- 39 Lucan, Roman poet (Bellum Civile), born in Cordova, Spain (d. 65)
- 1560 Annibale Carracci, Italian painter, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1609)
- 1587 Samuel Scheidt, German baroque composer, born in Halle, Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1654)
- 1604 Osman II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1618-22), born in Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1622)
- 1611 Henry Ireton, English general and parliament leader (Marston Moor), born in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1651)
6th Mughal Emperor (1658-1707), born in Dahod, Mughal Empire
- 1619 Willem Kalf, Dutch painter (still lifes), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1693)
- 1621 Renatus Rapinus [René Rapin], French Jesuit theologian and poet (Hortorum libri IV), born in Tours, France (d. 1687)
- 1656 Georg Reutter, Austrian composer and organist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1738)
- 1681 Sawai Jai Singh II, Kachwaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Amber (1699-1743), born in Amber (d. 1743)
- 1689 Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Bohemian composer, born in Dobřany, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1742)
- 1736 Christiaan Brunings, Dutch hydraulic engineer, born in Mannheim-Neckarau, Germany (d. 1805)
- 1749 Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (isolation of nitrogen in 1772), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1819)
- 1753 August Gottlieb Meißner, German Enlightenment author who helped develop the detective story genre in German literature, born in Bautzen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1807)
- 1753 Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, German composer, born in Prieschka, Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1805)
- 1780 Victor Dourlen, French composer, born in Dunkerque, France (d. 1864)
- 1781 Friedrich Wollank, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1831)
- 1794 William Cullen Bryant, American poet (Thanatopsis), born in Cummington, Massachusetts (d. 1878)
- 1798 Mason James Murray, American senator and Confederate diplomat (Trent Affair), born in Fairfax, Virginia (d. 1871)
- 1799 William Sprague III, American politician (U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1842-44)), born in Cranston, Rhode Island (d. 1856)
- 1801 Karl Baedeker, German publisher (known for guidebooks for tourists), born in Essen, Germany (d. 1859)
- 1801 Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma), born in Catania, Sicily (d. 1835)
- 1815 Adrien Louis Boieldieu, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1883)
- 1815 John Mitchel, Irish nationalist (Jail Journal), born in Camnish, County Londonderry (d. 1875)
- 1816 Jubal Early, American General (Confederate Army), born in Franklin County, Virginia (d. 1894)
- 1818 Gustavus Adolphus DeRussy, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1891)
- 1826 Jasper Adalmorn Maltby, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Kingsville, Ohio (d. 1867)
- 1828 Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr, Austrian violinist, composer, conductor, and pedagogue (Vienna Conservatory, 1851-93), born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1893)
- 1830 Jacob Maarten van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist and chemist, born in Almelo, Netherlands (d. 1911)
- 1830 John Esten Cooke, American novelist (The Virginia Comedians) and Confederate States Army, born in Winchester, Virginia (d. 1886)
- 1831 Ignatius Donnelly, American politician, writer, and amateur scientist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
- 1833 Edward D. Tracy, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 1863)
- 1841 Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming, Danish botanist (plant ecology, environment-organism interactions), born in Mandø, Denmark (d. 1924)
- 1845 Edward Douglass White, American politician and jurist (9th Chief Justice of the United States), born in Thibodaux, Louisiana (d. 1921)
- 1852 Meiji [Mutsuhito], 122nd Emperor of Japan (1867-1912) and first monarch of the Empire of Japan, born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1912)
- 1854 Jokichi Takamine, Japanese-American biochemist who isolated adrenaline (epinephrine), which causes the body to respond to emergencies, the first pure hormone isolated from natural sources, born in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan (d. 1922)
- 1856 Jim McCormick, Scottish-born American baseball pitcher and manager (first Scot in MLB; NL wins leader 1880, 82; NL ERA leader 1883), born in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire (d. 1918)
- 1857 Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseyev, Imperial Russian general and WWI Chief of Staff, born in Vyazma, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1918) [OS]
- 1861 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian and archaeologist, born in Dippach, Luxembourg (d. 1941)
- 1863 Billy Murphy, New Zealand boxer (world featherweight champion 1890; first world champion in any class from NZ), born in Auckland, NZ (d. 1939)
British tennis player (Wimbledon 1886, 89, 94, 97, 99-1900), born in Greenford, England
- 1863 Eugène Samuel-Holeman, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1942)
- 1866 Harry Staley, American baseball pitcher (MLB record 9 RBI 1893; record lasts 70+ years), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1910)
- 1867 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, German composer, born in Bad Schachen, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1944)
- 1870 John Motley Morehead III, American chemist (commercial production of calcium carbide, important for welding), born in Spray, North Carolina (d. 1922)
- 1871 Albert Goldthorpe, English rugby league five eighth (RL pioneer; Hunslet 713 games), born in Leeds, West Yorkshire (d. 1943)
- 1872 Paul Panzer, German-American silent film actor (The Perils of Pauline, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin), born in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1958)
- 1872 Wilfred Trotter, English surgeon who was a pioneer in neurosurgery, popularized the concept of herd instinct, and was an authority in cancers of the head and neck, born in Coleford, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1939)
- 1875 Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer (Melanholiskais valsis – Melancholic waltz), and music critic, born in Jaunpiebalga, Russian Empire (d. 1910)
- 1876 Stephen Alencastre, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, born in Porto Santo, Madeira Islands, Portugal (d. 1940)
- 1877 Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, 19th and 25th President of Chile, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1960)
- 1879 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian-American Arctic explorer and ethnologist, born in Arnes, Manitoba (d. 1961)
- 1880 Edward Barrett, Irish heavyweight wrestler and all-round sportsman (Olympic gold tug-of-war 1908), born in Ballyduff, County Kerry (d. 1932)
- 1880 Raffaele Casimiri, Italian musicologist and composer, born in Gualdo Tadino, Italy (d. 1943)
- 1881 George Mehnert, American wrestler (Olympic gold flyweight 1904, bantamweight 1908), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1948)
- 1883 Enny Vrede [Maria Magdalena Müller], Dutch actress and wife of Eduard Verkade, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1919)
- 1887 Nat Fleischer, American boxing writer who established Ring Magazine, born in New York City (d. 1972)
- 1887 Samuil Marshak, Russian-Soviet writer, translator and children’s poem poet, born in Voronezh, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
- 1888 William Denis Browne, British composer, born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England (d. 1915)
- 1889 Heinrich Campendonk, German painter and wood carver, born in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (d. 1957)
- 1890 Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch priest and missionary in Brazil, born in Aarle-Rixtel, North Brabant, Netherlands (d. 1943)
- 1893 Charley Barrett, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Cornell undefeated National C’ship 1915), born in Bellevue, Pennsylvania (d. 1924)
- 1893 Robert Lindley Murray, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1917-18), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1970)
Canadian fighter ace (Victoria Cross recipient), born in Dauphin, Manitoba
- 1896 Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American artist and chief illustrator for The Walt Disney Company during the 1930s (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Bambi, Pinocchio), born in Västra Götaland County, Sweden (d. 1970)
- 1897 Frederick Stratten Russell, English marine biologist (plankton life history and linked their depth in the seas to light availability helping explain long-term changes in the ecosystem), born in Bridport, Dorset, England (d. 1984)
- 1897 Karel Salmon, Israeli composer, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1974)
- 1899 Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist, born in Birzula, Russian Empire (d. 1986)
- 1899 Ralph Greenleaf, American pocket billiards player (20-time world champion), born in Monmouth, Illinois (d. 1950)
- 1900 Adolf Dassler, German entrepreneur (founder sportswear company Adidas), born in Herzogenaurach, Germany (d. 1978)
- 1900 Roger Blunt, New Zealand cricket all-rounder and broadcaster (9 Tests; BBC), born in Durham, England (d. 1966)
French novelist and art historian (La Condition Humaine), born in Paris, France
- 1901 Leopold II, King of the Belgians (from 1934, abdicated 1951), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1983)
- 1902 Charles Jones, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 1959)
- 1903 Walker Evans, American photographer (Fortune Magazine), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1975)
- 1904 Gideon Fagan, South African conductor and composer, born in Somerset West, Cape Province (d. 1980)
- 1904 Jānis Kalniņš, Latvian-Canadian organist, composer (Ugunī; New Brunswick Rhapsody), and conductor (Latvian National Opera, 1933–1944), born in Pärnu, Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 2000)
- 1905 Lois Mailou Jones, American painter (Peasants on Parade), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
- 1907 Jim Hepburn, British tap-dancer and socialist, born in London, England (d. 1995)
- 1907 Joe Turner, American jazz pianist, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1990)
- 1909 James Reston, American journalist (New York Times), born in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (d. 1995)
- 1909 Otto Bonsema, Dutch soccer striker (6 caps; Velocitas 1897, GVAV) and manager (SC Heerenveen, GVAV, BV Veendam), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1994)
- 1910 Richard Hurndall, British actor (Doctor Who, The Inheritors, It’s Murder But Is It Art), born in Darlington, Durham, England (d. 1984)
- 1911 Johnny Keane, American baseball manager (World Series 1964 St. Louis Cardinals; NY Yankees), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1967)
- 1911 Kick Smit, Dutch soccer striker and manager (29 caps; HFC Haarlem), born in Bloemendaal, Netherlands (d. 1974)
- 1911 Vladimir Ussachevsky, Manchurian-American composer (Creation), born in Hulun, Manchuria (now Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China) (d. 1990)
Paraguayan army officer, Dictator and 42nd President of Paraguay (1954-89), born in Encarnación, Paraguay
- 1914 Hallgrímur Helgason, Icelandic musicologist, composer, teacher and conductor, born in Eyrarbakki, Iceland (d. 1994)
American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All-Star; AL Triple Crown of pitching (wins/strike-outs/ERA), 1940; 3 x no-hit games; Cleveland Indians), born in Van Meter, Iowa
- 1918 Dean Riesner, American film and television screenwriter (Bill and Coo), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2002)
- 1918 Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American Brigadier General (one of the first two women to attain the rank of brigadier general), born in Newton, Kansas (d. 2007)
- 1918 Russell B. Long, American politician (Sen-D-LA, 1948-86), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2003)
- 1919 Bert Freed, American character actor (Shane, Invaders From Mars), born in New York City (d. 1994)
- 1919 Jesús Blasco, Spanish comic book author (Cuto), born in Barcelona (d. 1995)
- 1920 Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian Aboriginal political activist and writer (We Are Going), born in Minjerribah, Queensland, Australia (d. 1993)
- 1923 Glen Brand, American wrestler (Olympic gold middleweight 1948), born in Clarion, Iowa (d. 2008)
- 1923 Tomás Ó Fiaich, Northern Irish Cardinal, Bishop of Armagh (1977-90), born in Cullyhanna, Northern Ireland (d. 1990)
- 1925 Dieter Wellershoff, German author (Minotaur), born in Neuss, Germany (d. 2018)
- 1926 Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian-American bureaucrat (President of the Republic of Lithuania, 1998-2003, 2004-09), born in Kaunas, Lithuania
- 1927 Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman (McCain Foods Limited), born in Florenceville, New Brunswick (d. 2004)
- 1927 Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (Ashes and Diamonds), born in Kniaze, Stanislawowskie, Poland (d. 1967)
- 1928 George Yardley III, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (6 × NBA All-Star 1955–60; first player to score 2,000 points in a season; Fort Wayne Pistons), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2004)
- 1930 Brian Robinson, English cyclist (Tour de France: first Briton to finish 1955; first stage winner 1957), born in Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2022)
- 1930 D. James Kennedy, American televangelist (Coral Ridge Ministries), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 2007)
- 1930 Hiro [Yasuhiro Wakabayashi], Japanese-American fashion photographer (Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2021) [1]
- 1930 Lois Smith (née Humbert), American stage and screen character actress (Five Easy Pieces; The Doctors; True Blood), born in Topeka, Kansas
- 1930 Mable John, American blues, R&B, and gospel vocalist (Tamla-Motown; Ray Charles; “Your Good Thing (Is About to End)”), and minister, born in Bastrop, Louisiana (d. 2022)
- 1930 Philip M. Crane, American politician (Rep-R-IL, 1969-2005), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2014)
- 1930 William H Dana, American aeronautical engineer, US Navy pilot, NASA test pilot (X-15), and astronaut, born in Pasadena, California (d. 2014)
- 1931 Joan Kenmore, American child actress (The Wizard of Oz), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
- 1931 Monica Vitti [Maria Ceciarelli], Italian actress (L’Avventura; Tigers in Lipstick; Duck in Orange Sauce), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2022)
- 1931 Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Turkish freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 57kg 1956, 62kg 1960; World C’ship gold 1954, 57, 59), born in Söğütpınar, Turkey (d. 2022)
- 1931 Yon Hyong-muk, North Korean politician, Prime Minister of North Korea (1988-92), born in Kyongwon County, Empire of Japan (d. 2005)
- 1932 Thomas J. Manton, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1985-99), born in New York City (d. 2006)
1933 Indian economist and Nobel Prize laureate (welfare economics and social choice theory), born in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
- 1933 Aneta Corsaut, American actress (Helen Crump-The Andy Griffith Show; Jane-The Blob), born in Hutchinson, Kansas (d. 1995)
- 1933 Jeremy Brett [Peter Huggins], British actor (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; My Fair Lady), born in Berkswell England (d. 1995)
- 1933 John Barry [Prendergast], English film score composer (James Bond films; Born Free), born in York, England (d. 2011)
- 1933 Louis W. Sullivan, American healthcare leader, US Secretary of Health & Human Services (1989-93), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1934 Bob Hopkins, American basketball forward and coach (Syracuse Nationals; Seattle SuperSonics), born in Jonesboro, Louisiana (d. 2015)
- 1934 Derek Richardson, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Worcestershire 383 first class games), born in Hereford, Herefordshire
- 1934 Michael Doyle, Irish-American priest (Pastor of Sacred Heart – Camden, 1974-2020), poet. and anti-war activist (Camden 28), born in Longford, Ireland (d. 2022) [1]
- 1934 Ruma Guha Thakurta, Indian singer, actress, and founder of Calcutta Youth Choir, born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2019)
- 1936 Judy Loman [Leatherman], American-Canadian Juno Award-winning classical harpist (Toronto Symphony, 1957-91), and educator (University of Toronto, 1966-91), born in Goshen, Indiana
1936 Australian tennis player (12 Grand Slam singles titles; 16 GS doubles titles; Davis Cup x 8), born in Blackbutt, Australia
- 1937 Jim Houston, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (Ohio State; Pro Bowl 1964-65, 69-70; Cleveland Browns), born in Massillon, Ohio (d. 2018)
- 1937 Lynn Woolsey, American politician (US House of Representatives-D-California, 1993-2013), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1937 Paula Wayne [Watkins], American stage and Emmy Award-winning actress (Golden Boy; Everglade!), pop vocalist (“Everything’s Great”), and civil rights activist, born in Mountain View, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
- 1938 Frank McKinney, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley 1960) and executive (owner Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1992)
- 1938 Jean Rollin, French fantasy director and screenwriter, known for “The Night of the Hunted”, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 2010)
- 1938 Martin Dunwoody, British mathematician renowned for his contributions to geometric group theory and low dimensional topology, born in London [1]
- 1938 Pupi Avati, Italian director (Festival, Bix: Impiegati; The House WIth Laughing Windows), born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
- 1939 Frits Flinkevleugel, Dutch soccer defender (11 caps; DWS, FC Amsterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2020)
- 1939 Terrence McNally, American playwright (Kiss of the Spider Woman), born in St Petersburg, Florida (d. 2020)
- 1940 Charlie Gallagher, Scottish soccer inside forward (2 caps Republic of Ireland; Celtic, Dumbarton), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2021)
- 1940 Dieter Acker, German composer and pedagogue, born in Sibiu, Romania (d. 2006)
- 1941 Brian Poole, English pop-rock singer (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes – “Someone, Someone”), born in Barking, England
- 1942 G. Michael Brown, American gambling regulator and chief executive of Foxwoods Resort Casino (1993-97), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2025)
- 1942 Martin Cruz Smith, American mystery novelist (Gorky Park, Havana Bay), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2025)
- 1943 Bert Jansch, Scottish folk guitarist, singer, dulcimer player, and songwriter (Pentangle; Bert and John), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2011)
- 1944 Bob Nave, American rock and blues Hammond B-3 organist (Lemon Pipers – “Green Tambourine”), jazz radio DJ, and philanthropist, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1944 Mel Farr, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 1967, 70; Detroit Lions), born in Beaumont, Texas (d. 2015)
- 1945 Bobby LaKind, American conga player, vocalist, songwriter and occasional drummer (The Doobie Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1992)
American baseball pitcher (2 x no hitters 1969, 71 Chicago Cubs; MLB All Star 1972-73, World Series 1972-74 Oakland A’s), born in St. Louis, Missouri [1]
- 1945 Nick Simper, English bass guitarist (Deep Purple; Warhorse), born in Norwood Green, England
- 1946 Tom Savini, American prosthetic makeup artist (George Romero films), actor, and director, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1946 Tommy Dee [DeGeneres], American R&B keyboard player (John Fred & His Playboys – “Judy in Disguise”), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1947 Joe Lala, American drummer, percussionist, singer (“Blues Image”), and actor, born in Ybor City, Florida (d. 2014)
- 1947 Mazie Hirono, American politician, 1st Asian American woman elected to the US Senate (Senator-D-Hawaii 2013-, Rep-D-Hawaii 2007-13), born in Koori, Japan
- 1948 Hugh Moffatt, American country music singer-songwriter (“Just in Case”), and opera composer (King of the Clouds), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1948 Lulu [Marie Lawrie], Scottish singer (“Boom Bang-a-Bang”; “The Boat That I Row”), actress (To Sir, With Love), and television personality, born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1948 Tom Shales, American Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic (Washington Post, 1977-2010), and author (Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live), born in Elgin, Illinois (d. 2024) [1]
1949 English-American magazine editor-in-chief of American Vogue (1988-2025), born in London
- 1949 Mike Evans, American actor (All In The Family & The Jeffersons – “Lionel”), born in Salisbury, North Carolina (d. 2006)
- 1949 Roswitha Krause, German swimmer and team handball player (first woman Summer Olympic medals in different sports; silver 4x100m freestyle 1968, handball 1976), born in Dahme, Germany
- 1950 Bob Neumeier, American sportscaster (WBZ-radio, TV Boston; NBC Sports), born in Weymouth, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- 1950 James Rothman, American Biochemist and Nobel Laureate (2013) for work on vesicle trafficking, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts
- 1950 Joe Queenan, American satirist known for “Red Lobster, White Trash and the Blue Lagoon”, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1950 Karen Stives, American equestrian rider (Olympic gold team, silver individual 1984), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
- 1950 Massimo Mongai, Italian science fiction writer, known for “Memorie di un cuoco d’astronave”, born in Rome, Italy (d. 2016)
- 1950 Skip Prosser, American basketball coach (only coach to take 3 schools to NCAA Tournament in first year; Loyola [MD], Xavier, Wake Forest), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- 1951 Azmat Rana, Pakistan cricket batsman (1 Test, top score 49; 2 ODIs), born in Lahore, Punjab (d. 2015)
- 1951 Dwight Evans, American baseball right fielder (MLB All-Star 1978, 81, 87; Boston Red Sox), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1951 Ed Murawinski, American cartoonist, New York Daily News, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1952 (Derek) “Del” Palmer, English session and touring bassist, and sound engineer (Kate Bush), born in Greenwich, England (d. 2024)
- 1952 Felix de Rooy, Afro-Curaçaoan poet, artist and filmmaker (Ava & Gabriel – Un historia di amor), born in Curacao
- 1952 Jim Cummings, American voice actor (Winnie the Pooh), born in Youngstown, Ohio
1952 American comedienne and TV star (Roseanne), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1953 Dennis Miller, American comedian, TV host, and political commentator (SNL; Dennis Miller Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1953 Helios Creed [Barry Johnson], American hard rock guitarist (Chrome), born in Long Beach, California
- 1953 Kate Capshaw [Nail], American actress (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1953 Kathy Kinney, American actress (Drew Carey Show), born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
- 1954 Adam Ant [Stuart Goddard], English punk rocker (“Goody Two Shoes”; “Antmusic”), born in London
- 1954 Brigitte Lin, Taiwanese actress (Red Dust, Swordsman II), born in Taipei, Taiwan
- 1954 Kevin P Chilton, American General, test pilot and NASA astronaut (STS 49, 59, 76), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1955 JeffMajors [Jeff Graham], American jazz and inspirational harpist and composer (Sacred), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1955 Phil Simms, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1986 [MVP], 90; NY Giants) and broadcaster (ESPN, NBC CBS), born in Springfield, Kentucky
- 1956 Bob Welch, American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1990; Oakland A’s; World Series 1981, 89, 2001), born in Seal Beach, California (d. 2014)
- 1956 Gary Ross, American film director (Pleasantville; Seabiscuit; The Hunger Games), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1956 Kevin Murphy, American writer, actor, and puppeteer (series Mystery Science Theater 3000), born in River Forest, Illinois
- 1957 (Hans) “Dolph” Lundgren, Swedish actor (Rocky IV; Masters of Universe: The Expendables), martial artist, and filmmaker, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1957 Gary Olsen [Grant], British stage and screen actor (2point4 Children – “Ben”), born in London, England (d. 2000)
- 1957 Steve Johnson, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1988; Portland Trail Blazers), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1958 Andy Mapple, English water skier (World Slalom C’ship 1981, 89, 95, 97, 99, 2001), born in Lytham, Lancashire (d. 2015)
- 1958 Brady Hoke, American college football coach (San Diego State, Michigan), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1958 Derrike Cope, American auto racer and team owner (Daytona 500 1990), born in San Diego, California
- 1959 Hal Hartley, American film director and screenwriter (Henry Fool), born in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York
- 1959 Timothy Patrick Murphy, American actor (Dallas; Glitter), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1960 James Prime, British rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue), born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
- 1960 Karch Kiraly, American indoor & beach volleyball player (3 x Olympic gold 1984, 88, 96), born in Jackson, Michigan
- 1960 Marcel “Baaf” Stavenuiter, Dutch rock drummer (Bob Color; The Billies), born in the Netherlands
- 1961 David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon [David Linley], son of English Princess Margaret, born in Clarence House, London
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