- 1113 Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, conquered Normandy, born in Le Mans, France (d. 1151)
- 1198 King Alexander II of Scotland, born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (d. 1249)
- 1210 Floris IV, Count of Holland, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1234)
- 1358 John I of Castile, King of Castile and León (1379-90), born in Épila, Spain (d. 1390)
- 1393 Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, born in Château de Suscinio, Sarzeau, France (d. 1458)
- 1420 Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist (Bamberg & Eichstattt), born in Ansbach, Germany (d. 1475)
- 1531 Ercole Bottrigari, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1612)
- 1552 Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1614)
- 1561 Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry), born in Zielona Góra, Poland (d. 1613)
- 1579 John Amner, English composer, born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England (d. 1641)
- 1580 John Taylor, English poet (An Arrant Thief), born in Gloucester, England (d. 1654)
- 1591 Robert Herrick, English poet (‘Gather ye rosebuds while ye may’), baptized in London (d. 1674)
- 1635 Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1699)
- 1683 Meinrad Spiess, German sacred music composer, Benedictine priest, and music theorist, born in Honsolgen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1761)
- 1694 Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer and King of Corsica [or 8/25], born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1756)
- 1707 Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English evangelical revivalist, born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire (d. 1791)
- 1712 Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician and astronomer, born in Terschelling, Netherlands (d. 1773)
- 1725 Johann Balthasar Kehl, German composer, born in Coburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1778)
- 1733 David Traugott Nicolai, German composer, born in Görlitz, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
- 1750 Letizia Ramolino, Italian noble and mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, born in Ajaccio, France (d. 1836)
- 1758 Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Queen of Denmark and Norway, born in Schwerin, Germany (d. 1794)
British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade, born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
- 1772 William I, King of the Netherlands (1815-40), Prince of Orange and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1843)
- 1787 James Weddell, British sailor and Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea), born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 1834)
- 1808 Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1891)
- 1816 Daniel Gooch, English engineer, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables, born in Bedlington, Northumberland, England (d. 1889)
- 1817 Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian novelist, poet and playwright (Prince Serebrenni), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1875)
- 1820 Jacopo Tomadini, Italian composer, born in Cividale del Friuli, Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom (d. 1883)
- 1821 Emanuele Muzio, Italian composer, born in Zibello, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1890)
- 1827 Walter Husted Stevens, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Penn Yan, New York (d. 1867)
- 1828 George Hume “Maryland” Steuart, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1903)
- 1837 Theodore Dubois, French composer, born in Rosnay, Marne, France (d. 1924)
- 1839 Eduard Napravnik, Czech conductor and composer, born in Býšť, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1916)
- 1842 Edouard J. A. Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1885)
- 1845 James C. Calhoun, American soldier, brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1876)
- 1847 Charles Follen McKim, American Beaux-Arts architect (McKim Building of the Boston Public Library), born in Chester County, Pennsylvania (d. 1909) [1]
- 1851 Tom Kendall, Australian cricket slow bowler (2 Tests, 14 wickets in Australia’s 1st 2 Tests, BB 7/55), born in Bedford, England (d. 1924)
- 1854 Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, Russian pianist and composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1922)
- 1856 Felix Mottl, Austrian conductor and composer (Agnes Bernauer), born in Unter-St.-Veit, Austria (d. 1911)
- 1863 Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer, born in Požega, Croatia (d. 1918)
- 1865 Ferdinand I [Meinrad], King of Romania (1914-27), born in Sigmaringen, German Confederation (d. 1927)
- 1872 Max Beerbohm, English caricaturist, writer and parodist (Saturday Review), born in London (d. 1956)
- 1879 Rentaro Taki, Japanese pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1903)
- 1880 André Cheron [Duval], French-American silent and sound screen character actor (The King of Kings; Anna Karenina; Wife vs. Secretary), born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1952)
- 1880 Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn, British diplomat (High Commissioner of Egypt and the Sudan), born in Killearn, Scottland (d. 1964)
- 1886 William Francis Gibbs, American naval architect, designed Liberty ships, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
- 1887 Harry Hooper, American Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1912, 15, 16, 18 Boston Red Sox), born in Bell Station, California (d. 1974)
- 1889 Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congolese religious leader and founder of Kimbanguism, born in Nkamba, Congo (d. 1951)
- 1890 Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, surfer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 1912, 20; 4x200m freestyle relay 1920), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1968)
- 1890 Franz Philipp, German composer, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (d. 1972)
- 1890 Jean Rhys [Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams], British writer (Voyage in the Dark), born in Roseau, Dominica (d. 1979)
- 1891 Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1969)
- 1891 Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish-Belgian stage and screen actress (Met den helm geboren), born in Halluin, France (d. 1960)
- 1893 Elisha Scott, Irish soccer goalkeeper (31 caps Ireland [IFA]; Liverpool 430 games), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1959)
- 1895 Richard Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston (1944-70), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
- 1896 Phil Baker, American comedian (Who’s Whose), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
- 1897 Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (Nashville’s Acuff-Rose Music), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1954)
- 1898 Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and physician (Nobel 1974), born in Longlier, Belgium (d. 1983)
- 1898 Malcolm Cowley, American author (Flowering of New England), born in Belsano, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
- 1899 Johan Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons) and adventurer, born in Bandung, Java, Indonesia (d. 1981)
Argentine short-story writer of fiction (Ficciones, El Aleph, The Book of Sand), essayist and poet, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1899 Ruth Schaumann, German painter, writer and sculptor (Rose, Black King), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1975)
- 1900 Preston Foster, American actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), born in Ocean City, New Jersey (d. 1970)
Italian-born American mafioso (Gambino family), born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- 1902 Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civilization & Capitalism), born in Luméville, France (d. 1985)
- 1903 Claude Hopkins, American jazz stride pianist, arranger, bandleader, and musical director (Josephine Baker), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1984)
- 1903 Karl Hanke, German Nazi Party (NSDAP) official and army officer (final Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), 1945), born in Lubań, Poland (d. 1945)
- 1904 (Henry) “Buster” Smith, American jazz alto saxophonist, arranger, and bandleader (Blue Devils; Count Basie), born in Alfdorf, Texas (d. 1991)
- 1904 Rodd Redwing, American actor (Buffalo Bill In Tomahawk Territory; Son Of Geronimo), and stunt coach, born in New York City [or maybe India] (d. 1971)
- 1905 Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (“That’s Alright”), born in Forest, Mississippi (d. 1974)
- 1905 Don Douglas, Scottish actor (The Black Castle), born in Kinleyside, Scotland (d. 1945)
- 1905 Siaka Stevens, President of Sierra Leone (1971-85), born in Moyamba, Sierra Leone (d. 1988)
- 1909 Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricket wicket-keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 1998)
- 1910 Bernhard Heiden [Levi], German-American composer (Dreamers on a Slack Wire; Euphorion), and music teacher (University of Indiana, 1945-74), born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (d. 2000)
- 1911 Michel Pablo [Michalis N. Raptis], Chilean-Greek writer and Trotskyist revolutionary (Fourth International), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1996)
- 1911 Viktor Barna, Hungarian table tennis player (World C’ship gold singles 1930, 32, 33, 34, 35), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1972)
- 1912 Durward Kirby, American TV announcer (Garry Moore Show), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2000)
- 1912 Fritz “Freddie” Brocksieper, German big band jazz drummer, and bandleader, born in Constantinople, Turkey (d. 1990)
- 1913 Dorothy Comingore [Linda Winters], American actress (Citizen Kane), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1971)
- 1915 James Tiptree Jr. [Alice Sheldon], American sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
- 1915 Ronald Ibbs, Irish actor (No Hiding Place, The Saint), born in Hendon, Middlesex, England (d. 1990)
- 1915 Wynonie Harris, American rhythm and blues singer (“Who Threw The Whiskey in the Well”; “Good Rocking Tonight”), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1969)
- 1916 Anita V Figueredo, American physician and humanitarian, born in Costa Rica (d. 2010)
- 1916 Hal Smith, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show-Otis Campbell), born in Petoskey, Michigan (d. 1994)
- 1916 Léo Ferré, French chanson composer and singer (“Avec le temps”, “Jolie Môme”), born in Monaco (d. 1993)
- 1917 Dennis James, American wrestling announcer and TV host (PDQ), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1997)
- 1918 Ray McIntire, American chemical engineer (invented Styrofoam at Dow), born in Gardner, Kansas (d. 1996)
- 1918 Sikander Bakht, Indian politician (Governor of Kerala, 2002-04), born in Delhi, India (d. 2004)
- 1919 “Drs P” [Heinz H Polzer], Swiss-Dutch songwriter and singer, born in Thun, Switzerland (d. 2015)
- 1919 Bartolomé “Beny” Moré, Cuban guaracha and mambo singer, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader, born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cuba (d. 1963)
- 1919 Enrique Llanes, Mexican professional wrestler, born in Otumba de Gómez Farías, Mexico (d. 2004)
- 1919 Niels Viggo Bentzon, Danish pianist and composer (The Tempered Piano), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2000)
- 1920 Alex Colville, Canadian conceptual painter, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2013)
- 1921 Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver, born in Manchester, England (d. 2008)
American historian and activist (A People’s History of the United States), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1922 René Lévesque, Premier of Quebec, born in Campbellton, Canada (d. 1987)
- 1923 Arthur Jensen, American psychologist, born in San Diego, California (d. 2012)
- 1923 Helena Carter [Helen Rickerts], American model and actress (Invaders from Mars), born in New York City (d. 2000)
- 1924 Louis Teicher, American pianist (Ferante & Teicher – “Exodus”), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- 1926 Nancy Spero, American feminist artist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2009)
- 1926 Paul Blackburn, American poet, and editor (Black Mountain Review), born in St, Albans, Vermont (d. 1971) [1]
- 1927 David Ireland, Australian author (The Unknown Industrial Prisoner), born in Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2022)
- 1927 Harry Markowitz, American economist (Nobel Prize 1990), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023) [1]
- 1927 Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and Hammond organist, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1982)
- 1927 William V. Shannon, American journalist and ambassador to Ireland (1977-81), born in Worchester, Massachusetts (d. 1988)
- 1929 Willie Winfield, American doo-wop singer (Harptones – “Life Is But A Dream”; “A Sunday Kind of Love”), born in Surrey, Virginia (d. 2021)
Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004) and 1994 Nobel peace prize winner, born in Cairo, Egypt
- 1930 Raj Bagri, Indian-British businessman, Chairman of London Metals Exchange (1993-2002), and politician (House of Lords, 1997-2010), born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2017)
- 1932 Richard Graham Meale, Australian composer (Three Miró Pieces; Voss), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2009)
- 1932 Robert D. Hales, American LDS Church apostle, born in New York City (d. 2017)
- 1934 Kenny Baker, English actor (R2-D2 in Star Wars, Time Bandits), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2016)
- 1934 Roger Donald Dickerson, American pianist, composer (New Orleans Concerto), and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1936 A. S. Byatt [Antonia Susan Byatt], English novelist (Possession), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2023) [1]
- 1936 Kenny Guinn, American businessman and politician, born in Garland, Arkansas (d. 2010)
- 1936 William J. Coyne, American politician (Rep-D-Pennsylvania, 1981-2003), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- 1937 Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Nigerian politician, born in Abeokuta, Nigeria (d. 1998)
- 1938 Charles Calello, American composer, conductor, arranger (The Four Seasons; Frank Sinatra; Barbra Streisand; Bruce Springsteen), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1938 David Freiberg, American rock bassist (Quicksilver Messenger Service – “Fresh Air”; Jefferson Airplane/Starship – “Jane”), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1938 Mason Williams, American musician, songwriter (“Classical Gas”, Smother Brothers Comedy Hour), author, and photographer, born in Abilene, Texas
- 1938 Roland Bader, German choral and orchestral conductor, born in Wangen im Allgäu, Germany
- 1939 Ray McLoughlin, Irish rugby union prop (40 caps Ireland, 3 British & Irish Lions; London Irish RFC), born in Ballinasloe, Ireland (d. 2021)
- 1940 Francine Lalonde, Canadian politician (Member of Parliament for La Pointe-de-l’Île), born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec (d. 2014)
- 1940 Tony Secunda, English rock band manager (The Moody Blues), born in Epsom, Surrey, England (d. 1995)
- 1941 Ernest Wright Jr, American R&B vocalist (Imperials – “Tears On My Pillow”; “Goin’ Out of My Head”), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1942 Howard Jacobson, British novelist (The Finkler Question) and newspaper columnist, born in Manchester, England
- 1942 Joe Chambers, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1942 Karen Uhlenbeck, American mathematician and founder of modern geometric analysis (Abel Prize), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1942 Max Cleland, American politician (U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1943 John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service – “Fresh Air”), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1989)
- 1943 Pini Zahavi, Israeli football agent, born in Ness Ziona, Israel
- 1944 Christine Chubbock, American TV newscaster (WXLT-TV, Sarasota, Florida), born in Hudson, Ohio (d. 1974)
- 1944 Gregory Jarvis, American engineer and astronaut (STS 25), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1944 Peter Hutton, American filmmaker, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2016)
- 1944 Rocky Johnson, Canadian pro wrestler (father of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson; with Tony Atlas first black champions in WWE history), born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (d. 2020)
- 1945 (Malcolm) “Molly” Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band, 1972-83 – “Pick Up the Pieces”), born in Montrose, Scotland (d. 2019)
- 1945 Ken Hensley, British rock songwriter, keyboardist, and singer (Uriah Heep, 1970-80 – “Easy Livin'”; Blackfoot, 1982-84), born in Plumstead, England (d. 2020)
African-American gay liberation and AIDS activist, drag queen, and transgender pioneer (Gay Liberation Front, S.T.A.R.), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- 1945 Ronee Blakley, American actress (Nashville), and singer-songwriter, born in Nampa, Idaho
- 1945 Vince McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina
- 1946 Richard N. Richards, American naval officer and astronaut (STS 28, 41, 50, 64), born in Key West, Florida
- 1947 Anne Archer, American actress (Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1947 Jimmy Fox, American drummer (The James Gang – “Funk #49”), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1947 Joe Manchin, American politician (Governor of West Virginia 2005-10, Senator-D-WV 2010-), born in Farmington, West Virginia
- 1947 Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author (The Alchemist), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1947 Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian racing cyclist, born in Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium
- 1947 Sunny Jacobs [Sonia Jacobs], American exonerated death row inmate and subject of the play “The Exonerated”, born in Far Rockaway, New York (d. 2025) [1]
- 1947 Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral (commanded the Caspian Flotilla 1996-2002), born in Bely, Tver Oblast, Soviet Union
- 1948 Jean-Michel Jarre, French ambient-electronic musician (Oxygène; Équinoxe), born in Lyon, France
- 1948 Kim Sung-Il, Chief of Staff of Republic of Korea Air Force, born in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang
- 1948 Sauli Niinistö, Finnish politician (President of Finland 2012-24), born in Salo, Finland
- 1949 Anna Lee Fisher [Tingle], American chemist, emergency physician and astronaut (STS 51-A), born in St Albans, New York
- 1949 Joe Regalbuto, American actor (Knots Landing; Murphy Brown – “Frank”), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1949 Stephen Paulus, American composer (To Be Certain of the Dawn) and co-founder of the American Composer’s Forum, born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 2014)
- 1950 Tim White, American paleoanthropologist best known for leading the team which discovered Ardi, the type specimen of Ardipithecus ramidus, a 4.4 million-year-old likely human ancestor, born in Los Angeles County, California
- 1951 Danny Joe Brown, American rock singer (Molly Hatchet), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2005)
- 1951 Michael Derosier, Canadian drummer (Heart, 1976-82 – “Barracuda”), born in Canada
- 1951 Mona Lyn Reese, American contemporary classical, opera and choral music composer (The Three Fat Women of Antibes; Prince), born in Morris, Minnesota
- 1951 Orson Scott Card, American sci-fi author (Hugo; Nebula; Ender’s War), born in Richland, Washington
- 1951 Oscar Hijuelos, American novelist (The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love), born in New York City (d. 2013)
- 1952 Bob Corker, American politician (Senator from Tennessee), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
- 1952 Carlo Curley, American classical concert organist, born in Monroe, North Carolina (d. 2012)
- 1952 Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican-British poet (Mi Revalueshanary Fren) and activist, born in Chapelton, Jamaica
- 1952 Vaneese Thomas, American R&B, jazz and soul blues singer (“Let’s Talk It Over”), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1953 John Cowan, American rock, progressive bluegrass session and touring bass player, and vocalist (New Grass Revival, 1974-89; Doobie Bothers, 1993-95), born in Minerva, Ohio
- 1953 Ron Holloway, American jazz, funk, and rock tenor saxophonist (Gil Scott-Heron; Tedeschi Trucks Band), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1954 Alain Daigle, French Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1974-80 (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec
- 1954 John Ireland [Griffith], South African pop singer-songwriter (“I Like”), and medical doctor, born in Ireland, or South Africa (details sketchy)
- 1954 Steve Holley, British rock session and touring drummer (Wings, 1978-81; Julian Lennon; Elton John, Dar Williams; Mott The Hoople, 2018-21), born in London, England
- 1955 Mike Huckabee, American politician (Governor of Arkansas (R) 1996-2007), Presidential candidate, born in Hope, Arkansas
- 1956 John Culberson, American attorney and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), born in Houston, Texas
- 1956 Kile Smith, American contemporary orchestral and choral composer (The Arc in the Sky), broadcaster and podcaster (Fleisher Discoveries, 2002-24), born in Camden, New Jersey [1]
- 1957 Jeffrey Daniel, American dancer and singer (Shalamar), born in Los Angeles, California [some sources give year as 1955]
- 1958 Chris Offutt, American writer (The Good Brother), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1958 Steve Guttenberg, American actor (Police Academy, Short Circuit), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1958 Tracy Harris, American artist, born in Lawton, Oklahoma
- 1959 Adrian Kuiper, South African cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 25 ODIs, 3 x 50, 18 wickets, BB 3/33; Western Province, Derbyshire CCC), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1959 Michel Valke, Dutch soccer player (Sparta, Dordrecht ’90), born in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
- 1960 Franz Viehböck, Austrian 1st cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-13), born in Vienna, Austria
- 1960 Kim Christofte, Danish footballer (Denmark national team 1984-92), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1960 Steven Lindsey, U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut (STS 87, sk:95), born in Temple City, California
- 1960 Takashi Miike, Japanese filmmaker (Dead or Alive), born in Yao, Osaka, Japan
- 1961 Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician (The Shamen – “Ebeneezer Goode”), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- 1961 Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian judoka (8 times Belgian Sportswoman of the Year), born in Beringen, Belgium
- 1961 Jared Harris, Irish-British actor (Valery Legasov-Chernobyl), born in Hammersmith, London
- 1961 Mark “Bedders” Bedford, English rock-ska bassist (Madness – “House Of Fun”), born in Islington, London
- 1962 Ali Smith, Scottish author (Hotel World; How to Be Both), playwright, and journalist, born in Inverness, Scotland
- 1962 Craig Kilborn, American television host (ESPN’s SportsCenter, 1993-96; The Daily Show, 1996-98; The Late Late Show, 1999-2004), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1962 David Koechner, American comedian and actor (Anchorman, The Office), born in Tipton, Missouri
- 1962 Mary Ellen Weber, American NASA astronaut (STS 70), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1963 Japanese video game director (Death Stranding), born in Setagaya, Tokyo
- 1963 John Bush, American heavy metal singer (Armored Saint, 1982-present; Anthrax, 1992-2005, 2010), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1963 Peter Rufai, Nigerian soccer goalkeeper (65 caps; Stationery Stores FC, SC Farense, Hércules, Deportivo La Coruña), born in Lagos, Nigeria (d. 2025)
- 1964 Dana Gould, American comedian, actor, and writer (The Simpsons, 2001-07), born in Hopedale, Massachusetts
- 1964 Oteil Burbridge, American bassist (Allman Brothers Band, 1997-2014; Dead & Company, 2015-23), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1964 Pebbles [Perri Reid (née McKissack)], American pop singer (“Girlfriend”), minister, and gospel singer, born in Oakland, California
- 1964 Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani cosmonaut (STS-89), born in Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
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