| 1977 | Ildiko Kecan, Miss Hungary Universe 1997 |
| 1976 | Vanessa Kerry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, medical resident, daughter of John Kerry, campaigned with her father in the 2004 Presidential election |
| 1975 | Cole Ford, kicker for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1973 | Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer, 3 Bronze Medals 1996, 2000 Olympics |
| 1973 | George Jones, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1973 | Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 |
| 1972 | Chris Parker, running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1972 | Cole Ford, NFL kicker for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1972 | Joseph Mulrey McIntyre, rocker, New Kids-Lovin' You Forever |
| 1972 | Kelvin Kinney, defensive end for the Washington Redskins |
| 1971 | Brent Barry, NBA guard for the Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1971 | Erin Warren, Winchester Massachusetts, luger 1994 Olympics |
| 1971 | Heath Shuler, NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, NO Saints |
| 1970 | Bryon Russell, NBA forward, Utah Jazz |
| 1970 | Dan Howe, Kingston Ontario, canoeist 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Dunstan Anderson, NFL defensive end, Dolphins, NO Saints, Rhein Fire |
| 1970 | Edwin Huizinga, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen |
| 1970 | Michel Brunet, Gatineau Quebec, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd |
| 1969 | Martha Byrne, actress, Lily-As the World Turns |
| 1967 | Brad Daluiso, NFL place kicker for the New York Giants |
| 1966 | Paula Barbieri, model/girlfriend of OJ Simpson/actress, Dangerous |
| 1965 | Michelle Dobek, Holyoke, Massachusetts, golfer, 1995 GHP Heartland Classic-45th |
| 1965 | Gong Li, born in Shenyang, China, actress, appeared in director Zhang Yimou's film, Ju Dhou, Red Sorghum, received Golden Rooster award |
| 1965 | Julie Doucet, Canadian Artist |
| 1965 | Nicholas Sparks, born in Omaha, Nebraska, bestselling author, writer, novelist, wrote, 'A Walk to Remember', author of novels including, 'Nights in Rodanthe', 'The Last Song', 'The Notebook' |
| 1964 | Denis Hickey, cricketer, fast bowler for Vic, SA and Glamorgan |
| 1964 | Klari MacAskill, Budapest Hungary, kayaker, Olympics-5-92, 96 |
| 1964 | Liz Masakayan, Quezon City Phil, WPVA volley, Best of Beach-3rd-1994 |
| 1964 | Winston Benjamin, cricketer, WI righty quick 1987-95 |
| 1963 | Ed Simmons, NFL tackle for the Washington Redskins |
| 1963 | Scott Ian, U.S. heavy metal guitarist, Anthrax-I'm the Man |
| 1962 | Don Diamont, actor, Brad-Young and Restless |
| 1962 | Tyrone Corbin, NBA forward, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks |
| 1962 | Jeff Flake, American Politician |
| 1961 | Joanna Johnson, actress, Caroline-Bold and Beautiful |
| 1961 | Rick Aguilera, San Gabriel California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins |
| 1960 | Broderick Dyke, Australia, tennis star |
| 1959 | Bebe Neuwirth, Princeton, New Jersey, actress, Lilith-Cheers, Damn Yankees |
| 1959 | Paul Westerberg, singer, The Replacements |
| 1959 | Val Kilmer, actor, Top Secret, Top Gun, Willow |
| 1958 | Geoff Marsh, cricketer, Australia opening batsman 1985-92 |
| 1957 | David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd |
| 1956 | Martin Joseph Fettman, born in Brooklyn, New York, PhD/astronaut, STS-58 |
| 1953 | James Remar, Boston, actor, 48 Hours, Rent-a-Cop, Cotton Club |
| 1953 | Jane Badler, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V |
| 1953 | Trevor Phillips, British Politician |
| 1951 | Fermin Goytisolo, rocker, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It |
| 1951 | Michael Allen Bantom, Philadelphia, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver |
| 1951 | Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist, Aerosmith-Dream On |
| 1950 | Inge Helten, born in West Germany, sprinter 1976 Olympics bronze |
| 1950 | Robert Bryan Gilder, Corvallis OR, PGA golfer, 1980 Canadian Open |
| 1948 | Donna Summer, Boston, singer, Love to Love You Baby, On the Radio |
| 1948 | Joe Dallesandro, Pensicola, Florida, actor, Heat, Trash, AW Frankenstein |
| 1948 | Tony Hamilton, rocker, Aerosmith |
| 1948 | Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasieyv, Russian cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-11, TM-18 |
| 1947 | Burton Cummings, rock guitarist, Guess Who-These Eyes |
| 1947 | Tim Matheson, born in California, actor, Animal House, Fletch, Up the Creek |
| 1946 | Barbara Carrera, Managua Nicaragua, actress, Angelica-Dallas |
| 1946 | Diane von Furstenberg, Brussels Belgiums, fashion designer |
| 1946 | Patti Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock vocalist, Radio Ethiopia |
| 1945 | Claude D. Marks, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, FALN member, FBI most wanted |
| 1945 | Taylor Hackford, director, Idolmaker, Officer and a Gentleman |
| 1945 | Connie Willis, American Writer |
| 1944 | Taylor Hackford, director, Devil's Advocate |
| 1943 | Ben Kingsley, Scarborough England, actor, Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice |
| 1943 | John Denver, New Mexico, singer, 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Thank God He's a Country Boy' |
| 1942 | Andy Summers, born in Blackpool, England, rock guitarist, Police-Roxanne |
| 1941 | Milkha Singh, cricketer, bro of Kripal Singh India batsman in 4 Tests |
| 1941 | Sarah Miles, born in Essex, England, actress, Ryan's Hope, Big Sleep, Venom |
| 1941 | Alex Ferguson, English Coach |
| 1940 | Tim Considine, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Mike in "My Three Sons" |
| 1940 | Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut |
| 1939 | Afaq Hussain, cricketer, Pakistani off-spinner in 2 Tests 1961-64 |
| 1939 | Willye White, U.S. long jumper, Silver Medals 1956, 1964 Olympics |
| 1939 | Peter Camejo, American Businessman |
| 1938 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater, world champ |
| 1938 | Henricus G Wijmans, Dutch graphic artist |
| 1938 | Rosalind Cash, Atlantic City, New Jersey, actress, Omega Man, Wrong is Right |
| 1937 | Anthony Hopkins, born in Wales, actor, Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty |
| 1937 | Nicolas Born, born in Duisburg, Germany, writer, wrote, 'Die Falschung', 'Die erdabgewandte Seite der Gerschichte' |
| 1935 | Peter Allan, cricketer, 1 Test Australia vs. England 1965, 2-58 and 0-25 |
| 1932 | George Schlatter, TV producer, Laugh-in |
| 1931 | Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author, Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo |
| 1930 | Ala Odetta, Odetta Holmes, Birmingham, folk singer/actress |
| 1930 | Odetta, Holmes, Birmingham, Alabama, folk singer, Sanctuary |
| 1929 | Mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess, Open the Village |
| 1929 | Peter Barker Howard, cricketer |
| 1929 | Peter May, cricketer, dashing English batsman of 50's |
| 1929 | Sidney Greenbaum, grammarian |
| 1928 | Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback, SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit |
| 1928 | Ross Barbour, Columbus, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen |
| 1928 | Veijo Meri, born in Viipuri, now Vyborg, Russia, writer, novelist, poet, focuses on absurdity of war, published biography of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim |
| 1927 | Dieter Noll, born in Riesa, Germany, writer, wrote two-volume novel Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt, over two million copies sold, volume one used as East German school curriculum |
| 1924 | Victoria Draves, U.S., platform/springboard diver 1948 Olympics gold |
| 1922 | Joan McCracken, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Claudie Story of a Marriage |
| 1922 | Rex Allen, Wilcox, Arizona, cowboy singer, Dr. Baxter-Frontier Doctor |
| 1916 | Suzy Delair, Paris, France, actress, Utopia, White Paws |
| 1914 | Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor, Roy Rodgers Show |
| 1910 | Dick Kollmar, Rigewood, New Jersey, actor, Broadway Spotlight, Guess What |
| 1910 | Roy Rowland, film director |
| 1908 | Marko Rothmuller, composer |
| 1908 | Simon Wiesenthal, Polish/Austrian nazi hunter, Wiesenthal Center |
| 1906 | Erna Bogen, Hungary, foils, Olympic-bronze-1932 |
| 1905 | Guy Mollet, French socialist premier, 1956-57 |
| 1905 | Jule Styne, England, songwriter/composer, 1954 Academy Award, 1968 Tony |
| 1904 | Chuck Gardiner, UK, NHL goalie, Vezina winner |
| 1904 | Nathan Milstein, born in Odessa, Russia, concert violinist, Philadelphia Orchestra 1942 |
| 1899 | Gaston Glass, Paris, France, film executive |
| 1899 | Silvestre Revueltas, Santiago Papasquiaro Mexico, composer, Sensemaya |
| 1897 | Rhys Williams, Wales, actor, Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart |
| 1896 | Ronald Adam, Herefordshire England, actor, Phantom Shot |
| 1894 | Ernest John Moeran, British composer |
| 1894 | Pola Negri, Barbara A Chalupiec, Polish/U.S. actress, Madame Dubarry |
| 1893 | J M Blankenberg, cricketer, 60 wkts in 18 Tests for South Africa |
| 1893 | Max Lamberty, Flemish sociologist/author, Flemish Resurrection |
| 1892 | Jason Robards Sr, Hillsdale, Michigan, actor, Acapulco |
| 1882 | Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer, Citation, Whirlaway |
| 1882 | David Cohen, Dutch historian/chairman, Jewish Council |
| 1881 | Colin G Fink, U.S. chemist, electro chemistry |
| 1881 | Jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet and writer, Pipelines, Jewish Song |
| 1881 | Max Pechstein, German "entartet" painter/graphic artist, The Bridge |
| 1880 | George C Marshall, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, authored Marshall Plan, Nobel 1953 |
| 1880 | George Marshall, American Statesman |
| 1880 | George C. Marshall, American Soldier |
| 1878 | Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author and poet, El Crimen del Otro |
| 1874 | Ernest Austin, composer |
| 1870 | Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years |
| 1869 | Henri Matisse, France, impressionist painter, Odalisque |
| 1864 | Robert G Aitken, U.S. astronomer, Binary Stars |
| 1863 | Alfredo Panzini, Italian author, Dizionario Moderno |
| 1859 | Max Fiedler, composer |
| 1856 | Charles A van Ophuysen, orientalist, Maleisisch Volksrecht |
| 1855 | Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet |
| 1846 | Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, vicar/Dutch anarchist, Right for all |
| 1846 | Richard Kleinmichel, composer |
| 1838 | Emile Loubet, premier/president of France, 1892, 1899-1906 |
| 1830 | Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt, 1863-79 |
| 1830 | Alexander Smith, Scottish Poet |
| 1826 | Henry Hiles, composer |
| 1825 | Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1818 | Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress |
| 1815 | George Gordon Meade, Major General Union Army |
| 1805 | Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, Daniel Stern, French author, Knife |
| 1799 | Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer |
| 1738 | Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" |
| 1724 | Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer |
| 1720 | [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne |
| 1668 | Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist |
| 1668 | Herman Boerhaave, Dutch Scientist |
| 1550 | Henri Guise [le Balafre], French duke/leader, Catholic League |
| 1540 | Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist, Tre libri |
| 1514 | Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist, Fabrica |
| 1378 | Callistus III, Alfonso the Borja, Pope, 1455 - 1458 |
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