- 1002 Pope Leo IX [Bruno, Graf von Egisheim und Dagsburg], Catholic Church's 151st pope (1049-54), born in Egisheim, Alsace, Upper Lorraine, France (d. 1054)
- 1226 Bolesław V the Chaste, High Duke of Poland (1243-79), born in Stary Korczyn, Busko, Poland (d. 1279)
- 1528 Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1564-76), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1603)
- 1577 Giovanni Del Turco, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1647)
- 1639 Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts (d. 1723)
- 1640 Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1679)
- 1646 Maria Francisca of Savoy, Queen consort of Portugal, born in Hôtel de Nemours, Paris, France (d. 1683)
- 1668 Cajetan Kolberer, composer, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1732)
- 1706 John Dollond, British optician and owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens, born in London, England (d. 1761)
- 1712 Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral, born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1790)
- 1715 Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish organist and composer, born in Schwabstedt, Duchy of Schleswig (d. 1799)
- 1730 Motoori Norinaga, Japanese physician, scholar, and writer (Kojiki-den (Commentaries on the Kojiki)), born in Matsuzaka, Japan (d. 1801)
- 1732 Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer and 5th son of Johann Sebastian Bach, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1795)
- 1740 Hendrik van Wijn, Dutch histrorian and archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1831)
- 1750 Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, French artist, born in Le Havre, France (d. 1818)
- 1759 Alexander J. Dallas, American statesman and financier, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1817)
- 1763 Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard, French statesman and philosopher, born in Sompuis, France (d. 1845)
- 1764 Sidney Smith, British admiral, born in Westminster, London (d. 1840)
- 1766 Emanuel count de las Cases, French historian (recorded last conversations of Napoleon on St Helena), born in Revel, France (d. 1842)
- 1774 Daniel D. Tompkins, American politician, 6th US Vice President (1817-25), born in Scarsdale, New York (d. 1825)
- 1781 Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (the Poisson distribution), born in Pithiviers, France (d. 1840)
- 1782 Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, Russian general, born in Olkhovatsky District, Russia (d. 1852)
- 1786 Charles Edward Horn, British opera singer, composer (The Remission of Sin), and music director (Park Theatre; Handel and Haydn Society), born in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London (d. 1849)
- 1788 Princess Augusta of Bavaria, born in Strasbourg (d. 1851)
- 1790 Wilhelm Speyer, German violinist and composer, born in Offenbach, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire, (d. 1878)
- 1791 Robert Napier, Scottish marine engineer, born in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (d. 1876)
- 1798 Wolfgang Menzel, German writer, born in Waldenburg, Silesia (d. 1873)
- 1805 Charles Thomas Jackson, American physician and geologist, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1880)
- 1805 Karl Friedrich Curschmann, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1841)
- 1811 Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist and neurophysiologist (bioelectricity), born in Forlì, Papal States (d. 1868)
- 1812 Félix Danjou, French church organist, arranger, music teacher, organ builder, and political journalist, born in Paris, France (d. 1866)
- 1817 James Brewerton Ricketts, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1887)
- 1818 Ernst II, Duke of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93) and composer, born in Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1893)
- 1818 Joseph Abel Haskin, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Troy, New York (d. 1874)
- 1823 Edward Elmer Potter, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1889)
- 1823 Jean Chacornac, French astronomer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1873)
- 1825 William Stubbs, English historian and Anglican bishop of Oxford, born in High Street, Knaresborough, England (d. 1901)
- 1832 Joseph Rainey, American politician, 1st African American in US House of Representatives (1870-1879), born in Georgetown, South Carolina (d. 1887)
- 1839 Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian writer (Epitaph of a small winner), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1908)
- 1839 John Decatur Barry, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 1867)
- 1844 Ernest F. Cambier, Belgian colonial official (built railway in the Congo), born in Ath, Belgium (d. 1909)
- 1851 Daniel Carter Beard, American author, social reformer and founder of the Boy Scouts of America, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1941)
- 1859 Henry Ossawa Tanner, American artist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1937)
- 1862 Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince, son of King Mongkut and brother of King Chulalongkorn and historian, born in Bangkok, Thailand (d. 1943)
- 1862 Henry Holden Huss, American classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1953)
- 1862 Johannes Schlaf, German writer and translator, born in Querfurt, Germany (d. 1941)
- 1863 Max Wolf, German astronomer, pioneer in the field of astrophotography, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1932)
- 1864 Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss art historian, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1945)
- 1865 Herbert Brewer, English composer, organist (Gloucester Cathedral, 1896-1928), and choral director, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1928)
- 1866 Lena Rice, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1890), born in Marlhill, Ireland (d. 1907)
- 1866 Matt Kilroy, American baseball pitcher (MLB single-season record 513 strikeouts 1886; MLB no-hitter 1886; Baltimore Orioles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1940)
- 1868 Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist, born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England (d. 1946)
- 1870 Clara Immerwahr, German chemist, first woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry in Germany, born in Polkendorf, Silesia Province, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1915)
- 1873 H. M. Tomlinson, British writer (Sea & Jungle), born in London (d. 1958)
- 1876 Willem Hendrik Keesom, Dutch physicist (helium vast), born in Texel, Netherlands (d. 1956)
- 1879 Umberto Brunelleschi, Italian cartoonist and illustrator (Candide), born in Montemurlo, Italy (d. 1949)
- 1880 Arnold Gesell, American psychologist and pediatrician, born in Alma, Wisconsin (d. 1961)
- 1880 Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1941)
- 1882 Lluís Companys, Spanish politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat of Catalonia (1933-40), born in El Tarròs, Urgell, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1940)
- 1882 Rockwell Kent, American artist, painter and illustrator (Canterbury Tales), born in Tarrytown, New York (d. 1971)
- 1883 Feodor Gladkov, Russian socialist writer (Cement), born in Bolshaya Chernavka, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1958)
- 1884 Claude Auchinleck, British Army commander during the Second World War, born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 1981)
- 1884 Sir Gordon Lowe, British tennis player, Member of Parliament (Australasian C'ship 1915), born in Edgbaston, England (d. 1972)
- 1887 Norman L. Bowen, Canadian petrologist, born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada (d. 1956)
- 1889 Ralph Craig, American athlete (Olympic gold 100/200m 1912), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1972)
- 1890 Frank Sherman Land, founder of the Order of DeMolay, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1959)
- 1891 Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (Winterthur Symphony Orchestra, 1922-50), and music theorist (Lehrbuch des Dirigierens - Treatise on Conducting), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1966)
- 1891 Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian engineer and architect (Nuove Struttura), born in Sondrio, Italy (d. 1979)
American theologian (Nature & Destiny of Man), born in Wright City, Missouri
- 1893 Alois Hába, Czech composer, born in Vizovice, Zlín Region, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
- 1894 Milward Kennedy, British public servant and mystery writer, born in England (d. 1968)
- 1896 Charles Momsen, American inventor (submarine rescue device), born in Flushing, New York (d. 1967)
- 1896 Dorothy Stickney, American actress (And So They Were Married), born in Dickinson, North Dakota (d. 1998)
- 1898 Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and writer, born in Chicago (d. 1964)
- 1899 Pavel Haas, Czech Jewish composer killed during the Holocaust, born in Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1944)
- 1900 Gunnar Ek, Swedish composer and musician, born in Asarum Blekinge, Sweden (d. 1981)
- 1902 Wilhelm Maler, German composer, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1976)
- 1903 Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist (NINA, NY Times), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2003)
- 1903 Louis Krasner, Ukrainian-American violinist, born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
- 1905 Jacques Goddet, French sports journalist and publisher (Tour de France), born in Paris (d. 2000)
French existentialist philosopher and writer (Le Mur, Nobel 1964; declined), born in Paris
- 1906 Grete Sultan, German-American concert pianist (John Cage - Etudes Australes; J. S. Bach - Goldberg Variations), born in Berlin, German Empire (d. 2005)
- 1906 Harold Spina, American popular song composer ("Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore"), born in New York City (d. 1997)
- 1906 Helene Costello, American dancer and actress (Love Toy), born in New York City (d. 1957)
- 1906 Lluís Maria Millet, Catalan composer, and musical director (Catalan Orfeón, 1945-77), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1990)
- 1907 William Shea, American lawyer (instrumental in NY Mets establishment; Shea Stadium), born in New York City (d. 1991)
- 1908 William Frankena, American philosopher, born in Manhattan, Montana (d. 1994)
- 1909 Kurt Schwaen, German classical composer, and pedagouge, born in Katowice, German Empire (d. 2007)
- 1910 Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and editor in chief (Novyj Mir), born in Zagorye, Russian Empire (d. 1971) [OS=June 8]
- 1910 Béla Tardos, Hungarian composer (A beke napja alatt (Under the Sun of Peace), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1966)
- 1910 Charles Jones, Canadian contemporary classical composer and music educator, born in Tamworth, Ontario (d. 1997)
- 1912 Mary McCarthy, American novelist (Group), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1989)
- 1913 Irving Shulman, American author and screenwriter, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995)
- 1914 Booker Collins, American jazz bassist, valve trombone and tuba player (Mary Lou Williams and Her Kansas City Seven), born in Roswell, New Mexico (d. 1985)
- 1914 Jan Decadt, Flemish pianist and composer, born in Ypres, Belgium (d. 1995)
- 1914 William Vickrey, Canadian economist (Nobel 1996), born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (d. 1996)
- 1916 Buddy O'Connor, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1944, 46 Montreal Canadiens; Hart Memorial Trophy & Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1948), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1977)
- 1916 Joe Bamford, British manufacturer and multi-millionaire, born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England (d. 2001)
- 1918 Eddie Lopat, American baseball player (NY Yankees), born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1918 James Bysse Joll, British historian, born in Bristol, England (d. 1994)
- 1919 Gérard Pelletier, French Canadian journalist, politician, and diplomat, born in Victoriaville, Canada (d. 1997)
- 1919 Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, born in Turin, Italy (d. 2013)
- 1920 Helen Cattanach, British Army Nursing Service (QARANC), born in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland (d. 1994)
- 1921 Frank Scott, American pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Fargo, North Dakota (d. 1995)
- 1921 Gail Laughton, American jazz and Hollywood studio harpist (The Bishop's Wife; Harps of the Ancient Temples), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 1985) [1]
- 1921 Jane Russell, American actress and leading sex symbol in 1940s-50s (The Outlaw), born in Bemidji, Minnesota (d. 2011)
- 1921 Jean de Broglie, French politician, born in Paris (d. 1976)
- 1921 Jean Kent [Joan Summerfield], British actress (Caravan, Bond Street), born in London, England (d. 2013)
- 1921 Joan Tetzel, American actress (Hell Below Zero, Joy in the Morning), born in New York City (d. 1977)
American comedienne and actress (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), born in New York City
- 1922 Jim McConnon, English cricketer (England off-spinner against Pakistan 1954), born in Burnopfield, England (d. 2003)
- 1923 John Compton, American actor (Shannon-D.A.'s Man), born in Lynchburg, Tennessee (d. 2015)
- 1924 Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalytic thinker, born in Paris (d. 2012)
- 1924 Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey executive (GM Washington Capitals 1975-83; New Jersey Devils 1983-87), born in Watson, Saskatchewan (d. 2007)
- 1924 Wally Fawkes [pen name Trog], British-Canadian cartoonist and jazz clarinetist, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2023)
- 1925 Giovanni Spadolini, Italian historian and politician, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1994)
- 1925 Larisa Avdeyeva, Soviet Russian mezzo-soprano (Bolshoi Opera, 1952-82), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2013)
- 1925 Maureen Stapleton, American actress (Lonelyhearts, Airport, Coccoon, Plaza Suite), born in Troy, New York (d. 2006)
- 1926 Conrad Hall, Tahitian-American cinematographer, born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (d. 2003)
- 1926 Edward Anders [Edward Alperovitch], Latvian-American cosmochemist known for his work on how wildfires contributed to dinosaurs' extinction, born in Liepāja, Latvia (d. 2025) [1]
- 1926 Louis Ottens, Dutch engineer, developed the audio cassette tape, and worked on the compact disc, born in Bellingwolde, Netherlands (d. 2021) [1]
- 1927 Carl Burton Stokes, African American politician (51st mayor of Cleveland) and TV newscaster, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1928 Judith Raskin, American soprano (Le Nozze di Figaro - "Susanna"), born in New York City (d. 1984)
- 1928 Valentin Yershov, Soviet Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1998)
- 1929 Agha Saadat Ali, Pakistani cricketer (Paki bat in Test v NZ 1956, scored 8*), born in Lahore, Punjab (d. 1995)
- 1929 John Morgan, British diplomat (Ambassador to South Korea (1980–1983), Poland (1983–1986), and Mexico (1986–1989)), born in London (d. 2012)
- 1930 Gerald Kaufman, British Labour MP, born in Leeds (d. 2017)
- 1930 Harold Blanchard, American jazz pianist and jazz and classical composer (New Earth Sonata), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2010)
- 1930 Mike McCormack, American NFL offensive tackle, 1951-62 (NY Yanks, Dallas Texans, Cleveland Browns), coach, 1965-82 (Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Colts, Seattle Seahawks), and executive, 1982-97 (Seattle, Carolina Panthers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
- 1930 Patricia Lindop, British radiobiologist and physician, born in Brentford, Middlesex (d. 2018)
- 1930 Peter Marshall, British law enforcement officer (Commissioner of the City of London Police, 1978-85), born in London (d. 2007)
Italian free diver who set 17 world records, born in Syracuse, Sicily
- 1931 Lawrence K Grossman, American news president (PBS, NBC-TV), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2018)
- 1931 Margaret Heckler, American politician and 15th U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1983-85), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- 1932 (Boris) "Lalo" Schifrin, Argentine-American jazz pianist and composer (Mission Impossible; Caveman), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2025) [1]
- 1932 Bernard Ingham, British journalist and press secretary for PM Margaret Thatcher, born in Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom (d. 2023) [1]
- 1932 Carl White, American doo-wop vocalist (The Rivingtons - "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow", "The Bird's the Word"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
- 1932 Jamil Nasser [George Joyner], American jazz double and electric bassist, and tuba player (Ahmad Jamal Trio), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)
- 1932 O. C Smith, American jazz singer ("Little Green Apples"), born in Mansfield, Louisiana (d. 2001)
- 1933 Bernie Kopell, American actor (The Love Boat - "Doc"; Get Smart - "Siegfried"; That Girl), born in New York City
- 1934 Wulf Kirsten, German poet, novelist, and publisher, born in Klipphausen, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1935 Françoise Sagan (née Quoirez), French novelist (Bonjour Tristesse), born in Cajarc, France (d. 2004)
- 1935 Monte Markham, American actor (Second Hundred Years; Dallas; Baywatch), born in Manatee County, Florida
- 1935 Peter Dudley, British character actor (Coronation Street, 1979-83 - "Bert"), born in Manchester, England (d. 1983)
- 1937 Anna Davies, Italian philologist and Professor of Comparative Philology (Oxford U), born in Milan (d. 2014)
- 1937 John Edrich, English cricket batsman (77 Tests, 12 x 100. 24 x 50, HS 310no; Norfolk CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Blofield, England (d. 2020)
- 1937 Raphaël Sommer, Czech cellist, and educator, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2001)
- 1938 Dan Burton, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1938 Eddie Adcock, American bluegrass banjo player (Country Gentlemen; Eddie & Martha), born in Vrginia (d. 2025)
- 1938 James Botten, South African cricketer (all-rounder in 1965 South African series v England), born in Pretoria, Transvaal (d. 2006)
- 1938 Ron Ely [Ronald Pierce], American actor (Tarzan; Doc Savage), born in Hereford, Texas (d. 2024)
- 1939 Charles Boone, American contemporary classical composer (Second Landscape; The Watts Tower), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1939 Rubén Berríos, Puerto Rican politician, born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico
- 1940 Mariette Hartley, American actress (Poloroid spokesperson, Marooned), born in New York City
- 1940 Michael Ruse, British-Canadian philosopher of science (the relationship between science and religion, the creation–evolution controversy), born in Birmingham, England
- 1941 Joe Flaherty, American-Canadian Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and actor (SCTV; Freaks and Geeks), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
- 1941 Mitty Collier, American gospel and R&B singer ("I Had A Talk With My Man"), playwright, and church pastor, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1942 Henry S. Taylor, American writer at poet (Pulitzer 1986 for Poetry), born in Lincoln, Virginia
- 1942 Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Canadian and Anishinaabe activist (Lavell vs Canada case), born in Wikwemikong, Ontario [1]
- 1942 Marjorie Margolies, American women's right activist and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1942 Togo West Jr., American attorney and public official (3rd Secretary of Veterans Affairs 1998-2000), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 2018)
- 1942 William Bradford Reynolds, US Assistant Attorney General (1981-88), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- 1943 Salomé [Maria Rosa Marco Poquet], Spanish pop and bolero singer ("Vivo Cantando"), born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1944 Corinna Tsopel, Greek actress (Man Called Horse) and Miss Universe 1964, born in Athens, Greece
- 1944 Jon Hiseman, British drummer (Arthur Brown; Colosseum), born in London, England (d. 2018)
- 1944 Larry Reed [Charles Lawson Reed III], American puppeteer and founder of ShadowLight Productions (Monkey King at Spider Cave, The Wild Party), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2026) [1]
- 1944 Miguel Vicens, Spanish rock bass player (Los Bravos - "Black Is Black"), born in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
1944 British singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset"; "Lola"; "Celluloid Heroes"; "Come Dancing"), born in Muswell Hill, North London, England
- 1944 Tony Scott, English film director and producer (Top Gun; Revenge: Days of Thunder), born in Northumberland, England (d. 2012)
- 1945 Adam Zagajewski, Polish dissident, philosopher and poet (Try to Praise the Mutilated World, Mysticism for Beginners), born in Lvov, Poland (d. 2021)
- 1945 Jacques Rougerie, French rugby union front rower (1 Test; AS Montferrand), born in Pamiers, France (d. 2023)
- 1945 Luis Mendoza, Venezuelan soccer midfielder (15 caps; Deportivo Galicia, Deportivo Italia), born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2024)
- 1946 Brenda Holloway, American singer and songwriter ("When I'm Gone"), born in Atascadero, California
- 1946 Kiril Ivkov, Bulgarian soccer defender (44 caps; Levski Sofia 293 games), born in Krapets, Bulgaria (d. 2025)
- 1946 Malcolm Rifkind, British QC MP (Sect of State for Defense), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1946 Maurice Saatchi, English-Iraqi advertising CEO (Saatchi & Saatchi), born in Baghdad, Iraq
- 1946 Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian comedian and author, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2007)
- 1947 Chuck Anderson, American jazz and session guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1947 Dana Rohrabacher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Coronado, California
- 1947 Joey Molland, British rock guitarist (Badfinger - "No Matter What"; "Day After Day"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2025) [1]
- 1947 Lex van Delden, Dutch actor (Soldier of Orange), born in Amsterdam (d. 2010)
- 1947 Meredith Baxter-Birney, American actress (Family Ties; Bridget Loves Bernie), born in South Pasadena, California
- 1947 Michael Gross, American actor (Family Ties, FBI murders), born in Chicago, Illinois
1947 Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and 1st Iranian Muslim woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize (2003), born in Hamadan, Iran
- 1947 Wade Phillips, American NFL head coach (Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys; Super Bowl champion, AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year), born in Orange, Texas
- 1948 Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish writer (The Witcher), born in Łódź, Poland
- 1948 Ian McEwan, English writer (Atonement), born in Aldershot, England
- 1948 Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (WBA, WBC, The Ring bantamweight title 1968-69; first Indigenous Australian to win a world title), born in Drouin, Australia (d. 2011)
- 1948 Tim Wood, American figure skater (World C'ship gold singles 1969, 70; Olympic silver 1968), born in Highland Park, Michigan
- 1949 Jim Bacchus, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1950 Anne Carson, Canadian poet (Autobiography of Red), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1950 Gérard Lanvin, French actor (Une étrange affaire), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- 1950 Joey Kramer, American hard rock drummer (Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"), born in The Bronx, NYC, New York
- 1951 Lord Etherton [Terence Etherton], British Olympic fencer and the first openly gay senior judge, born in Essex, England (d. 2025)
1951 American guitarist, singer-songwriter, accordionist (Neil Young; Grin; E Street Band, since 1984), and tap dancer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1952 Judith Bingham, British mezzo-soprano, and contemporary classical composer, born in Nottingham, England
- 1952 Kôichi Mashimo, Japanese anime director (Bee Train Production), born in Tokyo
- 1952 Marcella Detroit [Levy], American rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter ("Lay Down Sally"), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1953 Augustus Pablo, Jamaican musician (King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown), born in St. Andrew, Jamaica (d. 1999)
Pakistani politician (11th Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988-90 and 1993-96) and 1st female leader of a Muslim nation, born in Karachi, Pakistan
- 1953 Charlie Moore Jr., American MLB baseball catcher and outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2026) [1]
- 1953 Michael Bowen, American actor (Valley Girl; Breaking Bad), born in Houston, Texas
- 1953 Robyn Douglass, American actress (The Lonely Guy; Romantic Comedy), born in Sendai, Japan
- 1954 Anne Kirkbride, English actress (Deidre-Coronation Street), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
- 1954 Jeremy Coney, New Zealand cricketer (NZ captain turned them into world-beaters), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1954 Mark Kimmitt, American Army general, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs (2008-9), born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- 1954 Müjde Ar, Turkish actress (Her Name Is Vasfiye, Arabesque), born in Istanbul, Turkey
- 1954 Robert Menasse, Austrian writer (Die Vertreibung aus der Hölle), born in Vienna
- 1954 Robert Pastorelli, American actor (Eldin-Murphy Brown), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1955 David Marshall Grant, American actor (Legs, French Postcards), born in Westport, Connecticut
- 1955 Juan Carlos Orellana, Chilean soccer left winger (11 caps; Deportes Temuco, CSD Colo-Colo, O'Higgins FC), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)
- 1955 Leigh McCloskey, American actor (Executive Suite, General Hospital), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1956 Arunee Nanthiwat, Thai voice actress (Sonoko Suzuki in "Detective Conan"; Suneo Honekawa in "Doraemon"; One Piece), born in Nong Chok, Thailand (d. 2025)
- 1956 Mikhail Burtsev, Soviet sabre fencer (Olympic gold 1976, 1980), born in Moscow (d. 2015)
- 1956 Rick Sutcliffe, American baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), born in Independence, Missouri
- 1957 Berkeley Breathed, American cartoonist (Vegetarian; Bloom County; Outland), born in Encino, Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Mark Brzezicki, British rock drummer (Big Country - "Wonderland"; "In A Big Country"), born in Slough, Berkshire, England
- 1957 Vladimir Romanovsky, Soviet sprint canoeist (Olympic gold 1972), born in Slonim, Belarus (d. 2013)
- 1958 Gennadi Padalka, Russian major and cosmonaut who held record for most time in space (SK: Soyuz TM-28), born in Krasnodar, Russia
- 1959 Kathy Mattea, American country and bluegrass singer ("Love At The Five and Dime"; "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses"), born in South Charleston, West Virginia
- 1959 Tom Chambers, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns), born in Ogden, Utah
- 1960 Barry Lane, English golfer (European Masters 1993; Andersen Consulting World C'ship of Golf 1995), born in Hayes, England (d. 2022)
- 1960 Kate Brown, American politician, Governor of Oregon (2015-), born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
- 1960 Kevin Beardmore, English rugby league hooker (14 caps GB, 1 England; Castleford RLFC 247 games), born in Pontefract district, England (d. 2022)
- 1960 Kevin Harlan, American television and radio sports announcer (TNT Sports; 1996-2025), 3x National Sportscaster of Year, and son of Bob Harlan, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1961 Indonesian politician (President of Indonesia 2014-), born in Surakarta, Indonesia
- 1961 Kip Winger, American rock bassist and singer (Winger), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1961 Manu Chao, French-Spanish reggae and worldbeat musician, born in Paris, France
- 1961 Sascha Konietzko, German hard rock musician (KMFDM), born in Hamburg, West Germany
- 1962 Marc Copage, American actor (Corey Baker-Julia), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1962 Viktor Tsoi, Russian rock singer-songwriter (Kino), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 1990)
- 1963 Mike Sherrard, American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants), born in Oakland, Califiornia
- 1964 David Morrissey, British actor (State of Play; The Walking Dead), born in Liverpool, England
- 1964 Doug Savant, American actor (Desperate Housewives, Melrose Place), born in Burbank, California
- 1964 Kari Kennell, American actress (Eric's Revenge) and Playboy playmate (Feb, 1988), born in Colorado Springs
- 1964 Sammi Davis-Voss, English actress (Hope & Glory), born in Kidderminster England
- 1965 Lana [formally Larry] Wachowski, American film director (Matrix trilogy), born in Chicago Illinois
- 1965 Michael Dolan, American actor (Hamburger Hill, Liberace), born in Oklahoma City
- 1965 Saša Britvić, Croatian conductor (Croatian Baroque Ensemble, 1999-2015), and pedagogue, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) (d. 2015)
- 1965 Smiljan Radić, Chilean architect (Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2026), born in Santiago, Chile
- 1965 Yang Liwei, Chinese astronaut (Shenzhou 5), born in Suizhong County, Huludao, China
- 1966 Gretchen Carlson, American television commentator (Fox News) and 1989 Miss America, born in Anoka, Minnesota
- 1966 Mancow Muller, American radio personality, born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1966 Rudi Bakhtiar, American journalist (CNN), born in Fresno, California
- 1967 Carrie Preston, American actress (True Blood; The Good Fight; Elsbeth), born in Macon, Georgia
- 1967 Derrick Coleman, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year -1991, NBA All-Star - New Jersey Nets; Philadelphia 76ers), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1967 Jim Breuer, American comedian and actor (Saturday Night Live, Half Baked), born in Valley Stream, New York
- 1967 Michele Smith, American Softball HOF pitcher (Olympic gold 1996, 2000) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Califon, New Jersey
- 1967 Pierre Omidyar, Iranian-American billionaire (founded eBay), born in Paris, France
- 1968 (Reginald) "Jett" Pangan, Filipino Pinoy rock singer and guitarist (The Dawn), and actor, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1968 Alisyn Camerota, American journalist (CNN Newsroom), born in Shrewsbury, New Jersey
- 1968 Brandon Douglas, American actor (Dr Quinn, Father's Homecoming), born in Oklahoma City
- 1968 Henry Newby, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Farrell, Pennsylvania
- 1968 Sonique [Sonia Marina Clarke], British musician and DJ, born in London
- 1969 Donovan Osborne, Amercian pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Roseville, California
- 1969 Gabriella Paruzzi, Italian cross country skier (Olympic gold 30k classical 2002; World Cup gold women's overall 2004), born in Udine, Italy
- 1969 Pat Sansone, American rock guitarist, and keyboard player (Wilco, since 2005 -"I Might"), born in Meriden, Mississippi
- 1970 John Roethlisberger, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Afton, Minnesota
- 1970 Pete Rock [Phillips], American rapper, DJ, and hip-hop record producer, born in The Bronx, New York City
- 1971 Anette Olzon, Swedish heavy metal singer (Nightwish, 2007-12; The Dark Element, 2017-), born in Katrineholm, Sweden
- 1971 Dipendra of Nepal, Nepal prince who massacred his family, King of Nepal for 3 days while in a coma (2001), born in Kathmandu, Nepal (d. 2001)
- 1971 Nicole Stevenson, Australian backstroker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1972 Alon Hilu, Israeli writer, born in Jaffa, Israel
- 1973 Frank Vogel, American basketball head coach (LA Lakers 2019, Indiana Pacers 2011-16; Orlando Magic 2016-18), born in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
- 1973 Juliette Lewis, American actress (Natural Born Killers, Cape Fear), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1973 Merlakia Jones, American basketball guard (First Team All-WNBA 2001; WNBA All-Star 1999–2001 Cleveland Rockers), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1973 Zuzana Čaputová, Slovakian politician and activist, President of Slovakia (2019-), born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
- 1974 Craig Lowndes, Australian racing driver (V8 Supercar Champion), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1974 Natasha Desborough, British radio personality, born in London, England
- 1974 Neely Jenkins, American indie rocker (Tilley and the Wall), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1974 Rob Kelly, American football safety (New Orleans Saints), born in Mount Vernon, Ohio
- 1976 Mike Einziger, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Incubus), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1976 Nigel Lappin, Australian Rules Football defender (Brisbane Lions premiers 2001-03), born in Corowa, New South Wales
- 1978 Cristiano Lupatelli, Italian footballer and coach, born in Perugia, Italy
- 1978 Erica Durance, Canadian actress (Smallville), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1978 Matt Kuchar, American golfer (British Open 2017 runner-up), born in Winter Park, Florida
1979 American actor (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World,), born in Virginia, Minnesota
- 1979 Kostas Katsouranis, Greek soccer midfielder (116 caps; Super League Greek Footballer of the Year 2005, 13; Panachaiki, AEK Athens, Benfica, Panathinaikos, PAOK), born in Patras, Greece
- 1980 Richard Jefferson, American basketball forward (NJ Nets, SA Spurs, GS Warriors; NBA C'ship 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1981 Brandon Flowers, American singer and keyboardist (The Killers - "Mr. Brightside"; "Human"), born in Henderson, Nevada
- 1981 Yann Danis, Canadian NHL hockey goaltender, 2004-17 (New York Islanders, and 3 other teams), born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
- 1982 Jussie Smollett, American singer and actor (Empire), born in Santa Rosa, California
- 1982 William, Prince of Wales (previously Duke of Cambridge), British son of Prince Charles & Lady Diana and heir to the UK throne, born in London
1983 American NSA contractor who leaked classified information, born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
- 1984 Jujubee [Airline Inthyrath], American drag queen and TV performer (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1985 Anthony Morelli, American football player, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1985 Michelle Wolf, American comedian (Nice Lady, The Daily Show), born in Hershey, Pennsylvania
- 1987 Dale Thomas, Australian AFL footballer, born in Victoria
- 1987 Khatia Buniatishvili, French-Georgian concert pianist, born in Batumi, Georgia
- 1987 Kim Ryeowook, Korean pop singer (Super Junior), born in Incheon, South Korea
- 1987 Sebastian Prödl, Austrian footballer, born in Graz, Austria
- 1991 Tyler Childers, American country, bluegrass and folk singer- songwriter (Purgatory; Long Violent History), born in Lawrence County, Kentucky
- 1995 Andrew Dismukes, American comedian, actor, and writer (Saturday Night Live, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy), born in Houston, Texas
1996 American golfer (US Masters 2022, 24; PGA C'ship 2025; British Open 2025; Players C'ship 2023, 24; Tour C'ship 2024; world #1 2022-25), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey
- 2002 Tom Kim, South Korean golfer (British Open 2023 runner-up), born in Seoul, South Korea
