| 1984 | LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics |
| 1983 | Rachel and Ross Trudeau, twins of Jane Pauley and Gerry Trudeau |
| 1982 | Kristin Kreuk, Canadian Actress |
| 1980 | Eliza Dushku, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey |
| 1976 | Rhoshii Wells, born in Austin, Texas, middleweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze |
| 1976 | Solveig Lilja Gudmundsdottir, Miss Iceland Universe 1997 |
| 1975 | Tiger Woods, born in Cypress, California, pro golfer, highest paid pro athlete, most successful golfer of all time |
| 1973 | Don Reid, NBA guard and forward, Detroit Pistons |
| 1973 | Robert Walker, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Ato Boldon, born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, athlete, world's fastest human sprinter, 4-time World Champion and Olympic medalist |
| 1973 | Jason Behr, American Actor |
| 1972 | Kerry Collins, NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1972 | Loren Meyer, NBA center, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks |
| 1972 | Maureen Flannigan, actress, Evie-Out of This World |
| 1971 | Scotty Lewis, WLAF defensive end for the Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1971 | Steve Hardin, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Ind Colts, Rhein Fire |
| 1971 | Sylvester Wright, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1971 | Thomas Strzalkowski, Krakow Poland, U.S. fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Grant Carter, CFL defensive end for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1970 | Gus Nketia, Auckland New Zealand, 100m sprint 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Kevin Salvadori, NBA center for the Sacramento Kings |
| 1970 | Robert Hall, WLAF wide reciever for the Amsterdam Admirals |
| 1969 | Anthuan Maybank, Georgetown, South Carolina, 200m/400m runner |
| 1969 | Jeff Thomason, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1969 | Michelle McGann, West Palm Beach, Florida, golfer, 1995 Sara Lee Classic |
| 1969 | Jay Kay, English Musician |
| 1968 | Kevin Dahl, Regina, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames |
| 1968 | Sean Higgins, NBA guard and forward, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trailblazers |
| 1967 | Colleen Miller, Winnipeg Manitoba, rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | Brad McNamara, cricketer, NSW all-rounder |
| 1965 | David Baker, Sheffield England, U.K. cyclist |
| 1965 | Tony Jones, WLAF receiver, Amsterdam Admirals, Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1964 | Kimberly Taylor, Cindy, model/Penthouse Pet 1990 |
| 1964 | Kris Tschetter, born in Detroit, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1992 Northgate Computer |
| 1963 | Alessandra Mussolini, Naples Italy, actress, Ferragosto OK |
| 1963 | Johnny van 't Schip, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Genua |
| 1963 | Milan Srejber, Czechoslovakia, tennis star |
| 1963 | Robert Jenkins, NFL tackle for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1962 | Paul Crowder, rocker, The Adventures-Sea of Love |
| 1961 | Sue Malaxos, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics |
| 1961 | Sean Hannity, American Writer |
| 1961 | Douglas Coupland, Canadian Writer |
| 1960 | Addy Bucek, Australian 470 class yachter, Olympics-9-92, 96 |
| 1960 | Heather Wilson, American Politician |
| 1959 | Tracey Ullman, born in Slough, England, singer and actress, Tracey Ullman Show |
| 1958 | Brandon Clark, New York City, actor, Sean-The Fitzpatricks |
| 1958 | Steven L Smith, Phoenix Arizona, astronaut, STS-68, 82 |
| 1957 | Matt Lauer, born in New York City, New York, television host, Today Show co-anchor, television journalist |
| 1957 | Patricia Kalember, Schnectady, New York, actress, Georgie Whitsig-Sisters |
| 1957 | Margaret Spellings, American Public Servant |
| 1956 | "Cherie" Samba, Mbimba N'zinga, Zaire painter, Pitie la prostituee |
| 1956 | Patricia Kalember, actress, Sisters |
| 1956 | Sheryl Lee Ralph, actress, Moesia, Designing Women |
| 1956 | Suzy Bogguss, born in Aledo, Illinois, singer, I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart |
| 1953 | Daniel T Barry, Norwalk, Connecticut, PhD/MD/astronaut, STS-72 |
| 1952 | Larry Bartlett, photographic printer |
| 1952 | Somtow Sucharitkul, SP Somtow, Thailand, science fiction author, Utopia Hunters |
| 1951 | Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton |
| 1950 | Yunus I Mahomed, South African attorney/leader, UDF |
| 1950 | Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish Scientist |
| 1949 | Bruce Davidson, equestrian 3-day, 1996 Olympics silver |
| 1948 | Surinder Amarnath, cricketer, son of Lala 124 on debut vs. New Zealand 1976 |
| 1947 | Jeff Lynne, rocker, ELO-Telephone Line, Travelling Wilburys |
| 1947 | Michael Burns, Mineola LI, actor, Barnaby West-Wagon Train |
| 1947 | Stephanus S "Tian" van Merwe, leader, South Africa Democratic Party |
| 1945 | Davy Jones, born in Manchester, England, singer, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville |
| 1945 | John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot |
| 1945 | Preston Andrew Trombly, composer |
| 1945 | Lloyd Kaufman, American Director |
| 1943 | Rolf Gehlhaar, born in Breslau, Poland, composer, known for computer-controlled composition, sound installations using Sound Space system |
| 1942 | Fred Ward, SD California, actor, Chain Reaction, Thunderheart, Equinox |
| 1942 | Michael Nesmith, born in Houston, rocker, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville |
| 1942 | Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues |
| 1940 | James Burrows, TV producer/director, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers |
| 1939 | Doeke Eisma, sociologist/Dutch MP, D66 |
| 1939 | Kim Weston, American Musician |
| 1938 | Joseph Bologna, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year |
| 1937 | John Hartford, born in New York City, country singer, Gentle on My Mind |
| 1937 | Paul Stookey, singer/musician, Peter, Paul, and Mary |
| 1937 | Gordon Banks, English Athlete |
| 1935 | Bruno Canino, born in Naples, Italy, composer, pianist, chamber musician, accompanist, studied with Vincenzo Vitale, and in Milan with Bruno Bettinelli, music director of Biennale di Venezia, recordings include Bach Goldberg Variations |
| 1935 | Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher, Cy Young 1963, 1965, 1966, perfect-1967 |
| 1935 | Omar Bongo, born in Lewai, French Equatorial Africa, now Bongoville, Gabon, El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, Albert-Bernard Bongo, statesman, Gabonese Democratic Party, President of Gabon at age 31 |
| 1934 | Barry Briggs, New Zealand auto maker, World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66 |
| 1934 | Russ Tamblyn, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Win Place or Steal, Twin Peaks |
| 1934 | Del Shannon, American Musician |
| 1932 | John Hillerman, Denison, Texas, actor, Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles |
| 1931 | Charles A. Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut |
| 1931 | Skeeter Davis, Mary Penick, Dry Ridge, Kentucky, singer, End of World |
| 1930 | Jerome Theisen, benedictine |
| 1929 | Barbara Nichols, Jamaica, New York, actress, Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly |
| 1929 | Bob Bouma, Dutch TV host, For a Postcard in the Front Row |
| 1928 | Bo Diddley, born in Mississippi, acclaimed as a founder of American rock and roll, singer, guitarist, songwriter |
| 1928 | Jack Lord, New York City, actor, Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre |
| 1927 | Bernard Barrow, New York City, actor, Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky-Loving |
| 1927 | M Lawrence Antouin, college president, Emeritis |
| 1926 | Stanley Tracey, composer |
| 1923 | Sara A. Lidman, Swedish author, Jag Och Min Son, Samtal in Hanoi |
| 1921 | Michael Hollings, catholic priest/crusader |
| 1921 | Rashid Karami, Lebanon, 10 time PM: 1955..87 of Lebanon |
| 1920 | Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist/cartoonist |
| 1920 | Michael Allinson, born in London, England, George Washington |
| 1919 | David Valentine Willcocks, composer |
| 1919 | Dick Spooner, England, cricket wicketkeeper, Godfrey Evans' shadow |
| 1919 | Jo Van Fleet, Oakland, actress, Gunfight at OK Corral, East of Eden |
| 1918 | W. Eugene Smith, U.S. photographer, Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden |
| 1918 | Al Purdy, Canadian Poet |
| 1917 | Nancy Coleman, Everett, Washington, actress, Edge of Darkness |
| 1914 | Bert Parks, Jacobson, born in Atlanta, Georgia, TV host, Miss America |
| 1913 | Svend Simon Schultz, composer |
| 1911 | Jeanette Nolan, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Richard Boone Show, Virginian |
| 1910 | Dennis Morgan, actor, Cattle Town, Canyon Pass, Waterfront |
| 1910 | Herman van der Horst, Dutch cinematographer, Faja Lobbi |
| 1910 | Paul Frederic Bowles, U.S. composer/writer, Shelting Sky |
| 1910 | Paul Bowles, American Composer |
| 1907 | Christina E "Christine" Auwen, Dutch model/singer, Haghezangers |
| 1907 | Robert Grant Grant-Ferris, politician |
| 1906 | Carol Reed, motion picture director, 3rd Man |
| 1906 | Johan A earl von Kielmansegg, German general/commandant NATO-Europe |
| 1905 | Emmanuel Levinas, philosopher |
| 1904 | Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St. Petersburg Russia, composer, In the Fire, |
| 1899 | Helge Ingstad, Norwegian Explorer |
| 1898 | Vincent Lopez, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Welcome Aboard |
| 1896 | Tom Keene, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Our Daily Bread |
| 1895 | August De Boodt, Belgian politician |
| 1892 | Jaromir Fiala, composer |
| 1892 | John Litel, Albany WI, actor, Virginia City, My Hero |
| 1891 | Antoine Pinay, French premier, 1952, minister of Foreign affairs |
| 1889 | Georg von der Vring, German painter/writer, Soldier Suhren |
| 1887 | Henry George Ley, composer |
| 1884 | Karl Heinrich David, composer |
| 1884 | Tojo Hideki, Japanese Prime Minister during WW II |
| 1883 | Lester Patrick, NHL pioneer |
| 1883 | Mary Forbes, Hornsey England, actress, Terror by Night |
| 1880 | Alfred Einstein, German/U.S. musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein |
| 1879 | Sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi, Maharshi Research Inst |
| 1873 | Alfred E. Smith, American Politician |
| 1872 | William A. Larned, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1901 |
| 1869 | Adolphe Max, Belgian Rep, Lib |
| 1869 | Stephen Leacock, Canada, economist/humorist/professor |
| 1867 | Simon Guggenheim, philanthropist, died aboard Titanic |
| 1865 | Rudyard Kipling, Bombay, author, Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907 |
| 1864 | Alessandro Longo, composer |
| 1859 | Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer |
| 1855 | Heinrich Hart, German writer, Song of Humanity |
| 1853 | Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer |
| 1851 | Asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola |
| 1848 | Mary Frances Allitsen, composer |
| 1847 | John Peter Altgeld, German/U.S., Gov-Ill, pardoned Haymarket-anarchists |
| 1828 | Mark Perrin Lowrey, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1819 | John White Geary, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1819 | Theodor Fontane, German writer, Effi Briest |
| 1818 | James Cantey, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1816 | William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer |
| 1784 | Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven |
| 1775 | Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer |
| 1756 | Pavel Vranicky, composer |
| 1741 | Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer |
| 1678 | William Croft, composer |
| 1676 | John Philips, English Poet |
| 1644 | Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral |
| 1569 | Georg Quitschreiber, composer |
| 1566 | Alessandro Piccinini, composer |
| 39 | Titus, 10th Roman emperor, 79-81, conqueror of Jerusalem |
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