Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD)
Emperor of Rome (161-180), born in Rome
- 570 Muhammad, founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest birth date of April 20. Observed according to the Islamic lunar calendar (d. 632)
- 1538 Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter and poet (Trattato), born in Milan (d. 1600)
- 1567 Nicolas Formé, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1638)
- 1573 Marie de' Medici, Queen of France, born in Palazzo Pitti, Florence (d. 1642)
- 1577 Elisabeth of Nassau, Dutch noble, daughter of William I of Orange and Charlotte of Bourbon, Duchess of Bouillon (1595-1623), born in Middelburg, Netherlands (d. 1642)
- 1603 Francesco Nigetti, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1681)
- 1637 Philip Julius van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, born in Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (d. 1674)
- 1648 Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706), born in Ribeira Palace, Lisbon (d. 1706)
- 1662 Marie Louise D'Orleans, Queen consort of Spain as the first wife of King Charles II of Spain, born in Palais-Royal, Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1689)
- 1707 Johannes Burman, Dutch botanist, plant author and physician, born in Amsterdam (d. 1779)
- 1710 Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and founder of Scottish School of Common Sense, born in Strachan, Scotland (d. 1796)
- 1718 Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral and Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy, born in Scituate, Rhode Island (d. 1802)
- 1726 Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, born in Stretta di Morosaglia, France (d. 1807)
- 1774 Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist, born in Stolpe an der Oder, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Prussia (d. 1853)
- 1776 Joan Melchior Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book), born in Amsterdam (d. 1824)
- 1782 Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, French queen as wife of Louis Phillip of Austria, born in Caserta Palace, Naples (d. 1866)
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
American ornithologist and painter (The Birds of America), born in Les Cayes, Haiti
- 1787 Ludwig Uhland, German writer, born in Tübingen, Württemberg (d. 1862)
- 1796 Auguste Mathieu Panseron, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1859)
- 1798 Eugène Delacroix, French painter and etcher (Journal), born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, Île-de-France, France (d. 1863)
- 1798 James Beckwourth, American fur trader and explorer, born in Frederick County, Virginia (d. 1867)
- 1801 Ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat, born in Hanover Courthouse, Virginia (d. 1889)
- 1804 Charles Goodyear, American politician (D-NY), born in Cobleskill, New York (d. 1876)
- 1806 Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, German composer, born in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg (d. 1872)
- 1808 Martha Finley, American children's book author (Elsie Dinsmore series), born in Chillicothe, Ohio (d. 1909)
- 1812 Alfred Krupp, German steel merchant and largest arms manufacturer of his day, born in Essen, Germany (d. 1887)
- 1820 Alice Cary, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1871)
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903)
American writer and landscape architect (designed Central Park), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1822 Jan Albert van Eijken, Dutch composer and organist, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1868)
- 1826 Ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General, born in Louisville, Georgia (d. 1872)
- 1826 George Hull Ward, American general and Union officer in the American Civil War, born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1863)
- 1827 Charles Edward Hovey, American lobbyist and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Thetford, Vermont (d. 1897)
- 1834 Artemus Ward [Charles Farrar Browne], American humorist (considered to be America's first stand-up comedian), born in Waterford, Maine (d. 1867)
- 1834 Horatio Richmond Palmer, American composer and choir director, born in Sherburne, New York (d. 1907)
- 1836 Erminnie Adelle Platt, American anthropologist (first woman to specialize in ethnographic field work), born in Marcellus shale, New York (d. 1886)
- 1839 Cyrus Hamblin, American attorney, politician, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Hampden, Maine (d. 1867)
- 1841 Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian, born in Schönborn, Austrian Empire (d. 1886)
- 1846 Giuseppe Arimondi, Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War, born in Savigliano (d. 1896)
- 1856 Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906-12), born in Melbourne, Victoria Colony (d. 1930)
- 1863 Arno Holz, German writer (Phantasus), born in Rastenburg, East Prussia (d. 1929)
- 1863 Charles Haslewood Shannon, English lithographer and painter, born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire (d. 1937)
- 1865 Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Finnish painter known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, born in Pori, Finland (d. 1931) [1]
- 1868 Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, English newspaper (Daily Mail and Daily Mirror), born in London, England (d. 1940)
- 1872 William Desmond Taylor [Deane-Tanner], Irish director and actor (The Awakening, Broken Coin), born in County Carlow, Ireland (d. 1922)
- 1873 Otto zur Linde, German author (Charon), born in Essen, Germany (d. 1938)
- 1874 Biddy Anderson, South African cricket batsman (1 Test as captain; Western Province) and rugby union centre (3 Tests), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1926)
- 1878 Ethel Griffies, British actress (Billy Liar, The Birds, We Live Again), born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (d. 1975)
- 1878 Rafael Guízar y Valencia, Mexican Catholic bishop (cared for the wounded, sick, and dying during the Mexican Revolution), born in Cotija, Michoacán, Mexico (d. 1938)
- 1879 Owen Williams Richardson, British physicist (Nobel 1928), born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England (d. 1959)
- 1880 Mikhail Fokine, Russian choreographer and founder of modern dance, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1942)
- 1883 Harry Sothern, British actor (Blind Wives, Buck Rogers), born in London, England (d. 1957)
- 1886 Ğabdulla Tuqay, Tatar poet (Oh My Mother Tongue!), born in Quşlawıç, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1913)
- 1886 Ma Rainey [Gertrude Pridgett], American singer "Mother of the Blues", born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1939)
- 1888 Anita Loos, American screenwriter, novelist (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and playwright, born in Sisson, California (d. 1981)
- 1888 Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, Egyptian politician and the 27th Prime Minister of Egypt (1946-48) who was later assassinated, born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1948)
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
Austrian English philosopher (Philosophical Investigations), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary
- 1890 Edgar Kennedy, American silent and sound screen character actor famous for his 'slow burn' (Laurel & Hardy films; Duck Soup; "Average Man" shorts) and director (From Soup to Nuts), born in Lake San Antonio, California (d. 1948)
Rudolf Hess (1894-1987)
German Nazi official (Deputy Fuhrer who dramatically escaped to Britain in 1941), born in Alexandria, Egypt
Eddie Eagan (1897-1967)
American boxer (Olympic gold - light heavyweight, 1920) and bobsledder (Olympic gold - 4-man team,1932), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1898 John Grierson, Scottish documentary filmmaker (Drifters), born in Deanston, Stirling, Scotland (d. 1972)
- 1898 Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish writer (Ambito, Bird of Paper, Nobel 1977), born in Seville, Spain (d. 1984)
- 1899 Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, American actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail), born in Decatur, Texas (d. 1962)
- 1900 Charles F. Richter, American physicist and seismologist (developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquake magnitude), born in Overpeck, Ohio (d. 1985)
Hack Wilson (1900-1948)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (MLB single season record 191 RBI 1930; NL HR leader 1926–28, 30; NL RBI leader 1929, 30; Chicago Cubs), born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
- 1903 Niven Busch, American screenwriter (The Postman Always Rings Twice), born in New York City (d. 1991)
- 1904 Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop (Montreal), born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada (d. 1991)
- 1905 Charles K. Feldman, American producer (Casino Royale), born in New York City (d. 1968)
- 1905 Denis O'Dea, Irish actor (Niagara, Esther & the King, Treasure Island), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1978)
- 1905 Jean Vigo, French actor and director (Zero For Conduct, L'Atlante), born in Paris, France (d. 1934)
- 1907 Theun de Vries, Dutch writer (The Girl with the Red Hair), born in Veenwouden, Friesland, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- 1909 Dick Howorth, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 19 wickets; Worcestershire CCC), born in Bacup, England (d. 1980)
- 1910 Erland von Koch, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2009)
- 1910 Ernst Tittel, Austrian organist and composer, born in Sternberg, Moravia (d. 1969)
- 1910 Johan Hermanus Doorn, Dutch journalist and resistance fighter (Orange Newspaper), born in Amsterdam (d. 1944)
- 1910 Ruan Lingyu [Fenggen], Chinese silent film actress (The Goddess), born in Shanghai (d. 1935)
- 1910 Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese film producer (Godzilla), born in Ōsaka, Japan (d. 1997)
- 1911 Marianne Hoppe, German theater and film actress (Der Schimmelreiter), born in Rostock, Germany (d. 2002)
- 1912 A. E. van Vogt, Canadian sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn), born in Gretna, Manitoba (d. 2000)
- 1914 Bernard Malamud, American novelist (The Fixer, The Natural, Pulitzer 1967), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1986)
- 1914 Charlie Chester, English comedian (Never Say Die), born in Eastbourne, Sussex (d. 1997)
- 1914 H. L. Gold, American sci-fi writer and editor, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1996)
- 1914 James Rouse, American builder (founder of The Rouse Company), born in Easton, Maryland (d. 1996)
- 1914 Wilfrid Howard Mellers, English musicologist and composer (François Couperin and the French Classical Tradition), born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England (d. 2008)
- 1915 Johnny Shines, American delta blues singer and guitarist, born in Memphis, Tenneessee (d. 1992)
- 1916 (Arnoldus) Arnold van Wyk, South African concert pianist and composer (Nagmusiek - Night Music), born in Calvinia, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (d. 1983)
- 1916 Morris West, Australian novelist (Shoes of the Fisherman), born in St Kilda, Victoria (d. 1999)
- 1916 Vic Perrin, American radio and television actor (Dragnet), and screenwriter (Gunsmoke), born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin (d. 1989)
- 1916 Virgil Trucks, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1945 Detroit Tigers; MLB All Star 1949, 54), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2013)
- 1916 Werner Bischof, Swiss photographer (Magnum), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1954)
- 1917 Earl Colbert, American character actor, born near his mother (d. 1992)
I. M. Pei (1917-2019)
Chinese-American modernist architect (Louvre Pyramid; JFK Library; Dallas Symphony Hall; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), Brunner Prize (1961), PrItzker Prize (1983), born in Kwangchou, Canton, China [1]
- 1917 Sal Maglie, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1954; MLB All Star 1951, 52; NY Giants; no-hitter 1956 Cleveland Indians), born in Niagara Falls, New York (d. 1992)
- 1918 Francina "Fanny" Blankers-Koen, Dutch athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles, 4x100m relay 1948), born in Lage Vuursche, Netherlands (d. 2004)
- 1918 Stafford Repp, American actor (Playhouse 90, Batman, Plunder Road), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1974)
- 1920 Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the "Father of the Caribbean" ("Aruba Dushi Tera" - Aruba's national anthem), born in Oranjestad, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 2019)
- 1920 Russell Nype, American singer and actor (The Stuff, Call Me Madam, Dorothy), born in Zion, Illinois (d. 2018)
- 1921 Jimmy Giuffre, American jazz clarinetist, composer, arranger, and proponent of "free improv" jazz, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2008)
- 1921 Margaret Gowing, English historian (Independence and Deterrence: Britain and Atomic Energy), born in Kensington, London (d. 1998)
- 1922 J. C. Holt, English medieval historian, born in Yorkshire, England (d. 2014)
- 1922 Jeanne Sauvé, 23rd Governor-General of Canada (1984-90), born in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 1993)
- 1922 Margaret Scott, South African ballet dancer and founder (Australian Ballet School), born in Johannesburg, Union of South Africa (d. 2019)
- 1922 Mike Kellin [Myron Kellin], American actor (Pipe Dream, American Buffalo), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1983)
- 1922 Paul-André Gaillard, Swiss composer, born in Veytaux, Switzerland (d. 1992)
- 1923 Oliver Millar, British art historian (served in the Royal Household for 41 years), born in Standon, Hertfordshire (d. 2007)
- 1925 Frank Hahn, British economist (Hahn's Problem), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2013)
- 1925 Jørgen Ingmann, Danish jazz guitarist ("Apache"; "Dansevise"), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2015)
- 1925 Michele Ferrero, Italian entrepreneur (Ferrero SpA - Nutella), born in Dogliani, Piedmont (d. 2015)
- 1925 Wilma Lipp, Austrian soprano (Vienna Opera, 1945-81; Mozart's Die Zauberflöte - "Queen of the Night"), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2019)
- 1926 David Coleman, British sports commentator (BBC 1954-2000), born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England (d. 2013)
- 1926 Michael Mathias Prechtl, German illustrator, born in Amberg, Bavaria (d. 2003)
- 1926 Oldřich František Korte, Czech pianist, composer, and writer, born in Šaľa, Slovakia (d. 2014)
- 1926 Preston Robert Tisch, American businessman (co-founder of Loews Corp), and NFL co-owner (NY Giants, 1991-2005), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1927 Dame Anne McLaren, British biologist and leading researcher on human in vitro fertilisation (IVF), born in London, England (d. 2007)
- 1927 Jack Douglas, English comedian (My Brother Was an Only Child, Jack Paar Show), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1989)
- 1927 John Ralston, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker, coach and executive (Cal, Stanford, Denver Broncos), born in Oakland, California (d. 2019)
- 1929 Richard Mitchell, American professor and author (The Underground Grammarian), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
- 1930 Derek Waring [Barton-Chapple], British actor (Z-Cars, Barnacle Bill, Arthur-Heart of the Country), born in Mill Hill, London (d. 2007)
- 1930 Roger Moens, Belgian middle distance runner (800m world record 1955), born in Aalst, Belgium
- 1931 Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent, manager and producer (The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2008)
- 1932 Francis Lai, French film music composer (Love Story), born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France (d. 2018)
- 1932 Michael Smith, English-Canadian biochemist (Nobel 1993- Site-directed mutagenesis), born in Blackpool, England (d. 2000)
- 1933 Arno Penzias, German-born American physicist (1978 Nobel Prize for detecting cosmic microwave background), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2024) [1]
Carol Burnett (91st Birthday)
1933 American comedian (The Carol Burnett Show) and actress (Annie; The Four Seasons; Mad About You), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1933 Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican activist (Founder of FALN), born in Río Blanco, Naguabo, Puerto Rico (d. 2005)
- 1933 Ilkka Kuusisto, Finnish opera composer and arts administrator (Finnish National Opera, 1984-92), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1934 Esteban Sánchez, Spanish classical pianist and pedagogue (Badajoz Conservatoire, 1978-97), born in Orellana la Vieja, Spain (d. 1997)
- 1934 Michael McCloskey, American environmentalist and chairman (Sierra Club), born in Eugene, Oregon
- 1935 James Cecil "Humpy" Parker, American disgraced ex-Sheriff convicted of violating inmates civil rights and of torture, born in San Jacinto County, Texas (d. 1994)
- 1936 Doug Sax, American mastering engineer (Bob Dylan, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Ray Charles), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
- 1936 Edward Cazalet, judge of the High Court of England and Wales, born in Marylebone, London
- 1936 Pat Quinn, Scottish soccer forward (4 caps; Motherwell, Hibernian) and manager (East Fife, FH), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1937 Bob Boozer, College/Basketball Hall of Fame forward (Olympic gold 1960), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2012)
- 1938 Duane Eddy, American twangy guitarist ("Rebel Rouser"; Peter Gunn"; "Cannonball"), born in Corning, New York
- 1938 Maurice Williams, American doo-wop singer, and songwriter (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - "Stay"), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Nino Benvenuti (86th Birthday)
1938 Italian boxer (world middleweight champion), born in Izola, Slovenia
- 1938 Willie Wood, Scottish bowls player, born in Haddington, East Lothian
- 1940 Cliff Watson, English rugby league front rower (30 Tests GB, 4 England; St Helens 373 games, Cronulla-Sutherland), born in London, England (d. 2018)
- 1940 Giorgio Moroder, Italian record producer, and film score composer (Cat People; Top Gun), born in Ortisei, Italy
- 1940 Ronney Pettersson, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (17 caps; IFK Skövde, Djurgårdens IF, Hudiksvalls ABK), born in Países Nórdicos, Sweden (d. 2022)
- 1941 John Mitchell, American classical composer, organist, church music director, and opera coach, born in Hollywood, California
- 1942 Bobby Rydell [Ridarelli], American pop singer ("Wild One"; "Wildwood Days"), and actor (Bye Bye Birdie), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
- 1942 Claudine Auger, French actress (Thunderball) and Miss France (1958), born in Paris, France
- 1942 Jim Lambright, American college football coach (University of Washington 1993-98; 44–25–1 record), born in Everett, Washington (d. 2020)
- 1942 Vitali Andreyevich Grishchenko, Russian cosmonaut, born in Naifeld, Sumy (d. 1992)
- 1943 Gary Wright, American rock singer and keyboardist (Spooky Tooth - It's All About; solo - "Dream Weaver"), born in Cresskill, New Jersey (d. 2023) [1]
- 1943 Peter Zumthor, Swiss architect (Royal Gold Medal 2013), born in Basel, Switzerland
- 1944 Amien Rais, Indonesian politician (leader of Muhammadiyah 1995-2000), born in Surakarta, Dutch East Indies
- 1944 David O'Brien Martin, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in St. Lawrence Co., New York
- 1944 Martha Rockwell, American cross-country skier (Mount Washington), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- 1945 Chuck Blazer [Charles Gordon Blazer], American soccer administrator, born in New York City (d. 2017)
- 1945 Mike Finnigan, American session and touring rock, jazz, and blues Hammond B3 organ and keyboard player, and vocalist, born in Troy, Ohio
- 1945 Sylvain Simard, Canadian politician (Parti Québécois), born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
- 1947 Donna De Varona, American swimmer (Olympic-2 gold-64), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- 1947 Gervase Jackson-Stops, British architectural adviser to the National Trust (d. 1995)
- 1947 Warren Clarke, English actor (Clockwork Orange), born in Oldham, Lancashire, (d. 2014)
- 1948 Boyd Matson, TV host/correspondent (National Geographic Explorer)
- 1948 Gerry Sikorski, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota), born in Breckenridge, Minnesota
- 1949 Carlos Bianchi, Argentine soccer forward and coach (14 caps; Vélez Sarsfield, Boca Juniors), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1949 Jerry Blackwell, American professional wrestler, born in Stone Mountain, Georgia (d. 1995)
- 1949 Jimmy Hall, American southern rock singer and saxophonist (Wet Willie), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1950 (Lakshminarayana) "L." Shankar, Indian rock, jazz and Indian classical violinist, singer and composer (Shakti; Frank Zappa; Peter Gabriel), born in Madras, Tamil Nadu
- 1950 Peter Schaufuss, Danish dancer and director of ballet (Deutsche Opera Berlin), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1951 Diego Verdaguer [Miguel Boccadoro], Argentine-Mexican singer-songwriter, bandoneón player, and trumpeter ("Volveré"; "Voy a Conquistarte"), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2022)
- 1952 Popo Molefe, South African politician and secretary-general (South Africa UDF), born in Sophiatown, Gauteng, South Africa
- 1955 Gisèle Ben-Dor (née Buka), Uruguayan-Israeli-American conductor (Santa Barbara Symphony, 1994–2006; Boston Pro-Arte Chamber Orchestra, 1991–2000), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1955 Mike Scott, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award & NLCS MVP 1986, NL wins leader 1989; 3 × MLB All-Star Houston Astros), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1956 Koo Stark [Kathleen Dee-Anne], American photographer and actress (Emily), born in New York City
- 1957 Rosa Briceño, Venezuelan conductor, and educator, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2018)
- 1958 Giancarlo Esposito, American actor (Bob Roberts, School Daze, King of NY), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1958 John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, British racing driver, born in Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
- 1959 John Corabi, American hard rock guitarist and singer (Mötley Crüe, 1992-96), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1959 Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico politician, Governor of Puerto Rico (2019-), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1960 Roger Taylor, English rock drummer (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"), born in Birmingham, England
- 1961 Al Lawrence, Jamaican 4X100m relayer (Olympic silver 1984), born in Jamaica
- 1961 Chris Mars, American drummer (The Replacements, 1979-90), and painter, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1961 Joan Chen [Chen Chong], Chinese-American actress (Heaven & Earth, The Last Emperor), born in Shanghai, China
- 1961 Nancy Scranton, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1991), born in Centralia, Illinois
- 1962 Colin Anderson, English footballer, born in Newcastle, England
- 1962 Debra Wilson, American actress and comedian (Mad TV), born in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York
- 1962 Grahame "Skin" Skinner, Scottish rock singer (Hipsway; Cowboy Mouth; The Skinner Group), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1962 Matteo Messina Denaro, Italian mobster, born in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy (d. 2023)
- 1962 Michael Damian, American actor (Young & Restless) and singer ("Rock On"), born in San Diego, California
- 1963 Bill Wennington, Canadian NBA center (Chicago Bulls), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jet Li (61st Birthday)
1963 Chinese Singaporean actor and martial artist (Romeo Must Die, Unleashed), born in Beijing, China
- 1964 Tod Bass, American actor (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Kevin James, American actor and comedian (The King of Queens), born in Mineola, Long Island, New York
- 1966 Andrea Temesvári, Hungarian tennis star (1985 US Clay Courts), born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1966 Yoshihiro Togashi, Japanese Manga artist who created YuYu Hakusho, born in Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan
- 1967 Darrin Mooney, British session drummer (Primal Scream; Gary Moore), born in Merton, London
- 1967 Kane [Glenn Jacobs], American professional wrestler, born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
- 1967 Marianne Jean-Baptiste, English actress (Secrets & Lies), born in Camberwell, London
Melania Trump (54th Birthday)
1970 Slovenian-American model, wife of former President Donald Trump and First Lady of the United States (2017-21), born in Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia
- 1970 Shane Evans, American drummer (Collective Soul, 1992-2005 - "Shine"; "The World I Know"), born in Stockbridge, Georgia
- 1970 T-Boz [Tionne Watkins], American R&B-pop singer (TLC -"Waterfalls"; "No Scrubs"), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1971 Jay DeMarcus, American bassist (Rascal Flatts - "I Melt"), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1971 Ryan Yarbrough, American NFL wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens, NY Jets), born in Lakeland, Florida
- 1972 Avi Nimni, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.), born in Holon, Israel
- 1972 Francisco Cordova, Mexican pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Veracruz, Mexico
- 1972 Juanita du Plessis (née Naudé), Namibian Afrikaans country music singer ("Ska-Rumba"), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
- 1972 Kiko Narváez, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid), born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
- 1972 Marco Rivera, American football guard (Super Bowl XXXI GB Packers; First-team All-Pro 2004; Pro Bowl 2002, 03, 04), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1972 Natrone Means, American NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Harrisburg, North Carolina
- 1973 Chris Perry, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur), born in Carshalton, England
- 1974 Adil Ray, English radio presenter (BBC Asian Network), born in Birmingham, England
- 1974 Ivana Miličević, Croatian-American actress (Banshee), born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1974 Nerina Pallot, British pop-rock singer-songwriter ("Sophia"; "Everybody's Gone To War"), born in London
- 1975 Joey Jordison, American drummer (Slipknot, 1995-2013 - "All Hope Is Gone"), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2021)
- 1976 José Pasillas, American drummer (Incubus - "Meglomaniac"; "Drive"), born in Calabasas, California
- 1976 Sarah Tueting, American ice hockey goalie (USA, Olympics 1998), born in New York City
- 1977 Jason Earles, American actor (Kickin' It), born in San Diego, California
- 1977 Kosuke Fukudome, Japanese baseball player (Hanshin Tigers, Chicago Cubs), born in Osaki, Kagoshima, Japan
- 1977 Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian European Space Agency astronaut, Italian Air Force pilot, and engineer, born in Milan, Italy
- 1977 Tom Welling, American actor (Smallville-Clark Kent), born in Putnam Valley, New York
- 1978 (Myron) Avant, American R&B singer ("Separated"; "Read Your Mind"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1978 Joe Crede, American baseball player, born in Jefferson City, Missouri
- 1978 Peter Madsen, Danish retired footballer, born in Roskilde, Madsen
- 1978 Stana Katic, Canadian-American actress (Kate Beckett-Castle), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- 1979 Ariane Moffatt, Canadian singer (Aquanaute - "La barricade"; "Dans un océan"), born in Saint-Romuald, Quebec
- 1979 Janne Wirman, Finnish progressive metal keyboardist (Children of Bodom), born in Espoo, Finland
- 1979 Sean Fox, American actor (3 Ninjas Kick Back, Calendar Girl)
- 1980 Channing Tatum, American actor (21 Jump Street, Magic Mike), born in Cullman, Alabama
- 1980 Jordana Brewster, American actress (Nikki Graves-As the World Turns), born in Panama City
- 1980 Marnette Patterson, American actress (Nicole-Something So Right), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1981 Caro Emerald [Caroline van der Leeuw], Dutch singer ("On A Night Like This"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1981 Matthieu Delpierre, French footballer, born in Nancy, France
- 1981 Ms. Dynamite [Niomi McLean-Daley], English R&B singer-songwriter, and rapper, born in Archway, North London
- 1982 Brock Gillespie, American basketball player (CB Ciudad de Valladolid), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1982 J. B. Holmes, American golfer (British Open 2016 3rd; 5 PGA Tour titles), born in Campbellsville, Kentucky
- 1982 Joanne Gobure, Nauruan poet, born in Denigomodu, Nauru
- 1982 Jon Lee, English actor and singer (S Club 7), born in Ipplepen, Devon, England
- 1983 Jessica Lynch, American prisoner of war (served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. and allied forces), born in Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia
- 1983 José María López, Argentine racing driver (2014–2016 World Touring Car Champion), born in Río Tercero, Argentina
- 1984 Mija Martina, Bosnian singer (Eurovision 2019 - "Ne Brini"), born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1984 Ryan O'Donohue, American actor (Byrds of Paradise, Boys are Back), born in Pomona, California
John Isner (39th Birthday)
1985 American tennis player who played the longest pro tennis match in history, born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1985 Nam Gyu-Ri, Korean singer (member of See Ya), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1987 Jessica Lee Rose, American-New Zealand actress and famous YouTube star (lonelygirl15), born in Salisbury, Maryland
- 1992 Aaron Judge, American MLB baseball outfielder, 2017-present, AL Rookie of the Year, 4X All-Star, 2X AL homerun leader (New York Yankees), born in Linden, California
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