| 1988 | Rumer Willis, child of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore |
| 1980 | Vanessa Carlton, American Musician |
| 1975 | Felicia Zimmermann, born in Rochester, New York, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Bryan Chiu, CFL defensive tackle, Montreal Alouettes |
| 1974 | Krizstina Egerszegi, Hungarian backstroke swimmer, 100/200m WR |
| 1974 | Roger Cedeno, Valencia Edo Venezuela, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1974 | Ryan Longwell, NFL kicker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1972 | Eddie Goines, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1972 | Michael Reed, NFL cornerback for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1972 | Michael Thornberry, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, team handball circle, 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Zach Wiegert, tackle for the St. Louis Rams |
| 1971 | Nigel Williams, CFL receiver, Montreal Alouettes |
| 1971 | Troy Alexander, CFL defensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1971 | Willie Jackson, NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1970 | Adrian Hardy, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1970 | Dena Head, WNBA guard for the Utah Starzz |
| 1970 | Eric Swann, NFL defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1970 | Lester Smith, CFL safety for the Toronto Argonauts |
| 1970 | Quinton McCracken, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies |
| 1970 | Wilco Hellinga, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen |
| 1969 | Becky Delos Santos, born in Boston, Massachusetts, playmate, April, 1994 |
| 1969 | Ben Coates, NFL tight end for the New England Patriots |
| 1969 | Carl Henkel, born in Torrance, California, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Donovan Leitch, Jr., actor/musician, I Shot Andy Warhol |
| 1968 | Eric Jonassen, offensive linesman for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1967 | Bret Barberie, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Chicago Cubs |
| 1967 | Matt Vanderbeek, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins |
| 1966 | Ed Olczyk, Chicago, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets |
| 1966 | Rosey Edeh, born in London, England, Canadian 400m hurdler, Olympics-4-92, 96 |
| 1966 | Terry Shumpert, born in Paducah, Kentucky, infielder for the Chicago Cubs |
| 1965 | Brian McDonough, born in Long Beach, California, points cyclist, Olympics-19th-96 |
| 1965 | Eric van der Luer, soccer player, Roda JC |
| 1965 | Todd McNair, NFL running back/kick returner for the Houston Oilers |
| 1965 | Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur, Texas, pitcher for the Houston Astros |
| 1964 | Jimmy Arias, Buffalo, New York, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team |
| 1964 | Nigel Redman, English rugby international player |
| 1963 | Scott Dunlap, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 South Africa Masters |
| 1963 | Steve Carell, born in Concord, Massachusetts, actor, comedian, producer, known as Michael Scott on 'The Office' television show, films include, 'Evan Almighty' |
| 1960 | Timothy Hutton, born in Malibu, California, actor, Turk 182, Ordinary People |
| 1958 | Angela Bassett, born in New York City, actress, What's Love Got to Do With It |
| 1958 | Jonathan Prince, born in Beverly Hills, Pennsylvania, actor, Danny-Alice, Pray TV |
| 1958 | Jose Luis, Clerc Argentina, tennis star |
| 1958 | Madonna, Ciccone, Bay City, Michigan, singer and actress, Like a Virgin |
| 1958 | Peter "Jeff" K Wisoff, born in Norfolk, Virginia, PhD/Astronaut, STS-57, 68, 81/84 |
| 1957 | Tim Farriss, Australian pop guitarist, INXS-Kiss the Dirt |
| 1957 | Laura Innes, American Actress |
| 1956 | Colleen Walker, born in Jacksonville, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mazda Champions |
| 1956 | Dominic Erban, French rugby international player |
| 1954 | James Cameron, born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, writer and director, True Lies, Titanic |
| 1954 | George Galloway, British Politician |
| 1953 | Catlin O'Heaney, born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, actress, Snow White-Charmings |
| 1953 | James Taylor, born in South Carolina, rocker, Kool and The Gang |
| 1953 | Kathie Lee Gifford, Paris, Florida, hostess, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee |
| 1953 | Nick Leyva, baseball manager, Phillies 1988-91 |
| 1952 | Gianna Rolandi, New York City, soprano, Der Rosenkavalier |
| 1952 | Mahes Goonatillake, cricketer, Sri Lankan keeper in their 1st 5 Tests |
| 1952 | Reginald Veljohnson, actor, Carl Winslow-Family Matters, Die Hard |
| 1950 | Hasely Crawford, Trinidad, 100m runner 1976 Olympics gold |
| 1950 | Jeff[rey R] Thomson, cricketer, great Aussie fast bowler 1972 - 1985 |
| 1950 | Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician |
| 1949 | Bill Spooner, rock guitarist and vocalist, Tubes |
| 1948 | Barry Hay, singer/fluitist/saxophonist/guitarist, Golden Earring |
| 1947 | Carol Moseley-Braun, Sen-D Illinois |
| 1947 | John Howard, U.S., speed record, 152.284 mph at Bonneville Flats, UT |
| 1947 | Carol Moseley Braun, American Politician |
| 1946 | Lesley Ann Warren, New York City, actress, Cinderella, Mission Impossible |
| 1945 | Bob Balaban, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, 2010, Girlfriends |
| 1945 | Gary Loizzo, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed |
| 1945 | Gordon "Snowy" Fleet, Merseyside, rock drummer, Easybeats |
| 1945 | Kevin Ayers, England, progressive rocker, Joy of a Toy |
| 1945 | Robert Balaban, Chicago, actor, Absence of Malice, Altered States |
| 1945 | Suzanne Farrell, Cincinnati, ballerina, Don Quioxote |
| 1944 | Dick Zimmer, born in Neward, New Jersey, Representative-R-New Jersey 1991 - 1997 |
| 1944 | Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer, Pakistan left-arm quick, 1 Test |
| 1943 | Pedro Chappe-Garcia, Havana, basketball player 1972 Olympics bronze |
| 1942 | John Meulendijks, Dutch cryptogram maker, People's Daily |
| 1940 | Bruce Beresford, Austral director, Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies |
| 1939 | Carol Shelley, London, actress, Gwendolyn Pidgeon-Odd Couple |
| 1939 | Valeri V Ryumin, cosmonaut, Soyuz 25, 32 |
| 1939 | Wim Meijer, Dutch MP, PvdA |
| 1938 | Andras Balczo, born in Hungary, pentathlete, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1938 | Oleg Grigoryevich Kononenko, Russia, cosmonaut |
| 1937 | David Behrman, born in Salzburg, Austria, composer, producer, Music of Our Time series, Columbia Records, founding member, Sonic Arts Union |
| 1937 | Lorraine Gary, New York City, actress, Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 4 |
| 1936 | Anita Gillette, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck |
| 1936 | Gary Clarke, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Hondo, Virginian, Michael Shayne |
| 1935 | Betsy von Furstenberg, Nelheim Ger, actress, Machine Calls it Murder |
| 1935 | Julie Newmar, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Catwoman-Batman, Living Doll |
| 1934 | Diana Wynne Jones, UK, sci-fi author, Drowned Ammet, Witch Week |
| 1934 | Ed van Thijn, Jewish, Dutch Foreign Minister/mayor, Amsterdam, 1983-94 |
| 1934 | John Standing, born in London, England, actor, Edward-Lime Street |
| 1934 | Ketty Lester, Revoyda Frierson, U.S. singer and actress, Love Letters |
| 1934 | Sam Trimble, cricketer, Queensland bat, 12th man for Australia, no Test |
| 1933 | Jan van Ginkel, graphic artist/publisher, Perscombinatie |
| 1933 | Reiner Kunze, born in Oelsnitz, Germany, writer, dissident of the German Democratic Republic, book, 'The Lovely Years', published in West Germany |
| 1933 | Stuart A "Smokey" Roosa, born in Durango, Colorado, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 14 |
| 1932 | Eydie Gorme, Edithe Gormezano, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Bossa Nova |
| 1932 | Jon Lindbergh, 2nd son of aviator Charles Lindbergh |
| 1930 | Frank Gifford, born in California, NFL halfback for the New York Giants/ABC sportscaster |
| 1930 | Marion A. Trabert, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1953 |
| 1930 | Robert Culp, Berkley California, actor, I Spy, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice |
| 1930 | Ted Hughes, England, poet laureate, 1984- |
| 1930 | Tony Trabert, tennis pro, 1955 Wimbeldon |
| 1929 | Bill Evans, U.S. jazz pianist |
| 1928 | Ann Blyth, Mount Kisko, New York, actress, Kismet, Mildred Pierce |
| 1928 | Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican/U.S. blues guitarist, Have Mercy |
| 1925 | Fess Parker, Fort Worth Texas, actor, Davy Crockett, Old Yeller |
| 1923 | Joe Hutton, northumbrian piper/shepherd |
| 1923 | Shimon Peres, Israeli Labor Party leader/prime minister |
| 1920 | Charles Bukowski, Andernach Germany, U.S. writer, Hollywood: A Novel |
| 1917 | Roque Cordero, Panama, composer, Sonata Breve |
| 1915 | Al Hibbler, singer, Unchained Melody |
| 1914 | Tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo 1948 Olympics gold |
| 1913 | Menachem Begin, Israeli Prime Minister, 1977-83, Nobel 1978 |
| 1912 | Marga AM Klompe, 1st Netherland woman elected minister |
| 1912 | Ted Drake, soccer star |
| 1909 | Paul Smith Callaway, composer |
| 1907 | Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer |
| 1907 | Mae Clarke, Klotz, Philadelphia, actress, Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge |
| 1906 | Franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein, 1938-89 |
| 1904 | Wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus, Nobel 1946 |
| 1902 | Georgette Heyer, England, novelist, Friday's Child |
| 1902 | Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer |
| 1899 | Glenn Strange, Weed, New Mexico, actor, Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke |
| 1897 | Robert Ringling, circus master |
| 1897 | Vicente Ascone, composer |
| 1895 | Jacinto Guerrero, composer |
| 1895 | Lucien Littlefield, San Antonia, Texas, actor, Mr Beasley-Blondie |
| 1894 | George Meany, New York City, labor leader, headed AFL-CIO |
| 1892 | Harold Foster, cartoonist, created "Prince Valiant" |
| 1887 | Nadia Boulanger, conductor, 1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony |
| 1885 | Charles Carson, born in London, England, actor, Cry the Beloved Country |
| 1884 | Adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser, British Petroleum/Shell |
| 1884 | Hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer, 1960 Hugo |
| 1882 | Franz MT de Liage Bohl, German/Dutch assyrologist/translator |
| 1882 | Pierre H Ritter, Jr., Dutch literary/head, Utrecht Newspaper |
| 1879 | Ethel Barrymore, classic film and stage actress, Pinky, Moonrise |
| 1877 | Karl L Hoschna, composer |
| 1874 | Arthur Meighen, Canada, Prime Minister of Canada, 1920 - 1921, 1926 |
| 1871 | Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer |
| 1868 | Bernard MacFadden, publisher, Physical Culture, True Romances |
| 1868 | Charles Sanford Skilton, composer |
| 1867 | Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet, Lonely |
| 1864 | Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher, Riddles of the Sphinx |
| 1863 | Henry Constant Gabriel Pierne, Metz France, composer, Edith |
| 1862 | Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor, tackling dummy |
| 1860 | Jules Laforgue, Uruguay, French poet, Les Complaintas |
| 1860 | Lord Hawke, cricketer, England batsman 1890's, many official posts |
| 1848 | Francis Darwin, English Scientist |
| 1846 | Justus van Maurik, Dutch cigar manufacturer/writer/editor, Groene |
| 1845 | Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist |
| 1837 | Emile A H Seipgens, Dutch priest/beer brewer |
| 1836 | John Farmer, composer |
| 1832 | Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher |
| 1831 | Edward Payson Chapin, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1828 | Joseph Bradford Carr, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1817 | Henry Winter Davis, MC, Union |
| 1816 | Joseph Robinson, composer |
| 1795 | Heinrich August Marschner, composer |
| 1776 | Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer |
| 1769 | Jean Aime Vernier, composer |
| 1763 | Frederick of York, English duke/bishop of Osnabruck |
| 1666 | Henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz |
| 1645 | Jean de La Bruyere, French author |
| 1622 | Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian |
| 1603 | Christianus Schotanus Sterringa, Frisian theologist/historian |
| 1550 | Carolus Gallus, Karel de Haan, Dutch lawyer, pastor, and vicar |
| 1397 | Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany |
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