- 1337 Chungmok of Goryeo, 29th King of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea (1344-48), born in Korea (d. 1348)
- 1558 Andrew of Austria, Austrian nobleman (Margrave of Burgau), clergyman (Catholic cardinal and bishop), and Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands (1598-1599), born in Bresnitz Castle, Březnice, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1600)
- 1565 Henrick de Keyser, Dutch architect and sculptor (master builder of Amsterdam, Zuiderkerk church), born in Utrecht (d. 1621)
- 1567 Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer and pioneer in development of opera (L'Orfeo, espro della Beata Vergine), baptized in Cremona, Italy (d. 1643)
- 1608 René Goupil, French Jesuit missionary and first canonized Catholic martyr in Canada, born in Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Kingdom of France (d. 1642) [1]
- 1689 Mary Wortley Montagu, English poet and writer (wrote about life in Istanbul, advocated for smallpox inoculation), born at Holme Pierrepont Hall, England (d. 1762) (baptism 26 May)
- 1713 Edward Wortley Montagu, English traveler and writer, born in England (d. 1776)
- 1720 Maximilian Hell [Höll], Slovakian astronomer, Jesuit priest, and namesake of a lunar crater, born in Selmecbánya, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1792)
- 1749 Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and Thomas Jefferson's first attorney general, born in Massachusetts Bay, British America (d. 1820)
- 1754 Pierre Dutillieu, French-Italian opera composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1798)
- 1759 Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian blind pianist, singer, organist, and composer, born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1824)
- 1764 Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, German organist, composer, and teacher of Carl Maria von Weber, born in Freising, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)
Austrian statesman, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1809-48) and host of the Congress of Vienna (1814-15), born in Koblenz, Electorate of Trier, Holy Roman Empire
- 1786 Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and revolutionary figure in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, born in Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (d. 1864)
- 1791 Baron Floris van Hall, Dutch nobleman and politician (Prime Minister 1853-56, and 1860-61), born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (now Netherlands) (d. 1866)
- 1795 Adolf Bernhard Marx [Samuel Moses Marx], German music theorist and pedagogue, born in Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1866)
- 1802 Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General in the Confederate Army and civil engineer, born in Culpeper County, Virginia (d. 1888)
- 1807 Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, Italian composer, music critic, attorney, and educator (Conservatory of Florence, 1862-81), born in Würzburg, Kingdom of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1881)
- 1808 Gottfried Herrmann, German violinist, organist, Kapellmeister, and composer, born in Sondershausen, Confederation of the Rhine (now Germany) (d. 1878)
- 1808 Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (The Bohemian Girl), born in Dublin (d. 1870)
- 1810 Jacob Thompson, American politician, 5th United States Secretary of the Interior (1857-61), born in Leasburg, North Carolina (d. 1885)
- 1813 Stephen Heller, Hungarian composer and pianist, born in Pest (d. 1888)
- 1817 Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher of the Bengal Renaissance, religious reformer and founder of the Brahmo religion, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1905)
- 1819 Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, American lawyer, politician, and Major General (Union Army), born in Russellville, Kentucky (d. 1893)
- 1820 Daniel Ammen, American naval officer, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation (Civil War) and author, born in Brown County, Ohio (d. 1898)
- 1830 Laurence S. Baker, American officer and brigadier general in the Confederate States Army (Civil War), born in Gates County, North Carolina (d. 1907)
- 1841 Giovanni Bolzoni, Italian violinist and composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma (now Italy) (d. 1919)
- 1845 Ilya Mechnikov, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist known as the "father of natural immunity" (Nobel 1908), born in Ivanovka, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1916)
- 1848 Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter, considered co-founder of Russian folklorist and romantic nationalistic painting, born in Lopyal, Russian Empire(d. 1926)
- 1851 Herbert Lawford, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1887; first exponent of topspin), born in Bayswater, England (d. 1925)
- 1855 Eduard von Keyserling, Baltic German writer (Dritte Stiege), born in Schloss Tels-Paddern, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1918)
American children's book author (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), born in Chittenango, New York
- 1857 Williamina Fleming, pioneering Scottish astronomer, discovered the Horsehead Nebula (1888), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 1911)
- 1859 Pierre Curie, French physicist (Nobel 1903) and husband of Marie Curie, born in Paris, France (d. 1906)
- 1860 Ellen Axson Wilson (née Ellen Louise Axson), American artist and First Lady (US, 1913-14; New Jersey, 1911-13), 1st wife of US President Woodrow Wilson, born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1914)
- 1862 Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian playwright (La Ronde - Reigen), and novelist (Fräulein Else), born in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1931)
- 1862 John Reeves Ellerman, British accountant, businessman, and shipping magnate, born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 1933)
- 1864 Vilhelm Hammershøi, Danish painter known for his subdued interiors and portraits, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1916)
- 1865 Albert Verwey, Dutch poet and literary historian (Motion), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1937)
- 1868 Lee Stack, British Army Major-General, Egyptian Army Sirdar, and Governor-General of Sudan (1917-24), born in Darjeeling, British India (d. 1924)
- 1873 Nikolay Tcherepnin, Russian composer of ballets, born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1945)
- 1878 Francisco Pujol, Catalan singer, choirmaster (Orfeó Català), composer, and musicologist, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1945)
- 1880 Otto Dibelius, German theologist and bishop (Confessional Church), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1967)
- 1883 Stanley Marchant, English composer, born in London (d. 1949)
- 1888 Jean Wahl, French philosopher (Sorbonne professor), born in Marseille, France (d. 1974)
- 1889 Bessie Abramowitz Hillman, Russian-American labor leader and founder of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, born in Linoveh, Russia (d. 1970)
- 1890 Katherine Anne Porter, American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer (Collected Stories; Ship of Fools), born in Indian Creek, Texas (d. 1980)
- 1891 David Vogel, Russian-Hebrew poet, writer (Married Life; Before the Dark Gate; In the Sanatorium), and Holocaust victim, born in Sataniv, Russian Empire (d. 1944)
- 1891 Fritz Feigl, Austrian Brazilian chemist (spot tests), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1971)
- 1891 Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian playwright and novelist (The Master and Margarita, Black Snow), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1940)
- 1891 Nipo T. Strongheart, Native American activist, lecturer and film consultant (Pony Soldier), born in Yakima, Washington (d. 1966)
- 1892 Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (Flyweight World Champion, 1916-23), referee, and columnist (News of the World), born in Quakers Yard, Wales (d. 1969)
- 1893 Michel Gusikoff, American violinist, concert master, and composer, born in New York City (d. 1978)
- 1893 Stanley Lupino, English comic (Cheer Up; Over She Goes), born in London (d. 1942)
- 1895 Charles Lamont, American actor and director (Abbott & Costello films), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1993)
- 1895 William D. Byron, American Congressman (Democrat), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 1941)
- 1898 (Giovanni) John Abriani, Italian jazz violinist and bandleader, born in Lusiana, Italy (d. 1960)
- 1898 Arletty [Léonie Bathiat], French fashion model and actress (Hotel du Niord; Children of Paradise; The Longest Day), born in Courbevoie, France (d. 1992)
- 1899 Jean-Etienne Valluy, French general and commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic Central European Forces, born in Rive-de-Gier, France (d. 1970) [1]
- 1901 Edmond Hall, American jazz clarinetist (Red Allen; Teddy Wilson), bandleader (Café Society Band), and composer (Profoundly Blue), born in Reserve, Louisiana (d. 1967)
- 1901 Xavier Herbert [Alfred Jackson], Australian author, winner of Miles Franklin Award for "Poor Fellow My Country" (1975), born in Geraldton, Australia (d. 1984)
- 1902 Anny Ondra, Czech actress (Blackmail, Manxman), born in Tarnów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1987)
- 1902 Richard J Daley, American politician (38th Mayor-Chicago-D:1955-76), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1976)
- 1903 Maria Reiche, German-Peruvian mathematician and archaeologist specializing in Nazca lines, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1998)
- 1904 Clifton Fadiman, American editor, radio and TV host (Information, Please!; Quiz Kids), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1999)
- 1904 Gustav-Adolf Boltenstern, Swedish equestrian (Olympic gold team dressage 1952, 1956; silver 1932, bronze 1948), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1995)
- 1905 Joseph Cotten, American actor (Citizen Kane; The Third Man; Shadow of a Doubt; Airport '77), born in Petersburg, Virginia (d. 1994)
- 1906 "Uncle" Johnny Williams, American electric blues guitarist and singer, born in Alexandria, Louisiana (d. 2006)
- 1907 Josef Alexander, American composer (Of Masks and Men; Incantations), and music professor (Brooklyn College), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1989)
- 1907 Philip Piratin, British Communist Party MP, born in London (d. 1995)
- 1907 Sukhdev Thapar, Indian freedom fighter and anti-colonial revolutionary involved in the Lahore conspiracy case, born in Ludhiana, India (d. 1931)
- 1908 Lars-Erik Larsson, Swedish composer (God in Disguise (Förklädd gud, Op. 24); Linden), and pedagogue (Stockholm Conservatory; Uppsala University), born in Åkarp Sweden (d. 1986)
- 1909 James Mason, British actor (Lolita, North by Northwest, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire (d. 1984)
- 1909 Rodolfo Cornejo, Filipino classical pianist, composer, and conductor, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1991)
- 1910 Constance Cummings, American-British Tony Award-winning stage (Wings; Long Day's Journey Into Night), and screen (Blithe Spirit; Glamour) actress, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2005)
- 1911 Herta Oberheuser, German Nazi doctor and convicted war criminal, born in Cologne, German Empire (d. 1978)
- 1911 Leo Fuchs, Polish-born Jewish American actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, Avalon), born in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1994)
- 1911 Max Frisch, Swiss writer and playwright (I’m Not Stiller, Firebugs), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1991)
- 1912 Alexis Kagame, Rwandan philosopher, historian, poet and Tutsi intellectual and cultural leader, born in Kiyanza, Rwanda, German East Africa (d. 1981)
- 1912 Arthur Berger, American composer (Ideas of Order), music critic, and educator (Brandeis, 1953-80; New England Conservatory of Music, 1980-99), born in New York City (d. 2003)
- 1914 Jack Pepys, South African British immunologist (allergy and allergic diseases), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1996)
- 1914 Norman "Norrie" Paramor, British composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and record producer (Cliff Richard: The Shadows; Helen Shapiro), born in London, England (d. 1979)
- 1914 Pierre Froidebise, Belgian organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Chey, Belgium (d. 1962)
- 1914 Walter "Turk" Broda, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, 5x Stanley Cup, 2x Vezina Trophy (Toronto Maple Leafs, 1935-51), born in Brandon, Manitoba (d. 1972)
- 1915 Bill Williams [Herman Wilhelm Katt], American actor (The Adventures of Kit Carson; Date With the Angels), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1992)
- 1915 Hilda Bernstein, British-South African author, artist, and activist, born in London (d. 2006) [1]
- 1915 Paul A. Samuelson, American economist (1970 Nobel Prize for Economics, 1947 John Bates Clark Medal), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2009) [1]
- 1917 Hugh Falkus, English filmmaker an naturalist, born in Cheam, England (d. 1996)
- 1918 Eddy Arnold, American country music singer ("Make The World Go Away"; "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"), born in Henderson Tennessee (d. 2008)
- 1918 Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (Dr No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2009)
- 1919 Charles Palmer, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Leicestershire CCC, Worcestershire CCC) and administrator (President MCC 1978–79, chairman Test and County Cricket Board 1983-85), born in Sandwell, England (d. 2005)
- 1920 Hugh Henry Home Popham, British aviator, writer and poet, born in Beer, England (d. 1996)
- 1922 Enrico Berlinguer, Italian communist, Secretary-General (CPI), born in Sassari, Italy (d. 1984) [or May 25]
- 1922 Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese writer and Buddhist nun (The Tale of Genji), born in Tukushima, Japan (d. 2021)
- 1922 Selma Engel [Saartje Wijnberg], Dutch born Jew, the first to tell of Nazi Sobibor extermination camp, born in Groningen, the Netherlands (d. 2018)
- 1923 Ellis Larkins, American classically trained (1st Black student at Peabody Institute) jazz pianist (Ruby Braff), and accompanist (Ella Fitzgerald; Eartha Kitt, Mildred Bailey), born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2002)
- 1923 John Lanchbery, British-Australian composer and conductor (Royal Ballet, 1959-72; Australian Ballet, 1972-77; American Ballet Theatre, 1978-80), born in London, England (d. 2003)
- 1923 Johnny Walker [Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi], Indian actor (Madhumati, Chachi 420), born in Indore, British India (d. 2003)
- 1923 Richard Avedon, American photographer (Harper's Bazaar, The New Yorker), born in New York City (d. 2004) [1]
- 1924 Don Kenyon, English cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 50; Worcestershire CCC), born in Wordsley, Staffordshire, England (d. 1996)
- 1924 Jaime Garcia Terrés, Mexican poet and essayist, born in Mexico City (d. 1996)
- 1924 Maria Koepcke, German ornithologist known for her work on Peruvian bird species, born in Leipzig, Weimar Republic (d. 1971) [1]
- 1924 Ursula Thiess [Schmidt], German actress (Monsoon, Bengal Brigade, Americano), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2010)
- 1925 Andrei Yakoulevich Eshpai, Soviet composer, born in Kozmodemyansk, Mari Autonomous Region, Soviet Union (d. 2015)
- 1925 Emmanuel Ghent, Canadian American electronic music composer (Phosphones), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2003)
- 1925 Jos Jacobs, Belgian director (Madonna of Nedermunster), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1995)
- 1925 Mary Lyon, English geneticist (X-chromosome inactivation), born in Norwich, Norfolk (d. 2014)
- 1926 Anthony Shaffer, Engish playwright (Sleuth), twin brother to Peter, born in Liverpool (d. 2001)
English playwright (Equus, Amadeus), twin brother to Anthony, born in Liverpool
- 1926 [Jean-Josephat] Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist and composer (Implosion Symphony), born in Saint-Georges, Quebec (d. 2006)
- 1928 Gene Kenney, American soccer coach (Michigan State Spartans 1956-69; NCAA C'ship 1967, 68), born in Urbana, Illinois (d. 2022)
- 1928 Ruth Ann Koesun, American dancer and member of the American Ballet Theater (1946-69), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2018)
- 1929 David Healy, American-born actor (Supergirl, Doomsday Gun, Patton), born in New York City (d. 1995)
- 1929 Frank Evans Heart, American computer engineer (worked on first routing computer for ARPANET, the Internet's predecessor), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2018)
- 1930 Jasper Johns, American abstract painter and sculptor (Green Target; Flag), born in Augusta, Georgia [1]
- 1931 Frederik Korthals Altes, Dutch politician and lawyer, Minister of Justice (1982-89) and Minister of State (26 October 2001), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2025) [1]
- 1931 James Mitchell, American session baritone saxophone (The Memphis Horns; Stax Records), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2000)
- 1931 Ken Venturi, American golfer, broadcaster (US Open 1964), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2013)
- 1931 Nechama Tec [née Bawnik], Polish-American Holocaust survivor, scholar and author (Defiance, When Light Pierced the Darkness), born in Lublin, Poland (d. 2023)
- 1934 Alvin F. Poussaint, American psychiatrist, cultural figure and writer (Why Blacks Kill Blacks, Lay My Burden Down), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2025) [1]
- 1934 David Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick who sold his castle to Madame Tussauds, born in Warwick Castle, Warwick, England (d. 1996) [1]
- 1934 Frank McAtamney, New Zealand rugby union prop (1 Test; Otago 38 games), born in Middlemarch, New Zealand (d. 2022)
- 1935 (Bruce) "Utah" Phillips, American folk singer-songwriter ("Green Rolling Hills"; "The Goodnight-Loving Trail") storyteller, poet, and labor organizer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2008)
- 1935 Don Bragg, American pole vaulter (Olympic gold, 1960), born in Penns Grove, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- 1935 Gordon Mills, British songwriter (Tom Jones - "It's Not Unusual"), born in Madras, India (d. 1986)
- 1935 Ted Dexter, English cricket all-rounder and captain (62 Tests, 4,502 runs @ 47.89, 9 x 100s, 66 wickets; Sussex), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2021)
- 1936 Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American Tony Award-winning stage singer and actress (Carnival), and film star (Cinderfella), born in Pesaro, Italy
- 1936 Jean Balissat, Swiss composer pedagogue and conductor (Kaleidoscope for trumpet and percussion), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2007)
- 1936 Paul Zindel, American playwright and novelist (The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-theMoon Marigolds), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 2003)
- 1936 Ralph Steadman, British illustrator (Hunter S. Thompson books; album cover art), born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England
- 1936 Robert Smith, American baseball administrator (President International Baseball Federation 1981-93; IOC Olympic Order), born in Greenville, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1936 Wavy Gravy [Hugh Nanton Romney Jr.], American clown entertainer and peace activist, born in East Greenbush, New York
- 1937 (Trinidad) "Trini" Lopez, American singer and guitarist ("If I Had A Hammer"; "Lemon Tree"), and actor (The Dirty Dozen), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2020) [1]
- 1937 Joe Tait, American sports broadcaster (Cleveland Cavaliers [radio], Cleveland Indians [TV & radio]), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1937 Karin Krog, Norwegian jazz singer and composer, born in Oslo, Norway
- 1937 Yury Sisikin, Russian fencer (Olympic gold USSR Foil, team 1960, 64; silver Foil, individual 1960), born in Saratov, Russia (d. 2025)
- 1938 Lenny Welch, American singer (Since I Fell for You), born in New York
- 1938 Mireille Darc, French actress (Week End, Hurried Man), born in Toulon
- 1939 Barbara Hammer, American filmmaker (Dyketactics, A Horse Is Not a Metaphor), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019)
- 1939 Brian Hartley, British mathematician specialising in group theory, born in Accrington, England (d. 1994)
- 1939 Dudley Wysong, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966 runner-up), born in McKinney, Texas (d. 1998)
- 1940 Álvaro Mejía, Colombian athlete (Boston Marathon 1971 2:18:45), born in Medellín, Colombia (d. 2021)
- 1940 Don Nelson, American NBA small forward (Boston Celtics; 5x NBA champion) and coach (Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks; 3x Coach of the Year, 2x All-Star Game head coach), named Top 10 Coaches in NBA History, and recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, born in Muskegon, Michigan
- 1940 Lainie Kazan [Levine], American stage and screen singer and actress (Lust in the Dust; Beaches: My Big Fat Greek Wedding), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1940 Paul Ryan Rudd, American stage and screen actor (Beacon Hill; Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2010)
- 1940 Roger Ailes, American TV executive and CEO of Fox News (1996-2016), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 2017)
- 1940 T.S. Ellis III [Thomas Selby Ellis III], Columbian-American judge who presided over the trial of Paul Manafort, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 2025) [1]
- 1941 Cyril Cooray, cricketer (Sri Lankan Test umpire on intl panel), born in Colombo, British Ceylon
- 1941 K. T. Oslin, American country singer (80's Ladies), born in Crossett, Arkansas (d. 2020)
- 1941 Richard Edward Wilson, American contemporary classical pianist, composer (Diablerie; The Cello Has Many Secrets; Æthelred the Unready), and educator (Vassar, 1966-2016), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1942 Doug Lowe, Australian politician (35th Premier of Tasmania, 1977-81), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- 1942 Lois Johnson, American country music singer ("Loving You Will Never Grow Old"), born in Maynardville, Tennessee (d. 2014)
- 1942 Tony England, American scientist and NASA astronaut (STS 51-F), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1943 Freddie Perren, American songwriter and record producer (The Sylvers - "Boogie Fever"; Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive"; Peaches & Herb - "Reunited"), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 2004)
- 1943 Harve Brosten, American comedy writer (All In The Family, 1975-77), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1944 Manuel Lapuente, Mexican soccer forward (13 caps; Necaxa, Puebla) and manager (Mexico 1997–2000; CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1991; Puebla, 2006 América), born in Teziutlán, Mexico (d. 2025)
- 1944 Miruts Yifter 'Yifter the Shifter', Ethiopian runner (Olympic golds 1980), born in Adigrat (d. 2016)
- 1944 Tich [Ian Amey], British rock musician (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), born in Salisbury, England
- 1945 Boubacar Ould Messaoud, Mauritanian anti-slavery activist and co-founder of SOS-Esclaves, born in Rosso, French Mauritania (d. 2026) [1]
- 1945 Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Head of the Royal House of Portugal (1976-present), born in Bern, Switzerland
- 1945 Jerry Quarry, American boxer (famous bouts v world champions Floyd Patterson, Jimmy Ellis, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton), born in Bakersfield, California (d. 1999)
- 1945 Lasse Berghagen, Swedish pop singer-songwriter (Teddybjörnen Fredriksson), born in Enskede, Sweden
- 1946 Georges Bereta, French soccer striker (44 caps; ASSE Saint-Étienne, Olympique de Marseille), born in Saint-Étienne, France (d. 2023)
- 1946 Rod Coombes, British folk and progressive rock drummer (Stealers Wheel - "Stuck in the Middle with You"l; The Strawbs, born in Notting Hill, London
- 1947 Graeham Goble, Australian rock guitarist (Little River Band - Reminiscing), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1948 Brian Eno, British rock and ambient musician (Robert Fripp; Roxy Music; Jon Hassell), and record producer (Roxy Music; David Bowie; Talking Heads; U2; Coldplay; Paul Simon), born in Woodbridge, Sussex, England
- 1948 Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 21st US Secretary of Health and Human Services (2009-14), and CEO of Sebelius Resources LLC, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1949 Eric Beekes, Dutch pop singer (Kater), and actor (Lily Was Here), born in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies (now Jawa Timur, Indonesia)
- 1949 Frank L Culbertson Jr, American US Navy officer and NASA astronaut (STS-38), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- 1950 Nicholas Hammond, American actor (The Amazing Spider-Man), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1951 (Dennis) "Fergie" Frederiksen, American rock singerr (Toto, 1984-85), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2014)
- 1951 Frank Wilczek, American Physicist (2004 Nobel Prize), born in Mineola, New York
- 1952 Chazz Palminteri, American actor (The Usual Suspects, Bronx Tale), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1952 David Brandon, American businessman (Toys "R" Us, Domino's Pizza), born in Dearborn, Michigan
- 1952 Phil Seymour, American rock and power pop musician, singer, and songwriter (The Dwight Twilley Band), born in Oklahoma City (d. 1993)
- 1953 Freddie Salem, American rock guitarist (The Outlaws, 1977-83 - "Ghost Riders in the Sky"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2024)
1953 American Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (13 x MLB All Star; World Series 1985; AL MVP 1980; KC Royals), born in Glen Dale, West Virginia
- 1953 Manos Xydos, Greek rock singer-songwriter, and music producer (Pyx Lax), born in Agioi Anargyroi, Attica, Greece (d. 2010)
- 1953 Mike Oldfield, British musician and composer (Tubular Bells), born in Reading, Berkshire
- 1954 Robert Pogue Harrison, American literary scholar and cultural critic (Forests: The Shadow of Civilization; The Dominion of the Dead), born in Izmir, Turkey [1]
- 1955 Lee Horsley, American actor (Nero Wolfe, Matt Houston), born in Muleshoe, Texas
- 1955 Mary Jo Buttafuoco, American author, motivational speaker, and attempted murder victim, shot in the face by Amy Fisher, born in the United States of America
- 1956 Adílio, Brazilian soccer manager (Flamengo 2003-07) and midfielder (1 cap; Flamengo 177 games), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2024)
- 1956 Alice Miller, American golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1985), born in Marysville, CA
- 1957 Juan José Ibarretxe, former president of the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain (1999-2009), born in Llodio, Spain
- 1959 Andrew Eldritch, British rock singer-songwriter (Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away; Black Planet), born in Ely, England
- 1959 Beverly Jo Scott, American singer-songwriter, based in Brussels, Belgium, born in Deer Park, Alabama
- 1960 Joey Browner, American football safety (First-team All-Pro 1987–90; 6 × Pro Bowl; Minnesota Vikings), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 2026)
- 1961 Melle Mel [Melvin Glover], American rapper (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1961 Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Australian jazz singer, born in Wycheproof, Australia
- 1963 George Heidweiler, Dutch painter known for his artwork of cityscapes, born in Beverwijk, Netherlands [1] [2]
- 1963 Grant Herslov, actor (Wayne-Spencer, Under One Roof), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 André Abujamra, Brazilian film score composer, singer, and guitarist, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1965 Jeff Rochlin, American actor (Cutting Class, Splitz, Taps), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1966 Paul Ysebaert, Canadian NHL player (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Sarnia, Ontario
- 1967 John Smoltz, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1995; NL Cy Young Award 1996; Atlanta Braves), born in Warren, Michigan
- 1967 Laura Hillenbrand, American author (Seabiscuit; Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption), born in Fairfax, Virginia
- 1968 Cecilia Malmström, Swedish liberal politician (1980s-2023), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1968 Leroy Hoard, American NFL running back, 1990-99 (Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and 2 other teams), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1968 Seth Putnam, American hard-core punk vocalist and songwriter, born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
- 1968 Todd Porter, American actor (Whiz Kids - "Hamilton"), born in Montclair, New Jersey
- 1969 Assala [Nasri], Syrian-Bahraini Middle Eastern and Arabic pop singer ("Ma Aaaraftik"), born in Damascus, Syria
1969 American College/Pro Football HOF running back (Uni of Florida; Super Bowl 1992, 93 [MVP], 95; NFL MVP 1993; 3 x NFL rushing leader; Dallas Cowboys), born in Pensacola, Florida
- 1969 Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-2004 (New York Yankees, 1997-2002), born in Okinawa, Japan (d. 2011)
- 1970 Desmond Howard, College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Heisman Trophy 1991, U of Michigan; Super Bowl MVP 1996, Green Bay Packers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1970 Martin Rossiter, Welsh pop singer, keyboardist (Gene), and music educator, born in Wales
- 1970 Nicola Walker, English actress (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Last Tango in Halifax), born in London
- 1970 Prince Be [Attrell Cordes], American rapper (PM Dawn), born in Jersey City (d. 2016)
- 1973 John McCusker, Scottish folk, session, and touring fiddler (Battlefield Band; Kate Rusby; Mark Knopfler), record producer, and composer, born in Bellshill, Scotland
- 1973 Suzannah Bianco, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-alt-96), born in San Jose, California
- 1974 A. J. Hinch, American baseball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996; Oakland Athletics), coach and manager (Detroit Tigers), born in Waverly, Iowa
- 1974 Ahmet Zappa, American musician, actor (2 Hip 4 TV), novelist, and filmmaker (The Odd Life Of Timothy Green), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1974 Jennifer Rizzotti, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Uni of Connecticut) and coach (George Washington), born in White Plains, New York
- 1974 Russell Hornsby, American television and film actor (Grimm; Fences), born in Oakland, California
1975 American Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (13 × Pro Bowl; Super Bowl MVP 2000; Baltimore Ravens), born in Bartow, Florida
- 1978 Amy Chow, American gymnast (Olympics-gold/silver, 1996), born in San Jose, California
- 1978 Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress (Hannibal, Mary Kills People), born in Montréal, Québec
1978 American actor (Numb3rs; Harold and Kumar films), born in New York City
- 1978 Krissy Taylor, American model, born in Miami, Florida (d. 1995)
- 1978 Zoltan Bathory, Hungarian-born American musician and martial artist (Five Finger Death Punch), born in Szentendre, Hungary
- 1979 Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista, Mexican professional footballer, 1998-2016, born in Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
1981 English daughter of Princess Anne, born in London
- 1982 Jessica Sutta, American dancer, singer-songwriter, and actress (The Pussycat Dolls), born in Miami, Florida
- 1982 Layal Abboud, Lebanese folk and Arabic pop singer, and poet, born in Kanisah, Lebanon
- 1982 Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian soccer midfielder (87 caps; CD El Nacional, Red Star Belgrade, FC Barcelona), born in San Lorenzo, Ecuador
- 1982 Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 200m 2004, 08; 4×100m relay 2004; silver 4×100m relay 2000, 12, 16; bronze 100m 2004, 12), born in Clarks Town, Jamaica
- 1983 Devin Bronson, American guitarist and songwriter (Avril Lavigne), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1983 Giorgos Sabanis, Greek pop-rock singer-songwriter, born in Athens, Greece
- 1984 Mahmoud Chouki, Moroccan jazz and world music guitarist, banjo, Algerian mandole and oud player, born in Kenitra, Morocco
- 1984 Mr. Probz [Dennis Stehr], Dutch hip-hop singer-songwriter, and record producer ("Waves"), born in Zoetermeer, Netherlands
- 1986 Adam Moffat, Scottish football player, born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1986 Kyle Loza, Freestyle Motocross Rider, born in Orange County, California
1987 British tennis player (Olympic gold 2012, 16; Wimbledon 2013, 16), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1987 Jennylyn Mercado, Filipina singer and actress (Rosario, Blue Moon), born in Parañaque, Philippines
- 1988 Jessica Falkholt, Australian actress (Hope Morrison in "Home and Away"), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2018)
- 1990 Stella Maxwell, Irish-New Zealand model (Victoria's Secret, Max Factor ambassador), born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1995 Ksenia Sitnik, Belarusian pop singer, born in Mazyr, Belarus
- 1998 Mohammed El Kurd, Palestinian poet and activist, born in Jerusalem
- 1998 Muna El Kurd, Palestinian activist, born in Jerusalem
- 2002 Au/Ra [Jamie Lou Stenzel], Antiguan-German singer-songwriter (Concrete Jungle), born in Ibizia, Spain
