- 1856 [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans) (d. 1939)
- 1860 Ada Rehan, Irish-American stage actress and comedian (Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre), born in County Limerick, Ireland (d. 1916)
- 1876 Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century, born in Väike-Maarja, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire (d. 1920)
Eddie Albert (1906-2005)
American actor (Roman Holiday, Green Acres), born in Rock Island, Illinois
- 1909 Hymie Shertzer, American jazz and session saxophonist (Benny Goodman; NBC's Tonight Show), born in New York City (d. 1977)
- 1909 Ralph Byrd, American actor (Dick Tracy TV Show, SOS Coast Guard), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1952)
- 1915 Dick Dudley, American TV host (Village Barn), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2000)
- 1920 Hal March [Harold Mendelson], American comedian, actor and TV host ($64,000 Question, Outrage), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1970)
- 1923 Aaron Spelling, American television producer (Charlie's Angels), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2006)
- 1923 Avis Bunnage, British actress (Rising Damp, Coronation Street), born in Ardwick, Manchester, England (d. 1990)
Bettie Page (1923-2008)
American pinup model considered the 'Queen of Pinups' and the 'Dark Angel', born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1923 Hugh Lloyd, British actor (Hugh and I, Punch & Judy Man), born in Chester, England (d. 2008)
- 1925 George Cole, English actor (Minder, Vampire Lovers), born in London, England (d. 2015)
- 1926 Charlotte Rae, American character actress, (Facts Of Life - "Edna"), comedian, singer and dancer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2018)
- 1931 Simon "Siem" Vroom, Dutch actor (The Lift, Bridge Too Far, Mysteries), born in Beemster, Noord-Holland (d. 1985)
Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
American Grammy Award-winning country-pop singer ("By The Time I Get to Phoenix"; "Wichita Lineman"; "Rhinestone Cowboy"), session guitarist (The Beach Boys; Elvis Presley; The Monkees; Phil Specter), television personality (The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour), and actor (True Grit), born in Delight, Arkansas
Jack Nicholson (87 years old)
1937 American actor (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; The Shining; A Few Good Men), born in Neptune City, New Jersey
- 1939 Jason Miller, American actor and writer (Exorcist, Light of Day), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
- 1942 Denis Lill, New Zealand-born British actor (Only Fools and Horses), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
- 1946 Nicole Garcia, French actress and director (Going Away), born in Oran, Algeria
- 1948 Carol Drinkwater, Anglo-Irish actress (Father, All Creatures Great & Small) and author (The Haunted School, Provence), born in London
- 1950 Jancis Robinson, wine writer/broadcaster
- 1952 François Berléand, French actor
- 1953 Steve Bond, Haifa Israel, actor (General Hospital, To Die For)
- 1954 Joseph Bottoms, American actor (Surfacing, Blind Date, Braker), born in Santa Barbara, California
- 1956 Catherine Mary Stewart, Edmonton, actress (Passion & Paradise)
- 1957 Alan Campbell, Homestead Fla, actor (E Z-3's a Crowd)
- 1958 Ken Olandt, American actor (April Fool's Day, Imposter, Leprechaun), born in Richmond, California
- 1959 Ryan Stiles, American actor (Lewis-Drew Carey Show), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1961 Byron Allen, comedian (Real People, Byron Allen Show), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1962 Jeff Minter, English video game programmer
- 1963 Sean Lock, British comedian (British Comedy Award, 2000), and television personality, born in Chertsey, Surrey, England (d. 2021)
- 1964 Chris Makepeace, actor (Vamp, My Bodyguard, Meatballs, Oasis), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1965 Lauri Hendler, actress (Julie - Gimme a Break), born in Ft Belvoir, Virgina
- 1966 Mariana Levy, Mexican actress (d. 2005)
- 1967 Sherri Shepherd, American comedian, actress, and television personality (The View, 2007-14), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1967 Sheryl Lee, American stage and screen actress (Twin Peaks; Love, Lies, and Murder), born in Boulder, Colorado
- 1970 Regine Velasquez, Filipina pop singer and actress, born in Tondo, Philippines
- 1971 Eric Mabius, American actor
- 1971 Ingo Rademacher, German FR, actor (Jasper Jacks-General Hospital)
- 1972 Anna Falchi, Tampera Finland, actress (La Dolce Vita '90)
- 1974 Georgia Goettmann, model (Cosmo-May 1995)
- 1978 Ezekiel Jacskon [Stephens], Guyanese-American professional wrestler (2007-15), born in Linden, Guyana
- 1980 Aaron Metchnik, American actor (Stephen-Torkelsons), born in Santa Barbara, California
- 1984 Michelle Ryan, English actress
- 1990 Machine Gun Kelly [Colson Baker], American singer-songwriter and actor (Tickets to My Downfall), born in Houston, Texas
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