- 612 Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor from February to May 641, born in Constantinople (d. 641)
- 1415 Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, born in Raby Castle, Durham, England (d. 1495)
- 1428 Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman, born in Guadalajara, Spain (d. 1495)
- 1446 Margaret of York [Margaret of Burgundy], English wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, born in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England (d. 1503)
Italian statesman and author (The Prince), born in Florence
- 1514 Bartholomaeus of Braga [Fernandez], Dominican theologian and Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, born in Mártires, Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon (d. 1590)
- 1647 Joannes Antonides van der Goes, Dutch poet (Bellone aen bant), born in Goes, Netherlands (d. 1684)
- 1649 Johann Valentin Meder, German composer, born in Free Imperial City of Erfurt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1719)
- 1662 Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, born in Herford, Germany (d. 1736)
- 1692 Jan Jacob Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1768)
- 1695 Henri Pitot, Italian-French engineer, born in Aramon, France (d. 1771)
- 1708 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theorist and composer, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1776)
- 1713 Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician (Clairaut's theorem), born in Paris (d. 1765)
- 1729 Florian Leopold Gassmann, Bohemian composer, born in Brüx, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1774)
- 1737 Friedrich Schwindl, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1786)
- 1744 Friedrich Wilhelm Weis, German physician and composer, born in Göttingen, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1826)
- 1752 Braz Francisco de Lima, Portuguese composer, organist, mestre de capela, and pedagogue, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1813)
- 1761 August von Kotzebue, German dramatist, born in Weimar, Germany (d. 1819)
- 1764 Élisabeth of France, princess of France, youngest sister of king Louis XVI, born in Versailles, France (d. 1794)
- 1768 Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist, born in Laigh Corton, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1838)
- 1773 Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller and naturalist, born in Castel Goffredo, Milan, Italy (d. 1846)
- 1783 José de la Riva-Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru (1823), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1858)
- 1811 Vissarion Belinsky, Russian literary critic (Sovremennik) and influential Westernizer, born in Sveaborg, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1848)
- 1815 Hermanus Willem Witteveen, Dutch theologist, born in Boornbergum, Netherlands (d. 1884)
- 1816 Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1892)
- 1819 Nicola De Giosa, Italian composer, born in Bari, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1885)
- 1826 Charles XV, King of Sweden and Norway (1859-72), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1872)
- 1844 Édouard Drumont, French anti-semitic journalist, born in Paris (d. 1917)
- 1844 Richard D'Oyly Carte, British opera impresario (Gilbert & Sullivan operas), born in London (d. 1901)
- 1844 Thomas Kelly, Irish-Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests, 1877-79; HS 35; Victoria CA), born in County Waterford, Ireland (d. 1893)
Chancellor of the German Empire (1900-09), born in Klein-Flottbeck, Germany
- 1849 Bertha Benz [Cacilie Bertha Ringer], German inventor, automotive pioneer and wife of fellow automotive inventor Karl Benz, born in Pfrozheim, German Confederation (d. 1944)
- 1849 Jacob Riis, Danish-American social reformer and "muck raking" reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun), born in Ribe, Denmark (d. 1914)
- 1850 Johnny Ringo, American old West outlaw and gunfighter, born in Greens Fork, Indiana (d. 1882)
- 1857 George Gore, American baseball player, born in Saccarappa, Maine (d. 1933)
- 1859 Andy Adams, American writer (Log of a Cowboy), born in Indiana (d. 1935)
- 1860 John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1936)
- 1860 Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist, born in Ancona, Italy (d. 1940)
- 1861 Emmett Dalton, American outlaw of the Old West (The Dalton Gang), born in Belton, Missouri (d. 1937)
- 1867 Jack Hearne, British cricket spin bowler (12 Tests, 49 wickets; England's first hat-trick vs Australia 1899), born in Chalfont St Giles, England (d. 1944)
- 1870 Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the U.K., born in Frogmore House, Windsor, England (d. 1948)
- 1873 Nicoline Magdalene Roll Anker, Norwegian author (Kvinnen og Den), born in Møre og Romsdal, Norway (d. 1942)
- 1873 Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general, born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 1945)
- 1874 François Coty, French perfume manufacturer, born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France (d. 1934)
- 1874 V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1954)
- 1876 Bert Hopkins, Australian cricket fast bowler (20 Tests, 26 wickets), born in Young, Australia (d. 1931)
- 1876 E. B. Dwyer, Australian-born cricketer (Sussex), born in Redfern, Australia (d. 1912)
- 1877 Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst, born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1925)
- 1879 Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman and aviation pioneer (Qantas), born in Morinish, Queensland (d. 1950)
- 1886 Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer, born in Rouen, France (d. 1971)
- 1888 Beulah Bondi, American character actress (It's a Wonderful Life; Of Human Hearts), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1981)
- 1890 Alex Pompez, American Baseball HOF executive (owner NgL Cuban Stars [East] 1923-28; NY Cubans 1935-51), born in Key West, Florida (d. 1974)
- 1891 Eppa Rixey Jr., American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL wins leader 1922; 266 career wins; Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds), born in Culpeper, Virginia (d. 1963)
- 1891 Tadeusz Peiper, Polish poet, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1969)
- 1892 George Paget Thomson, British physicist who demonstrated electron diffraction (Nobel Prize,1937), born in Cambridge, England (d. 1975) [1]
- 1893 Hope Landin, American actress (I Remember Mama; Sugarfoot), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1973)
- 1893 Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian writer and public benefactor, born in Abasha, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1975)
- 1895 Cornelius Van Til, Dutch philosopher and Christian apologist, born in Grootegast, Netherlands (d. 1987)
- 1895 Ernst Kantorowicz, German-American historian (Laudes regiae), born in Posen, Prussia (d. 1963)
British novelist and playwright (101 Dalmatians), born in Whitefield, Lancashire, England
- 1896 Karl Allmenröder, German World War I flying Ace, born in Wald, Rhine Province, Germany (d. 1917)
- 1897 V. K. Krishna Menon, Indian nationalist, Minister of Defense (1957-62), born in Tellicherry, British India (d. 1974)
Israeli teacher, stateswoman and 4th Prime Minister of Israel (1969-74) known as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1898 Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and civil rights activist, born in CHarleston, South Carolina (d. 1987)
- 1899 Aline MacMahon, American actress (Backdoor to Heaven), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
- 1901 Gino Cervi, Italian actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja), born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1974)
- 1902 Alfred Kastler, French physicist (Nobel 1966 - Hertzian resonances within atoms), born in Guebwiller, Alsace, German Empire (d. 1984)
- 1902 Hugo Friedhofer, American cellist, orchestrator, and Academy Award-winning film composer (The Best Years of Our Lives; An Affair to Remember), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1981)
- 1902 Jack La Rue, American actor and TV narrator (Lights Out, Mouthpiece, My Favorite Brunette), born in New York City (d. 1984)
- 1902 Seton I. Miller, Hollywood screenwriter (Pete's Dragon, Istanbul), born in Chehalis, Washington (d. 1974)
- 1902 Walter Slezak, Austrian-American stage and screen actor (Bedtime for Bonzo; Lifeboat; The Inspector General), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1983)
American singer ("White Christmas", "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy") and actor ("Going My Way"), born in Tacoma, Washington
- 1904 John Breeden, American actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1977)
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1932, 36–39, 41; NY Yankees), born in Granville, Illinois
- 1905 Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael, duke of Bavaria, born in Munich, German Empire (d. 1996)
American Academy Award-winning actress (The Great Lie; Meet Me In St Louis; The Maltese Falcon), born in Quincy, Illinois
- 1907 Earl Wilson, American journalist and columnist (Midnight Earl), born in Rockford, Ohio (d. 1987)
- 1910 Alceo Galliera, Italian conductor (Victoria Symphony; La Scala), and composer (The Wise Virgins and the Foolish Virgins), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1996)
- 1910 Norman Corwin, American screenwriter for radio drama, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
- 1911 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, American jazz trumpeter ("Dogtown Blues"; "Stormy Weather"), born in Trenton, Missouri (d. 1995)
- 1912 Eleanore "May" Sarton, Belgian-American writer (Land of Silence), born in Wondelgem, Belgium (d. 1995)
- 1912 Virgil Fox, American classical organist, born in Princeton, Illinois (d. 1980)
- 1913 Earl Blackwell, American society impresario (Celebrity Register), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1995)
- 1913 Heinz Kohut, Austrian-American psychoanalyst who opposed Freud and created the theory of self-psychology, born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1981)
- 1913 William M. Inge, American playwright (Picnic-Pulitzer 1953), born in Independence, Kansas (d. 1973)
- 1915 Evencio Castellanos, Venezuelan pianist, and composer, born in Cúa, Miranda state, Venezuela (d. 1984)
- 1915 Stu Hart, Canadian pro wrestler and trainer (founder Stampede Wrestling; sons Bret and Owen Hart), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2003)
- 1916 Henry B. González, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1961-99), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2000)
- 1916 Léopold Simoneau, French Canadian tenor, born in Saint-Flavien, Quebec, Canada (d. 2006)
- 1916 Murray Cutler, American police detective and criminal-defense lawyer known for representing Harry Gross, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 1994)
- 1916 Pierre Emmanuel [Noël Mathieu], French poet (Sodome), born in Gan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France (d. 1984)
American lyricist ("On The Town"; "Just In Time") and playwright, born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1917 George Gaynes, Dutch-Finnish-American singer, stage and screen actor (Tootsie; Police Academy; General Hospital), born in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (d. 2016)
- 1917 James Penberthy, Australian composer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1999)
- 1917 Kiro Gligorov, 1st President of the Republic of Macedonia (1991-99), born in Štip, Kingdom of Serbia (d. 2012)
- 1918 Ted Bates, British soccer manager (Southampton 1955-73) and forward (Southampton - 202 games), born in Thetford, England (d. 2003)
- 1919 John Cullen Murphy, American comic strip artist, born in New York City (d. 2004)
American folk singer (The Weavers - "Goodnight Irene") and activist, helped create the modern American folk music movement, born in New York City
- 1920 John Lewis, American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1952-97), born in La Grange, Illinois (d. 2001)
- 1920 Nina Bara [Frances Bauer], Argentinian actress (Missile to the Moon, Space Patrol), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1990)
- 1921 Joe Ames, American singer and actor (The Ames Brothers Show), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
American boxer (world welterweight champion 1946-51; middleweight champion 1951-52, 55, 58), born in Ailey, Georgia
- 1921 Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese army officer and 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (1974-75), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2005)
- 1922 Len Shackleton, British soccer forward (5 caps; Sunderland 320 games), born in Bradford, England (d. 2000)
- 1922 Marina Svetlova, American ballerina and choreographer (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), born in Paris (d. 2009)
- 1923 George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist and conductor, born in Volos, Greece (d. 2015)
- 1923 Ralph Hall, American politician, (oldest to serve in the House of Representatives, Texas 1981-2014), born in Fate, Texas (d. 2019) [1]
- 1924 Jane Morgan [Florence Currier], American singer ("The Day The Rains Came"; "Fascination"; "If I Could Only Live My Life Again"), stage and television actress, born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 2025)
- 1924 Ken Tyrrell, British auto racer and founder of Tyrrell Racing, born in East Horsley, Surrey, England (d. 2001)
- 1924 Mary Carver [Carvellas], American actress (Simon & Simon; Star Trek: Enterprise), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
- 1924 Ngiratkel Etpison, Palauan businessman and politician (President of Palau, 1989-92), born in Koror, South Seas Mandate (d. 1997)
- 1924 Tom O'Horgan, American musical theater director (Hair; Jesus Christ Superstar), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
- 1924 Yehuda Amichai, Israeli poet (Now and In Other Days), born in Würzburg, Germany (d. 2000)
- 1926 Ann B. Davis, American actress (The Bob Cummings Show, The Brady Bunch), born in Schenectady, New York (d. 2014)
- 1928 Dave Dudley, American country singer ("Six Days on the Road"), born in Spencer, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
- 1928 Jeanne Bal, American actress (Pat-Love & Marriage, Star Trek- The Man Trap), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1996)
- 1929 Jahanara Imam, Bangladeshi writer and political activist, born in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India (d. 1994)
- 1930 Juan Gelman, Argentine poet, born in Buenos Aires (d. 2014)
- 1931 Joe Layton, American director and choreographer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
- 1931 Theodore Friedman, American negligence lawyer known for representing Sidney Zion and Harry Chapin's estate, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2025) [1]
- 1931 Thomas Sutherland, American hostage (Lebanon) and academic, born in Falkirk, Scotland (d. 2016)
- 1932 Maria Itkina, Russian athlete (9 sprint world records, 60m-400m), born in Roslavl, Russia (d. 2020)
- 1932 Robert Osborne, American film historian and television host (Turner Classic Movies), born in Colfax, Washington (d. 2017)
- 1933 Alex Cord [Alexander Viespi], American actor (Brotherhood; Fire; Street Asylum; Airwolf), born in New York City (d. 2021)
American R&B, gospel, soul and funk singer-songwriter known as 'The Godfather of Soul' ("Sex Machine"; "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"; "Hot Pants"), born in Barnwell, South Carolina
- 1934 Frankie Valli [Francesco Stephen Castelluccio], American singer (Four Seasons - "Sherry"; "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1934 Georg Kröll, German pianist, and composer, born in Linz am Rhein, Germany
- 1934 Georges Moustaki [Giuseppe Mustacchi], Greek-Egyptian-French singer-songwriter ("Milord"; "Le Métèque"), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 2013)
- 1934 Henry Cooper, British boxer (British, European, Commonwealth heavyweight champion; famous defeats to Muhammad Ali 1963, 1966), born in London (d. 2011)
- 1934 Larry Gogan, Irish radio personality (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020) [1]
- 1935 Donald P Hodel, US Secretary of Interior (1985-89), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1935 Ron Popeil, American inventor and TV personality who popularized the phrase "But wait, there's more!", born in New York City (d. 2021) [1]
- 1936 José Torres, Puerto Rican boxer (world light-heavyweight champion), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2009)
- 1937 Hans Cieslarczyk, German soccer striker (7 caps; West Germany; Borussia Dortmund, Karlsruher SC) and manager (FC Augsburg), born in Herne, Germany (d. 2020)
- 1937 Nélida Piñon, Brazilian writer (The Republic of Dreams, The House of Passion), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2022)
- 1938 Carroll Dawson, American basketball coach (Baylor University 1973-77) and executive (GM Houston Rockets 1996-2006), born in Alba, Texas (d. 2024)
- 1939 Aydın Yelken, Turkish soccer forward (9 caps; Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Altay, İzmirspor), born in İstanbul, Turkey (d. 2022)
- 1939 Jonathan Harvey, British composer (Bhakti; Wheel of Emptiness), educator, and musicologist (Music of Stockhausen), born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England (d. 2012)
- 1940 Clemens Westerhof, Dutch football manager, born in Beek, Netherlands
- 1940 Conny Plank, German record producer and musician, born in Hütschenhausen, Germany (d. 1987)
American businessman and philanthropist (Koch Industries), born in Wichita, Kansas
- 1941 Edward Malloy, 16th president of the University of Notre Dame, born in Washington, D.C.
- 1941 Frank Collett [Taglieri], American jazz pianist and bandleader, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2016)
- 1941 Nona Gaprindashvili, Georgian world women's chess champion (1962–78) and the first woman Grandmaster, born in Zugdidi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
- 1941 Rena Koumioti, Greek laiko and entechno singer, born in Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece (d. 2023)
- 1942 Butch Otter, American politician, 32nd governor of Idaho, born in Caldwell, Idaho
- 1942 Dave Marash, American television journalist, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1942 Lynn Farleigh, British actress (Lovers of Their Time), born in Bristol, England
- 1942 Věra Čáslavská, Czech gymnast (7 Olympic gold 1964, 68), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2016)
- 1943 Gregory Bowen, Welsh big band jazz and session trumpet player (James Bond films), born in Llangennech, South Wales
- 1943 Jim Risch, American politician (Senator-R-Idaho 2009-), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1943 John Costello, British military historian, born in Greenock, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1995)
- 1944 Ian Peter Leslie Smith, British journalist, born in Bristol, England (d. 1997)
- 1944 Pete Staples, British rock bassist (Troggs - "Wild Thing"; "Love Is All Around"), born in Andover, Hampshire, England
- 1945 Davey Lopes, American baseball second baseman (World Series 1981 LA Dodgers; 4 x MLB All-Star; NL Stolen Base Leader 1975, 76) and manager (Milwaukee Brewers), born in East Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2026) [1]
- 1945 Jeffrey C. Hall, American geneticist (Nobel Prize 2017 behavioral rhythms of the fly), born in New York City
- 1945 Joanne Bracker, American college basketball coach (Midland University 1970-2012; Women's Basketball HOF), born in Mondamin, Iowa (d. 2023)
- 1945 Sadiq Mohammad, Pakistani cricket batsman 41 Tests @ 35.81, 5 x 100; brother of Hanif & Mushtaq Mohammad), born in Junagadh, India
- 1946 Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (CBS Sports, 1988-94 & 1998-2023; NBC. 1994-98; ESPN, WFAN), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2024)
- 1946 Norm Chow, American football coach, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1947 Doug Henning, Canadian magician, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2000)
- 1947 Robert W. Pratt, American federal judge and critic of President Donald Trump, born in Emmetsburg, Iowa (d. 2026) [1]
- 1948 Chris Mulkey, American actor (Cloverfield), born in Viroqua, Wisconsin
- 1948 Peter Oosterhuis, British golfer (British Open 1974, 1982 runner-up; Ryder Cup x 6; Harry Vardon Trophy 1971-74), born in London (d. 2024)
- 1949 Albert Sacco Jr., American chemical engineer and astronaut (STS 73), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1949 Ken Hom, Chinese-American chef, author and BBC TV presenter (OBE for "services to culinary arts" 2009), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1949 Leopoldo Luque, Argentine soccer striker (43 caps; River Plate), born in Santa Fe, Argentina (d. 2021)
- 1949 Mehmet Oğuz, Turkish soccer midfielder (19 caps; Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2022)
- 1949 Ron Wyden, American politician (Senator-D-Oregon 1996-, Rep-D-Oregon 1981-96), born in Wichita, Kansas
- 1950 Mary Hopkin, Welsh folk singer ("Those Were the Days"; "Goodbye"), born in Pontardawe, Wales
- 1951 Christopher Cross [Geppert], American singer-songwriter ("Arthur's Theme"; "Think Of Laura"; "Sailing"), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1951 Tatyana Tolstaya, Russian writer, born in St Petersburg, Russia
- 1952 Allen Wells, Scottish athlete (Olympic 100m gold 1980), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1952 Caitlin Clarke, American actress (Dragonslayer), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
- 1952 Keiji Haino, Japanese rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Fushitsusha), born in Chiba, Japan
- 1953 Bruce Hall, American rock bassist (Reo Speedwagon), born in Champaign, Illinois
- 1953 Gary Young, American rock drummer (Pavement), born in Mamaroneck, New York (d. 2023)
- 1954 Patti Boulaye [Komlosy] (née Ebigwei), Nigerian-English pop singer and stage and screen actress (Bisi; Daughter of the River), born in a taxi in Mid-Western Nigeria
- 1954 Peter Duncan, British stage and screen actor, and television presenter (Blue Peter, 1980-86), born in Chelsea, London, England
- 1955 David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach, born in Mile End, Adelaide, Australia (d. 2004)
- 1955 Timmy Cappello, American rock & sax player (Tina Turner; Ringo Starr; The Lost Boys), born in Silver Lake, New York
- 1955 Van McLain [McElvain], American rock guitarist (Shooting Star), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2018)
1956 Japanese president of Toyota Motor Corporation, born in Nagoya, Japan
- 1956 Gillian Rolton, Australian equestrian (Summer Olympics 1992, 1996- gold), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 2017)
- 1956 Marc Bellemare, French Canadian lawyer and politician, born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
- 1957 Rod Langway, American NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1978-93 (Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals), born in Taipei, Taiwan
- 1957 [Michael] Cactus Moser, American country singer (Highway 101), born in Montrose, Colorado
- 1958 Dean Garcia, English session and touring guitarist and bass player (Curve, 1990-2005; Eurythmics, 1983-85), born in London
- 1958 Kevin Kilner, American actor (Earth:Final Conflict), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1958 Sandi Toksvig, Danish-English comedian and radio presenter (The Great British Baking Show), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1959 Ben Elton, English actor and comedian (Blackadder Back & Forth, Friday Night Live), born in Fitzrovia, London
- 1959 Carlos De León, Puerto Rican boxer (WBC cruiserweight champion (1980–82, 83–85, 86–88, 89–90), born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico (d. 2020)
- 1959 David Ball, English synth-pop keyboardist (Soft Cell - "Tainted Love"), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England (d. 2025) [1]
- 1959 Uma Bharati, Indian politician, Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation, born in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India
- 1960 Amy Steel, American actress (April Fool's Day), born in Pennsylvania
- 1961 David Vitter, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana (1999-2005), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1961 Joe Murray, American cartoonist (Rocko's Modern Life), born in San Jose, California
- 1961 Steve McClaren, English football manager, born in Fulford, York, England
- 1962 Anders Graneheim, Swedish bodybuilder, born in Timrå, Sweden
- 1963 Jamie Reeves, English coal miner, strongman, and professional wrestler (1989 World's Strongest Man), born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
- 1963 Jeff Hornacek, American NBA basketball guard (All-Star 1992 Phoenix Suns; NBA 3-Point Contest winner 1998, 2000) and coach (Phoenix Suns 2013–16, NY Knicks 2016–18), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
1964 Canadian ice hockey goalie (Vezina & Conn Smyth Trophy 1987) and executive (GM Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins), born in Brandon, Manitoba
- 1964 Sterling Campbell, American session and touring drummer (Duran Duran, 1988-91; Soul Asylum, 1991-98; David Bowie, 1991-2004), and human rights activist, born in New York City
- 1965 John Jensen, Danish football player and manager, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1965 Mary L. Trump, American psychologist, author (Too Much and Never Enough), and niece of President Donald Trump, born in New York
- 1965 Nina Garcia, Colombian-American fashion expert and television personality (Project Runway), born in Barranquilla, Colombia
- 1965 Rob Brydon, Welsh comedian and actor (Marion & Geoff), born in Baglan, Glamorgan, Wales
- 1966 Firdous Bamji, Indian-American actor (The War Within), born in Bombay, India
- 1966 M-16 [Ernest Mateen], American cruiserweight boxing champion, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
- 1966 Peter Abbay, American actor (Another World), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1968 Debora Caprioglio, Italian actress (Big Game Hunter), born in Mestre, Italy
- 1968 Jay Darlington, English keyboardist (Kula Shaker), born in London
- 1968 Shane Minor, American country music singer, born in Modesto, California
- 1969 Daryl F. Mallett, American writer and editor, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1969 Karen Kraft, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in San Mateo, California
1970 American stage and screen Emmy Award-winning actor (Will & Grace - "Vince"; Boardwalk Empire), born in Union, New Jersey
- 1970 Ted Crowley, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in Concord, Massachusetts
- 1971 Damon Dash, American entrepreneur and label executive (Roc-A-Fella Records), born in New York City
- 1971 Josey Scott, American singer (Saliva), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1972 Shonie Carter, American MMA fighter, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1972 Vyacheslav Kozlov, Russian ice hockey NHL forward (Detroit Red Wings), born in Voskresensk, Russia
- 1973 Dominique Monami, Belgian tennis star, born in Verviers, Liège, Belgium
- 1974 Joseph Kosinski, American film director (Top Gun: Maverick; F1: The Movie), born in Marshalltown, Iowa
- 1974 Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan, daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife, Queen Alia, born in Amman, Jordan
- 1975 Christina Hendricks, American actress (Mad Men; Good Girls), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1975 Dulé Hill, American dancer and actor (The West Wing; Psych), born in Orange, New Jersey
- 1975 Eva Santolaria, Spanish actress (7 Vidas; Compañeros), born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1975 Jeff Garcia, American comedian and voice actor (Jimmy Neutron; Happy Feet), born in Irvine, California (d. 2025)
- 1975 Maksim Mrvica, Croatian pianist, born in Šibenik, Croatia
- 1977 Eric Church, American country music singer-songwriter ("Drink In My Hand", "Springsteen", "Hell of a View"), born in Granite Falls, North Carolina
- 1977 Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician, born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2017)
- 1977 Mashima Hiro, Japanese Mangaka (Rave Master; Fairy Tail), born in Nagano, Japan
- 1977 Ryan Dempster, Canadian MLB baseball picher, 1998-2013 (Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, and 3 other teams; 2 x All-Star, World Series Champ, 2013), born in Gibsons, British Columbia
- 1977 Tyronn Lue, American basketball coach (NBA Championship 2016 Cleveland Cavilers), born in Mexico, Missouri
- 1978 Lawrence Tynes, Scottish-American football player, born in Greenock, Scotland
- 1978 Paul Banks, English-American vocalist (Interpol), born in Clacton-on-Sea, England
- 1979 Genevieve Nnaji, Nigerian actress and director (Lionheart), born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria
- 1979 Monsta Mack [Steven Carrasquillo], American professional wrestler, born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1980 Marcel Vigneron, American chef (Top Chef), born in Bainbridge Island, Washington
- 1981 Farrah Franklin, American R&B singer (Destiny's Child, 1999-2000), and actress, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1982 Danielle Deadwyler, American actress (Till), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1982 Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian-American football player, born in Dnipro, Ukraine
- 1982 Rebecca Hall, English stage and screen actress (Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Frost/Nixon; Christine), and filmmaker (Passing), born in London
- 1983 Joseph Addai, American NFL football running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in Houston, Texas
- 1983 Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer and goalkeeper, born in Budapest (d. 2015)
- 1983 Myriam Fares, Lebanese singer, Arab female artist who performs choreographed dance routines while singing, born in Kfar Chellal, Lebanon
- 1983 Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- 1984 Cheryl Burke, American professional dancer (Dancing with the Stars), born in San Francisco, California
- 1984 Nam Sang-mi, South Korean model and actress (Goddess of Marriage, Dalkomhan seupai), born in Yeongju, South Korea
- 1985 Greg Raposo, American pop singer (Dream Street), rock singer-songwriter, and actor, born on Long Island, New York
- 1986 Pom Klementiff, French actress (Oldboy; Marvel Universe films), born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1986 Poppy Delevingne, English model and actress (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), born in London
- 1987 Michael Kiwanuka, English soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Love & Hate"; "Home Again"), born in Muswell Hill, London
1990 American golfer (US Open 2017, 18, PGA C'ship 2018, 19, 23), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1990 Harvey Guillén, American actor (What We Do in the Shadows), born in Orange County, California
- 1991 Carlo Acutis, English-born Italian Catholic website designer and the 1st millennial saint, born in London (d. 2006) [1]
- 1991 Samuel Seo, South Korean R&B singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer ("Kafka"), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1996 Noah Munck, American actor (iCarly; The Goldbergs), born in Mission Viejo, California
- 1997 Dwayne Haskins Jr, American NFL football quarterback (Washington Redskins), born in Highland Park, New Jersey (d. 2022)
- 1999 Tom Hartley, English cricket spin bowler (Test BB 7/62 v India 2024; Lancashire CCC), born in Ormskirk, England
- 2001 Rachel Zegler, American actress and singer (Lucy Gray Baird in "The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
