| 1978 | Barry Zito, American Athlete |
| 1977 | Diane Halber, Torrance, California, fig skater, 1996 National Collegiate champ |
| 1977 | Sara DeCosta, ice hockey goalie, USA, 1998 Olympics |
| 1977 | Samantha Morton, English Actress |
| 1975 | Chris Crawford, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks |
| 1974 | Albert Connell, wide receiver for the Washington Redskins |
| 1974 | Lisa Jacob, 800m freestyle relay 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Brooke Jennifer Gambrell, Boise Idaho, Miss America-Idaho 1996 |
| 1973 | Michelle Mouser, Miss USA-Ohio 1997 |
| 1972 | Darryl Sydor, Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars |
| 1972 | Josh Heinrich, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Lions, Barcelona Dragons |
| 1971 | Hamish Pepper, Auckland New Zealand, laser single handed yachter 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Michael Sirotka, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox |
| 1971 | Rob Fredrickson, NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1971 | Tom Nalen, NFL center, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 |
| 1970 | Doug Evans, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1970 | Giuseppe Busillo, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 |
| 1970 | Mark Beaufait, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics |
| 1970 | Mitch Lyons, NFL tight end, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1970 | Selwyn Jones, NFL defensive back, Seahawks, Den Broncos Superbowl 32 |
| 1969 | Lyle Mouton, Lafayette, Louisiana, outfielder, Chicago White Sox |
| 1968 | Annette DeLuca, North Bergen, New Jersey, LPGA golfer |
| 1968 | James Harris, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1965 | Chris Washburn, born in Hickory, North Carolina, Christopher Scott Washburn, athlete, NBA player, played for North Carolina State 1985 - 1986 |
| 1964 | Sam Randolph, born in Santa Barbara, California, Nike golfer, 1993 New England-2nd |
| 1964 | Sara Gomer, born in Torquay, England, professional tennis player, ranked 46th in the World, September, 1988 |
| 1964 | Stephen Colbert, born in Washington D.C., American Comedian |
| 1963 | Julian Brookhouse, rocker, Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Your Distance |
| 1963 | Wally Masur, born in Southampton, England, tennis coach, professional tennis player from Australia, won Australian Junior Championships at age 18 |
| 1961 | Dennis Rodman, NBA forward, Chicago Bulls |
| 1960 | Richard M "Dick" van de Toorn, actor, Pastorale |
| 1960 | Shannon Vessup-Millen, born in Los Angeles, California, WPVA volleyballer, National-9th-1991 |
| 1958 | Frances Barber, Wolverhampton England, actress, Castaway |
| 1957 | Claudie Andre-Deshays, France, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-24 |
| 1957 | Eloise Broady, born in Houston, Texas, playmate, Apr, 1988 |
| 1956 | Aleksandr Yuriyevich Kaleri, Russia, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-14 |
| 1956 | Darius Rucker, lead vocalist, Hootie and the Blowfish-Let Her Cry |
| 1952 | John Kasich, born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, politician, Republican party, former U.S. Representative from Ohio's 12th district, 'Heartland with John Kasich' host |
| 1952 | Manfred Langer, Austrian/Dutch disco builder |
| 1952 | Sew Shivnarine, cricketer, 3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain |
| 1951 | Paul Thompson, rock drummer, Roxy Music |
| 1951 | Selina Scott, TV newscaster, West 57th |
| 1950 | Danny Kirwan, rocker, Fleetwood Mac |
| 1950 | John "Jocko" Marcellino, rocker/actor, Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man |
| 1950 | Peter Gabriel, rocker, Genesis-Against All Odds |
| 1950 | Stevie Wonder, singer and songwriter, You are the Sunshine of My Love |
| 1949 | Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash |
| 1949 | Overend Watts, rock bassist, Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes |
| 1949 | Zoe Wanamaker, actress, Raggedy Rawney |
| 1947 | David Hughes, born in Newton-le-Willows, England, cricketer, right batsman, made 10,419 first-class runs in 20 years for Lancashire |
| 1947 | Pete "Overend" Watts, rock bassist, Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes |
| 1947 | Stephen R. Donaldson, U.S., sci-fi author, Lord Foul's Bane |
| 1946 | Danny Klein, New York City, rock bassist, J Geils Band-Centerfold |
| 1946 | Tim Pigott-Smith, actor, Sweet William, Jewel in Crown |
| 1945 | Magic Dick, Richard Salwitz, harmonicaist, J Geils Band-Centerfold |
| 1944 | Betsy Finley Ashton, broadcast journalist/author/lecturer |
| 1944 | Carolyn Franklin, U.S. singer and songwriter, Baby Baby Baby, Angel |
| 1944 | Clive Radley, cricketer, England batsman in 8 Tests 1978 |
| 1944 | Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, British explorer/genealogist |
| 1944 | Armistead Maupin, American Novelist |
| 1943 | Mary Wells, Detroit, singer, My Guy |
| 1942 | Jim Douglas, jazz guitarist |
| 1942 | Vladimir A Dzhanibekov, U.S.S.R., cosmo, Soyuz 27, 39, T-6, T-12, T-13 |
| 1941 | Imca Marina, Bijl, singer, Viva Espana, Bella Italia, Oh Brazil |
| 1941 | Joe Brown, singer/guitarist |
| 1941 | Ritchie Valens, singer, Donna, La Bamba |
| 1941 | Senta Berger, Vienna Austria, actress, Cast a Giant Shadow |
| 1940 | Bruce Chatwin, England, writer, On the Black Hill |
| 1940 | Richard Brooks, singer, Impressions |
| 1939 | Anthony Hide, racehorse trainer |
| 1939 | Harvey Keitel, actor, Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs |
| 1939 | Terry Dill, Forth Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 Bank One Senior Classic |
| 1938 | Buck Taylor, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Monroes, Gunsmoke |
| 1937 | John Cope, MP/Paymaster General |
| 1937 | Judith Somogi, New York City, conductor, Frankfurt Opera-1982 |
| 1937 | Roger [Joseph] Zelazny, sci-fi author, 6 Hugos, Chronicles of Amber |
| 1937 | Zohra Lampert, New York City, actress, Doctor's Hospital |
| 1937 | Roger Zelazny, American Writer |
| 1936 | Alan Rayfield, governor, Long Latin Prison |
| 1936 | Rafael Campos, Santiago Dominican Republic, actor, Tonka |
| 1935 | Nigel Butterley, composer |
| 1934 | Adolf Muschg, born in Zollikon, canton of Zurich, writer, German language and literature professor, wrote provocative works, including If Auschwitz is in Switzerland |
| 1933 | Sid Morrison, born in Yakima, Washington, Representative-R-Washington 1981 - 1993 |
| 1933 | Stig Gustav Schonberg, composer |
| 1931 | Eileen Diss, theatrical designer, August, Secret Places, Betrayal |
| 1931 | Jim Jones, reverend, poisoned over 100 in Guyana, Jonestown Massacre |
| 1931 | Sydney Lipworth, CEO, Monopolies and Mergers Commission |
| 1931 | William Utting, chief inspector, British Social Services |
| 1930 | Mike Gravel, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Senator-R-Alaska 1969 - 1981 |
| 1927 | Clive Barnes, drama critic, New York Times, New York Post |
| 1927 | Herbert Ross, director/choreographer, Footloose |
| 1926 | Beatrice Arthur, Frankel, New York, actress, Maude, Dorothy-Golden Girls |
| 1923 | Bea Arthur, American Actress |
| 1921 | Syd Vincent, British mine workers leader |
| 1920 | Ratu Kasmisere Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji, 1960 - 1970, 1970-, President, 1994 - |
| 1918 | John Johnston, British diplomat, Rhodesia, Malaysia |
| 1917 | Paul Osmond, British senior civil servant |
| 1917 | Wilhelmus C Wijen, Broeder Pius, social worker, Curacao |
| 1915 | John Habakkuk, principal, Jesus College in Oxford |
| 1914 | Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1937 - 1949 |
| 1913 | Sanjiva Reddy, president, India |
| 1913 | William R. Tolbert, president Liberia, 1971-80 |
| 1912 | Helen Craig, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Snake Pit, They Live by Night |
| 1911 | Maxine Sullivan, Marietta Williams, U.S. singer and actress, Going Places |
| 1911 | Robert Middleman, Cin, Ohio, actor, Barney-Monroes |
| 1911 | Wayne Hays, born in Bannock, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1949 - 1976 |
| 1909 | Mohammed Omar, Afghani Clergyman |
| 1909 | Fawn Hall, American Celebrity |
| 1909 | Ron Suskind, American Journalist |
| 1909 | Paul Farmer, American Educator |
| 1908 | Michael Richardson, commandant, Home for Disabled Sailors |
| 1908 | Peter Oliver, English Artist |
| 1907 | Austin Whitaker, schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist |
| 1907 | Daphne du Maurier, English writer, Rebecca, Parasites |
| 1907 | Laurence Kirwan, archaeologist |
| 1906 | Thomas Mitchell, architect/engineer |
| 1904 | Alfred Earle Birney, poet |
| 1904 | Tim Wall, cricketer, 18 Tests for Australia 1928-34 |
| 1903 | Alfred Pugsley, civil engineer |
| 1903 | Paul Page, Birmingham, Alabama, actor, Girl From Havana, Moth |
| 1901 | Witold Pilecki, Polish Soldier |
| 1896 | Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics |
| 1891 | Fritz Rasp, Bayreuth Germany, actor, Diary of a Lost Girl |
| 1886 | Joseph Achron, Latvia/US violinist and composer, Golem suite |
| 1883 | Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus, Dutch-Indies |
| 1882 | Georges F Broque, French cubist painter, Bike |
| 1882 | Georges Braque, French Artist |
| 1881 | Ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer |
| 1876 | Raoul Laparra, composer |
| 1874 | Henry Clough-Leiter, composer |
| 1868 | Paolo Gallico, composer |
| 1867 | Frank Brangwyn, Wales, painter/muralist/cartoonist, Willam Morris |
| 1866 | Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer |
| 1859 | Eugust Enna, composer |
| 1857 | Ronald Ross, England, pathologist, Nobel 1902 |
| 1856 | Peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art |
| 1854 | Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch director, Lost and Found, Silvia Silombra |
| 1854 | Paul Klengel, composer |
| 1847 | Johannes Haarklou, composer |
| 1843 | Count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician |
| 1842 | Arthur Seymour Sullivan, born in London, England, composer, Gilbert and Sullivan |
| 1842 | Arthur Sullivan, British Composer |
| 1840 | Alphonse Daudet, writer |
| 1840 | L-M Alphonse Daudet, French writer, Tartarin of Tarascon |
| 1831 | Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies |
| 1830 | Zebulon Baird Vance, Governor, Confederacy |
| 1828 | Josephine Elizabeth Butler, social reformer |
| 1795 | Joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander Union Navy |
| 1792 | Pius IX "Pio Nono", Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Pope, 1846-78 |
| 1776 | Charles Ots, composer |
| 1776 | Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, composer |
| 1769 | Joao VI M L J, King of Portugal, 1816-26 |
| 1761 | Adrian Loosjes Pzn, publisher/writer, Mauritius Lijnslager |
| 1756 | Wojciech Zywny, composer |
| 1746 | Oliver Brownson, composer |
| 1735 | Horace Coignet, composer |
| 1730 | Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, English PM, 1765-76 |
| 1730 | Marquess of Rockingham, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1765-66, 1782 |
| 1729 | Henry William, Baron, Stiegel, early American glassmaker |
| 1717 | Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, Wife of emperor Franz I |
| 1655 | Innocent XIII, Michelangiolo dei Conti, Italy, 244th Pope, 1721-24 |
| 1592 | John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist |
| 1314 | Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint |
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