- 1875 Samuel S. Hinds, American actor (Raven, Test Pilot), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1948)
- 1892 Cyril Smith, Scottish actor (The Adventures of Sir Lancelot), born in Peterhead, Scotland (d. 1963)
- 1892 Esther Howard, American actress, born in Helena, Montana (d. 1965)
- 1895 Benjamin Thackston "Tack" Knight, American cartoonist ("Little Folks"), born in Dillsboro, North Carolina (d. 1976)
- 1897 Pierre Fresnay, French actor (Monsieur Vincent, Grand Illusion), born in Paris, France (d. 1975)
- 1898 Agnes Ayres [Hinkle], American actress (Sheik, Souls at Sea), born in Carbondale, Illinois (d. 1940)
- 1899 Carmel Myers, American stage and silent and sound screen actress (Ben-Hur; Svengali), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1980)
- 1906 Bea Benaderet, American radio and screen comic actress (Petticoat Junction - "Kate"; The Beverly Hillbillies - "Cousin Pearl"; George Burns and Gracie Allen Show - "Blanche"), born in New York City (d. 1968)
- 1906 John Cameron Swayze, American newscaster (The Hindenberg), and spokesperson (Timex), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 1995)
- 1913 Frances Langford, American singer (I'm In The Mood For Love), entertainer (Armed Forces Hour; USO tours), actress (All-American Co-Ed; Born To Dance), and philanthropist, born in Hernando, Florida (d. 2005)
- 1913 Rosemary Lane, American actress (An Angel from Texas, 4 Mothers, Harvest Melody), born in Indianola, Iowa (d. 1974)
- 1916 David White, American actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1990)
- 1923 Manon Alving, Dutch actress (The Assault, Short American), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 2010)
- 1923 Peter Vaughan, British actor (Porridge, Game of Thrones), born in Wem, Shropshire, England (d. 2016)
- 1925 Elizabeth Wilson, American screen and stage actress (Doc, East Side/West Side), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2015)
- 1928 Bill Ryan, American newscaster (Smithsonian), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1997)
- 1928 Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian (Estelle Costanza - Seinfeld; Toy Story), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2022)
- 1928 Jimmy Logan, British comedian (Mad Death), born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2001)
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
American author ("I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"), poet and actress (Nyo-Roots), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1928 Monty Norman [Noserovitch], British big band singer, songwriter (False Hearted Lover), and film composer (James Bond Theme), born in Stepney, England (d. 2022)
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986)
Soviet filmmaker and director (Andrei Rublev: Mirror; Stalker), born in Zavrazhye, Russia, Soviet Union
Anthony Perkins (1932-1992)
American actor (Psycho; Friendly Persuasion;, Fear Strikes Out; Pretty Poison), and singer, born in New York City
- 1934 Dorothy Grenfell Williams, radio producer and broadcaster, born in Johannesburg (d. 1994)
- 1940 Robby Müller, Dutch cinematographer (Breaking the Waves, Dead Man, Korczak), born in Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 2018)
- 1941 Bill Tarmey, English actor (Coronation Street), born in Ardwick, Manchester (d. 2012)
- 1944 Craig T. Nelson, American actor (Poltergeist, Hayden Fox-Coach), born in Spokane, Washington
- 1945 Caroline McWilliams, American actress (Sally-Soap, Marcy-Benson), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1945 Walter Charles, American actor (Fletch Lives, Weeds), born in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- 1947 James Hazeldine, British stage and screen actor (London's Burning), born in Salford, Lancashire, England (d. 2002)
- 1947 Ray Fosse, American MLB baseball catcher, 1967-79 (All-Star, Gold Glove Award - 1970, 1971 Cleveland Indians; World Series Oakland A's 1973, 74; and 2 other teams) and broadcaster (Oakland A's, NBC), born in Marion, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1948 Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor (Charlie Fairhead - Casualty), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1950 Christine Lahti, American actress (Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1954 Julie Carmen, American actress (Gloria, Last Plane Out), born in Mount Vernon, New York
- 1956 David E. Kelley, American writer and TV producer (L.A. Law; Picket Fences; Chicago Hope; Boston Legal), born in Waterville, Maine
- 1957 Aki Kaurismäki, Finnish film director (The Other Side of Hope), born in Orimattila, Finland
- 1957 Ali El Haggar, Egyptian singer and actor, born in Imbabah, Giza
- 1958 Hrvoje Horvatic, Croatian filmmaker (Hand on the Shoulder), born in Rijeka, Yugoslavia (d. 1997)
- 1960 Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor (Agent Smith - The Matrix), born in Ibadan, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
- 1960 Jonathan Agnew, English cricket broadcaster, born in Macclesfield, Cheshire
- 1963 Anthony Clark, American actor and comedian (Boyd Pritchett-Boston Common), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
Graham Norton (61 years old)
1963 Irish comedian and TV presenter, born in Dublin
- 1963 Jane McDonald, British pop singer and television presenter (Loose Women; Cruising with JAne), born in Wakefield, England
- 1964 Robbie Rist, American actor (Oliver-Brady Bunch) and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
Robert Downey Jr (59 years old)
1965 American actor (Charlie Chaplin, Iron Man, Avengers), born in New York City
- 1966 Nancy McKeon, American actress (Jo Polniazek-Facts of Life), born in Westbury, New York
- 1968 Jennifer Lynch, American film director, screenwriter and author of The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Karren Brady, English sporting executive, TV personality and business executive (The Apprentice UK, Birmingham City F.C.), born in Edmonton, London
- 1970 Barry Pepper, Canadian actor (The Kennedys), born in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
- 1971 John Zandig, American professional wrestler, born in Sewell, New Jersey
David Blaine (51 years old)
1973 American magician and illusionist, born in Brooklyn, New York
Heath Ledger (1979-2008)
Australian-American Actor (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight), born in Perth, Western Australia
Natasha Lyonne (45 years old)
1979 American actress (Orange is the New Black), born in New York City
- 1983 Angelle Tymon, American journalist and TV game show host (PlayMania Block), born in Lutcher, Louisiana
- 1984 Carolina Gaitán, Colombian actress (Encanto), born in Villavicencio, Colombia
- 1987 Devon Anderson, English actor (EastEnders), born in Greenwich, London
- 1987 Sarah Gadon, Canadian actress (Flashpoint), born in Toronto, Ontario
Jamie Lynn Spears (33 years old)
1991 American actress (Zoey 101), born in McComb, Mississippi
- 1992 Alexa Nikolas, American actress (Zoey 101), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 2001 Wisdom Kaye, Nigerian-American model and Tik-Toker, born in Nigeria
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