- 676 Muhammad al-Baqir, 5th Shia Imam and descendant of Islamic prophet Muhammad, born in Medina, Hejaz, Umayyad Empire (d. 733) [approximate date]
- 850 Seiwa, 56th Emperor of Japan (858-76), born in Heian Kyō, Japan (d. 881)
- 1265 Fushimi, 92nd Emperor of Japan (1287-98) who abdicated, retired to a monastery and became a Cloistered Emperor, born in Japan (d. 1317)
- 1604 Jean Mairet, French dramatist famous for tragedies (Sophonisbe) and comedies, born in Besançon, France (d. 1686)
- 1697 Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (the elder), French violinist and Baroque composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1764)
- 1705 Gallus Zeiler, German composer, and Benedictine Abbot, born in Moosers, Princely Abbey of Kempten , Holy Roman Empire (d. 1755)
- 1724 Johan Zoutman, Dutch rear admiral who fought at the Battle of Dogger Bank and in the American Revolutionary War, born in Reeuwijk, Dutch Republic (d. 1793)
- 1727 Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and statesman (First Minister of State 1774-76), born in Paris, France (d. 1781)
- 1730 George Ross, American judge and US Founding Father (signed US Declaration of Independence), born in New Castle, Delaware Colony, British America (d. 1779)
- 1741 Johann Michael Schmidt, German composer and theologian, born in Meiningen, Thuringia (d. 1799)
- 1754 Asmus Jakob Carstens, Danish-German Neoclassical painter, born near Schleswig, Denmark (d. 1798)
- 1755 Robert Gray, American sea captain and explorer who pioneered the maritime fur trade along the northern Pacific coast of North America, born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, British America (d. 1806)
- 1760 Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French soldier, author and composer (La Marseillaise), born in Lons-le-Saunier, France (d. 1836)
- 1760 Johann Peter Hebel, German writer (Allemannische Gedichte), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1826)
- 1769 Jean Lannes, French military commander (Marshal of the Empire and friend of Napoleon Bonaparte), born in Lectoure, France (d. 1809)
- 1770 Louis-Nicholas Davout, French military commander under Napoleon (Marshall of the Empire, defeated Prussians at Battle of Auerstädt), born in Annoux, France (d. 1823)
- 1776 George Thomas Smart, British composer and conductor (Covent Garden), born in London (d. 1867)
- 1780 Peter Lichtenthal, Austrian composer, musicologist, and physician, born in Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1853)
- 1783 Nicola Benvenuti, Italian composer, born in Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1867)
- 1788 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and optics pioneer (proved wave theory of light correct, invented catadioptric Fresnel lens), born in Broglie, France (d. 1827)
- 1795 Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, French historian, born in Blois, France (d. 1856)
- 1800 Nikolai Titov, Russian Major General, violinist, and composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1875)
- 1810 James Shields, Irish-American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 1879)
- 1813 Montgomery Blair, American lawyer (Dred Scott v. Sandford), born in Franklin County, Kentucky (d. 1883)
- 1822 August von Pettenkofen, Austrian outdoor painter, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1889)
- 1823 John Sherman, American politician (Secretary of State, 1897-98; US Senator from Ohio,1861-77 & 1881-97; Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; US Representative from Ohio, 1855-61), born in Lancaster, Ohio (d. 1900)
- 1824 Charles Henry Van Wyck, American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1895)
- 1825 Rudolf Viole, German pianist and composer, born in Schochwitz, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1867)
- 1830 François-Marie Raoult, French physicist and chemist (law of Raoult), born in Fournes, France (d. 1901)
- 1837 Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback, American politician and publisher (1st African American governor - Governor of Louisiana (R) 1872-73), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 1921)
- 1838 James Bryce, Irish-British historian and politician (Ambassador to the United States, 1907–13), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1922)
American stage actor and assassin of US President Abraham Lincoln, born in Bel Air, Maryland
- 1840 Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian military leader and revolutionary who fought against Ottoman rule, born in İslimiye, Adrianople Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (d. 1868)
- 1841 James Gordon Bennett Jr., American publisher (thought to have inspired the phrase "Gordon Bennett"), born in New York City (d. 1918)
- 1843 Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (Episodios Nacionales), born in Las Palmas, Spain (d. 1920)
- 1843 Kaufmann Kohler, German-American reform rabbi and theologian, born in Fürth, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1926)
- 1847 Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician known for his work on Lie algebras, born in Burbach, Germany (d. 1923)
- 1850 Thomas Lipton, Scottish yachtsman (5-time America's Cup challenger) and tea merchant (Lipton Tea), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1931)
- 1857 Hendrik Zwaardemaker, Dutch physiologist (invented the olfactometer), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1930)
- 1858 Frederick Zech Jr, American composer and pianist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
- 1866 Léon Bakst, Russian painter and scene and costume designer, born in Grodno, Belarus (d. 1924)
- 1867 Jim Kelly, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (Australian 1896-1905), born in Port Melbourne, Australia (d. 1938)
- 1868 Ed Barrow, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1918 Boston Red Sox) and executive (10 x World Series, NY Yankees), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1953)
- 1872 Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist, known for his work on gift exchange in different cultures (The Gift), born in Épinal, France (d. 1950) [1]
- 1873 Carl Eldh, Swedish artist and sculptor, born in Östhammar Municipality, Sweden (d. 1954)
- 1873 Jan Kalf, Dutch art historian and director of the National Bureau for the Conservation of Monuments (1918-39), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1954) [1]
- 1874 Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, senator, historian and orientalist, born in Przemyśl, Austria-Hungary (d. 1941)
- 1876 Ivan Cankar, Slovene author, poet, novelist and playwright (Erotika, The Bailiff Yerney and His Rights), born in Vrhnika, Carniola, Austrian Empire (d. 1918)
- 1877 Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, Austrian music educator and composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1954)
German chancellor (1923) who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926, born in Berlin, Germany
- 1879 Symon Petliura, Ukrainian socialist leader (pogroms), born in Poltava, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1926)
- 1882 Thurston Hall, American actor (Roaming Lady, In Society), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1958)
- 1885 Fritz von Unruh, German expressionist playwright (Jurgen Wullenweber, Zero), born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 1970)
- 1886 Felix Manalo, Filipino minister, Founder and 1st Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo, born in Taguig, Philippines (d. 1963)
- 1886 Karl Barth, Swiss Protestant theologian ("The Epistle to the Romans"; "Barmen Declaration"; "Church Dogmatics"), born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1968)
- 1886 Olaf Stapledon, British philosopher and sci-fi writer (Star Maker), born in Seacombe, England (d. 1950)
- 1887 (Jacobus) "J.C." Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels - Embers), born in 1887, Oudshoorn, South Holland, Netherlands (d. 1966)
- 1888 Max Steiner, Austrian-American film score composer (King Kong; Casablanca; Gone With The Wind), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1971)
- 1889 Mae Murray, American silent screen actress, born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 1965)
German general during World War II (head of the German High Command, signed unconditional Nazi surrender), born in Würzburg, German Empire
- 1890 Clarence Brown, American film director (Anna Karenina, Intruder in the Dust, Anna Christie), born in Clinton, Massachusetts (d. 1987)
- 1894 Dimitri Tiomkin, Russian-American film score composer (Academy Award, 1954 - "The High and the Mighty"; "Wild Is The Wind"), and conductor, born in Kremenchuk, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1979)
- 1897 Dalton Conyngham, South African cricket medium-pace bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Natal, Transvaal, Western Province), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1979)
- 1897 Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician (Prime Minister of Norway 1945-51, 1955-63, 1963-65), born in Asker, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (d. 1987)
Russian-born American writer (Story of Civilization), born in Proskurov, Russian Empire
- 1898 Herbert Elwell, American composer (Happy Hypocrite), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1974)
American stage and screen tap dancer, singer ("Night And Day"; "Cheek To Cheek"; "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"), and actor (Royal Wedding; Easter Parade; Swingtime), born in Omaha, Nebraska
British-American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed that stars are composed largely of hydrogen and are not glowing balls of molten rock, born in Wendover, England [1]
- 1900 Karl Krafft, Swiss astrologer who was manipulated by the Nazi regime, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1945)
- 1901 Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher and theologist, born in Lo, Belgium (d. 1985)
- 1902 Anatole Litvak, Russian-born American film director, writer and producer (Mayerling; Anastasia; The Snake Pit), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
- 1902 David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
- 1902 Joachim Prinz, German-American Zionist leader, author and Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), born in Bierdzany, Prussia (d. 1988)
- 1902 Peter Roovers, Dutch sculptor of war monuments, and teacher, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993)
- 1904 David Brown, British industrialist (owned and developed David Brown Tractors, Aston Martin, and Lagonda), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 1993)
- 1905 Angus Paton, British civil engineer (wrote economic and infrastructure reports for Canada and Syria, hydroelectric dams), born in Jersey, United Kingdom (d. 1999)
- 1905 Markos Vamvakaris, Greek rebetiko musician and songwriter, born in Ano Syros, Greece (d. 1972)
- 1907 (Walter) "Pee Wee" Hunt, American jazz trombonist (Casa Loma Orchestra, 1929-43; "Twelfth Street Rag", "Oh!"), and bandleader, born in Mount Healthy, Ohio (d. 1979)
- 1907 Harilaos Perpessas, Greek composer (Christus Symphony; The Infinite Bliss), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 2005)
- 1908 Carl Albert, American Democratic party politician (US Representative from Oklahoma, 1947-77; Speaker of the House, 1971-77), born in McAlester, Oklahoma (d. 2000)
- 1908 Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist politician (Member of Parliament, 1929- 36), and trade unionist, born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1996)
- 1909 Harold Collison, British trade unionist (agriculture workers), born in London (d. 1995)
American country singer (Johnny Cash Show), born in Nickelsville, Virginia
- 1910 Margot Turner, British nurse and nursing administrator (whose account as a prisoner-of-war in Japanese camp inspired TV series "Tenko"), born in Finchley, England (d. 1993)
- 1911 Alexander Goode, American US Navy chaplain and rabbi (The Four Chaplains), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1943) [1]
- 1911 Bel Kaufman, American author (Up the Down Staircase), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2014)
- 1912 Edward Gardner, British barrister and Conservative Party politician (British Nationality Act 1981), born in Preston, Lancashire, England (d. 2001)
- 1912 Erik Jorgensen, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2005)
- 1912 Harold Myers, British film journalist (Variety), born in Russia (d. 1994)
- 1912 Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, Scottish socialite and philanthropist, mother of US President Donald Trump, born in Tong, Scotland (d. 2000)
- 1914 Charles McGraw [Butters], American actor (Spartacus; The Birds The Killers; The Smith Family), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1980)
- 1915 Bert van Dongen [Albert Cohen], Dutch singer, impressionist, and actor (Het meisje met den blauwen hoed), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1982)
- 1915 Denis Thatcher, British businessman, and husband of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1979-90), born in London (d. 2003)
- 1915 Monica Dickens, British author and founder of the Samaritians in the US, born in London (d. 1992)
- 1915 Salah Abou Seif [Salah Abu Saif], Egyptian film director (Bidaya wa Nihaya), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1996)
- 1916 Milton Babbitt, American mathematician, composer of serial and electronic music (Correspondences), and teacher (Princeton; Juilliard), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
- 1918 Dr. T Berry Brazelton, American child development paediatrician, author, TV host (What Every Baby Knows), who developed the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), born in Waco, Texas (d. 2018)
- 1918 George Welch, American World War II flying ace (Medal of Honor nominee) and test pilot, born in Wawaset Park, Delaware (d. 1954)
- 1919 Ella Grasso, American politician (1st woman governor not a widow/spouse of a previous governor, Governor of Connecticut (D) 1975-80), born in Windsor Locks, Connecticut (d. 1981)
- 1919 Tibor Sarai, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1995)
- 1920 Basil Kelly, Irish barrister, politician and judge (Lord Chief Justice), born in County Monaghan, Ireland (d. 2008)
- 1920 Bert Weedon, British jazz, pop, and blues guitar player ("Guitar Boogie Shuffle"), and instructor ("Play in a Day" books), born in London (d. 2012)
- 1922 Nancy Walker, American actress (Rhoda, McMillan & Wife), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- 1923 Herb Carneal, American sports broadcaster (Minnesota Twins 1962-2006; Ford C. Frick Award 1996), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2007)
- 1923 Heydar Aliyev [Heydər Əliyev], Soviet-Azerbaijani politician (President of Azerbaijan, 1983-2003), born in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan SSR (d. 2003)
- 1925 Edward Fursdon, British Major-General (handover Rhodesia to the Zimbabwean government), born in London, England (d. 2007)
- 1926 Duncan Watson, British solicitor and disability activist (President of World Blind Union, 1988-92), born in Sunderland, England (d. 2015)
- 1926 Hugo Banzer, Bolivian dictator, 51st president of Bolivia (1971-8, 1997-2001), born in Santa Cruz, Republic of Bolivia (d. 2002)
- 1926 Oliver Selfridge, British-American computer scientist and leading artificial intelligence researcher known as the "father of machine perception", born in London (d. 2008)
- 1926 Yvette Fay Francis-McBarnette, Jamaican-American pediatrician and co-founder of the Foundation for Research and Education in Sickle Cell Disease, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2016) [1]
- 1927 Mike Souchak, American golfer (15 PGA Tour titles; Ryder Cup 1959, 61), born in Berwick, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- 1927 Nayantara Sahgal (née Pandit), Indian author (Prison and Chocolate Cake), born in Allahabad, British India
- 1928 Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician (President of Estonia, 2001-06), born in Pahavalla, Estonia (d. 2024)
- 1929 Antonine Maillet, Canadian novelist and playwright (Pélagie-la-Charrette, La Sagouine), born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick (d. 2025) [1]
- 1929 Brian Corby, British businessman and president of the Confederation of British Industry (1990-92), born in Northamptonshire, England (d. 2009)
- 1929 Robin Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, Irish peer and the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort, born in Brompton Square, London (d. 2003)
- 1930 George E. Smith, American physicist and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (2009), born in White Plain, New York (d. 2025) [1]
- 1930 June Knox-Mawer (née Ellis), Welsh novelist (Sandstorm), and radio host (World of Islands), born in Wrexham, Wales (d. 2006)
- 1930 Scott Muni [Donald Muñoz], American radio disc jockey (WABC, WOR, WNEW, WAXQ) named "legendary" by Rolling Stone magazine, born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 2004)
- 1931 Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (A Special Day, Le Bal), born in Trevico, Campania (d. 2016)
- 1931 Lord Michael Mustill, British barrister and judge (Lord Justice of Appeal. 1992-97), born in Leeds, England (d. 2015)
- 1931 Yūzō Toyama, Japanese composer and conductor, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2023)
- 1932 Francoise Fabian, French actress (Happy New Year), born in Algiers, French Algeria
- 1932 Ian Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes, Scottish nobleman (House of Lords, 1974-99), born in Chelsea, England (d. 2005)
- 1933 Barbara Taylor Bradford, British novelist (A Woman of Substance; Cavendon Hall), born in Yorkshire, England (d. 2024)
- 1934 Cliff Wilson, Welsh snooker player (British Under-19 Champ, 1951 and 1952; World Amateur Champ, 1978; World Senior Champ 1991), born in Tredegar, Wales (d. 1994)
- 1934 Gary Owens [Altman], American disc jockey, TV announcer (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In; The Gong Show), and voice actor, born in Mitchell, South Dakota (d. 2015)
- 1934 Jayne Cortez, African-American poet and activist (I Am New York City), born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, (d. 2012)
- 1934 William Lithgow, Scottish industrialist (shipbuilding, agriculture, aquaculture), born in Langbank on the Clyde, Scotland (d. 2022)
- 1935 Larry Williams, American R&B singer-songwriter ("Dizzy, Miss Lizzie"; "Slow Down"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1980)
- 1936 Trevor Clay, British nurse and former Royal College of Nursing General Secretary, born in Warwickshire, England (d. 1994)
American playwright (Wings; Nine), born in New York City
- 1937 Jim Hickman, American MLB baseball utility fielder (All-Star 1970 Chicago Cubs; 1st NY Met to hit for cycle), born in Henning, Tennessee (d. 2016)
- 1937 Mike Melvoin, American jazz and studio pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (d. 2012)
- 1937 Tamara Press, Soviet athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1960, 1964; discus 1960, 1964), born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d. 2021)
- 1938 Henry Fambrough, American pop and R&B singer (The Spinners, 1954-2023 - "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love?"; "The Rubberband Man"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2024) [1] [2]
- 1938 Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player (French Open 1961, 1964; Wimbledon 1966; US Open 1965; French Open doubles 1963), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2021)
- 1938 Maxim Shostakovich, Russian-American pianist and conductor, born in Leningrad, Russia, USSR
- 1938 Philip Gordon Winsor, American composer, born in Morris, Illinois (d. 2012)
- 1940 Arthur Alexander, American singer-songwriter ("Lonely Just Like Me"), whose songs were covered by The Beatles ("Anna"), The Rolling Stones ("You Better Move On"), and Bob Dylan ("Sally Sue Brown"), born in Sheffield, Alabama (d. 1993) [1] [2]
- 1940 Bill Cash, British Conservative party politician (Member of Parliament, 1984-2024), born in London
- 1940 Taurean Blacque [Herbert Middleton Jr], American stage and screen actor (Det. Neal Washington on "Hill Street Blues"), and adoption advocate, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2022)
- 1940 Wayne A. Downing, American US Army general, 1962-96, born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2007)
- 1940 Wayne Dyer, American psychologist and author (Your Erroneous Zones; Universe Within You), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
- 1941 Ken Berry [Allen Kent Berry], American MLB baseball outfielder (2 x Golden Glove; Chicago White Sox, California Angels, and 2 other teams), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1941 Ken Kennedy, Irish rugby union hooker (45 Tests Ireland, 4 British & Irish Lions; London Irish RFC), born in Rochester, England (d. 2022)
- 1941 Sir Winfried Bischoff, German-British banker and chairman of Lloyds Banking Group, born in Aachen, Germany (d. 2023)
- 1942 Bill Coday, American musician and singer (You’re Gonna Want Me), born in Coldwater, Mississippi (d. 2008)
- 1942 Carl Douglas, Jamaican-British singer ("Kung Fu Fighting"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1942 Ingram Douglass Marshall, American composer (Alcatraz; Fragility Cycles), born in Mount Vernon, New York
- 1942 Jim Calhoun, American College Basketball & Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Men's NCAA National C'ship 1999, 2004, 2011; UConn; University of Saint Joseph), born in Braintree, Massachusetts
- 1943 Bruce Raymond, British jockey, born in Hatfield, England
- 1943 James E. Chaney, American civil rights activist who helped organize the Freedom Summer campaign, born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 1964)
- 1943 Judith Jamison, American dancer and choreographer (artistic director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
- 1943 Richard G. Darman, American economist who worked as an aide to five presidents including President George Bush, born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2008)
- 1944 Jackie Lomax, British singer-songwriter ("Is This What You Want?", " Sour Milk Sea"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2013)
- 1944 Jim Abrahams, American comedy screenwriter and director (Airplane!; Hot Shots; Top Secret; The Naked Gun), born in Shorewood, Wisconsin (d. 2024) [1] [2]
- 1945 Shirley Franklin, American politician and 58th Mayor of Atlanta (2002-10), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1945 Sir John Laws, British Lord Justice of Appeal (1999-2016), born in England (d. 2020)
- 1946 Biruté Galdikas, Lithuanian-American primatologist and conservationist (Orangutan Foundation International), born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 2026) [1]
- 1946 Dave Mason, British guitarist and singer-songwriter (Traffic - "Feelin' Alright?", solo - "We Just Disagree"), born in Worcester, England (d. 2026)
1946 Scottish guitarist and singer-songwriter ("Sunshine Superman"; "Mellow Yellow"; "Season Of The Witch"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1946 Graham Gouldman, British bassist and singer-songwriter (10cc - "I'm Not In Love"; "The Things We Do for Love"), born in Manchester, England
- 1947 Caroline Cooney, American young adult author (The Face on the Milk Carton, Code Orange), born in Geneva, New York
- 1947 Francis Patrelle, American ballet teacher, choreographer and founder of Dances Patrelle, born in Croydon, Pennsylvania (d. 2025) [1]
- 1947 Jay Ferguson, American rocker (Spirit - "I Got A Line on You"; solo - "Thunder Island") and composer (theme for "The Office"), born in Burbank, California
- 1947 Meg Foster, American actress (Sunshine, Cagney & Lacey), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- 1947 Thomas Tessier, American horror author (The Nightwalker, Finishing Touches), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1948 Christopher Gent, English businessman (Vodafone; GlaxoSmithKline), born in Beckenham, England
- 1949 Michael Larson, American "Press Your Luck" scandal big-winning contestant, born in Lebanon, Ohio (d. 1999)
- 1949 Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer (Prada), born in Milan, Italy
- 1949 Nolan Porter, American R&B singer-songwriter ("Keep On Keeping On"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
- 1950 Sally James [Cann], English children's TV-show presenter (Tiswas), born in Chiswick, London
- 1951 Ron Banks, American R&B singer and songwriter (Dramatics - "Whatcha See is Whatcha Get"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2010)
- 1951 Steve Gunderson, American politician (Rep-R-WI, 1981-97), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- 1952 (Lowell) "Sly" Dunbar, Jamaican reggae drummer (Sly & Robbie), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2026) [1]
- 1952 Bob Glaub, American session and touring bass player (Jackson Browne; Nicolette Larson, Warren Zevon; Linda Ronstadt; John Fogerty), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1952 Kikki Danielsson, Swedish pop and country singer, yodeler, and accordion player, born in Osby, Sweden
- 1952 Lee Brilleaux, English R&B singer, harmonica player, and guitarist (Dr Feelgood - "She Does It Right"), born in Durban, South Africa
- 1953 Alex Foster, American jazz and session saxophonist (SNL Band; Mingus Big Band), born in Oakland, California
- 1953 John Diamond, English journalist, born in London, England (d. 2001)
- 1953 Steve Thomas, American drummer (Shooting Star - "Summer Sun"), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1954 Anatoly Chukanov, Russian cyclist (Olympic gold Soviet Union team time trial 1976; UCI Road World C'ships gold 1977), born in Novospasovka, Rostov, Russia (d. 2021)
- 1954 Jeff Apple, American film producer (In the Line of Fire), born in Miami, Florida
- 1954 Michael Hagerty, American actor (Overboard, Inspector Gadget), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1955 Mark David Chapman, American assassin (John Lennon), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1955 Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright, lyricist, composer, and theatre producer (Sarafina!), born in Verulam, South Africa (d. 2023) [1]
- 1956 Bakithi Kumalo, South African session and touring bassist, and composer (Paul Simon - "Graceland"; "Call Me Al"; Mickey Hart's Planet Drum; Harry Belafonte), born in Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1956 Vladislav Listyev, Russian television anchor and journalist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1995)
- 1957 Phil Mahre, alpine slalom skier (Olympic gold/silver-80, 84), born in Yakima, Washington
English musician and bassist (Sex Pistols), born in London
- 1957 Steve Mahre, twin alpine slalom skier (Olympic silver 1980, 84), born in Yakima, Washington
- 1958 Ellen Ochoa, PhD/Astronaut (STS 56, 66), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1958 Rick Santorum, American politician (Rep-R-Penn 1995-2007), born in Winchester, Virginia
- 1958 Yu Suzuki, Japanese game designer and creator of Virtua Fighter series, born in Kamaishi, Japan
- 1959 Cindy Hyde-Smith, American politician (Senator-R-Mississippi 2018-), born in Brookhaven, Mississippi
1960 Irish rock singer and lyricist (U2 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"; "Desire"; "Beautiful Day"; "One"), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1960 Victoria Rowell, American actress (The Young & The Restless - "Drucilla"), born in Portland, Maine
- 1961 Blyth Tait, New Zealand equestrian (Olympic gold Individual eventing 1996, bronze 1992), born in Whangārei, New Zealand
- 1961 Danny Carey, American drummer (Tool), born in Lawrence, Kansas
- 1961 Randy Cunneyworth, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers) and coach (Atlanta Thrashers, Montreal Canadiens), born in Etobicoke, Ontario
- 1962 Gary Daly, English new wave rock keyboardist and singer (China Crisis - Wishful Thinking), born in Kirkby, Merseyside, England
- 1962 Robby Thompson, American baseball second baseman (MLB All-Star 1988, 93; Gold Glove & Silver Slugger Awards 1993; SF Giants), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1963 Lisa Nowak, American engineer and astronaut (convicted for attempted kidnapping), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1963 Suzan-Lori Parks, American playwright and writer (Topdog/Underdog Pulitzer Prize 2002), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky
- 1965 Linda Evangelista, Canadian supermodel (Elite), born in St Catherines, Canada
- 1966 Jonathan Edwards, English athlete (Olympics gold triple jump 2000, silver 1996; World C'ship gold 1995, 2001), born in London, England
- 1966 Mikael Andersson, Swedish NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Malmö, Sweden
- 1967 Jon Ronson, Welsh-American journalist and author (So You've Been Publicly Shamed, The Men Who Stare at Goats), and filmmaker (Frank), born in Cardiff, Wales
- 1967 Scott Brison, Canadian politician who was Canada's first openly gay cabinet minister, born in Windsor, Nova Scotia
- 1967 Young MC [Marvin Young], English-American rapper ("Bust a Move"), born in London, England
- 1968 Julie Smith, softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Glendora, California
- 1969 Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch football player (Ajax; Netherlands), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1969 John Scalzi, American science fiction writer (Old Man's War, Redshirts), born in Fairfield, California
- 1969 Pete Schourek, American MLB baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Austin, Texas
- 1970 Craig Mack, American rapper ("Flava In Ya Ear"), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2018)
- 1970 Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan-American pianist, born in Caracas, Venezuala
- 1970 Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter (The Hunchback of San Francisco), born in Sligo, Ireland
- 1970 Sally Phillips, English comedian and actress (Smack the Pony, Miranda), born in Hong Kong
- 1971 Adriano Giannini, Italian actor (Swept Away (2002 re-make)), born in Rome, Italy
- 1972 Emma Ridley, American actress (Return to Oz, Boy Meets World), born in Hampstead, England
- 1973 Rüştü Reçber, Turkish soccer goalkeeper (120 caps, record appearance holder, FIFA World Cup All Star Team: 2002; Fenerbahçe, Barcelona, Beşiktaş), born in Korkuteli, Turkey
- 1975 Adam Deadmarsh, Canadian-American NHL center (Colorado Avalanche, Olympics 1998), born in Trail, British Columbia
- 1976 Rob Malda, American internet writer and editor who co-founded Slashdot, born in Holland, Michigan
- 1976 Stuart Braithwaite, Scottish guitarist and songwriter (Mogwai), born in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
- 1976 Udo Mechels, Belgian singer ("Isn't It Time"), born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1977 Amanda Borden, American gymnast (World silver 1994, Olympic gold 1996), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1977 Anna Maxwell Martin, English actress and comedian (Bleak House, Line of Duty, Motherland), born in Beverley, England
- 1978 Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1979 Lee Hyori, South Korean R&B and K-pop singer, born in Cheongwon, South Korea
- 1981 Katori Hall, American playwright and actress (The Hot Wing King), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1982 Jeremy Gable, English-American playwright (Carpenter George; Go Ahead), born in Lakenheath, England
- 1983 Gustav Fridolin, Swedish politician and co-spokesperson for the Green Party (2011-19), born in Önnestad, Sweden
- 1984 Amoako Boafo, Ghanaian artist (Suborbital Tryptych), born in Accra, Ghana
- 1989 Lindsey Shaw, American actress (Paige McCullers-Pretty Little Liars), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1990 Lauren Potter, American actress (Glee - "Becky"), and advocate for development disability support (Best Buddies; National Down Syndrome Society; Special Olympics), born in Inland Empire, California
- 1991 Kenny Beats [Blume], American hip-hop record producer and songwriter, born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- 1993 Jake Zyrus [Charice Pempengco], Filipino pop and R&B singer, born in Cabuyao, Philippines
- 1993 Mirai Shida, Japanese actress (14-year-old Mother), born in Kanagawa, Japan
- 1995 Aya Nakamura, Malian-French singer (Nakamura), born in Bamako, Mali
- 1995 Gabriella Papadakis, French ice dancer (Olympic gold [Guillaume Cizeron] 2022; World C'ship gold 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022), born in Clermont-Ferrand, France
- 1995 Missy Franklin, American swimmer (5 Olympic gold 2012, 2016; 4 x WRs), born in Pasadena, California
- 1999 Nadia Ferreira, Paraguayan fashion model and beauty queen (Miss Paraguay, 2021), born in Villarrica, Paraguay
