| 1975 | Joe Smith, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors |
| 1974 | Bubba Wells, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks |
| 1973 | Jean Francois Bergeron, born in St. Jerome, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Peter Heijsteek, soccer player, DFC/Dordrecht '90 |
| 1973 | Kate Beckinsale, born in London, England, actress, films include, 'Pearl Harbor', 'Nothing But the Truth', 'Underworld', 'Serendipity' |
| 1972 | Ryan Christopherson, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1972 | Sean Graham, CFL slot back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1972 | Tydus Winans, NFL/CFL wide receiver, Washington Redskins, Roughriders |
| 1971 | Neus Avila, born in Lerida, Spain, tennis star, Futures-Valencia-ESP 1995 |
| 1971 | Reggie Carthon, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1970 | Kenny Wilhite, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats |
| 1970 | Phil Alley, cricketer, NSW left-arm pace bowler |
| 1969 | Greg Colbrunn, born in Fontana, California, infielder for the Florida Marlins |
| 1969 | Jonty Rhodes, South African cricket batsman, brilliant fielder |
| 1969 | Marc Boutte, NFL defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins |
| 1969 | Patrick Alfred Bates, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1994 NIKE Dakota Open |
| 1968 | Laura Leighton, born in Iowa City, Iowa, actress, Sydney-Melrose Place |
| 1968 | Mike Mohler, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Oakland A's |
| 1967 | David McKenzie, Footscray VIC, Australasia golfer |
| 1965 | Jennifer Ashe, actress, As the World Turns |
| 1964 | Jeremy Piven, born in New York City, actor, Spence-Ellen, Grosse Pointe Blank |
| 1964 | Sandra Bullock, born in Washington D.C., actress, Speed, Net, Love and War |
| 1963 | Andrew C Timmons, born in Scottsdale, Arizona, guitarist, Danger Danger-Screw It |
| 1963 | Marianne Berglund, born in Sweden, cyclist, 1983 Ruffles Tour of Texas |
| 1962 | Galina Chistyakova, Russian jumper, world record 1988 |
| 1962 | Jody Reed, born in Tampa, Florida, infielder for the San Diego Padres |
| 1961 | Andy Connel, rocker, Swingout Sister-Swingout |
| 1961 | Gary Cherone, born in Boston, heavy metal vocalist, Extreme-More Than Words |
| 1961 | Terri Nunn, rock vocalist, Berlin-Takes My Breath Away |
| 1961 | Yolanda Chen, born in Moscow, Russia, triple jumper, indoor record |
| 1960 | LaTaunya Pollard, born in Indiana, Olympics-1980, 84 |
| 1960 | Mitch Kahn, born in San Clemente, California, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1959 | Kevin Spacey, born in South Orange, New Jersey, actor, Dad, Henry and June, Darrow |
| 1958 | Ramona Neubert, born in East Germany, long jumper/pentathlete, 1980 Olympics |
| 1957 | Jeff Blatnick, born in Schenectady, New York, wrestling, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics |
| 1957 | Nana Visitor, Tucker, actress, Deep Space 9 |
| 1957 | Wayne Desmond Grady, born in Brisbane, Australia, PGA golfer, 1990 PGA |
| 1957 | Wayne Grady, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer |
| 1956 | Dorothy Hamill, born in Riverside, Connecticut, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold |
| 1955 | Nicholas Walker, Bogota Col, actor, Capitol, Jimmy-General Hospital |
| 1954 | Lawrence Watt-Evans, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Sword of Bheleu |
| 1954 | Vitas Gerulaitis, born in Brooklyn, New York, tennis star, Australia 1987 |
| 1952 | Ludmila Maslakova, U.S.S.R., relay runner 1980 Olympics silver |
| 1952 | Scott David Cook, born in Glendale California, CEO, Intuit-Quicken |
| 1951 | Robert Edwin Wadkins, Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open-2nd |
| 1951 | William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., born in North Carolina, astronaut, STS-58, 74, sk: 92 |
| 1950 | Paul F. McHale, Jr., born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 1999 |
| 1950 | Susan George, born in London, England, actress, Straw Dogs, Mandingo |
| 1949 | Roger Taylor, British rock drummer, Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody |
| 1949 | William M. Shepherd, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-27, 41, 52 |
| 1949 | Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai Politician |
| 1948 | Norair Nurikian, Bulgari, bantam weight, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics, 76 |
| 1947 | Pauline Clare, Chief Constable, Lancashire |
| 1946 | Anne Wright, Vice-Chancellor, Sunderland U |
| 1945 | Linda Harrison, born in Berlin, Maryland, actress, Bracken's World, Planet of Apes |
| 1945 | Helen Mirren, born in England, actress, Cook Thief Wife |
| 1944 | Kiel Martin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues |
| 1944 | Micki J King, springboard diver, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1944 | Rimantas Antanas-Antonovich Stankiavichus, Russian cosmonaut |
| 1943 | Mick Jagger, Eng, rock vocalist, Rolling Stone |
| 1943 | Peter Hyams, director, 2010, Capricorn 1, Relic, Timecop |
| 1943 | Roger Smalley, born in Manchester, England, composer, pianist, conductor, studied with Alexander Goehr, specialty, improvisation, live electronics |
| 1942 | Dobie Gray, Brookshire, Texas, singer, In Crowd |
| 1941 | Bobby Hebb, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer and songwriter, Sunny |
| 1941 | Brenton Wood, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, rocker, Gimme Little Sign |
| 1941 | Darlene Love, singer and actress, Lethal Weapon |
| 1941 | Hans Gualtherie van Weezel, Dutch 2nd Chamber member, CDA |
| 1940 | Brian Mawhinney, chairman, British Conservative Party |
| 1940 | Mary Jo Kopechne, Ted Kennedy's driving buddy |
| 1939 | John Howard, Australian Statesman |
| 1938 | Keith Peters, born in Baglan, Wales, physician, head of the School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge |
| 1936 | Antonio Mastrogiovanni, composer |
| 1936 | Kathryn Hays, New York City, actress, Kim Hughes-As the World Turns |
| 1934 | Anthony Gilbert, composer |
| 1933 | Lance Percival, actor/singer, Darling Lili, Our Miss Fred |
| 1931 | A M F, Sandy, Ross, managing-director, Mary Quant |
| 1931 | Takashi Ono, Japan, gymnast, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics |
| 1930 | Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes |
| 1929 | Alexis Weissenberg, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, pianist, Levintritt-1948 |
| 1929 | Jean Shepherd, humorist, Playboy satire Award 1966, 1967, 1969 |
| 1929 | Joseph Jackson, American Businessman |
| 1928 | Hans Haselbock, composer |
| 1928 | Stanley Kubrick, born in Bronx, New York, director, 2001, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita |
| 1928 | Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer, Giocosa |
| 1927 | G S Ramchand, cricketer, valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India |
| 1927 | M H W Wells, CEO, Charterhouse Japhet |
| 1926 | Barbara Jefford, actress, Saint, Reunion, Ulysses |
| 1926 | Don Carter, bowling great, 1st PBA president |
| 1926 | James Best, born in Corydon, Indiana, actor, Savages, Sounder, Rolling Thunder |
| 1924 | Elias Motsoaledi, South African Umkhonto we Sizwe-commandant |
| 1924 | John Kilgour, director of prison medical services, Home Office |
| 1924 | Louis Bellson, Rock Falls, Illinois, orchestra leader, Pearl Bailey Show |
| 1923 | Peter Carey, permanent secretary, DTI |
| 1923 | [James] Hoyt Wilhelm, knuckleball pitcher, Orioles |
| 1922 | Andrzej Koszewski, composer |
| 1922 | Blake Edwards, born in Oklahoma, writer and director, 10, SOB, Breakfast at Tiffany's |
| 1922 | Frank Price, CEO, British Waterways Board |
| 1922 | Jason Robards, Jr., Chicago, actor, A Thousand Clowns, Any Wednesday |
| 1922 | Marjorie Lord, born in San Francisco, California, actress, Kathy-Danny Thomas Show |
| 1920 | Bob Waterfield, NFL quarterback, Rams |
| 1919 | James Lovelock, scientist |
| 1919 | Kenneth Snowman, antiquarian |
| 1917 | Bertil Nordahl, born in Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold |
| 1917 | Richard Desborough Burnell, born in England, double sculls 1948 Olympics gold |
| 1914 | Ralph Hunsecker Blane, songwriter |
| 1913 | Lou Salica, U.S., flyweight boxer, Olympic-bronze-1932 |
| 1913 | Vivian Vance, comic sidekick |
| 1912 | Derek Riches, diplomat |
| 1909 | Gerardina I "Diny" van Amstel, Dutch actress, Dijntje and Trijntje |
| 1908 | Salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president, 1970-73 |
| 1907 | Gioconda de Vito, violinist |
| 1907 | Istvan Pelle, Hungary, gymnast 1932 Olympics gold |
| 1906 | Armando Jose Fernandes, composer |
| 1904 | Jack Allan Westrup, composer |
| 1903 | Donald Voorhees, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, conductor, Bell Telephone Hour |
| 1902 | Gracie Allen, born in San Francisco, California, Mrs. George Burns/comedian, Burns and Allen |
| 1901 | John Bleifer, born in Zawiercie, Poland, actor, Highway to Heaven |
| 1899 | Carel C van Essen, Dutch archaeologist, Italian and Roman art |
| 1899 | Danton Walker, Mariette, Georgia, columnist, Broadway Spotlight |
| 1897 | Paul Gallico, New York, novelist |
| 1896 | Charles Butterworth, U.S., lawyer/actor, Mad Genius |
| 1896 | Evelyn Preer, U.S. actress, Homesteader, Spider's Webs |
| 1895 | Jerry Verno, born in London, England, actor, River of Unrest, Sweeney Todd |
| 1895 | Robert Graves, Irish Novelist |
| 1894 | Ludovicus J Rogier, Dutch historian, Henric van Veldeken |
| 1894 | Aldous Huxley, born in Surrey, England, author, Brave New World |
| 1893 | George Grosz, German painter, Gott mit uns |
| 1892 | Pearl Buck, prize winning novelist |
| 1892 | Philipp Jarnach, composer |
| 1891 | Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian |
| 1888 | M Jouhandeau, writer |
| 1885 | Andre Maurois, Elbeuf, France, novelist/biographer |
| 1881 | Alexander J Kropholler, architect |
| 1877 | Hubert Ahaus, missionary, Harvest Fields |
| 1877 | Jesse Livermore, American Businessman |
| 1876 | Ernest Schelling, Belvidere, New Jersey, composer and conductor, Victory Ball |
| 1875 | Carl G. Jung, Swiss Psychologist |
| 1875 | Carl Jung, Swiss Psychologist |
| 1875 | Antonio Machado, Spanish Poet |
| 1874 | Serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor, Boston Symp |
| 1872 | George Louis Beer, historian, authority on British colonies |
| 1866 | Francesco Cilea, composer |
| 1865 | Philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament, SPD, mayor of Kassel |
| 1863 | Jazeps Witols, composer |
| 1860 | Philippe J Bunau-Varilla, French engineer, Colombia-Panama |
| 1858 | Tommy Garrett, cricketer, original Australian Test player |
| 1856 | George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist, Pygmalion-Nobel 1925 |
| 1842 | Alfred Marshall, London, economist |
| 1829 | August Beernaert, Belgian premier, 1884-94, Nobel-1909 |
| 1820 | John Marshall Jones, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1805 | Constantine Brumidi, artist, Myrtle Murdock |
| 1802 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed, London, poet/politician |
| 1801 | John Drake Sloat, Ret Major General Commander Union Navy |
| 1799 | Isaac Babbitt, invented babbitt's metal for bearings |
| 1796 | George Catlin, U.S., author/painter, American Indian scenes |
| 1791 | Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM |
| 1782 | John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer, Nocturnes |
| 1739 | George Clinton, New York, D-R, 4th Vice President, 1805-12 |
| 1694 | Johann Samuel Endler, composer |
| 1678 | Joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor, 1705-11 |
| 1467 | Ferdinand II, King of Naples |
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