| 1991 | Emily McEnroe, daughter of Tatum O'Neal and John McEnroe |
| 1977 | Amanda Borden, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, gymnast, Silver Medal 1994 World, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics |
| 1975 | Adam Deadmarsh, Trail BC, NHL center, Colorado Avalanche, 1998 Olympics |
| 1974 | Grant Williams, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1974 | Janet Reasons, Port Orchard, Washington, Miss America-Washington 1997 |
| 1973 | Jerome Williams, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons |
| 1972 | Akili Johnson, NFL defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons |
| 1972 | Emma Ridley, Hanpstead, England, actress, Return to Oz |
| 1972 | Farrell Duclair, CFL fullback for the Calgary Stampeders |
| 1972 | Stuart Carlisle, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995- |
| 1971 | Andrei Kravtsov, Queensland, Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Ronnie Dixon, NFL defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets |
| 1970 | Andre Stolz, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer |
| 1970 | Gina Philips, American Actress |
| 1969 | Curtis Whitley, NFL center, Panthers, Packers, Raiders |
| 1969 | Dennis Bergkamp, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, soccer player, Ajax |
| 1969 | Judson Mills, Purcellville, Virginia, actor, Hutch-As The World Turns |
| 1969 | Martin Driever, WLAF tight end for the Rhein Fire |
| 1969 | Pete Schourek, born in Austin, Texas, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds |
| 1968 | Julie Smith, Glendora, California, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1966 | Jonathan Edwards, Britain, triple jumper, gold medal 2000 Olympics, silver medal 1996 Atlanta |
| 1966 | Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 1965 | Jim Schreiner, Kailua Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | Linda Evangelista, St. Catherines Canada, model, Elite |
| 1965 | Mike Butcher, born in Davenport, Iowa, relief pitcher, professional baseball player, pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| 1965 | Rony Seikaly, NBA center, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors |
| 1965 | Todd Kalis, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1964 | Dean Spriddle, Plymouth, England, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Oak Valley |
| 1963 | Lisa M Nowak, Washington D.C., Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut |
| 1962 | Joey Meyer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, professional baseball player, played for Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team |
| 1962 | Robby Thompson, W Palm Beach, Florida, infielder for the San Francisco Giants |
| 1962 | David Fincher, American Director |
| 1961 | Blyth Tait, England, New Zealand equestrian 3 day event, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1961 | Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators |
| 1961 | Teri Copley, Arcadia, California, actress, Mickey-We've Got it Made |
| 1960 | Bono Vox, Paul Hauson, Dublin, Ireland, rocker, U2-Joshua Tree |
| 1960 | Merlene Ottey, Jamaican/Italian running star, Olympics |
| 1960 | Tauseef Ahmed, cricketer, leading Pakistani off-spinner of 80's |
| 1960 | Victoria Rowell, Portland, Maine, actress, Drucilla-Young and Restless |
| 1960 | Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign |
| 1959 | Dan Schayes, NBA center and forward, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic |
| 1958 | Ellen Ochoa, born in Los Angeles, California, PhD/Astronaut, STS-56, 66 |
| 1958 | Rick Santorum, born in Winchester, Virginia, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1991 - 1995, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1995 - 2007 |
| 1957 | Phil Mahre, Yakima Wash, alpine slalom skier, Olympic-gold/silver-80, 84 |
| 1957 | Sid Vicious, John Simon Ritchie, England, bassist, Sex Pistols |
| 1957 | Steve Mahre, bonr in Yakima, Washington, twin alpine slalom skier, Silver Medal 1980, 1984 Olympics |
| 1955 | Bruce Hartzler, Washington D.C., canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1955 | Chris Berman, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, sportscaster, nicknamed Boomer, anchor for Sunday NFL Countdown, Baseball Tonight, and other ESPN and ABC Sports shows |
| 1955 | Mark David Chapman, assassin, John Lennon |
| 1954 | Jeff Apple, born in Miami, Florida, producer, In the Line of Fire |
| 1953 | Aynsley Dunbar, rocker, Mothers of Invention-200 Motels, Retaliation |
| 1953 | Lawrence Lau, actor, Jamie Frame-Another World |
| 1953 | Steve Thomas, rocker, Shooting Star |
| 1952 | Sly Dunbar, Kingston Jamaica, reggae drummer, Sly and Robbie |
| 1951 | Ron Banks, U.S. R&B singer, Dramatics-Whatcha See is Whatcha Get |
| 1951 | Steve Gunderson, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1981 - 1997 |
| 1948 | Christopher Gent, CEO, Vodafone Group |
| 1947 | Dave Mason, Worcester, England, singer and songwriter, We Just Disagree |
| 1947 | Jay Ferguson, born in Burbank, California, rocker, Spirit-I Got A Line on You |
| 1947 | Meg Foster, Conn, actress, Sunshine, Cagney and Lacey |
| 1947 | Paul Nicholas Young, architect |
| 1947 | Andrew Card, American Politician |
| 1947 | Caroline B. Cooney, American Writer |
| 1946 | Donovan, Leitch, born in Maryhill, Scotland, guitarist/folk singer, Mellow Yellow |
| 1946 | Graham Gouldman, Manchester, England, bassist, 10cc-No Milk Today |
| 1946 | Maureen Lipman, actress, Educating Rita, Wonderworks |
| 1944 | Abdul Kadir, cricketer, Pakistani batsman-keeper in 4 Tests 1964-65 |
| 1944 | Jackie Lomax, Liverpool, rocker, Is This What You Want |
| 1944 | Jim Abrahams, Shorewood, Wisconsin, director, Hot Shots, Top Secret |
| 1944 | Kathy Farrer, LPGA golfer |
| 1944 | Marie-France Pisier, Daclat, Vietnam, actress, Scruples, Midnight |
| 1943 | James Earl Chaney, U.S. civil rights activist |
| 1943 | David Clennon, American Actor |
| 1943 | Richard Darman, American Economist |
| 1942 | Bill Coday, U.S. singer, You're Gonna Then Me |
| 1942 | Ingram Douglas Marshall, composer |
| 1941 | Danny Rapp, Philadelphia, rocker, Danny and Juniors |
| 1941 | Ken Berry, baseball player, White Sox, Angels, Brewers, Indians |
| 1941 | Win Bischoff, CEO, Schroders |
| 1940 | Arthur Alexander, U.S. singer and songwriter, Lonely Just Like Me |
| 1940 | Taurean Blacque, actor, Neal Washington-Hill Street Blues |
| 1940 | William Cash, born in London, England, born William Nigel Paul Cash, politician, Member of Parliament for Stafford, Member of Parliament for Stone |
| 1938 | Manuel Santana, tennis player, U.S. Open 1965 |
| 1938 | Maxim Shostakovich, Leningrad Russia, conductor, Atlanta Symph |
| 1938 | Merritt Ranew, baseball player |
| 1938 | Michael Shea, director, Hanson Trust, Queen's press sect |
| 1938 | Peter Davies, Major-General/Director-General, RSPCA |
| 1938 | Philip Gordon Winsor, composer |
| 1937 | Arthur Kopit, U.S., playwright, Day Whores Came Out to Play Tennis |
| 1937 | Jim Hickman, baseball player, Mets, Dodgers, Cubs |
| 1937 | Tamara Press, U.S.S.R., shot putter/discus thrower, 3 Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics |
| 1936 | Anthony Mullens, British Lieutenant-General, Deputy chief of defense |
| 1936 | Gary Owens, Mitchell, South Dakota, disc jockey/TV host, Laugh, Indiana, Gong Show |
| 1936 | Michael Stone, English broker/multi-millionaire, Man Group |
| 1936 | Trevor Clay, General-Secretary, Royal College of Nursing |
| 1935 | Henry Fambrough, U.S. singer, Spinners |
| 1935 | Larry Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie |
| 1934 | Cliff Wilson, snooker player |
| 1934 | William Lithgow, Scottish industrialist/multi-millionaire |
| 1933 | Barbara Taylor Bradford, author |
| 1932 | Ian Leslie, born in England, born Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes, Scottish nobleman, served as Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| 1932 | Francoise Fabian, Hussein Dey Algeria, actress, Happy New Year |
| 1931 | Lord Michael Mustill, of Pateley Bridge, Lord Justice of Appeal |
| 1930 | June Knox-Mawer, British radio host/novelist, World of Islands |
| 1930 | Pat Summerall, NFLer for the New York Giants/sportscaster, CBS |
| 1929 | Brian Corby, CEO, Prudential |
| 1929 | Fats Domino, rocker, Blueberry Hill |
| 1929 | Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords |
| 1928 | Arnold Ruutel, Estonian Statesman |
| 1926 | Duncan Watson, president, World Blind Union |
| 1925 | Edward Fursdon, British Major-General, defense council |
| 1923 | John Dugdal, Lord-Lt, Salop |
| 1922 | David Orr, deputy chairman, Inchcape, CEO, British Council, Unilever |
| 1921 | Nancy Walker, Philadelphia, Bounty ads/actress, Rhoda, McMillan and Wife |
| 1920 | Basil Kelly, Lord Justice of Appeals, Northern Ireland |
| 1920 | Bert Weedon, born in Essex, London, musician, guitarist, composer, influenced Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Odefield, The Beatles, created "Play in a Day" guitar tutorial guide |
| 1920 | Jeff Cooper, American Celebrity |
| 1919 | Ella Grasso, born in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Ella Giovanna Oliva Tambussi, politician, Democratic Party, first woman elected Governor of Connecticut, served 1975 - 1980 |
| 1919 | Louis Sen A Kaw, Surinam dam builder |
| 1919 | Daniel Bell, American Sociologist |
| 1918 | Margo, singer, Golden Irish Favorites |
| 1918 | T Berry Brazelton, doctor, On Being a Father |
| 1916 | Milton Babbitt, U.S. mathematician/composer, Widow's Lament |
| 1915 | Bert van Dongen, Abraham J Cohen, singer/impressionist/actor |
| 1915 | Christian Beyers Naude, South African anti-apartheid fighter |
| 1915 | Denis Thatcher, husband of British Prime Minister Margaret, 1979 - 1990 |
| 1915 | John Egerton, born in England, born John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, served with British Expeditionary Force, captured at St. Valery, spent four years in a prisoner of war camp |
| 1915 | Monica Dickens, author/founder, US Samaritians |
| 1915 | Salah Abou Seif, director |
| 1914 | Charles McGraw, New York City, actor, Michael-Falcon, Smith Family |
| 1914 | Lord Smith, British surgeon |
| 1912 | Edward Gardner, Queen's Court/MP |
| 1912 | Erik Jorgensen, composer |
| 1912 | Harold Myers, film journalist |
| 1910 | Jimmy Demaret, winner of 44 golf tournaments, but not the Open |
| 1910 | Margot Turner, matron-in-chief, Army Nursing Service |
| 1910 | Eric Berne, American Psychologist |
| 1909 | Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist |
| 1909 | Lord Collison, British union leader, agriculture workers |
| 1909 | Maybelle Carter, born in Nickelsville, Virginia, country singer, Johnny Cash Show |
| 1909 | James Bovard, Author |
| 1909 | Karen Finley, American Artist |
| 1909 | Masami Akita, Japanese Musician |
| 1908 | Carl Albert, D, speaker of the House |
| 1908 | Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP |
| 1907 | Harilaos Perpessas, composer |
| 1905 | Angus Paton, civil engineer |
| 1904 | David Brown, CEO, Aston Martin Lagonda |
| 1903 | Kay Petre, early racing driver |
| 1902 | David O Selznick, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, producer, 'Gone With the Wind' |
| 1902 | Joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin, 1926-37 |
| 1902 | David O. Selznick, American Producer |
| 1901 | Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist |
| 1899 | Fred Astaire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, tap dancer/actor, Easter Parade, Swingtime |
| 1898 | Ariel Durant, writer, Story of Civilization |
| 1898 | Herbert Elwell, Minneapolis Minnesota, composer, Happy Hypocrite |
| 1897 | Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1923 |
| 1894 | Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer, Academy Award 1954-High and Mighty |
| 1890 | Alfred Jodl, German Soldier |
| 1888 | Max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer, Gone With Wind |
| 1887 | Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet, Sintels |
| 1886 | Karl Barth, born in Basel, Switzerland, theologian and author, Action in Waiting |
| 1886 | Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer, Star Maker |
| 1885 | Fritz vs. Unruh, writer |
| 1885 | Mae Murray, Girl with bee-stung lips, Virginia, actress, High Stakes |
| 1885 | Marie Benavente, Maria Wissink, actress, Scapegoat |
| 1882 | Thurston Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Roaming Lady, In Society |
| 1878 | Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor, 1923, Nobel 1926 |
| 1877 | Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, composer |
| 1876 | Ivan Cankar, Slavs author, Hlapec Jernej-Njegova Pravica |
| 1873 | Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor |
| 1873 | Jan Kalf, literary/art historian, Preservation of museums |
| 1867 | Jim Kelly, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian 1896-1905 |
| 1858 | Frederick Zech, Jr., composer |
| 1857 | Hendrik Zwaardemaker, Dutch physiologist, olfactometer |
| 1855 | Anatoli Liadov, St. Petersburg, Russia, composer, Enchanted Lake, |
| 1850 | Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate, Lipton Tea |
| 1850 | Thomas Lipton, Scottish Businessman |
| 1843 | Benito Perez Galdos, Spain, novelist, Fountain of Gold, Nazaarin |
| 1843 | Kaufmann Kohler, reform rabbi/theologian |
| 1838 | James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman |
| 1838 | John Wilkes Booth, American Criminal |
| 1837 | Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt Governor, Louisiana |
| 1837 | P. B. S. Pinchback, American Politician |
| 1830 | Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist, law of Raoult |
| 1825 | Rudolf Viole, composer |
| 1824 | Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1823 | John Sherman, MC, Union |
| 1822 | August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter |
| 1813 | Montgomery Blair, Franklin County, Kentucky, lawyer, Dred Scot V Sandford |
| 1810 | James Shields, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1800 | Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer |
| 1795 | Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian |
| 1788 | Augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist |
| 1783 | Niccola Benvenuti, composer |
| 1780 | Peter Lichtenthal, composer |
| 1776 | George Thomas Smart, composer |
| 1770 | Louis Nicholas Davout, French Field Marshal, defeated Prussians |
| 1769 | Jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France |
| 1760 | Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer, Marseillaise |
| 1760 | Johann Peter Hebel, born in Basel, Switzerland, writer, teacher, most widely read German poet, author, wrote in Alemanic dialect |
| 1754 | Asmus Jakob Carstens, painter |
| 1741 | Johann Michael Schmidt, composer |
| 1730 | George Ross, U.S. judge, signed Declaration of Independence |
| 1727 | Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance |
| 1724 | Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral, battle of Doggersbank |
| 1705 | Gallus Zeiler, composer |
| 1697 | Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer |
| 1536 | Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall |
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