- 1141 King Malcolm IV of Scotland, nicknamed Virgo "the Maiden" King of Scots (1153-65), born in Scotland (approximate dates April or May) (d. 1165)
- 1185 Afonso II, 3rd King of Portugal (1211-23), born in Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1223)
- 1336 Olivier V de Clisson, "The Butcher", French-Breton military commander (Hundred Years' War), born in Château de Clisson, Brittany (d. 1407)
- 1464 Joan of France, Duchess of Berry and Queen of France (1498-1505) and catholic saint who founded several religious orders, born in Nogent-le-Roi, County of Dreux (d. 1505)
- 1464 Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (Courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII), born in Deeping Gate, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1521)
- 1484 Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian-French physician and scholar (On the Subtlety of Things), born in Riva, Italy (d. 1558)
- 1500 Alexander Ales [Alesius], Scottish theologian of the school of Augsburg, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1565)
- 1516 Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian and archaeologist, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 1571)
English poet and playwright (Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet), born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Dutch admiral (Eighty Years' War, First Anglo-Dutch War), born in Breille, Netherlands
- 1621 William Penn, English admiral and politician, father of the founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, born in St. Thomas Parish, Bristol (d. 1670)
- 1623 Jan Adam Reincken, Dutch-German composer, born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 1722)
- 1628 Johan van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (Concerning Reduction of Equations) and Mayor of Amsterdam (1672-1703), born in Amsterdam (d. 1704)
- 1629 Jan Commelin, Dutch botanist and director of Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1692)
- 1649 Andreas Kneller, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1724)
- 1697 George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, British Royal Navy officer, born in Staffordshire, England (d. 1762)
- 1708 Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1754)
- 1715 Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer, pupil of J. S. Bach, born in Steinbach, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1797)
- 1720 Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi, born in Sialiec, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1797)
- 1725 Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint, born in Muro, Naples, Italy (d. 1755)
- 1728 Samuel Wallis, English explorer (Wallis Island), born in Camelford, Cornwall, England (d. 1795)
- 1731 William Williams, American merchant (signed US Declaration of Independence), born in Lebanon, Connecticut (d. 1811)
- 1735 Ildephons Haas, German composer (Exultate jubilate Deo), born in Free Imperial City of Offenburg, Holy Roman Empre (d. 1791)
- 1746 Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (discover the theory of homology in biology), born in Valognes, Normandy, France (d. 1794)
- 1747 Abbé Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, French composer and painter, born in Paris (d. 1828)
- 1756 Alexander Reinagle, English-American composer, born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1809)
English landscape painter (Shipwreck, Rain, Steam and Speed), born in Covent Garden, London
- 1786 Thomas Potter Cooke, English actor, first person to portray Frankenstein on stage, born in London (d. 1864) [1]
- 1791 Friedrich von Olivier, German landscape painter, born in Dessau, Germany (d. 1859)
- 1792 John Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1882)
- 1794 Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and geographer of Qing Dynasty, born in Shaoyang, China (d. 1857)
- 1803 Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian minister of Justice, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1888)
- 1804 Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (Triangulatie of Belgium), born in Amsterdam (d. 1869)
- 1809 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1872)
- 1810 Thomas Wright, English antiquarian and writer, born in Ludlow, Shropshire, England (d. 1877)
- 1812 Louis-Antoine Jullien, French conductor, born in Sisteron, France (d. 1860)
- 1813 Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar and founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1853)
- 1813 Stephen A. Douglas, American politician, US senator from Illinois (Lincoln-Douglas debates), born in Brandon, Vermont (d. 1861)
- 1818 James Anthony Froude, English historian and novelist (The Nemesis of Faith), born in Dartington Rectory, Devon (d. 1894)
- 1818 John Gill Shorter, American politician (17th Governor of Alabama), born in Monticello, Georgia (d. 1872)
- 1821 Pierre Dupont, French songwriter, born in Lyon, France (d. 1870)
- 1823 Abdulmejid I, 31st Sultan of Ottoman Empire, born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1861)
- 1827 Johann Friedrich von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer, born in Winterberg, Germany (d. 1914)
- 1828 Albert, King of Saxony (1873-1902), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1902)
- 1838 Alfred Verwee, Flemish painter, born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium (d. 1895)
- 1852 Edwin Markham, American poet (1st winner of American Acad of Poets Award 1937), born in Oregon City (d. 1940)
- 1853 Winthrop M. Crane, American politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts, born in Dalton, Massachusetts (d. 1920)
- 1855 Earnest L. Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), born in Austria (d. 1934)
- 1856 Granville Woods, American inventor, 1st post civil war African American mechanical and electrical engineer, invented telegraph for railways, born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1910) [1]
- 1857 Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian opera composer and librettist (I Pagliacci; Zazà), born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1919)
- 1858 Max Planck, German physicist, father of Quantum Physics (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918), born in Kiel, Duchy of Holstein (d. 1947)
- 1861 Edmund Allenby, Viscount Allenby, British Fieldmarshal, General at Battle of Megiddo, born in Brackenhurst, England (d. 1936)
- 1865 Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general, born in Kazakhli, Russian Empire (d. 1943)
- 1867 Simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher and writer (For the Young Ones), born in Amsterdam (d. 1924)
- 1872 Violet Gordon-Woodhouse, British harpsichordist and clavichord player, born in Harley Street, St Marylebone, London (d. 1948)
- 1876 Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (The Third Reich), born in Solingen, Westphalia, German Empire (d. 1925)
- 1877 Arthur Farwell, American composer, born in St Paul, Minnesota (d. 1952)
- 1879 Emil Barth, German revolutionary (Social Democratic Party), born in Heidelberg (d. 1941)
- 1881 Claude Carter, South African cricket spin bowler (19 Tests, 28 wickets, BB 6/50; Natal, Transvaal), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1952)
- 1882 Albert Coates, English conductor and composer (Eagle; Pickwick), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1953)
- 1882 Max Winders, Belgian architect (WWII), responsible for bringing the Belgian gold stock, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1982)
- 1883 Robert Imrie, American diplomat and spy, whose death in a riot in Tehran created an international incident, born in Washington D.C. (d. 1924) [1]
- 1888 Georges Vanier, French Canadian soldier and 19th Governor General of Canada, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1967)
- 1889 Charles Warrell, English schoolteacher and creator of the I-Spy books, born in Farmborough, Somerset (d. 1995)
- 1890 Donald Tweedy, American composer, and educator, born in Danbury, Connecticut (d. 1948)
- 1890 Marcel L'Herbier, French director and screenwriter (El Dorado), born in Paris (d. 1979)
- 1892 Minus van Looi [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer, born in Tessenderlo, Belgium (d. 1952)
- 1892 Richard Huelsenbeck, German Dada writer, born in Frankenau, Hessen-Nassau (d. 1974)
- 1893 Frank Borzage, American director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1962)
- 1894 Basil Sydney, British actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife), born in St. Osyth, Essex, England (d. 1968)
- 1894 Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport, American boogie-woogie and blues musician, born in Anniston, Alabama (d. 1955)
- 1894 George Renevant [Georges de Cheux], French actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X), born in Paris, France (d. 1969)
- 1895 Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand detective writer and producer, born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1982)
- 1896 Margaret Kennedy, English novelist (The Constant Nymph), born in Hyde Park Gate, London (d. 1967)
- 1897 John Wengraf, Austrian actor (12 to the Moon, Pride & Passion), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1974)
Canadian diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize, 1957) and politician (Prime Minister, 1963-68), and WWI aviator commonly known as "Mike", born in Newtonbrook, Ontario
- 1897 Lucius du Bignon Clay, American WWII general and military governor of West Germany, born in Marietta, Georgia (d. 1978)
- 1898 Edwin Erich Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov), born in Kiel, Germany (d. 1981)
- 1899 Minoru Shirota, Japanese microbiologist and fouder of the Yakult Honsha beverage company, born in Tatsuoka, Nagano (d. 1982)
- 1900 Ary Verhaar, Dutch composer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1994)
- 1900 Harold French, British director and actor (The Cavalier of the Streets, Trio, Quartet), born in Lambeth, London (d. 1997)
- 1900 Henry Barraud, French composer, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1997)
American Baseball HOF first baseman (MLB all-time single game RBI record [12] 1924; World Series 1926, 31; NL MVP & NL HR leader 1928; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Oglesby, Illinois
- 1900 Joseph Green, Polish-American filmmaker, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1996)
- 1901 E.B. Ford, British ecological geneticist, born in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire (d. 1988)
Icelandic writer (Nobel 1955), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1902 Howard Engstrom, American computer designer (co-creator Univac computer), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1962)
- 1903 Guy Simonds, Canadian army, youngest General officer, born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England (d. 1974)
- 1904 Duncan Renaldo, Spanish actor (The Cisco Kid, The Gay Amigo), born in Oancea, Romania (d. 1980)
- 1904 Leslie French, British actor and singer (Death in Venice; More than a Miracle), born in Bromley, Kent, England (d. 1999)
- 1907 Lee Miller, American photographer (War correspondent for Vogue in WWII), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1977)
- 1908 Marcel Hillaire, German actor (Take the Money and Run, Seven Thieves), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1988)
- 1908 Myron Waldman, American animator (Fleischer Studio), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2006)
- 1909 (Frederick) "Erick" Hawkins, American modern ballet dancer, and choreographer (Martha Graham Dance Company, 1939-51; Erick Hawkins Dance Company, 1951-94), born in Trinidad, Colorado (d. 1994)
- 1909 Leo Jaffe, American media executive, philanthropist and chairman of Columbia Pictures (1973-81), born in New York City (d. 1997)
- 1909 Thomas Padmore, British senior civil servant, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1996)
- 1911 Józef Cyrankiewicz, Polish socialist, and later communist, politician, (Premier of Polish People's Republic, 1947-52 & 1954-70), born in Tarnow, Austria-Hungary (d. 1989)
- 1911 Ronald Neame, British director (1st Monday in October; The Poseidon Adventure), born in London, England (d. 2010)
- 1911 Simone Simon, French actress (All Money Can Buy, Ladies in Love), born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (d. 2005)
- 1913 Jan Meyerowitz, German-American composer, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1998)
- 1914 John Hubbard, American actor (Don't Call Me Charlie, The Tall T, One Million B.C.), born in East Chicago, Indiana (d. 1988)
- 1914 Mitsu Suzuki, Japanese-American poet, tea teacher and wife of San Francisco Zen Center founder Shunryi Suzuki, born in Japan (d. 2016)
- 1915 Arnold Hall, British aeronautical engineer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2000)
- 1916 Bud Wilkinson, American College Football HOF coach (NCAA C'ship 1950, 55, 56 Uni of Oklahoma 1947-63; St. Louis Cardinals 1978-79), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1994)
- 1917 Jacob Kistemaker, Dutch nuclear physicist (ultra centrifuge), born in Kolhorn, Netherlands (d. 2010)
- 1918 Anthony Craxton, British TV producer, born in London (d. 1966)
- 1918 Gordon Hirabayshi, American civil rights activist and WWII internment opponent (Hirabayshi v. United States), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2012)
- 1918 James Kirkup, British travel writer, poet and novelist (African in Greenland), born in South Shields, England (d. 2009)
- 1918 Maurice Druon, French writer and journalist (Prix Goncourt), born in Paris (d. 2009)
- 1919 Arthur K. Watson, American businessman (IBM), and US Ambassador to France (1970-72), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1974) [1]
- 1919 Bülent Arel, Turkish-American contemporary classical and electronic music composer (Stereo Electronic Music No.1), educator (Yale, 1961-70; SUNY Purchase, 1971-89), and visual artist, born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 1990)
- 1919 Dorian Leigh, American supermodel and icon of the fashion industry, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2008)
- 1919 Oleg Penkovsky, Soviet military intelligence (GRU), born in Vladikavkaz, Russia (d. 1963)
- 1919 Tālivaldis Ķeniņš, Latvian-Canadian composer, organist, and pedagogue, born in Liepāja, Latvia (d. 2008)
- 1920 Louis Barron, American composer and electronic music pioneer (with his wife Bebe - Forbidden Planet), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1989)
- 1921 Janet Blair [Martha Janet Lafferty], American singer and actress (Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (17 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957; Cy Young Award 1957; 8 × NL wins leader; Boston/Milwaukee Braves), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1922 Boy Ecury [Segundo Jorge Adelberto Ecury], member of the Dutch Resistance in World War II, born in Oranjestad, Aruba (d. 1944)
- 1922 Diarmuid Downs, British automotive engineer, born in London (d. 2014)
- 1923 Antonino Rocca, Italian-Argentine professional wrestler, born in Treviso, Veneto, Italy (d. 1977)
- 1923 Avram Davidson, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Peregrine: Primus, Rork!), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1993)
- 1923 Dolph Briscoe, American businessman and 41st Governor of Texas (1973-79), born in Uvalde, Texas (d. 2010)
- 1923 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, South African singer (Manhattan Brothers) and actor, born in Pimville, Union of South Africa (d. 1995)
American logician ("A Logical Calculus of the Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity" with Warren McCulloch), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1924 Arthur Frackenpohl, American composer, arranger, and pedagogue (Natural Superiority of Music), born in Irvington, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- 1924 Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz and session drummer, and bandleader, born in Elgin, Illinois (d. 2007)
- 1924 Colin Welch, British political journalist and critic of Enid Blyton's Noddy series, born in Ickleton Abbey, Cambridgeshire (d. 1997)
- 1926 J. P. Donleavy, American novelist (Ginger Man, Onion Eaters), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2017)
- 1926 Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1984-90), born in Damietta, Egypt (d. 1990)
- 1927 Russell Smith, American composer, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 1998)
- 1928 Okke Jager, Dutch theologist, writer and poet, born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1992)
American actress, famous 1930s child star (Bright Eyes, Heidi) and diplomat, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1928 Sir William "Bill" Cotton, British television producer and executive (Noel Gay TV), born in London, England (d. 2008)
- 1929 George Steiner, French-American literary critic and educator, born in Paris (d. 2020)
- 1929 Len Barnard, Australian jazz drummer ("The Naked Dance"; Galapagos Duck), born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2005)
- 1930 Alan Oppenheimer, American Character actor (The Six Million Dollar Man; Eischied), born in New York City
- 1930 Michael Bowen, British clergyman (Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark. 1977-2003; Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, 1971–77), born in Gibraltar (d. 2019)
- 1931 Chuck Feeney, American businessman (Duty Free Shoppers Group) and philanthropist (The Atlantic Philanthropies) who gave away almost his entire $8B fortune, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- 1932 Halston [Roy Halston Frowick], American fashion designer (1972 Hall of Fame), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1990)
- 1932 Jim Fixx, American jogger and writer (Jim Fixx on Running), born in New York City (d. 1984)
- 1933 Roger Wittevrongel, Flemish painter, born in Blankenberge, Belgium
- 1935 Milton Banana [Antônio de Souza], Brazilian bossa nova jazz drummer (João Gilberto and Stan Getz), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1998)
- 1935 Ray Peterson, American pop and rockabilly singer ("Tell Laura I Love Her"), and later, Baptist minister, born in Denton, Texas (d. 2005)
- 1935 Vernice "Bunky" Green, American jazz saxophonist (Healing The Pain), and educator, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2025)
- 1936 Etienne Elias, Flemish painter, born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 2007)
- 1936 John D'Arcy, New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman on 1958 England tour), born in Christchurch New Zealand
- 1936 Joseph Willaert, Flemish painter, born in Diksmuide, Belgium (d. 2014)
American rock singer-songwriter ("Pretty Woman"; "Only The Lonely"; Traveling Wilburys - "Handle With Care"), born in Vernon, Texas
- 1937 Barry Shepherd, Australian cricket batsman (9 Tests, 5 x 50s; West Australia CA), born in Donnybrook, Australia (d. 2001)
- 1937 Coleman Barks, American scholar, translator (The Essential Rumi) and poet (The Juice), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2026)
- 1937 Don Massengale, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1967 runner-up), born in Jackson, Texas (d. 2007)
- 1937 Victoria Glendinning, British author (Edith Sitwell A Unicorn Among Lions), born in Sheffield, England
- 1938 Leonard Ernest John Chant, English social worker, born in Yeovil, Somerset (d. 1995)
- 1938 Roland White [LeBlanc], American bluegrass mandolin player and vocalist (Kentucky Colonels; Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass), born in Madawaska, Maine (d. 2022)
- 1938 Steve Symms, American politician, (Senator-R-Idaho 1981-93, Rep-R-Idaho 1973-81), born in Nampa, Idaho
- 1939 Bill Hagerty, British journalist and editor of The People (1991-92), born in Ilford, England (d. 2025) [1]
- 1939 David Birney, American stage and screen actor (Serpico, Bridget Loves Bernie, St Elsewhere), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2022)
- 1939 Lee Majors [Harvey Lee Yeary], American film and TV actor ($6,000,000 Man, The Fall Guy), born in Wyandotte, Michigan
- 1939 Patrick Williams, American composer, arranger, and conductor, born in Bonne Terre, Missouri
- 1940 Michael Copps, Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1940 Richard Monaco, American sci-fi author (Grail War, Final Quest), born in New York City
- 1941 Ed Stewart, British DJ and broadcaster (Crackerjack), born in Exmouth, Devon (d. 2016)
- 1941 Hal Daub, American lawyer and politician, (US Representative from Nebraska, 1981-89; Mayor of Omaha. 1995-2001), born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- 1941 Jacqueline Boyer [Eliane Ducos], French pop singer ("Tom Pillibi"), born in Paris
- 1941 Michael Lynne, American film producer (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1941 Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995-2003), born in Turtola, Finland
- 1941 Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer (invented email and the @ sign), born in Amsterdam, New York (d. 2016)
- 1942 Sandra Dee [Alexandra Zuck], American actress (Gidget, Imitation of Life), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- 1942 Tony Bechara [Antonio Jose Bechara], Puerto Rican grid artist and chairman of the board of El Museo del Barrio (2000-15), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico (d. 2025) [1]
- 1943 Bob van Toll, Dutch actor and director (Pastorale 1943), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- 1943 Carmen von Thyssen, Spanish philanthropist and art collector, born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1943 Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (Fantasy Island - Ze plane! Ze plane!), born in Paris (d. 1993)
- 1943 Hugh Davies, English composer, born in Exmouth, Devon, England (d. 2005)
- 1943 Si Kahn, American folk and bluegrass singer-songwriter (Aragon Mill), and civil rights activist, born in State College, Pennsylvania
- 1943 Tony Esposito, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (6 x NHL All Star; Vezina Trophy 1970, 72, 74; Chicago Blackhawks), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (d. 2021)
- 1944 Niklaus Schilling, Swiss film director (Dormire, Atem, Rheingold), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2016)
- 1945 John Gwynne, English sports commentator and reporter (PDC darts tournaments Sky Sports), born in Shropshire, England (d. 2022)
- 1946 Stuart Orkin, American stem cell biologist whose research led to first gene therapy using CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease, born in New York City [1]
- 1947 Alan Broadbent, New Zealand jazz pianist (Developing Story), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1947 Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Irish political activist, born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
- 1947 Glenn Cornick, English rock bassist (Jethro Tull, 1967-70; Wild Turkey), born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England (d. 2014)
- 1947 Richie Beirach, American jazz pianist (Quest), born in New York City (d. 2026) [1]
- 1947 Saskia [Trudy van den Berg], Dutch singer (S & Serge; Spinning Wheel), born in Grootebroek, North Holland
- 1948 Essra Mohawk [Sandra Hurvitz], American singer-songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023) [1]
- 1948 Pascal Quignard, French author (Les Ombres), born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure, France
- 1948 Serge Thériault, French Canadian comedian and actor (Ding et Dong), born in Quebec City, Canada
- 1948 Tessa Wyatt, English actress (Beast in the Cellar; Wedding Night), born in Woking, Surrey, England
- 1949 Blair Brown, American actress (Altered States, Molly Dodd), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1949 David Cross, British progressive rock electric violinist (King Crimson, 1972-74; David Cross Band; Radius), born in Turnchapel, England
- 1949 John Miles [Errington], British rock vocalist, guitarist, and Hammond B-3 organist (John Miles Band - "Music", "Rebel"; Alan Parsons Project; Tina Turner), born in Jarrow, Durham, England (d. 2021)
- 1949 Joyce DeWitt, American actress (Janet Wood-Three's Company), born in Wheeling, West Virginia
- 1950 Steve McCurry, American photographer (Afghan Girl), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1951 Allison Beth Krause, American student, killed by soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard at Kent State University while protesting against US military, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1970)
- 1951 Rob Fraboni, American audio engineer, record producer (Bob Dylan, The Band, Joe Cocker, Donna the Buffalo), born in California
- 1952 Lionel Johnston, American actor (Sons & Daughters), born in Augusta, Georgia
- 1952 Narada Michael Walden, American rock, R&B, and jazz fusion musician and producer ("I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance with You)"; Divine Emotions"), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- 1952 Terry Moor, American tennis star, born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1953 Fred Upton, American politician (US Representatives from Michigan, 1987-2023), born in St. Joseph, Michigan
- 1953 James Russo, American actor (My Own Private Idaho;China Girl), born in New York City
1954 American filmmaker (Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, Sicko), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1955 Judy Davis, Australian actress (Barton Fink, Husbands & Wives), born in Perth, Australia
- 1955 Mike Smith, English TV and radio presenter, born in Romford, Essex (d. 2014)
- 1955 Su Ingle, British actress (Around the World in Seven Minutes and Four Times on Saturday), born in London
- 1955 Tony Miles, English chess player (first Englishman to earn the Grandmaster title), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2001)
- 1957 Jan Hooks, American comedienne and actress (SNL, 1986-94; Designing Women, 1991-93; 3rd Rock from the Sun, 1996-2000), born in Decatur, Georgia (d. 2014)
- 1957 Kenji Kawai, Japanese film score composer (Ghost in the Shell), born in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- 1957 Olsen Filipaina, New Zealand rugby league five eighth (28 Tests; Auckland RL, Balmain RLFC, Eastern Suburbs RLFC, North Sydney DRLFC), born in Kaikohe, New Zealand (d. 2022)
- 1958 Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic composer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1959 George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player, born in Athens, Greece
- 1960 Jodie Mudd, American golfer (Players C'ship 1990), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1960 Steve Clark, English rock guitarist (Def Leppard), born in Hillsborough, England (d. 1991)
1960 American actress (One Day at a Time - "Barbara"; Hot in Cleveland - "Melanie"), and Food Network personality, born in Wilmington, Delaware
- 1961 George Lopez, Mexican-American actor and comedian, born in Mission Hills, Los Angeles
- 1961 Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2001)
- 1962 John Hannah, Scottish actor (Four Weddings and a Funeral), born in East Kilbride, Scotland
- 1963 Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic powerlifter (World's Strongest Man 1991, 94, 95, 96), born in Egilsstaðir, Iceland
- 1964 Dan Frischman, American actor (Arvid Engen-Head of the Class), born in Whippany, New Jersey
- 1964 Gen [Simon Matthews], British pop drummer (Jesus Jones - "Right Here, Right Now"), born in Wiltshire, England
- 1964 Gianandrea Noseda, Italian conductor (National Symphony (D.C.), 2017-27; Zurich Opera, 2021-28; BBC Philharmonic, 2002-11), born in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
- 1965 Donna Weinbrecht, American skier (Olympic gold 1992), born in Hoboken, New Jersey
- 1965 Leni Robredo (née Gerona), Filipina lawyer, social activist, and politician (Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-present), born in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
- 1965 Tommy DeCarlo, American rock singer (Boston, 2007-26), born in Utica, New York (d. 2026)
- 1966 Jim Stynes [James], Hall of Fame Australian rules footballer (only foreigner to win Brownlow medal), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2012)
- 1967 Brent Muscat, American hard rock musician (Faster Pussycat - "Wake Me When It's Over"), born in Hollywood, California
- 1967 Melina Kanakaredes, American actress (Guiding Light, Providence), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1967 Rhéal Cormier, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Boston Red Sox), born in Moncton, New Brunswick (d. 2021) [1]
- 1968 Aisha bint Al Hussein, Princess of Jordan, twin of Princess Zein and sister of King Abdullah II, born in Amman, Jordan
- 1968 Stan Frazier, American drummer, record producer, and singer-songwriter (Sugar Ray, 1986-2012 - "Every Morning"), born in Newport Beach, California
American Oklahoma City bomber and terrorist, born in Lockport, New York
- 1968 Zein bint Al Hussein, Princess of Jordan, twin of Princess Aisha and sister of King Abdullah II, born in Amman, Jordan
- 1969 Manoj Bajpayee [Bajpai], Indian actor (Satya, Road), born in Narkatiaganj, Bihar
- 1969 Martín López-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer (world record 200m), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1969 Nadeem Shahid, English cricketer, born in Karachi, Pakistan
- 1969 Richard Wolstencroft, Australian filmmaker and founder of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1969 Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR Team, All-around 1988; World C'ship gold x 5), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2018)
- 1970 Cristiano Caratti, Italian tennis star (1987 Orange Bowl boys doubles), born in Acqui Terme, Italy
- 1970 Dennis Culp, American singer and songwriter, born in Denver, Colorado
- 1970 Sadao Abe, Japanese actor (Team Medical Dragon), born in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- 1970 Scott Bairstow, Canadian actor (Lonesome Series: The Dove), born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
- 1971 Chuck Adams, Pacific Palisades California, tennis star (1989 USTA Boys), born in Pacific Palisades, California
- 1972 Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer and actress (Apuesta por un Amor), born in Mexico City
- 1972 Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet, born in Mont-Joli, Quebec
- 1972 Rachel Hetherington, Australian golfer (ANA Inspiration 2001 runner-up, 8 LPGA Tour titles), born in Port Macquarie, NSW
- 1972 Sonya Smith, Venezuelan-American actress (Cara Sucia), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1973 John Lutz, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers), born in Pipestone, Minnesota
- 1973 Patrick Poulin, Canadian NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Vanier, Quebec, Canada
- 1974 Barry Watson, American actor (What About Brian), born in Traverse City, Michigan
- 1974 Carlos Dengler, American bassist (Interpol), actor, and essayist, born in Queens, New York City
- 1974 Sam Madison, American football cornerback (Super Bowl 2007 NY Giants; 4× Pro Bowl; First Team All-Pro 1999, 2000; Miami Dolphins), born in Thomasville, Georgia
- 1975 Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician and singer (Sigur Rós), born in Iceland
- 1976 Aaron Dessner, American songwriter, musician and producer (The National), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1976 Bryce Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter (The National), orchestral and film score composer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1977 Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player, born in Willemstad, Curaçao
1977 English comedian (The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver), born in Birmingham, West Midlands
1977 American actor (Dr. Lawrence Kutner-House, The Namesake) and civil servant, born in Montclair, New Jersey
- 1977 Lee Young-Pyo, Korean footballer, born in Hongcheon, Gangwon, South Korea
- 1978 Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 2000, World C'ship gold 2001), born in Etya, Ethiopia
- 1979 Barry Fratelli [Wallace], Scottish rock bassist (The Fratellis - Costello Music; Here We Stand), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1979 Jaime King, American model and actress (Bulletproof Monk), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1979 Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer and songwriter (The Rasmus), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1979 Trent Dalton, Australian novelist and journalist (Boy Swallows Universe, Lola in the Mirror), born in Ipswich, Australia
- 1979 Yana Gupta, Czech actress and author (How To Love Your Body And Get The Body You Love), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia
- 1980 Taio Cruz [Adetayo Onile-Ere], British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer ("Break Your Heart"), born in Brent, England
1981 American rock climber, born in Santa Cruz, California
- 1981 Joanna Krupa, Polish-American supermodel, actress and television personality (The Real Housewives of Miami, Top Model), born in Warsaw, Poland
- 1981 Lady Gabriella Kingston, British royal and writer, born in St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- 1981 Sean Henn, American baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1983 Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player, born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia
- 1983 Jennifer Heil, Canadian free style skier (Olympic gold 2006), born in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
- 1984 Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess grandmaster (Women's World Chess Champion 2008-10), born in Perm, Russia
- 1985 Angel Locsin, Filipina TV and movie actress (Mulawin), born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines
- 1986 Jessica Stam, Canadian supermodel (Marc Jacobs SS15, Gucci SS07), born in Kincardine, Ontario
- 1986 Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater, born in Heerenveen, Netherlands
- 1987 Emily Fox, American cupstacking champion, born in Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- 1988 Alistair Brownlee, British triathlete (Olympic gold 2012, 16), born in Dewsbury, England
- 1988 Victor Anichebe, former Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1989 Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player, born in Nuremberg, West Germany
1990 English actor (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion), born in London, England
- 1990 Matthew Underwood, American actor (Zoey 101), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
- 1995 Gigi Hadid [Jelena Noura Hadid], American fashion model, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1996 Jake Kiszka, American guitarist (Greta Van Fleet), born in Frankenmuth, Michigan
- 1996 Josh Kiszka, American vocalist (Greta Van Fleet), born in Frankenmuth, Michigan
- 1999 Claud [Mintz], American indie-pop singer-songwriter ("Soft Spot'; "A Good Thing"), born in Highland Park, Illinois
- 1999 Laufey [Jónsdóttir], Icelandic-Chinese jazz-pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and cello player, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
2000 American snowboarder (Olympic Gold 2018), born in Torrance, California
- 2002 Gian van Veen, Dutch darts player (European Championship 2025; World C'ship 2026 runner-up), born in Poederoijen, Netherlands
- 2018 Prince Louis of Cambridge, second son of Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, 4th in line to the English throne, born in London
