| 1978 | Katie Price, born in Brighton, England, Jordan, model, businesswoman, television personality, tabloid, celebrity magazine subject, topless model, appeared on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' show |
| 1976 | Christian Vande Velde, born in Chicago, Illinois, cyclist 1996 Olympics |
| 1975 | Jaane Niinimaa, Raahe FIN, NHL defenseman, Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics |
| 1974 | Greg Jones, linebacker for the Washington Redskins |
| 1973 | Aaron Graham, corner for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1973 | Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Julian Tavarez, Santiago, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians |
| 1973 | Leslie Ratliffe, WLAF offensive tackle for the Rhein Fire |
| 1972 | Alison Eastwood, daughter of actor Clint/actress, Tightrope |
| 1972 | Mike Hollis, NFL kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1972 | Rich Owens, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins |
| 1971 | Corey Croom, NFL running back for the New England Patriots |
| 1971 | Troy Barnhart, Hanford California, water polo 2m offense 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Clyde Johnson, cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1970 | Eric Wunderlich, U.S., 200m breaststroke, Olympics-7th-96 |
| 1970 | Marcus Dowdell, NFL wide receiver/kick returner for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1970 | Naomi Campbell, born in London, England, model/actress, Cool as Ice, Unzipped |
| 1969 | Tim Wiley, Lexington Massachusetts, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Vaughn Eshelman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox |
| 1969 | Cathy McMorris, American Politician |
| 1968 | Alan Levine, Park Ridge, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox |
| 1968 | Brent Geiberger, Santa Barbara, California, Nike golfer, 1994 Queen Mary-2nd |
| 1968 | Carmie Vairo, Vancouver BC, softball infielder 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Mike Harbold, Oakland, California, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Randy Brown, NBA guard, Chicago Bulls |
| 1966 | Donald Royal, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic |
| 1966 | Jose Mesa, Azua, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians |
| 1965 | Chris A. Bridges, American Author |
| 1962 | Andrew Donald Magee, Paris, France, PGA golfer, 1988 Pensacola Open |
| 1961 | Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle |
| 1959 | Ed Fry, actor, Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World |
| 1959 | Morrissey, British rock vocalist, Everyday is Like Sunday |
| 1959 | [Patrick] Morrissey, rocker, Depeche Mode-Somebody |
| 1959 | Steven Morrissey, English Musician |
| 1957 | Lisa Murkowski, American Politician |
| 1956 | Douglas Heyes, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Captains and Kings, Aspen |
| 1955 | Iva Davies, rock guitarist and vocalist, Icehouse |
| 1955 | Sam Coppersmith, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Arizona 1993 - 1995 |
| 1954 | Jerry Dammers, keyboardist, Specials-Special |
| 1953 | John Edward Stevens, New York City, bank robber, FBI Most Wanted List |
| 1952 | Jan Todd, woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat |
| 1952 | R. W. Eaks, Colorado Springs CO, Nike golfer, 1990 Quicksilver Open |
| 1950 | Bernie Taupin, lyricist, writes with Elton John |
| 1948 | Richard Baker, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Representative-R-Louisiana 1987 - 2008 |
| 1948 | Richard H. Baker, American Politician |
| 1947 | Anthony Holden, British Journalist |
| 1946 | George Best, Irish Athlete |
| 1943 | Tommy John, pitcher, Yankee/Dodger |
| 1942 | Barbara Parkins, Vancouver BC, actress, Betty-Peyton Place, Asylum |
| 1942 | Calvin Simon, U.S. rock vocalist, Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove |
| 1942 | Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer |
| 1942 | Pallo Jordan, South African ANC member/heads, Radio Freedom |
| 1941 | Paul Winfield, Louisiana, actor, Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack |
| 1941 | Sebastian Forbes, composer |
| 1940 | Bernard Shaw, news correspondant, CBS, CNN |
| 1940 | Erapalli Prasanna, cricketer, one of India's big four spinners |
| 1940 | Michael Sarrazin, actor, Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They |
| 1938 | Frank Converse, actor, It's About Time, Dr. Cook's Garden, Movin' On |
| 1938 | Richard Benjamin, New York City, director/actor, Goodbye Columbus, He and She |
| 1938 | Susan Strasberg, New York City, actress, In Praise of Older Women, Manitou |
| 1936 | M. Scott Peck, American Psychologist |
| 1934 | Peter Nero, New York City, conductor/pianist, A Sunday in New York |
| 1933 | John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist, Leventritt Award-1956 |
| 1932 | Tod Dockstader, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, composer, musique concrete, electronic music, principle work, Quartermass |
| 1930 | Dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior |
| 1930 | Kenny Ball, born in Essex, England, musician, lead trumpet player, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, appeared in film Live It Up!, featured with Joe Brown, Brenda Lee on Kapp Records |
| 1930 | Harvey Milk, American Politician |
| 1929 | Asher Ben-Yohanan, composer |
| 1928 | Roscoe Robinson, U.S. gospel singer |
| 1928 | T. Boone Pickens, American Businessman |
| 1927 | Eric Petrie, cricketer, New Zealand wicketkeeper of the late 1950's |
| 1927 | Michael Constantine, Penn, actor, Room 222, Don't Drink the Water |
| 1927 | George Andrew Olah, American Scientist |
| 1925 | Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist, movement objects |
| 1924 | Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer, Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum |
| 1924 | Claude Andre Francois Ballif, composer |
| 1924 | Helen Wedemeyer, Hilo Hawaii, actress, Hawaii Five-O |
| 1922 | Judith Crist, New York, movie critic, TV Guide |
| 1920 | Hugh Armstrong Clegg, industrial relations academic |
| 1920 | Thomas Gold, astronomer, proposed steady-state theory of universe |
| 1919 | Paul Vanden Boeynants, premier Belgium, 1966-68, 1978-79 |
| 1918 | David Land, impressario |
| 1917 | Jean-Louis Laffitte Curtis, novelist |
| 1916 | Gordon Binkerd, composer |
| 1914 | Vance Packard, Granville Summit, Pennsylvania, author, Hidden Persuaders |
| 1913 | Andrea C Bensddorp, Dutch/South African actress, Commensaal |
| 1913 | Carlyle Blackwell, Jr., California, actor, Docks of New York |
| 1912 | Hendrik Koekoek, Dutch MP, Farmers Party |
| 1911 | Anatol Rapoport, Russian/US mathem/biologist, game theory |
| 1910 | Johnny Olson, TV announcer, Price is Right |
| 1909 | Scott McClellan, American Politician |
| 1909 | Rich Lowry, American Editor |
| 1909 | Jeff Vandermeer, American Writer |
| 1907 | Herge, Georges Remi, Belgian cartoonist, Kuifje |
| 1907 | Laurence Olivier, England, actor, Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer |
| 1906 | Harry Ritz, U.S. comic, Ritz Brothers-Silent Movie |
| 1904 | Anne de Vries, writer, Bartje |
| 1902 | Al Simmons, Milwaukee, outfielder, A's, lifetime batting avg of .334 |
| 1898 | Rene de Vos, Dutch actor/composer, Jij Bent Mijn Leven |
| 1897 | Robert Neumann, Austrian/British author, Waters of Babylon |
| 1895 | Jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher, Songs of Life |
| 1892 | Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor, From Office Stool to High C |
| 1891 | Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college President, University of California |
| 1885 | Julio Fonseca, composer |
| 1884 | Alceo Toni, composer |
| 1879 | Eastwood Lane, composer |
| 1879 | Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Noverheid/mayor |
| 1879 | Jean Emile Paul Cras, composer |
| 1879 | Warwick Armstrong, cricketer, Big Ship Great Aussie skipper 1920-21 |
| 1874 | Daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa, 1948-54 |
| 1874 | Francesco Paolo Neglia, composer |
| 1865 | Enrique Morera, composer |
| 1862 | August Cuppens, Flemish author/pastor |
| 1859 | Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice |
| 1852 | Emile Sauret, composer |
| 1850 | Johann Schrammel, composer |
| 1844 | Mary Cassatt, U.S., Impressionist painter, Woman Bathing |
| 1828 | Albrecht Grafe, pioneer eye surgeon; founded modern ophthalmology |
| 1826 | George Parr, cricketer, legendary Notts batsman, 1st English touring captain |
| 1821 | Alfred Sully, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1820 | Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer |
| 1813 | Richard Wagner, Leipsig Germany, composer, Ring, Flying Dutchman |
| 1808 | Gerard De Nerval, French Novelist |
| 1804 | John William, Turk, Livingston, Commander Union Navy |
| 1783 | Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer |
| 1780 | Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer |
| 1759 | Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer |
| 1755 | Tench Coxe, American Economist |
| 1722 | Johannes Schmidlin, composer |
| 1671 | Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies, 1735-37 |
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