| 1993 | Tiffany Trump, daughter of Donald Trump and Marla Maples |
| 1982 | Ian Thorpe, born in Sydney, New South Wales, professional swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, won 11 World Championship gold medals, nicknamed, 'Torpedo' |
| 1978 | Jermaine O'Neal, NBA forward, Portland Trailblazers |
| 1976 | Edward Ellis, tackle for the New England Patriots |
| 1975 | Arafath Hill, soccer player, FC Groningen |
| 1975 | Leo Koswal, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 |
| 1974 | Anthony Carbone, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Brian Dawkins, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1972 | Jaime Bernardo, prince of Netherlands |
| 1972 | Jean Foster, Columbus Georgia, 3x20 rifle 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Margarita Maria Beatriz, princess of Netherlands |
| 1972 | Summer Sanders, California, butterfly swimmer, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Hitesh Modi, cricketer, Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup |
| 1971 | Irv Smith, NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1971 | Jay Williams, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams |
| 1971 | Sean O'Donnell, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings |
| 1971 | Billy Bush, American Entertainer |
| 1970 | Ann Grossman, Grove City Ohio, tennis star, 1994 LA finalist |
| 1970 | Eric Gant, WLAF running back for the Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1970 | Steve Matthews, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores |
| 1969 | Cady McClain, born in Burbank, California, actress, Dixie Martin-All My Children |
| 1969 | Rhonda Mapp, WNBA center and forward, Charlotte Sting |
| 1969 | Tim Crabtree, Jackson, Michigan, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1969 | Nancy Kerrigan, American Athlete |
| 1968 | David Alcoriza, Lodi California, double trap 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Julio Valera, San Sebastian Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals |
| 1968 | Tisha Campbell, Newark, New Jersey, actress, Gina-Martin, House Party |
| 1967 | Derrick Moore, NFL running back, Az Cardinals, Carolina Panthers |
| 1967 | Javier Sotomayor, Cuban jumper, world record 1989 |
| 1967 | Trevor Hoffman, Anaheim California, pitcher for the San Diego Padres |
| 1965 | Cherelle, rocker, Affair-First Bite |
| 1965 | Linda Brenneman, born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, cyclist, Olympics-11th-96 |
| 1965 | Rob Schneider, actor, Saturday Night Live, Men Behaving Badly |
| 1964 | Chris Gwynn, born in Los Angeles, California, outfielder for the San Diego Padres |
| 1962 | Jerry Rice, NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers |
| 1962 | Kelly Preston, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale |
| 1961 | Derek Harper, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic |
| 1960 | Greg Derr, Marshfield Massachusetts, free pistol 1996 Olympics |
| 1960 | Joey Belladonna, Oswego, New York, heavy metal vocalist, Anthrax-Protest |
| 1960 | Ari Fleischer, American Public Servant |
| 1959 | Marie Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer and actress, Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts |
| 1958 | Barb Bunkowsky-Scherbak, Toronto ON, LPGA golfer, 1984 Chrysler |
| 1958 | Dwayne Evans, born in Phoenix, Arizona, 200m runner 1976 Olympics bronze |
| 1958 | Joseph Richard Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, guitarist, vocalist, member of rhythm and blues band, The Sylvers |
| 1958 | Maria Cantwell, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Representative-D-Washington 1993 - 1995, Senator-D-Washington 2001 - |
| 1956 | Anura Ranasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982 |
| 1953 | Bill Schuette, born in Midland, Michigan, Representative-R-Michigan 1985 - 1991 |
| 1952 | Beverly Johnson, model/actress, Ashanti Land of No Mercy |
| 1952 | Michael "Rich"ard Clifford, Cal, Army/Astronaut, STS-53, 59, 76 |
| 1952 | John Lone, American Actor |
| 1951 | John Ford Coley, rocker, England Dan and John Ford Coley |
| 1951 | Olympia-Ann Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, vocalist, member of rhythm and blues band, The Sylvers |
| 1950 | Annegret Richter-Irrang, born in West Germany, sprinter, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1950 | Ellen Brusse, Elizabeth Wenmakers, Dutch TV hostess |
| 1949 | Craig McGregor, rocker, Foghat |
| 1948 | Leona Mitchell, Enid Oklahoma, soprano, Musetta-La Boheme |
| 1947 | Sammy Hagar, Monterey California, rock vocalist, Van Halen-Jump |
| 1946 | Bram Vermeulen, Dutch singer, Neerlands Hoop |
| 1946 | Demond Wilson, Valdosta Georgia, actor, Sanford and Son, Baby I'm Back |
| 1946 | Lacy J Dalton, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, country singer, Crazy Blue Eyes |
| 1945 | Karen Akers, New York City, singer, On Stage at Wolf Trap |
| 1944 | Buddy Allin, Bremerton, Washington, PGA golfer, 1980 New Zealand Open |
| 1944 | Robert Lamm, New York City, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now |
| 1942 | Jerry Jones, owner/General Manager for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1942 | Pamela Tiffin, Pamela Wonso, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Viva Max! |
| 1941 | John Snow, cricketer, fiery England quickie Unpopular with Aussies |
| 1941 | Paul Simon, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer and actor, 'Kodachrome', '1 Trick Pony' |
| 1940 | Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' |
| 1939 | Melinda Dillon, Hope, Arkansas, actress, Close Encounters, Slap Shot |
| 1938 | Jim McMullan, Long Beach, New York, actor, Dr. McDaniel-Ben Casey |
| 1938 | Mahboob Shah, cricketer, Pakistani Test umpire on International panel |
| 1936 | Cliff Gorman, Jamacia, New York, actor, Boys in the Band, Angel |
| 1936 | Elizabeth Furse, born in Nairobi, Kenya, Representative-D-Oregon 1993 - 1999 |
| 1936 | John Menzies, Scottish publisher/banker/multi-millionaire |
| 1935 | Philippine J Aeckerlin, Dutch actress, Oh Venus, Daddy Longlegs |
| 1931 | Ed Matthews, Hall of Famer/Milwaukee Brave/home run hitter, 512 |
| 1931 | Eddie Mathews, American Athlete |
| 1930 | Peter J Clase, South African minister of Education/Culture, 1985- |
| 1927 | Anita Kerr, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour |
| 1926 | Ray Brown, U.S., bandleader |
| 1925 | Frank D Gilroy, American writer, Subject Was Roses |
| 1925 | Lenny Bruce, Leonard Schneider, comedian, arrested on obsenity |
| 1925 | Margaret Thatcher, born in Grantham, England, Tory, British Prime Minister, 1979 - 1990 |
| 1924 | Nipsey Russell, comedian, Car 54 Where Are You?, Barefoot in the Park |
| 1924 | Terry Gibbs, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Steve Allen Comedy Hour |
| 1923 | Servaas "Faas" Wilkes, Dutch soccer star, Xerxes/Fortuna/Inter Milan |
| 1922 | Alan Scott, Haddonfield, New Jersey, TV host/songwriter, Spin the Picture |
| 1922 | Gilberto Mendes, composer |
| 1921 | Harper MacKay, born in Boston, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, NBC Follies |
| 1921 | Yves Montand, France, actor/singer, Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix |
| 1920 | Albert Hague, Berlin Germany, actor, Mr Shorofsky-Fame |
| 1920 | Nipsey Russell, born in Atlanta, Georgia, comedian, Car 54, Barefoot in the Park |
| 1918 | Jack MacGowran, Dublin Ireland, actor, King Lear, Exorcist |
| 1918 | Robert Walker, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor and writer, Bataan, Mme Curie |
| 1917 | Burr Tillstrom, born in Chicago, Illinois, puppeteer, Kukla, Fran and Ollie |
| 1917 | Laraine Day, Roosevelt Utah, actress, Dr. Kildaire, I've Got a Secret |
| 1916 | David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone, Great-Broadcast chorus |
| 1915 | Cornel Wilde, New York City, actor, High Sierra, 5th Musketeer |
| 1913 | Frances Tustin, child psychologist |
| 1912 | Hugo David Weisgall, Ivancice Moravia, composer, 4 Impressions |
| 1911 | Ticker Freeman, Paterson, New Jersey, pianist, Dinah Shore Show |
| 1910 | Art Tatum, U.S. jazz pianist/composer |
| 1910 | Otto Joachim, composer |
| 1909 | Herblock, Herbert L Block, Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist |
| 1909 | Herbert Lawrence Block, American Cartoonist |
| 1908 | John Grant, British rear-admiral |
| 1908 | Werner Reinowski, writer |
| 1907 | Yves Allegret, French director, Dedee d'Anvers, Lesson Orgueilleux |
| 1904 | Jutta Hecker, writer |
| 1904 | Wilfred Pickles, Halifax England, actor, Billy Liar, Gay Dog |
| 1903 | Patsy Moran, Pennsylvania, actress, Children of the Wild |
| 1902 | Franco Giorgetti, Italy, cyclist, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics |
| 1901 | Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam |
| 1901 | Edward Chapman, Harrogate England, actor, Promoter, Rembrandt |
| 1901 | Irja A Browallius, Swedish author, Syndon pa Skruke |
| 1900 | Marius-Francois Gaillard, composer |
| 1899 | Marcelle de Manziarly, composer |
| 1895 | Kurt Schumacher, German politicial chairman, SPD, |
| 1895 | Vera Bondam, actress |
| 1891 | Irene Rich, Luther, Buffalo, New York, actress, Beau Brummell, Champ |
| 1891 | Ludwig Weber, composer |
| 1890 | Conrad Richter, writer, Light in the Forest |
| 1890 | Gosta Nystroem, composer |
| 1889 | Douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor, Mr Deed Goes to Town |
| 1885 | Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist, Can You Top This? |
| 1881 | George Bacovia, Vasiliu, Romanian poet/composer/painter |
| 1879 | Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor and composer, Piet Hein Rhapsodie |
| 1877 | Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer, pioneer of googly |
| 1873 | Albert J. Nock, American Philosopher |
| 1867 | Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator |
| 1863 | C-E Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer, Rateau steam turbine |
| 1853 | Lillie Langtry, Jersey Lily, vaudevillian actress, Lillie |
| 1853 | Maria E "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr |
| 1833 | Edward Blake, Canadian Politician |
| 1826 | Lafayette Curry Baker, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1824 | Henry Stephen Cutler, composer |
| 1823 | Immanuel Faisst, composer |
| 1822 | Karl Reinthaler, composer |
| 1821 | Rudolf Virchow, German politician/antropologist, cell pathology |
| 1815 | Jules Quicherat, French historian/archaeologist |
| 1810 | James Shedden Palmer, Commander Union Navy |
| 1808 | Henry Haywood Bell, Commander Union Navy |
| 1797 | William Motherwell, Scottish civil servant/poet |
| 1794 | Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer |
| 1792 | Moritz Hauptmann, composer |
| 1788 | Thomas Erskine, Scottish Theologian |
| 1783 | Frantiszek Soltyk, composer |
| 1769 | Horace H Hayden, cofounded 1st dental college |
| 1761 | Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War |
| 1759 | Ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist, Frisian, old-Frisian |
| 1652 | Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer |
| 1563 | Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, Caracciolini |
| 1537 | Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days |
| 1474 | Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter |
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