- 1880 Hans Moser, Austrian actor (Hello Service Man, Once Upon a Time), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
- 1881 Leo Carrillo, American actor (American Empire, Cisco Kid), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1961)
- 1892 Edmund "Hoot" Gibson, American rodeo champion, western actor, director, and producer (Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw), born in Tekamah, Nebraska (d. 1962)
- 1896 Cyril Mockridge, British composer for film and television (Miracle On 34th Street; The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance), born in London (d. 1979)
- 1904 Ballard Berkeley [Blascheck], British actor (Fawlty Towers, East meets West, The BFG), born in Margate, Kent, England (d. 1988)
- 1908 William "Will" Lee, American actor (They Live by Night, Melody Lane), born in New York City (d. 1982)
- 1910 Friedrich Schröder, Swiss light classical, operetta, schlager, and film score composer, born in Nafels, Switzerland (d. 1972)
Lucille Ball (1911-1989)
American comedienne and actress (I Love Lucy; Mame), born in Jamestown, New York
- 1915 Jim Ameche [James Amici], American voice actor (Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 1983)
- 1917 Robert Mitchum, American actor (Out of the Past, Winds of War, North & South), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1997)
- 1920 Ella Raines, American actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact, Brute Force), born in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington (d. 1988)
- 1923 John "Jackie" Kelk, American actor and stand-up comedian (The Aldrich Family;, The Adventures of Superman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
- 1923 William B Williams, American DJ (WNEW - Make Believe Ballroom), and TV announcer/second banana (Sammy and Company), born in Babylon, New York (d. 1986)
- 1925 Barbara Bates, American actress (All About Eve, It's a Great Life), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1969)
- 1926 Frank Finlay, British actor (Robbery, Lifeforce), born in Farnworth Lancashire (d. 2016)
- 1926 Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (d. 1999)
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
American pop artist (Campbell's Soup Cans; Marilyn Diptych) and film producer (Frankenstein; Bad), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1930 Abbey Lincoln [Anna Wooldridge], American jazz vocalist, songwriter, actress (Nothing But a Man), and civil rights activist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
- 1932 Anneli Sauli [Savolainen], Finnish actress (Milkmaid), born in Pyhäjoki, Finland
- 1937 Barbara Windsor, British actress and Dame (Carry On films; EastEnders), born in London, England (d. 2020)
- 1938 Bernardino Lombao, Spanish handballer (Atlético de Madrid 1967-69), coach (Nat basketball teams) and TV presenter (De Olimpia a Los Ángeles, Objetivo 92), born in Ribas de Sil, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1938 Carry Tefsen, Dutch actress (Say A)
- 1938 Paul Bartel, director/actor (Eating Raoul), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1938 Peter Bonerz, American actor (The Bob Newhart Show - "Jerry"), and director, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- 1940 Louise Sorel, actress (BS I Love You, Crimes of Passion), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1941 Hubertus AGM "Bert" Andre, Dutch actor (Turkish Fruit-Come Back)
- 1943 Michael Anderson Jr, actor (Clay-The Monroes), born in London, England
- 1943 Ray Buktenica, Greenwich Village actor (Rhoda, House Calls), born in New York City
- 1946 Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian
- 1946 Yvon Pedneault, Canadian Hockey HOF journalist and broadcaster (Montreal Canadiens: Réseau des sports, Télévision de Radio-Canada, TVA, TQS), born in Chicoutimi, Quebec (d. 2023)
- 1947 Sally Eaton, Ill, Broadway actress (Jeanie-Hair)
- 1949 Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1993)
- 1949 Joyce McKinney, American beauty queen (Miss Wyoming, 1972), born in Avery County, North Carolina
- 1950 Dorian Harewood, American actor American actor (The Jesse Owens Story; I'll Fly Away; 7th Heaven - "Rev. Hamilton"), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1950 Nathan Purdee, actor (Nathan-Young & Restless, Hank-1 Life to Live)
- 1951 Catherine Hicks, American actress (Star Trek IV, Child's Play), born in New York City
- 1951 Daryl Somers, Australian television personality
- 1956 Stepfanie Kramer, American actress (Claudia-We Got it Made, Hunter), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Faith Prince, Broadway actress (Guys & Dolls, Carousel), born in Augusta, Georgia
- 1959 Grant Aleksander, actor (Guiding Light, All My Children), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Michelle Yeoh (61 years old)
1962 Chinese-Malaysian actress (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies), born in Ipoh, Federation of Malaya
- 1963 Kimberley Conrad, American Playboy model (January 1988, Playmate of the year 1989) who married Hugh Hefner, born in Moulton, Alabama
- 1964 (Gary) "Moosie" Drier, American actor (Laugh-in; The Bob Newhart Show; American Hot Wax), and theatre director, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1964 Lisa Boyle, actress (Showgirls), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1965 Juliane Köhler, German actress
- 1965 Mark Speight, British television presenter (d. 2008)
- 1965 Yuki Kajiura, Japanese film, anime, and video game music composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1970 M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American film director (The Sixth Sense), born in Mahé, India
- 1971 Merrin Dungey, American actress
- 1971 Scott Minto, English soccer defender (Charlton, Chelsea, Benfica, West Ham) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, TalkSPORT, BBC London), born in Bromborough, England
- 1973 Max Kellerman, American sportscaster (ESPN), born in The Bronx, NYC
- 1973 Vera Ann Farmiga, American actress (Down to the Bone; Up in the Air), and director (Higher Ground), born in Clifton, New Jersey
- 1973 Vera Farmiga, American actress
- 1974 Ever Carradine, American actress
- 1975 Jamie McGonnigal, American actor
- 1976 Soleil Moon Frye, American actress (Punky Brewster; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - "Roxie"), and documentary film maker, born in Glendora, California
- 1977 Jennifer Lyons, American actress
- 1978 Marisa Miller, American model
- 1980 Wilber Pan, Taiwanese-American singer, rapper and actor, born in West Virgina
- 1981 Leslie Odom Jr., American actor and singer (Hamilton), born in New York City
- 1982 Adrianne Curry, American model and reality television personality
- 1982 Karl Davies, British actor
- 1982 Romola Garai, British actress (I Capture the Castle; Atonement), born in British Hong Kong
- 1982 Ryan Sypek, American actor
- 1990 Jon Benet Ramsey, little beauty queen (murdered in 1996)
- 1995 Amy Forsyth, Canadian actress (The Gilded Age, CODA), born in Ontario
- 2001 Ty Simpkins, American actor (Insidious; Jurassic World), born in New York City
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