- 1871 Mistinguett [Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois], French actress and singer (Moulin Rouge star), born in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France (d. 1956)
- 1885 (Joseph Aloysius) "Allan" Dwan, Canadian-American screenwriter and film director (Robin Hood; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms; Sands Of Iwo Jima), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1981)
- 1886 (Arthur) "Dooley" Wilson, American piano player, singer, and actor (Casablanca; Stormy Weather; Beulah), born in Tyler, Texas (d. 1953)
- 1893 Leslie Howard [Stainer], British actor (Gone With The Wind; Of Human Bondage), born in London, England (d. 1943)
- 1898 George Jessel, American stage and screen actor, singer, producer and host known as "The Toastmaster General", born in New York City (d. 1981)
- 1902 Henri Garat, French actor and singer (Les dieux s'amusent; Congress Dances), born in Paris, France (d. 1959)
- 1904 Sally Rand, American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress known for her ostrich feather fan and balloon bubble dances, born in Elkton, Missouri (d. 1979)
- 1907 Iron Eyes Cody [Espera Oscar de Corti], Italian-American actor (Keep America Beautiful, Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 1999)
- 1921 Robert Karvelas, American actor (Get Smart - "Larabee"), born in New York City (d. 1991)
Doris Day (1922-2019)
American singer ("Sentimental Journey"; "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"), actress (Pillow Talk; The Man Who Knew Too Much), animal welfare and AIDS activist, known as the "girl next door", born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1923 Jan Sterling [Jane Adriance], American actress (Ace in the Hole, The High and the Mighty), born in New York City (d. 2004)
Marlon Brando (1924-2004)
American actor (The Godfather, A Streetcar Named Desire; On the Waterfront), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1926 Andrew Keir, Scottish character actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt, Catholics), born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1997)
- 1928 Jennifer Paterson, English chef and TV personality (Two Fat Ladies), born in Kensington, London (d. 1999)
- 1928 Kevin Hagen, American actor (Little House on the Prairie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
- 1929 Lee Leonard, American television personality (ESPN, CNN), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- 1937 Petunia Pig, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Frank Tashlin (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Porky's Romance"
- 1937 William Gaunt, English actor (Champions), born in Pudsey, Yorkshire
- 1939 Catalino "Lino" Brocka, Filipino film director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), born in Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines (d. 1991)
- 1939 François de Roubaix, French film score composer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1975)
- 1939 Stefan Yanev, Bulgarian soccer midfielder (Cherno More Varna 228 games) and broadcaster (BNT; 17 books on Bulgarian football), born in Varna, Bulgaria (d. 2024)
- 1941 Eric Braeden, German-American actor (Victor Newman-Young & Restless, Colossus), born in Bredenbek, Germany
- 1942 Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (Janosik), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2005)
- 1942 Marsha Mason, American actress (Blume in Love, Cinderella Liberty), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1942 Rick Sylvester, Hollywood stuntman, parachute ski jumper (world record 3,300')
- 1943 Artie Traum, American folk guitarist, songwriter, producer, and filmmaker, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2008)
- 1943 Jonathan Lynn, English writer and actor (Greedy, Bar Mitzvah Boy), born in Bath, England
- 1944 Tony Orlando [Cassavitis], American pop singer (& Dawn - "Tie A Yellow Ribbon"; "Knock Three Times"), and television personality, born in New York City
- 1945 Catherine Spaak, French actress (Libertine, Hotel, Circle of Love), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- 1949 Lyle Alzado, American NFL defensive linesman (LA Raiders) and actor (Oceans of Fire, Hangfire), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1992)
- 1950 Sally Thomsett, English actress (Straw Dogs, Man About the House), born in Sussex
- 1956 Miguel Bose, Panamanian-born Spanish singer and actor (El Avaro, Queen Margot), born in Panama City
- 1956 Ray Combs, American comedian and TV host (Family Feud, 1988-94), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 1996)
Alec Baldwin (66 years old)
1958 American Emmy Award-winning actor (Knots Landing; Beetlejuice; Glengarry Glen Ross; SNL; 30 Rock), born in Amityville, New York
- 1958 Jaya Prada, Indian actress (Sargam) and politician, born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
- 1959 David Hyde Pierce, American actor (Niles Crane-Fraiser), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
Eddie Murphy (63 years old)
1961 American comedian and actor (SNL, 1980-84; 48 Hours; Beverly Hills Cop; Raw; Pluto Nash), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1962 Jennifer Rubin, American actress (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1963 Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese video game composer, born in Osaka, Japan
- 1966 Miina Tominaga, Japanese seiyu (voice actress), born in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
- 1966 Shelley Michelle, American actress (Golden Eye), born in Hollywood, California
- 1968 Charlotte Coleman, British actress (Four Weddings and a Funeral), born in London (d. 2001)
Ben Mendelsohn (55 years old)
1969 Australian actor (The Year My Voice Broke; Animal Kingdom; Bloodline), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jennie Garth (52 years old)
1972 American actress (Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210), born in Champaign, Illinois
- 1973 Adam Scott, American actor (Parks and Recreation), born in Santa Cruz, California
- 1973 Jamie Bamber, English actor (Battlestar Galactica), born in Hammersmith, London
- 1973 Matthew Ferguson, Canadian actor (Geometry in Venice), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1974 Wu Jing, Chinese actor and martial artist (Wolf Warrior), born in Beijing, China
- 1975 Aries Spears, American comedian (MadTV), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1976 Will Mellor, English actor (Hollyoaks), born in Bredbury, Greater Manchester
- 1978 Matthew Goode, English actor (The Lookout), born in Exeter, Devon, England
- 1980 Trevor Moore, American actor and comedian (The Whitest Kids U' Know), born in Montclair, New Jersey
Cobie Smulders (42 years old)
1982 Canadian actress (How I Met Your Mother), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1983 Errol Barnett, English-born American reporter (CBS News), born in Milton Keynes, England
- 1986 Amanda Bynes, American actress (The Amanda Show), born in Thousand Oaks, California
- 1987 Julie Sokolow, American film director and musician, born in Holmdel, New Jersey
- 1987 Rachel Bloom, American actress, writer, and singer-songwriter (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), born in Los Angeles county, California
- 1998 Paris Jackson, American actress and daughter of Michael Jackson, born in Los Angeles, California
- 2003 Elsie Fisher, American actress (Eighth Grade), born in Riverside, California
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