| 1986 | Emmy Rossum, American Actress |
| 1981 | Jered Guzman, born in Garden Grove, California, pairs skater, & Natalie Vlandis |
| 1980 | Yao Ming, Chinese Athlete |
| 1978 | Ruben Studdard, American Musician |
| 1978 | Benjamin McKenzie, American Actor |
| 1977 | James Louis McCartney, son of Paul and Linda McCartney |
| 1975 | Tom Carroll, actor, J T Adams-Swan's Crossing |
| 1973 | Paul Walker, born in Glendale, California, actor, known for 'The Fast and the Furious' movie, also appeared in films, '2 Fast 2 Furious', 'Joy Ride', 'Eight Below' |
| 1972 | Amy Locane, born in New Jersey, actress, Sandy Harling-Melrose Place |
| 1972 | Cady Cantrell, Lanett AL, playmate, Apr, 1992 |
| 1971 | Terry Dehere, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings |
| 1970 | Rebecca Joyce, Australia, rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Larry Laronde, U.S. funk metal bassist, Primus-Frizzle Fry |
| 1967 | Pat Listach, born in Natchitoches, Louisiana, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers |
| 1967 | Rob Eiter, born in Chicago, Illinois, 105 lbs/48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics |
| 1966 | Darren E. Burrows, born in Kansas, actor, Ed Chigliak-Northern Exposure |
| 1966 | Ben Folds, American Musician |
| 1965 | Silke Horner, born in East Germany, swimmer, world record 100m-breast stroke |
| 1965 | Vernon Maxwell, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets |
| 1963 | Amy Yasbeck, born in Cincinnati, actress, Casey Davenport-Wings, Mask |
| 1961 | Mylene Farmer, born in Montreal, Canada, french singer, Cendres de Lune |
| 1960 | Lynn Connelly, born in Washington D.C., LPGA golfer, 1988 USX Golf Classic-6th |
| 1959 | Cindy Rarick, born in Glenwood, Minnesota, LPGA golfer, 1991 Northgate Computer |
| 1959 | Ben Chandler, American Politician |
| 1958 | Gregg Edelman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Green Card |
| 1958 | Wilfredo Benitez, PR, boxer, world champ at 17y176d |
| 1957 | Hawk, Michael Hegstrand, wrestler, ECW/WCW/WWF/AWA, Legion of Doom |
| 1957 | Rachel Ward, born in Cornwell Manor, England, actress, Thorn Birds |
| 1956 | Brian Robertson, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy |
| 1956 | Charles Henry Beck, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1990 Buick Open 1992 |
| 1956 | Sam Brownback, born in Garnett, Kansas, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Kansas, U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas' 2nd district 1995 - 1996 |
| 1955 | Nina Blackwood, Massachusetts, actress/VJ, MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad |
| 1954 | Peter Scolari, New Rochelle, New York, actor, Jerry-Newhart, Bosom Buddies |
| 1953 | Ge Reinders, Dutch singer and songwriter, Girls walk by |
| 1953 | John Williams, U.S., archer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1953 | Stephen Sprouse, Designer |
| 1952 | Gerry Beckley, rock vocalist and guitarist, America-Daisy Jane |
| 1952 | Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush |
| 1951 | Bertie Ahern, Dublin Ireland, Prime Minister of Ireland, 1997 - 2008 |
| 1951 | Joe Pantoliano, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Finelli Boys, Fugitive |
| 1951 | Bertie Ahern, Irish Politician |
| 1950 | Cynthia Meyers, playmate, Dec 1968, actress, Beyond Valley of Dolls |
| 1949 | Irina Rodnina, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics |
| 1949 | Mark Knopfler, English rock vocalist and guitarist, Dire Straits |
| 1949 | Tony Stevens, born in Willesden, London, bassist, musician, played bass with Foghat, Savoy Brown, releases include 'Looking In' |
| 1948 | Max Walker, Australian cricket player |
| 1945 | John Mauceri, born in New York City, conductor, Washington D.C. Opera |
| 1945 | Maria Aitken, actress, Fish Called Wanda |
| 1945 | Vern M Lindblad, born in Seattle, Washington, Turkologist |
| 1944 | Barry White, born in Galveston, Texas, singer, Love's Theme |
| 1943 | Maria Muldaur, Greenwich Village, New York, singer, Midnight at the Oasis |
| 1943 | Michael Ondaatje, Canadian Author |
| 1942 | Tomas Marco, Basque/Spanish composer |
| 1941 | Hans-Karsten Raecke, composer |
| 1940 | Linda Gray, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Sue Ellen Ewing-Dallas |
| 1940 | Mickey Lolich, pitcher, Detroit Tiger, won 25 in 1971 |
| 1940 | Roger K Crouch, Jamestown Tennessee, astronauts, STS-83, 94 |
| 1940 | Stephen J. Solarz, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1975 - 1993 |
| 1940 | Susan Sennett, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Big Bad Mama |
| 1939 | Henry Waxman, born in Los Angeles, California, Representative-D-California 1975 - |
| 1939 | Phillip Ramey, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, pianist, composer, associated with Aaron Copeland, wrote, 'Irving Fine: An American Composer in His Time' |
| 1938 | Tatiana Troyanos, New York City, mezzo-soprano, Octavian-Der Rosenleavalier |
| 1937 | Daniela Rocca, born in Sicily, actress, Battle of Austerlitz, Empty Canvas |
| 1937 | Wesley Hall, West indian/British politician |
| 1935 | Al Swift, born in Tacoma, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1979 - 1995 |
| 1935 | Richard H Hunt, born in Chicago, sculptor, Pyramidal Construction |
| 1935 | Richard Lamm, American Politician |
| 1934 | Gunther Gebel-Williams, lion tamer, Ringling Bros Circus |
| 1933 | Stafford Heginbotham, toymaker/Football Club Chairman |
| 1931 | George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me |
| 1931 | Ian Holm, born in Ilford Essex, England, actor, Himmler-Holocaust |
| 1931 | Kristin Hunter, Eggleston, U.S. author, God Bless the Child |
| 1930 | Larry Austin, born in Duncan, Oklahoma, composer, professor, University of California |
| 1929 | Harvey Lester Schmidt, composer |
| 1927 | John Buller, born in England, composer, known for Proenca, written for electric guitar, mezzo-soprano and orchestra, one of his sons is Ed Buller, a record producer |
| 1927 | Gianna Maria Canale, Reggio Calabria Italy, actress, Go For Broke |
| 1927 | Ina Muller-van Ast, Dutch MP, PvdA |
| 1925 | Dickie Moore, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men |
| 1924 | Howard C. Nielson, born in Richfield, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1983 - 1991 |
| 1924 | Jean Le Poulain, Marseille, France, actor, Divine |
| 1922 | Jackson Mac Low, composer |
| 1922 | Viscount Allendale, English large landowner/multi-millionaire |
| 1921 | Amilcar Cabral, worked for independence of Portuguese Africa |
| 1921 | Frank McGee, born in Monroe, Louisiana, news anchor, NBC Evening News |
| 1921 | Stanislaw Lem, born in Poland, sci-fi author, Solaris, Invincible |
| 1920 | Irene Dailey, New York City, actress, Liz-Another World, Grissom Gang |
| 1920 | Jan W. Schulte Nordholt, Dutch poet and historian, Blossoming Stone |
| 1917 | Christian Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor/artist |
| 1917 | Seamas NacNeill, piper |
| 1915 | Billy Daniels, born in Jacksonville, Florida, singer, Billy Daniels Show |
| 1914 | Desmond Llewelyn, British Actor |
| 1913 | Ben[jamin S] Polak, born in Netherlands, physician/communist/resistance fighter |
| 1913 | Jesse Owens, track star, Olympics - 4 gold medals |
| 1913 | Kenneth Lo, cookery writer/restaurateur |
| 1909 | Spud Chandler, baseball player, AL MVP 1943 |
| 1907 | Joe Lederer, Austrian actress/writer, Drei Tage Liebe |
| 1907 | Louis MacNeice, British Poet |
| 1906 | Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, St. Petersburg Russia, composer |
| 1906 | Ruvim Pergament, composer |
| 1905 | Boris Arapov, born in Poltava, Ukraine, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986 |
| 1904 | Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer |
| 1902 | Juscelino Kubitschek, president Brazil, 1955-60 |
| 1901 | Ben Blue, born in Montreal, Canada, actor, Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show |
| 1901 | Ernst Pepping, German composer |
| 1900 | Eric Harding Thiman, composer |
| 1899 | Gerard Hordijk, Dutch architect/painter |
| 1898 | Ben Shahn, painter, 1964 Arts and Letters |
| 1898 | Benjamin Shahn, Lithuanian Artist |
| 1897 | Irene Joliot-Curie, French physicist, neutron, Nobel 1935 |
| 1896 | Giuseppe Zoppi, Swiss writer, Il Libro Dell'Alpe |
| 1895 | Alice Lake, born in Brooklyn, New York, silent screen actress, Glamour, Wicked |
| 1894 | Billy Gilbert, born in Louisville, Kentucky, Great Dictator, His Gal Friday |
| 1892 | Alfred A Knopf, U.S., publisher, 1966 Alexander Hamilton Medal |
| 1891 | Adolph Weiss, composer |
| 1891 | Hans Albers, German actor, Die Nacht Gehort Uns |
| 1891 | Frederick Kelly, American Athlete |
| 1890 | Guido Guerrini, composer |
| 1888 | Joszi J Tersanszky, Hungary, musician/writer, Youth of Marci Kakuk |
| 1888 | Maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls, Gigi |
| 1887 | George Georgescu, composer |
| 1881 | Daniel Jones, England phoneticist, English pronouncing dictionary |
| 1880 | H. L. Mencken, born in Baltimore, Maryland, newspaperman/critic, Prejudices |
| 1879 | Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter |
| 1879 | H de Bie, Dutch lawyer, children's law |
| 1877 | Maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress, Jane Eyre |
| 1876 | Flor Alpaerts, Flemish composer, Tyl Uilenspiegel, Pallieter |
| 1873 | Sul-To-Wan, Nellie Conley, U.S. actress, Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| 1871 | Friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, Romania |
| 1859 | Florence Kelley, American Activist |
| 1858 | Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor |
| 1857 | George H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter |
| 1856 | Johann Heinrich Beck, composer |
| 1852 | Hubert H Asquith, premier Great Britain, L, 1908-16 |
| 1830 | William Sprague, governor of Rhode Island, 1859-63 |
| 1829 | Anselm Feuerbach, German painter |
| 1829 | Charles Dudley Warner, Massachusetts, newspaperman/author, Being a Boy |
| 1818 | Richard Jordan Gatling, U.S., inventor, hand-cranked machine gun |
| 1811 | James Hall, U.S. geologist, Natural history of New York |
| 1806 | Andrew Hull Foote, Rear Admiral Union Navy |
| 1803 | Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer |
| 1801 | Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing-teacher |
| 1788 | Alexander Campbell, Irish / U.S. founder, Disciples of Christ |
| 1768 | Bemnjamin Carr, composer |
| 1761 | Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer |
| 1720 | Frederick Philipse III, New York City, land owner, Bronx, Westchester and Putnam |
| 1659 | Ferdinand W, prince of Wurttemberg-Neustadt/General Dutch infantry |
| 1655 | Sebastien de Brossard, composer |
| 1575 | Henry Hudson, England, navigator/explorer, Hudson River |
| 1559 | Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter/architect |
| 1494 | Francois I of Valois-Angoulame, king of France, 1515-47 |
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