- 1079 Horikawa, 73rd Emperor of Japan (1087-1107), born in Japan (d. 1107)
- 1170 Saint Dominic, Castilian Catholic priest, founder of the Dominican Order, and patron saint of astronomers, born in Caleruega, Spain (d. 1221)
- 1518 Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist, born in Rouffach, France (d. 1561)
- 1571 John Ward, English composer, born in Canterbury, England (d. 1638)
- 1586 Adolf, Count of Nassau-Siegen, third son of Count ruling Count John VII, born at Dillenburg Castle, Dillenburg (d. 1608)
- 1605 Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British peer granted charter to settle Maryland, born in Kent, England (d. 1675)
- 1617 Joris van Geel, Belgian missionary in Africa (earliest know dictionary of Congolese Bantu), born in Oevel, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1652) [1]
- 1646 Godfrey Kneller, German-British portrait and court painter, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1723)
- 1653 Jacques Basnage, French historian and vicar (History of the Reformed Churches), born in Rouen, France (d. 1723)
- 1673 John Ker, Scottish spy who spied for the British government against the Jacobites, born in Crawfurdland, Scotland (d. 1726)
- 1693 Laurent Belissen, French Baroque composer, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1762)
- 1694 Francis Hutcheson, Irish-Scots philosopher during Scottish Enlightenment, born in Drumalig, Ireland (d. 1746)
- 1705 Gustaaf Willem, baron van Imhoff, Dutch statesman (Governor of Ceylon 1736-40, Governor of the Dutch East Indies 1743-50), born in Leer, Netherlands (d. 1750)
- 1709 Tokugawa Ietsugu, 7th Japanese shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1713-6), born in Edo, Japan (d. 1716)
- 1720 Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician who is thought to have organized assassination of King Gustav III, born in Holstein, Germany (d. 1796)
- 1732 Johann Christoph Adelung, German linguist, librarian, translator and lexicographer, born in Spantekow, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (now Germany) (d. 1806)
- 1746 Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch poet of children's poems (Proeve van kleine gedigen voor Kinder), born in Gouda, The Netherlands (d. 1803)
- 1755 Luigi Marchesi, Italian castrato singer, born in Milan, Habsburg Empire (d. 1829)
- 1763 Charles Bulfinch, 1st American professional architect (Massachusetts State House), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1844)
- 1805 Antoon Jurgens, Dutch butter and margarine manufacturer, born in Oss, Netherlands (d. 1880)
- 1807 Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist, most read novelist of her time, born in Strömstad, Sweden (d. 1892)
- 1812 John Rodgers II, American admiral, commander in the Union Navy, born near Havre de Grace, Maryland (d. 1882)
- 1814 Esther Morris [Esther Hobart McQuigg], American suffragist, anti-slavery activist, and 1st female justice of the peace in the US, born in Tioga County, New York (d. 1902)
- 1819 Charles Anderson Dana, American newspaper editor and Assistant Secretary of War for Union during Civil War, born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire (d. 1897)
- 1820 Winfield Scott Featherston "Old Swet", American politician and Army Brigadier General (Confederate), born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee (d. 1891)
- 1823 Théodule-Augustin Ribot, French realist painter (Breton Fishermen and Their Families), born in Saint-Nicolas-d'Attez, France (d. 1891)
- 1824 Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse), German-born Tsarina of Russia as first wife of Emperor Alexander II, born in Darmstadt, Duchy of Hesse (d. 1880)
- 1835 James William Forsyth, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Maumee, Ohio (d. 1906)
- 1839 Nelson Appleton Miles, American Major General (Union Army), born in Westminster, Massachusetts (d. 1925)
- 1852 Barend Barendse, Dutch actor and director (Heilig recht), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1935)
- 1857 Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and 1st female composer awarded with Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (1913), born in Paris, France (d. 1944)
- 1857 Henry Fairfield Osborn, American paleontologist, geologist (founded US Eugenics Society), born in Fairfield, Connecticut (d. 1935)
- 1861 William Bateson, English biologist (originator of term "genetics"), born in Whitby, England (d. 1926)
- 1864 Henri de Vries [Hendricus Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo), born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1949)
- 1866 Matthew Henson, American explorer, 1st African American to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909), born in Nanjemoy, Maryland (d. 1955)
- 1871 William Henry Squire, British cellist, music educator, and composer, born in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England (d. 1963)
- 1875 Artur Bernardes, President of Brazil (1922-26) founder of the Republican Party, born in Santa Rita do Turvo, Brazil (d. 1955)
- 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh, Indian-British prominent suffragette, princess, and goddaughter to Queen Victoria, born in Elveden, England (d. 1948)
- 1879 "Dr. Bob" Smith, American physician and co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont (d. 1950)
Mexican revolutionary and peasant leader (Plan de Ayala), born in Anenecuilco, Mexico
- 1880 Earle Page, Australian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (1939), born in Grafton, New South Wales (d. 1961)
- 1880 Olga Samaroff [Lucy Hickenlooper], American concert pianist, music critic, and teacher, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1948)
- 1881 Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German general (led the "blitzkrieg", 1st Panzer Group on Eastern Front), born in Braunfels, Germany Empire (d. 1954)
- 1882 Ladislas Starevich, Polish animator, created stop-motion animation ("The Cameraman’s Revenge"), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1965)
- 1884 Sara Teasdale, American lyric poet (Pulitzer Prize 1918 "Love Songs"), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1933)
- 1886 Daniel Ruyneman, Dutch composer and pianist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1963)
- 1886 Pietro Yon, Italian-American organist (St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1927-43; St. Francis Xavier Church, 1907-26), composer (Gesù bambino; Concerto Gregoriano), and educator, born in Settimo Vittone, Italy (d. 1943) [1]
- 1887 Esme Percy, British actor (Murder!, Pygmalion, Old Spanish Custom), born in London, England (d. 1957)
- 1887 Malcolm Keen, British actor (The Lodger, The Manxman, The Murder Party), born in Bristol, England (d. 1970)
- 1887 Ullrich Haupt, Prussian actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), born in Falkenburg, Pomerania, Germany (d. 1931)
- 1889 Jack Ryder, Australian cricket all-rounder (20 Tests, 1,394 runs @ 51.62), born in Collingwood, Victoria (d. 1977)
- 1891 Adolf Busch, German-Swiss violinist (Busch Quartet, 1920-51), conductor (Lucerne Festival; Marlboro Festival), and composer, born in Siegen, Germany (d. 1952)
- 1896 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American writer (The Yearling), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1953)
- 1898 Alexis Minotis [Alexandros Minotakis], Greek actor (The Merchant of Venice, King Lear), born in Chania, Crete, Greece (d. 1990)
French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans), born in Algiers, French Algeria
American Racing HOF jockey (Preakness Stakes 1920, 25; Belmont Stakes 1920, 28; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1920), born in New York City
- 1899 Victor Young, American violinist, arranger, orchestra leader, and composer ("Street of Dreams"; "Love Letters"; "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1956)
- 1900 Josephine Holt Bay, American 1st woman to head a firm on NY stock exchange, born in Iowa (d. 1962)
- 1901 Ernest Lawrence, American nuclear scientist and inventor (Cyclotron - Nobel 1939), born in Canton, South Dakota (d. 1958)
- 1903 Dayton Lummis, American character actor (The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell; The Wrong Man; Moonfire), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1988)
- 1904 (William) Elmo Tanner, American big band singer, whistler (Ted Weems Orchestra - "Heartaches"), bandleader, and DJ, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1990)
- 1904 Achille Varzi, Italian auto racer (14 Grand Prix wins), born in Galliate, Italy (d. 1948)
- 1904 István Szelényi, Hungarian pianist and composer, born in Altsohl, Austria-Hungary (d. 1972)
- 1905 André Jolivet, French composer (Jeune France; Mana), born in Paris, France (d. 1974)
- 1905 Nino Martini, Italian actor (The Gay Desperado, Here's to Romance), born in Verona, Veneto, Italy (d. 1976)
- 1906 André Demedts, Belgian Flemish writer (Neerslag der dagen (Depression of the Days)), born in Wielsbeke, Belgian (d. 1992)
- 1907 (Bennett) "Benny" Carter, American Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, arranger, composer ("Harlem Renaissance Suite"), and bandleader, born in New York City (d. 2003)
- 1908 Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and statesman (UN ambassador, Supreme Court justice 1962-65), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1990)
- 1908 Chivu Stoica, Romanian politician (Premier of Romania 1955-61), born in Smeeni, Romania (d. 1975)
- 1908 Emilio Flores Márquez "Don Millo", Puerto Rican sugar cane worker and centenarian, (world's oldest man in 2021), born in Carolina, Pueto Rico (d. 2021) [1]
- 1909 Bill Voce, English cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 98 wickets, BB 7/70; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Annesley Woodhouse, England (d. 1984)
- 1910 Francisco Brochado Da Rocha, Brazilian professor and politician (Prime Minister of Brazil 1962), born in Porte Alegre, Brazil (d. 1962)
- 1910 Lucky Millinder [Lucius Venable], American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader (Rosetta Tharpe - "Shout, Sister, Shout"; Wynonie Harris - "Who Threw The Whiskey in the Well"), born in Anniston, Alabama (d. 1966)
- 1910 Sylvia Sidney [Sophia Kosow], American actress (Sabotage, Beetlejuice, Demon), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1999)
- 1911 Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (Family Matters, The Brother from Another Planet), born in New York City (d. 2002)
- 1912 Daniel Mann [Chugerman], American stage and screen director (The Rose Tattoo; The Teahouse Of The August Moon; Butterfield 8), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
- 1913 Axel Stordahl, American arranger (Tommy Dorsey; Frank Sinatra), orchestra leader (Eddie Fisher), and composer (McHales's Navy theme), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1963)
- 1913 Cecil Travis, American baseball infielder (1st player to get 5 hits on debut; MLB All Star 1938, 40, 41; Washington Senators), born in Riverdale, Georgia (d. 2006)
- 1913 Daan Wildschut, Dutch painter, and sculptor (stained glass works), born in Grave, Netherlands (d. 1995)
- 1913 Robert Stafford, American politician (Sen-R-VT, 1971-88), born in Rutland, Vermont (d. 2006)
- 1914 (C. Dudley) "Pete" King, American film and easy listening music arranger and composer (The Pied Piper of Hamelin; The Last of the Secret Agents?), born in Greenville, Ohio (d. 1982)
- 1914 Unity Mitford, English fascist sympathizer and one of the Mitford sisters, born in London (d. 1948)
- 1915 Jumbo Elliott, American track coach of Villanova University Wildcats, coached 5 Olympic Gold medalists, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
- 1919 Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer (King Kong), born in Torre Annunziata, Italy (d. 2010)
- 1920 Don Cook, American foreign Correspondent (The New York Herald Tribune), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1995)
- 1920 Jimmy Witherspoon, American jump blues singer ("Ain't Nobody's Business"), born in Gurdon, Arkansas (d. 1997)
- 1920 Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (Fred Buscaglione), and screenwriter, born in Chieri, Italy (d. 2006)
- 1921 Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (Dangerous When Wet), born in Inglewood California (d. 2013)
- 1921 Roger Nixon, American composer, born in Tulare, California (d. 2009)
- 1921 Vulimiri Ramalingaswami, Indian medical scientist, born in Srikakulam, British India (d. 2001)
- 1921 Webb Pierce, American honky-tonk country singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("In The Jailhouse Now"; "Wondering"; "There Stands The Glass"), born in West Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1991)
- 1922 Gertrude Himmelfarb, American conservative historian, born in New York City (d. 2019)
- 1922 Rory Calhoun [Francis Timothy McCown], American actor (Blue & Gray, How to Marry a Millionaire), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1999)
- 1922 Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer (monokini - 1st women's topless swimsuit), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1985)
- 1924 Gene Deitch, American illustrator (Tom Terrific, Nudnik), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
- 1924 Thomas Beversdorf, American classical composer ("Of Walruses, Cheesecake, and Morse Code"), and educator (Indiana University, 1949-80), born in Yoakum, Texas (d. 1981)
- 1925 Alija Izetbegović, Bosnian politician and 1st president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1990-2000), born in Bosanski Šamac, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (d. 2003)
- 1926 Ferdinando Orlandi, Italian actor (The House with Laughing Windows), born in Italy (d. 1991)
- 1926 Richard Anderson, American actor (Oscar Goldman- The 6 Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman television series), born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2017)
- 1926 Urban "Urbie" Green, American jazz trombonist (Woody Herman; Buck Clayton; Hugo Montenegro), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2018)
- 1927 Elis Juliana, Curaçao writer and poet (Lady of the Night: A flower), born in Curaçao (d. 2013)
- 1927 Jim Weaver, American politician (US Representatives from Oregon, 1975-87), businessman, and WWII veteran, born in Brookings, South Dakota (d. 2020)
- 1927 Melvin F. Stute, American thoroughbred racehorse trainer (Preakness Stakes 1986, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 1986, Breeders' Cup Sprint 1987), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 2020)
- 1927 Yuri Kazakov, Russian writer (Arcturus the Hunting Hound; Autumn in the Oak Woods), born in Moscow, Russa (d. 1982)
- 1928 Don Burrows, Australian jazz musician, born in Marrickville, Australia (d. 2020)
- 1928 François Remetter, French soccer goalkeeper (26 caps; RC Strasbourg, FC Metz, FC Sochaux), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 2022)
- 1928 Ken Scowcroft, English insurance magnate and founder of Swinton Insurance (1957), born in England (d. 2018)
- 1928 Lord Alfred Hayes, English pro wrestler, manager and commentator (WWF), born in London, England (d. 2005)
- 1929 Gudrun Burwitz [Himmler], German daughter of SS leader Heinrich Himmler, born in Munich, Weimar Republic (d. 2018)
- 1929 Josef Suk, Czech concert violinist (Artist of Merit, 1977), violist, and namesake of composer grandfather, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
- 1929 Larisa Bogoraz, Soviet dissident, born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2004)
- 1929 Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (Great Train Robbery of 1963), born in Stockwell, London, England (d. 2013) [1]
- 1929 William Nolde, US Army officer, last US soldier killed during Vietnam War, born in Menominee, Michigan (d. 1973)
- 1930 Jerry Tarkanian, American collegiate basketball coach (California State, UNLV, Fresno State; career record: 784–202), born in Euclid, Ohio (d. 2015)
- 1930 Joan Mondale (née Adams;), American artist, author, and wife of US vice-president Walter Mondale, born in Eugene, Oregon (d. 2014)
- 1930 Nita Talbot [Anita Sokol], American actress (Hogan's Heroes; Supertrain; Here We Go Again), born in New York City
- 1930 Terry Nation, British screenwriter (Dr Who; Blake 7), and novelist, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1997)
- 1931 Jonathan Elkus, American composer (band music), born in San Francisco, California
- 1931 Roger Penrose, English physicist (2020 Nobel Prize for Physics for work on black holes), born in Colchester, England
- 1932 Gaudenzio Bernasconi, Italian soccer midfielder (6 caps; Sampdoria 334 games), born in Ponte San Pietro, Italy (d. 2023)
- 1932 Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian general and dictator, born in La Paz, Bolivia (d. 2018)
- 1932 Mel Tillis [Lonnie Melvin Tillis], American country singer ("Who's Julie", "I Ain't Never", "Coca-Cola Cowboy"), and actor (The Cannonball Run; Uphill All the Way), born in Pahokee, Florida (d. 2017)
- 1933 Bill McCreary, American reporter and news anchor (Black News; The McCreary Report), born in Blackville, South Carolina (d. 2021)
- 1933 Joe Tex [Joseph Arrington, Jr.], American soul musician ("Hold What You've Got"; "I Gotcha"), born in Rogers, Texas (d. 1982)
- 1934 Julian Dixon, American politician (Rep-D-California, 1979-2000), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2000)
- 1935 Donald P. Bellisario, American television producer (Magnum P.I., NCIS), born in Cokeburg, Pennsylvania
- 1935 John Laws, Australia radio personality, born in Wau, Territory of New Guinea
- 1935 Ron Marlenee, American politician (Rep-R-MT, 1977-93), born in Scobey, Montana (d. 2020)
- 1936 Don Bowden, American middle distance runner (1st American to run sub 4 minute mile 1957, 3:58.7), born in San José, California
- 1936 Frank Howard, American baseball utility (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1963 LA Dodgers; NL Rookie of the Year 1960) and manager (SD Padres, NY Mets), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2023)
- 1936 Keith Barron, British actor (At Earth's Core, Baby Love), born in Mexborough, England (d. 2017)
- 1936 Thomas Georgeson, British actor (Between the Lines; Boys from the Blackstuff), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2026)
- 1937 (Ludwig) "Louis" Neefs, Belgian pop singer (Eurovision, 1967 & 1969), born in Gierle, Belgium (d. 1980)
- 1937 Bruno Lauzi, Italian singer-songwriter ("Ritornerai"), and poet, born in Asmara, Italian East Africa (d. 2006)
- 1937 Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch singer-songwriter ("Brev från kolonien"), and poet, based in Sweden, born in IJmuiden, Netherlands (d. 1987)
1937 American actor (The Graduate; Tootsie; Kramer vs Kramer; Ishtar), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1938 Connie Stevens [Concetta Ingoglia], American actress (Hawaiian Eye - "Cricket"; Back to the Beach), and singer ("Sixteen Reasons"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1938 Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec (d. 2010)
- 1939 Colin Skipp, British actor (Tony Archer in "The Archers"), born in Finsbury, England (d. 2019)
- 1939 Erol Büyükburç, Turkish pop singer-songwriter, and television personality, born in Adana, Turkey (d. 2015)
- 1939 Phil Baisley, American country singer (Statler Brothers - "Flowers on the Wall", "Bed of Rose's", "The Class of '57"), born in Augusta, Virginia
- 1939 Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian athlete (Olympic gold, long jump 1968), born in Storozhynets, Romania
- 1939 William Hibbard, American composer, musician and conductor, born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1989)
- 1940 Fred Miller, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1970 Baltimore Colts; Pro Bowl 1967, 68, 69), born in Homer, Louisiana (d. 2023)
- 1942 Jay David, American drummer, and arranger (Brenda Lee; Dr Hook & Medicine Show, 1968-73 - "The Cover of the Rolling Stone"), born in New Jersey
- 1942 Johnny Gustafson, British rock bassist (The Merseybeats; Roxy Music; Ian Gillan Band), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2014)
- 1942 Vardo Rumessen, Estonian classical pianist, musicologist, politician, and independence advocate, born in Pärnu, Estonian SSR, USSR (d. 2015)
- 1943 Daniel Börtz, Swedish classical composer, born in Hässleholm, Sweden
- 1943 Esma Redžepova, Macedonian Romani folk music vocalist, songwriter and humanitarian, known as "the Queen of the Gypsies", born in Skopje, Tsardom of Bulgaria (d. 2016)
- 1943 Jean-Claude Marty, French rugby league winger (13 Tests; FC Lézignan XIII, Racing Club Albi XIII), born in Carcassonne, France (d. 2023)
- 1944 Dapper Dan [Daniel Day], American fashion designer, born in Harlem, New York City
- 1944 Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist (Jumping Jewels), and record producer, born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1944 John Renbourn, British jazz and folk guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle; Bert and John), born in Marleylebone, London (d. 2015)
- 1944 Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, born in Alamosa, Colorado
- 1946 James W. Lewis, American convicted extortionist, suspected of killing 7 people with cyanide-laced Tylenol, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2023) [1]
- 1946 Joe Bethancourt, American multi-instrumentalist folk and bluegrass musician (Naked Banjo; String Concert), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2014)
- 1946 Robin Tallon, American politician (Rep-D-SC, 1983-93), born in Hemingway, South Carolina
- 1946 Susan Xenarios, American social worker, activist and co-founder of the Crime Victims Treatment Center, born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 2025) [1]
- 1947 Brenda Lee Eager, American gospel and soul singer and songwriter, born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1947 José Cruz, Puerto Rican-American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1980, 85; Silver Slugger Award 1983, 84; Houston Astros), born in Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (6 x Stanley Cup; 5 x Vezina Trophy; Conn Smythe Trophy 1971; Montreal Canadiens), team executive (Toronto Maple Leafs president), and politician (Member of Parliament, 2004-11), born in Hamilton, Ontario [1]
- 1947 Larry Wilcox, actor (Lassie, Officer Jon Baker-CHiPs), born in San Diego, California
- 1948 Floyd Reese, American football administrator (GM Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 1994-2006) and analyst (ESPN's NFL Live, ESPN.com), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2021)
- 1948 José Jiménez, Puerto Rico-American civil rights leader, founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition, born in Puerto Rico (d. 2025) [1]
- 1948 Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-7, T-12, T-15A, 2nd woman in space), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1949 Béla Magyari, Hungarian pilot and cosmonaut, born in Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary (d. 2018)
- 1949 Keith Carradine, American actor (Young Guns; Pretty Baby), born in San Mateo California
- 1950 (Liberatori) "Liberty" DeVitto, American rock drummer (Billy Joel, 1976-2006), born in New York City
- 1950 Willie Hall, American drummer (The Blues Brothers Band), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1951 Laurie Ann Frink, American big band jazz trumpeter and educator, born in Pender, Nebraska (d. 2013) [1]
- 1951 Les Binks, Northern Irish heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest, 1977-79), born in Portadown, Northern Ireland (d. 2025)
- 1951 Mamoru Oshii, Japanese filmmaker and writer known for "The Ghost in the Shell", born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1951 Martin Brest, American director (Scent of a Woman, Beverly Hills Cop), born in The Bronx, New York
Egyptian politician, President of Egypt (2012-13) and leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, born in El Adwah, Egypt
- 1951 Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (& the band played on), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1994)
- 1952 Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian author on philosophy aimed at children (Sophie's World), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1952 Robin Quivers, American radio and TV personality (Howard Stern's sidekick), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1952 Sudhakar Rao, Indian cricketer, born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- 1953 Don Most, American actor and director (Ralph Malph-Happy Days), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1953 Lloyd Austin, American general, 1st black Secretary of Defense (2021-), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1953 Louis Dunbar, American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters), born in Minden, Louisiana
1953 British auto racer (World F1 champion 1992, Indy Car 1993), born in Upton-upon-Severn, England
- 1955 Ali Score, British new wave-pop drummer (Flock Of Seagulls, 1979-86 - "I Ran So Far Away"), born in Beverley, England
- 1955 Branscombe Richmond, American actor (Renegade, Commando), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1955 Diddú [Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir], Icelandic soprano and songwriter, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1956 Chris Foreman, British pop-ska guitarist (Madness - "Our House"; "It Must Be Love"), born in London
- 1956 David Grant, British pop-soul singer ("Stop & Go"; "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"), and televeion personality (Pop Idol), born in Hackney, London
- 1957 Dennis Drew, American alternative rock keyboardist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs - "Trouble Me"), born in Jamestown, New York
- 1957 Dieuwertje Blok, Dutch actress and host (Sinterklaasjournaal), born in Nederhorst den Berg, Netherlands
- 1957 Nancy Glass, American TV broadcaster and CEO (American Journal), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1958 Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress known for "All About My Mother", born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1958 Deborah Norville, American news anchor (Today Show, Inside Edition), born in Dalton, Georgia
- 1958 Harry Crosby, American actor (Friday the 13th), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1959 Caroline Ansink, Dutch flautist, contemporary classical composer, and music educator, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1959 Ronald Weigel, German race walker (Olympic silver 20k, 50k 1988; bronze 50k 1992; World C'ship gold 50k 1983), born in Hildburghausen, Germany
- 1960 Cheyne Horan, Australian surfer (World C'ship runner-up 1978, 79, 81, 82), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1960 Ulrich Maly, German politician, Mayor of Nuremberg, born in Nuremberg, West Germany
- 1961 Bruce Matthews, American NFL guard/center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- 1961 Daniel House, American bassist and music label owner, born in Berkeley, California
- 1961 Rikki Rockett [Richard Ream], American drummer (Poison - "Every Rose Has A Thorn"), born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- 1961 Ron Klain, American attorney, White House Chief of Staff to Joe Biden (2021-23), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1961 The Edge [David Evans], British rock guitarist (U2 - "I Will Follow"; "Desire"; "Where The Streets Have No Name"), born in London
- 1962 Charmaine Crooks, Canadian 800m runner (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96), born in Mandeville, Jamaica
- 1962 Suzee Pai, American actress (Big Trouble in Little China), born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1963 Caroline Crawley, British alt-rock singer (Shelleyan Orphan; Babacar), born in Bournemouth, England (d. 2016)
- 1963 Jon Turteltaub, American director (While You Were Sleeping, National Treasure), born in New York City
- 1963 Kyoko Chan Cox, American daughter of Yoko Ono and Anthony Cox, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1963 Ron Karkovice, American NLB catcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Union, New Jersey
- 1964 Anastasia Ashman, American writer and digital strategist (GlobalNiche), born in Berkeley, California
1964 Italian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (2018-2021), born in Volturara Appula, Italy
- 1965 Aaron Abeyta, American punk rock guitarist and trumpet player (NOFX), born in Sacramento, California
- 1965 Akitoshi Saito, Japanese wrestler (NJPW, born in Sendai, Japan
- 1965 Kate Langbroek, Australian comedian, radio and TV presenter (The Project), born in Brisbane, Queensland
- 1966 Chris Eubank, English boxer (WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles), born in London, England
- 1967 Howard Cross, American football tight end (Super Bowl XXV NY Giants) and broadcaster (YES Network, NY Giants Radio), born in Huntsville, Alabama
- 1967 Jessica Moore [Luciana Ottaviani], Italian actress (Eleven Days, Eleven Nights), born in Urbino, Italy
- 1967 Lee Unkrich, American film editor, animator, screenwriter, and director (Toy Story 3; Coco), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1968 Abey Kuruvila, Indian cricketer (Bombay fast bowler), born in Mannar, Kerala, India
- 1969 Dick Togo [Shigeki Sato], Japanese professional wrestler, born in Odate, Akita, Japan
- 1969 Faye Wong, Hong Kong cantopop singer-songwriter and actress (Chungking Express), born in Beijing, China
- 1969 Jerome Henderson, American NFL cornerback (NY Jets) and coach/executive (NY Jets), born in Statesville, North Carolina
- 1970 Catriona Fallon, American rower (Olympic 4th 1992, 96), born in Burlingame, California
- 1970 José Francisco Molina, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Atlético Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña) and manager (Villarreal CF), born in Valencia, Spain
- 1970 Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor (Le huitième jour (The Eighth Day)), and visual artist (Créahm-Bruxelles), born in Vilvoorde, Belgium
- 1970 Trev Alberts, American NFL linebacker, 1994-96 (Indianapolis Colts), and collegiate atheletic director, 2009-24, born in Cedar Fall, Iowa
- 1972 Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist (2004 Olympic road race Bronze medal), born in Uccle, Belgium
- 1972 Lüpüs Thünder [Matthew Stigliano], American rock guitarist (Bloodhound Gang, 1994-2008 - "The Bad Touch"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1973 Scott Stapp, American rock singer and lyricist (Creed), born in Orlando, Florida
- 1973 Shane Lee, Australian cricketer (NSW, Somerset and Australian), born in Wollongong, Australia
- 1974 Andrei Mezin, Belarusian NHL goaltender (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
- 1974 Brian Harvey, British pop singer (East 17 - "Stay Another Day"), born in Walthamstow, England
- 1975 Jeremy Scott, American fashion designer (Moschino), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1976 (Joshua) "JC" Chasez, American pop singer (*NSYNC - "Bye Bye Bye"), born in Bowie, Maryland
- 1976 Drew Lachey, American pop singer (98 Degrees - "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)", "Because of You"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1976 Laura Kuenssberg, British journalist, first female Political Editor of BBC News (2015-22), and host of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, born in Rome, Italy
- 1976 Tawny Cypress, American stage and screen actress (Unforgettable), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
- 1977 Marsha Ambrosius, British R&B singer-songwriter (Floetry - "Say Yes"; solo - "Far Away"), and poet, born in Liverpool, England
- 1977 Robert Randolph, American pedal steel guitarist (Robert Randolph and the Family Band), born in Irvington, New Jersey
- 1977 Szilárd Németh, Slovak soccer striker (58 caps; Slovan Bratislava, Middlesborough, Alemannia Aachen), born in Komárno, Slovakia
- 1978 Countess Vaughn, American actress (Moesha; The Parkers), and singer, born in Idabel, Oklahoma
- 1978 Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress known for "Beruna no shippo", born in Hitachiomiya, Japan
- 1979 Rashard Lewis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2005, 09; NBA C'ship 2013; Miami Heat), born in Pineville, Louisiana
- 1979 Richard Harwood, British cellist, born in Portsmouth, England
- 1979 Sam Totman, English-New Zealand heavy metal guitarist (Dragonforce), born in London, England
- 1980 Michael Urie, American actor and director (Ugly Betty, Shrinking), born in Houston, Texas
- 1980 Mike Hindert, American rock bassist (The Bravery), born in the USA
- 1980 Pat Noonan, American footballer and coach of FC Cincinnati, born in Ballwin, Missouri
- 1981 Bradley McIntosh, British pop singer-songwriter (S Club), born in London
- 1981 Candie Kung, American golfer (US Open 2009 runner-up), born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 1981 Kaori Iida, Japanese pop singer and actress (Morning Musume; Dream Morning Musume), born in Hokkaidō, Japan
1981 Swiss tennis player (20 x Grand Slam singles titles; Olympic gold doubles 2008; Davis Cup 2014; 6 x Tour Finals), born in Bottmingen, Switzerland
- 1981 Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer-songwriter ("Have A Look"), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1982 David Florence, Scottish slalom canoeist (2x world champion), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- 1982 James Graham, British playwright and screenwriter (Dear England, Sherwood), born in Nottinghamshire, England
- 1983 Guy Burnet, British actor (Craig Dean in "Hollyoaks"), born in London
- 1986 Peyton List, American model and actress (As the World Turns, Mad Men), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1987 Katie Leung, Scottish actress (Harry Potter, Arcane, Wheel of Time, Bridgerton), born in Dundee, Scotland
- 1987 Kim Chi [Sang-Young Shin], Korean-American drag queen, artist, and reality television personality (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1988 Beatrice, Princes of York, British daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, born in London
- 1988 Danilo Gallinari, Italian NBA basketball player (NY Knicks, Denver Nuggets), born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy
- 1990 Kane Williamson, New Zealand cricketer (batsman and captain of NZ), born in Tauranga, New Zealand
- 1994 Lauv [Ari Staprans Leff]. American singer-songwriter, and record producer ("I Like Me Better"), born in San Francisco, California
- 1995 Jake Blount, American bluegrass musician (Spider Tales), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1995 Malin Reitan, Norwegian pop singer ("Crush"; "Sommer og skolefri"), born in Trondheim, Norway
- 1995 S.Coups [Choi Seung-cheol], South Korean singer ad leader of K-pop group Seventeen, born in Daegu, South Korea
- 1996 A'ja Wilson, American basketball player (Las Vegas Aces), born in Hopkins, South Carolina
- 1997 Panipak Wongpattanakit, Thai taekwondo athlete (Olympic gold women's 49kg 2020, 24; World C'ship gold 2015, 19), born in Bandon, Surat Thani, Thailand
1998 Canadian Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Señorita", "Treat You Better", "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"), born in Pickering, Ontario
- 2000 Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canadian tennis player, born in Monte Carlo, Monaco
- 2005 Alysa Liu, Chinese-American figure skater and Olympian (2x Olympics gold medalist, 2x US national champion, 2025 World Champion), born in Clovis, California
