| 1977 | Hayden Foxe, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics |
| 1977 | Jason Mraz, American Musician |
| 1976 | Paola Suarez, born in Pergamino, Argentina, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Buenos Aires |
| 1975 | Alexander Serikow, born in Landshut, GER, hockey forward, Team Germany |
| 1975 | Jane Jamieson, Australian heptathlete 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Dontonio Wingfield, NBA forward, Portland Trailblazers |
| 1974 | Lisa Bamford, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Miss America-North Carolina 1996 |
| 1974 | Maria Carolina Christina, Princess of Netherlands |
| 1974 | Mark Hendrickson, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings |
| 1973 | Mark Larsen, born in Denmark, jockey, rode "Vetrotex" to victory in his first Danish Derby, son of Ole Larsen |
| 1972 | Cory Schlesinger, NHL running back, Detroit Lions |
| 1972 | Larry Whigham, NFL safety for the New England Patriots |
| 1972 | Roell Preston, NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons |
| 1972 | Selma Blair, American Actress |
| 1972 | Zinedine Zidane, French Athlete |
| 1971 | Felix Potvin, Anjou, NHL goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1971 | Joe Rumolo, CFL defensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats |
| 1970 | A C Earl, NBA center for the Toronto Raptors |
| 1970 | Kerri Ann Buchberger, born in Russell, Manitoba, volleyballer 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Mike Bartrum, tight end for the New England Patriots |
| 1970 | Rich Manning, NBA center for the Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1970 | Robert Brooks, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1969 | Elbert Ellis, NFL wide receiver, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers |
| 1968 | Kent Steffes, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, beach volleyballer, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1968 | Ronnie West, WLAF RB for the London Monarchs |
| 1967 | Derrick Walker, NFL tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1967 | Laurie Wood, born in Orange, California, playmate, March, 1989 |
| 1966 | Barbara Jordan, U.S. softball outfielder, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1966 | Chantal Daucourt, born in Bienne, Switzerland, mountain cyclist, world-bronze-95 |
| 1966 | Vladislav Neiman, born in Israel, Men's flyweight boxer, 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | Dawn Whiteham, born in New London, Connecticut, bodybuilder, Penthouse Nov 1995 |
| 1965 | John "Chip" McKibben II, born in Balboa Island, California, rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | Leith Wastle, Benalla VIC, Australasia golfer |
| 1965 | Peter O'Malley, Bathurst NSW, Australasia golfer |
| 1964 | Joey Allen, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie |
| 1964 | Trent Bushey, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, actor, David Rampal-All My Children |
| 1964 | Joss Whedon, born in New York City, New York, screenwriter, producer, director, head writer for 'Dollhouse', 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' 'Angel' television programs |
| 1963 | Kari Takko, Uusikaupunki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland |
| 1962 | Paul LaGreca, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Big Trouble |
| 1962 | Richard Coles, rock keyboardist, Communards |
| 1961 | LaSalle Thompson, NBA forward and center for the Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1961 | Mark Drillich, Dutch pop bassist, Kong-Slauerhoff |
| 1961 | David Leavitt, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, writer, gay literature, professor at Princeton, author of, 'The Lost Language of Cranes', 'The Body of Jonah Boyd', 'The Indian Clerk' |
| 1959 | Danny Sharp, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1986 Quinte Festival |
| 1957 | David Houghton, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman, 266 vs. Sri Lanka 1994 |
| 1957 | Frances McDormand, actress, Fargo, Academy Award |
| 1957 | Lee John, English singer and actor, Body Talk |
| 1955 | Debbie Boostrom, born in Peoria, Illinois, playmate, Aug, 1981 |
| 1955 | Glenn Danzig, American Musician |
| 1953 | Filbert Bayi, born in Karatu, Tanzania, 3k steeplechase 1980 Olympics silver |
| 1953 | Roberta Leighton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actress, Ginger-Days of Our Lives |
| 1953 | Baron Hill, American Politician |
| 1952 | Robert D. Kaplan, American Journalist |
| 1950 | Sally Geeson, born in Sussex, England, actress, Bless This House |
| 1948 | Clarence Thomas, born in Savannah, Georgia, 108th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1991- |
| 1948 | Myles Goodwyn, born in Montreal, rock guitarist and vocalist, April Wine |
| 1948 | Nigel Osborne, born in Manchester, England, composer, studied with Egon Wellesz, Kenneth Leighton, music professor, University of Edinburgh |
| 1947 | Bryan Brown, born in Sydney, actor, F/X, Gorillas in the Mist, Kim, Tai-Pan |
| 1946 | Russ Thacker, born in Washington D.C., producer, Golden Seal |
| 1946 | Ted Shackelford, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Gary-Dallas, Knots Landing |
| 1945 | K B Wilson, methodist Preacher/Principal, Westminster College Oxford |
| 1945 | Paul Goddard, born in Georgia, rock bassist, Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 1944 | Rosetta Hightower, U.S. singer, Don't Hang Up |
| 1943 | Jimmy Castor, born in New York City, New York, musician, saxophonist, pop, funk, disco, hip hop genres, known for hit single 'Troglodyte' 1972 |
| 1943 | James Levine, musical conductor, Tosca, dir, Metropolitan Opera |
| 1943 | Vinton Cerf, American Inventor |
| 1940 | Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want? |
| 1940 | Alexander Irvine, Lord Chanceller of U.K., 1997- |
| 1940 | Diana Trask, Australia, singer, Sing Along With Mitch |
| 1940 | Mike Shrimpton, cricketer, occasional New Zealand Test batsman 1963-74 |
| 1940 | Simon Hobday, born in Mareking, South Africa, PGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Senior Open |
| 1940 | Stuart Sutcliffe, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker, Beatles |
| 1940 | Wilma Rudolph, born in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee, runner, Olympic-3 gold-1960 |
| 1936 | Berend Boudewijn [van der Woude], Dutch TV host/director, Baantjer |
| 1936 | Richard Bach, born in Oak Park, Illinois, writer, author, best-sellers include, 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull', 'Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah', genres include aviation, fantasy, philosophy |
| 1935 | Gyorgy Karpati, born in Hungary, water polo, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1964 Olympics |
| 1933 | Bert Convy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, game show host, Win, Lose or Draw |
| 1933 | Dave Bristol, American Celebrity |
| 1932 | Bob Blair, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler in 19 Tests in 50s |
| 1932 | William Odom, American, NASA director, Soviet Union expert, U.S. Army lieutenant general, advised Carter, Reagan |
| 1931 | Urs Jaeggi, born in Switzerland, painter |
| 1930 | Donn Fulton Eisele, born in Columbus, Ohio, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 7 |
| 1929 | Dave King, born in Twickenham, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall |
| 1929 | Henri Pousseur, born in Malmedy, Belgium, composer, Homo Habitis |
| 1929 | June Carter Cash, born in Maces Spring, Virginia, country singer, Johnny Cash Show |
| 1929 | June Carter, American Musician |
| 1927 | Bob Fosse, born in Chicago, Illinois, choreographer/director, Cabaret, Damn Yankees |
| 1926 | Lars Johan Werle, composer |
| 1925 | Amada Galvez Santos Ocampo, composer |
| 1925 | Art Modell, owner, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Modells Stores |
| 1925 | Richard Barber, cricketer, scored 12 and 5 in only Test New Zealand vs. WI 1956 |
| 1923 | Tom Blackburn, born in Raton, New Mexico, writer, author, screenwriter, lyricist, worked for Walt Disney's story department, wrote lyrics to The Ballad of Davy Crockett |
| 1922 | Francis Thorne, born in Bay Shore, New York, composer, Burlesque Overture |
| 1921 | Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 1964- |
| 1920 | Paul Des Marais, composer |
| 1916 | Irene Worth, born in Nebraska, actress, Nicolas and Alexandra |
| 1916 | Len Hutton, cricketer, England opener, 364 vs. Australia The Oval 1938 |
| 1915 | Dennis Price, born in Twyford, England, actor, Adventurers, Millionairess |
| 1913 | Jacques Rabemananjara, Hungarian author/vice-president, Antsa |
| 1913 | Molly Harris, actress/writer, Immortal |
| 1913 | William P. Rogers, born in Norfolk, New York, U.S. Secretary of State, 1969 - 1973 |
| 1912 | Alan Turing, mathematician/pioneer in computer theory, Turing Machine |
| 1912 | Maurice Dallimore, born in England, actor, Collector, Lad: A Dog |
| 1910 | Jean Anouilh, born in France, dramatist, Thieves' Carnival |
| 1910 | Edward P. Morgan, American Journalist |
| 1910 | Gordon B. Hinckley, born in Utah, religious leader, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 1908 | Paulus Akkerman, Paul fen Nijenborn, Frisian writer, Each om Each |
| 1907 | James Meade, English Economist |
| 1906 | Wolfgang Koeppen, writer |
| 1904 | Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology, What in the World |
| 1904 | Quintin McMillan, cricketer, South African leg spinner 1929-32 |
| 1904 | Willie Mae "Mother" Smith, gospel singer/evangelist folk artist |
| 1903 | Anthony Veiller, born in New York City, writer, Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge |
| 1903 | Hans C. Branner, Danish writer, Toys, Horse Rider |
| 1902 | Howard T. Engstrom, born in Boston, computer designer, UNIVAC |
| 1901 | Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador |
| 1901 | Paul Verhoeven, born in Unna, Germany, director, 4th Man, Basic Instinct |
| 1899 | Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer |
| 1898 | Winifred Holtby, English Novelist |
| 1897 | Winifred Wagner-William, German organizer, Wagner Festival |
| 1894 | Alfred Kinsey, entomologist/sexologist, Kinsey Report |
| 1894 | Edward VIII, King of Great Britian/Northern Ireland/empero of India, 1936 |
| 1894 | King Edward VIII, English Royalty |
| 1893 | Donald McBride, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Mr Clyde-My Friend Irma |
| 1892 | Able Kiviat, U.S., runner, Gold Medal 1912 Olympics |
| 1892 | Edmund Cobb, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, western actor, Comanche Territory |
| 1892 | Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist |
| 1889 | Anna Akhmatova, Russian Poet |
| 1888 | Anna Achmatova, AA Gorenko, Russian conductor, Tsjetki |
| 1888 | Lee Moran, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Circus Clown |
| 1887 | Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher, Rowohlt-Verlag |
| 1887 | John Finley Williamson, Canton Ohio, conductor, Westminster Choir |
| 1884 | Werner Krauss, born in Germany, actor, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Joyless Street |
| 1877 | Blair Fairchild, composer |
| 1877 | Hermann Stephani, composer |
| 1876 | Irvin S Cobb, Kentucky, writer/humorist, Old Judge Priest |
| 1876 | Irvin S. Cobb, American Journalist |
| 1875 | Carl Milles, Uppsala Sweden, fountain sculptor, Wedding of Rivers |
| 1859 | Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman, building of houses |
| 1858 | William Ernst Johnson, born in Cambridge, England, mathematician |
| 1855 | Maude Valerie White, composer |
| 1852 | Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer |
| 1848 | Antoine Joseph Sax, inventor, saxophone |
| 1846 | George Sax, inventor, saxophone |
| 1838 | Edwin Henry Stoughton, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1837 | Ernest Guiraud, composer |
| 1824 | Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, composer |
| 1822 | Young Marshall Moody, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1818 | Simon Vissering, Dutch economist/minister of Finances, 1879-81 |
| 1810 | Franziska"Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina |
| 1801 | Daniel Smith Donelson, Major General Confederate Army |
| 1774 | Matthijs Siegenbeek, Dutch linguist, spelling |
| 1763 | Josephine Martiniques, empress of France, 1804-14 |
| 1749 | Konrad Back, composer |
| 1668 | Giambattista Vico, Italian Philosopher |
| 1612 | Justus G. Schottel, Schottelius, German poet |
| 1540 | Johann Baptista Serranus, composer |
| 1160 | Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder, Trinitarians |
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