| 1976 | Bryan Gillooly, Auburn, New York, diver 1996 Olympics |
| 1976 | Ja Rule, born in New York City, New York, born Jeffrey Atkins, rapper, singer, actor, sold over 35 million albums worldwide, hit single, 'Livin' It Up' |
| 1972 | Antonio Sabato, Jr., actor, Jagger Cates-General Hospital |
| 1972 | Chris Devine, Allentown, Pennsylvania, diver 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Cyrus Beasley, Rowe, New York, rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Fabien Bownes, NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears |
| 1972 | Mark Farraway, CFL offensive linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1968 | Bryce Paup, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills |
| 1968 | Cary Conklin, NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers |
| 1968 | Chucky Brown, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks |
| 1964 | Henrik Sundstrom, Sweden, tennis star |
| 1964 | James RB Ogilvy, son of English princess Alexandra |
| 1960 | Tony Robbins, born in North Hollywood, California, self-help author, motivational speaker, books include, 'Awaken the Giant Within', founder, 'Anthony Robbins Foundation' |
| 1952 | Bart Stupak, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Michigan, 1993 - |
| 1952 | Raisa Smetanina, U.S.S.R., cross country skier, Gold Medal 1976, 1980, 1992 Olympics |
| 1952 | Raul Gonzalez, Mexican 50K speed walker, world record |
| 1952 | Tim[othy] Powers, U.S., sci-fi author, Epitaph in Rust, Night Moves |
| 1948 | Nikolai Pimenov, U.S.S.R., coxless pair rowers 1976 Olympics silver |
| 1948 | Patricia [Anne] McKillip, U.S., sci-fi author, Fool's Run |
| 1948 | Yuri Pimenov, U.S.S.R., coxless pair rowers 1976 Olympics silver |
| 1944 | David Briggs, record producer |
| 1944 | Dennis Farina, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mike Torello-Crime Story |
| 1944 | Phyllis Frelich, Devil's Lake ND, actor, Love is Never Silent |
| 1936 | Alex Rocco, actor, Blue Knight, Stanley, Stunt Man |
| 1936 | Alwin Schockemohle, born in Germany, equestrian jumper, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics |
| 1936 | Henri "Rocket" Richard, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1936 | Jack R Lousma, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 3, STS-3 |
| 1932 | Gavin Stevens, cricket, Australian bat on 59-60 India/Pakistan tour |
| 1928 | Alan Loveday, British violinist |
| 1928 | Joss Ackland, born in London, England, actor, Queenie, To Kill a Priest |
| 1928 | McHenry Boatwright, signer |
| 1924 | David Beattie, British governor-general of New Zealand |
| 1924 | Otto Hutter, physiologist |
| 1920 | Arthur Franz, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, actor, Invaders From Mars, Young Lions |
| 1920 | James Mitchell, Sacramento California, actor, Palmer-All My Children |
| 1920 | Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA, 1961-72 |
| 1916 | Dinah Shore, American Actress |
| 1908 | Alf Gover, cricketer, bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach |
| 1908 | Balthus, painter, Valerie |
| 1904 | Alan Richardson, composer |
| 1904 | Jimmy Dorsey, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Stage Show |
| 1904 | John "Pepper" Martin, baseballer, NL stolen base leader 1933,34,36 |
| 1904 | Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany |
| 1896 | Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer |
| 1896 | Ranchhodji Morarji Desai, premier of India, 1977-79 |
| 1896 | Stanley Swash, CEO, Woolworths |
| 1896 | William W. Wellman, Brookline Massachusetts, director, Star is Born |
| 1896 | Wladimir Rudolfovich Vogel, composer |
| 1884 | Alfred Sendrey, composer |
| 1860 | Herman Hollerith, inventor, 1st electric tabulating machine |
| 1852 | Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer |
| 1840 | John Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building |
| 1828 | Antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela |
| 1820 | Adolf Schimon, composer |
| 1812 | Hermann Hirschboch, German composer |
| 1796 | [Lambert] Adolphe J. Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology |
| 1792 | Gioacchino Rossini, Pesaro, Italy, composer, Barber of Seville |
| 1792 | Karl Ernst von Baler, Russia, naturalist, discovered human ovum |
| 1784 | Franz KL von Klenze, German architect, Hermitage, St-Petersburg |
| 1736 | Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder, Shaker movement in America |
| 1728 | Robert Bage, English writer, Criticism by Peter Faulkner |
| 1696 | Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer |
| 1692 | Edward Cave, England, printer, Gentlemen's Magazine |
| 1468 | Paul III, last Renaissance pope, 1534-49 |
| 1468 | Pope Paul III, Italian Clergyman |
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