American actress (The Blot), born in Cawker City, Kansas (d. 1972)
- 1897 Olga Chekhova, Russian-German actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children), born in Aleksandropol, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1980)
- 1898 Lee Tracy, American actor (Dinner at Eight, Martin Kane Private Eye), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1968)
- 1900 Salvatore Baccaloni, Italian opera singer and actor (Merry Andrew; Rock-a-Bye Baby), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1969)
- 1901 Martin Kessel, German writer (Mr. Brecher's Fiasco), born in Plauen, Germany (d. 1990)
- 1902 Ken Loeffler, American College and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (National Invitation Tournament 1952; NCAA Basketball Tournament 1954, La Salle Explorers), born in Rumson, New Jersey (d. 1975)
- 1902 Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-American rabbi (head of Lubavitcher Jews), born in Nikolaev, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1994)
- 1902 Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1974)
British stage and screen actor and director (Arthur, Hamlet, Ages of Man), born in London
- 1904 Lionel Birkett, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 50; Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago), born in Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1998)
- 1904 Reinout Willem van Bemmelen, Dutch geologist, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1983)
- 1904 Sonia Gaskell, Russian-Dutch choreographer (Diaghilev), born in Vilkaviškis, Lithuania (d. 1974)
- 1905 Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator, born in Hamburg, Arkansas (d. 1999)
- 1905 Slinger Nitschke, Australian cricket batsman (S Aus & Test), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 1982)
- 1906 Hunter Johnson, American composer, born near Benson, North Carolina (d. 1998)
Dictator and President of Haiti (1957-71), born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- 1907 Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van Nispen, Dutch mayor (Pannerden), born in Pannerden, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- 1907 Phyllis Konstam, British actress (Murder, Skin Game), born in London, England (d. 1976)
- 1910 Werner Wolf Glaser, German-Swedish composer, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2006)
- 1912 Belinda Quirey, British dance historian and teacher, born in UK (d. 1996)
- 1912 Joie Chitwood, American auto racer (first to wear a safety belt) and daredevil (JC Thrill Show), born in Denison, Texas (d. 1988)
- 1912 Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist and conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1982)
- 1912 Robert Doisneau, French photographer (The Kiss), born in Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, France (d. 1994)
- 1913 Jean Fournet, French conductor (Rotterdam Philharmonic, 1968-73; Orchestre National de l’Île, 1973-82; Tokyo Metropolitan, 1983-86), born in Rouen, France (d. 2008)
- 1913 John Howard, American actor (The Philadelphia Story, My Three Sons), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1995)
- 1914 Jiri Reinberger, Czech organist and composer, born in Brno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1977)
- 1916 C. R. Rangachari, Indian cricketer (India 1947-48), born in Mammandur, British India (d. 1993)
- 1916 Denis ApIvor, British composer, born in Collinstown, County Westmeath, Ireland (d. 2004)
- 1916 Emerson Buckley, American conductor (Greater Miami Opera, 1950-86), born in New York City (d. 1989)
- 1917 Marvin Miller, American Baseball HOF executive (Executive Director MLB Players Association 1966-82), born in New York City (d. 2012)
- 1917 Valerie Hobson, British actress (Great Expectations), born in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland (d. 1998)
- 1918 Mary Healy, American actress (The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, He Married his Wife), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2016)
- 1919 Mendelis Bašs, Latvian composer, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2012)
- 1919 Shamshad Begum, Indian playback singer, born in Lahore, British India (d. 2013)
- 1920 Eduardo Maturana, Chilean composer, born in Valparaíso, Chile (d. 2003)
- 1921 Rosanell Eaton, American voting rights advocate, born near Louisburg, North Carolina (d. 2018)
- 1921 Thomas Schelling, American economist, (Nobel Prize 2005 - game-theory analysis), born in Oakland, California (d. 2016)
- 1922 Ali Akbar Khan, Indian classical sarod player, composer, and music educator, born in Shibpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2009)
- 1922 David Alexandrovich Toradze, Soviet composer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 1983)
- 1922 Maria Luisa Bemberg, Argentine filmmaker, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1995)
- 1923 Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentine golfer (British Open 1967; US Masters 1968 runner-up), born in Villa Ballester, Argentina (d. 2017)
- 1924 Shorty Rogers [Milton Rajonsky], American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, arranger, and composer, born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
- 1925 Abel Muzorewa, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80), born in Umtali, Manicaland, Southern Rhodesia (d. 2010)
- 1925 Bill Harris, American R&B and jazz guitarist (Clovers - "Ting-A-Ling"; "Devil Or Angel"), born in Nashville, North Carolina (d. 1988)
- 1925 Gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist ("The Happy Blues"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1974)
- 1925 Gogumal Kischenchand, Indian cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), born in Karachi, British India (d. 1997)
American actor (In the Heat of the Night; The Pawnbroker; The Illustrated Man), born in Westhampton, New York
- 1926 Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author, born in Hastings, New Zealand (d. 2013)
- 1926 Frank Daniel, Czech-American screenwriter, director and teacher, born in Kolín, Czechoslovakia (d. 1996)
- 1926 Gloria Jean [Schoonover], American actress (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break), and singer, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2018)
- 1926 Jan Maegaard, Danish composer and musicologist (Triptykon), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2012)
- 1926 Liz Renay [Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins], American actress (Desperate Living), born in Chandler, Arizona (d. 2007)
- 1927 Dany Robin, French actress (Follow the Boys; Topaz; Jupiter;, Julietta), born in Clamart, France (d. 1995)
- 1928 Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and conductor (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 1981-96), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2017)
- 1928 Gene Corrigan, American lacrosse player, coach and college athletics administrator (President of the NCAA 1995-97), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2020)
- 1929 Gerry Anderson, English television producer (Thunderbirds; Space:1999), born in Bloomsbury, London (d. 2012)
- 1929 Inez Andrews (née McConico), American gospel singer (The Caravans, 1957-62; solo - "Lord Don't Move the Mountain"), and songwriter, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2012)
- 1929 Paavo Berglund, Finnish violinist and conductor (Helsinki Chamber Orchestra; Finnish RSO, 1956-72), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2012)
- 1929 William Edgar Thornton, American medical doctor, USAF officer, and NASA astronaut (STS-8; STS-51-B), born in Faison, North Carolina (d. 2021)
- 1930 Bradford Dillman, American actor (Compulsion, Piranha, Sudden Impact, Enforcer), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2018)
- 1930 George Gekas, American politician (Rep-R-PA, 1983-2003), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- 1930 Jay Robinson, American actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop), born in New York City (d. 2013)
- 1931 John Clarke, American actor (Mickey Horton in "Days of Our Lives"), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2019)
- 1931 Paul Masnick, Canadian NHL ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Stanley Cup 1953), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2024)
- 1932 Bill Bennett, Canadian politician, Premier of British Columbia (1975-86), born in Kelowna, British Columbia (d. 2015)
- 1932 Bob Grant [Robert St Clair Grant], British actor, comedian and writer (on the Buses), born in Hammersmith, London (d. 2003)
- 1932 Joseph Pedott, American advertising executive and entrepreneur (Chia Pet; The Clapper), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
American country singer-songwriter ("Coal Miner's Daughter"; "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"), born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky
- 1933 Morton Subotnick, American electronic music composer (Silver Apples of the Moon; A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1933 Paddy Hopkirk, Irish rally driver (Monte Carlo Rally 1964), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
- 1933 Shani Wallis, Irish-American singer and actress (Oliver!), born in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
- 1934 Bruce Pairaudeau, West Indian cricketer (WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 2022)
- 1934 Fredric Jameson, American literary theorist (The Political Unconscious; Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2024) [1]
- 1935 Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer (Chariots of the Gods; Gods From Outer Space), born in Zofingen, Switzerland (d. 2026) [1]
- 1935 Ioannis V. Yannas, Greek-American physical chemist and co-inventor of artificial skin, born in Athens, Greece [1]
- 1935 Joan Darling (née Kugell), American actress (Owen Marshall Counselor at Law - "Frieda"), and dramatic arts teacher, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1935 Susan Cunliffe-Lister [Lady Marsham of Ilton], British disability campaigner and paralympic athlete (longest-serving female member of UK House of Lords), born in Caithness, Scotland (d. 2023) [1]
- 1936 Bobby Nichols, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1964), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1936 Frank Serpico, American policeman who blew whistle on NYPD corruption, born in Brooklyn, New York City [1]
- 1938 Gloria Randle Scott, American educator and administrator (President of Beaumont College, 1987-2001), born in Houston, Texas
- 1938 Lilly Ledbetter (née McDaniel) Ledbetter, American fair labor and pay equality activist, born in Possum Trot, Alabama (d. 2024) [1]
- 1939 Jennifer Fowler, British classical composer, born in Bunbury, Australia
1940 British BAFTA and Academy Award-winning actress (Darling; Doctor Zhivago; Away From Her), born in Chukua, Assam, India
- 1940 Patricia Bruder, American actress (Ellen Lowell in "As the World Turns"), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1941 Bob McCammon, Canadian ice hockey coach (Philadelphia Fllyers 1978-84, Vancouver Canucks 1987-91), born in Kenora, Ontario (d. 2021)
American baseball infielder (17 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1973; World Series MVP 1975, 76 Cincinnati Reds, 1980 Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Cincinnati Reds 1984-89; banned for gambling), born in Cincinnati, Ohio [1] [2] [3] [4]
- 1942 Ian McLauchlan, Scottish rugby union prop (43 Tests Scotland, 8 British & Irish Lions; Glasgow District) and executive (President Scottish RU 2010-12), born in Tarbolton, Scotland (d. 2025)
- 1942 Stuart Craig, British production designer (The English Patient, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), born in Norwich, England (d. 2025) [1]
- 1942 Tony Burrows, British pop singer (The Flower Pot Men - "Let's Go To San Francisco"; Edison Lighthouse -"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"), born in Exeter, Devon, England
- 1942 Valentin Lebedev, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 35, T-5), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1943 Clarice Elaine Gaylord, American environmentalist and the first director of the Office of Environmental Justice, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1944 Aldo Agroppi, Italian soccer coach (Fiorentina, Perugia, Como, Pisa) and midfielder (5 caps; Torino 212 games), born in Piombino, Italy (d. 2025)
- 1944 Arogyaswami Paulraj, Indian engineer and inventor (MIMO Wireless Technology), born in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, British India [1]
- 1944 John Sergeant, British political journalist, radio and television broadcaster, born in Oxford, England
- 1944 Michael Brewer, American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Brewer & Shipley - "One Toke Over the Line"), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2024) [1]
1945 English guitarist (Rainbow - "Stone Cold"; Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"), born in Weston-super-Mare, England
- 1945 Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa, born in Lepa, Samoa
- 1946 Patrick Fairley, Scottish pop rock guitarist (Marmalade, 1961-72 - "Ob La Di, Ob La Da"), and music publisher, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1946 Ruth Kiew, British-Malaysian botanist credited with discovering over 150 plant species, born in Cambridge, England (d. 2025) [1]
- 1946 Tom Monteleone, American horror and science fiction writer (Dark Stars and other Illuminations; Fearful Symmetries), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1947 Bob Massie, Australian cricket swing bowler (6 Tests; 16 wickets on debut v England 1972), born in Perth, Australia
- 1948 Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician, born in Athens, Greece
- 1948 Berinthia "Berry" Berenson, American photographer, actress and model, born in New York City (d. 2001)
- 1948 Chester G. Atkins, American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1985-93), born in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1948 Larry Ferguson, Bahamian-English keyboardist (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"), born in Nassau, Bahamas
- 1949 Chris Langham, English comedian and actor (The Thick of It; Not the Nine O'Clock News; Help), born in London
- 1949 DeAnne Julius, American-British economist, born in the USA
- 1949 John Shea, American actor (Honeymoon, New Life, Lois & Clark), born in North Conway, New Hampshire
- 1949 Sonja Kristina [Shaw], English songwriter and actress (Hair; Curved Air), born in Brentwood, England
- 1950 Ansje Beentjes, Dutch actress (Blindgangers), born in Alkmaar, Netherlands
- 1950 Francis Collins, American scientist who led the Human Genome Project, born in Staunton, Virginia
- 1950 Randolph Powell, American actor (Dallas - "Alan"; Logan's Run), born in Iowa City
- 1951 Gregory "Greg" Winter, British biochemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018) known for the therapeutic use of antibodies, born in Leicester, England
- 1951 Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire), born in London
- 1951 Mbuta Matima [Mpiosso], Concolese rumba and rock guitarist and songwriter (Zaika Langa-Langa), born in Sona-Bata, Belgian Congo (d. 1996)
- 1952 Kenny Aaronson, American session and touring bass guitarist (Joan Jett; Bob Dylan; Rick Derringer), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1952 Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish Gaelic football manager and player, born in Kenmare, Ireland
- 1953 David Buss, American Evolutionary psychologist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1953 Eric Tsang, Hong Kong actor, director and TV host (Super Trio series), born in Hong Kong
- 1954 Bruce Sterling, American sci-fi author (Involution Ocean; Schismatrix), born in Brownsville, Texas
- 1954 Jon Herington, American session and touring jazz and rock guitarist (Steely Dan), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1954 Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and director (Akira), born in Tome, Japan
- 1954 Shari Redstone, American media executive (ViacomCBS), born in Washington D.C.
- 1955 Simone Griffeth, American actress (Death Race 2000, Amanda's), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1957 Bobbi Brown, American make-up artist (Bobbi Brown Cosmetics), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1957 Henrik Stiesdal, Danish inventor and engineer (1st off shore wind farm), born in Hørsholm, Denmark
- 1957 Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor (Jésus de Montréal), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1957 Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, conductor and composer, born in Arkhangelsk, USSR
- 1957 Richard Jeni, American comedian, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2007)
- 1958 John D'Aquino, American actor (seaQuest DSV), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1958 Mike Hulbert, American golfer, broadcaster (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Elmira, New York
- 1958 Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor (12th Doctor in "Doctor Who"; 40 episodes, The Thick of It), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1960 American actor and comedian (Everybody Loves Raymond), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960 Brian Forster, American child actor and fictional drummer (Partridge Family - "Chris" the second one), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960 Chris Cuffaro, American portrait, music industry, and commercial photographer, born in San Jose, California
- 1960 Gian Piero Ventrone, Italian athletic trainer (Juventus FC, Italy 2004-06, SSC Bari, Atalanta BC, Tottenham Hotspur FC), born in Naples, Italy (d. 2022)
- 1960 Pat Symcox, South African cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- ), born in Kimberley, South Africa
1961 British actor (Trainspotting, The Full Monty), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1962 John Bell, American rock singer and guitarist (Widespread Panic - "Hope in a Hopeless World"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1963 Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, American WNBA guard (Houston Comets/Olympic gold 1988) and coach, born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 American golfer (4 major titles; US Open 1991, 2004), born in Natick, Massachusetts
- 1963 Thomas W. Libous, American politician (Senate-R-New York 1989-2015) brought down by scandal, born in Johnson City, New York (d. 2016)
- 1964 Allen James, American 50K walker (Olympics 24th-92, 96), born in Sacramento, California
- 1964 Gina McKee, British actress (Notting Hill, Our Friends in the North), born in Peterlee, England
- 1964 Jim Grabb, American professional tennis player, 1986-97 (Grand Slam wins: French Open Doubles, 1989; US Open Doubles, 1992), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1964 Rebecca Richards-Kortum, American bioengineer (MacArthur prize for medical technologies for poor communities), born in Grand Island, Nebraska [1]
- 1965 Craig McDermott, Australian cricket pace bowler (tireless Austr since 1984), born in Ipswich, Australia
- 1965 Stan Humphries, American NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1965 Tom Dey, American film director (Shanghai Noon), born in Hanover, New Hampshire
- 1966 André Boisclair, Canadian politician (Parti Québécois), born in Montreal, Quebec
1966 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (4 x NL Cy Young Award; World Series 1995; 8 x MLB All Star; 18 x Gold Glove; Atlanta Braves), born in San Angelo, Texas
- 1966 Greg Myers, American MLB baseball catcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Riverside, California
- 1967 Alain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player (Quebec Nordiques), born in Mantane, Quebec
- 1967 Barrett Martin, American rock and jazz drummer and composer, born in Olympia, Washington
- 1967 Mike Trombley, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1992-2002 (Minnesota Twins and 2 other teams), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- 1967 Steve Chiasson, Canadian NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames), born in Barrie, Ontario
- 1968 Anthony Michael Hall, American actor (SNL, Breakfast Club), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1968 Jesse Levis, American catcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Brad Ausmus, American catcher (Detroit Tigers), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1969 Brad Pennington, American MLB baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Salem, Indiana
- 1969 David Archibald, Canadian NHL center (Minnesota North Stars; Ottawa Senators), born in Chilliwack, British Columbia
- 1969 Emre Altuğ, Turkish singer ("Sevenler Ayrilmaz") and actor (Golden Boy), born in Istanbul, Turkey
- 1969 James Gray, American film director (The Immigrant, The Lost City of Z), born in New York City
- 1969 Mark Macon, American NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), born in Saginaw, Michigan
- 1969 Martyn LeNoble, Dutch rock bassist (Porno for Pyros - "Pets"), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
- 1969 Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist (Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy), born in Trondheim, Norway
- 1970 Brian Stablein, American NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
- 1970 Jan Siemerink, Dutch tennis star, born in Rijnsburg, Netherlands
- 1970 Michelle McNamara, American true crime author whose novel "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" was adapted into an HBO documentary, born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 2016)
- 1970 Shizuka Kudō, Japanese pop singer (Onyanko Club; solo - "Dōkoku"), and actress, born in Hamura, Tokyo, Japan
- 1970 Steve Avery, American pitcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Trenton, Michigan
- 1971 Antonio London, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Tullahoma, Tennessee
- 1971 Gregory Zaun, American baseball analyst & catcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in Glendale, California
- 1971 Miguel Calero, Colombian soccer goalkeeper (50 caps; Copa América 2001; Pachuca), born in Ginebra, Colombia (d. 2012)
- 1971 Peter Gibson, American writer, born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- 1972 Dean Potter, American free climber & BASE jumper, born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (d. 2015)
- 1972 Paul Devlin, England-born Scottish footballer, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom
1973 American actor (The Pianist, The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in New York City
- 1973 David Miller, American popera tenor (Il Divo), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- 1973 Roberto Ayala, Argentine soccer defender (116 caps; Napoli, Valencia, Real Zaragoza; Olympic gold 2004), born in Paraná, Argentina
- 1974 Da Brat [Shawntae Harris-DuPart], American rapper and songwriter ("Funkdafied"), born in Joliet, Illinois
- 1975 Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist (longest UFC title streak at 2,547 days), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1975 Avner Dorman, Israeli composer (Variations Without A Theme; Dialogues of Love), conductor, and educator, born in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
- 1975 Lita [Amy Dumas], American professional wrestler (WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown!), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1975 Petra Begerow, German tennis star (1996 quarter Hilton Head), born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany
- 1976 Christian Älvestam, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Scar Symmetry: Miseration), born in Skövde, Sweden
- 1976 Jason Wiemer, Canadian NHL left wing, 1994-2006 (Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, and 4 other teams), born in Kimberley, British Columbia
- 1976 Kyle Farnsworth, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1999-2014 (Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and 7 other teams), born in Wichita, Kansas
- 1977 Rob McElhenney, American actor, screenwriter and producer known for "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "Welcome to Wrexham", born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1977 American actress (All My Children, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in New York City
- 1978 Paul O'Brien, South African-Australian actor (Jack Holden in "Home and Away"), born in South Africa
- 1979 Noé Pamarot, French footballer, born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
- 1979 Randal McCloy Jr, American miner and the sole survivor of the Sago Mine Disaster, born in Simpson, West Virginia
- 1980 Claire Coffee, American actress (General Hospital, Grimm), born in San Francisco, California
- 1980 Steven Holcomb, American Bobsledder (Olympic gold, 2010), born in Park City, Utah (d. 2017)
- 1980 Win Butler, American rock musician, and singer-songwriter (Arcade Fire), born in Truckee, California
- 1983 James McFadden, Scottish footballer, born in Springburn, Glasgow
- 1983 Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player, born in Tbilisi, Georgia
- 1983 William Obeng, American football offensive lineman, born in Accra, Ghana
- 1984 Adán Sánchez, Mexican-American singer-songwriter, born in Torrance, California (d. 2004)
- 1984 JP Duminy, South African cricket all-rounder (46 Tests, 6 x 100, HS 166; 42 wickets; 199 ODIs; Western Province + 4 IPL teams), born in Cape Town, South Africa
- 1986 Anne Watanabe, Japanese model and actress (Platinum Data, Midsummer's Equation), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1986 Matt Derbyshire, English footballer, born in Great Harwood, United Kingdom
- 1988 Chris Wood, American actor (Supergirl), born in Dublin, Ohio
- 1993 Graham Phillips, American singer and actor (The Good Wife, The Little Mermaid Live!), born in Laguna Beach, California
- 1993 Vivien Cardone, American actress (Delia Brown in "Everwood"), born in Port Jefferson, New York,
- 1995 Baker Mayfield, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2017, U of Oklahoma; 2018 NFL Draft #1 pick Cleveland Browns), born in Austin, Texas
- 1996 Abigail Breslin, American actress (Little Miss Sunshine; Osage County), born in New York City
- 1997 D. J. Moore, American NFL player (Carolina Panthers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1999 Chase Young, American NFL player (Washington Commanders), born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
