- 695 Muhammad bin Qasim, Umayyad military commander who defeated Persia, and 1st Governor of al-Sind (712-15), born in Ta'if, Umayyad Caliphate (d. 715)
- 1378 Pope Callixtus III [Alfonso de Borgia], head of the Catholic Church & ruler of the Papal States (1455-58), born in Kingdom of Valencia (d. 1458)
Flemish physician and anatomist (De humani corporis fabrica), born in Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands (now Belgium)
- 1540 Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal and theologist (Tre libri), born in Rome (d. 1603)
- 1550 Henri I de Lorraine, Duke of Guise and French leader of the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion, born in Joinville, Kingdom of France (d. 1588) [1]
- 1552 Simon Forman, English Elizabethan astrologer and occultist, born in Quidhampton, England (d. 1611) [1]
- 1571 Go-Yozei, 107th Emperor of Japan (1586-1611) and last of the Edo period, born in Japan (d. 1617)
- 1573 Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, Italian organist and composer (Deh chi tace il bel pensero), baptized in Cremona, Italy (d. 1630 or 31)
- 1668 Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician, born in Voorhout, Netherlands (d. 1738)
- 1714 Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (approximated the value of pi and its square, pi^2), born in Kurume, Kyūshū, Japan (d. 1783)
- 1724 Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, Czech organist and composer, born in Lahošť, Czech Republic (d. 1788)
1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general and colonial administrator (leading British general in the American War of Independence), born in London
- 1741 Isabella Maria of Parma, wife of future Holy Roman emperor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1763)
- 1763 Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral, born in Valensole, France (d. 1806)
- 1776 Johann Spurzheim, German physician, born in Trier, Electorate of Trier, Germany (d. 1832)
- 1799 Thomas Taglichsbeck, German violinist and composer, born in Ansbach, Germany (d. 1867)
- 1805 Marie d'Agoult (Daniel Stern), French author (Knife), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1876)
- 1815 George Gordon Meade, Spanish-American Major General (Union Army), born in Cádiz, Spain (d. 1872)
- 1818 Maria Gartmann, Dutch actress, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1885)
- 1825 Francis Trowbridge Sherman, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Newtown, Connecticut (d. 1905)
- 1826 Henry Hiles, English composer, born in Shrewsbury (d. 1904)
- 1830 Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt (1863-79), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1895)
- 1838 Emile Loubet, French politician (President 1899-1906), born in Marsanne, France (d. 1929)
- 1846 Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, Dutch socialist politician (1st Socialist Member of Parliament), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1919)
- 1846 Richard Kleinmichel, German pianist, composer (Manon), and arranger (Wagner operas for piano), born in Posen, Prussian Grand Duchy of Posen (now Poznań, Poland) (d. 1901)
- 1855 Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist & poet, born in San Mauro Pascoli, Italy (d. 1912)
- 1857 Michael "King" Kelly, American Baseball HOF utility (NL batting champion 1884, 86; NL runs scored 1884–86, Chicago White Sox) and manager (Boston Beaneaters, Reds; Cincinnati KKs), born in Troy, NY (d. 1894)
- 1859 Max Fiedler, German conductor and composer, born in Zittau, Saxony, (d. 1939)
- 1860 Joseph S. Cullinan, American oil industrialist who helped build the Texas oil industry (The Texas Company), born in Pennsylvania, United States (d. 1937)
- 1863 Alfredo Panzini, Italian author (Dizionario Moderno), born in Senigallia, Italy (d. 1939)
- 1864 Robert G Aitken, American astronomer (Binary Stars), born in Jackson, California (d. 1951)
French impressionist painter (Odalisque), born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, France
- 1870 Tom Connolly, American Baseball HOF umpire (AL-record 8 x World Series), born in Manchester, England (d. 1961)
- 1874 Ernest Austin, English composer, born in Poplar, London (d. 1947)
- 1877 Lawrence Beesley, English journalist and author, born in Wirksworth, United Kingdom (d. 1967)
- 1878 Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman, born in Woodbridge, Ontario (d. 1966)
- 1878 Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer (Anaconda, El Crimen del Otro), born in Salto, Uruguay (d. 1937)
- 1881 Colin G. Fink, American chemist (electro chemistry), born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 1953) [1]
- 1881 Jacob Israël de Haan, Dutch poet/writer (Pipelines, Jewish Song), born in Holland, Netherlands (d. 1924)
- 1881 Max Pechstein, German "entartet" painter and graphic artist (The Bridge), born in Zwickau, Germany (d. 1955)
- 1882 Ben A. Jones, American horse trainer (US Champion trainer by earnings 1941, 43, 44, 52; Kentucky Derby x 6 including Citation, Whirlaway), born in Parnell, Missouri (d. 1961)
- 1882 David Cohen, Dutch historian and chairman of the Jewish Council, born in Deventer, Holland (d. 1967)
- 1885 Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, born in Province of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1970)
- 1892 Jason Robards Sr, American actor (Acapulco, Isle of the Dead), born in Hillsdale, Michigan (d. 1963)
- 1893 Jimmy Blanckenberg, South African cricket medium pace bowler (18 Tests, 60 wickets; Western Province), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1955)
- 1893 Max Lamberty, Flemish sociologist and author (Flemish Resurrection), born in Saint-Gilles, Brussels (d. 1975)
- 1894 Ernest John Moeran, English composer, born in London Borough of Hounslow, United Kingdom (d. 1950)
- 1896 Ronald Adam, British actor (Lost Horizon, The Prisoner of Zenda, Phantom Shot), born in Herefordshire, England (d. 1958)
- 1897 Rhys Williams, Welsh actor (How Green Was My Valley, Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart), born in Clydach, Swansea, Wales (d. 1969)
- 1899 Gaston Glass, American-French actor and producer, born in Paris, France (d. 1965)
- 1899 Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer (Sensemaya), born in Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico (d. 1940)
- 1902 Lionel Daunais, Quebec singer and composer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1982)
- 1904 Chuck Gardiner, Canadian NHL goalie (Vezina winner), born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (d. 1934)
Prime Minister of France (1956-57), born in Flers, France
British-American Academy and Tony Award-winning songwriter ("Three Coins In The Fountain"; "Time After Time"), and Broadway composer (Funny Girl; Hallelujah, Baby!; Gypsy), born in London, England
- 1905 Tadeusz Breza, Polish writer (The Bronze Gate), born in Sekežintsõ, Ostrog (d. 1970)
- 1906 Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Hungarian foils (Olympic bronze 1932), born in Jaroslaw, Poland (d. 2002)
- 1908 John Kirby [Kirk], American jazz double-bassist and tuba player (Benny Goodman; "Undecided"), born in Winchester, Virginia (d. 1952)
- 1908 Marko Rothmuller, Croatian composer, born in Slavonski Brod, Croatia (d. 1993)
- 1908 Simon Wiesenthal, Jewish-Austrian holocaust survivor & Nazi hunter (Wiesenthal Center), born in Buchach, Ukraine (d. 2005)
- 1909 (Robert) "Jonah" Jones, American jazz and swing trumpeter (Stuff Smith, Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway), and group leader, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2000)
- 1910 Richard "Dick" Kollmar, American actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), born in Rigewood, New Jersey (d. 1971)
- 1910 Roy Rowland, American film director, born in New York City (d. 1995)
- 1911 Dal Stivens, Australian novelist, born in Blayney, Australia (d. 1997)
- 1912 John Frost, British airborne officer, born in Pune, India (d. 1993)
- 1914 Pat Brady [Robert Ellsworth O'Brady], American actor (The Roy Rogers Show, Man from Music Mountain), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1972)
- 1916 Suzy Delair, French actress (The Murderer Lives at Number 21; Utopia; White Paws), and singer, born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
- 1917 Evelyn Knight (née Davis), American pop singer ("A Little Bird Told Me", "Powder Your Face with Sunshine"), born in Reedville, Virginia (d. 2007)
- 1917 Joan McCracken, American actress, dancer and comedian (Claudie Story of a Marriage), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1961)
- 1919 Artur Fischer, German inventor with more patents than Edison, born in Tumlingen, Baden-Württemberg (d. 2016)
- 1919 Recy Taylor, American civil rights activist and sexual assault victim, born in Abbeville, Alabama (d. 2017)
- 1919 Tommy Byrne, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1950; World Series 1949, 56; NY Yankees), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2007)
- 1920 Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter known as the "the Arizona Cowboy" (Dr Baxter-Frontier Doctor), born in Willcox, Arizona (d. 1999)
- 1921 Lynn Compton, American jurist (Sirhan Sirhan prosecutor) and commissioned officer (Easy Company, 101st Airborne), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
- 1922 Halina Czerny-Stefańska, Polish classical pianist, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 2001)
- 1924 Taylor Mead, American writer, actor and performer (Factory, Taylor Mead's Ass), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan (d. 2013)
- 1924 Vicki Draves, American diver (Olympic gold platform & springboard 1948), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2010)
- 1925 Daphne Oram, British electronic music pioneer (co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop), musique concrète and film score composer (The Innocents), born in Devizes, England (d. 2003)
- 1925 Jaap Schröder, Dutch violinist, conductor (Academy of Ancient Music), musicologist, and pedagogue, born in Amsterdam (d. 2020)
- 1927 Dieter Noll, German writer (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt), born in Riesa, Saxony (d. 2008)
- 1928 Amarillo Slim [Thomas Preston], American hall of fame professional poker player (1971 World Series main event), born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 2012)
- 1928 Hugh McElhenny, American Pro/College Football HOF halfback (University of Washington; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; Minnesota Vikings, SF 49ers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
- 1928 Marie Van Brittan Brown, American nurse and co-inventor of the home security system with her husband Albert L. Brown, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1999)
- 1928 Ross Barbour, American singer (4 Freshmen), born in Columbus, Indiana (d. 2011)
- 1928 Siné [Maurice Sinet], French cartoonist, born in Paris, France (d. 2016)
- 1928 Veijo Meri, Finnish writer (Private Jokinen’s Marriage Leave), born in Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia) (d. 2015)
- 1929 George Schlatter, American television producer and director (as Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In; Real People; American Comedy Awards), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1929 Mies Bouman, Dutch television presenter (Open the Village), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
- 1929 Peter May, English cricket batsman (66 Tests, 4,537 @ 46.77, 13 x 100, 22 x 50; HS 285no; Surrey CCC), born in Reading, England (d. 1994)
- 1929 Sidney Greenbaum, British scholar, born in London (d. 1996)
- 1930 Odetta [Holmes], American folk singer (Sanctuary), actress and civil rights activist, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2008)
- 1931 Bob Shaw, Northern Irish sci-fi author (Light of Other Days, The Ragged Astronauts), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1996)
- 1931 Gil Mellé, American jazz saxophonist and composer, born in New York City (d. 2004)
- 1932 Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and newspaper editor (La Prensa; El Nuevo Diario), born in Granada, Nicaragua, (d. 2008)
- 1933 Chryssa [Vardea-Mavromichali], Greek-American artist, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2013)
- 1933 Edward Bunker, American Crime novelist (No Beast So Fierce; Animal Factory), actor (Straight Time; Reservoir Dogs), screenwriter, and felon, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2005)
- 1933 Fred F. Carter Jr., American country session guitarist, singer, producer and composer (Nashville's "A-Team"), born in Winnsboro, Louisiana (d. 2010)
- 1934 Akram Awan, Islamic scholar & spiritual leader, born in Chakwal, Pakistan (d. 2017)
- 1935 Bette Nash, American airline flight attendant for record 66 years (1957-2023), born in Pleasantville, New Jersey (d. 2024) [1]
- 1935 Peter Allan, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Queensland), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2023)
- 1935 Rolf Haufs, German writer, born in Düsseldorf (d. 2013)
- 1935 Ron Northcott, Canadian curler (World C'ship gold 1966, 68, 69), born in Innisfail, Alberta (d. 2023)
1935 King of Saudi Arabia (2015-present), born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 1936 Claudia Thompson, American jazz singer ("Goodbye to Love"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
- 1936 Jerry Sturm, American football tackle (AFL All-Star 1964, 66; Denver Broncos, NO Saints), born in English, Indiana (d. 2020)
1937 Welsh actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty), born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales
- 1937 Avram Hershko, Hungarian-born Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry, born in Karcag, Hungary
- 1937 Milutin Šoškić, Serbian soccer goalkeeper (50 caps Yugoslavia; FK Partizan, 1. FC Köln), born in Peja, Kosovo (d. 2022)
- 1937 Nicolas Born, German writer, born in Duisburg (d. 1979)
- 1938 Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (Women's World Champion, 1970, 1972-74; European Champion, 1972-74), born in Grou, Netherlands (d. 2013)
- 1938 Rosalind Cash, American actress (Omega Man, Wrong is Right), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 1995)
- 1939 Afaq Hussain, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Karachi University, Pakistan International Airlines), born in Lucknow, India (d. 2002)
- 1939 Hugh Lewin, South African anti-apartheid activist and writer (Bandiet: Seven Years in a South African Prison), born in Lydenburg, South Africa (d. 2019)
- 1939 Willye White, American athlete (Olympic silver long jump 1956, 4x100m relay 1964; Sports Illustrated 100 greatest women athletes of 20th century), born in Money, Mississippi (d. 2007)
- 1940 Bobby Notkoff, American rock and blues violinist (Crazy Horse; The Rockets), born in New York City (d. 2018) [1]
- 1940 Mani Neumeier, German musician (Guru Guru), born in Munich, Germany
- 1940 Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut, born in Leningrad
- 1940 Tim Considine, American actor (Spin & Marty; My Three Sons, 1960-65 - "Mike"), and photographer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1941 Scottish soccer manager (Manchester United 1986-2013; Aberdeen 1978-86; regarded as one of the greatest of all time), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1941 Sarah Miles, English actress (Ryan's Daughter; Hope and Glory; The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing), born in Ingatestone, Essex, England
- 1942 Andy Summers, English rock guitarist (Police - "Roxanne"), born in Blackpool, Lancashire
1943 English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal), born in Scarborough, England
American pop songwriter ("Leaving On A Jet Plane"), country-pop singer ("Sunshine On My Shoulders"; "Calypso"; "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"), and actor (Oh, God!), born in Roswell, New Mexico
- 1943 Nick Hedges, British photographer known for documenting the lives of poor people, born in Bromsgrove, England (d. 2025)
- 1943 Pete Quaife, British rock bassist (The Kinks, 1963-69 - "Sunny Afternoon"), and cartoonist, born in Tavistock, Devonshire, England (d. 2010)
- 1944 Taylor Hackford, American director (Devil's Advocate, Ray), born in Santa Barbara, California
- 1945 Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan actress (Angelica-Dallas), born in Bluefields, Nicaragua
- 1945 Claude Marks, FALN member (FBI most wanted), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1945 Connie Willis, American science fiction and fantasy author, 11x Hugo Award and 7x Nebula Award winner (Blackout, All Clear, Doomsday Book), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1946 Cliff Richey, American tennis player (World #6 1970; Davis Cup 1969-70), born in San Angelo, Texas
- 1946 Lyudmila Pakhomova, Russian ice dancer (World C'ship gold x 6; Olympic gold USSR 1976; with Alexandr Gorshkov), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1986)
- 1946 Martin Mansergh, British political advisor known for his contributions to the Good Friday agreement, born in Woking, England (d. 2025)
- 1946 Pius Ncube, Zimbabwean human rights advocate, born in Filabusi, Zimbabwe
- 1947 Burton Cummings, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, and keyboardist (Guess Who - "These Eyes"), born in Winnipeg, Canada
- 1947 June Tabor, British folk singer, born in Warwick, England
- 1947 Rita Lee [Jones], Brazilian rock singer, songwriter and musician (Os Mutantes), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2023) [1]
- 1947 Tim Matheson, American actor (Animal House, Fletch, Up the Creek), born in Glendale, California
American disco and pop singer-songwriter ("Love to Love You, Baby"; "On the Radio"; "Last Dance"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1948 Joe Dallesandro, American actor (Heat, Trash, AW Frankenstein), born in Pensacola, Florida
- 1948 René Robert, Canadian ice hockey winger (NHL All Star 1972-73, 74-75; Buffalo Sabres 1st 100 point player 1974-75), born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec (d. 2021)
- 1948 Stephen Cleobury, British organist and music director (King's College - Cambridge, 1982-2019), born in Bromley, England (d. 2019)
- 1948 Viktor Afanasyev, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-11, TM-18), born in Bryansk, Russia, Soviet Union
- 1949 Ellen Datlow, American editor, born in New York City
- 1949 Sara K. [Wooldridge], American musician (Gypsy Alley), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1949 Susan Shwartz, American author, born in Youngstown, Ohio
- 1949 Teresa Ulloa Ziáurriz, Mexican lawyer, human rights advocate and member of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, born in Mexico City (d. 2025) [1]
- 1950 Bob Gilder, American golfer (6 PGA tour titles), born in Corvallis, Oregon
- 1950 Inge Helten, German athlete (Olympic silver FRG 4x100m relay, bronze 100m 1976; WR 100m 11.04s 1976), born in Sinzig, Germany
- 1951 Fermin Goytisolo, Cuban-American percussionist (KC & Sunshine Band - "Give It"), born in Havana, Cuba
- 1951 Jimmy Haslip, American jazz-fusion electric five-string bass player and record producer (The Yellowjackets, 1977-2012), born in The Bronx, NYC
- 1951 Tom Hamilton, American rock bassist (Aerosmith - "Dream On"), born in Colorado Springs
- 1952 Charles Ogletree, American civil rights attorney and educator (Harvard Law School, 1985-2015), born in Merce, California (d. 2023)
- 1953 James Remar, American actor (48 Hours, Rent-a-Cop, Cotton Club), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1953 Jane Badler, American actress (Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1953 Michael Hedges, American new-age guitarist, composer, and singer (Aerial Boundaries), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1997)
- 1953 Yahya Ould Hademine, Mauritanian politician and 13th Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014-present), born in Timbédra, French West Africa
- 1954 Alex Salmond, Scottish politician (Scottish National Party) First Minister of Scotland (2007-14), born in Linlithgow, Scotland (d. 2024) [1]
- 1954 Hermann Tilke, German racing circuit architect, born in Olpe, Germany
- 1954 Sylvie Bodorová, Czech contemporary classical composer (Dignitas homini; Ventimiglia), born in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
- 1955 Dawood Ibrahim, Indian crime boss (D-Company), born in Khed, Ratnagiri, India
- 1956 Martin Joseph Fettman, American researcher & astronaut (STS 58), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1956 Steve Rude, American comics artist, born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1958 Geoff Marsh, Australian cricket batsman (50 Tests, 4 x 100s; 117 ODIs, 9 x 100s; West Australia), born in Northam, Australia
- 1959 Baron Waqa, Nauruan politician and musician, born in Boe District, Nauru
- 1959 Bebe Neuwirth, American stage and screen actress (Chicago; Cheers & Fraser - "Lilith"; Damn Yankees), born in Princeton, New Jersey
- 1959 Paul Westerberg, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Replacements - "Alex Chilton", "Can't Hardly Wait"), born in Edina, Minnesota
- 1959 Phill Kline, American politician, born in Kansas City, Kansas
American actor (Iceman in "Top Gun"; Batman in "Batman Forever"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1961 Joanna Johnson, American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful) and television producer (Good Trouble), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1961 Rick Aguilera, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1991, 92, 93; World Series 1986 NY Mets, 1991 Minnesota Twins), born in San Gabriel, California
- 1962 Don Diamont, American actor (The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful), born in New York City
- 1962 Heather McCartney, American-British potter and artist, born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1962 Jeff Flake, American Republican party politician and diplomat (Ambassador to Turkey, 2022-24; US Senator from Arizona, 2013-29; US Representative from Arizona, 2001-13), born in Snowflake, Arizona
1962 American classical music composer (2010 Pulitzer; 3 Grammy Awards) and educator (Curtis Institute of Music, 1994 - 2021), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1962 Tyrone Corbin, American basketball forward (Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks) and coach (Utah Jazz 2011-14), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- 1963 Maya Beiser, American cellist, multi-media performing artist and music producer, born in Gazit, Israel
- 1963 Scott Ian [né Rosenfeld], American heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax - "I'm the Man"), born in Queens, New York
- 1964 Lowri Turner, British fashion journalist and television personality (The Wright Stuff, Jeremy Vine), born in London
- 1964 Michael McDonald, American comedian and actor (Mad TV, The Loud House), born in Fullerton, California
- 1964 Winston Benjamin, West Indian cricket fast bowler (21 Tests, 61 wickets, 2 x 50; Leeward Islands, Leicestershire CCC, Hampshire CCC), born in All Saints, Antigua and Barbuda
- 1965 Gong Li, Chinese actress (Farewell My Concubine), born in Shenyang, China
- 1965 Johan Rockström, Swedish scientist (Director Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Planetary Boundaries guidelines), born in Finspång, Sweden
- 1965 Julie Doucet, Canadian underground cartoonist, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1965 Nicholas Sparks, American author (The Notebook), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1966 Paula Barbieri, American model and actress (Dangerous), born in Panama City, Florida
- 1968 Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian, actor and television host (Mr. D, Family Feud Canada), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- 1968 Junot Díaz, Dominican-American writer and professor (The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2008), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [1]
- 1969 David Rawlings, American guitarist and singer, works with Gillian Welch (All the Good Times), born in North Smithfield, Rhode Island
- 1969 Dominik Diamond, Scottish presenter & newspaper columnist, born in Arbroath, United Kingdom
- 1971 Brent Barry, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2005, 07 San Antonio Spurs), executive (SA Spurs) and broadcaster (NBA on TNT), born in Hempstead, New York
- 1971 Ricardo López Felipe, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (2 caps; CA Osasuna 190 games), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1972 Joey McIntyre, American singer-songwriter (New Kids On The Block - "Lovin' You Forever"), born in Needham, Massachusetts
- 1973 Curtis Myden, Canadian swimmer (Olympic bronze 400m medley 1996, 2000; 200m medley 1996), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1973 Malcolm Middleton, Scottish musician (Arab Strap), born in Dumfries, United Kingdom
- 1974 Joe Abercrombie, English author (The First Law; The Age of Madness; Half a King) and film editor, born in Lancaster, England
- 1974 Mario Aerts, Belgian road cyclist (La Flèche Wallonne 2002, Grand Prix d'Isbergues 1996, Circuit Franco Belge 2001, Giro della Provincia di Lucca 2001), born in Herentals, Belgium
- 1974 Ryan Sakoda, Japanese-American professional wrestler (WWE Velocity, Wrestling Society X), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2021)
- 1974 Tony Kanaan, Brazilian auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2013; IndyCar Series 2004; Indy Lights Series 1997), born in Salvador, Brazil
- 1975 Toni Kuivasto, Finnish soccer defender (75 caps; Djurgårdens IF 165 games), born in Tampere, Finland
- 1976 Craig Reucassel, Australian comedian, broadcaster and co-founder The Chaser satirical newspaper (The Chaser's War on Everything, CNNNN), born in South Africa
- 1977 Donald Trump Jr., American businessman and son of Donald Trump and Ivana Trump, born in New York City
1977 South Korean pop star (Gangnam Style), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1977 Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper (5 caps; LDA Alajuelense 154 games), born in Alajuela, Costa Rica
- 1978 Papoose [Shamele Mackie], American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1978 Tom Hamilton Jr., American songwriter, guitarist, producer, and singer (Brothers Past; American Babies; Billy & the Kids), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1979 Bob Bryar, American drummer (My Chemical Romance, 2004-10 - "Welcome to the Black Parade"), born in Downers Grove, Illinois (d. 2024)
- 1979 Elaine Cassidy, Irish actress (Disco Pigs, Felicia's Journey), born in Raheny, Republic of Ireland
- 1979 Josh Hawley, American politician (Senator-R-Missouri 2019-), 1st to object to certification of Biden victory, born in Springdale, Arkansas
- 1980 Matt Cross [Matthew Capiccioni], American professional wrestler (Lucha Underground, Wrestling Society X), born in Brecksville, Ohio
1980 New Zealand rugby union flanker (148 Tests, 110 as captain All Blacks; 3 x IRB Player of the Year; Rugby World Cup 2011, 15; IRB HOF), born in Oamaru, New Zealand
- 1981 Jason Campbell, American football quarterback (Auburn University: Music City Bowl MVP 2003, Sugar Bowl MVP 2005; Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders), born in Laurel, Mississippi
- 1981 Matthew Pavlich, Australian Football HOF utility (6 × All-Australian; 6 × Doig Medallist, 353 games, 700 goals Fremantle FC) and broadcaster (Fox Sports), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1982 Craig Gordon, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (70 caps; Hearts, Sunderland, Celtic; SFWA Footballer of the Year 2006, 15, 22), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1987 Émilie Le Pennec, French gymnast (Olympic gold uneven bars 2004), born in La Garenne-Colombes, France
- 1991 Denée Benton, American actress (Hamilton, The Gilded Age), born in Orlando, Florida
- 1991 Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, Zimbabwean-American singer, composer, and educator, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 1993 Ryan Blaney, American auto racer (Daytona 500 2020 runner-up), born in Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
1995 American gymnast (Olympic gold all around, team 2012; team 2016), born in Newport News, Virginia
- 1996 Alexander Bolshunov, Russian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 30k, 50k, 4 x 10k relay 2022; Tour de Ski 2021, 22), born in Podyvotye, Russia
- 1998 Hunter Schafer, American model, actress and LGBTQ activist, born in Trenton, New Jersey
- 1999 Ellesse Andrews, New Zeland track cyclist (Olympic gold women's sprint, keirin 2024; silver keirin 2020, team 2024), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
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