- 1786 Thomas Potter Cooke, English actor, first person to portray Frankenstein on stage, born in London (d. 1864) [1]
- 1890 Marcel L'Herbier, French director and screenwriter (El Dorado), born in Paris (d. 1979)
- 1894 Basil Sydney, British actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife), born in St. Osyth, Essex, England (d. 1968)
- 1894 George Renevant [Georges de Cheux], French actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X), born in Paris, France (d. 1969)
- 1897 John Wengraf, Austrian actor (12 to the Moon, Pride & Passion), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1974)
- 1900 Harold French, British director and actor (The Cavalier of the Streets, Trio, Quartet), born in Lambeth, London (d. 1997)
- 1900 Joseph Green, Polish-American filmmaker, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1996)
- 1904 Duncan Renaldo, Spanish actor (The Cisco Kid, The Gay Amigo), born in Oancea, Romania (d. 1980)
- 1904 Leslie French, British actor and singer (Death in Venice; More than a Miracle), born in Bromley, Kent, England (d. 1999)
- 1908 Marcel Hillaire, German actor (Take the Money and Run, Seven Thieves), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1988)
- 1908 Myron Waldman, American animator (Fleischer Studio), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)
- 1911 Simone Simon, French actress (All Money Can Buy, Ladies in Love), born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (d. 2005)
- 1914 John Hubbard, American actor (Don't Call Me Charlie, The Tall T, One Million B.C.), born in East Chicago, Indiana (d. 1988)
- 1918 Anthony Craxton, British TV producer, born in London (d. 1966)
- 1919 Dorian Leigh, American supermodel and icon of the fashion industry, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2008)
- 1921 Janet Blair [Martha Janet Lafferty], American singer and actress (Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- 1923 Antonino Rocca, Italian-Argentine professional wrestler, born in Treviso, Veneto, Italy (d. 1977)
- 1923 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, South African singer (Manhattan Brothers) and actor, born in Pimville, Union of South Africa (d. 1995)
Shirley Temple (1928-2014)
American actress, famous 1930s child star (Bright Eyes, Heidi) and diplomat, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1928 Sir William "Bill" Cotton, British television producer and executive (Noel Gay TV), born in London, England (d. 2008)
- 1930 Alan Oppenheimer, American actor (6 Million Dollar Man, Eischied), born in New York City
- 1939 David Birney, American stage and screen actor (Bridget Loves Bernie; St Elsewhere, 1982-83), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2022)
- 1939 Lee Majors [Harvey Lee Yeary], American film and TV actor ($6,000,000 Man, The Fall Guy), born in Wyandotte, Michigan
- 1941 Ed Stewart, British DJ and broadcaster (Crackerjack), born in Exmouth, Devon (d. 2016)
- 1941 Michael Lynne, American film producer (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1942 Sandra Dee [Alexandra Zuck], American actress (Gidget, Imitation of Life), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- 1943 Bob van Toll, Dutch actor and director (Pastorale 1943), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- 1943 Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (Fantasy Island - Ze plane! Ze plane!), born in Paris (d. 1993)
- 1944 Niklaus Schilling, Swiss film director (Dormire, Atem, Rheingold), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2016)
- 1948 Serge Thériault, French Canadian comedian and actor (Ding et Dong), born in Quebec City, Canada
- 1948 Tessa Wyatt, English actress (Beast in the Cellar; Wedding Night), born in Woking, Surrey, England
- 1949 Blair Brown, American actress (Altered States, Molly Dodd), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1949 Joyce DeWitt, American actress (Janet Wood-Three's Company), born in Wheeling, West Virginia
- 1952 Lionel Johnston, American actor (Sons & Daughters), born in Augusta, Georgia
- 1953 James Russo, American actor (My Own Private Idaho;China Girl), born in New York City
Michael Moore (70 years old)
1954 American filmmaker (Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, Sicko), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1955 Judy Davis, Australian actress (Barton Fink, Husbands & Wives), born in Perth, Australia
- 1955 Su Ingle, British actress (Around the World in Seven Minutes and Four Times on Saturday), born in London
- 1957 Jan Hooks, American comedienne and actress (SNL, 1986-94; Designing Women, 1991-93; 3rd Rock from the Sun, 1996-2000), born in Decatur, Georgia (d. 2014)
- 1957 Kenji Kawai, Japanese film score composer, born in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Valerie Bertinelli (64 years old)
1960 American actress (One Day at a Time - "Barbara"; Hot in Cleveland - "Melanie"), and Food Network personality, born in Wilmington, Delaware
- 1961 George Lopez, Mexican-American actor and comedian, born in Mission Hills, Los Angeles
- 1961 Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2001)
- 1962 John Hannah, Scottish actor (Four Weddings and a Funeral), born in East Kilbride, Scotland
- 1964 Dan Frischman, American actor (Arvid Engen-Head of the Class), born in Whippany, New Jersey
- 1967 Melina Kanakaredes, American actress (Eleni Andros-Guiding Light), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1969 Manoj Bajpayee [Bajpai], Indian actor (Satya, Road), born in Narkatiaganj, Bihar
- 1969 Richard Wolstencroft, Australian filmmaker and founder of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 1970 Sadao Abe, Japanese actor (Team Medical Dragon), born in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- 1970 Scott Bairstow, Canadian actor (Lonesome Series: The Dove), born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
- 1972 Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer and actress (Apuesta por un Amor), born in Mexico City
- 1972 Sonya Smith, Venezuelan-American actress (Cara Sucia), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1974 Barry Watson, American actor (What About Brian), born in Traverse City, Michigan
- 1976 Bryce Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter (The National), orchestral and film score composer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
John Cena (47 years old)
1977 American professional wrestler, rapper and actor (The Marine), born in West Newbury, Massachusetts
John Oliver (47 years old)
1977 English comedian (The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver), born in Birmingham, West Midlands
Kal Penn (47 years old)
1977 American actor (Dr. Lawrence Kutner-House, The Namesake) and civil servant, born in Montclair, New Jersey
- 1979 Jaime King, American model and actress (Bulletproof Monk), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1979 Yana Gupta, Czech actress and author (How To Love Your Body And Get The Body You Love), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia
- 1981 Joanna Krupa, Polish-American supermodel and actress, born in Warsaw, Poland
- 1985 Angel Locsin, Filipina TV and movie actress (Mulawin), born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines
- 1986 Jessica Stam, Canadian supermodel, born in Kincardine, Ontario
Dev Patel (34 years old)
1990 English actor (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion), born in London, England
- 1990 Matthew Underwood, American actor (Zoey 101), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
- 1995 Gigi Hadid [Jelena Noura Hadid], American fashion model, born in Los Angeles, California
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