| 1985 | Sheeba Reiter, Florida, illegitimate daughter of Jackie Mason |
| 1979 | Adam Brody, born in San Diego, California, actor, musician, appeared on television shows, 'The O.C.', 'Gilmore Girls', films include, 'Cop Out', 'Thank You for Smoking' |
| 1978 | Henrietta Nagyova, Nove Zamky Slovakia, tennis star, ITF/Cali-COL |
| 1977 | Catherine Fox, 400m freestyle relay, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1977 | Larissa Fontaine, born in Chicago, Illinois, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Jeffrey van der Stone, soccer player, RKC |
| 1973 | Geoff Stewart, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Mike Cherry, quarterback for the New York Giants |
| 1973 | Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman, Team Germany, Colorado |
| 1973 | Tammy Melinda Pearman, Brooklyn Ny, soccer forward/defender 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Rodney Harrison, NFL safety for the San Diego Chargers |
| 1972 | Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia |
| 1972 | Stuart Townsend, Irish Actor |
| 1971 | Boudewijk Pahlplatz, soccer player, FC Twente, PSV |
| 1971 | Chris Maumalanga, NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears, Az Cardinals |
| 1971 | Eric Bjornson, NFL tight end for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1971 | Ken Alexander, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons |
| 1970 | Damon Thomas, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills |
| 1970 | Lawrence Funderburke, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings |
| 1970 | Mitchell Butler, NBA guard, Washington Bullets, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1969 | Dan Williams, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1969 | Sean Briscombe, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, diver 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Wayne Simmons, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1968 | Garrett Wang, actor, Star Trek Voyager |
| 1967 | Chris Gioskos, CFL tackle for the Toronto Argonauts |
| 1967 | Christine Larsen, New Westminster BC, synchro swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics |
| 1967 | Frank Hartley, NFL tight end, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers |
| 1967 | Keith Askins, NBA guard and forward for the Miami Heat |
| 1967 | Mo Vaughn, Norwalk Conn, infielder, Boston Red Sox, MVP-1995 |
| 1966 | Carl Hooper, cricketer, WI off-spin all-rounder |
| 1965 | Kimberly Donley, Aurora, Illinois, playmate, Mar, 1993 |
| 1965 | Walter Reeves, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns |
| 1964 | Carlton Bailey, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers |
| 1964 | Jerry Ball, NFL defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings |
| 1963 | Asif Karim, cricketer, slow left-arm bowler for Kenya 1996 World Cup |
| 1963 | David Wingate, NBA guard and forward, Seattle Supersonics |
| 1963 | Helen Slater, New York City, actress, Supergirl, Billie Jean, Ruthless People |
| 1961 | Annie Pujol, Perpignan, French TV hostess, Roue de la Fortune |
| 1961 | Reginald Hudlin, director, House Party |
| 1960 | Don Franklin, actor, Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders |
| 1960 | Doug Phelps, Leachville Ar, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett |
| 1959 | Greg Matthews, cricketer, NSW and Australia off-spin all rounder Yeah yeah |
| 1959 | Heidi Bohay, Somerset, New Jersey, actress, Megan-Hotel |
| 1959 | Rashid Khan, cricketer, 4 Tests for Pakistan 1982-85 |
| 1959 | Donna Brazile, American Politician |
| 1955 | Melanie Chartoff, West Haven, Connecticut, actress, Fridays, Parker Lewis |
| 1955 | Paul Simonon, English pop bassist, Clash-Havana 3 AM |
| 1954 | Alex Cox, born in Bebington, Mereyside, England, screenwriter, film director, independent film producer, actor, author, directed film 'Repo Man', wrote book '10,000 Ways to Die' |
| 1954 | Justin Ross, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Sinatra, Chorus Line, Fan, Quick Change |
| 1954 | Mark Warner, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, politician, 69th Governor of Virginia 2002-2006, U.S. Senator from Virginia |
| 1951 | Joe Jordan, born in Carluke, Scotland, professional soccer player, the only soccer player to score in three World Cups in 1974, 1978 and 1982 |
| 1951 | Ken Knox, rock vocalist, Chairmen of the Board |
| 1950 | Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Dutch minister of Justice, 198?-94 |
| 1949 | Don Johnson, born in Flatt Creek, Missouri, actor, Miami Vice, Harrad Experiment |
| 1949 | Ton [Teunis] Sijbrands, Dutch world checkers champion |
| 1948 | David Gwillim, Plymouth England, actor, Island at Top of the World |
| 1946 | Carmine Appice, musician, Have You Heard, Keep on Rolling |
| 1946 | Harry Ray, Hackensack, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown |
| 1945 | Thaao Penghlis, actor, Mission Impossible, Tony-Days of Our Life |
| 1944 | Stan Bahnsen, pitcher, New York Yankee, 1968 AL Rookie-of-year |
| 1943 | Mihaly Hesz, Hungary, 1K kayak, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics |
| 1942 | Dave Clark, born in London, England, rock drummer, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over |
| 1942 | Kathleen Blanco, American Politician |
| 1941 | Austin Savage, Welsh hockey player |
| 1941 | Geoffrey Davies, English actor, Doctor at Sea, Doctor on the Go |
| 1940 | Nick Buoniconti, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins/sportscaster, NBC |
| 1939 | Cindy Birdsong, Camden, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Labelle-Rainbow, Supremes |
| 1939 | Nicolaus A. Huber, composer |
| 1938 | Dennis RB Madide, South African Internal minister of Transkei |
| 1937 | John [Thomas] Sladek, U.S., sci-fi author, Tik-Tok, Bugs |
| 1937 | Karen Morrow, Chic, actress, Aunt Minerva-Tabitha, Jim Nabors Hour |
| 1933 | Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist, Mr Easy |
| 1933 | Tim Conway, born in Willoughby, Ohio, comic, McHale's Navy, Carol Burnett Show |
| 1932 | Edna O'Brien, born in Ireland, writer, Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace |
| 1932 | Igor Stuhec, born in Slovenia, composer, studied under Hanns Jelinek at Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, wrote orchestral works applying textural techniques, and two operas |
| 1931 | Evald Schorm, Prague Czechoslovakia, director, Courage for Every Day |
| 1930 | Alim-ud-Din, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62 |
| 1929 | Keith Andrew, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63 |
| 1928 | Jimmy Nelson, born in Chicago, Illinois, ventriloguist, Nestles, Farfel |
| 1928 | Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian Architect |
| 1924 | Ida Haendel, Polish violinist and author, Woman with Violin |
| 1923 | Freeman Dyson, American Physicist |
| 1922 | Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" |
| 1921 | Bobby Todd, U.S. comic/actor, Original Sin |
| 1919 | Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics |
| 1918 | Jeff Chandler, Ira Grossel, Brooklyn, actor, Broken Arrow |
| 1916 | Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA, Nobel 1962 |
| 1915 | Jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral |
| 1914 | Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler, Aussie left-arm post-WWII |
| 1913 | Muriel Rukeyser, U.S., poet, 1977 Shelley Memorial Award |
| 1913 | Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager |
| 1907 | Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilians architect, Brasilia |
| 1906 | Betty Smith, novelist, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| 1905 | Ferenc Farkas, composer |
| 1904 | Kermit Bloomgarden, producer, Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man |
| 1904 | William Hitzig, Austria, Maxwell physician |
| 1900 | Francesco Messina, sculptor |
| 1899 | Frank Vosper, born in London, England, actor, Man Who Knew Too Much |
| 1898 | Fernando Remacha, composer |
| 1896 | Carl Ferdinand Cori, U.S. bio-chemist |
| 1896 | George B Cressey, U.S. geographer, Asia's Lands and Peoples |
| 1896 | Margaret Bannerman, born in Toronto, Ontario, actress, Elopement |
| 1896 | Paul R Citroen, Dutch sculptor |
| 1892 | David Guion, composer |
| 1892 | J Paul Getty, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, oil magnate, Getty Oil |
| 1892 | Jose Maria Castro, composer |
| 1892 | J. Paul Getty, American Businessman |
| 1888 | Artturi A. Leinonen, Finnish journalist and writer, Kati, politician |
| 1888 | Jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist, Bric Brac |
| 1888 | Maxwell Anderson, U.S., dramatist, Winter Set, High Tor |
| 1887 | Pieter C A Geyl, historian, History of the Dutch Tribe |
| 1882 | Helena Rubinstein, U.S. cosmetic manufacturer |
| 1881 | James Schneider, New York, actor, Keystone Kops |
| 1879 | Hugo W. C. Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer |
| 1879 | Rudolf von Laban, Czechoslovakian/German choreographer, modern dance |
| 1878 | Hans Carossa, writer |
| 1876 | Ferdinand Hardekopf, writer |
| 1875 | Friedrich Niggli, composer |
| 1873 | Pongrac Kacsoh, composer |
| 1870 | Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect |
| 1863 | Arthur D Little, U.S., chemist, patented rayon |
| 1863 | Paul [Prudent] Painleve, French mathematician/minister/premier |
| 1861 | Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor, 1st auto built and operated in U.S. |
| 1860 | Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist, Nobel 1903 |
| 1859 | Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist, Esperanto |
| 1857 | Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer |
| 1853 | Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies |
| 1852 | Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity, Nobel 1903 |
| 1852 | Tewfik Pasja, khedive, viceroy, of Egypt |
| 1848 | Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress |
| 1842 | Henry Gadsby, composer |
| 1836 | Edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer, La forge Roussel |
| 1832 | Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, Eiffel tower |
| 1830 | Francesco D'Arcais, composer |
| 1823 | Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer |
| 1822 | Edward Stephen, composer |
| 1821 | Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer |
| 1812 | Isidor Dannstrom, composer |
| 1803 | August Freyer, composer |
| 1802 | Janos Bolyai, Romania, mathematician, non-Euclidean geometry |
| 1793 | Henry Charles Carey, Philadelphia, economist, Principles of Poli Economy |
| 1787 | Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic |
| 1778 | Godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch Governor-General, Dutch-Indies |
| 1765 | Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer |
| 1735 | Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana, Italian lawyer |
| 1667 | Ludwig Ernst, composer |
| 1657 | Michel-Richard Delalande, composer |
| 1648 | Gregory King, English statistician, Natural and Political Observations |
| 1610 | David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter, Theatrum Pictorium |
| 1574 | Samuel Besler, composer |
| 1567 | Christoph Demantius, composer |
| 1534 | Lucas Osiander, composer |
| 37 | Nero Claudius Augustus Germanicus, 5th emperor of Rome, 54-68 |
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