- 912 Otto I, the Great, East Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor (962-73), born in East Francia (d. 973)
- 1221 Alfonso X ‘the Wise’, King of Castile & Leon, (1252-84), born in Toledo, Spain (d. 1284)
- 1402 Jean de Dunois “Bastard of Orléans”, French soldier who fought with Joan of Arc, illegitimate son of the Duke of Orleans, born in France (d. 1468)
- 1417 William Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman who fought during the War of the Roses, born in England (d. 1487)
- 1553 Prospero Alpini, Italian botanist and physician (De Plantis Aegypti liber) known for his study of date palms, born in Marostica, Republic of Venice (d. 1617)
- 1608 Francisco Manuel de Mello, Portuguese writer (Catalan Revolt), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1666)
- 1632 Jean Mabillon, French palaeographer and monastic scholar, established principles for dating medieval manuscripts, born near Rheims, France (d. 1707)
- 1641 Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman, Grand Pensionary of Holland (1689-1720), born in Delft, Dutch Republic (d. 1720)
- 1669 Johann K. Amman, Swiss-Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens), born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland (d. 1724)
- 1690 Ernst Johann van Biron, Russian duke of Courland and regent of Ivan VI, born in Kalnciems, Semigallia (d. 1772)
- 1705 Thomas Birch, British historian and biographer (History of the Royal Society 1756-57, Copies of Letters relating to the March of General Braddock), born in Clerkenwell, England (d. 1766) [1] [2]
- 1715 Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer, born in Paris, France (d. 1799)
- 1719 Spranger Barry, Irish Shakespearean actor, born in Skinner’s Row, Dublin (d. 1777)
- 1748 Etienne Joseph Floquet, French opera composer, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1785)
- 1749 Edward Rutledge, American founding father, Governor of South Carolina (1798-1800) and signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Charleston, British America (d. 1800)
- 1755 Thomas Lord, English cricket batsman (founder of Lord’s cricket ground; Middlesex CCC), born in Thirsk, England (d. 1832)
- 1760 Gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple) and revolutionary, born in Saint-Quentin, France (d. 1797)
- 1765 Thomas Attwood, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1838)
- 1785 Jan Roothaan, 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits, authorized 1838 Maryland Jesuit slave sale (1829-53), born in Amsterdam (d. 1853)
- 1794 Johan Frederik van Oordt, Dutch theologian (Groninger direction), born in Rotterdam (d. 1852)
- 1797 Gábor Mátray, Hungarian composer and musicologist, born in Nagykata, Hungary (d. 1875)
- 1800 Michail Pogodin, Russian historian and author (Povesti), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1875)
American abolitionist and writer (American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses), born in Hampton, Connecticut
- 1809 Horatio Phillips Van Cleve, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 1891)
- 1815 William Dennison, American politician (US postmaster general, Governor of Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1882)
- 1819 Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Belleville, Virginia (d. 1901)
- 1819 Josiah Dwight Whitney, American Geologist who led the California Geological Survey (Mount Whitney and Whitney Glacier are named for him), born in Northampton, Massachusetts (d. 1896)
- 1820 Isaac Todhunter, British mathematician, born in Rye, England (d. 1884)
- 1820 John Willis Ellis, American politician, Governor of North Carolina during US Civil War, born in Rowan County, North Carolina (d. 1861)
- 1821 Charles Meryon, British-French etcher who was color blind, born in Paris (d. 1868)
- 1830 Kaspar von Zumbusch, German-Austria sculptor of public statues in Vienna, born in Herzebrock, Westphalia (d. 1915)
Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid and Gas States), born in Leiden, Netherlands
- 1842 James Lillywhite, English cricket slow bowler (1st England Test captain; 2 Tests, 8 wickets; Sussex CCC) and umpire (6 Tests 1881–99), born in Westhampnett, England (d. 1929)
- 1843 Josef Sucher, Hungarian composer and conductor (Aus alten Märchen), born in Döbör, Hungary (d. 1908)
- 1851 Jonas Basanavičius, Lithuanian nationalist and a signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania, born in Oszkobole, Congress Poland (d. 1916)
- 1855 Frank Friday Fletcher, American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz), born in Oskaloosa, Iowa (d. 1928)
- 1858 Frank Hearne, English cricket batsman (2 Tests England, 4 South Africa; Kent, Western Province), born in Ealing, England (d. 1949)
- 1860 Karl Hjalmar Branting, Swedish politician, first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden, and co-winner of the 1921 Nobel Peace Prize, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1925)
- 1861 Konstantin Korovin, leading Russian impressionist painter, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1939)
- 1862 Alberto Williams, Argentine pianist and composer (Etrerno Reposo), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1952)
- 1862 Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1926)
- 1864 Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (Packard Motor Car Co.), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1936)
- 1865 Howard Taylor, American tennis player (US National C’ships doubles 1879; singles 1884, 86, 87, 88 runner-up), born in New York City (d. 1920)
- 1869 Valdemar Poulsen, Danish engineer who invented devices for radio broadcasting, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1942)
- 1875 Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary, author and literary critic, born in Poltava, Russian Empire (d. 1933)
- 1876 Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (Atlántida), born in Cádiz, Spain (d. 1946)
- 1878 André Caplet, French composer and conductor (Conte Fantastic; Le miroir de Jesus), born on a boat sailing between Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) and Honfleur (Calvados) in France (d. 1925)
- 1878 Ernest King, US fleet admiral (Chief of Naval Operations in WWII), born in Lorain, Ohio (d. 1956)
- 1878 Holcombe Ward, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1904; President USLTA 1937-47), born in New York, NY (d. 1967)
- 1882 Johan Conrad Kikkert, Dutch painter and critic who promoted modern art in the Netherlands through Modern Art Circle, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1965)
- 1883 Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological and writer (Along the water front), born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1921)
- 1883 Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexican mural painter (Epic of Culture in New World), born in Zapotlán el Grande, Mexico (d. 1949)
English actor (The Mummy, Frankenstein), born in Camberwell, London
- 1887 Henry Moseley, English physicist (relationship between atomic number and charge of the atomic nucleus), born in Weymouth, England (d. 1915)
- 1887 Paul Malengreau, Belgian organist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1813-53), born in at Trélon, Nord, France (d. 1956)
- 1888 Harpo Marx [Adolph], American actor and comedian (Marx brothers), born in New York City (d. 1964)
- 1888 Nana Bryant, American stage and screen actress (Ladies of the Chorus; Harvey; Brewster’s Millions), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1955)
American WWII general (Guadalcanal Campaign, Operation Dragoon), born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona
- 1889 Harry Sunderland, Australian rugby league administrator (manager 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of GB; Queensland RFL secretary 1913-22; inspired establishment RL in France), born in Gympie, Australia (d. 1964)
- 1890 El Lissitzky, Russian avant-garde artist (Book design for “Of Two Squares”, Proun), born in Pochinok, Russian Empire (d. 1941) [1] [2]
- 1892 Erté [Romain de Tirtoff], Russian-French artist and designer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1990)
- 1894 Rosetta Duncan, American vaudevillian (Duncan Sisters), actress (Topsy and Eva), and songwriter (Remeberin’), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1959)
- 1896 Joris Vriamont, Flemish author and music publisher, born in Lincent, Belgium (d. 1961)
- 1896 Klement Gottwald, Czech communist politician, Premier and President of Czechoslovakia (1946-53), born in Vyškov, Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
- 1896 Ruth Etting, American stage, radio, and screen singer (“Shine On Harvest Moon”; “Ten Cents A Dance”), and actress (Roman Scandals; Ziegfeld Follies), born in David City, Nebraska (d. 1978)
- 1896 Viktor Kosenko, Russian-Ukrainian pianist, composer (Moldavian Poem), and educator, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1938)
- 1897 Karl Gebhardt, Nazi doctor (executed for war crimes for conducting experiments on concentration camp inmates), born in Haag in Oberbayern, Germany (d. 1948)
- 1897 Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer (The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian), born in Kishoregunj, East Bengal, British India (d. 1999)
- 1899 Marcel Dalio [Israel Moshe Blauschild], French actor (Sabrina, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Casablanca), born in Paris, France (d. 1983)
- 1899 Norman Hunter, English children’s writer (Professor Branestawm), born in London (d. 1995)
- 1902 Aaron Bank, American OSS officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces, born in New York City (d. 2004)
- 1902 Victor Jory, Canadian-American stage and screen actor (A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Kings Row; Manhunt), born in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada (d. 1982)
- 1906 Mervyn Roberts, Welsh composer, born in Abergele, Denbighshire (d. 1990)
- 1907 Lars Leksell, Swedish physician, professor of neurosurgery, and inventor of radio surgery, born in Fässberg, Sweden (d. 1986)
- 1908 Leendert Braat, Dutch sculptor and screenwriter (White World), born in Paris, France (d. 1982)
- 1908 Nelson S. Bond, American sci-fi writer, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
- 1909 Nigel Tranter, Scottish author and historian (River Realm; Robert the Bruce), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2000)
- 1910 Hal Schumacher, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1933; MLB All-Star 1933, 35; New York Giants), born in Hinkley, New York (d. 1993)
- 1911 Peter Saunders, English theater producer created The Mousetrap – world’s longest play), born in London, England (d. 2003)
- 1912 George O’Hanlon, American actor (Life of Riley – “Calvin”‘ Joe McDoakes shorts), voice actor (The Jetsons – “George Jetson”), and screenwriter, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
- 1912 Tyree Glenn, American jazz and session trombonist and vibraphone player (Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong), born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 1974)
- 1914 Emmett Ashford, American baseball umpire (first certified black umpire), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
- 1914 Roger Avon, British actor (Doctor Who, Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.), born in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England (d. 1998)
- 1914 Wilson Tucker, American sci-fi author (Time Masters), born in Deer Creek, Illinois (d. 2006)
- 1915 Ellen Drew [Esther Loretta Ray], American actress (Isle of Dead, Christmas in July), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2003)
- 1915 John Dehner [Forkum], American actor (The Right Stuff, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1992)
- 1915 Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, Guatemalan politician, President of Guatemala (1966-70), born in Guatemala City (d. 1996)
- 1916 Michael Gough, English actor (Hammer Horror Films, Search for the Nile), born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya (d. 2011)
- 1917 Hugh L’Etang, British medical writer and editor (The Pathology of Leadership; Ailing Leaders in Power: 1914-1994), born in England (d. 1996) [1] [2]
- 1919 Cláudio Santoro, Brazilian violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Manaus, Brazil (d. 1989)
- 1919 Peter Strawson, English philosopher (University of Oxford), born in London, England (d. 2006)
- 1920 Chalmers Wylie, American politician (Rep-R-Ohio, 1967-93), born in Norwich, Ohio (d. 1998)
- 1920 Herman Nieland, Dutch organist, pianist, composer (Te Deum Laudamus; Blätterlos), and educator, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993)
- 1920 Paul Celan [Antschell], German-Romanian poet (Collected Prose), born in Cernăuți, Romania (d. 1970)
- 1921 Ferdinando “Fred” Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1960)
- 1921 Jack Marshall, American jazz and session guitarist, film and television composer, arranger, and record producer (Capitol Records), born in El Dorado, Kansas (d. 1973)
- 1922 Manuel Fraga [Iribarne], Spanish politician, President of Spanish Galicia (1990-2005), born in Vilalba, Galaicia, Spain (d. 2012)
- 1923 Angelo John Novarese, American record company founder (Hi Tunes), born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1996)
- 1923 Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (Hambletonian x 4; Little Brown Jug x 5; Messenger Stakes x 7), born in Gloversville, NY (d. 1986)
- 1923 Daniel Brewster, American politician (Rep-D-Maryland 1963-69), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2007)
- 1923 Guy [Gaetano] Molinari, American politician (Rep-New York, 1981-1983), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- 1923 Nadia Gray [Nadia Kujnir-Herescu], Romanian actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1994)
- 1924 Colin Turnbull, British-American anthropologist (The Forest people), born in London, England (d. 1994)
- 1924 Paul Richards, American actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight; Breaking Point), born in Los Angeles California (d. 1974)
- 1924 Paula Raymond, American actress and model (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2003)
- 1925 Johnny Mandel, American composer, arranger and musician (M*A*S*H theme), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- 1926 Christopher Logue, British poet (Cold Calls; War Music), playwright, actor, and pacifist, born in Portsmouth, England (d. 2011)
- 1926 R. L. Burnside, American blues musician (Deep Blues), born in Harmontown, Mississippi (d. 2005)
- 1926 Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher, born in Puttaparthi, British India (d. 2011)
- 1926 Vann Molyvann, Cambodian architect (New Khmer architecture), born in Ream, Cambodia (d. 2017)
- 1927 Guy Davenport, American author, artist, and scholar, born in Anderson, South Carolina (d. 2005)
- 1927 Robert Pursley, American Air Force Lieutenant General and senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense (1966-72), born in Muncie, Indiana (d. 2025) [1]
- 1928 Jakob Jež, Slovenian composer (Klas pri klasu (Ear by Ear)), and pedagogue, born in Boštanj, Slovenia (d. 2022)
- 1928 Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
- 1929 Gloria Lynne [Wilson], American jazz vocalist (Dell Tones), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2013)
- 1929 Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian Zionist writer (The Late Great Planet Earth), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2024) [1]
- 1929 Maurice Flitcroft, British golfer known as “the world’s worst golfer”, born in Manchester, England (d. 2007)
- 1930 Bill Brock, American Republican politician (Senator from Tennessee 1971-77) and US Secretary of Labor (1985-87), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2021)
- 1930 Dick Kazmaier, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1951; Unanimous All-American 1951; Princeton), born in Maumee, Ohio (d. 2013)
- 1930 Jack McKeon, American baseball manager (World Series 2003, Florida Marlins; 2 × NL Manager of the Year 1999, 2003), born in South Amboy, New Jersey
- 1930 Ricou Browning, American film stuntman (Creature from the Black Lagoon), stunt co-ordinator (Thunderball), director, and producer (Flipper), born in Fort Pierce, Florida (d. 2023) [1]
- 1930 Robert Easton [Burke], American actor referred to as “The Man of a Thousand Voices” (Someone Up There Likes Me), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
- 1931 Oscar C. Yatco, Filipino violinist and conductor, born in Tanuan, Batangas, Philippines (d. 2014)
- 1931 Yevgeny Grischin, Russian 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1956, 60), born in Tula, Soviet Union (d. 2005)
- 1932 Michel David-Weill, French investment banker (Lazard Frère), born in Paris, France (d. 2022)
- 1933 Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist & revolutionary, born in Kahak, Iran (d. 1977)
Polish composer (“Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima”), born in Dębica, Poland
Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1956-57, Australian C’ships 1956, French C’ships 1956)), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1934 Michael Wayne, American film producer (Chisum, Green Berets, McLintock), son of John Wayne, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
- 1934 Rita Rossi Colwell, American oceanographer, born in Beverly, Massachusetts
- 1934 Robert Towne (né Schwartz), American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Chinatown: The Last Detail; Shampoo), and director (Personal Best; Tequila Sunrise), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024) [1]
- 1935 Dean Gallo, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1985-94), born in Havensack, New Jersey (d. 1994)
- 1935 Steve Burtenshaw, English soccer manager (Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, QPR, Arsenal) and midfielder (Brighton & HA 237 games), born in Portslade, England (d. 2022)
- 1935 Vladislav Volkov, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1971)
- 1935 Wally Harris, Canadian ice hockey referee (6 x Stanley Cup series; first NHL Director of Officiating), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2024)
- 1936 Celin Romero, Spanish classical guitarist (The Romeros), born in Málaga, Spain
- 1936 Robert Barnard, British mystery writer, born in Burnham-on-Crouch, England (d. 2013)
- 1936 Steve Landesberg, American comedian and actor (Barney Miller – “Dietrich”), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
- 1937 Bev Risman, English rugby union fly-half (8 Tests England, 4 British & Irish Lions; University of Oxford RFC) and rugby league fullback (5 Tests GB, 1 England; Leigh RLFC, Leeds RLFC), born in Salford, England (d. 2023)
- 1937 Richie Adubato, American basketball coach (NBA: Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic; WNBA: NY Liberty, Washington Mystics), born in Irvington, New Jersey (d. 2025)
- 1938 Esko Nikkari, Finnish actor (Aapo), born in Lapua, Finland (d. 2006)
- 1938 Herbert Achternbusch, German actor (Hedes; Mix Wix; Wohin), born in Munich, Germany
- 1939 Betty Everett, American soul singer (Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2001)
- 1940 Gene Visscher, American college basketball coach (Weber State University 1971-74; Northern Arizona University 1981-83), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2022)
- 1940 Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 74, 76; Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox HOF), born in Marianao, Cuba (d. 2024) [1]
- 1941 Alan Mullery, English soccer player (Fulham, Spurs), manager and pundit, born in London, England
- 1941 Derek Mahon, Irish Poet (A Disused Shed in Co Wexford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
- 1941 Franco Nero, Italian actor (Django), born in Parma, Italy
- 1941 Simon Nolet, French Canadian NHL hockey right winger, 1967-77 (Stanley Cup – 1974, Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams), born in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec, Canada
- 1942 Steve Gillette, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (“Darcy Farrow”;”Bed of Roses”), born in Pensacola, Florida
- 1942 Susan Anspach, American actress (Grace-Yellow Rose, Hair, Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again Sam), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- 1943 Andrew Goodman, American civil rights worker (murdered by the Klu Klux Klan), born in New York City (d. 1964)
- 1943 Denis Sassou Nguesso, Congolese politician (President of the Republic of the Congo 1979-92, 1997-), born in Edou, Congo
- 1943 Petar Skansi, Croatian basketball center (Olympic silver Yugoslavia 1968; Jugoplastika) and coach (Yugoslavia, Croatia, Jugoplastika, Benetton Treviso), born in Sumartin, Croatia (d. 2022)
- 1943 Sue Nicholls, British actress (Audrey Roberts in “Coronation Street”), born in Darlaston, England
- 1944 Joe Eszterhas, American screenwriter (Basic Instinct, Showgirls), born in Csákánydoroszló, Hungary
- 1944 Peter Lindbergh [Brodbeck], German fashion photographer and director, born in Lissa, German occupied Poland (d. 2019)
- 1944 Sandra Stevens, British pop singer (Brotherhood of Man – “Save Your Kisses For Me”), born in Leeds, England
- 1945 Assaf Dayan, Israeli director and actor (Operation Thunderbolt), born in Nahalal, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2014)
- 1945 Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer, born in Fraserburgh, Scotland (d. 2018)
- 1945 Jerry Harris, American sculptor, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
- 1946 Bobby Rush, American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1993-), born in Albany, Georgia
- 1946 Diana Quick, English actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job), born in London
- 1946 Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1946 Hans Hoekman, Dutch actor and voice actor who played Oscar the Grouch on “Sesamstraat”, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2017)
- 1947 Geoffrey Roberts, English wine merchant (championed Australian and Californian wines), born in London, England (d. 1994)
- 1948 Bruce Vilanch, American comedy writer (head writer for the Oscars), born in New York City
- 1948 Frank Worthington, English soccer forward (8 caps; Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers) and manager (Tranmere Rovers), born in Halifax, England (d. 2021)
- 1948 Lisa Lindahl, American inventor of the sports bra (Jogbra), born in Montclair, New Jersey [1]
- 1948 Zoë Wicomb, South African academic and writer (You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town, David’s Story), born in Namaqualand, South Africa (d. 2025)
- 1949 Alan Paul [Wichinsky], American jazz singer and songwriter (The Manhattan Transfer – “Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone”), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1949 Charlie Black, American country music songwriter (Anne Murray – “Shadows in the Moonlight”; K.T. Oslin – “Come Next Monday”), born in Cheverly, Maryland (d. 2021)
- 1949 Gayl Jones, American novelist (Corregidora), and poet (Song for Anninho), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1950 Cecil Hooker, American country-rockabilly violinist (Snuff – “Bad, Bad, Billy”), born in Danville, Indiana
- 1950 Charles “Chuck” Schumer, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1981-1999, Sen-D-NY, 1999 -), born in New York City
- 1951 Bernd Landvoigt, German coxless pairs rower (Olympic gold 1976), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, German Democratic Republic
- 1951 David Rappaport, English 3’11” actor (Wizard, Time Bandits), born in London, England
- 1951 Jorg Landvoigt, German coxless pairs rower (Olympic gold 1976), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, German Democratic Republic
- 1951 Nikki Kelly, English actress (Hi-de-Hi! – “Sylvia”), born in Leamington Spa, England
- 1952 Bill Troiano, American tuba player (Long Island Tuba Quartet), and teacher, born in Plainview, New York
- 1952 Francie Larrieu Smith, American 1.5/3/10K track runner (AAU 1 mile-1979), born in Palo Alto, California
- 1953 Francis Cabrel, French folk and country singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Agen, France
- 1953 Martin Kent, Australian cricket batsman (3 Tests, 2 x 50; 5 ODIs; WSC 3 x 100; Queensland), born in Mossman, Australia
- 1954 Bruce Hornsby, American pop, rock, and bluegrass, singer-songwriter, and piano player (“The Way It Is”), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
- 1954 Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch politician and editor in chief of “Elsevier”, born in Gouda, Netherlands (d. 2014)
- 1954 Glenn Brummer, American baseball player, born in Olney, Illinois
- 1955 Ludovico Einaudi, Italian pianist, classical and film composer (Divenire), born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy
- 1955 Mary Landrieu, American politician (US Senator of Louisiana, 1997-2005), born in Arlington, Virgina
- 1955 Steven Brust [Karl Zoltan], American sci-fi author (Yendi, Jhereg), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
- 1956 Bruce Edgar, New Zealand cricketer (NZ opener through the 80’s), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1957 Mark Radice, American session and touring musician (Donovan; Aerosmith; Cheap Trick), singer, songwriter, and producer (The Muppets; Sesame Street), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1958 David Wallace, American actor (General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus), born in Miami, Florida
- 1958 Martin Snedden, New Zealand cricket seam bowler (25 Tests, 58 wickets, BB 5/68; Auckland) and executive (CEO NZC 2001-11), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1959 Brook Jacoby, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1986, 90 Cleveland Indians), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1959 Dominique Dunne, American actress (Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker; Poltergeist), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1982)
- 1959 Maxwell Caulfield, British stage and screen actor (Dynasty/The Colbys – “Miles”), born in Derbyshire, England
- 1960 Jayananda Warnaweera, Sri Lankan cricket spin bowler (10 Tests, 32 wickets; Galle CC, Singha SC), born in Matara, Sri Lanka (d. 2025)
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