| 1989 | Daniel Radcliffe, born in Hammersmith, England, actor, famous for playing role of Harry Potter in film series, 'Harry Potter' |
| 1982 | Schottzie Schott, dog mascot of Cincinnati Reds |
| 1976 | Inger Lise Ebeltoft, Miss Universe-Norway 1996 |
| 1974 | Maurice Greene, born in Kansas City, Kansas, 100m runner |
| 1974 | Tara Williams, WNBA guard, Phoenix Mercury |
| 1973 | Darvin Ham, NBA forward, Washington Wizards |
| 1973 | Kyle Walters, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats |
| 1973 | Monica Lewinsky, American Celebrity |
| 1973 | Nomar Garciaparra, American Athlete |
| 1973 | Omar Epps, American Actor |
| 1972 | Marlon Wayans, comedian, Wayans Bros, In Living Color |
| 1972 | Oscar McBride, NFL tight end for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1972 | Seth Dittman, NFL offensive tackle, Indianapolis Colt, London Monarchs |
| 1972 | Trisha Fallon, Australian basketball forward 1996 Olympics bronze |
| 1971 | Aimee Rinehart, Miss Missouri USA 1996 |
| 1971 | Alison Krauss, born in Decatur, Illinois, country singer, 2 Highways |
| 1971 | Allison Krauss, American Musician |
| 1970 | Sam Waters, Camp Springs, Maryland, singer, Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up |
| 1970 | Charisma Carpenter, American Actress |
| 1969 | Andrew Cassels, Bramalea, NHL center, Hartford Whalers |
| 1969 | Dimitri Khristich, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings |
| 1969 | Fernanda Ribeiro, born in Portugal, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1969 | Reyhan Agaoglu, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals |
| 1968 | Stephanie Seymour, SD California, actress/model, Sunny Side Up |
| 1968 | Amy Fruwirth, born in Cypress, California, LPGA golfer, 1995 McCall's LPGA-4th |
| 1968 | Beth Ehlers, born in Queens, New York, actress, Harley Cooper-Guiding Light, Hunger |
| 1968 | Christopher "Chris" Kerber, Collingswood, New Jersey, rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Douglas Craft, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes |
| 1968 | Elden Campbell, NBA forward and center, Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1968 | Gary Payton, NBA guard, Seattle Supersonics |
| 1968 | Stefan Figliuzzi, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 |
| 1968 | Stephane Seymour, model, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover-1988 |
| 1967 | Nicole Jagerman, Netherlands, tennis star |
| 1967 | Philip Seymour Hoffman, American Actor |
| 1966 | Micheal Williams, NBA guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1965 | Slash, born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, born Saul Hudson, musician, played lead guitar for Guns N' Roses. 1985 - 1006, founded band Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver |
| 1965 | Brett Faryniarz, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1964 | Greg Best, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Equestrian athlete, Silver Medal 1988, 1992 Olympics |
| 1963 | Siobodan Zivojinovic, Yugoslavia, tennis star |
| 1962 | Eriq La Salle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Dr. Peter Benton-ER |
| 1962 | Terry-Jo Myers, born in Ft. Myers, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mayflower Classic |
| 1961 | Antoine Carr, NBA forward and center, Utah Jazz |
| 1961 | Martin Gore, rocker, Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough |
| 1961 | Woody Harrelson, born in Midland, Texas, actor, Woody Boyd-Cheers |
| 1958 | Kenneth J Green, born in Danbury CT, PGA golfer, 1985 Buick Open |
| 1958 | Lydia Cornell, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Sara Rush-Too Close for Comfort |
| 1957 | Harry Stefanki, Mento Park Cal, tennis star |
| 1957 | Theo van Gogh, controversial Dutch director, Submission |
| 1955 | Marisa DeFranco, rocker, DeFranco Family |
| 1955 | Pat Brown, born in San Francisco, California, politician, Democratic party, 32nd Governor of California |
| 1953 | Graham Gooch, cricketer, prolific England opener and captain |
| 1952 | Janis Siegel, born in New York City, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction |
| 1952 | Paul Hibbert, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. India 1977, scored 13 and 2 |
| 1951 | Edie McClurg, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Cinderella-1985, Hogan Family |
| 1951 | Terry Davis, born in New York City, actress, Stacey Winthrop-Another World |
| 1950 | Alan Turner, Aussie cricket left-handed opener, World Cup ton 1975 |
| 1950 | Belinda J Montgomery, born in Winnipeg, actress, Man From Atlantis |
| 1950 | Blair Thornton, rock guitarist, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive |
| 1950 | Kaity Tong, news anchor, WABC-TV New York City |
| 1949 | Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder, WSC 1978-79, ODI 1991 |
| 1947 | David Essex, Cook, London, rock vocalist/actor, That'll be the Day |
| 1947 | Spencer Christian, weatherman, Good Morning America |
| 1947 | Robert M. Parker, Jr., American Critic |
| 1946 | Andy MacKay, born in London, rock sax/oboe, Roxy Music-Dance Away |
| 1946 | Keith Ferguson, blues guy, Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| 1945 | Harold W. Hennep, Arubians/Dutch dancer/actor, Plus Echo |
| 1944 | Dino Danelli, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rock drummer, Fotomaker, Young Rascals |
| 1944 | Judith A Bosch, Dutch radio/TV-hostess, Tweekamp, Zeskamp |
| 1943 | Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre |
| 1942 | John de Hont, Dutch guitarist, ZZ and Masks |
| 1942 | Madeline Bell, U.S. singer, Black Nativity |
| 1940 | Don Imus, radio disc jockey, WNBC |
| 1940 | Gary Stites, rock vocalist, Lonely For You |
| 1938 | Ronny Cox, Cloudcroft Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere |
| 1936 | Anthony Kennedy, born in California, 106th Supreme Court justice, 1988- |
| 1936 | Don Drysdale, born in Van Nuys, California, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers-Cy Young 1962 |
| 1935 | Cleveland Dunkin, rocker, Penguins |
| 1934 | Nicholas Barrington, high commissioner, Pakistan |
| 1934 | Steve Lacy, American Musician |
| 1933 | Bert Convy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw |
| 1933 | Richard Rogers, English architect |
| 1932 | Alistair Graham, headmaster, Mill Hill School |
| 1931 | Jan Torell, Limhamm Sweden, director, New Land, Emigrants |
| 1931 | Richard Searby, deputy-chairman, News Corp Ltd-Australia |
| 1931 | Viktor Korchnoi, chess champ |
| 1929 | Andrew Rutherford, warden, Goldsmith's College |
| 1928 | Leon Fleisher, born in San Francisco, California, pianist/conductor, Annapolis Symph 1973-77 |
| 1927 | Al McCandless, born in Brawley, California, Representative-R-California 1983 - 1993 and 1993 - 1995 |
| 1927 | Elliot McKay See, Jr., Dallas Texas, astronaut |
| 1926 | Ludvik Vaculik, writer |
| 1925 | Donna Anderson, Akiak AK, actress, On the Beach |
| 1925 | Gloria DeHaven, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Bog, Yellow Cab Man, Irene-Nakia |
| 1925 | Pierre Baugniet, Belgium, pairs ice skater 1948 Olympics gold |
| 1924 | Betsy Haworth, deacon/minister |
| 1922 | Moses Rosen, chief Rabbi of Romania |
| 1921 | Calvert DeForest, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Larry "Bud" Melman |
| 1921 | David Lawmn, CEO, Prestige Group |
| 1921 | Harry Hookway, pro-chancellor, Loughborough University |
| 1921 | Heinz Bennent, Aachen Germany, Actor, Possession |
| 1921 | Jerome Rosen, composer |
| 1921 | Peter Twiss, test pilot |
| 1920 | Malcolm Hughes, artist |
| 1920 | Marcel Maeyer, de Maeyer, Belgian sculptor/graphic artist |
| 1919 | [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop, Dodgers |
| 1918 | Pee Wee Reese, American Athlete |
| 1917 | Charles Kerruish, president, Tyndwald Isle of Man |
| 1917 | John Stokes, born in England, politician, Conservative Party Member of Parliament, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, member of the Conservative Monday Club, Primrose League |
| 1917 | Kurt Kreuger, born in St. Moritz, Switzerland, actor, Fear, Unfaithfully Yours |
| 1916 | Ben Weber, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, Thorne Music Award-1965 |
| 1916 | Ronald Ridout, school textbook author |
| 1914 | Alastair Down, CEO, Burmah Oil |
| 1913 | Coral Browne, born in Melbourne, Australia, actress, Margaret-Time Express |
| 1913 | Michael Foot, born Plymouth, England, born Michael Mackintosh Foot, writer, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition |
| 1912 | Michael Wilding, born in England, actor, Courtney Affair, World of Suzie Wong |
| 1912 | M. H. Abrams, Critic |
| 1910 | Pimen, Sergei Irzjekov, patriarch Russian-Orthodox Cathederal |
| 1908 | Karl Swenson, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Lara-Little House on the Prairie |
| 1907 | Elspeth Josceline Huxley, English author |
| 1907 | Elspeth Huxley, Kenyan Writer |
| 1906 | Clancy Cooper, actress, Enchanted Forest, Girls in Chains |
| 1906 | Wolfgang Gentner, German nuclear physicist |
| 1906 | Marston Bates, American Scientist |
| 1905 | Daniel M K "Daan" Inghelram, Flemish author, Angelique |
| 1905 | Erich Itor Kahn, composer |
| 1902 | Walter Burle Marx, composer |
| 1899 | Gustav Heinemann, President of West Germany |
| 1898 | Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Manitoba, 2nd NHL President, 1943-46 |
| 1895 | Florence Vidor, Arto, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Jack Knife Man |
| 1894 | Arthur Treacher, born in Brighton, England, announcer, Merv Griffin Show |
| 1893 | Karl Menninger, psychiatrist, Menninger Clinic |
| 1892 | Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen, emperor of Ethiopia, 1930-74 |
| 1892 | Petros John Petridis, composer |
| 1891 | Maurus H Hulsman, Dutch priest/editor, Amigoe di Curaeao |
| 1888 | Gluyas Williams, cartoonist, Fellows Citizen |
| 1888 | Milan Stoyadinovich, born in Serbia, fascist Yugoslavia PM, 1935-39 |
| 1888 | Raymond Chandler, mystery writer, Farewell My Lovely |
| 1886 | Arthur Whitten Brown, aviator |
| 1886 | John C Poortenaar, painter/etcher/cartoonist |
| 1886 | Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo, writer/diplomat |
| 1884 | Albert Warner, U.S. producer, Warner Bros |
| 1884 | Apolinary Szeluto, composer |
| 1884 | Emil Jannings, born in Germany, actor, Faust, Passion, Blue Angel |
| 1876 | William Gillies Whittaker, composer |
| 1866 | Francesco Cilea, composer |
| 1865 | Friedrich Aereboe, landhuishoudkundige |
| 1865 | Max Heindel, Danish Celebrity |
| 1861 | Alexander W. F. Idenburg, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1909-16 |
| 1857 | French [M J Francois] Erens, lawyer/literary, Pursue Years |
| 1856 | Arthur H Bird, composer |
| 1856 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader |
| 1853 | William H Gillette, actor, Sherlock Holmes on stage |
| 1851 | Charles Bannerman, Aussie cricket batsman, 1st centurion |
| 1849 | Geza Zichy, composer |
| 1841 | Edward John Armstrong, poet |
| 1838 | Edouard Colonne, composer/violinist |
| 1834 | James "Cardinal" Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore |
| 1828 | Jonathan Hutchinson, surgeon/scientist |
| 1827 | Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer, New Waterway |
| 1825 | Richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor |
| 1824 | Gabriel Colvin Wharton, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1823 | Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore, English poet |
| 1822 | Darius Nash Couch, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1816 | Charlotte Sanders Cushman, U.S., actress, Lady MacBeth |
| 1816 | Charlotte Saunders Cushman, American Actress |
| 1806 | Eduard Marxsen, composer |
| 1803 | Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer |
| 1796 | Franz Adolf Berwald, Sweden, composer |
| 1793 | Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer |
| 1775 | Francois-Eugene Vidocq, British police detective |
| 1773 | Karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer |
| 1769 | Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer |
| 1735 | Johannes Herbst, composer |
| 1659 | Antonius Schultingh, Schultingius, Dutch lawyer |
| 1401 | Francesco Sfoza, soldier |
| 1339 | Louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples, Battle at Poitiers |
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