| 1994 | Prima Sellecchia Tesh, daughter of John Tesh and Connie Sellecca |
| 1989 | Freddy Adu, born in Tema, Ghana, athlete, soccer phenomenon, played for D.C. United, Real Salt Lake |
| 1978 | Nikki Cox, actress, Unhappily Ever After |
| 1978 | Justin Long, American Actor |
| 1976 | Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer, Menudo-Cannonball |
| 1976 | Elly Hutton, Australian 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics |
| 1976 | Josef Marha, born in Havl-brod, Czechoslovakia, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche |
| 1976 | Rachel White, Columbus Nebraska, Miss America-Nebraska 1997 |
| 1975 | Dontae' Jones, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics |
| 1975 | Sally Newmarch, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Tammy Holmes, born in Berkeley, California, female outfielder, Colorado Silver Bullets |
| 1973 | Jayantha Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test left-arm spinner 1995 |
| 1972 | Brad Ottis, tackle for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1972 | Dwayne Joseph, NFL cornerback for the Chicago Bears |
| 1972 | Renee Heiken, Peoria, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1994 Florida Women's Open |
| 1972 | Wayne Brady, American Comedian |
| 1972 | Wentworth Miller, English Actor |
| 1971 | Martin Suji, cricketer, Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup |
| 1971 | Steve Brooks, WLAF tight end, Frankfurt Galaxy, London Monarchs |
| 1970 | Andy McCollum, NFL center/guard for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1970 | Eric Riley, NBA center, Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1970 | Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders |
| 1970 | Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991 |
| 1970 | Randy Fuller, NFL defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1969 | David Wheaton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star, 1987 U.S. junior boys |
| 1969 | Kurt Abbott, Zanesville, Ohio, infielder for the Florida Marlins |
| 1967 | Mike Evans, WLAF DL for the Amsterdam Admirals |
| 1967 | Mike Stanton, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox |
| 1967 | Randy Hilliard, NFL cornerback for the Denver Broncos |
| 1965 | Mark Waugh, cricketer, twin of Steve mighty batsman for Australia |
| 1965 | Steve Waugh, cricketer, twin of Mark mighty batsman for Australia |
| 1963 | Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables, Florida, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Jamaica |
| 1963 | Tim Balmer, Milwaukee Wis, Canadian Tour golfer, Bermuda Open-1990 |
| 1962 | Darnell Coles, born in San Bernardino, California, professional baseball player, third baseman, outfielder, played for The Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball Teams |
| 1962 | Laura Witvoet, Alberta Canada, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning-52nd |
| 1961 | John Cameroon, guitarist, 'Claw Boys Claw' |
| 1961 | Kerry Junna-Saxby, Australian 10k walker, Olympics-15th-1992, 96 |
| 1960 | Tony Hadley, rock vocalist, Spandau Ballet-True |
| 1959 | Charlie Huddy, Oshawa, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres |
| 1959 | Lydia Lunch, U.S. singer/poet, Teenage Jesus, Jerks |
| 1958 | Lex Lugar, Larry Pfohl, born in Atlanta, Georgia, wrestler, WWF/WCW/NWA |
| 1956 | Mark L Polansky, Paterson, New Jersey, pilot/astronaut |
| 1955 | Dennis Haysbert, San Mateo California, actor, Code Red |
| 1955 | Gary Grimes, SF, actor, Summer of '42, Class of '44 |
| 1954 | Michael Steele, rocker, Bangles-Eternal Flame, Walk Like an Egyptian |
| 1953 | Craig Robert Stadler, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, Masters 1982 |
| 1953 | Cornel West, American Educator |
| 1952 | Gary Bettman, born in Queens, New York City, commissioner, National Hockey League, formerly, general counsel and president, National Basketball Association |
| 1951 | Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman, Mont Canadiens, Norris-77, 80 |
| 1951 | Steve Brookins, rocker, .38 Special |
| 1950 | Joanna Gleason, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, Morgan-Hello Larry |
| 1950 | Toni Alessandrini, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vice Academy Part 2 |
| 1950 | Antone Chubby Tavares, rocker, Tavares |
| 1948 | Albert Innaurato, Philadelphia, playwright/director, Age in Soho |
| 1948 | Jerry Mathers, Sioux City Iowa, actor, Beaver-Leave It To Beaver |
| 1947 | Jan Ferraris, LPGA golfer |
| 1946 | Roger Freed, baseball player |
| 1944 | Garo Yepremian, NFL place kicker for the Miami Dolphins |
| 1944 | Marvin Hamlisch, New York City, composer/pianist, Sting, Chorus Line |
| 1944 | Poul Jensen, Denmark, yachting, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics |
| 1943 | Charles Haid, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Andy Renko-Hill St. Blues, Altered States |
| 1943 | John Lilipaly, Dutch 2nd Chamber member, PvdA |
| 1943 | Maarten B Engwirda, Dutch 2nd Chamber member, D66 |
| 1942 | Marie Cheatham, Oklahoma, actress, Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light |
| 1941 | Charlie Watts, drummer, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar |
| 1941 | Oda Mayumi, Tokyo, resident artist, Green Gulch Zen Center |
| 1941 | Stacy Keach, Savannah, Georgia, actor, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer |
| 1941 | William Guest, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knight Show |
| 1940 | Christopher Bernau, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Guiding Light |
| 1940 | Constantine II, deposed King of Greece, 1964-73 |
| 1940 | Horace Clarke, baseball 2nd baseman, New York Yankees |
| 1940 | Jim Maloney, baseball pitcher |
| 1939 | Charles Miller, rock flutist/saxophonist, War |
| 1938 | Frits Wols, Eugene W Wong Loi Sing, Suriname, Secretary-General, UNESCO |
| 1938 | Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger, New York Yankees |
| 1937 | Jimmy Jones, born in Birmingham, Alabama, African-American rocker, singer, songwriter, performed with doo-wop group The Berliners, wrote 'Handy Man' recorded by the Sparks of Rhythm |
| 1936 | Sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress, M*A*S*H, Back to School |
| 1936 | Vladimir Golubnichy, U.S.S.R., 20K walker, Gold Medals 1960, 1968 Olympics |
| 1934 | Johnny Carter, U.S. singer, Give your baby a standing ovation |
| 1933 | Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orchestra leader, Tony Orlando, Marie |
| 1933 | Jerry Lumpe, baseball player |
| 1932 | Barry Levinson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, director, Rainman |
| 1932 | Sammy Turner, Patterson, New Jersey, singer, Lavender Blue Moods |
| 1932 | Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovyanov, cosmonaut |
| 1931 | Larry Jackson, baseball player |
| 1930 | Charles Pete Conrad, Jr., born in Philadelphia, USN/astronaut, Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2 |
| 1929 | Alcides Lanza, composer |
| 1929 | Frederic Devreese, composer |
| 1929 | Willaim Brown, television executive |
| 1929 | Norton Juster, American Architect |
| 1928 | John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher |
| 1927 | Andre Vandernoot, Flemish conductor, Royal Flemish Opera |
| 1927 | Phillip Burton, historian, Vanishing Eagles |
| 1926 | Milo O'Shea, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Barbarella, Romeo and Juliet |
| 1923 | Del Simmons, rocker, Captain Beefheart |
| 1922 | Juan A Bardem, Spanish director/critic, Comicos |
| 1921 | Alexander Salkind, producer, Superman |
| 1920 | Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist |
| 1920 | Yolande Donlan, born in New Jersey, actress, Jigsaw, Expresso Bongo, Penny Princess |
| 1917 | Max Showalter, born in Caldwell, Kansas, actor/composer, Stockard Channing Show |
| 1916 | Betty Furness, actress, journalist/consumer advisor, NYC, WNBC |
| 1915 | Lester del Rey, U.S., sci-fi author, Moon Trilogy, Marooned on Mars |
| 1915 | Robert Moffat Palmer, composer |
| 1915 | Walter Tetley, born in New York City, animation voice, Sherman-Bullwinkle Show |
| 1913 | Barbara Pym, romantic author, Very Private Eye |
| 1913 | Bert Farber, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone |
| 1909 | Robin Orr, born in Brechin, Scotland, musician, composer, professor of music, composed three operas, Full Circle, Hermiston, On the Razzle, among other symphonies, church music, chamber works |
| 1908 | Gordon Weir, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 11 Tests 1930-37 |
| 1907 | Dorothy West, U.S. journalist/author, Living is Easy |
| 1904 | Johnny Weissmuller, born in Timisoara, Romania, actor 'Tarzan', 100m swimmer, 5 Gold Medals 1924 and 1928 Olympics |
| 1901 | Michael Todd, producer, Around the World in 80 Days |
| 1900 | David Wynne, born in Penderyn, Wales, composer, studied at University of Wales, Cardiff, University of Bristol, Head of Music, Lewis School Pengam, professor of composition, Cardiff College of Music and Drama |
| 1899 | Royal Beal, Brookline, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Salesman |
| 1898 | Geo[rges M] Norge, French/Belgian writer, Les oignons |
| 1894 | Erich Romer, Germany, ice hockey player, Olympic-bronze-1932 |
| 1891 | Ernst Kunz, composer |
| 1890 | Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry, Pennsylvania, gossip columnist, From Under My Hat |
| 1883 | Bokke R S Pollema, Dutch Frisian journalist/author, Lock of Hair |
| 1879 | Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright and poet, Avondvlam |
| 1876 | Hakon Borresen, composer |
| 1865 | George Lohmann, cricketer, England's great bowler late 19th cent |
| 1864 | Ben Webster, born in London, England, actor, Old Curiosity Shop |
| 1863 | Paul Felix Weingartner, born in Germany, conductor, Zara, Dalmatia |
| 1858 | Harry Rowe Shelley, composer |
| 1857 | Edward William Elgar, born in Broadheath, England, composer, Pomp and Circumstance |
| 1857 | Karl Adolph Gjellerup, born in Denmark, poet, Poutnici Svetem, Nobel 1917 |
| 1857 | Edward Elgar, British Composer |
| 1849 | Paul-Albert Besnard, French painter/graphic artist, La femme |
| 1842 | Constantly AM Cap, Flemish poet/etcher |
| 1840 | Thomas Hardy, England, poet and novelist, Far from the Madding Crowd |
| 1835 | Pius X, Giuseppe Sarto, 257th Roman Catholic pope, 1903-14 |
| 1831 | Benjamin Hardin Helm, Brigadier General, Confederate, Lincoln's brother-in-law |
| 1831 | Jan G Palm, Curacao, bandmaster/choir master/composer |
| 1830 | Olivier Metra, composer |
| 1828 | James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer |
| 1821 | Ion Bratianu, Lib, premier of Romania, 1876-88 |
| 1815 | Philip Kearny, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1807 | Robert Fuhrer, composer |
| 1806 | Isaac Strauss, composer |
| 1803 | Michail I Glinka, Russian composer |
| 1802 | Adrian van der Hoop, Jr., Dutch poet and critic |
| 1777 | Christian Traugott Tag, composer |
| 1759 | Jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter |
| 1758 | Cornelis R T Krayenhoff, Dutch fortress engineer/cartographer |
| 1751 | Antoni Weinert, composer |
| 1740 | Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer, Justine |
| 1732 | Martha Washington, born in the Province of Virginia, 1st American First Lady, 1789 - 1797 |
| 1715 | Herman-Francois Delange, composer |
| 1624 | Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland, 1674-96 |
| 1614 | Benjamin Rogers, composer |
| 1577 | Giovanni Righi, composer |
| 1535 | Leo XI, Alessandro O de' Medici, Italy, Pope, 1605 |
| 1504 | George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht |
| 1491 | Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-47 |
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