| 1980 | Kristy Powell, Florida, gymnast 1996 Olympics |
| 1979 | Julie Nagle, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1997 |
| 1979 | Mena Suvari, born in Newport, Rhode Island, actress, fashion designer, movies include: 'American Beauty', 'American Pie', 'Day of the Dead' |
| 1977 | Randy Moss, American Athlete |
| 1975 | Mark Gerald Keddell, Christchurch New Zealand, 200m 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Anthony Mortas, hockey forward, Team France 1998 |
| 1974 | Robbie Williams, British Musician |
| 1973 | Willie Smith, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions |
| 1972 | Charlie Garner, NFL running back for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1972 | Juha Ylonen, Helsinki, Finland, NHL forward, Phoenix, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics |
| 1971 | Jim Reid, NFL tackle for the Houston Oilers |
| 1971 | Mats Sundin, Bromma SWE, NHL center, Team Sweden, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1971 | Shelly Hammonds, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1971 | Todd Williams, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1970 | Kevin Stocker, U.S. baseball infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1970 | Ruben Brown, NFL guard for the Buffalo Bills |
| 1970 | Vernon Patao, 141 lbs, 64 kg, U.S. weightlifter, alt-Olympics-1996 |
| 1969 | Subroto Banerjee, cricketer, Indian quickie and Dennis Lillee protege |
| 1968 | Matt Mieske, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers |
| 1967 | Eddie Pye, U.S. baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1967 | Melanie Denise Bridges, Derry, New Hampshire, Miss New Hampshire - America 1991 |
| 1966 | Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now |
| 1966 | Tally Chanel, Tel Aviv Israel, actress, Warrior Queen |
| 1965 | Kenny Harrison, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, triple jumper |
| 1965 | Stephen Manley, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Donny-Married the 1st Year |
| 1964 | Evi Strasser, Bavaria German, equestrian 1996 Olympics |
| 1963 | Roberta Vasquez, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, November, 1984 |
| 1962 | Jackie Silva, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, volleyballer, Bronze Pan American |
| 1961 | Henry Rollins, U.S. vocalist/poet, Big Ugly Mouth, Talking From the Box |
| 1961 | Kyi Hla Han, Yangon, Australasia golfer |
| 1961 | Les Warner, rocker, Cult-Fire Woman |
| 1960 | Kelly McCormick, Anaheim California, diver 1984 Olympics silver |
| 1960 | Matt Salinger, Windsor VT, actor, Captain America, Deadly Deception |
| 1960 | Michael Craig, rock bassist, Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me |
| 1958 | Mark Fox, congas/percussionist, Haircut 100-Nobody's Fool |
| 1957 | Doris King, born in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel |
| 1957 | Thelston Payne, cricket wicket-keeper, WI 1986 |
| 1956 | Liam Brady, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, midfielder, assistant manager, Republic of Ireland senior team |
| 1956 | Peter Hook, English rock bassist, New Order-Round and Round, Run |
| 1956 | Richard Eden, actor, Brick-Santa Barbara, Solar Crisis, Robocop |
| 1955 | Jan de Ligt, Dutch saxophonist, I've Got the Bullets |
| 1955 | Scott Smith, rock bassist, Loverboy-Get Lucky |
| 1953 | Sharon Wyatt, Lebanon Tennessee, actress, Tiffany-General Hospital |
| 1953 | Suleiman Nyambui, Tanzanian runner, world record 5k indoor |
| 1952 | David Puilum Choi, Hong Kong, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List |
| 1952 | Ed Gagliardi, New York City, rock bassist, Foreigner-Cold As Ice |
| 1951 | David Naughton, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, My Sister Sam, Separate Vacations |
| 1950 | Leonard Pascoe, cricketer, dynamic Aussie quick 1977-82 |
| 1950 | Peter Gabriel, born in Surrey, England, rock vocalist, Genesis, In Your Eyes |
| 1947 | Mike Krzyzewski, basketball coach |
| 1947 | Tony Butler, rock bassist, Big Country-It's a Big Country, Wonderland |
| 1947 | Stephen Hadley, American Politician |
| 1946 | Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German director/actor, Ehe der Maria Braun |
| 1945 | Keith Nichols, jazz pianist |
| 1945 | King Floyd, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, famous for 'Groove Me' song recorded with Malaco Records |
| 1945 | Roy Dyke, Liverpool, rock drummer, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke |
| 1944 | Jerry Springer, born in London, England, talk show host, Jerry Springer Show |
| 1944 | Peter Tork, Washington D.C., singer and actor, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville |
| 1944 | Sal Bando, baseball player for the Oakland A's |
| 1944 | Stockard Channing, born in New York City, actress, Grease, Big Bus, Without a Trace |
| 1943 | Leo Frankowski, U.S., sci-fi author, High Tech Knight, Flying Warlord |
| 1942 | Carol Lynley, New York City, actress, Night Stalker, Fantasy Island, Immortal |
| 1942 | Donald E. Williams, Lafayette, Indiana, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51D, STS-34 |
| 1941 | Bo Svenson, Goteborg Sweden, actor, North Dallas 40, Walking Tall |
| 1939 | Valery Illych Rozhdestvensky, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 23 |
| 1938 | Oliver Reed, born in London, England, actor, Big Sleep |
| 1937 | Sigmund Jaehn, born in East Germany, cosmonaut, Soyuz 31/29 |
| 1937 | Susan Oliver, New York City, actress, Ann-Peyton Place, Star Trek-Cage |
| 1936 | John Harris, British cricket player |
| 1936 | Leamon King, Tulare California, 4X100m relayer 1956 Olympics gold |
| 1935 | Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour |
| 1933 | Costantinos Gavras, born in Greece, known as Costa-Gavras, French filmmaker, created political-themed films, known for fast-paced thriller titled Z, first film titled Missing, 1982 |
| 1933 | Caroline Blakiston, actress, At Bertram's Hotel |
| 1933 | Emanuel Ungaro, France, fashion designer, Neiman-Marcus Award-1969 |
| 1933 | Kim Novak, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vertigo, Of Human Bondage |
| 1933 | Paul Biya, president of Cameroon since 1982 |
| 1930 | Dotty McGuire, born in Middletown, Ohio, vocalist, McGuire Sisters |
| 1929 | Omar Torrijos Herrera, president Panama |
| 1927 | Harry Wich, Dutch set designer |
| 1926 | Barney Childs, composer |
| 1925 | Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author |
| 1924 | Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French economist/politician |
| 1923 | Chuck Yeager, U.S. test pilot, 1st man to break sound barrier |
| 1922 | Lord Pym of Sandy, British minister of foreign affairs |
| 1921 | Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist |
| 1921 | Zao-Wou-Ki, Chinese/French painter/graphic artist |
| 1920 | Bryant Boudleaux, Shellman, Georgia, rock writer, Bye Bye Love |
| 1920 | Eileen Farrell, Willimantic Conn, opera soprano, Interrupted Melody |
| 1919 | Eddie Robinson, winningest college football coach, Grambling |
| 1919 | Joan Edwards, New York City, vocalist, Joan Edwards Show |
| 1919 | Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol, Tennessee, country vocalist/actor, pea picker |
| 1918 | Helen Stephens, Fulton, Missouri, 100m runner 1936 Olympics gold |
| 1918 | Patty Berg, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, LPGA golfer, 1938 U.S. Amateur |
| 1917 | Polly Rose, actress, Myrtle-Love That Jill |
| 1916 | James Griffith, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Sheriff of Cochise |
| 1915 | Lyle Betther, Philadelphia, actor, Harry-Grand Jury, Lone Ranger |
| 1914 | Earl Cadogan, British large landowner, Military Cross |
| 1914 | George Kleinsinger, San Bernardino California, composer, Tubby the Tuba |
| 1913 | Arthur Carleton Hetherington, public servant |
| 1913 | Guiseppe Dossetti, politician/priest |
| 1912 | French J Van den Brande, Flemish actor |
| 1912 | Jose de Capriles, U.S., fencer, Olympic-1936, 48, 52 |
| 1912 | Margaretta Scott, actress, Crescendo, Where's Charley, Counterblast |
| 1911 | Jean Muir Fullarton, actress |
| 1910 | William B Shockley, London, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1956, racist |
| 1910 | William Shockley, American Physicist |
| 1908 | Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer |
| 1908 | Pauline Frederick, journalist/correspondent, UN, NBC TV |
| 1908 | Sulo Nurmela, Finland, 4 x 100K relay skier 1936 Olympics gold |
| 1903 | Georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer, Snow Was Black |
| 1902 | Blair Moody, New Haven, Connecticut, Senator-Michigan |
| 1902 | Karl Menger, Austria/US mathematician, theory of dimension |
| 1898 | Neville Pearson, English publisher |
| 1895 | Fred Essler, Austria, actor, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk |
| 1893 | Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romania, communist/foreign minister, 1945-52 |
| 1892 | Grant Wood, U.S., painter, American Gothic |
| 1892 | Robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice, 1941-54 |
| 1892 | Robert H. Jackson, American Statesman |
| 1888 | Georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier |
| 1888 | Heintje Davids, Dutch revue star |
| 1887 | Alvin York, famed U.S. soldier with 25 kills in WW I |
| 1886 | Ricardo Guiraldes, Argentina, novelist/poet, Don Segundo Sombra |
| 1885 | Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady, 1945-52 |
| 1883 | Bainbridge Crist, composer |
| 1883 | Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager |
| 1881 | Eleanor Farjeon, English writer, Martin Pippin |
| 1877 | Jazeps Medins, composer |
| 1874 | Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician, social-democratic |
| 1870 | Leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer |
| 1862 | Karel Weis, composer |
| 1861 | Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer, How I Became a Christian |
| 1859 | Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist |
| 1859 | William Strang, Scottish painter/engraver |
| 1852 | Johan L. E. Dreyer, Danish astronomer, New general catalogue of nebulae |
| 1849 | Lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father |
| 1840 | Georg Jacobi, composer |
| 1837 | Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer |
| 1833 | William Whedbee Kirkland, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1831 | John Aaron Rawlins, Major General Union Army |
| 1829 | Gerard Keller, writer, Netherlands Spectator |
| 1822 | Lev A. Mej, Russian nobleman/poet |
| 1820 | Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer |
| 1813 | Charles Pierre Schimpf, governor of Suriname, 1855-59 |
| 1807 | Bartolommea Capitanio, Italian monastery founder, Liefdezusters |
| 1805 | David Dudley Field, lawyer/law codifier |
| 1805 | Peter G L Dirichlet, Germany, number theorist/analysist |
| 1787 | James P Carrell, composer |
| 1778 | Fernando Sor, composer |
| 1768 | Edouard Mortier, French general, duke, prime minister, 1834-35 |
| 1764 | Talleyrand, France/Napolean's foreign minster |
| 1757 | John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician |
| 1756 | Joannes van der Linden, lawyer/judge, Ware Pleiter |
| 1755 | Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer |
| 1754 | Charles-Maurice duke of Talleyrand-Perigord, French bishop/premier, 1815 |
| 1713 | Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer |
| 1682 | Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Venice, painter, Fortune Teller |
| 1660 | Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer |
| 1658 | Jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter |
| 1622 | Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized |
| 1610 | Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists |
| 1599 | Alexander VII, Fabio Chigi, Siena Italy, pope, 1655-67 |
| 1480 | Hieronymus Aleander, Girolamo Aleandro, Italian diplomat/cardinal |
| 1440 | Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian |
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