- 787 Albumasar [Abu Ma‘shar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, born in Balkh, Khurasan (d. 886)
- 1296 John the Blind, King of Bohemia (1310-46) and Count of Luxembourg, born in Luxembourg (d. 1346)
- 1360 Francesco Zabarella, Italian cardinal and jurist, born in Padua (d. 1417)
- 1397 Albert II of Germany, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, born in Vienna, Duchy of Austria (d. 1439)
- 1489 Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman of the Protestant Reformation, born in Strasbourg (d. 1553)
- 1520 Madeleine of Valois, French princess who briefly became Queen of Scotland after marrying James V, born in the St. Germain-en-Laye, Paris, France (d. 1537)
- 1556 Philipp Nicolai, German Lutheran pastor, poet, composer and hymnodist, born in Mengeringhausen, Landgraviate of Hesse, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1607)
- 1560 Hieronymus Praetorius, German choral composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1629)
- 1567 Girolamo Giacobbi, Italian singer, choirmaster, conductor, and composer of sacred music and opera, baptized in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1629)
- 1589 Pietro Antonio Tamburini, Italian composer (Missa defunctorum), and percussionist, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1635)
- 1602 Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician, worked on geometry of curves, born in Roberval, France (d. 1675)
- 1645 Eusebio Kino, Italian Catholic missionary and explorer in Mexico and Arizona, born in Segno, Bishopric of Trent (d. 1711)
- 1652 Pieter Scheemaeckers, Flemish Baroque sculptor (funeral monuments), born in Antwerp (d. 1714)
- 1654 Bernard Nieuwentyt, Dutch philosopher and physician, born in West-Graftdijk, North Holland (d. 1718)
- 1657 Cornelis Chastelein, Dutch VOC merchant and plantation owner in Batavia who freed his slaves, born in Amsterdam (d. 1714)
- 1699 Christoph Gottlieb Schröter, German organist (St Nikola Church, Nordhausen, 1732-82), composer, and inventor of the tangent piano, born in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony (d. 1782)
- 1708 Johannes Stinstra, Dutch Mennonite preacher, born in Harlingen, Friesland (d. 1790)
- 1720 Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer of Schauensee, Swiss composer and organist, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 1789)
5th Viscount Howe, British military leader (commander of British forces in the American Revolutionary War), born in England
- 1737 Anton Losenko, Russian Neoclassical painter, born in Hlukhiv, Russian Empire (d. 1773)
- 1740 Samuel Arnold, English organist, theater composer (The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakingatchdern), and music director (Marylebone Gardens), born in London, England (d. 1802)
- 1744 “Fanfan” Alexandrine-Jeanne d’Étiolles, daughter of the courtesan Madame de Pompadour, born in Paris, France (d. 1754)
- 1750 Daniel Gottlob Türk, German organist and composer, born in Claußnitz, Saxony (d. 1813)
British soldier and Major General of the Bombay Army who conquered Sindh and became its Governor (1843-47), born in Whitehall Palace, London
Mexican revolutionary hero, general and 2nd President of Mexico (1829), born in Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Mexico
- 1793 August Neithardt, German military bandleader (Prussian Army, 1816-40), choirmaster (Berlin Cathedral, 1843-61), and composer, born in Schleiz, Imperial County of Reuss, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1861)
- 1794 Leopold Zunz, German Jewish scholar (Science of Judaism), born in Detmold (d. 1886)
- 1801 Robert Woodward Barnwell, American Senator for US Senate and Confederacy, slave owner and planter, born in Beaufort, South Carolina (d. 1882)
- 1808 Carl Friedrich Weitzmann, German composer, conductor, and music theorist, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1880)
- 1810 Camilio Benso di Cavour, Italian politician who advocated for unification (First Prime Minister of Italy 1861), born in Turin, First French Republic (d. 1861)
- 1810 Cornelis Outshoorn, Dutch architect (Amstel Hotel), born in Nieuwveen, Netherlands (d. 1875)
- 1813 William Henry Fry, American composer (Niagara Symphony), music director (Musical Fund Society), journalist, and music critic, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1864)
German-Swiss industrialist (founder of Nestlé), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1814 Jacob Edvard Gille, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1880)
- 1814 John Clifford Pemberton, American lieutenant general Confederate Army charged with defending Vicksburg, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1881)
- 1814 William Lowndes Yancey, American politician who defended slavery, diplomat for the Confederacy, born in Warren County, Alabama (d. 1863)
- 1821 Jay Cooke, American financier, fundraiser for the Federal government during US Civil War, born in Sandusky, Ohio, (d. 1905)
- 1823 Charles Keene, English artist and illustrator (worked in black and white), born in London, England (d. 1891)
- 1823 Charles Thomas Campbell, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1895)
- 1823 Hugh Stowell Brown, Manx preacher who worked among the poor in Liverpool, born in Douglas, Isle of Man (d. 1886)
- 1835 Gyula Beliczay, Hungarian pianist, composer, teacher, and engineer, born in Révkomárom, Hungary (now in Slovakia) (d. 1893)
- 1836 José Teodor Vilar, Spanish organist and composer (La Rambla de les Flors), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1905)
- 1839 Aleksandr Grigorievich Stoletov, Russian physicist, made advances in electrical engineering, born in Vladimir, Russia (d. 1896)
- 1845 Abai Qunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher, born in Karauyl, Semipalatinsk, Russian Empire (now Abay District, Kazakhstan) (d. 1904)
- 1848 William Harnett, Irish-American painter (Old Violin), born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland (d. 1892)
- 1854 John Scott Lidgett, English theologist, born in London, England (d. 1953)
American oil tycoon who drilled the 1st successful oil well in Los Angeles and set off the California oil boom, born in Fond du lac, Wisconsin
- 1856 Paul Geisler, German conductor, composer, and pedagogue, born in Stolp, Pomerania (now Słupia, Poland) (d. 1919)
- 1856 William Willett, British inventor of Daylight Saving Time, born in Farnham, Surrey, England (d. 1915)
- 1860 Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musicologist (Hundu classical music), born in Walkeshwar, Bombay. British India (now in Mumbai, Indaia) (d. 1936)
- 1861 Almroth Wright, English bacteriologist (one of 1st vaccines for typhoid), born in Yorkshire England (d. 1947)
- 1865 Alexander Glazunov, Russian pianist, composer (Chopiniana; Stenka Razin), and educator (St Petersburg Conservatory, 1899-1930), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1936)
German inventor and commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin during its record-setting flights, born in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
- 1868 Paul Warburg, German-American investment banker who influenced and encouraged the design of the Federal Reserve, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1932)
- 1869 Laurence Binyon, British poet (For the Fallen), dramatist, and art scholar, born in Lancaster, Lancashire, England (d. 1943)
- 1874 Bill Johnson, American jazz double bassist and banjo player, born in Talladega, Alabama (d. 1972) [birthdate disputed]
- 1874 Tod Sloan, American thoroughbred jockey (1,000 Guineas 1899 [Sibola], Ascot Gold Cup 1900 [Merman]; created monkey crouch riding style), born in Bunker Hill, Indiana (d. 1933)
- 1877 Frank Marshall, American chess player (US Champion 1909-36), born in New York City (d. 1944)
- 1877 Rudolf Hilferding, Austrian-German Marxist economist (SPD Minister of Finance), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1941)
- 1878 Alfred Döblin, German Modernist writer known for “Berlin Alexanderplatz”, born in Stettin, Germany ,(d. 1957)
- 1880 Clarence Cameron White, American concert violinist, and composer (Ouanga!), born in Clarksville, Tennessee (d. 1960)
- 1880 Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist and Mayor of Dallas, Texas, born in Hamilton County, Texas, (d. 1964)
- 1882 Max Kowalski, German pianist, singer, and composer (Pierrot Lunaire), born in Kowal, Russian Poland (d. 1956)
- 1883 Carlos Lavín, Chilean composer (Lamentaciones Huiliches), and ethnomusicologist, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1962)
- 1884 Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (“Adrian Zografu” cycle), born in Brăila, Romania (d. 1935)
- 1889 (Cecil) Armstrong Gibbs, British composer, born in Great Baddow, Essex, England (d. 1960)
- 1889 Charles Darrow, American businessman who modified and popularized Monopoly game, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
- 1889 Irene Steer, Welsh swimmer (Olympic gold GB 4 x 100m relay 1912), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1977)
- 1890 Angus Lewis MacDonald, Canadian politician, Liberal premier of Nova Scotia (1933-40), born in Dunvegan, Nova Scotia (d. 1954)
- 1891 Henry O’Neill, American actor (“Lady Killer”; “Nothing But Trouble”), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1961)
- 1893 Douglas Moore, American organist, pianist, songwriter (“Goodnight Harvard”), and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Giants in the Earth; The Ballad of Baby Doe), born in Cutchogue, Long Island, New York (d. 1969)
- 1893 Voranc Prezikov [Lovro Kuhar], Slovenian author (Samorastniki), born in Podgora, Austria-Hungary (d. 1950)
- 1893 William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, British politician (Governor General of Australia 1959-61), born in Torinturk, Scotland (d. 1961)
- 1894 V.V. [Varahagiri Venkata] Giri, Fourth President of India (1969-74), born in Berhampur, British India (d. 1980)
- 1895 Mikhail Zoshchenko, Russian author and satirist, born in Saint Petersburg (d. 1958)
- 1896 Walter Lang, American silent and sound film director (The Little Princess; The King and I; Desk Set), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1972)
- 1897 Edward Gourdin, American athlete (long jump WR 7.69 m 1921; Olympic silver 1924) and jurist, born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1966)
- 1897 John Galbreath, American businessman who built skyscrapers, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, born in Derby, Ohio (d. 1988)
- 1897 Piet Bakker, Dutch journalist and novelist (Ciske the Rat), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1960)
American vaudevillle and screen actor, singer, and dancer (The Wizard of Oz -“Tin Man”; Higher and Higher), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1900 Arthur Porritt, New Zealand athlete (Olympic bronze 100m 1924) and 11th governor-general of New Zealand 1967-72, born in Wanganui, New Zealand (d. 1994)
- 1902 Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, 1948 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work on electrophoresis and adsorption analysis, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1971) [1]
- 1902 Curt Siodmak, German-American novelist and screenwriter (Donovan’s Brain; I Walked With A Zombie), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 2000)
Canadian-American actress (Escape, The Divorcee), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1904 Geraldo [Gerald Walcan Bright], British “sweet music” dance band bandleader (Gaucho Tango Orchestra), born in London, England (d. 1974)
- 1905 Bernard Benjamin Gillis [Kyanski] British jurist (High Court , 1964-80), born in Hove, England (d. 1995)
- 1905 Era Bell Thompson, American magazine editor (Ebony), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1986)
- 1905 Richard F. Kahn, British economist, worked with John Maynard Keynes (concept of the “multiplier”), born in London, England (d. 1989)
- 1906 Robert De Kers [Keersmaeker], Belgian jazz trumpeter and bandleaders, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1987)
- 1906 Willie Wells, American Baseball HOF shortstop (10 NgL All Star; 2 × Cuban League MVP; Chicago American Giants, Newark Eagles), born in Austin, Texas (d. 1989)
- 1909 Brian Easdale, British orchestral and film composer (The Red Shoes; Gone To Earth), born in Manchester, England (d. 1995)
- 1909 Claude Thornhill, American pianist, arranger (Andre Kostelanetz; Tony Bennett), composer (“Snowfall”), and bandleader (“A Sunday Kind of Love”), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1965)
- 1909 George Crockett Jr., American attorney (founded 1st racially integrated law firm) and politician (Rep-D-MI, 1980-91), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1997)
- 1909 Leo Fender, American inventor, and electric guitar designer (Telecaster; Stratocaster; Precision Bass), born in Anaheim California (d. 1991)
- 1909 Mohammed V, Sultan of Morocco (1925-57), King of Morocco (1957-61), born in Fes, Morocco (d. 1961)
- 1910 Angus Campbell, American psychologist (Elections & Political Order), born in Leiters Ford, Indiana (d. 1980)
- 1911 A. N. Sherwin-White, English ancient historian, born in Brentford, England (d. 1993)
- 1912 Herman Strategier, Dutch organist, conductor, and composer (Rembrandt Cantata; Shadow Out of Time), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1988)
- 1912 Ivo Samkalden, Dutch Minister of Justice (PvdA), Mayor of Amsterdam (1967-77), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1967)
- 1912 Jorge Amado de Faria, Brazilian writer (O Pais do Carnaval), born near Itabuna, Brazil (d. 2001)
- 1912 Richard Reeves, American character actor (The Adventures of Superman; Date With an Angel), born in Queens, NYC, New York (d. 1967)
- 1912 Romain Maes, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 1935), born in Zerkegem, Belgium (d. 1983)
- 1913 Noah Beery Jr, American actor (Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot, Gung Ho!, Heaven With a Gun), born in New York City (d. 1994)
- 1914 Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine auto racer (11 x F1 GP) and horse trainer, polo player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1973)
- 1914 Jeff Corey [Arthur Zwerling], American actor (Getting Straight, Superman & Mole Men), born in New York City (d. 2002)
- 1918 Arnett Cobb, American jazz tenor saxophonist (Lionel Hampton), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1989)
- 1918 Eugene Wilkinson, naval officer (first nuclear sub commander), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2013)
- 1918 Joseph Hardy, American character actor (Husbands; The Clock), born in Arlington, Massachusetts (d. 1990)
- 1919 Sacha Vierny, French cinematographer known for his work with Alain Resnais, born in Bois-le-Roi, France (d. 2001)
- 1920 William “Red” Holzman, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (New York Knicks 14 seasons), born in Brooklyn, NY (d. 1998)
- 1923 Fred Ridgway, England cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 7 wickets, BB 4/83; Kent CCC, MCC), born in Stockport, England (d. 2015)
- 1923 Rhonda Fleming [Marilyn Louis], American actress and singer nicknamed the “Queen of Technicolor” (Spellbound), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2020)
- 1924 Martha Hyer, American actress (Day of the Wolves, Night of the Grizzly), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2014)
- 1925 Alastair Mackie, Scottish poet and teacher, born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1995)
- 1926 Benjamin Ward, 1st African American NYC Police Commissioner (1984-89), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
- 1926 Edwin Carr, New Zealand classical composer, born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2003)
- 1926 Marie-Claire Alain, French organist and composer (most recorded classical organist), born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 2013)
- 1926 Tom Danby, English dual-code international wing: rugby union (1 cap; Harlequin RFC) and rugby league (3 caps England, 3 caps GB; Salford RLFC), born in Trimdon district, County Durham, England (d. 2022)
- 1927 Vernon Washington, American actor (Roots, The Last Starfighter, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1988)
- 1928 Eddie Fisher, American pop singer (“Oh My Papa”; “Lady of Spain”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- 1928 Gus Mercurio, American-born Australian actor (The Blue Lagoon, Crocodile Dundee II), born in West Bend, Wisconsin (d. 2010)
- 1928 Jimmy Dean, American country and rockabilly singer (“Big Bad John”), television host (Jimmy Dean Show), actor (Diamonds Are Forever), and sausage maker, born in Plainview, Texas (d. 2010)
- 1929 John Alldis, English choral master, and conductor (Duke Ellington’s Third Sacred Concert), born in Ilford, England (d. 2010)
- 1930 Barry Unsworth, English novelist (Pascali’s Island), born in Wingate, England (d. 2012)
- 1931 Tom Laughlin, American actor and director (Billy Jack), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2013)
- 1932 Alexander Goehr, English composer (The Deluge; Promised End; Psalm IV), and pedagogue, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2024)
- 1932 Trudy Pitts, American jazz Hammond B-3 organist, pianist, and vocalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- 1933 Bill Nieder, American athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1960, silver 1956), born in Hempstead, New York (d. 2022)
- 1933 David Rowland, British insurance executive (Chairman of Lloyd’s, 1993-97), born in London (d. 2019) [1]
- 1933 Doyle Brunson, American poker player (10 x bracelets; World Series of Poker Main Event champion 1976, 77; Poker HOF), born in Longworth, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1933 Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, English judge (first female Lord Justice of Appeal, chaired inquest into death of Princess Diana), born in Buckinghamshire, England
- 1933 Keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer, designed Cosworth double four valve engine for F1, born in Blackburn, England (d. 2005)
American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star x 9; AL HR leader 1959, AL RBI leader 1965 Cleveland Indians), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1934 James Carl Tenney, American composer, born in Silver City, New Mexico (d. 2006)
- 1935 Giya Kancheli, Georgian composer (NightPrayers; Exil), born in Tblisi, Georgia (d. 2019)
- 1936 Chuck Israels, American jazz double bassist, composer (Bill Evans Trio), arranger, and bandleader, born in New York City
- 1937 Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician (Mayor of Saint Petersburg, 1991-96), born in Chita, Soviet Union (d. 2000)
- 1937 Ed Meador, American football cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1968, 69; 6 × Pro Bowl; Los Angeles Rams), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1937 Lucinda Williams, American sprinter (Olympic gold – 4×100 m relay, 1960), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1938 Lou Campanelli, American basketball coach (James Madison University 1972-85; University of California, Berkeley 1986-93), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- 1939 Charles Rose, American politician (Rep-D-North Carolina, 1973-97), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 2012)
- 1939 Kate O’Mara, English actress (Caress Morell-Dynasty), born in Leicester, England (d. 2014)
- 1940 Barbara Mills, British barrister (first female Director of Public Prosecutions), born in Chorleywood, England (d. 2011)
- 1940 Bobby Hatfield, American rocker (Righteous Brothers – “Unchained Melody”), born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
- 1940 Michael “Tunes” Antunes, American rock and blues saxophonist (John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band), and actor (Eddie And The Cruisers), born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
- 1940 Sid Waddell, English darts commentator (the ‘Voice of Darts’; Grenarda, BBC, Sky Sports), born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England (d. 2012)
- 1941 Anita Lonsbrough, English 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1960), born in York, England
- 1941 George Bellamy, English rock guitarist (The Tornados, 1962-65 – “Telstar”, “Globetrotter”), born in Sunderland, England
- 1941 Kees van Kooten, Dutch comedian and TV actor (Van Kooten & De Bie), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1942 Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer (1971 Winnie Award), born in Wethersfield, Connecticut
- 1942 Giovanni Lodetti, Italian soccer midfielder (17 caps; AC Milan, Sampdoria, Foggia, Novara), born in Caselle Lurani, Italy (d. 2023)
- 1942 Norbert Putnam, American session bassist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section), and record producer (Jimmy Buffett; Dan Fogelberg; Joan Baez), born in Florence, Alabama
- 1942 Speedy Duncan, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1971; AFL All-Star 1965, 66, 67; SD Chargers, Washington Redskins), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 2021)
- 1943 Jimmy Griffin, American pop singer, guitarist and songwriter, (Bread), and Academy Award winner (“For All We Know”), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2005)
- 1943 Louis Brus, American chemist (2023 Nobel prize for Chemistry for discovery of quantum dots), born in Cleveland, Ohio [1]
- 1943 Michael Mantler, Austrian javant-garde jazz trumpeter and contemporary music composer, born in Vienna, Austria
- 1943 Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett], American pop singer (The Ronettes -“Be My Baby”), born in New York City (d. 2022) [1]
- 1943 Shafqat Rana, Pakistan cricket batsman (5 Tests, top score 95), born in Simla, Punjab, British India
- 1945 Gary Blair, American Basketball HOF coach (Texas A&M Aggies women 2003-22; NCAA National C’ship 2011; 23 x NCAA Tournament appearances; Uni of Arkansas), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1945 Harriet Miers, American lawyer (White House counsel to George W. Bush), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1945 Harry Thomas, Dutch founder of the Schlager Festival, born in Besançon, France (d. 1991)
- 1945 Larry Larden, American rocker (Every Mother’s Son), born in New York City
- 1945 Sandra Grimes, American CIA officer who helped bring down Aldrich Ames, born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 2025) [1]
- 1946 James Reynolds, American actor (Days of our Lives), born in Oskaloosa, Kansas
- 1946 Jimmy Conway, Irish soccer midfielder (20 caps Republic of Ireland; Fulham), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
- 1947 Alan Ward, England cricket pace bowler (5 Tests, 14 wickets; Derbyshire CCC), born in Dronfield, England
- 1947 Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian politician (founder of the People’s Justice Party (PKR) Prime Minister of Malaysia 2022-), born in Bukit Mertajam, Malaya
- 1947 Dmitri Alexeev, Russian concert pianist (Leeds International Competition, 1975), and teacher (Royal College of Music – London, 2010-present), born in Moscow, USSR
- 1947 Ian Anderson, Scottish rock singer, flute player, guitarist, and songwriter (Jethro Tull – “Bungle In The Jungle”; “Aqualung”; “Locomotive Breath”), born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
- 1949 Gene Johnson, American country singer (Diamond Rio – “Meet in the Middle”), born in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania
- 1950 Patti Austin, American soul, pop, and jazz singer (with James Ingram – “Come To Me”), born in Harlem, New York City
- 1950 Rémy Girard, Canadian actor (Les Invasions barbares), born in Jonquière, Quebec
1951 Colombian politician, President of Colombia (2010-18) and Nobel laureate (2016), born in Bogotá, Colombia
- 1952 Ashley Putnam, American soprano (NY City Opera, 1978), born in New York City
- 1952 Cara Hayden, American librarian (1st African American and female Librarian of Congress 2016-), born in Tallahassee, Florida
- 1952 Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor (Hardcastle and McCormick), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- 1952 Diane Venora, American actress (Bird), born in East Hartford, Connecticut
- 1953 Brendan Croker, English folk-rock musician and songwriter (The Five O’Clock Shadows: The Notting Hillbillies; Sally Tmms and the Drifting Cowgirls), born in Bradford, England (d. 2023)
- 1953 Mark Doty, American poet and prose writer known for “My Alexandria”, born in Maryville, Tennessee
- 1954 Cameron Connor, Canadian WHA and NHL ice hockey forward, 1974-83 (Phoenix Roadrunners, Edmonton Oilers, and 3 other teams), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1954 Sam Baker, American folk singer-songwriter (“Say Grace”), born in Itasca, Texas
- 1956 Charlie Peacock, American jazz and contemporary Christian music pianist, singer, songwriter, and record producer (The Civil Wars), born in Yuba City, California
- 1956 Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat, Australian tennis player (1977 Australian Open doubles winner and single finalist), born in Albury, New South Wales
- 1956 On Ka’a Davis, American experimental jazz guitarist and co,mposer (Sun Ra Arkestra), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1956 Tugboat [Fred Ottman], American WWF wrestler, born in Miami, Florida
- 1957 Fred Ho [Houn], American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer (Year of the Tiger), playwright, writer and social activist, born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2014)
- 1958 Jack Richards, English cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests, 21 dismissals, 1 x 100, HS 133; Surrey CCC, Orange Free State), born in Penzance, England
- 1958 Rami Hamdallah, Palestinian politician, academic and Prime Minister of Palestine (2014-present), born in Anabta, West Bank
- 1959 Florent Vollant, Innu-Canadian musician (Kashtin), born in Labrador, Newfoundland
- 1959 Mark Price, English drummer (All About Eve, 1987-93; Del Amitri, 1997-2002), born in Nelson, England
- 1960 Kenny Perry, American golfer (4 Champions Tour major titles; US Senior Open 2013, 17; 14 PGA Tour titles), born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
- 1960 Todd David Hess, American USAF Member, 1st inducted into Army’s Order of Military Medical Merit, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1960 Vinnie Kilduff, Irish session and touring tin whistler, uilleann piper, mandolin player, and songwriter (The Waterboys; U2: Sinéad O’Connor), born in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland
- 1961 Jon Farriss, Australian rock drummer (INXS – “The Devil Inside”; “New Sensation”), born in Perth, Australia
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