| 1984 | Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese Actress |
| 1982 | Eddie J Peck, Lynchburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Sutton-Wildside |
| 1979 | Mya, Mya Marie Harrison, American Musician |
| 1978 | Autumn Waterbury, Miss Illinois Teen USA, 2nd-1997 |
| 1978 | Brandi Watkins, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1997 |
| 1978 | Jodi Lynn O'Keefe, Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, actress, Cassidy-Nash Bridges |
| 1976 | Shane Doan, Eston, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets |
| 1974 | Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman, Team Canada Olympics-1998, St. Louis |
| 1974 | Naike Rivelli, Germany, model/daughter of Ornella Muti |
| 1973 | A. J. Ofodile, tight end for the Baltimore Ravens |
| 1973 | Jeff Shantz, Duchess, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1973 | Jessica Shahriari, Miss USA-Arizona 1997 |
| 1973 | John Mobley, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 |
| 1973 | Mario Lopez, born in San Diego, California, actor, A C Slater-Saved by the Bell |
| 1973 | Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1972 | Alexei Zhitnik, born in Kiev, Ukraine, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres |
| 1972 | Hunter Goodwin, tight end for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1972 | Marianne Limpert, born in Matagami, Quebec, 200m relay swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Trent McCleary, Swift Current, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators |
| 1972 | Yinka Dare, NBA center, New Jersey Nets |
| 1971 | Bryn Parry, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 BC Amateur-2nd |
| 1971 | Claus Dalpiaz, hockey goaltender, Team Austria 1998 |
| 1971 | Corey Louchiey, NFL offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills |
| 1970 | Glenn Foley, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets |
| 1970 | Helen Louise Goldsby, born in Brooklyn, New York, Miss America, NY-Top 10-1996 |
| 1969 | Brett Favre, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1969 | Scott Anthony Murray Nelson, born in Geelong, Australia, New Zealand 20k walker 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | James Williams, NFL linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers |
| 1968 | L B Williams, NFLer for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1968 | Nancy Brookhart, Elmhurst, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Hermosa-17th-1994 |
| 1967 | Frank Wainright, tight end for the Miami Dolphins |
| 1967 | Willie Davis, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers |
| 1967 | Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco |
| 1966 | Darren Carrington, NFL safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1966 | Derrick McKey, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers |
| 1966 | Elana Meyer, van Zyl, South Africa, runner, Olympics-silver-92 |
| 1966 | Kevin Paige, vocalist, Don't Shut Me Out |
| 1966 | Bai Ling, born in Chengdu, China, American actress, appeared in films, 'The Crow', 'The Beautiful Country', 'Shanghai Baby' |
| 1965 | Brett Perriman, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins |
| 1964 | Maxi Gnauck, born in East Germany, uneven parallel bars, 1980 Olympics gold |
| 1964 | Neneh Cherry, Stockholm Sweden, rock vocalist |
| 1963 | Mike Donnelly, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars |
| 1962 | Rex J Walheim, Redwood City California, Captain USAF/astronaut |
| 1961 | Brian Lee Diemer, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, steeplechase, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics |
| 1961 | Martin Kemp, London, rock bassist, Spandau Ballet |
| 1960 | Eric Martin, born in Long Island, New York, singer, hard rock genre, played with Mr. Big, rock band that produced hit song, 'To Be With You' |
| 1959 | Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist, Pet Shop Boys-It's a Sin |
| 1959 | Julia Sweeney, American Comedian |
| 1958 | J Eddie Peck, Joplin Missouri, actor, Bold and Beautiful-Cole Howard |
| 1958 | John M Grunsfeld, born in Chicago, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS-67, 81 |
| 1958 | Tanya Tucker, Seminole, Texas, country singer and actress, Follow that Car |
| 1957 | Craig Marseilles, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Gold Coast |
| 1956 | Melissa Belote, 100m/200m swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-1972 |
| 1956 | Amanda Burton, born in Ballougry, Northern Ireland, actress, known for television role of Sam Ryan on 'Silent Witness', appeared in 'The Commander' and 'Peak Practice' |
| 1955 | David Lee Roth, Bloomington, rock singer, Van Halen-Jump |
| 1954 | "Maestro" Jimmy Fearnley, English accordionist, The Pogues |
| 1953 | Gus Williams, NBA guard, Golden State, Seattle, Washington |
| 1953 | Midge Ure, Glasgow Scot, rocker, Dear God, Ultravox-We Came to Dance |
| 1950 | Peter Jan Rens, Dutch actor and director, Mister Cactus, Passion |
| 1950 | Nora Roberts, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, author, wrote 165 romance novels, Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame inductee, sold over 280 million books |
| 1949 | Greg Douglas, rocker, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra |
| 1949 | Jessica Harper, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inserts, Stardust Memories |
| 1949 | Lance Cairns, cricketer, big-hitting New Zealand medium-pace bowler |
| 1947 | Alan Rachins, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Douglas-LA Law |
| 1946 | Ben Vereen, born in Miami, Florida, actor/dancer, Pippin, Roots, Webster |
| 1946 | Charles Dane, England, actor, Plenty, Jewel in the Crown |
| 1946 | Franco Malerba, Genoa Italy, astronaut, STS-46 |
| 1946 | John Prine, Maywood, Illinois, country singer, Hello in There |
| 1946 | Peter Mahvolich, NHL star, Mont Canadiens |
| 1946 | Charles Dance, English Actor |
| 1945 | Alan Cartwright, rocker, Procul Harum |
| 1944 | Christopher N Dlamini, South African union/SACP-leader |
| 1944 | Renier S Schoeman, South Africa MP, NP, journalist |
| 1944 | Stephen Scott, born in Corvallis, Oregon, composer, developed bowed piano, founder, Bowed Piano Ensemble, 1977 |
| 1943 | Denis D'Ell, rocker |
| 1943 | Earl of Stockton, English publisher/grandson of premier Macmillan |
| 1943 | Jean-Jacques Annaud, director, Bear, Black and White, Coup de Tete |
| 1942 | Peter Coyote, Cohon, New York City, actor, Kika, Living a Lie, Exposure, ET |
| 1941 | Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa, writer/environmentalist |
| 1941 | Laurence Henry Tribe, Shanghai China, Harvard Law professor |
| 1938 | Marcus Jan Adriani, biologist/director, Weevers' Duin |
| 1938 | Toby Roth, born in Strasburg, North Dakota, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1979 - 1997 |
| 1937 | Bruce Devlin, Armidale Australia, PGA golfer, 1964 St. Petersburg Open |
| 1936 | Art Dick, cricket wicket-keeper, New Zealand of 60's |
| 1936 | Judith Chalmers, English TV hostess, Wish You Were Here |
| 1934 | Sadashiv Patil, cricketer, pace bowler in Test India vs. New Zealand 1955-56 |
| 1933 | Daniel Massey, London, actress, Vault of Horror |
| 1933 | Gerald Masters, South African/British author, Pan Book of Dates |
| 1932 | Charles Dnaiels, archaeologist |
| 1930 | Adlai Stevenson III, D-Sen-Ill |
| 1930 | Harold Pinter, born in London, England, playwright, Homecoming, Servant |
| 1929 | Graham Roberts, English Actor |
| 1927 | Clairmonte Depeiaza, cricketer, world record partnership vs. Australia 1955 |
| 1927 | John Eric Tieman, production manager, The Guardian |
| 1927 | Thomas Brendon Wilson, composer |
| 1926 | Oscar Brown, Jr., U.S. songwriter, Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit |
| 1926 | Richard Jaeckel, New York, actor, 3:10 to Yuma, Sands of Iwo Jima |
| 1925 | Ivan Svitak, philosopher |
| 1924 | Edward D Wood, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, director, Plan 9 from Outer Space |
| 1924 | Huey "Piano" Smith, rocker, Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu |
| 1924 | Ludmilla Tcherina, French actress/ballet dancer, Sins of Rome |
| 1923 | Louis Gottlieb, musician |
| 1923 | Murray Walker, English Entertainer |
| 1922 | Boeli [Willem C] van Leeuwen, Antillian writer, Vreemdeling Op Aarde |
| 1922 | Harry Cave, cricketer, New Zealand bowler and Test captain in the 1950's |
| 1921 | "Boy" Trip, Dutch minister |
| 1919 | Gerald Etheridge Gomez, cricketer, post-war WI all-rounder |
| 1918 | Bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orchestra leader, Club Seven |
| 1918 | Jean Gimpel, author/iconoclast |
| 1918 | Jigal Allon, Israeli politician |
| 1917 | Ilona Ference, actress, Quatermass II, Star of My Night |
| 1917 | Thelonious Monk, jazz composer/pianist |
| 1916 | Benson Fong, Sacramento California, actress, Charlie Chan, Purple Heart |
| 1916 | Scott Huston, composer |
| 1914 | Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker |
| 1913 | Claude Simon, born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, writer, prize-winning author, 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature, identified with the nouveau roman movement |
| 1913 | Johnny Downs, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Manhattan Showcase |
| 1912 | Charles Henry Madge, poet writer/sociologist |
| 1910 | Alan Frank, music publisher |
| 1910 | Milton "Tippy" Larkin, band leader |
| 1910 | Price Daniel, born in Dayton, Texas, Governor-D-Texas 1957 - 1963 and Senator-D-Texas 1953 - 1957 |
| 1909 | Florida Friebus, actress, Dobie Gillis' mom, Bob Newhart Show |
| 1909 | Luc van Brabant, Flemish writer/erotic poet |
| 1908 | David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer |
| 1908 | John Waldo Green, New York City, composer, Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger |
| 1906 | Paul Creston, Giuseppe Guttoveggio, New York, composer, Creative Harmony |
| 1905 | Jane Winton, Philadelphia, actress, Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan |
| 1903 | Charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince |
| 1903 | Vernon Duke, born in Parafianovka, Belarus, Vladimir Dokelsky, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', music was performed by Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra |
| 1901 | Alberto Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor |
| 1900 | Helen Hayes, Washington D.C., actress, Caesar and Cleopatra, Happy Birthday |
| 1898 | Guomundur G Hagalin, Iceland author, Kristun/d into Hamravik |
| 1897 | Lamar Stringfield, composer |
| 1897 | Pricilla L Williams, social activist/humanitarian |
| 1895 | Johnny Taylor, cricketer, stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days |
| 1895 | Lin Yutang, born in China, writer, 'My Country and My People' |
| 1893 | August Balthazar, Belgian politician |
| 1892 | Ivo Andric, born in Dolac, Bosnia, writer, novelist, awarded Nobel Prize for Literature, wrote 'Bosnian Chronicle', 'The Bridge on the Drina' |
| 1889 | Han [Henricus A] Van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, Vermeer |
| 1887 | Rie Cramer, Marie Holman, Dutch cartoonist/author |
| 1885 | Walter Anderson, German Writer |
| 1884 | C "Ormy" C Pearse, cricketer, 3 Tests for South Africa in Australia 1910-11 |
| 1884 | Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer, Bint |
| 1876 | Walter Niemann, composer |
| 1868 | Guillermo M Tomas, composer |
| 1865 | Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal |
| 1862 | Arthur De Greef, composer |
| 1861 | Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian, Nobel 1922 |
| 1854 | Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer |
| 1847 | Gheorghe Dima, composer |
| 1837 | Robert Gould Shaw, American Soldier |
| 1834 | Aleksis Kivi, Stenvall, Finland, writer/poet, Nummisuutarit |
| 1832 | Theodore Shelton Bowers, Brigadier General Union Army |
| 1830 | Isabella II, Queen of Spain, 1833-68 |
| 1829 | Dandridge McRae, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1825 | Paulus Kruger, President of South African Republic, 1883, Boer leader |
| 1823 | Theodore Furchtegott Kirchner, composer |
| 1819 | Zebulon York, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1817 | Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI |
| 1804 | Albin Masek, composer |
| 1790 | George Gerson, composer |
| 1779 | Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP |
| 1757 | Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist, lichens |
| 1738 | Benjamin West, painter, Death of General Wolfe |
| 1731 | Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist, discovered hydrogen |
| 1713 | Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer |
| 1684 | Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter, Onverschillige |
| 1678 | John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/Field Marshal, Union of 1707 |
| 1599 | Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher, Consolation of the Sea |
| 1486 | Charles III, Duke of Savoy |
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