- 1483 Henry III of Nassau-Breda, Dutch Stadholder of Holland and Zeeland (1515-1521), born in Siegen, Nassau (d. 1538)
- 1492 Andreas Alicatus, Italian jurist and humanist, born in Alzate Brianza, Duchy of Milan (d. 1550)
- 1562 Charles Emanuel I, the Great, Italian Duke of Savoy (Peace of Lyon), born in Rivoli, Savoy (d. 1630)
- 1576 Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer and historian, born in Haarlem (d. 1660)
- 1579 Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (found boiling point temperature), born in Brussels (d. 1644)
- 1580 Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman who attempted to kidnap King James, born in Perth, Scotland (d. 1600)
English Puritan lawyer and 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, born in Edwardstone, England
- 1591 Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter and printmaker nicknamed "Lo Spagnoletto / the Little Spaniard", born in Xàtiva, Spain (d. 1652)
- 1597 François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (statue of Saint Andrew in the transept of St Peter's), born in Brussels (d. 1643)
- 1599 Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish still life painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1652)
French author and fairy tale writer (Tales of Mother Goose), born in Paris, France
- 1638 Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Austrian field marshal (1683 successfully defended Vienna against Ottoman siege), born in Graz, Styria (d. 1701)
- 1711 Gaetano Latilla, Italian opera composer, born in Bari, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1788)
- 1715 Jacques Duphly, French composer and harpsichordist, born in Rouen, France (d. 1789)
- 1716 Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish scientist, general and the first Spanish Governor of Louisiana, born in Seville, Spain (d. 1795)
- 1721 Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, German general during the Seven Years' War, born in Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1792)
- 1723 Samuel Langdon, American college educator, President of Harvard (1774-80), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1797)
- 1729 Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian physiologist and biologist, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1799)
- 1730 Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, German bassoonist and composer, born in Barum, Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1793)
- 1737 Brizio Petrucci, Italian composer, born in Massalom-barda, Ravenna, Papal States (d. 1838)
- 1746 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator (Leonard & Gertrude), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1827)
- 1749 Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian diplomat and statesman (ruled the Netherlands for Holy Roman Emperor), born in Vienna (d. 1827)
- 1751 Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies (1816-1825) and Naples, born in Naples (d. 1825)
- 1751 Jacob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Baltic German poet and dramatist (The Soldiers), born in Sesswegen, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1792)
- 1772 Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer and advisor to Alexander I, born in Cherkutino, Russia (d. 1839)
- 1780 Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, German exegetist and theologist, born in Ulla, Thuringia (d. 1849)
- 1783 Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian and poet (Natthimmelen), born in Geijersgården, Sweden (d. 1847)
- 1786 Robert Inglis, English Conservative politician known for his staunch high church views, born in Snelston, England (d. 1855)
- 1792 Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist who discovered the element lithium, born in Skaraborg County, Seden (d. 1841) [1]
- 1792 Robert Patterson, Irish-American Major General (Union Army), born in Cappagh, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 1881)
- 1797 Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and Jewish writer, born in Prossnitz, Moravia (d. 1873)
- 1801 Louise Sophie Blussé, Dutch author, born in Leiden, Holland (d. 1896)
- 1804 Hippolyte Monpou, French organist and opera composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1841)
- 1807 Jan Theodoor Beelen, Dutch-Belgian bible scholar, born in Amsterdam (d. 1884)
- 1808 Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Italian-Austrian ballet choreographer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1884)
- 1810 Ferdinand II, King of the Two Sicilies (1830-59), born in Palermo (d. 1859)
- 1814 Jones Mitchell Withers, American soldier and Confederate Major General, born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 1890)
- 1819 Zealous Bates Tower, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Cohasset, Massachusetts (d. 1900)
- 1821 Nikolai Afanisev, Russian composer and violinist, born in Tobolsk, Russia (d. 1898)
- 1822 Étienne Lenoir, Belgian-French engineer and inventor, built the first commercially combustion engine, born in Mussy-la-Ville, Belgium (d. 1900)
- 1825 Joseph Robert Davis, American aide-de-camp and nephew to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, born in Louisiana (d. 1896)
- 1826 Charles Cruft, American teacher, lawyer, railroad executive, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1883)
- 1832 Richard Waterhouse, American soldier and Confederate general, born in Rhea County, Tennessee, (d. 1876)
- 1837 Adolf Jensen, German pianist, composer, and teacher, born in Königsberg, Prussia (d. 1879)
- 1837 Carlos Troyer, American composer, born in Frankfurt, German Confederation (d. 1920)
- 1842 Francois Coppee, French poet, born in Paris (d. 1908)
- 1849 Jean Béraud, French Belle Époque painter, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1935)
- 1852 Joseph Joffre, French army Chief of Staff (Indo China, WWI Battle of Marne), born in Rivesaltes, France (d. 1931)
- 1853 Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis), born in Lugo di Romagna, Italy (d. 1925)
- 1856 John Singer Sargent, American painter (Wyndham Sisters), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1925)
- 1861 James Mark Baldwin, American philosopher and psychologist, born in Columbia, South Carolina (d. 1934)
- 1863 Swami Vivekananda, Indian Hindu spiritual leader and a key figure in the introduction of Yoga to the Western world, born in Kolkata, India (d. 1902)
- 1870 Karel Burian (also Carl Burrian), Czech operatic tenor, born in Rousínov, Moravia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1924)
- 1871 Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, born in Hitdorf am Rhein (d. 1947)
- 1873 Spyridon Louis, Greek athlete who won the 1st modern Olympics marathon in 1896, born in Marousi, Greece (d. 1940)
- 1875 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1954)
Italian light opera composer, born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy
American writer and socialist (Call of the Wild), born in San Francisco
- 1877 Frank J. Corr, American lawyer and politician (acting Mayor of Chicago for 6 weeks in 1933), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1934)
- 1878 Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian American playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) and novelist (The Paul Street Boys), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1952)
- 1879 Ray Harroun, American auto racer (inaugural Indianapolis 500 1911; Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2000), born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1968)
- 1882 Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist and etymologist, born in Wängi, Switzerland (d. 1952)
- 1882 Milton Sills, American actor (The Sea Hawk), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1930)
- 1884 (Mary Louise) "Texas" Guinan, American vaudeville singer, silent film actress, and speakeasy (saloon) proprietor, born in Waco, Texas (d. 1933)
- 1884 Louis Horst, American dance choreographer and composer, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1964)
- 1888 Claude Delvincourt, French composer and pianist, born in Paris, France (d. 1954)
- 1890 Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, American pastor and educator, born in Paris, Tennessee (d. 1976)
- 1892 Mikhail Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer, co-founded Mikoyan-Gurevich military aviation bureau, born in Rubanshchina, Kursk, Russia (d. 1976)
- 1893 Alfred Rosenberg, German Nazi official who wrote Nazi idealogue "The Myth of the Twentieth Century", born in Reval, Estonia, Russian Empire (d. 1946)
German Nazi Party leader, convicted war criminal, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (1941-45) and World War I fighter pilot ace, born in Rosenheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
- 1894 Georges Carpentier, French boxer (world light heavyweight champion; 1920-22; 1st $1m gate v J Dempsey), born in Lievin, France (d. 1975)
- 1896 David Wechsler, American psychologist who developed intelligence scales, born in Lespezi, Romania, (d. 1981)
- 1897 Hendrik Valk, Dutch painter, cartoonist and graphic artist, born in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands (d. 1986)
- 1898 Jose Forns y Cuadras, Spanish composer and teacher, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1952)
- 1899 Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948), born in Olten, Switzerland (d. 1965)
- 1899 Pierre Bernac, French baritone, born in Paris, France (d. 1979)
- 1900 Väinö Hannikainen, Finnish harpist, and composer, born in Jyväskylä, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
- 1902 Ray Teal, American actor (Judgment at Nuremberg, Bonanza), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1976)
- 1902 Simon Spoor, Dutch army intelligence officer (WWII; Indonesian National Revolution), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1949)
- 1903 Igor Kurchatov, Soviet-Russian nuclear physicist who directed the Soviet atomic bomb project, born in Sim, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia (d. 1960)
- 1904 "Mississippi" Fred McDowell, American blues singer and guitarist, born in Rossville, Tennessee (d. 1972)
- 1905 James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist, born in Atchison, Kansas (d. 1997)
- 1905 Marie Paxton, British stage and screen actress (Ouanga; Kind Lady), born in London, England (d. 1992)
- 1906 (Woodward) "Tex" Ritter, American country singer (5 Star Jubilee, "Wayward Wind"), born in Murvaul, Texas (d. 1974)
Soviet Russian rocket engineer and spacecraft designer (Sputnik; Voskhod), born in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
- 1908 Clement Hurd, American illustrator, born in New York City (d. 1988)
- 1908 José Limón, Mexican-American dancer and choreographer (The Moor's Pavane; I, Odysseus), born in Culiacán, Mexico (d. 1972)
- 1909 Mauritz Hugo, Swedish actor (Atomic Blonde, Death Valley Gunfighter), born in Ostergotland, Sweden (d. 1974)
German-American actress and 1st actor to win multiple Academy Awards (The Great Ziegfeld 1936, The Good Earth 1937), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
- 1910 Patsy Kelly, American actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1981)
- 1910 Tony Morabito, American football executive who founded and co-owned the San Francisco 49ers, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1957)
- 1912 Charles Moeller, Belgian theologist (Humanism et saintete), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1986)
- 1912 Ivan Getting American physicist and engineer (developed Global Positioning System), born in New York City (d. 2003) [1]
- 1914 Edward Gurney, American attorney and politician (US Senator for Florida, 1969-74; US Representative for Florida, 1963-69), born in Portland, Maine (d. 1996)
- 1915 Ernest Armstrong, British politician (L) & teacher, born in Stanley, County Durham (d. 1996)
- 1915 Frank Annunzio, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1965-93), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2001)
- 1915 Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Catholic archbishop of Ottawa, born in Saint-François-de-Madawaska, Canada (d. 2013)
- 1915 Martin Agronsky, American journalist (1952 Peabody, 1961 DuPont-Columbia), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
- 1915 Paul Jarrico, American writer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1997)
- 1915 Roy Ralston, British pilot (WWII bomber pilot), born in Moss Side, Manchester (d. 1996)
- 1916 House Peters Jr., American actor (King of the Rocket Man), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2008)
- 1916 Jay McShann, American jazz pianist and bandleader, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2006)
South African politician (President of South Africa, 1984-89; Prime Minister, 1977-84), born in Paul Roux, Orange Free State Province, South Africa
- 1916 William Pleeth, British cellist and teacher of Jacqueline du Pré, born in London, England (d. 1999)
- 1917 Jimmy Skinner, Canadian hockey coach, born in Selkirk, Canada (d. 2007)
- 1917 Walter Hendl, American conductor and composer, born in West New York, New Jersey (d. 2007)
Indian guru who developed Transcendental Meditation, born in Jabalpur, India
- 1920 James Farmer, American civil rights leader, born in Marshall, Texas (d. 1999)
- 1920 Mac Speedie, American Pro Football HOF end (AAFC C'ship 1946-1949; NFL C'ship 1950; 6 × First-Team All-Pro; Pro Bowl 1950, 52; Cleveland Browns), born in Odell, Illinois (d. 1993)
- 1920 Prof Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-born Australian sociologist, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 2009)
- 1921 John Davis, American weightlifter (Olympic gold bantamweight 1948, heavyweight 1952), born in Smithtown, New York (d. 1984)
- 1921 Leo Smit, American classical pianist, composer (The Alchemy of Love), teacher and photographer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
- 1922 Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and art historian, born in Bratkowice, Poland (d. 1994)
- 1923 Ira Hayes, Pima Native American soldier, born in Sacaton, Arizona (d. 1955)
- 1924 Jan Willem Radecker, Dutch sculptor and son of John Raedecker, born in Schoorl, Netherlands (d. 2009)
- 1924 Olivier Gendebien, Belgian auto racer (24 hours of Le Mans 1958, 60-62), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1998)
- 1925 Bill Burrud, American television host (Safari to Adventure, Animal World), born in Hollywood, California (d. 1990)
- 1925 Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor, American actress (Little House On The Prairie - "Harriet Oleson"), born in Glendale, California (d. 2018)
- 1925 Laurentiu Profeta, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2006)
- 1925 Ralph Legall, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests), born in St Michael, Barbados (d. 2003)
- 1926 Morton Feldman, American composer (For Philip Guston; Rothko Chapel), born in New York City (d. 1987)
- 1926 Ray Price, American country music singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("For the Good Times"; "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"), born in Perryville, Texas (d. 2013)
- 1927 Salvatore Martirano, American composer, born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1995)
- 1928 Lew Gallo, American character actor and screenwriter (Get Smart; Gunsmoke; 12 O'Clock High), born in Mount Kisco, New York (d. 2000)
- 1928 Ruth Brown, American actress and singer sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B" ("So Long"; "Teardrops From My Eyes"), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2006)
- 1928 Vic Toweel, South African boxer (undisputed world bantamweight champion), born in Benoni, South Africa (d. 2008)
- 1929 Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher (After Virtue), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2025) [1]
- 1930 Glenn Yarborough, American pop-folk singer and guitarist (The Limeliters, 1959-63 - "A Dollar Down", "Red Roses and White Wine"; solo "Baby the Rain Must Fall", "Jubilee"), sailor, and philanthropist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2016)
- 1930 Jennifer Johnston, Irish author (Shadows on Our Skin; The Old Jest; Fool's Sanctuary), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2025)
Canadian ice hockey player and co-founder of the Tim Hortons restaurant chain, born in Cochrane, Ontario
Chinese literary critic and politician (member of the Gang of Four), born in Zhuji, Zhejiang, Republic of China
- 1932 Alain Teister, Dutch writer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1979)
- 1932 Des O'Connor, British television presenter, singer and comedian, born in Stepney, London (d. 2020)
- 1932 John Berg, American art director (Columbia Records, 1961-85), winner of 4 Grammy Awards for album art, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- 1933 Michael Aspel, British television presenter (This is Your Life, Antiques Roadshow), born in Battersea, England
- 1934 Mick Sullivan, English rugby league footballer, born in Pudsey, England (d. 2016)
- 1935 Ron Harper, American actor (Planet of the Apes (TV series); Wendy and Me), born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania (d. 2024)
- 1935 The Amazing Kreskin [George Kresge], American mentalist, born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 2024)
- 1935 William Lee Gloden, American country music singer (Oak Ridge Boys), born in Brewton, Alabama
- 1937 Liliana Cavani, Italian director (Berlin Affair), born in Carpi, Italy
- 1937 Marie Dubois, French actress (Wise Guys, Jules & Jim), born in Paris, France (d. 2014)
- 1937 Vicente Sardinero, Spanish baritone, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2002)
- 1938 Lewis Fiander, Australian actor, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2016)
- 1939 Helmut Eisendle, Austrian writer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 2003)
- 1939 Jacques Hamelink, Dutch writer and poet (Cold Unrest), born in Terneuzen, Netherlands
- 1940 Dick Motz, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (32 Tests, 100 wickets, BB 6/63; Canterbury CA), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2007)
- 1940 Ronald Shannon Jackson, American avant-garde jazz and funk drummer, and composer (Cecil Taylor; Last Exit; Decoding Society), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2013)
- 1941 "Long" John Baldry, English blues vocalist ("Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll"), born in East Haddon, United Kingdom (d. 2005)
- 1941 Jaime Fuster, American politician (Rep-D-PR, 1985-92), born in Guayama, Puerto Rico (d. 2007)
- 1942 Bernardine Dohrn, former leader of the Weather Underground, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1942 Michael Mayor, Swiss astrophysicist (discovered 1st exoplanet), 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics, born in Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1942 Roger Ewing, American actor (Thad Greenwood in "Gunsmoke"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2025)
- 1942 Vladimir Sergeyevich Kozelsky, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 24 backup), born in Aleksandrovskoye Stavropol kray, Soviet Union
- 1944 Carlos Villagrán, Mexican comedian and actor (El Chavo del Ocho, El Chapulín Colorado), born in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
- 1944 Hans Henning Atrott, Prussian euthanasia advocate, born in Klaipėda, Lithuania
- 1944 Jack Schroer, American rock saxophonist (Van Morrison's The Caledonia Soul Orchestra), born in Ohio (d. 1995)
American boxer (Olympic gold heavyweight 1964; undisputed world heavyweight champion 1970-73), born in Beaufort, South Carolina
- 1944 Viktoria Postnikova, Russian concert pianist, born in Moscow, Russia
- 1944 Vlastimil Hort, Czechoslovak-born German chess grandmaster, born in Kladno, Czech Republic (d. 2025) [1]
- 1945 Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros [Mata del Pozo], Honduran drug trafficker and power broker, born near Tegucigalpa, Honduras (d. 2025) [1]
- 1945 Maggie Bell, Scottish rock vocalist, born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1946 Cynthia Robinson, American musician (Sly & Family Stone - "Everyday People"), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2015)
- 1946 George Duke, American Grammy Award-winning jazz and funk keyboard player, and composer, born in San Rafael, California (d. 2013)
- 1946 Hazel Cosgrove, Scottish lawyer and judge (1st Woman to College of Justice), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1947 Henning Munk Jensen, Danish soccer defender (62 caps; PSV Eindhoven, Aalborg BK 392 games; Danish Player of the Year 1968, 75), born in Tønder, Denmark (d. 2023)
- 1947 Tom Dempsey, American NFL kicker (Pro Bowl, First-team All-Pro 1969; New Orleans Saints; longest winning field goal, 63 yards), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2020)
- 1948 Anthony Andrews, English actor (Under the Volcano), born in London, England
- 1948 John Etheridge, British guitarist (Soft Machine), born in Lambeth, England
- 1948 Kenny Allen, English footballer, born in Fenton, Michigan
- 1948 Khalid Abdul Muhammed, American Nation of Islam spokesman, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2001)
- 1948 William Nicholson, English writer, born in Lewes, United Kingdom
1949 Japanese writer (Norwegian Wood), born in Kyoto, Japan
- 1949 James Dietz, American rower, born in The Bronx, New York
- 1949 Kentaro Haneda, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2007)
- 1949 Michael W. Vannier, American radiologist, born in Hamilton City, California
- 1949 Ottmar Hitzfeld, German football manager, born in Lörrach, Germany
- 1949 Wayne Wang, American film director (Chan is Missing; Slam Dance), born in Hong Kong
- 1950 Bob McEwen, American politician (Rep-R-OH, 1981-93), born in Hillsboro, Ohio
- 1950 Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli jewelry designer and businesswoman, born in Jerusalem, Israel
- 1950 Göran Lindblad, Swedish politician, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1950 Marilyn Smith, American microbiologist, born in Americus, Georgia
- 1950 Randy Jones, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award & MLB wins leader 1976; MLB All-Star 1975, 76 San Diego Padres), born in Fullerton, California (d. 2025)
- 1950 Ricky Ray Rector, American criminal who murdered two people, including a police officer in Alabama, born in the United States (d. 1992)
- 1950 Sheila Jackson Lee, American politician (US Representative from Texas, 1994-2024), born in Queens, New York City (d. 2024)
- 1951 Ann Althouse, American law professor, born in Wilmington, Delaware
- 1951 Bill Madlock, American MLB baseball third baseman, 3X All-Star, 4X NL Batting Title (Chicago Cubs; Pittsburgh Pirates and 4 other teams), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1951 Chris Bell, American rock guitarist (Big Star - "In The Street"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1978)
- 1951 Drew Pearson, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl 1977; Pro Bowl, First-team All-Pro 1974, 76, 77; Dallas Cowboys), born in South River, New Jersey
- 1951 Kirstie Alley, American Emmy Award-winning actress (Cheers - "Rebecca"; Look Who's Talking; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 2022) [1]
- 1951 Larry Hoppens, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Orleans - "Still the One"; "Dance With Me"), born on Long Island, New York (d. 2012)
American conservative political talk radio personality, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- 1952 Charles Faulkner, American motivational speaker and author, born in St. Clair Shores, Michigan
- 1952 Ricky Van Shelton, American country singer ("Wild-Eyed Dream"), born in Danville, Virginia
- 1952 Walter Mosley, American novelist, born in Los Angeles, California
1954 American radio personality and "Radio's Bad Boy" (WKRK, WYSP, WJFK, Sirius), born in Queens, New York City
- 1955 Rockne S. O'Bannon, American television writer and producer (Farscape, Defiance), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 John Lasseter, American animation director, and film producer (Pixar, 1986-2018), born in Hollywood, California
- 1958 Curt Fraser, American ice hockey coach, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1959 Blixa Bargeld, German singer and musician (Einstürzende Neubauten; Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), born in West Berlin; West Germany
- 1959 Lasana M. Sekou, Caribbean poet and author (The Salt Reaper), born in Aruba
- 1959 Per Helmstad Gessle, Swedish pop singer (Roxette - "Must Have Been Love"), born in Halmstad, Sweden
- 1960 Dominique Wilkins, American Basketball HOF forward (9 × NBA All-Star 1986–94; NBA scoring champion 1986; NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1985, 90; Atlanta Hawks), born in Paris, France
- 1960 Oliver Platt, Canadian actor (The Three Musketeers, The Bear), born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1960 Wade Goodwyn, American broadcast journalist (NPR), born in Travis, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1961 Andrea Carnevale, Italian soccer striker (10 caps; Napoli, AC Reggiana, Udinese, Roma), born in Monte San Biagio, Italy
- 1962 Emanuele Pirro, Italian racing driver and 5-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Audi, born in Rome, Italy
- 1962 Gunde Svan, Swedish cross country skier (4 Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Järna, Sweden
- 1962 Joe Quesada, American comic book writer, born in New York City
- 1962 Richie Richardson, West Indies cricket batsman and captain (86 Tests, 16 x 100, HS 194, 90 catches; Leeward Islands, Yorkshire CCC, Northern Transvaal, Windward Islands), born in Five Islands Village, Antigua and Barbuda
- 1963 François Girard, French Canadian film director and screenwriter, born in Saint-Félicien, Quebec
- 1963 Matt Malloy. American character actor (Tanner '88; Hitch; Morning Glory; Alpha House), born in Hamilton, New York
1964 American entrepreneur and founder of Amazon, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 1965 Biram Dah Abeid, Mauritanian politician and slavery abolitionist advocate, born in Rosso, Trarza
- 1965 Henry Thomas, American defensive tackle (Detroit Lions, New England Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
- 1965 Mark Moore, British dance music record producer and DJ (S'Express-Winter Course), born in London
- 1965 Rob Zombie [Cummings], American musician and filmmaker (The Devil's Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts
- 1966 Craig Parry, Australian golfer (US Open 1993 3rd; 2 x PGA Tour titles; 6 x European Tour titles), born in Sunshine, Australia
- 1966 Ingrid Jensen, Canadian Juno Award-winning jazz trumpeter (Vernal Fields), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1966 Linda Ferrando, Italian tennis star, born in Genoa, Italy
- 1966 Olivier Martinez, French actor (The Horseman on the Roof), born in Paris, France
- 1967 Farrah Forke, American actress (Dweebs; Mr Rhodes; Disclosure; Heat), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1967 Joeli Veitayaki, Fijian rugby union prop (49 Tests; Ulster Rugby; King Country RFU, Northland RU), born in Matuku, Fiji (d. 2025)
- 1967 Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player (RKC, Sparta, West Ham United), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
- 1967 Ulf Dahlén, Swedish SEL and NHL forward, 1985-2003 (Team Sweden, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, and 5 other teams), born in Östersund, Sweden
- 1967 Vendela Kirsebom, Norwegian-Swedish model (Sports Illustrated 1993), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1968 English model, activist and writer (Out on a Limb), born in Aldershot, Hampshire
- 1968 Mauro Silva, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1968 Rachael Harris, American actress (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Hangover), born in Worthington, Ohio
- 1968 Raf Simons, Belgian fashion designer (Dior 2012-2015), born in Neerpelt, Limburg
- 1968 Vince Buck, American NFL safety (New Orleans Saints), born in Owensboro, Kentucky
- 1969 Cam Russell, Canadian NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 1969 David Mitchell, English novelist (Cloud Atlas), born in Southport, England
- 1969 Olga Domuladzhanova, Russian boxer (World amateur heavyweight gold 2001), born in Tashkent, Russia (d. 2021)
- 1969 Robert Prosinečki, Croatian footballer, born in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
- 1970 MiG [Miguel Ayesa], Filipino-Australian rock and theatrical singer and actor (We Will Rock You), born in Manila, Philippines
- 1970 Raekwon [Corey Woods], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1970 Zack de la Rocha, American rock musician (Rage Against the Machine), born in Long Beach, California
- 1971 Andy Fox, American baseball infielder (NY Yankees), born in Sacramento, California
- 1971 Oscar Sturgis, American NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Hamlet, North Carolina
- 1971 Shane Dronett, American NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos), born in Orange, Texas (d. 2009)
- 1972 Dominique Ross, American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1972 Jason Sklar, American twin comedian (Sklar Brothers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1972 Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Rajiv Gandhi, born in Delhi, India
- 1972 Randy Sklar, American twin comedian (Sklar Brothers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1973 Brian Culbertson, American smooth jazz, funk, and funk keyboardist, composer, and producer ("Nice & Slow"; "Colors Of Love"), born in Decatur, Illinois
- 1973 Dan Haseltine, American singer (Jars of Clay), born in Hampton, Massachusetts
- 1973 Greg Morton, American actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1973 Hande Yener, Turkish singer, born in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- 1973 Matt Wong, American musician (Reel Big Fish), born in Hilo, Hawaii
- 1973 Prashant Bhargava, American filmmaker (Patang: The Kite), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- 1974 Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian cross-country skier, born in Stavanger, Norway
- 1975 Chase Hampton, American pop-rocker (The Party - "Rodeo", "That's Why"), born in Oklahoma City
- 1975 Jason Freese, American musician, born in Orange County, California
- 1975 Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1976 Miki Nakatani, Japanese singer (Sakurakko Club) and actress (Memories of Matsuko), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1977 Cade McNown, American College Football HOF quarterback who won Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award 1998 UCLA; Chicago Bears, born in Portland, Oregon
- 1977 Piolo Pascual, Filipino model, actor (Dekada '70; Don't Give Up on Us), and pop singer ("My Gift"), born in Manila, Philippines
- 1977 Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player, born in Jovellanos, Cuba
- 1978 Bonaventure Kalou, Ivorian footballer, born in Oumé, Côte d’Ivoire
- 1978 Jeremy Camp, American musician, born in Lafayette, Indiana
- 1978 Kim Sa-rang, South Korean actress (My Love Eun Dong, A Love to Kill), born in Daegu, South Korea
- 1978 Kris Roe, American musician (The Ataris), born in Anderson, Indiana
- 1979 Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer, born in Szczecin, Poland
- 1979 Jenny Schmidgall, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1980 Amerie [Rogers] American pop singer-songwriter, born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
- 1980 Bobby Crosby, American baseball player, born in Lakewood, California
- 1982 Dimitrios Tsiamis, Greek triple jumper, born in Karditsa, Greece
- 1982 Dontrelle Willis, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2003, 05; World Series & NL Rookie of the Year 2003; NL wins leader 2005; Florida Marlins), born in Oakland, California
- 1982 Hans Van Alphen, Belgian decathlete, born in Turnhout, Belgium
- 1982 Paul-Henri Mathieu, French tennis player, born in Strasbourg, France
- 1984 Sam Richardson, American actor (Ted Lasso), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1984 Scott Olsen, American baseball player, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- 1985 Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer, born in Minsk, Belarus
- 1985 Issa Rae, American actress, writer and producer (Insecure), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1985 Yohana Cobo, Spanish actress (Volver, El 7º día), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1986 Kieron Richardson, British actor (Ste Hay in "Hollyoaks"), born in Eccles, England
- 1987 Naya Rivera, American actress and singer (Glee; Step Up: High Water), born in Santa Clarita, California (d. 2020)
- 1987 Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer, born in Nuoro, Italy
- 1987 Will Rothhaar, American actor (Battle Los Angeles, Killing Kennedy) , born in New York City
- 1988 Andrew Lawrence, American actor (Brotherly Love, Recess), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1988 Chris Casement, Irish footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1990 Sergey Karjakin, Ukrainian chess player, born in Simferopol
- 1992 Mao Kobayashi, Japanese gravure idol, born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan (d. 2017)
1993 British pop singer (One Direction, 2010-15 - "Story Of My Life"; solo -"Pillowtalk"), born in Bradford, England
- 1995 Motjeka Madisha, South African soccer defender (13 caps; Mamelodi Sundowns), born in Tembisa, South Africa (d. 2020)
- 1996 Sarah Morales, Mexican, Siamese twin (survived), born in Tijuana, Mexico
- 1996 Sarahi Morales, Mexican Siamese twin (died on Jan 27, 1996), born in Tijuana, Mexico
- 1998 Nathan Gamble, American child actor (Dolphin Tale, The Dark Knight), born in Tacoma, Washington
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