- 1036 Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet, essayist, painter and calligrapher, born in Meishan, Sichuan (d. 1101)
- 1498 Andreas Osiander, German Protestant Reformation theologist, born in Gunzenhausen, Ansbach (d. 1552)
- 1554 Philip William, Prince of Orange (1584) and Knight of the Golden Fleece (1599), born in Buren, Gelderland (d. 1618)
- 1676 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French organist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1749)
- 1683 Philip V, King of Spain (1700-24, 1724-46), born in Versailles, France (d. 1746)
- 1699 William Bowyer, English printer to the Royal Society, known as 'the learned printer', born in London (d. 1777)
- 1714 John Winthrop, American educator at Harvard and astronomer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1779)
- 1723 Susanne von Klettenberg, German abbess and correspondent of Goethe, born in Frankfurt (d. 1774)
- 1753 John Taylor, American philosopher (Jeffersonian Democracy), born in Virginia, (d. 1824)
- 1778 Princess Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte, eldest child of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, born at the Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France (d. 1851)
- 1779 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, born in Paris, France (d. 1857)
- 1783 Charles-Julien Brianchon, French mathematician (Brianchon's theorem), born in Sèvres, France (d. 1864)
- 1784 Marcus Morton, American 12th, 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts, born in Freetown, Massachusetts (d. 1864)
- 1790 William Parry, English Arctic explorer (Parry Channel), born in Bath, England (d. 1855)
- 1792 Andries Hendrik Potgieter, Boer leader (led Voortrekkers group to settle Transvaal), born in Graaff-Reinet district, Cape Colony (d. 1852)
- 1796 Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Spanish, poet, comic and playwright, born in Quel, Spain (d. 1873)
- 1797 Josef Theodor Krov, Bohemian composer, singer and teacher, born in Nové Strašecí, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1859)
- 1809 Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, Belgian paleontologist (life cycle of tapeworms), born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1894)
- 1813 Nelson Dewey, American lawyer, land speculator, and politician, (1st Governor of Wisconsin, 1848-52), born in Lebanon, Connecticut (d. 1889)
- 1813 Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist and physicist (ozone), born in Belfast (d. 1885)
US Secretary of War during most of the American Civil War (1861-65) and US Attorney General (1860-61), born in Steubenville, Ohio
- 1817 James Jay Archer, American Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, captured during the Battle of Gettysburg, born in Stafford, Maryland (d. 1864)
- 1819 James Clifford Veatch, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Elizabeth, Indiana (d. 1895)
- 1821 Mary Ashton Livermore, American social reformer and women's suffrage leader (President of American Woman Suffrage Association 1878-95), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1905)
- 1824 Hercules Robinson, British colonial administrator (Ceylon, Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa), born in County Westmeath Ireland (d. 1897)
- 1825 George Frederick Bristow, American composer (Rip Van Winkle), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1898)
- 1830 George Aiken, American playwright and actor famous for writing the most popular stage adaptation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1876)
- 1831 Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian princess and philanthropist, last descendent of the Royal House of Kamehameha, born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1884)
- 1832 John Kirk Barry, British physician, explorer and administrator in Zanzibar (companion to explorer David Livingstone), born in Barry, Scotland (d. 1922)
- 1836 Maria Sanford, American pioneering educator and professor, born in Saybrook, Connecticut (d. 1920)
- 1837 John Carpenter Carter, American Confederate brigadier general, born in Waynesboro, Georgia (d. 1864)
- 1846 Ambrose Swasey, American mechanical engineer and inventor of telescopes, born in Exeter, England (d. 1937) [1]
- 1849 Henry Clay Frick, American industrialist (built world's largest coke & steel operation) and art collector (Frick Collection), born in West Overton, Pennsylvania (d. 1919)
- 1852 Albert A. Michelson, American physicist (Nobel Prize 1907), born in Strelno Prussia (d. 1931)
- 1853 Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian politician who was the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and 5th Chief Justice of Canada, born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 1942)
- 1861 Constance Garnett, English translator of Russian (first to translate Chekhov and Dostoevsky into English), born in Brighton England (d. 1946)
- 1861 Italo Svevo, Italian writer (La Coscienza di Zeno), born in Trieste, Austrian Empire (d. 1928)
- 1864 Adolf Sandberger, German composer and musicologist, born in Würzburg, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1943)
- 1865 Hermann Hirt, German linguist (Indo-European Grammar), born in Magdeburg Prussia (d. 1936)
- 1865 Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress (Henrik Ibsen's plays), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1932)
- 1869 Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), born in Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (d. 1950)
- 1875 Carter G. Woodson, American historian (African American studies), born in New Canton, Virginia (d. 1950)
- 1875 Mileva Marić, Serbian physicist, mathematician, and first wife of Albert Einstein (thought to have contributed to Albert's early work), born in Titel, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1948)
- 1876 Carlo Gatti, Italian musicologist (Verdi), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1965)
- 1878 Anton Lajovic, Slovenian composer, born in Vače, Austrian-Hungarian Empire (d. 1960)
American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1905; doubles 1904-06), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1879 Otto Olsson, Swedish organist (Gustaf Vasa Church, 1907-56), composer, and teacher (Royal Swedish Academy, 1908-45), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1964)
- 1880 Nemesio Otaño, Spanish organist, choral director, educator, and composer (Basque Suite), born in Azcoitia, Spain (d. 1956) [1]
- 1881 (Joseph) "King" Oliver, American jazz cornet player, composer, bandleader ("Dippermouth Blues"), and mentor to Louis Armstrong, born in Aben, Louisiana (d. 1938) [1] [2]
- 1882 Ralph DePalma, Italian-American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1915; American AAA Dirt Track C'ships 1908, 09, 10, 11; International Motorsports Hall of Fame), born in Biccari, Italy (d. 1956)
- 1882 Walter Braunfels, German composer (Die Vögel -The Birds), born in Frankfurt am Main, German Empire (d. 1954)
- 1883 Barry Byrne, American architect (Church of St. Francis Xavier in Kansas City), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1967)
- 1883 Louis Davids [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer, singer and comedian, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1939)
- 1884 Antonin Zapotocky, Czech communist politician (President of Czechoslovakia 1953-57), born in Zákolany, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1957)
- 1884 Ferdinando Liuzzi, Italian composer and musicologist, born in Senigallia, Italy (d. 1940)
- 1885 F. S. Flint, English translator and poet (imagist movement), born in London, England (d. 1960)
- 1888 (Frederick) "Fritz" Reiner, Hungarian-American conductor (Cincinnati Symphony, 1922-31; Pittsburgh Symphony, 1938-48; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1953-63), and educator (Curtis Institute), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1963) [1]
- 1890 Klaas Schilder, Dutch theologist and vicar (Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (liberated)), born in Kampen, Netherlands (d. 1952)
- 1891 Edward Bernard Raczynski, Polish President-in-exile (1979-86), born in Austro-Hungary (d. 1993)
- 1892 Gerald Nye, American politician and Republican US Senator from North Dakota (1925-1945), born in Hortonville, Wisconsin (d. 1971)
American Baseball HOF executive (NL President 1934-51; MLB Commissioner 1951-65), born in Wawaka, Indiana
- 1894 Paul Dessau, German orchestral, film, and theater composer and conductor (Adventures of Casanova; Deutsches Miserere; Never Trust a Woman), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1979)
- 1894 Yoshida Isoya, Japanese architect (modern sukiya style), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1974)
- 1895 Ingeborg Refling-Hagen, Norwegian author and poet (Loke Saar Havre), born in Hedmark, Norway (d. 1989)
- 1895 Maurice Roelants, Flemish novelist and poet (Komen en gaan, Prayer for a Good End), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1966)
- 1896 John Seldon Whale, British theologian and lecturer, born in Cornwall, England (d. 1997)
- 1897 Louis Darquier de Pellepoix, French politician and Nazi collaborator (anti-Semite minister in WWII Vichy government), born in Cahors, France (d. 1980)
- 1901 Dimitar Nenov, Bulgarian composer, pianist and architect, born in Razgrad, Bulgaria (d. 1953)
- 1901 Oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge, American anthropologist and novelist, born in New York City (d. 1963)
- 1902 Dusolina Giannini, Italian-American dramatic soprano (New York Metropolitan Opera, 1935-42), and teacher, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
- 1902 Leonard Hirsch, Irish violinist and orchestra leader (RAF Symphony Orchestra), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1995) [1]
- 1902 Sol Hoʻopiʻi [Kaʻaiʻai], Native Hawaiian acoustic and electric lap steel guitar virtuoso, born in Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii (d. 1953)
- 1903 Cyril Dean Darlington, English biologist and geneticist who discovered the mechanics of chromosomal crossover and its role in inheritance and evolution, born in Chorley, England (d. 1981)
- 1903 George Davis Snell, American geneticist (1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, H-2 gene), born in Bradford, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
- 1903 Theo Harych, German writer, born in Doruchow, Posen (d. 1958)
- 1905 (Charles) Robert Medley, English abstract and figurative style painter, born in London (d. 1994)
- 1906 H. Allen Smith, American humorist and author (Low Man on Totem Pole), born in McLeansboro, Illinois (d. 1976)
General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1964-82), born in Kamenskoye, Ukraine
- 1907 Jimmy McLarnin, Irish boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring welterweight world champion 1933-35; International Boxing HOF), born in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland (d. 2004)
- 1909 W.A. Criswell, American Baptist pastor, President of the Southern Baptist Convention, born in Eldorado, Oklahoma (d. 2002)
French novelist (The Thief's Journal, Our Lady of the Flowers) and playwright (The Balcony, The Maids), born in Paris
- 1910 Jose Lezama Lima, Cuban poet and novelist, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1976)
French chanteuse ("Little Sparrow", "Le Vie En Rose"), born in Paris
- 1916 Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea), born in Venray, Netherlands (d. 2003)
- 1916 Hal Hastings, American orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), born in New York City (d. 1973)
- 1916 Merv Wallace, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (13 Tests, 5 x 50; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2008)
- 1917 Graham Sharp, British figure skater (World C'ship, European C'ship 1939), born in London, England (d. 1995)
- 1918 Professor Longhair [Henry Roeland Byrd], American boogie-woogie, New Orleans R&B, and mambo pianist and singer ("Tipitina"; "Go To The Mardis Gras"), born in Bogalusa, Louisiana (d. 1980)
- 1919 Benedict Freedman, novelist and mathematician (Mrs Mike), born in New York City (d. 2012)
- 1920 "Little" Jimmy Dickens, American country singer (Grand Ole Opry), born in Bolt, West Virginia (d. 2015)
- 1920 David Susskind, American TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), born in New York City (d. 1987)
- 1920 William J.L. Sladen, Welsh-American ecologist and Antarctic explorer whose work led to a ban on pesticide DDT, born in Newport, Wales (d. 2017) [1]
- 1921 Ludvík Podéšť, Czech composer, born in Dubňany, Czechoslovakia (d. 1968)
- 1922 Catherine Hall, British nurse who raised the professional profile of nursing and to establish its central role in health care, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1996)
- 1922 Eamonn Andrews, Irish-born television presenter known for "What's My Line?" and "This is Your Life", born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1987)
- 1923 Gordon Jackson, Scottish actor (Upstairs, Downstairs, The Professionals, The Great Escape), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1990)
- 1923 Luigi Innocenti, Italian motorbike and auto tycoon (Lambretta), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1995)
- 1924 Carlo Chiti, Italian race car engineer who worked for Alfa Romeo and Ferrari, born in Pistoia, Italy (d. 1994)
American stage and screen actress (Roots; The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman), born in Harlem, New York [1]
Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Stanley Cup 1953, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Montreal Canadiens; James Norris Trophy x 7; 10 x NHL First All Star), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1924 Edmund Purdom, British actor (The Egyptian, Asissi Underground, Pieces), born in Hertfordshire, England (d. 2009)
- 1924 Gary Morton [Morton Goldaper], American comedian, television producer, studio executive (Desilu), and second husband of Lucille Ball, born in New York City (d. 1999)
- 1924 Michel Tournier, French writer (Friday, or, The Other Island), born in Paris (d. 2016)
- 1925 Robert Sherman, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning songwriter, with his brother, Richard (Mary Poppins; The Jungle Book; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; "You're Sixteen"), born in New York City (d. 2012) [1]
- 1925 Tankred Dorst, German playwright, born in Oberlind, Germany (d. 2017)
- 1926 Bobby Layne, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (3 x NFL champion; 6 x Pro Bowl; Detroit Lions), born in Santa Anna, Texas (d. 1986)
- 1926 Herb Stempel, American game show contestant and television industry whistleblower (Twenty-One), born in New York City (d. 2020) [1]
- 1927 Carlos Alvarado, Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper (25 caps; LD Alajuelense), born in Santa Bárbara, Costa Rica (d. 2024)
- 1927 James Booth [David Geeves], British actor and screenwriter (Zulu, Keeping Mum), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 2005)
- 1928 Andrés Prieto, Chilean soccer forward (16 caps; Universidad Católica, Español) and manager (Universidad Católica, Liverpool FC, Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)
- 1928 Galt MacDermot, Canadian composer (Hair), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2018)
- 1928 Michael Hurd, British composer and musicologist known for his choral music (Jonah-Man Jazz), born in Gloucester, England (d. 2006)
- 1928 Morris "Moose" Charlap, American Broadway composer (Peter Pan; Kelly), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
- 1928 Nathan Oliveira, American painter (Seated Figure with Pink Background), sculptor, and printmaker, born in Oakland, California (d. 2010)
- 1928 Rubens Minelli, Brazilian soccer manager (SC Internacional, SE Palmeiras, SC Corinthians, Santos FC, Al-Hilal SFC, Saudi Arabia), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2023)
- 1929 Bob Brookmeyer, American jazz and studio pianist, valve trombone player, arranger, and composer (Stan Getz; Jerry Mulligan), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2011)
- 1929 Gregory Carroll, American R&B singer (The Four Buddies -"I Will Wait"; The Orioles -"Crying in the Chapel"), songwriter and producer (Doris Troy - "Just One Look"), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2013)
- 1929 Herman Lauxtermann, Dutch politician (2nd chamber member, 1977-81 (VVD)), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1999)
- 1929 Howard Sackler, American screenwriter and playwright known for "The Great White Hope", born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1982)
- 1929 Lorenzo Buffon, Italian soccer goalkeeper (15 caps; AC Milan 277 games; Inter Milan), born in Majano, Italy (d. 2025)
- 1932 Salvador Elizondo, Mexican writer (Farabeuf; El grafógrafo), born in Mexico City (d. 2006)
- 1933 Kevan Gosper, Australian sports executive (president Australian Olympic Committee 1985–1990; chairman Australian Institute of Sport 1980–85), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2024)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (18 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1968; 10 × Gold Glove Award; Detroit Tigers), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1934 Pratibha Patil, 1st female President of India (2007-12) and Governor of Rajasthan (2004-07), born in Nadgaon, India
- 1934 Rudi Carrell [Rudolf Kesselman], Dutch entertainer known for "Rudi Carrell Show", born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 2006)
- 1935 Bobby Timmons, American jazz pianist (Moanin'), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
- 1935 Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball second baseman (MLB All Star 1960; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), born in Central Álava, Cuba (d. 2020)
- 1936 Marian McKnight, American actress, model and beauty queen (Miss America 1957), born in Manning, South Carolina
- 1937 Joel Hirschhorn, American Academy Award-winning songwriter ("The Morning After" with Al Kasha), and stage and film score composer, born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1937 Joseph Byrd, American psychedelic rock musician, avant garde composer (United States of America; Fluxus), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2025)
- 1940 Phil Ochs, American anti-war folk singer ("Joe Hill", "The War is Over", "I Ain't Marchin' Anymore"), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 1976)
- 1941 Maurice White, American funk-rock singer-songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire - "September"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2016)
- 1942 "Mean" Gene Okerlund, American pro wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host (WWF, WCW), born in Brookings, South Dakota (d. 2019)
- 1942 Cornell Dupree, American jazz and R&B session guitarist (Atlantic Records - Aretha Franklin), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2011)
- 1942 Jean-Patrick Manchette, French thriller writer (3 to Kill, The Prone Gunman), born in Marseille, France (d. 1995)
- 1942 Rufus [Jacques Narcy], French actor (Amélie), born in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme
- 1943 Mulatu Astatke, Ethiopian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, composer, and arranger, born in Jimma, Ethiopian Empire
- 1943 Ross M. Lence, American political scientist, born in Whitefish, Montana (d. 2006)
- 1943 Sam Kelly [Roger Michael Kelly], English actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Porridge), born in Manchester, England (d. 2014)
- 1943 William DeVries, American cardiothoracic surgeon (artificial heart), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1944 Alvin Lee, British rock vocalist and guitarist (10 Years After), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2013)
- 1944 Mitchell Feigenbaum, American mathematical physicist who pioneered chaos theory, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2019) [1]
- 1944 Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician, born in Nairobi, Kenya
- 1944 Steve Tyrell [Bilao], American jazz and standards singer ("The Way You Look Tonight"), and Grammy Award-winning record producer (Rod Stewart; B.J. Thomas), born in Palo Pinto, Texas
- 1944 Tim Reid, American actor and comedian (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Venus Flytrap"; Frank's Place), born in Norfolk, Virgina
- 1944 William Christie, American-French musician, director of Les Arts Florissants, born in Buffalo, New York
- 1944 Zal Yanovsky, Canadian rock guitarist (Lovin' Spoonful - "Do You Believe in Magic?"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
- 1945 Elaine Joyce, actress (City of Angels, Mr Merlin), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1945 John McEuen, American bluegrass, folk-rock fiddler, guitarist, banjo, and mandolin player (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Steve Martin), born in Oakland, California
- 1946 Robert Urich, actor (SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$), born in Toronto, Ohio
- 1946 Rosemary Conley, English author and broadcaster on diet and exercise, known for "The Hip & Thigh Diet", born in Leicester, England
- 1947 Janie Fricke, American country music singer ("It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy"), born in South Whitley, Indiana
- 1949 Christian Dalger, French soccer forward (6 caps; SC Toulon, AS Monaco FC) and manager (SC Toulon, Grenoble, Mali), born in Nîmes, France (d. 2023)
- 1949 Claudia Kolb, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m medley 1968; silver 200m breaststroke 1964), born in Hayward, California
- 1949 Lenny White, American jazz-fusion drummer (Return to Forever; Miles Davis -Bitches Brew), and record producer, born in Queens, New York
- 1949 Nancy Kyes, American actress who worked with John Carpenter (Halloween), born in Falls Church, Virginia
- 1949 Sebastian [Knud Torben Christensen], Danish musician and composer, born in Sønderborg, Denmark
- 1951 Fredrick W. Leslie, American scientist and astronaut (STS 73), born in Ancón, Panama
- 1955 Rob Portman, American politician (Senator-R-Ohio 2011-), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1955 Susil Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (5 Tests, HS 46; SL Air Force Sports Club), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1956 Alice Barrett, American actress (Frankie Frame in "Another World"), born in New York City
- 1957 Cyril Collard, French film director known for "Savage Nights", born in Paris (d. 1993)
- 1957 Doug Johnson, Canadian rock keyboardist (Loverboy - "Working For The Weekend"), born in Surrey, British Columbia
- 1957 John Gulager, American film director and actor (He Was a Quiet Man), born in New York City
- 1957 Kevin McHale, American Basketball HOF forward (NBA C'ship 1981, 84, 86; 7 × NBA All-Star; Boston Celtics) and coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets), born in Hibbing, Minnesota
- 1958 Limahl [Christopher Hamill], English pop singer (Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy"), born in Pemberton, Lancashire, England
- 1958 Steven Isserlis, British cellist, born in London
- 1959 Edward Metgod, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (1 cap; HFC Haarlem 329 games, Sparta Rotterdam 224 games), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1960 Arthur Stone, New Zealand rugby union centre (9 Tests; Waikato RU, Bay of Plenty RU, Otago RFU), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1960 Michelangelo Signorile, American journalist and talk show host, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1960 Mike Lookinland, American actor (Bobby-Brady Bunch), born in Mt Pleasant, Utah
- 1961 Abigail Johnson, American billionaire businesswoman (CEO Fidelity Investments), born in Boston, Massachusetts
American College-Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers; 8 × First-team All-Pro; 13 x Pro Bowl; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1987, 98), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1962 Bettina Huebers, claims to be the illegitimate daughter of Paul McCartney, born in Hamburg, Germany
- 1962 Charith Senanayake, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Colombo CC, Mombasa Sports Club), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1962 Jill Talley, American actress (SpongeBob SquarePants), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1963 Jennifer Beals, American actress (Flashdance; The Bride; The L-Word), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1963 Til Schweiger, German actor and filmmaker ("Rabbit Without Ears", "Inglorious Bastards"), born in Freiburg, West Germany
- 1964 Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian Basketball HOF center (Olympic gold USSR 1988; bronze Lithuania 1992, 96; 6 × Euroscar Player of the Year; Mr. Europa Player of the Year 1985, 97; Portland Trailblazers), born in Kaunas, Lithuania
- 1964 Béatrice Dalle (née Cabarrou), French actress (Betty Blue; Chimère; Night on Earth), born in Brest, France
- 1964 Lorie Kane, Canadian golfer (4 x LPGA Tour titles; Canadian Golf HOF), born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- 1964 Mike Fetters, American MLB pitcher, 1989-2004 (California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, and 6 other teams), and pitching coach (Arizona Diamondback, 2012-present), born in Van Nuys, California
- 1964 Randall McDaniel, American College-Pro Football HOF guard (Arizona State Uni; !2 x Pro-Bowl; 7 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings, TB Buccaneers), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1965 (Eugene) Chuckii Booker, American R&B musician, songwriter, and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Jessica Steen, actress (Earth II, Homefront, Trial & Error), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1966 Alberto Tomba, Italian alpine skier (Olympic gold Slalom 1988, Giant slalom 1988, 1992; silver Slalom 1992, 94), born in San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, Italy
- 1966 Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricket spin bowler (21 Tests; 47 wickets; 35 ODIs; Madhya Pradesh), born in Ranchi, India
- 1966 Robert MacNaughton, American actor (ET), born in New York City
- 1967 Criss Angel [Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos], American magician and illusionist (Criss Angel Mindfreak), born in Hempstead, New York
- 1967 Frankie Lam, Hong Kong actor (The Merger, Witness to a Prosecution), born in Hong Kong
- 1967 Paul Harding, American musician and writer ("Tinkers" - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2010), born in Massachusetts
- 1969 Kristen "Kristy" Swanson, American actress (Knots Landing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in Mission Viejo, California
- 1969 Michael Bates, American football wide receiver (5 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × Pro Bowl; Carolina Panthers), born in Victoria, Texas
- 1969 Nayan Mongia, Indian cricket batsman-wicketkeeper (44 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 152, 107 dismissals; Baroda), born in Baroda, India
1969 English motoring journalist and TV presenter (Top Gear; The Grand Tour, Brainiac; Science Abuse), born in Solihull, West Midlands, England
- 1969 Tom Gugliotta, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1997; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1993; Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns), born in Huntington Station, New York
- 1969 Villano IV [Tomás Díaz Mendoza], Mexican professional wrestler in Lucha Libre, born in Tijuana, Mexico
- 1970 Robert Lang, Czech ice hockey center (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 1996; NHL All-Star 2004; LA Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit RWs), born in Teplice, Czech Republic
- 1970 Tyson Beckford, American model (Ralph Lauren), born in Rochester, New York
- 1970 Zac Foley, English rock bassist (EMF "Unbelievable"), born in Gloucester, England (d. 2002)
- 1971 Amy Locane, American actress (Spencer, Melrose Place), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- 1971 Jennifer Dore, American rower (World C'ship gold W8+ 1995, silver 1993, 94, 98), born in Montclair, New Jersey
- 1971 Liz Cho, American television reporter and news anchor (WABC-TV), born in Concord, Massachusetts
1972 American actress (Who's the Boss?; Charmed) and activist, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1972 Rosa Blasi, American stage and screen actress (Strong Medicine), and family therapist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1972 Warren Sapp, American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Super Bowl XXXVII; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1999; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; TB Buccaneers; Oakland Raiders), born in Orlando, Florida
- 1973 Takashi Sorimachi, Japanese actor known for "Great Teacher Onizuka", born in Saitama, Japan
- 1973 Zulfiya Zabirova, Uzbek road cyclist Olympic gold time trial 1996; UCI World C'ship gold 2002), born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- 1974 Jake Plummer, American football quarterback (Arizona Cardinals; Pro Bowl 2005 Denver Broncos), born in Boise, Idaho
- 1974 Mikko "Mige" Paananen, Finnish rock bassist (HIM), born in Helsinki, Finland.
1974 Australian cricket batsman, captain, coach and broadcaster (168 Tests, 13,378 runs @ 51.85; 41 x 100s), born in Launceston, Tasmania
1975 American award winning author (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1975 Casual [Jon Owens], American rapper (Smash Rockwell), born in Oakland, California
- 1975 Olivier Tébily, Ivorian soccer defender (18 caps; Chamois Niortais FC, Celtic, Birmingham City), born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- 1977 Elisa [Toffoli], Italian genre hopping singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer ("Dancing", "Come Speak to Me"), born in Trieste, Italy
- 1977 Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball forward (FIBA World C'ship gold 2006; Mr. Europa 2006 Unicaja; Toronto Raptors) and executive (president Spanish Basketball Federation 2016-23), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1979 Kevin Devine, American singer-songwriter (Brother's Blood), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1979 Paola Rey, Colombian actress and model (Pasión de Gavilanes), born in San Gil, Colombia
1980 American actor (Donnie Darko, Jarhead), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1980 Marla Sokoloff, American actress (The Practice), born in San Francisco, California
- 1981 Anne Marie Hochhalter, American disability and anti-gun activist, paralysed during the Columbine School massacre, born in Bismarck, North Dakota (d. 2025) [1]
- 1982 Mo Williams, American basketball point guard (NBA C'ship 2016, NBA All-Star 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers) and coach (Alabama State), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1982 Tero Pitkämäki, Finnish athlete (World C'ship gold javelin 2007; Olympic bronze 2008), born in Ilmajoki, Finland
- 1985 Gary Cahill, English soccer defender (61 caps; Chelsea, Bolton), born in Dronfield, Derbyshire
- 1985 Lady Sovereign [Louise Amanda Harman], British rapper ("9 to 5"; "Love Me or Hate Me"), born in London, England
- 1985 Neil Kilkenny, Australian soccer midfielder (15 caps; Leeds United, Bristol City, Preston North End, Perth Glory), born in London, England
- 1986 Annie Murphy, Canadian actress (Alexis in "Schitt's Creek"; Kevin Can F**k Himself, Black Mirror), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1986 Lauren Boebert, American politician and gun rights advocate (Rep-R-Colorado 2021-), born in Altamonte Springs, Florida
- 1986 Ryan Babel, Dutch soccer winger (69 caps; Ajax, Liverpool, Hoffenheim, Kasımpaşa, Beşiktaş, Galatasaray), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1987 French soccer striker (97 caps; FIFA Ballon d'Or 2022; Lyon, Real Madrid), born in Lyon, France
- 1987 Ronan Farrow, American journalist (The New Yorker), born in New York City
1988 Chilean soccer forward (Udinese, FC Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Chilean national team; Copa America 2015, 16), born in Tocopilla, Chile
- 1988 Paulina Gretzky, American-born Canadian actress and model, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1990 Sally Fitzgibbons, Australian surfer (ISA World Games gold 2008, 18, 21; WSL World Tour 2010, 11, 12 runner-up), born in Gerroa, Australia
- 1991 Declan Galbraith, British pop singer ("Tell Me Why"), born in Hoo St. Werburgh Kent, England
- 1994 Manny Franco, Puerto Rican jockey (Belmont Stakes 2020 Tiz the Law; Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 2019), born in Carolina, Puerto Rico
- 1996 Paige Speakman, British preemie baby, born 19 days before her twin sister, born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
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