| 1985 | Jonathan Halyalkar, born in Ramsey, New Jersey, actor, Billy-Who's the Boss |
| 1977 | Jonathan Angel, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Tommy Delucca-Saved By The Bell |
| 1977 | Marguerite Moreau, actress, Connie-Mighty Ducks, D2, D3 |
| 1976 | Tim Duncan, NBA forward for the San Antonio Spurs |
| 1975 | Jacque Jones, born in San Diego, California, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze |
| 1975 | Ruben Gomez, rocker, Menudo-Cannonball |
| 1974 | Brad Hassell, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Libor Prochazka, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics |
| 1974 | Tricia Dunn, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics |
| 1974 | Twan Russell, linebacker for the Washington Redskins |
| 1973 | Alek Stojanov, born in Windsor, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1973 | Barbara Rittner, born in Krefeld, West Germany, tennis star, 1992 Schenectady |
| 1973 | Paige Gordon, born in North Vancouver BC, diver, Olympics-16-92, 96 |
| 1973 | Wes Martin, born in Calgary, golfer, 1990 Alberta, Jr. Masters-2nd |
| 1972 | Percell Gaskins, linebacker for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1971 | Andrew Grigg, CFL receiver for the Hamilton Tiger Cats |
| 1971 | Brad Clontz, born in Stuart, Virginia, pitcher, Atlanta Braves |
| 1971 | Eric England, NFL defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1971 | Joel Bourgeois, born in Moncton New Brunswick, 3000m Steeplechase 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Michelle Harris, born in Newark Delaware, Miss America-Delaware 1996 |
| 1971 | Pam Schaffrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets |
| 1970 | Corwin Brown, NFL safety, New York Jets, New England Patriots |
| 1970 | Steve Tovar, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1970 | Jason Lee, born in Orange, California, actor, professional skateboarder, known for playing Earl Hickey on 'My Name Is Earl' television series |
| 1969 | Darren Woodson, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1969 | Gavin Bruk-Jackson, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993 |
| 1969 | Jon Olsen, U.S., 100m freestyle/400m/800m medley, 4 Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics |
| 1969 | Marisa Pedulla, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, half-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Nir Shental, Israel, Men's 470 yachter, 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Sanjeeva Ranatunga, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman 1994- |
| 1969 | Travis Fryman, born in Lexington, Kentucky, infielder for the Detroit Tigers |
| 1969 | Renee Zellweger, born in Katy, Texas, actress, producer, Academy-Award winning film, 'Cold Mountain, other films include 'Jerry Maguire', 'Bridget Jones' Diary' |
| 1967 | Angel Martino, Americus Georgia, 50m/100m freestyle, Olympic-gold/2 br-92, 96 |
| 1967 | Jane Clayson, American Journalist |
| 1966 | Darren Holmes, born in Asheville, North Carolina, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies |
| 1966 | Isabelle Pasco, born in France, actress, Ave Maria, model, Elle, Vogue |
| 1965 | Denis Perez, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 |
| 1965 | Mark Bryant, NBA forward and center, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets |
| 1965 | Eric Avery, American Musician |
| 1964 | Andy Bell, rocker, Erasure-Oh L'Amour |
| 1964 | Jackie Campbell, born in Los Angeles, California, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-5th-1993 |
| 1964 | Jamie Siddons, cricketer, Victorian and SA batsman ODI for Australia 1988 |
| 1964 | Hank Azaria, born in Forest Hills, New York, actor, director, voice actor in 'The Simpsons', appeared in films, 'Godzilla', 'The Birdcage', 'Huff' |
| 1959 | Billy Rankin, Glasgow, Scotland, rocker |
| 1959 | Tony Phillips, born in Atlanta, Georgia, baseballoutfielder: Chicago White Sox |
| 1958 | Chris Johnson, born in Arcata, California, LPGA golfer, 1990 Atlantic City Classic |
| 1958 | Fish, Derek William Dick, Scottish vocalist, Marillion-Sugar Mice |
| 1957 | Eric Bristow, "Crafty Cockney", England, dart thrower, 5 World Masters |
| 1955 | Buster Mottram, born in Kingston upon Thames, in south-west London, English tennis player, ranked 15th best tennis player in the world, represented Great Britain in Davis Cup eight times |
| 1955 | Joanne Abbott, born in Sarnia, Ontario, yachter 1996 Olympics |
| 1955 | John Nunn, born in London, England, champion chess player, chess writer, publisher, mathematician, once ranked among the world's top ten, two-time champion in chess problem solving |
| 1954 | Rob Crosby, born in Sumter, South Carolina, country singer, She's a Natural |
| 1954 | Randy Cross, American Athlete |
| 1953 | Gary Cosier, cricketer, Australian batsman 1975-78, 109 on debut vs. WI |
| 1952 | Cory Day, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist |
| 1952 | Vladislav Tretiak, U.S.S.R. hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics, 76 |
| 1951 | Ian McCartney, born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland, British politician, Member of Parliament for Makerfield |
| 1950 | Steve Ferrone, Sussex, rock drummer, Average White Band |
| 1949 | Michael Brown, born in New York City, keyboardist, Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee |
| 1948 | Mike Selvey, cricketer, England pace bowler of late 70's |
| 1947 | Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery |
| 1947 | Jeffrey DeMunn, born in Buffalo, New York, actor, Blaze, Frances, Windy City |
| 1947 | Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach, Ajax/Barcelona |
| 1946 | Zhirinovsky, Edelstein, Russian ultra nationalist/anti semite |
| 1946 | Digby Fairweather, jazz trumpeter |
| 1946 | Peter Sutherland, CEO, Allied Irish Banks |
| 1946 | Ronnie Gilbert, rocker, Lifeline, Harp |
| 1946 | Talia Shire, Coppola, Lake Success, New York, actress, Adrienne-Rocky |
| 1946 | Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Edelstein, Russian nationalist/anti-semite |
| 1945 | Bjorn Ulvaeus, rock vocalist and guitarist, ABBA-Waterloo, Dancing Queen |
| 1945 | Stu Cook, rock bassist, Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary |
| 1945 | Walt Wesley, NBA star, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1944 | John Bryant, editor, Europeans |
| 1942 | John Martin Dalby, composer |
| 1942 | Jon Kyl, born in Oakland, Nebraska, Representative-R-Arizona 1987 - 1995, Senator-R-Arizona 1995 - |
| 1942 | John Kyl, American Politician |
| 1941 | Bertrand Tavernier, actor, Captain Conan, L627, Daddy Nostalgie |
| 1941 | Chris Augustine, rocker, Every Mother's Son |
| 1941 | Lawrence J. Smith, born in Brooklyn, New York, Representative-D-Florida 1983 - 1993 |
| 1940 | Al Pacino, born in New York City, actor, And Justice For All, Godfather, Scorpio |
| 1940 | O. B. McClinton, Burnett, country singer, Keep your arms around me |
| 1939 | Richard earl of Lichfield, English photographer |
| 1939 | Veronica Sutherland, British diplomat |
| 1937 | Bo Brundin, born in Stockholm, Sweden, actress, Rhinemann Exchange |
| 1934 | David de Peyer, cancer research campaigner |
| 1934 | Denny "Scott" Miller, Bloomington, Indiana, actor, Wagon Train |
| 1933 | Helen Paling, British circuit judge |
| 1933 | Jerry Leiber, songwriter, Leiber and Stoller |
| 1932 | Lia Manoliu, Romania, discus thrower, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics |
| 1932 | William Roache, born in England, actor, Ken Barlow-Coronation Street |
| 1931 | David Shepherd, born in Britain, painter, artist, considered world's most famous conservationists, famous for paintings of wildlife |
| 1930 | Dotty Mack, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Paul Dixon Show |
| 1930 | Paul Mazursky, born in Brooklyn, writer and director, Moscow on the Hudson |
| 1930 | Roy Marshall, cricket opener, prolific Hampshire only 4 Tests for WI |
| 1929 | Jose Angel Valente, Spanish poet, A modo the esperanza |
| 1929 | Yvette Corlett, athlete |
| 1929 | Yvette Williams, New Zealand, long jumper, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics |
| 1927 | Ernst Widmer, composer |
| 1926 | Paul Walter Furst, composer |
| 1925 | Anthony Christopher, British trade unionist |
| 1924 | Erzsebet Szonyi, composer |
| 1924 | Franco Mannino, composer |
| 1923 | Aafje J R Bouber, Blom, actress, Traveller Without Baggage |
| 1923 | Albert King, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Bad Look Blues |
| 1923 | Anita Bjorak, actress, Miss Julie, Loving Couples, Night People |
| 1923 | Francis Graham-Smith, British astronomer |
| 1923 | Melissa Hayden, born in Toronto, Canada, ballerina, 1961 Silver Bowl |
| 1921 | Jean Mogin, Belgian poet |
| 1921 | Karel Appel, painter, Vragende Children |
| 1920 | Jean Carmet, actor, Cache Cash, Miss Mona, Night Magic |
| 1920 | Marre, reformer of the bar |
| 1919 | Heinz Wunderlich, composer |
| 1918 | Astrid Varnay, born in Stockholm, Sweden, soprano, Met Opera 1941-56 |
| 1918 | Ella Fitzgerald, Newport News, Virginia, jazz singer, Is it live or Memorex |
| 1918 | [Ibolyka] Astridm Varnay, Hungarian/U.S. singer, Walkure |
| 1918 | Flora Lewis, American Journalist |
| 1915 | A J A Quintus Bosz, Indonesian/Suriname lawyer |
| 1915 | William Goyen, born in Trinity, Texas, writer, storyteller, married actress Doris Roberts, wrote The House of Breath, The Fair Sister, Wonderful Plant |
| 1914 | Claude Mauriac, born in France, writer, journalist, author, personal secretary to Charles de Gaulle1944 - 1949, co-scripted his father's novel titled Therese Desqueyroux, wrote study of Marcel Proust |
| 1914 | Marcos Perez Jimenez, president/dictator Venezuela |
| 1913 | Earl Bostic, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, alto sax player, Flamingo, Temptation |
| 1913 | Russ Conway, born in Brandon, Manitoba, actor, Richard Diamond Private Eye |
| 1912 | Gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis |
| 1912 | David F. Powers, American Politician |
| 1909 | Jaroslav Doubrava, composer |
| 1909 | Laurence Tribe, American Lawyer |
| 1908 | Edward R. Murrow, Pole Creek, North Carolina, newscaster, Person to Person |
| 1907 | Paula Trueman, New York City, actress, Gran-Billy |
| 1907 | Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer |
| 1906 | Sally Salminen, writer |
| 1906 | Zoltan Gardonyi, composer |
| 1906 | William J. Brennan, Jr., Judge |
| 1905 | Hugh Willatt, solicitor/public servant |
| 1905 | Walter Hassan, engineer |
| 1903 | Camilla Horn, actress, Rebus, Vertigine, Polterabend, Matinee Idol |
| 1903 | Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, composer |
| 1901 | Ernst Gernot Klussmann, composer |
| 1900 | Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, diplomat |
| 1900 | Lord Gladwyn, MP, Liberal |
| 1900 | Wolfgang Pauli, Swiss/U.S. physicist, Pauli inhibition, Nobel 1945 |
| 1897 | Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer |
| 1897 | VAA Mary, English princess |
| 1895 | Stanley Rous, British soccer official |
| 1889 | Charles Kellaway, cricketer, great Australian all-rounder of 1920's |
| 1883 | Elsa Maxwell, born in Keokuk, Iowa, writer, Jack Paar Show |
| 1881 | Hans Windisch, German new testament expert |
| 1876 | Ruben Marcos Campos, composer |
| 1874 | Guglielmo Marconi, born in Bologna, Italy, inventor, radio, Nobel 1909 |
| 1872 | Charles Burgess Fry, cricketer/world record long jumper |
| 1871 | Sara Amsel, Indonesian/Dutch actress |
| 1869 | Karl Prohaska, composer |
| 1867 | Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist |
| 1862 | Edward Grey, English viscount of Fallodon/minister of Foreign affairs |
| 1849 | Felix Klein, German mathematician, Evanston Colloquium |
| 1842 | Antonio Fogazzarro, Italian writer/poet, Il santo/Leila |
| 1841 | Pauline Lucca, soprano |
| 1840 | James Dearing, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1840 | Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer, 1812 Overture, 5/7 NS |
| 1837 | William Charles Levey, composer |
| 1825 | Charles Ferdinand Dowd, U.S., standardized time zones |
| 1824 | Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter |
| 1818 | Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer |
| 1792 | John Keble, Anglican priest/founder, Oxford Movement |
| 1769 | Mark Isambard Brunel, engineer/inventor |
| 1730 | Fedele Fenaroli, composer |
| 1723 | Giovanni Marco Rutini, composer |
| 1710 | James Ferguson, astronomer |
| 1690 | Gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer |
| 1677 | Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor, Chevaux the Marly |
| 1666 | Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer |
| 1621 | Roger Boyle, British Soldier |
| 1614 | Hieronymus van Beverningk, chief Dutch treasurer/maecenas |
| 1614 | Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer |
| 1608 | Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general |
| 1599 | Oliver Cromwell, Puritan lord protector of England, 1653-58 |
| 1567 | Aurelio Signoretti, composer |
| 1284 | Edward II, King of England, 1307-27 |
| 1228 | Koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king, 1237-54 |
| 1214 | Louis IX, King of France, 1226 - 1270 |
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