| 1990 | Jonathan William Lipnicki, actor, Jeff Foxworthy Show, Jerry McGuirre |
| 1985 | Zac Hanson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop |
| 1981 | Michael Fishman, born in Long Beach, California, actor, DJ-Roseanne |
| 1979 | Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ |
| 1977 | Katrina Bergstrom, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1996 |
| 1975 | Melchior Schoenmakers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen |
| 1975 | Patrick McHenry, American Politician |
| 1974 | Layla Harvest Roberts, Kealakekua HI, playmate, Oct, 1997 |
| 1974 | Miroslav Satan, Topolcany Slo, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers, Sabres |
| 1973 | Kathy Butler, Edinburgh Scotld, Canad 3k/5k runner, Olympic-8-92, 96 |
| 1973 | Ichiro Suzuki, born in Kasugai, Japan, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the Seattle Mariners and Orix BlueWave |
| 1972 | Scott Lachance, Charlottesville, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders |
| 1972 | Tyrone Williams, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire |
| 1972 | Victoria Lagerstrom, Miss Sweden Universe 1997 |
| 1971 | Amanda Coetzer, born in Hoopstad, South Africa, tennis star, 1996 Australia semi |
| 1971 | Anthony "Pig" Miller, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks |
| 1971 | Mitchel van der Gaag, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Motherwell |
| 1971 | Timothy Christopher Carswell, Christchurch New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Coleman Rudolph, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants |
| 1970 | Steve Campbell, Buffalo, New York, tennis star |
| 1970 | Winston Bogarde, soccer player, Sparta/Ajax |
| 1969 | Cuty [Yumi] Suzuki, Kawaguchi Japan, wrestler, Japan |
| 1969 | Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds |
| 1968 | Keith Osik, Port Jefferson, New York, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1968 | Shelby Lynne, Quantico, Virginia, country singer, If I Could Bottle This Up |
| 1968 | Stephane Quintal, Boucherville, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1968 | Warry van Wattum, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen |
| 1966 | Blair Hartland, cricketer, New Zealand opener |
| 1966 | Valeria Golino, Naples Italy, actress, Rain Man, Little Flames |
| 1965 | Marvin Washington, NFL defensive end, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers |
| 1965 | Otis Smith, NFL cornerback for the New York Jets |
| 1963 | Brian Boitano, born in Mountainview, California, figure skater 1988 Olympics gold |
| 1963 | Cherie Witter, Everett Wash, playmate, February, 1985 |
| 1962 | Derrick Waldroup, born in Chicago, Illinois, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics |
| 1962 | Gayle Stammer, Livermore California, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics |
| 1961 | Barbara Potter, Connecticut, tennis player, changed shirt on Wimbledon Court |
| 1961 | Donna Wynd, Auckland New Zealand, 1k sprint cyclist 1996 Olympics |
| 1961 | Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end, New York Giants, New York Jets |
| 1961 | Sanath Kaluperuma, cricketer, four Tests for Sri Lanka 1984-88 |
| 1959 | Todd Graff, New York City, actor, Five Corners, Dominic and Eugene |
| 1958 | Bobby Blotzner, rock drummer, Ratt-Round and Round |
| 1958 | Hilary Rosen, American Businessman |
| 1956 | Marvin Bush, American Celebrity |
| 1955 | Bill Condon, American Director |
| 1954 | Carla Dunlap, Newark, New Jersey, bodybuilder, Pumping Iron 2 |
| 1953 | Roy Ristie, Suriname/Netherlands radio host, Apintie, Kankantrie |
| 1952 | Jeff Goldblum, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day |
| 1952 | Patti Davis, born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Nancy Reagan/writer, Bondage |
| 1950 | Bill Owens, born in Fort Worth, Texas, politician, Republican party, 40th Governor of Colorado |
| 1949 | Manfred Burgsmuller, WLAF kicker for the Rhein Fire |
| 1949 | Arsene Wenger, French Coach |
| 1948 | John Peterson, U.S., Middleweight 1976 Olympics gold |
| 1948 | Mike Hendrick, cricketer, England seam bowler in 30 Tests 1974-81 |
| 1947 | Edward F. Feighan, born in Lakewood, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1983 - 1993 |
| 1947 | Lee Meredith, Judith Lee Sauls, River Edge, New Jersey, actress, Producers |
| 1947 | Neil Burton Rolnick, composer |
| 1947 | Haley Barbour, American Politician |
| 1946 | Eddie Brigati, Garfield, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Rascals |
| 1946 | Richard Loncraine, director, Missionary, Deep Cover, Bellman and True |
| 1946 | Deepak Chopra, born in Punjab, British India, author, speaker, physician, co-founded the Chopra Center, made cameo appearance in movie, 'The Love Guru', 2008 |
| 1945 | Leslie West, Weinstein, rocker, Mountain-Mississippi Queen |
| 1943 | Allen James Coage, New York City, HW judo 1976 Olympics bronze |
| 1943 | Catherine Deneuve, born in Paris, actress, Repulsion, Hunger |
| 1943 | Paul Zukofsky, born in Brooklyn, New York, violinist, Cappricio |
| 1943 | Robert Long, Leverman, Dutch singer and actor, Vroeger Kon je Lachen |
| 1942 | Annette Funicello, born in Utica, New York, actress, Mickey Mouse Club |
| 1942 | Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran |
| 1942 | Robin John Maconie, composer |
| 1941 | Charles Keating, born in London, England, actor, Carl Hutchins-Another World |
| 1939 | Joaquim Chissano, president of Mozambique, 1986- |
| 1939 | Ray Jones, rock bassist, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas |
| 1939 | Tony Roberts, New York City, actor, Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz Show |
| 1938 | Christopher Lloyd, Stamford, Connecticut, actor, Taxi, Back to the Future |
| 1938 | Derek Jacobi, London, actor, Lanner-Strauss Family, Dead Again |
| 1936 | Neville E Alexander, South african, 10 years in Robbeneiland Jail |
| 1936 | Bobby Seale, American Activist |
| 1935 | Judy Devlin Hashman, 10 time badminton champ, 1957-67 |
| 1935 | Ann Rule, American Writer |
| 1934 | Donald McIntyre, Auckland New Zealand, Bass-Baritone, Wotan-Das Rheingold |
| 1933 | Donald Herod Peterson, Winona Mississippi, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-6 |
| 1931 | Hikaru Hayashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, conductor, pianist, wrote more than 30 operas, over 100 film scores, authored more than 20 books |
| 1929 | Dory Previn, Rahway, New Jersey, pop singer, Love Be My Cover |
| 1929 | Giorgio Gaslini, composer |
| 1929 | Lev Jasjin, Russian soccer player, goalie |
| 1929 | Lev Yashin, Russian Athlete |
| 1927 | Helenard J "Allan" Hendrickse, leader of South Africa Labour Party |
| 1927 | Ray Stern, mother of radio personality Howard Stern |
| 1926 | Jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian |
| 1925 | Robert Rauschenberg, born in Texas, artist, created "Combines", combinations of non-traditional materials and objects |
| 1923 | Pete Pihos, NFL end, Phil Eagles |
| 1922 | John Chafee, born in Providence, Rhode Island, Senator-R-Rhode Island 1976 - 1999 |
| 1922 | John Weidner, war hero |
| 1922 | Ton Lensink, Dutch actor, Rituelen |
| 1921 | Georges Brassens, French poet/cabaret singer |
| 1920 | Harry Potts, soccer star/manager |
| 1920 | Mitzi Green, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Little Orphan Annie |
| 1920 | Timothy Leary, Harvard professor |
| 1919 | Doris Lessing, Kermanshah Iran, novelist, Golden Notebook |
| 1918 | Rene de Obaldia, French writer/screenwriter, Fugue Waterloo |
| 1918 | Harry Walker, American Athlete |
| 1917 | Joan Fontaine, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca |
| 1916 | Michael F Howard, British Major-General, Gold Stick to the Queen |
| 1916 | Sid Miller, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, actor, Donald O'Connor Texaco Show |
| 1915 | Harry Hickox, Big Springs, Texas, Herb-Please Don't Eat the Daisies |
| 1913 | Annette Rogers, U.S. sprinter, Gold Medal 1932, 1936 Olympics |
| 1913 | Bo Dai, last emporer of Vietnam |
| 1913 | Patricia "Boots" Mallory, U.S. dancer/actress, Handle With Care |
| 1912 | Harry Callahan, American Photographer |
| 1909 | Litz Pisk, movement teacher |
| 1908 | Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologist/antifascist |
| 1908 | John Sutton, Rawalpindi India, actor, Tower of London, Return of Fly |
| 1907 | Henriette Wyeth, 1st lady of american art |
| 1907 | Jimmy Foxx, baseball home run hitter, 534, Detroit Tigers |
| 1906 | Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, Dutch composer, Willem Pijper |
| 1906 | Sidney Kingsley, U.S. playwright, One in White, Darkness at Noon |
| 1905 | Constance Bennett, New York City, actress, Easiest Way, Ladies in Love |
| 1905 | Joseph Kosma, composer |
| 1905 | Karl Jansky, Czechoslovakia, discoverer, cosmic radio emissions in 1932 |
| 1904 | Paul Arma, born in Budapest, born Weisshaus Imre, pianist, composer, ethnomusicologist, studied under Bela Bartok, piano soloist with Radio Paris |
| 1903 | George Beadle, U.S. biologist, Nobel 1958 |
| 1903 | Curly Howard, American Actor |
| 1901 | Charles Huggins, Canada, U.S. physician |
| 1900 | Edward R. Stettinius, U.S., foreign minister, 1944 - 1945, diplomat |
| 1900 | James Hall, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Hell's Angels |
| 1898 | Damaso Alonso, Spanish poet, Hijos de la ira |
| 1898 | Marcel Mihalovici, composer |
| 1896 | Charles Glenn King, biochemist, discovered vitamin C |
| 1891 | Fidelio Friedrich Finke, composer |
| 1887 | John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions |
| 1885 | Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer, New York Met |
| 1885 | Lothar Windsperger, composer |
| 1883 | Adolf A Joffe, Russian revolutionary/writer, Brest-Litovsk |
| 1883 | Viktor Jacobi, composer |
| 1880 | Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president, 1921-39 |
| 1877 | Thaddaus Robl, German bicylist, world record |
| 1876 | Karl B Adam, German theologist, Christ our Brother |
| 1870 | Ivan Bunin, Russia, poet and novelist, Gentleman from SF-Nobel 1933 |
| 1870 | Lord Alfred Douglas, British |
| 1870 | Alfred Douglas, English Poet |
| 1847 | Jacobus Herculas [Uncle Koos] de la Rey, South African politician |
| 1845 | Sarah Bernhardt, born in France, actress, Camille, Queen Elizabeth |
| 1838 | Carl Fuchs, composer |
| 1832 | August Labitzky, composer |
| 1832 | Leopold Damrosch, composer |
| 1826 | Guglielmo Quarenghi, composer |
| 1818 | Leconte de Lisle, writer |
| 1811 | Franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist |
| 1810 | Henry Bohlen, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1809 | Federico Ricci, composer |
| 1790 | Jan Ackersdijk, Dutch political economist |
| 1766 | Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king |
| 1765 | Daniel Steibelt, composer |
| 1761 | Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer |
| 1752 | Ambrogio Minoja, composer |
| 1746 | James Northcote, English Artist |
| 1740 | Philip Francis, English Politician |
| 1737 | Vincenzo Manfredini, composer |
| 1698 | Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer |
| 1689 | Joao V, Rei Fidelissimo, king of Portugal, 1706-50 |
| 1686 | Georg Balthasar Schott, composer |
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