| 1981 | Jenna Bush, American Celebrity |
| 1978 | Lauren Hewitt, Australian 100m/200m runner 1996 Olympics |
| 1978 | Laurie Miller, Miss Alaska Teen USA 1997 |
| 1974 | Cynthia Geyn Brown, born in San Jose, California, playmate, May, 1995 |
| 1973 | Erick Strickland, NBA guard, Dallas Mavericks |
| 1973 | Yatil Green, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins |
| 1972 | Kevin Han, Shanghai China, U.S. badminton player 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Petteri Nummelin, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland |
| 1971 | Christina Applegate, Hollywood, actress, Kelly-Married With Children |
| 1970 | Purvis Hunt, NFL/WLAF guard, Houston Oilers, Scottish Claymores |
| 1970 | Shane Pahukoa, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1969 | Anthony Peeler, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1969 | Donald Reynolds, WLAF defensive tackle for the Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1969 | Jacqueline Hennessy, Edmonton, actress, Dead Ringers |
| 1969 | Jillian Hennessy, Edmonton, twin actress, Claire-Law and Order, Paper |
| 1968 | John Johnstone, Liverpool, New York, pitcher for the Houston Astros |
| 1968 | Jory Husain, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Jawaharial-Head of the Class |
| 1968 | Jill Hennessy, Canadian Actress |
| 1967 | Andrea Stinson, WNBA guard, Charlotte Sting |
| 1967 | Anthony Nesty, swimmer, won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal |
| 1967 | Curtis Baldwin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Calvin-227 |
| 1966 | Mark Whiten, Pensacola, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees |
| 1966 | Stacy Lattisaw, Washington D.C., disco singer, Million Dollar Baby |
| 1965 | Anthony Newman, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1965 | Cris Carter, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1965 | Jeff Norton, Acton, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers |
| 1965 | Mike Gebhardt, Columbus Ohio, mistral yachter, Olympics-6th-1996 |
| 1965 | Yasmin "Yaz" Farooq, Waupun Wisconsin, rower, Olympics-4th-92, 96 |
| 1964 | Dan Saleaumua, NFL defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks |
| 1964 | Kevin Jackson, Highland Falls, New York, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics |
| 1964 | Nolan Jay Henke, Battle Creek, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1990 BC Open |
| 1964 | Wendy Wyland, Jackson, Michigan, platform diver 1984 Olympics bronze |
| 1963 | Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns |
| 1963 | Steve Ave, St. Germain Enlay France, U.S. 1500m runner |
| 1961 | Amy Gibson, actress, General Hospital |
| 1961 | Kenny Monday, Tulsa Oklahoma, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics |
| 1960 | Amy Grant, Augusta Georgia, gospel/rock singer, Glory of Love, Baby Baby |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine |
| 1960 | Kasey Smith, Queens, New York, heavy metal artist, Danger Danger-Screw It |
| 1960 | Mary Ostergren, St. Paul, Minnesota, biathelete 1994 Olympics |
| 1959 | Steve Rothery, Brampton, guitarist, Marillion-Clutching at Straws |
| 1959 | Charles Kennedy, British Politician |
| 1957 | Chico Walker, born in Jackson, Mississippi, professional baseball player, second base, played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, California Angels, New York Mets |
| 1957 | Robert. L. Ehrlich, American Politician |
| 1957 | Bob Ehrlich, American Politician |
| 1956 | Ena Heese, South African costume designer, Willem of Orange |
| 1956 | Liana Vicens, Puerto Rico, 100m breaststroke, Olympics 1968 |
| 1955 | Connie Palmen, Dutch author/widow of Ischa Meoer |
| 1953 | Monique St. Pierre, Weisbaden Germany, playmate of year, Nov, 1978 |
| 1952 | Ernest Harden, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marcus-Jeffersons |
| 1952 | Imran Khan Niaz, cricketer, Pakistan's greatest all-rounder |
| 1952 | John Lynch, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, politician, Democrat, 90th Governor of New Hampshire, second most popular Governor in the nation |
| 1951 | Bucky Dent, all star shortstop, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees |
| 1951 | Johnny Rep, born in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, professional soccer player, striker, FIFA World Cup record-holder |
| 1949 | Kerry O'Keeffe, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1971-77 |
| 1949 | Rita Jenrette, born in San Antonio, Texas, wife of Rep John Jenrette, D-SC |
| 1949 | [Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin U.S.S.R., dancer/actor, Die Hard |
| 1948 | Storm Field, Elliot, New York, weatherman, WABC TV, WCBS TV |
| 1947 | John Larroquette, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Dan Fielding-Night Court |
| 1947 | Jonathan Kaplan, Paris, France, director, Heart Like a Wheel |
| 1947 | Val Fuentes, rocker, It's A Beautiful Day |
| 1944 | Ben Stein, American Actor |
| 1943 | Roy Lynes, rocker, Status Quo |
| 1942 | Rosa Von Praunheim, Holger Mischwitzky, Riga Latvia, dir, Affengeil |
| 1942 | Tracey Walter, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Best of the West |
| 1940 | Percy Sledge, soul singer, When A Man Loves A Woman |
| 1940 | Richard Furrer, Worgl Germany, astronaut, STS-22 |
| 1940 | Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles |
| 1939 | Martin Feldstein, economist, 1977 John Bates Clark Medal |
| 1939 | Rosanna Schiaffino, Genoa Italy, actress, Minotaur, Mazzabubu |
| 1938 | Charles Starkwether, murderer, Texas Tower |
| 1938 | John "Jack" Baines, mountaineering publisher |
| 1936 | Matt Clark, Washington D.C., actor and director, Return to Oz, Horror Show |
| 1935 | Gloria Steinem, Toledo Ohio, femnist/author, Ms |
| 1933 | Kathryn Grant Crosby, Houston Texas, actress, Mr Cory, Big Circus |
| 1933 | Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer, Die Teufel von Loudon |
| 1933 | Lenny Moore, NFL back for the Baltimore Colts |
| 1933 | Ramiro Cortes, born in Dallas, Texas, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah |
| 1933 | Rene Enriquez, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Ray Calletano-Hill Street Blues |
| 1931 | Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council |
| 1929 | Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ator, Combat, Adam 12, Sierra |
| 1929 | Theo Bruins, Dutch pianist/composer, Sei Studii |
| 1928 | James "Jimmy" Johnson, U.S. gospel/blues singer/guitarist |
| 1926 | Murray Schisgal, playwright, Luv |
| 1926 | Poul [William] Anderson, U.S., sci-fi author, 7 Hugos, Mirkheim |
| 1926 | Poul Anderson, American Writer |
| 1925 | Jeffrey Hunter, Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage |
| 1925 | Jose Napoleon Duarte, president El Salvador |
| 1924 | Paul Desmond, U.S. jazz saxophonist |
| 1924 | Tui St. George Tucker, composer |
| 1923 | Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV host, AVRO/RTL4 |
| 1923 | Mauno Koivisto, president of Finland, 1982-94 |
| 1922 | Ilja Hurnik, born in Poruba, Czechoslovakia, composer, essayist, studied at Prague Conservatory, Prague Academy of Arts, recorded 'sonata da camera', for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord on Cedille Records |
| 1920 | Ricardo Montalban, born in Mexico, American radio, television, film actor, Mr. Roarke in 'Fantasy Island' television show |
| 1919 | Steve Brodie, Eldorado, Kansas, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp |
| 1915 | Augusto Pinochet, general/president, Chile |
| 1915 | George Mudie, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1935, 5 and 3-40 |
| 1915 | Ron Hamence, cricketer, Australian batsman post-WWII |
| 1914 | Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper, 56 game hitting streak |
| 1914 | Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, Mississippi |
| 1913 | Jack Davies, screenwriter |
| 1912 | Johannes D De Jong, Frisian poet/photographer, Kar ut twa |
| 1910 | Leon Poliakov, historian |
| 1909 | Hugh Davson, physiologist/writer |
| 1909 | Manny Martindale, cricketer, fiery WI pace bowler of 30's |
| 1904 | Herbert Reynolds Inch, composer |
| 1904 | Jessie Royce Landis, Medbury, Chicago, actress, North by Northwest |
| 1904 | Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower 1932 Olympics gold |
| 1903 | Martin Soames, traveller |
| 1903 | William Dehart Hubbard, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, long jumper 1924 Olympics gold |
| 1902 | Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins, #2, hall of famer |
| 1901 | Tibor Serly, Losonc Hungary, violinist and composer, American Elegy |
| 1900 | Arthur Schwartz, composer, Girl from Paris, Excuse my Dust |
| 1900 | Helen Gahagan, born in Boonton, New Jersey, Representative-D-California 1945 - 1951, Nixon's 1st opponent |
| 1900 | Helen Gahagan, American Actress |
| 1899 | Vera Reynolds, Richmond, Virginia, silent screen actress, Lawless Woman |
| 1899 | William R Burnett, U.S., author, Little Caesar |
| 1896 | Rex Maupin, St. Joseph, Missouri, orchestra leader, Tin Pan Alley TV |
| 1896 | Virgil Thomson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer/music critic, 4 Saints in 3 Acts |
| 1895 | Anastas I Mikoyan, Armenia, member of Supreme Soviet |
| 1895 | Ludvik Svoboda, Czechoslovakian general/politician |
| 1895 | Wilhelm Kempff, Juterbog Germany, pianist, Unter dem Zimbelstern |
| 1893 | Joseph W. Krutch, U.S. naturalist, Was Europe a Success? |
| 1893 | Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist |
| 1890 | Isaac Rosenberg, English Poet |
| 1886 | Percy Holmes, cricketer, England, 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks |
| 1883 | Percy Marmont, born in London, England, actor, Captain Apache |
| 1881 | John XXIII, Angelo Roncalli, Bergamo Italy, 261st pope, 1958-63 |
| 1881 | Peder Gram, composer |
| 1881 | Pope John XXIII, Italian Pope |
| 1880 | Leonard S Woolf, English author/husband of Virginia Woolf |
| 1880 | Leonard Woolf, British Author |
| 1878 | Georg Kaiser, writer |
| 1877 | Harley Granville-Barker, London, dramatist/producer/critic |
| 1873 | Dirk Schafer, Dutch pianist/composer, Javanese Rhapsody |
| 1871 | Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, actor and director, Ghost Hotel |
| 1869 | Ben Lindsey, American Judge |
| 1862 | Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer |
| 1856 | Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer, Oresteia |
| 1852 | Johan N Salvator, Johann Orth, archduke of Austria |
| 1846 | Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers and drinkers |
| 1845 | Jose Maria de Eca de Queiroz, Queiros, Portuguese author, Contos |
| 1844 | Karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer, 4-taktmotor |
| 1840 | Hugo Verriest, Flemish author and poet, Flemish Movement |
| 1839 | Stanislaw Duniecki, composer |
| 1835 | Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist |
| 1834 | Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer |
| 1828 | Franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician |
| 1825 | Edward Augustus Wild, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1823 | Joseph Alexander Cooper, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1817 | John Bigelow, American Lawyer |
| 1814 | Julius Robert Mayer, German Scientist |
| 1812 | Henry Mayhew, English Journalist |
| 1787 | Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer, Silent Night |
| 1778 | Joseph Lancaster, English Educator |
| 1753 | Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer |
| 1752 | Johann Friedrich Reichardt, composer |
| 1741 | Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer |
| 1737 | Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer |
| 1734 | Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel, composer |
| 1721 | Willem Crul, Admiral, West-Indies |
| 1712 | Charles-Michel abbe de l'Epee, French educator, school for the deaf |
| 1697 | Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet, wrote in blood |
| 1562 | Lope Felix de Vega, born in Madrid, Spain, dramatist/poet, Angelica, Arcadia |
| 1507 | Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, Praxis rerum criminalium |
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