| 1994 | Nicholas Pietro Santopictro, son of Vanna White |
| 1976 | Rita Carvalho, Miss Universe-Portugal 1996 |
| 1975 | A J Mleczko, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics |
| 1974 | Rod Payne, corner for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1973 | Daniel Marsh, cricketer, son of Rod South Australia slow lefty since 1993 |
| 1973 | Michael Cade, born in New Jersey, actor, Sylvester Winkle-California Dreams |
| 1973 | Sam Shade, NFL strong safety for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1973 | Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing, Whalers, Carolina, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics |
| 1973 | Stepfret Williams, wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1972 | Jeff Kysar, NFL tackle for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1972 | Rick Brunson, NBA guard, Portland Trailblazers |
| 1971 | Bruce Bowen, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics |
| 1971 | Fred Baxter, NFL tight end for the New York Jets |
| 1970 | Simone Fleurice Eden, born in Arcadia, California, playmate, Feb, 1989 |
| 1970 | Willie Beamon, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants |
| 1969 | Eric Desjardins, born in Rauyn, Quebec, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Canada |
| 1969 | Eugene Chung, NFL guard, Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts |
| 1969 | Steffi Graf, born in Bruhl, West Germany, tennis player, Grand Slam 1988 |
| 1969 | Michael Gerber, American Writer |
| 1968 | Brian Wiggins, NFL wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1968 | Eric Murdock, NBA guard, Vancouver Grizzlies, Miami Heat |
| 1968 | Tony Smith, NBA guard for the Miami Heat |
| 1968 | Yasmine Bleeth, born in New York City, actress, Ryan's Hope, 1 Life to Live, Baywatch |
| 1967 | Ante Mise, Yugoslav soccer player, Hajduk Split/Vitesse |
| 1967 | Dedrick Dodge, NFL safety, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 |
| 1967 | Wendy Lian Williams, born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. diver, Olympic-bronze-88, 92 |
| 1966 | Ricky Siglar, NFL tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints |
| 1966 | Rod Stephens, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins |
| 1966 | Traylor Howard, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Joy Byrnes-Boston Common |
| 1964 | Jamie Dukes, NFL center for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1964 | Randall Thompson, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, boxer 1996 Olympics |
| 1963 | Chris DeGarmo, guitarist, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence |
| 1963 | James Patrick, born in Winnipeg, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames |
| 1963 | Laurel Kean, born in Portland, ME, LPGA golfer, 1994 JAL Big Apple-17th |
| 1962 | Scott Radecic, NFL linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts |
| 1961 | "Boy George" O'Dowd, androgynous vocalist and druggie, Culture Club |
| 1961 | Grace Jackson, born in St. Ann, Jamaica, 200m runner 1988 Olympics silver |
| 1961 | Sam Perkins, NBA forward and center, Seattle Supersonics |
| 1961 | Boy George, born in Eitham, England, singer, songwriter, successful band, Culture Club, hit song, 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?', 'Karma Chameleon' |
| 1960 | Tonie Campbell, born in Los Angeles, California, 100m hurdler 1988 Olympics bronze |
| 1958 | Brian David Willis, rock drummer, Quarterflash |
| 1958 | Carina Persson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, playmate, August, 1983 |
| 1958 | Eric Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 1/5/10K speed skater, 5 Olympic Gold Medals 1980 |
| 1956 | Frederick Funk, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston Open |
| 1955 | Kim Lankford, born in Montebello, California, actress, Gingers-Knots Landing |
| 1955 | Vince Evans, NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1955 | Paul O'Grady, English Comedian |
| 1954 | Will Patton, born in Charleston, South Carolina, actor, No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun |
| 1953 | David Thomas, U.S. singer and songwriter, Pere Ubu |
| 1952 | Eddie Mekka, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, actor, Carmine-Laverne and Shirley |
| 1952 | Jimmy Lea, England, rock bassist, Slade |
| 1950 | Jeremy Sinden, actor, Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem |
| 1950 | Rowan Williams, English Theologian |
| 1949 | Alan White, English rock drummer, Yes, Ramshackled |
| 1949 | Bob Frankston, programmer, VisiCalc |
| 1949 | Rochelle Firestone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Hellhole |
| 1946 | Donald Trump, born in New York City, New York, billionaire, master builder, Trump Towers |
| 1946 | Ralph McAllister Ingersol II, New York City, newspaper publisher |
| 1945 | Rod Argent, rocker, She's Not There-Zombies, Hold Your Head Up-Argent |
| 1943 | Jim Sensenbrenner, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1979 - |
| 1943 | Muff [Mervyn] Winwood, singer, Spencer Davis Group-Gimme Some Lovin |
| 1943 | Billy Tauzin, born in Chackbay, Louisiana, Representative-D-Louisiana 1980 - |
| 1943 | Jim Sensenbrenner, American Politician |
| 1941 | John Edgar Widerman, U.S. writer |
| 1940 | Ben Davidson, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rhino-Ball Four, Code R |
| 1940 | William P. Baker, born in Oakland, California, Representative-R-California 1993 - 1997 |
| 1940 | Jack Bannon, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Art-Lou Grant, Trauma Center |
| 1940 | Dary John Mizelle, born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, composer, co-founder SOURCE magazine, works include, SPANDA Symphonies of Sound, 2006 |
| 1939 | Steny Hoyer, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-Maryland 1981 - |
| 1935 | Jan Nijland, cattle breeder/Dutch MP, CDA |
| 1933 | Jerzy Kosinski, novelist, Painted Bird, Being There |
| 1932 | Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, composer |
| 1931 | Marla Gibbs, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227 |
| 1929 | Alan Davidson, cricketer, mighty Australian lefty quick all-rounder |
| 1929 | Cy Coleman, Seymour Kaufman, songwriter, Witchcraft, Sweet Charity |
| 1928 | Che Guevara, Argentina/Cuba revolutionary, Cuba |
| 1926 | Hermann Kant, writer |
| 1925 | Barbara Hammer Avedon, scriptwriter |
| 1925 | David Bache, born in Worcestershire, England, David Ernest Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, established design company David Bache Associates, created the Land Rover, Series II Land Rover |
| 1925 | Pierre Salinger, newsman, ABC, press secretary, John Kennedy |
| 1924 | Arthur Erickson, Canadian Architect |
| 1923 | Donald Smith, cricketer, uneventful England opening batsman 1957 |
| 1923 | Jack Hayward, British financier, Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club |
| 1923 | Theodore Bloomfield, composer |
| 1922 | Arthur Jacobs, musicologist |
| 1921 | Gene Barry, born in New York City, actor, Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law |
| 1920 | Helmer-Rayner Sinisalo, composer |
| 1919 | Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal |
| 1918 | Carter Harman, composer |
| 1918 | Dorothy McGuire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actress, Old Yeller, Summer Magic |
| 1918 | Leroy T Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Olympic consultant, 1960, 68, 72 |
| 1917 | Al "Lash" LaRue, born in Gretna, Louisiana, actor, Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp |
| 1916 | Geoffrey Goodwin, British professor of international relations |
| 1916 | Karl-Rudi Griesbach, composer |
| 1916 | Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish Philosopher |
| 1912 | E Cuyler Hammond, scientist, 1st to link smoking with lung cancer |
| 1910 | Rudolf Kempe, born in Niederpoyritz, Germany, conductor, Tonhalle Orchestra 1965 - 1972 |
| 1909 | Burl Ives, born in Hunt, Illinois, folk singer and actor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
| 1908 | John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orchestra leader, George Gobel Show |
| 1907 | Rene Char, French poet/painter |
| 1907 | Nicolas Bentley, British Author |
| 1906 | Carl Esmond, Wien, Vienna, Austria, actor, Smash-Up |
| 1906 | Gil Lamb, born in Minneapolis, actor, Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High |
| 1906 | Margaret Bourke-White, photographer, innovator and correspondent |
| 1903 | Arthur William Raynes McDonald, radar Pioneer/pilot |
| 1903 | Alonzo Church, American Mathematician |
| 1900 | June Walker, born in Illinois, actress, War Nurse, Unforgiven |
| 1899 | Kawabata Yasunari, Zen writer, Nobel Literature 1968 |
| 1895 | Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, When You Wish Upon a Star |
| 1895 | Louis Finkelstein, U.S. historian/theologist, Pharizees |
| 1889 | Victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/palaeontologist |
| 1884 | John McCormack, Irish/US singer, Irish folksongs |
| 1883 | Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian bible expert |
| 1882 | Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Roemenia |
| 1882 | Michael Zadora, composer |
| 1874 | Edward Bowes, radio host, Major Bowes Amateur Hour |
| 1868 | Karl Landsteiner, born in Austria, immunologist/pathologist, Nobel 1930 |
| 1865 | Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer |
| 1864 | Alois Alzheimer, born in Germany, psychiatrist/pathologist, Alzheimer Disease |
| 1856 | Andrey Markov, born in Russia, mathematician, Markov Chain |
| 1855 | Robert Marion La Follette, born in Wisconsin, President candidate, Progressive |
| 1854 | Frederik Rung, composer |
| 1844 | Edouard Naville, Swiss egyptologist |
| 1836 | Thomas Wilberforce Egan, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1835 | Nikolay Rubinstein, composer |
| 1821 | Jozef Lies, Flemish painter |
| 1820 | John Bartlett, U.S., editor, compiled Familiar Quotations |
| 1812 | Fernando Wood, American Politician |
| 1811 | Harriet Beecher Stowe, author, Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| 1805 | Robert Anderson, Major General Union Army |
| 1769 | Dominique Della-Maria, composer |
| 1763 | Johannes Simon Mayr, composer |
| 1760 | Candido Jose Ruano, composer |
| 1736 | Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, physicist, formulated Coulomb's Law |
| 1691 | Jan Francisci, composer |
| 1657 | Cornelis Cruys, Niels Olsen Creutz, Norwegian/Dutch admiral |
| 1529 | Ferdinand, archduke, Austria, mayor, Bohemia |
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