| 1984 | Sasha Cohen, American Athlete |
| 1975 | Katja Riipi, ice hockey left wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics |
| 1975 | Tammy Cleland, Sanford, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1973 | Brian Smith, Cedar Rapids Iowa, speed skater 1994 Olympics |
| 1973 | Robert Petrovicky, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Dallas |
| 1973 | Seth MacFarlane, American Cartoonist |
| 1971 | Cinnamon Woods, Anderson, Indiana, diver 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Ronnie Irani, cricketer, Essex all-rounder, England 1996 |
| 1970 | Bert Emanuel, NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons |
| 1970 | Jessie Armstead, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants |
| 1970 | Randall Evans, Franklin Virginia, 100m/200m runner |
| 1970 | Tom Vano, Plainfield, New Jersey, field hockey goalkeeper 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Mark Sweeney, Framington Massachusetts, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1969 | Mike Pritchard, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1968 | Chris Oldham, NFL cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1968 | Nico John Hoogma, soccer player, FC Twente |
| 1967 | Bobby Houston, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets |
| 1967 | Shelly Stokes, Sacramento California, softball catcher, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1967 | Keith Urban, American Musician |
| 1966 | Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam |
| 1966 | David Miley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nike golfer, 1992 Cleveland Open |
| 1966 | Olga Bicherova, gymnastics, won title at 15 years 33 days |
| 1965 | Gil Heredia, Nogales, Arizona, pitcher for the Texas Rangers |
| 1965 | Ken Rutherford, cricketer, New Zealand Test batsman and latterly captain |
| 1965 | Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman/shortstop, Olym-bronze-96 |
| 1965 | Mark McLoughlin, CFL kicker for the Calgary Stampeders |
| 1965 | Wayne Martin, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1964 | Lawson Duncan, Asheville, North Carolina, tennis star |
| 1964 | Vencie Glenn, NFL safety for the New York Giants |
| 1963 | Kerri Lynne Rosenberg, Burlington, Iowa, Miss Iowa-America, 1991-top 10 |
| 1963 | Natalie Merchant, U.S. singer and songwriter, 10,000 Maniacs |
| 1963 | Tony Casillas, NFL defensive tackle, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys |
| 1962 | Carey Elwes, born in London, England, actor, Glory, Princess Bride |
| 1962 | Dylan McDermott, Waterbury CT, actor, Jersey Girl, Steel Magnolias |
| 1962 | Roger Kingdom, Vienna, Georgia, 110m hurdler, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics |
| 1962 | Cary Elwes, born in Westminster, London, actor, films include, 'The Princess Bride', 'Liar Liar', 'Twister', 'Lady Jane', 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' |
| 1961 | Mark Bucek, Winter Pak, Florida, Nike golfer, 1994 Gary Player Tour |
| 1960 | Brian Hansen, NFL punter for the New York Jets |
| 1958 | Geoff Davis, American Politician |
| 1956 | Rita Wilson, American Actress |
| 1955 | Stephen K Robinson, Sacramento California, PhD/astronaut, STS-85, sk:95 |
| 1954 | D. W. Moffett, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Fine Things, Lisa, Chicago Sons |
| 1954 | Lauren Tewes, born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, actress, Julie McCoy on 'The Love Boat' |
| 1954 | Stephen Carter, American Lawyer |
| 1953 | Jennifer Roberson, U.S., sci-fi author, Shapechangers, Sword-Maker |
| 1953 | Julian Keith Strickland, Athens, Georgia, drummer, B-52's-Rock Lobster |
| 1952 | Andrew Motion, English Poet |
| 1951 | Bootsy Collins, Cin, rocker, Parliaments-We Got the Funk |
| 1951 | William "Bootsy" Collins, U.S. bassist, Psychotic bump school |
| 1950 | Chuck Foreman, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1950 | T E Srinivasan, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1981 |
| 1949 | Kevin Sullivan, wrestler, WCW/ECW/SMW/NWA/Georgia/CWFI |
| 1948 | Marshall Colt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Eric-Lottery |
| 1947 | Jaclyn Smith, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Kelly-Charlie's Angel, Nightkill |
| 1947 | Hillary Clinton, born in Chicago, lawyer/1st lady, 1993-2001 |
| 1946 | Ivan Reitman, director/producer, Private Parts, Ghostbusters, Dave |
| 1946 | Keith Hopwood, rock guitarist, Herman's Hermits |
| 1946 | Maureen Anderman, actress, Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale |
| 1946 | Pat Sajak, Chicago, TV host, Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak Show |
| 1945 | Pat Conroy, American writer, Great Santini, Prince of Tides |
| 1944 | Mike Piano, rocker, Sandpipers |
| 1944 | Ries Smits, economist/Dutch MP, CDA |
| 1944 | Emanuel Cleaver, American Politician |
| 1942 | Bob Hoskins, Suffolk England, actor, Brazil, Who Killed Roger Rabbit? |
| 1942 | Dietmar Polaczek, composer |
| 1942 | John P "Jannie" Roux, South African sect to President, Botha/De Klerk |
| 1941 | Harald Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player 1960 Olympics silver |
| 1939 | Vladimir Mikhailovich Beloborodov, cosmonaut |
| 1938 | Bernadette Lafont, Nimes France, actress, Perils of Gwendoline |
| 1938 | Charles Stenholm, born in Stamford, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 2005 |
| 1938 | Ralph Bakshi, animator, Lord of Rings, Fritz the Cat, Mighty Mouse |
| 1937 | Dave Gavitt, formed Basketball's Big East Conference, 1979 |
| 1936 | Bruce Belland, Chicago, singer, Tim Conway Hour |
| 1936 | Shelley Morrison, American Actress |
| 1934 | Ulrich Plentzdorf, writer |
| 1933 | Suzy Parker, born in San Antonio, Texas, model/actress, Chamber of Horrors |
| 1932 | Anthony C. Beilenson, born in New Rochelle, New York, Representative-D-California 1977 - 1997 |
| 1932 | Chinadorai Deshmutu, India, field hockey player, 1952 |
| 1931 | Hank Garrett, Monticello, New York, actor, Car 54 Where Are You |
| 1930 | John Arden, England, novelist/playwright, Left Handed Liberty |
| 1929 | Georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator |
| 1929 | Hans Peter Haller, composer |
| 1926 | Yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov, Russia, cosmonaut |
| 1925 | Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist, Brief American |
| 1924 | Tom Lewis, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Florida 1983 - 1995 |
| 1921 | George Houston, land economist |
| 1920 | T C Jones, Pennsylvania, female impersonator |
| 1919 | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Aryamehr, Shah of Iran, 1941-79 |
| 1919 | Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Royalty |
| 1917 | Felix the Cat, cartoon character |
| 1917 | Mario Biaggi, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1969 - 1990 |
| 1916 | Francois Mitterand, Jarnac France, President of France, 1981-95 |
| 1915 | Golfredo Corradetti, conductor |
| 1914 | Jackie Coogan, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Uncle Fester-Addams Family |
| 1913 | Stuart J[ames] Byrne, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Man, God Man |
| 1912 | Don[ald] Siegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, director, Escape from Alcatraz, Shootist |
| 1911 | Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer, Whole World in his Hands |
| 1911 | Sid Gillman, NFL hall of fame coach, LA, San Diego, Houston |
| 1911 | Sorley MacLean Somhairle MacChaluim, poet |
| 1910 | John "Cardinal" Krol, former archbishop, Philadelphia |
| 1907 | Giovanni Salviucci, composer |
| 1907 | Johannes A Apon, Dutch actor, Kaukasische Krijtkring |
| 1902 | Hugh Chilvers, cricketer, great leggie of 30's for NSW but not Australia |
| 1902 | Joseph Paul Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer |
| 1900 | Ibrahim Abbud, general/premier Sudan, 1958-64 |
| 1900 | Karin Boye, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, born Karin Maria Boye, poet, novelist, co-founder of poetry magazine Spektrum, introduced T.S. Eliot to Swedish readers, best-known novel 'Kallocain' |
| 1898 | Beryl Rubinstein, composer |
| 1894 | John S. Knight, West Virginia, publisher, Knight-Rider |
| 1888 | E Runar Schildt, Finnish writer, Segrande Eros |
| 1886 | Gustav Hermann Unger, composer |
| 1886 | Mark Aldanov, Landau, Russian/French chemist, Myslitel, |
| 1883 | Napoleon Hill, American Writer |
| 1883 | Napolean Hill, American Author |
| 1881 | Margaret Wycherly, born in London, England, actress, Keeper of the Flame |
| 1879 | Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, President of 1st Soviet, |
| 1878 | Jose Moscardo Ituarte, Spanish general, Alcazar 1936 |
| 1875 | H[arry] B[yron] Warner, born in London, England, actor, King of Kings |
| 1873 | Thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM, 1924-26, 1929-42 |
| 1871 | Hermann Lohr, composer |
| 1864 | Joseph Moorat, composer |
| 1861 | Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, U.S. Open, 1881 |
| 1859 | Arthur Friedheim, composer |
| 1855 | Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals, Post Cereals |
| 1854 | August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor, Pearl of Zaandam |
| 1846 | C. P. Scott, British Journalist |
| 1845 | Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer and conductor, Forest, Stella |
| 1843 | Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter, War and Peace |
| 1837 | James Lawlor Kiernan, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1830 | Polibo Fumagalli, composer |
| 1830 | Stephen Elliott, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1824 | Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1823 | Karl Weinhold, German sociologist |
| 1819 | Meir A Goldschmidt, Danish writer/publisher, Corsaren and Jode |
| 1818 | Stefano Golinelli, composer |
| 1813 | Henry Thomas Smart, composer |
| 1804 | Lorenzo Thomas, Major General Union Army |
| 1800 | Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-Field Marshal |
| 1795 | Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer |
| 1791 | Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet, Curiosity |
| 1789 | Joseph Mayseder, composer |
| 1759 | Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/Minister of Justice |
| 1759 | Georges Jacques Danton, French Revolutionary |
| 1758 | Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer |
| 1740 | Ernest Louis Muller, composer |
| 1719 | Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer |
| 1694 | Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer and conductor /violinist |
| 1685 | Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist |
| 1685 | Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer |
| 1673 | Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova, 1710-11 |
| 1645 | Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter, King David |
| 1483 | Hans Buchner, composer |
| 1466 | Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author, In Praise of Folly |
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