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- 1920 Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer and pianist, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1981)
- 1920 Robert Hutton [Winne], American actor (Torture Garden, Rocket), born in Kingston, New York (d. 1994)
- 1920 Shelly Manne, American 'West Coast' jazz and session drummer, percussionist, composer, and bandleader, born in New York City (d. 1984)
- 1922 Michael Cacoyannis, Greek film director (Zorba the Greek, Trojan Women), born in Limassol, Cyprus (d. 2011)
- 1922 Tony Charmoli, American dancer, choreographer, and director (Dinah Shore, Danny Kaye), born in Mountain Iron, Minnesota (d. 2020)
- 1924 Ed Farhat, American professional wrestler, born in Detroit (d. 2003)
- 1925 Richard White, New Zealand rugby union lock (23 Tests; Poverty Bay RFU), born in Gisborne, New Zealand (d. 2012)
- 1926 Brother Dave Gardner, American comedian, drummer and singer, born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 1983)
- 1926 Carlisle Floyd, American opera composer (Susanna; Prince of Players), born in Latta, South Carolina (d. 2021)
- 1927 Beryl Grey [Groom], English prima ballerina (Sadler’s Wells/Royal Ballet, 1941-57), artistic director, and dance teacher, born in Highgate, London, England (d. 2022) [1]
- 1927 Josef Anton Reidl, German contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 2016)
- 1928 Bob Gordon, American cool jazz baritone saxophonist, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1955)
- 1929 Frank Thomas, American baseball outfielder (3 x MLB All-Star; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
- 1929 Lennie Niehaus, American jazz saxophonist and film composer (Clint Eastwood films), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2020)
- 1931 Audrey Schuh, American operatic soprano, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2023)
- 1931 Margarita Pracatan [Figueroa], Cuban-American novelty singer (BBC's Saturday Night Clive), born in Santiago, Cuba (d. 2020)
Gene Wilder (1933-2016)
American actor, (Blazing Saddles; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Silver Streak; Young Frankenstein), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1934 Thornton James "Pookie" Hudson, American vocalist (The Spaniels - "Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite"), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2007)
- 1935 Fazal-ur-Rehman, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 1 wicket; Lahore, Punjab), born in Amritsar, India
- 1935 Trevor Hemmings, British businessman (Owner Preston North End FC; 3 x Grand National winners Hedgehunter [2005], Ballabriggs [2011], Many Clouds [2015]), born in London, England (d. 2021)
- 1936 Jud Strunk, American singer-songwriter ("Daisy a Day"), and comedian (Laugh-In), born in Jamestown, New York (d. 1981)
- 1937 Chad Everett [Raymon Lee Cramton], American actor (Medical Center, Airplane II), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2012)
- 1937 Johnny Brown, American stage and screen comic actor (Good Times - "Bookman"; Laugh-In), and singer, born in St. Petersburg, Florida (d. 2022)
- 1937 Luciana Paluzzi, Italian-American actress (Five Fingers, Thunderball), born in Rome, Italy
- 1939 Bernard Purdie, American jazz and session drummer, born in Elkton, Maryland
- 1939 Christina Crawford, American actress and author (Mommie Dearest), born in Los Angeles, California
Jackie Stewart (85th Birthday)
1939 Scottish auto racer (27 x F1 Grand Prix wins, World F1 C'ship 1969, 71, 73), team owner (Stewart GP) and broadcaster (ABC's Wide World of Sports, NBC Sportsworld, BBC), born in Milton, Scotland
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- 1939 Wilma Burgess, American country-pop singer ("Baby"; "Misty Blue"), born in Orlando, Florida (d. 2003)
- 1940 Joey Dee [DiNicola] American singer (The Starliters - "Peppermint Twist"), born in Passaic, New Jersey
- 1942 Brian Muller, New Zealand rugby union prop (14 caps; Taranaki), born in Eltham, New Zealand (d. 2019)
- 1942 Somachandra De Silva, Sri Lankan cricket all-rounder (12 Tests, 37 wickets, BB 5/59, 2 x 50; Bloomfield C & AC, Shropshire CC), born in Galle, Sri Lanka
- 1943 Buster Mathis, American boxer (World Super Heavyweight title 1972), born in Sledge, Mississippi (d. 1995)
- 1945 Adrienne Barbeau, American actress (Maude, Swamp Thing), born in Sacramento, California
- 1946 Jenny Pitman, British racehorse trainer (Grand National [Corbiere 1983 first female trainer; Royal Athlete 1995]; Cheltenham Gold Cup 1984, 91), born in Hoby, England
- 1947 Glenn Leonard, American R&B singer (Temptations, 1975-83 - "In A Lifetime"; "Power"), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1948 Bob Roetker, American jazz guitarist (Jazz Ambassadors), and teacher (Armed Forces School of Music), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1948 Lynsey de Paul, British singer and actress (Sugar Me), born in London (d. 2014)
- 1948 Skip Alan, English drummer (Them - "G-L-O-R-I-A", Pretty Things - "S.F. Sorrow"), born in Westminster, London
- 1948 Stephen Schnetzer, American actor (Cass Winthrop-Another World), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1949 Frank Beard, American blues-rock drummer (ZZ Top - "Legs"), born in Frankton, Texas
- 1950 Graham Russell, Australian soft rock vocalist and guitarist (Air Supply - "All Out of Love"; "Lost In Love"), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1950 Lillian "Pokey" Watson, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4 x 100 relay 1964, 200m backstroke 1968), born in Mineola, New York
- 1950 Michael Swan, American actor (Duncan-As The World Turns), born in Palo Alto, California
- 1950 Palhinha, Brazilian soccer forward (16 caps; Cruzeiro, Corinthians, Atlético Mineiro) and manager (SC Corinthians, União São João, Al-Tai), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (d. 2023)
- 1951 Collis King, West Indian cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 100no, 3 wickets; Barbados, Glamorgan CCC, Worcestershire CCC, Natal), born in Christ Church, Barbados
- 1951 Mithra Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (2 Tests), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka (d. 2019)
- 1952 Donnie Van Zant, American rock vocalist (.38 Special), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1953 Peter Bergman, American actor (All My Children, Starland Vocal Band), born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- 1954 Gary Fencik, American football safety (Super Bowl 1985; First-team All-Pro 1981; Pro Bowl 1980, 81; Chicago Bears), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1954 John Dyson, Australian cricket batsman (30 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 127no; NSW), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1954 Johnny Neel, American musician, singer and songwriter (The Allman Brothers Band; Gov't Mule; Dickey Betts), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- 1955 Yuriy Sedykh, Russian athlete (Olympic gold hammer throw 1976, 80 Soviet Union; WR 86.74m), born in Novocherkassk, Russia (d. 2021)
- 1956 Jamaaladeen Tacuma [Rudy McDaniel], American jazz bassist (Ornette Coleman), born in Hempstead, New York
Joe Montana (68th Birthday)
1956 American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl 1981 [MVP], 84 [MVP], 88, 89 [MVP]; NFL MVP 1989, 90; 3×First-team All-Pro; 8xPro Bowl; SF 49ers; KC Chiefs), born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania
- 1958 Kevin Wilkinson, British drummer (The Waterboys; China Crisis; Squeeze), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (d. 1999)
Hugh Laurie (65th Birthday)
1959 English actor (Strapless, Dr Gregory House-House), born in Oxford, England
- 1960 Mehmet Oz, Turkish-American surgeon and TV personality (The Dr. Oz Show), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1960 Nick Hallam, British DJ and producer (Stereo MCs - "Connected"), born in Nottingham, England
- 1961 María Barranco, Spanish actress (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), born in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
- 1962 Erika Salumäe, Estonian track cyclist (first Olympic gold medal for Estonia; women's sprint 1988 USSR, 92; World C'ship gold 1987, 89), born in Pärnu, Estonia
- 1962 Rob B [Birch], British singer (Stereo MCs - "Connected"), born in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England
- 1963 Elvis Stanić, Croatian contemporary jazz fusion guitarist, born in Rijeka, Yugoslavia
- 1963 Konstantin Scherbakov, Russian concert pianist (Rachmaninoff International, 1983), and pedagogue (Zurich University of the Arts, 1998-present), born in Barnaul, Siberia, Russian SFSR
- 1963 Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler (Olympic gold team 1998; World C'ship gold 1993, 94, 87), born in Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2000)
- 1964 Antti Sarpila, Finnish swing jazz clarinetist, born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1964 Ivan Moody, English composer (Lamentations of the Myrrhbearers), choral conductor, and musicologist, born in London, England
- 1964 Jean Alesi, French auto racer (201 x F1 GP starts, 1 win [Canadian GP 1995]; International Formula 3000 C'ship 1989), born in Avignon, France
- 1964 Kim Gallagher, American athlete (Olympic silver 800m 1984; bronze 1988), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2002)
- 1965 Gioia Bruno, Italian-American pop singer and songwriter (Exposé), born in Bari, Puglia, Italy
- 1966 Tiffany Cohen, American swimmer (Olympic gold 400m, 800m freestyle 1984), born in Culver City, California
- 1966 Vasili Kulkov, Russian soccer defensive utility (20 caps Soviet Union, 21 Russia; Spartak Moscow, Benfica), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2020)
- 1967 Clare Carey, American actress (Coach), born in Rhodesia
- 1967 Graeme Bachop, New Zealand rugby union halfback (31 Tests; Canterbury, f*ckuoka Sanix Blues), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1968 Sophie Okonedo, English actress (Hotel Rwanda), born in London
- 1968 Staci Baldwin, Miss Washington pageant winner, sued when told 27 too old for compete for Miss USA, born in Kirkland, Washington
- 1969 Matt McGrath, American actor (The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy), born in New York City
Peter Dinklage (55th Birthday)
1969 American actor (Games of Thrones), born in Morristown, New Jersey
- 1969 Steven Drozd, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (The Flaming Lips, 1991-present - "Do You Realize??"), born in Houston, Texas
- 1970 Brock Marion, American football safety (Super Bowl 1993, 95 Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 2000, 02, 03 Miami Dolphins), born in Wheeling, West Virginia
- 1970 Chris Rice, American contemporary Christian and folk music singer-songwriter ("When Did You Fall (In Love With Me)"), poet, and visual artist, born in Clinton, Maryland
- 1973 Robby Kiger, American actor (Josh Fox-Crazy Like a Fox), born in Encino, California
- 1974 Emilee Klein, American golfer (3 x LPGA Tour titles; Solheim Cup 2002) and coach (Uni Central Florida, SD State Uni, University of Tulsa), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1975 Choi Ji-woo, South Korean actress (Stairway to Heaven), born in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- 1975 Thomas Bimis, Greek diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard synchronized 2004), born in Athens, Greece
- 1976 Tai Anderson, American contemporay Christian rock bass player (Third Day, 1992-2015), born in Georgia
- 1977 Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer (US Open 2006; 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- 1977 Odalis Pérez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2002; Atlanta Braves, LA Dodgers, KC Royals), born in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic (d. 2022)
- 1977 Ozan Musluoğlu, Turkish ska-punk (Athena), and jazz bassist, born in Germany
- 1977 Ryan Dunn, American actor and TV personality (Homewrecker), born in Medina, Ohio (d. 2011)
- 1977 Shane Meier, Canadian actor (The Matthew Shepard Story), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1978 Joshua Jackson, American actor (Dawson's Creek, Fringe), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1979 Texito Langa, Mozambican jazz drummer-percussionist, composer, and arranger, born in Maputo, Mozambique
- 1980 Jeong Jang, South Korean golfer (Women's British Open 2005), born in Daejeon, South Korea
- 1981 Emiliano Moretti, Italian soccer centre-back (2 caps; Valencia CF, Genoa CF, Torino FC), born in Rome, Italy
Diana Taurasi (42nd Birthday)
1982 American basketball player (10 x WNBA All Star, Phoenix Mercury; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12, 16, 20), born in Glendale, California
- 1982 Eldar Rønning, Norwegian cross-country skier (World C'ship gold 2007, 09, 11, 13 4×10km relay), born in Levanger, Norway
- 1982 Johnny Candido, American professional wrestler, born in Spring Lake, New Jersey
- 1983 José Reyes, Dominican baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star 2006, 07, 10, 11; NL batting champion 2011 NY Mets), born in Villa González, Santiago, Dominican Republic
- 1984 Andy Lee, Irish boxer (WBO middleweight title 2014-15), born in London, England
- 1984 Vágner Love, Brazilian soccer striker (20 caps; SE Palmeiras, CSKA Moscow, CR Flamengo), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1985 Anja Rubik, Polish supermodel, born in Rzeszów, Poland
- 1985 Chris Trousdale, American pop singer and dancer, born in New Port Richey, Florida
- 1985 Josh Ramsay, Canadian singer and songwriter (Marianas Trench), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1986 Brighton Hertford, American actress (BJ Jones-General Hospital), born in Tarzana, California
Shia LaBeouf (38th Birthday)
1986 American actor (Disturbia, Transformers), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1987 Jorja Smith, English pop and R&B singer-songwriter ("Blue Lights"), born in Walsall, England
- 1988 Brock Holt, American baseball utility (only player to hit for the cycle in postseason-Boston Red Sox, 2018; MLB All Star 2015), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1988 Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress (Mixed Doubles) and model, born in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- 1989 Maya Moore, American basketball small forward (WNBA C'ship 2011, 13 [MVP], 15, 17; WNBA MVP 2014; 6×WNBA All-Star; 5×All-WNBA First Team; Olympic gold 2012, 16; Minnesota Lynx), born in Jefferson City, Missouri
- 1990 Paapa Essiedu, English actor (I May Destroy You), born in London, England
- 1994 Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress (Pan's Labyrinth), born in Barcelona
- 1994 Jessica Fox, Australian canoeist (Olympic gold inaugural C-1 slalom 2020; 12 x World C'ship gold), born in Marseille, France
- 1995 TEMS [Temilade Openiyi], Nigerian singer-songwriter ("No Woman, No Cry" cover), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1997 Kodak Black [Bill Kapri], American rapper (Dying To Live), born in Pompano Beach, Florida
- 1999 Kai Havertz, German football player (Arsenal), born in Aachen, Germany
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