- 1886 Otto Lederer, Austrian actor (The Jazz Singer), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
- 1890 Arthemus "Art" Acord, American silent film actor and rodeo champion (Arizona Kid, Hard Fists), born in Glenwood, Utah (d. 1931)
- 1896 Señor Wences, Spanish ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) and comedian, born in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca, Spain (d. 1999)
- 1903 Louis Jean Heydt, American character actor (Waterfront; Gone With The Wind; The Great McGinty), born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 1960)
- 1904 Edward Chodorov, Broadway playwright and director (Story of Louis Pasteur), born in New York City (d. 1988)
- 1905 Arthur Lake [Arthur William Silverlake], American actor (Blondie, Topper), born in Corbin, Kentucky (d. 1987)
- 1910 Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter (Man of a Thousand Faces), born in Perth, Australia (d. 1999)
- 1913 Paul Langton, American actor (Till the Clouds Roll By, Peyton Place), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1980)
- 1913 Richard Travis, American actor (Missile to the Moon), born in Carlsbad, New Mexico (d. 1989)
- 1918 Anne Shirley [Dawn Evelyeen Paris], British actress (The Devil and Daniel Webster, Murder My Sweet), born in New York City (d. 1993)
William Holden (1918-1981)
American actor (The Blue Knight, Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, The Bridge on the River Kwai), born in O'Fallon, Illinois
- 1920 Genevieve [Ginette Auger], French actress and singer (The Jack Paar Show), born in Paris, France (d. 2004)
Harry Reasoner (1923-1991)
American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS), born in Dakota City, Iowa
- 1924 Donald Richie, American-born author and (Japanese) film critic, born in Lima, Ohio (d. 2013)
- 1935 Theo Angelopoulos, Greek film director (Eternity and a Day, The Travelling Players), born in Athens, Greece (d. 2012)
- 1937 Daffy Duck, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery and Bob Clampett (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Porky's Duck Hunt"
- 1940 Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley], British rock singer ("When Will You Say I Love You"; "Halfway To Paradise") and actor (That'll Be The Day), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1983)
- 1940 Claire Bretécher, French cartoonist (Les Frustrés), born in Nantes, France (d. 2020)
- 1940 John McCririck, English horse racing broadcaster, born in Surbiton, England (d. 2019)
- 1942 David Bradley, British actor (Walder Frey-Game of Thrones), born in York, Yorkshire
- 1942 Katia Krafft (née Conrad), French volcanologist who pioneered filming volcanic eruptions, born in Guebwiller, France (d. 1991)
- 1942 Mario Brenta, Italian writer and director (Maicol, Barnabo of the Mountains), born in Venice, Italy
- 1946 Henry Kelly, Irish radio and TV broadcaster, born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
- 1947 Linda Martin, Irish singer and TV presenter, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1950 L. Scott Caldwell, American actress (Rose-Lost), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1951 Olivia Hussey, Argentine-British actress (Romeo & Juliet, Death on Nile), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1952 Joseph Francis "Joe" Alaskey, American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and impressionist (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck), born in Troy, New York (d. 2016)
- 1954 Kim Tyler, American actor (Kyle-Please Don't Eat Daisies), born in Hollywood, California
Roddy Piper (1954-2015)
Canadian pro wrestler (WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight C'ship 1992; World Tag Team C'ship [Ric Flair] 2006), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1956 Elizabeth Lindsey, American explorer, filmmaker (Then There Were None), and actress (China Beach; The Byrds of Paradise), born in Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
- 1957 Byron Cherry, American actor (Coy-Dukes of Hazzard), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1959 (Shaun) "Sean" Bean, English actor (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Game of Thrones), born in Handsworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
- 1959 Stephen Singleton, English rocker (ABC), born in Sheffield, England
- 1959 Teri Austin, Canadian actress (Terminal Choice; Knots Landing), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1963 Joel Murray, American actor (Mad Men), born in Wilmette, Illinois
- 1964 Lela Rochon, American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 William Mapother, American actor (In the Bedroom), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1966 Vikram [Kennedy John Victor], Indian actor (I), born in Madras, Tamil Nadu
- 1967 Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor (Desmond Hume-Lost), born in Trujillo, Peru
- 1967 Kimberly Elise, American actress (Beloved), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1967 Leslie Bega, American actress (Maria Tomlinson-Head of the Class), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1967 Timothy Gibbs, American actor (Father Murphy, Santa Barbara), born in Burbank, California
- 1971 Claire Sweeney, British stage and screen actress (Brookside), born in Walton, Liverpool
- 1971 Jim Acosta, American journalist (CNN White House correspondent), born in Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Garner (52 years old)
1972 American actress (Sydney Bristow-Alias), born in Houston, Texas
- 1975 Gabriel Soto, Mexican actor and model, born in Mexico City
- 1976 Alex Nesic, Serbian-French-American actor, born in Santa Barbara, California
- 1976 Maïwenn [Le Besco], French actress and filmmaker ( Polisse), born in Les Lilas, France
- 1976 Monet Mazur, American actress and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1979 Siddharth Narayan, Indian film actor, born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- 1979 Tram-Anh Tran, American actress (Ghostwriters'), born in New York City
- 1982 Lee Joon-gi, South Korean actor and model, born in Busan, South Korea
- 1985 Luke Mitchell, Australian actor (Home and Away; Blindspot), born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- 1985 Rooney Mara, American actress (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Carol), born in Bedford, New York
- 1995 Phoebe Dynevor, English actress (Bridgerton), born in Trafford, England
- 1996 Dee Dee Davis, American actress, born in Culver City, California
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