| 1979 | Ariana Richards, Healdsburg California, actress, Spaced Invaders, Prancer |
| 1977 | Ludacris, born in Atlanta, Georgia, rapper, actor, co-founder, 'Disturbing the Peace' sold 14 million albums worldwide |
| 1975 | Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota USA 1996 |
| 1975 | Tiffany Parks, Miss Arkansas USA 1996 |
| 1974 | Lucian Sahetapy, soccer player, FC Groningen |
| 1973 | Fred Thomas, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1972 | Kip Simons, born in Media, Pennsylvania, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 |
| 1972 | Mark Pope, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers |
| 1971 | Mack Strong, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1971 | Todd Norman, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1970 | Berry Richter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics |
| 1970 | Dan Hackett, born in Syracuse, New York, water polo goalkeeper 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Laura Sisk, Maryland, actress, Allison Rescott-Loving |
| 1969 | Tracy Scroggins, NFLer, Detroit Lions |
| 1968 | Konstantin Shafranov, hockey forward, Team Kazkhstan 1998 |
| 1967 | Kendra Lee Ruwe, born in Madison, Idaho, Miss Idaho-America 1991 |
| 1967 | Simon Burgess, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1967 | Maria Bartiromo, American Journalist |
| 1966 | Richard Harvey, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1966 | Stewart Carr, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | Tony Woods, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins |
| 1965 | Moby, born in Harlem, New York, Richard Melville Hall, singer, songwriter, DJ, electronica, eight top 40 songs, album, Play sold 10 million copies worldwide |
| 1965 | Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman |
| 1964 | Ellis Burks, Vicksburg MS, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies |
| 1964 | Eric Thomas, NFL cornerback for the Denver Broncos |
| 1964 | Jean-Phil LeMoine, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 |
| 1964 | Roxanne Biggs-Dawson, actress, B'Elanna Torres-Star Trek Voyager |
| 1963 | Bonnie Gadusek, Pittsburgh, tennis player, French Juniors 1981 |
| 1963 | Gerald Wilkins, NBA guard, Orlando Magic |
| 1962 | Elizabeth Daily, actress, Street Music |
| 1962 | Kristy McNichol, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Buddy-Family, Barbara-Empty Nest |
| 1961 | Virginia Madsen, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dune, Hot Spot, Class |
| 1960 | Neal X, rocker, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 |
| 1959 | David Laurence Frost, Cape Town South Africa, PGA golfer, 1988 Southern Open |
| 1959 | Robert Wrenn, born in Richmond, Virginia, Nike golfer, 1987 Buick Open |
| 1958 | Don Slaught, born in Long Beach, California, catcher, California Angels, New York Yankees |
| 1958 | Mick Talbot, rock keyboardist, Style Council-You're the Best Thing |
| 1957 | Jeffrey George Sluman, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1988 PGA Champ |
| 1957 | Jon Moss, rock drummerer, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me |
| 1957 | Brad Bird, born in Kalispell, Montana, director, screenwriter, animator known for 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille', directed and animated the 2-D film, 'The Iron Giant' |
| 1954 | Reed Birney, born in Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Greatest Man in the World |
| 1953 | Tommy Shaw, American Musician |
| 1950 | Amy Madigan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uncle Buck, Twice in a Lifetime |
| 1950 | Barry Sheene, born in London, England, motorcycle road racer, winner, Formula 750 World Championship and 1976 British Grand Prix |
| 1949 | Marty Liquori, U.S., runner, AAU 3 mile-1979, 13:14.7, |
| 1949 | Roger Uttley, English rugby player |
| 1946 | Dennis Tufano, born in Chicago, rock guitarist and vocalist, Buckinghams |
| 1945 | Leo Kottke, born in Athens, Georgia, guitarist, Ice Water, Greenhouse |
| 1945 | Franz Beckenbauer, German Athlete |
| 1943 | Lola Falana, born in Camden, New Jersey, actress, Golden Boy |
| 1943 | Mickey Hart, drummer, Grateful Dead |
| 1942 | Tom Dreesen, comedian, Tim Ried's partner |
| 1940 | Bernie Dwyer, rock drummer, Freddie and The Dreamers |
| 1940 | Brian DePalma, born in Newark, New Jersey, film director, Body Double, Dressed to Kill |
| 1940 | Nong Duc Manh, born in Na Ri District, Bac Kan province, Vietnam, Vietnamese Politician |
| 1940 | Brian De Palma, American Director |
| 1940 | Ted Olson, American Politician |
| 1939 | Lola Falana, born in Camden, New Jersey, singer, Liberation of LB Jones |
| 1938 | Charles Patrick, rocker, Monotones |
| 1937 | Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess/queen of Belgium, 1993- |
| 1937 | Robert L Crippen, Beaumont, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-1, 7, 41C, 41G |
| 1937 | Robert Crippen, American Astronaut |
| 1936 | Charles Dierkop, LaCrosse Wisconsin, actor, Det Pete Royster-Police Woman |
| 1935 | Arvo Part, born in Paide, Estonia, classical composer, celebrated for minimalist style, influenced by European jazz, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bartok |
| 1935 | Gherman Stepanovich Titov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Vostok II |
| 1933 | William Pierce, American Celebrity |
| 1932 | Sonny Callahan, born in Mobile, Alabama, Representative-R-Alabama 1985 - 2003 |
| 1932 | Bob Packwood, born in Portland, Oregon, Senator-R-Oregon 1969 - 1995 |
| 1932 | Valentino, born in Milan, Italy, fashion designer, Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis |
| 1930 | Cathryn Damon, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Mary-Soap, She's Having a Baby |
| 1929 | David S Broder, born in Chicago Hgts, Illinois, journalist, Pulitzer 1973 |
| 1928 | Earl Holliman, born in Delhi, Louisiana, actor, Police Woman, Tribes, Cry Panic |
| 1928 | Reubin Askew, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Reubin O'Donovan Askew, politician, Democratic Party, Governor of Florida 1971 - 1979, U.S. Trade Representative 1979 - 1981 |
| 1927 | David Schine, businessman |
| 1926 | Alfred Slote, author, Love and Tennis, Omega Station |
| 1926 | Gerrit van Niekerk Viljoen, South African minister of Legislation |
| 1926 | Lee Richardson, Chicago, actor, Sweet Lorraine, Fly 2, Tiger Warsaw |
| 1925 | Ashley Heenan, composer |
| 1925 | Harry Stuart Somers, composer |
| 1924 | Daniel Akaka, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Representative-D-Hawaii 1977 - 1990, Senator-D-Hawaii 1990 - |
| 1924 | Tom Landry, NFL player for the New York Giants/coach for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1924 | Daniel Akaka, American Politician |
| 1923 | Alan Badel, Manchester England, actor, Shogun |
| 1923 | Betsy Drake, fitness expert/actress, Every Girl Should be Married |
| 1922 | Charles Evers, civil rights leader, Amazing Grace |
| 1917 | Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines President, 1965-86 |
| 1917 | Henderson Forsythe, Macon, Missouri, actor, Crisis at Central High |
| 1917 | Jessica Mitford, author, American Way of Death |
| 1917 | Ferdinand E. Marcos, Filipino Statesman |
| 1915 | Athena Lorde, New York, actress, Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek |
| 1915 | Jack Fascinato, Bevier, Missouri, pianist/orchestral leader, Kukla Fran and Ollie |
| 1913 | Paul "Bear" Bryant, U.S. football coach, Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 1913 | Paul Bryant, American Coach |
| 1910 | Gerhard Schroder, German minister of Defense |
| 1909 | Anne Seymour, born in England, actress, Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show |
| 1909 | William Huston Natcher, born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Representative-D-Kentucky 1953 - 1994 |
| 1908 | Everhardus J van Romondt, physician/Dutch Antillean minister of Eco |
| 1906 | Roye England, modeller/museum curator |
| 1904 | Thanasis Petsalis, Greek author, I Mavrolyki |
| 1903 | Theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist |
| 1902 | Alice Tully, born in Corning, New York, singer/patroness, Carnegie Hall |
| 1902 | Jimmie Davis, singer, songwriter and gov-LA, 1944-48, 60-64 |
| 1901 | Katri Vala, Karin A Heikel-Wadenstrom, Finnish poet, Paluu |
| 1899 | Nelly A "Nell" Knoop, Dutch actress, Driestuivers Opera |
| 1895 | Harry Tobias, songwriter |
| 1895 | Vinoba Bhave, Indian Educator |
| 1892 | Pinto Colvig, OR, animation voice, Goofy, Pluto |
| 1891 | Noel Gallon, composer |
| 1890 | Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer |
| 1885 | David Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer, Lady Chatterly's Lover |
| 1885 | Eratstus Flaval Beadle, publisher, Beadle's Dime Novels |
| 1885 | Herbert Stothart, composer |
| 1883 | Asta Nielsen, Copenhagen Denmark, actress, Joyless Street |
| 1883 | Grogorij J Zinovjev, Gerson Radomyslski, Russian |
| 1877 | Feliks E Dzjerzjinski, Lithuania, founder, KGB |
| 1877 | James Jeans, England, physicist/mathematician/astronomer |
| 1876 | Alfonso Broqua, composer |
| 1874 | Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer |
| 1862 | O. Henry, American Writer |
| 1861 | Juhani Aho, Fins journalist and writer, Panu, Tuomio |
| 1860 | Marianne V von Werefkin, Russian/German/Swiss painter |
| 1844 | George Clement Martin, composer |
| 1838 | John Ireland, Irish/US archbishop of St. Paul |
| 1835 | William Wirt Allen, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1825 | Eduard Hanslick, German Writer |
| 1816 | Carl Zeiss, German Scientist |
| 1813 | Conrad Feger Jackson, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1807 | Ignaz Lachner, composer |
| 1806 | Joshua Blackwood Howell, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1804 | Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet, Sasjka, |
| 1798 | Franz E Neumann, German mineralogist/mathematician/physicist |
| 1786 | Friedrich Kuhlau, composer |
| 1765 | Thomas Wilson, born in Staunton, Virginia, politician, lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, served as member of Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, elected to the Twelfth Congress, as a Federalist |
| 1764 | Valentino Fioravanti, composer |
| 1753 | Friedrich August Baumbach, composer |
| 1741 | Johann J Angel, German author, Herr Lorenz Stark |
| 1700 | James Thomson, songwriter, Rule Britannia |
| 1614 | Philipp Buchner, composer |
| 1584 | Thomas Erpenius, van Erpe, Dutch orientalist/arabist, grammar |
| 1525 | Johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg, 1571-91 |
| 1523 | Pierre de Ronsard, poet |
| 1522 | Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical |
| 1476 | Louise of Savoye, French mother/regentes of king Francois I |
| 1458 | Bernardo Accolti, Unico Aretino, Italian writer, Virginia |
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