| 1980 | Matt Long, American Actor |
| 1979 | Kaci Thompson, Miss Nevada Teen USA 1997 |
| 1978 | Jennifer Streblow, Oshkosh Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin 1997 |
| 1978 | Jessica Cutler, American Celebrity |
| 1976 | Ron Mercer, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics |
| 1975 | John Higgins, Scottish Celebrity |
| 1973 | Darren Van Impe, Saskatoon, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| 1973 | David Bailey, WLAF tackle for the Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1973 | Donyell Marshall, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors |
| 1973 | Markus Brunner, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 |
| 1973 | Tory James, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 |
| 1973 | Walter Scott, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1972 | Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1971 | Ben Coleman, guard/offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1971 | Clifton Sunada, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, extra-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Craig Hentrich, NFL punter, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1971 | Daniel Gowing, Germany, New Zealand judoka 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Karen Bye, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics |
| 1971 | Lael Perlstrom, Laguna Beach Cal, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-25-1995 |
| 1971 | Rich Garces, Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox |
| 1970 | Clemens Zwijnenberg, soccer player, FC Twente |
| 1970 | Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics |
| 1970 | Tina Fey, born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, actress, writer, producer, Emmy Award winner, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', '30 Rock' television shows |
| 1969 | Jean-Chris. Filippin, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 |
| 1969 | Martika, Marta Marrero, Cuba, singer, Toy Soldiers |
| 1968 | Ernie Logan, NFL defensive end, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets |
| 1967 | Jaime Gomez, Arlington, Texas, Nike golfer, 1992 Boise Open |
| 1967 | Karl Dunbar, NFL defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1966 | Mike Inez, U.S. rock bassist, Alice in Chains-Facelift |
| 1965 | Erik Hanson, Kinnelon, New Jersey, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1965 | Rufus Porter, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1964 | Will Wolford, NFL tackle, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1963 | Marty McSorley, Hamilton, NHL defenseman, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers |
| 1962 | Mike Whitmarsh, born in San Diego, California, beach volleyballer, 1996 Olympics silver |
| 1960 | Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings |
| 1960 | Tom Jackson, Oakville, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 CPGA Winter |
| 1960 | Yannick Noah, France, tennis player, French 1983 |
| 1959 | Graham Dilley, cricketer, England wicket-taker of 80's |
| 1958 | Ray Donaldson, NFL center for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1958 | Toyah Wilcox, Birmingham, England, rocker, I Want to Be Free |
| 1957 | Michael Cretu, born in Bucharest, Romania, born Mihai Cretu, known as Curly M.C., Enigma project creator, sold over 50 million albums by the year 2008 |
| 1956 | Joe [Naomichi] Ozaki, Tekushima, Japan, golfer, 1995 Phoenix Open-8th |
| 1955 | Chow Yun-Fat, born in Lamma Island, China, actor, appeared in 'The Killer', 'A Better Tomorrow', 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' |
| 1954 | Wreckless Eric, rocker, Waxworks, Be Stiff |
| 1953 | Helen Chadwick, born in Britain, conceptual artist, feminist perspective |
| 1952 | Diane E[lizabeth] Duane, U.S., sci-fi author, Door into Fire |
| 1952 | George Strait, Pearsall, Texas, country singer, All My Exes Live in Texas |
| 1952 | Martin Hoke, born in Lakewood, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1993 - 1997 |
| 1952 | Diane Duane, American Writer |
| 1951 | Angela Voigt, born in East Germany, long jumper, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics |
| 1951 | Denny Dillon, comedian, SNL, Dream On |
| 1951 | James Stephens, Mount Kisko, New York, actor, Paper Chase, Devil's Island |
| 1951 | Rodger Davis, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer |
| 1950 | Rodney Milburn, Jr., USA, hurdler, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1950 | Thomas Gottschalk, Bamberg Germany, Telespiele |
| 1949 | Bill Wallace, rocker/actor, Fear, Avenging Force, Desperate |
| 1949 | Rick Wakeman, rock keyboardist, Yes-Fish Out of Water |
| 1949 | Stuart Gannes, born in Detroit, Michigan, writer, Fortune |
| 1949 | William Wallace, rocker, Guess Who |
| 1948 | Felix MH Troch, Flemish actor and director, Gekkenbriefje |
| 1948 | Joe Bonsall, Philadelphia, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira |
| 1948 | Tom Udall, American Politician |
| 1947 | Candice Azzara, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Fatso |
| 1947 | John Bruton, Prime Minister, Republic of Ireland |
| 1946 | Reggie Jackson, Mr. October - baseball rightfielder, Yankees, A's |
| 1946 | Andreas Katsulas, American Actor |
| 1945 | Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, cricketer, brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79 |
| 1945 | John Richard Patterson, businessman |
| 1945 | Maarten van Traa, Dutch MP, PvdA |
| 1944 | Albert Hammond, born in London, England, rocker, musician, songwriter, producer, collaborated with Mike Hazelwood on The Air That I Breathe for the Hollies, wrote hits for Tina Turner |
| 1944 | Peter Ryan, British national director, Police Training |
| 1944 | W. G. Sebald, German Writer |
| 1942 | Keith Hellawell, Chief Constable, West Yorkshire |
| 1942 | N P, Nobby, Stiles, footballer |
| 1942 | Rodney Dillard, rocker, Glittergrass |
| 1941 | Diane McBain, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass |
| 1941 | Malcolm Longair, born in Dundee Scotland, astronomer, physicist, chairman of the Gemini Board, President, Royal Astronomical Society |
| 1940 | A Marshall Stoneham, FRS, physicist |
| 1940 | Pat Trimborn, cricket pace bowler, South African in 4 Tests 1966-70 |
| 1939 | Patrick Cormack, born in Grimsby, England, politician, journalist, author, historian, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire |
| 1939 | Giovanni Falcone, Italian Judge |
| 1937 | Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Oriole 3rd baseman, 1955-77 |
| 1937 | Ildiko Sagi-Retjo, Hungary, foils, 2 Gold Medas, 3 Silver Medals, 2 Bronze Medals 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 Olympics |
| 1937 | Jacques Santer, President, European Commission |
| 1934 | Dwayne Hickman, Louisiana, actor, Dobie Gillis, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini |
| 1932 | John Clement, chairman, Unigate Group |
| 1931 | Robert Morse, Newton Massachusetts, actor, That's Life, Jack Frost |
| 1930 | Barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author, Little Gloria Happy At Last |
| 1930 | Don Leslie Lind, Midvale Utah, astronaut, STS-51-B |
| 1930 | Fred[erick Thomas] Saberhagen, U.S., sci-fi author, Book of Swords |
| 1930 | Geoffrey Littler, CEO, County NatWest Group |
| 1930 | Warren Rudman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Senator-R-New Hampshire 1980 - 1993 |
| 1930 | Fred Saberhagen, American Author |
| 1929 | Johan N Block, aviation pioneer, Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland |
| 1929 | Lord St. John of Fawsley |
| 1929 | Roger Matton, composer |
| 1928 | G R Hall, nuclear scientist |
| 1928 | P G Hammersley, British Rear-Admiral |
| 1928 | Pernell Roberts, Waycross, Georgia, actor, Adam-Bonanza, Trapper John MD |
| 1927 | Richard Body, born in England, Sir Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body, politician, Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959 |
| 1924 | Jack Whitaker, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC, CBS |
| 1923 | Liam Sullivan, Jacksonville, Illinois, actor, Mapoy-Monroes |
| 1922 | Kai Winding, born in Aarhus, Denmark, jazz composer, trombonist, worked with J.J. Johnson, Benny Goodman, Paul Chambers, recorded "More" from "Mondo Cane" movie with Verve records |
| 1922 | Bill Macy, Revere Massachusetts, actor, Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta |
| 1922 | GMcC Kitson, British principal, Central School of Speech/Drama |
| 1921 | Anthony Epstein, FRS/pathologist |
| 1920 | Pope John Paul II, Polish Pope |
| 1920 | Anthony Storr, born in London, England, English author and psychiatrist, wrote 'Art of Psychotherapy' and 'Human Aggression' |
| 1919 | Margot Fonteyn, Surrey England, prima ballerina, Giselle |
| 1918 | John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla, 264th Roman Catholic pope, 1978- |
| 1917 | Charles Wintour, journalist |
| 1917 | James Donald, Aberdeen Scotland, actor, Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings |
| 1915 | Leon Shenandoah, native American leader |
| 1914 | Anthony Fell, British MP |
| 1914 | Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass, Boris Godunov |
| 1914 | Pierre A Balmain, France, fashion designer, 1940's "New Look" |
| 1912 | Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer |
| 1912 | Perry Como, Pierino, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, singer/TV, Perry Como Show |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, Philadelphia, director, Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood |
| 1911 | Joe Turner, KC, blues singer, Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle and Roll |
| 1911 | Sigrid Gurie, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Algiers, Sofia, Refugee |
| 1910 | Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian |
| 1909 | Fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator, Wimbledon, 1934-36 |
| 1909 | Michel Gondry, American Writer |
| 1909 | Melinda Gates, American Clergyman |
| 1907 | Clifford Curzon, born in London, England, pianist, MacFarren Gold Medal |
| 1907 | Robley D Evans, nuclear physicist |
| 1905 | Eric Zeisl, composer |
| 1905 | Hedley Verity, cricketer, terrific slow lefty for England pre-WW II |
| 1904 | Jacob K. Javits, born in New York City, New York, Senator-R-New York 1957 - 1981, Representative-R-New York 1947 - 1954 |
| 1904 | Shunryu Suzuki, Japanese Leader |
| 1903 | George E. Stone, Lodz Poland, actor, Viva Villa, Last Mile |
| 1902 | [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer, Music Man |
| 1902 | Meredith Willson, American Composer |
| 1901 | Harry Robert Wilson, composer |
| 1901 | Henri-Pierre Sauguet, Bordeaux France, composer, La Chotte |
| 1901 | Vincent du Vigneaud, U.S. biochemist |
| 1900 | Sarah Miriam Peale, U.S., portrait painter, General Lafayette-1825 |
| 1898 | Juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter, sombra desterrada |
| 1897 | Frank Capra, Italy, director, Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic and Old Lace |
| 1897 | Jack Raine, born in London, England, actor, Quartet |
| 1896 | Walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England |
| 1891 | Rudolf Carnap, philosopher, German Logical Positivist |
| 1887 | Ernst Wiechert, writer |
| 1886 | Ole Windingstad, composer |
| 1885 | Eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil, 1945-50 |
| 1883 | Walter Gropius, Berlin Germany, architect, Bauhaus school of design |
| 1882 | Eduardo Fabini, composer |
| 1881 | Georgi Atanasov, composer |
| 1875 | Guido Alberto Fano, composer |
| 1872 | Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher, Nobel 1950 |
| 1871 | Franiska zu Reventlow, writer |
| 1869 | Ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-Field Marshall |
| 1868 | Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia, 1894-1917 |
| 1865 | William Heinemann, England, publisher, Chemical Instrumental |
| 1864 | Jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian |
| 1862 | Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist |
| 1862 | Josephus Daniels, American Politician |
| 1855 | Francis Bellamy, American Clergyman |
| 1854 | Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer, To my Fatherland |
| 1850 | Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist, predicted ionosphere |
| 1836 | Isidor Vorobchievici, composer |
| 1836 | Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion, 1866-94 |
| 1830 | Karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer, Sakuhtala |
| 1819 | Julius Hopp, composer |
| 1817 | James William Denver, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1815 | Thomas Stanhope Bocock, Confederacy |
| 1798 | Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1798 | Ethan A. Hitchcock, American Soldier |
| 1797 | Frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon, 1836-54 |
| 1788 | Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer |
| 1785 | John Wilson, Scottish Writer |
| 1759 | Charles Duquesnoy, composer |
| 1744 | Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer, 5th clarinet flap |
| 1711 | Ruggiero G Boscovich, Rudzer J Boskovic, Italian astronomer |
| 1692 | Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian |
| 1048 | Omar Khayyam, born in Nayshapur, Iran, poet, mathematician, physicist, astronomer, wrote, Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra |
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