| 1979 | Jonny Wilkinson, born in Frimley, England, professional rugby union player, member of the England national team, considered one of the world's best rugby players |
| 1976 | Tarik Glenn, offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts |
| 1975 | Adam Saathoff, Tuscon Ariz, running target 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Dennis Stallings, linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers |
| 1973 | Duncan Free, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Earl Mackey, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1973 | Jeff Smith, NFL/WLAF corner, Scotland Claymores/Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1973 | Josee Corbeil, Pointe-Claire Quebec, volleyball player 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Maria Jose Gaidano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, tennis star, 1993 Belgium doubles |
| 1973 | Racquel Spurlock, WNBA center for the Houston Comets |
| 1973 | Molly Sims, born in Murray, Kentucky, actress, model, appeared in 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' issues, appeared in 'Las Vegas' television drama |
| 1972 | Antonio Lang, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1972 | Tony Ronaldson, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball forward 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Alan Kline, NFL tackle for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1971 | Justin Henry, Rye, New York, actor, Kramer vs Kramer, 16 Candles |
| 1971 | Keith Hamilton, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Giants |
| 1971 | Larry Thompson, CFL/NFL wide receiver, Seattle Seahawks, BC Lions |
| 1971 | Tim Kroeker, Chilliwack BC, 110m hurdler 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Danni Roche, Melbourne VIC Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Heather Simmons-Carrasco, Mountain View California, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Joey Eischen, West Covina California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1970 | Lindsay Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie |
| 1970 | Michael B Enyaer, writer, Pilot One |
| 1970 | Robert Croft, cricketer, Glamorgan off-spinner, England 1996- |
| 1970 | Sandra Dopfer, Lustenau Austria, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Lerida |
| 1970 | Sidney Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie |
| 1970 | Jamie Kennedy, American Actor |
| 1969 | Anne Heche, Ohio, actress, Donnie Brasco, Juror, Volcano |
| 1969 | Matt Borlenghi, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Brian Bodine-All My Children |
| 1968 | Debbi Miho Koyama, LPGA golfer, 1995 U.S. Women's Open-28th |
| 1968 | Kendall Gill, NBA guard and forward, New Jersey Nets |
| 1968 | Nathalie Schneyder, born in San Francisco, California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1968 | Shawn Bouwens, NFL guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1967 | Juan Jimenez, WLAF quarterback/receivers coach, Barcelona Dragons |
| 1967 | Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player, RSC Anderlecht/PSV |
| 1967 | Ruthie Bolton, McClain Mississippi, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1967 | Poppy Z. Brite, American Author |
| 1966 | Bill Haselman, Long Branch, New Jersey, catcher for the Boston Red Sox |
| 1966 | Dave Hollins, Buffalo, New York, infielder for the Minnesota Twins |
| 1966 | Melissa McNamara, Tulsa, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1991 Stratton Mountain Classic |
| 1965 | Mark Knight, California, rock guitarist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals |
| 1965 | Remco Prins, Dutch rock guitarist and vocalist, Burma Shave-Stash |
| 1965 | Roef-Ragas, Dutch actor, Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch |
| 1965 | Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria high jumper, world record 1987 |
| 1965 | Yahya Jammeh, born in Kanilai, Gambia, politician, President of Gambia, controlled the country as a result of a bloodless military coup, elected September 1996 |
| 1965 | Simon Fowler, English Musician |
| 1964 | David Shaw, St. Thomas, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 1963 | Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek' |
| 1962 | Amy Read, Birmingham, Michigan, golfer, 1994 Healthsouth Palm Beach-15th |
| 1962 | Zulqarnain, cricketer, last person in alphabetical order to play Test |
| 1961 | Hiro Saito, wrestler, All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary |
| 1960 | Benoat van Innis, Belgian cartoonist/painter/cartoonist, New York Post |
| 1959 | Cathryn Harrison, born in London, England, actress, Old Woman in Black Moon |
| 1959 | Julian Clary, born in Teddington, England, comedian, novelist, employs campy delivery style, emphasizing use of double entendre, innuendo, videos of stage acts include 'My Glittering Passage', 'The Mincing Machine Tour' |
| 1958 | Dorothy Straight, 4 year old author, How World Begun |
| 1958 | Klaus Meine, rocker, Scorpions-No One Like You |
| 1958 | Paul Weller, guitar, Jam-This is Modern World, Style Council |
| 1957 | Hillary Bailey Smith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nora-One Life to Live |
| 1956 | Tatsutoshi Goto, wrestler, WAR/NJPW |
| 1955 | Connie Selleca, Bronx, actress, Hotel, Captain America II |
| 1954 | Alison Stern, wife of radio personality Howard Stern, Private Parts |
| 1953 | Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities |
| 1953 | Jane Priest, born in Perth, Australia, Prince Charles' lover |
| 1953 | Rich Alves, Pleasanton California, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake |
| 1953 | Janis Karpinski, American Soldier |
| 1952 | Gordon Smith, born in Pendleton, Oregon, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Oregon 1997 - 2009, President of the Oregon State Senate 1995 - 1997 |
| 1951 | Clifford Archer, bassist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover |
| 1949 | Jamaica Kincaid, Elaine P Richardson, Antigua/US journalist, NYer |
| 1949 | Lalith Kaluperuma, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982 |
| 1947 | Jessi Colter, Miriam Johnson, Phoenix, country singer, I'm Not Lisa |
| 1947 | Karen Valentine, Santa Rosa California, actress, Love American Style, Room 222 |
| 1947 | Mitch Margo, Brooklyn, rocker, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight |
| 1946 | Irnema Szewinski Kirszenstein, Poland, 200m runner, 1968 Olym Gold |
| 1946 | Janet E[llen] Morris, U.S., sci-fi author, Golden Sword, Tempus |
| 1945 | Dave Lee Travis, born in Derbyshire, England, radio presenter, stage name DLT, hosted shows on Garrison Radio, BBC Radio 1, Magic Network, DAB Digital Radio |
| 1944 | Frank Oz, Heresford England, puppeteer, Sesame St, Muppet Show |
| 1944 | Robert Michael Payton, pizza magnate |
| 1943 | John "Poli" Palmer, rocker, Family K |
| 1943 | Leslie Uggams, New York City, singer and actress, Leslie Uggams Show, Roots |
| 1943 | Poli Palmer, rocker, Family |
| 1943 | Wynand C Malan, South African lawyer/NP/DP-politician |
| 1942 | Brian "Blinky" Davison, rocker |
| 1939 | Dixie Carter, Tennessee, actress, Designing Women, Edge of Night |
| 1939 | Ian McKellen, England, actor, Keep, Plenty, Scarlet Pimpernel |
| 1938 | Ludmil Buldakova, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1938 | Raymond Carver, poet/short story writer, Furious Season |
| 1938 | Margaret Forster, British Author |
| 1937 | Mark Shields, American Journalist |
| 1936 | Rusi Surti, cricketer, Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969 |
| 1936 | Tom T. Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky, country singer and writer, Harper Valley PTA |
| 1934 | David J Burke, Liverpool England, writer |
| 1934 | Ron Nesson, press secretary, Gerald Ford |
| 1933 | Roger Bowen, actor, M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob, Petulia |
| 1932 | Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 17, 26, T-14 |
| 1932 | John Grogery Dunne, U.S. writer, Up Close and Personal, True Confessions |
| 1932 | K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold |
| 1931 | John Gabriel, Niagara Falls, New York, actor, Cat Gang, Fantasies |
| 1929 | Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine |
| 1929 | David S Ruder, 23rd chairman of Security and Exchange Commission |
| 1928 | Frigyes Hidas, composer |
| 1928 | Mary Tuck, social researcher/civil servant |
| 1927 | Robert Ludlum, New York City, spy novelist, Bourne Identity |
| 1926 | Kitty Kallen, rocker |
| 1926 | M von der Grun, writer |
| 1925 | Aldo Clementi, composer |
| 1925 | Jeanne Crain, Barstow California, actress, Man Without a Star |
| 1923 | John Weitz, spy/author/fashion designer, Friends in High Places |
| 1923 | Karl Hess, American Writer |
| 1921 | Hal David, lyricist, Promises Promises-Grammy 1969 |
| 1921 | Jack Steinberger, American Physicist |
| 1919 | Gino Negri, composer |
| 1919 | Lindsey Nelson, Pulaski, Tennessee, sportscaster for the New York Mets |
| 1918 | Claude Akins, Nelson Georgia, actor, BJ and Bear, Movin' On, Lobo |
| 1918 | Peder Lunde, Norway, yachtsman 1952 Olympics silver |
| 1917 | Dorothy Sarnoff, U.S., actress |
| 1917 | Jimmy Hamilton, saxophonist |
| 1917 | Steve Cochran, Eureka California, actor, Mozambique, Gay Senotiys, Dallas |
| 1916 | Virginia Ginny Simms, actress and singer, Kay Kyser Band |
| 1915 | Daniel Wolf, journalist |
| 1913 | Joseph Peter Grace, businessman |
| 1912 | Eddie Maxwell, singer, Yes We Have No Bananas |
| 1910 | Ernest Anderson, publicist |
| 1909 | Sandra Oh, Canadian Actress |
| 1908 | David Lean, British director, Lawrence of Arabia |
| 1908 | Theodore Roethke, U.S., poet, Words for the Wind |
| 1907 | Rachel Carson, conservationist/writer, silent springs |
| 1907 | U Nu, premier Burma, 1948-58, 1960-62 |
| 1905 | Binnie Barnes, London, actress, Adv of Marco Polo, Diamond Jim |
| 1905 | Joseph C Harsch, Toledo Ohio, newscaster, Background |
| 1904 | Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer |
| 1902 | Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer |
| 1901 | Milenko Zivkovic, composer |
| 1898 | Bennett Cerf, publisher, Random House, panelist, What's My Line |
| 1898 | Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1926-30 |
| 1898 | Gustav Regler, writer |
| 1898 | Mischa Levitzki, composer |
| 1897 | Alan Kippax, cricketer, 22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat |
| 1896 | Jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian |
| 1894 | Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright, Verschaeve Gives Evidence |
| 1891 | Robert W. P. Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief, Haarlem Newspaper |
| 1889 | Gilardo Gilardi, composer |
| 1889 | Igor Sikorsky, developed a working helicopter |
| 1889 | Sverre Jordan, composer |
| 1888 | Miles Malleson, writer and actor, Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock |
| 1886 | Philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations, CIO |
| 1882 | Harry Fox, entertainer |
| 1879 | W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker |
| 1879 | William Maxwell Aitken, Canadian Businessman |
| 1878 | Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor, Stormy Weather, Little Colonel |
| 1878 | Bill Bojangles Robinson, Actor |
| 1877 | Billy Murray, singer, Denver Nightengale |
| 1869 | Robert Baldwin Ross, French Celebrity |
| 1865 | Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxon, 1904-18 |
| 1865 | John Raleigh Mott, organizer, YMCA, Nobel 1946 |
| 1865 | Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist, Zeeman effect, Nobel 1902 |
| 1852 | Louis FMF Franchet d'Esperey, Desperate Frankey, French marshal, WW I |
| 1847 | Alphonse Goovaerts, composer |
| 1847 | John Alexander Dowie, Elijah the Restorer, U.S., evangelist |
| 1845 | William Muldoon, Belfast, New York, boxing commissioner, help find PAL |
| 1839 | John Eliot, English meteorologist |
| 1830 | Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet, International |
| 1821 | Diederich Krug, composer |
| 1818 | Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian |
| 1803 | Ralph Waldo Emerson, U.S., essayist/philosopher, Concord Hymn |
| 1781 | Ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/Governor-General, Sicily |
| 1779 | Henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician |
| 1767 | Ferdinand Franzl, composer |
| 1767 | Friedrich Johann Eck, composer |
| 1729 | Jean de Neufville, Dutch / U.S. merchant, started 4th English war |
| 1726 | Giuseppi Paolucci, composer |
| 1713 | John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, English premier, 1760-63 |
| 1688 | Christian August Jacobi, composer |
| 1550 | Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint |
| 1494 | Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter, Sepulture of Christ |
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