- 1870 Franklin Dyall, British actor (Easy Virtue, Atlantic), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1950)
- 1876 William Tedmarsh, British silent movie actor (Two Beds and No Sleep), born in London, England (d. 1937)
- 1890 Charles Correll, American radio comedian (Amos 'n' Andy), born in Preoria, Illinois (d. 1972)
- 1899 Doris Speed, British actress dubbed 'The Queen Mother of Soap' (Coronation Street), born in Manchester, England (d. 1994)
- 1904 Jimmy Starr, American screenwriter, actor (The Corpse Came C.O.D.), and gossip columnist, born in Clarksville, Texas, (d. 1990)
- 1909 Andre Cayatte, French filmmaker, born in Carcassonne (d. 1989)
- 1910 Nelson Case, American TV host (Trash or Treasure), born in Long Beach, California (d. 1976)
- 1910 Robert Earl Jones, American actor (The Sting, Witness, Sleepaway Camp), born in Senatobia, Mississippi (d. 2006)
- 1914 Edward Sinclair, English actor (Dad's Army), born in Lancashire, England (d. 1977)
- 1920 Margaret "Bibi" Osterwald, American actress (As Good as It Gets, Bridget Loves Bernie), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey (d. 2002)
- 1925 John Fiedler, American stage and screen actor (The Bob Newhart Show - "Mr. Peterson"; The Odd Couple - "Vinnie"; 12 Angry Men), born in Platteville, Wisconsin (d. 2005)
- 1926 Shelley Berman, American Grammy Award-winning comedian, actor (Son of Blob; Divorce American Style; Curb Your Enthusiasm), writer, and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
- 1927 Kenneth Anger [Anglemeyer], American Underground Filmmaker (Magick Lantern Cycle), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2023)
- 1929 Russell Arms, American actor and vocalist (Your Hit Parade; "Cinco Robles"), born in Berkeley, California (d. 2012)
- 1930 Joan Rice, British actress (His Majesty O'Keefe, The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men), born in Derby, England (d. 1997)
- 1932 Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1984)
- 1934 Jeanine Basinger, American film scholar and educator (Wesleyan, 1969-2022), born in Ravenden, Arkansas
- 1938 Victor Buono, American actor (Man from Atlantis: The, Untouchables; Batman - "King Tut"), born in San Diego, California (d. 1982)
- 1940 Jim Hartz, American journalist and newscaster (NBC-TV Today, 1974-77; PBS - Innovations), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2022)
- 1941 Bridget Hanley, American actress (Here Come the Brides - "Candy Pruitt"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2021)
- 1943 Blythe Danner, American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress (Butterflies Are Free), and mother of Gwyneth Paltrow, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1944 Trisha Noble (aka Patsy Ann), Australian pop singer ("Good Looking Boy"), and actress, born in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2021)
- 1945 Willeke Alberti [Verbruggen], Dutch pop singer ("De winter was lang" ("The winter was long"), and actress (De Kleine Waarheid (Small Truth)), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1947 Paul Auster, American author/poet/director (Mr Vertigo, Smoke)
- 1947 Stephen McHattie [Smith], Canadian actor (300, Watchmen, The Fountain), born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia
- 1950 Morgan Fairchild [Patsy McClenny], actress (Falcon Crest), born in Dallas, Texas
Nathan Lane (68 years old)
1956 American actor (One of the Boys, Frankie & Johnnie), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1956 Pamela Cossey, England, model/sister of transsexual Tula
- 1957 Michele Greene, American actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1958 Lizzie Borden, director/writer (Love Crimes, Working Girls)
- 1959 Thomas Calabro, American actor (Michael Mancini-Melrose Place), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1960 B J Jefferson, American actress (Ronnie Laurance-Another World), born in Dallas Texas
- 1960 Kerry Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1993)
- 1960 Marty Jannetty, American pro wrestler (WWF World Tag Team C'ship 1992 [1-2-3 Kid]; half of The Rockers with Shawn Michaels), born in Columbus, Georgia
- 1961 Keith Gordon, American actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean), born in New York City
- 1965 Kathleen Kimont, actress (Fraternity Vacation, Renegade), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Maura Tierney, actress (Lisa-Newsradio), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1966 Danny Morrison, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (48 Tests, 160 wickets; 96 ODIs, 126 wickets) and broadcaster (TVNZ, Sky Sports, Radio Sport), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1966 Frank Coraci, American film director
- 1967 Dave Benson-Phillips, Children's TV Presenter
- 1970 Warwick Davis, English actor (Willow, Professor Flitwick in Harry Potter films), born in Epsom, England
- 1971 Elisa Donovan, American actress
- 1971 Hong Seok-cheon, South Korean actor
Isla Fisher (48 years old)
1976 Australian actress (Arrested Development, The Great Gatsby), born in Muscat, Oman
- 1977 Maitland Ward, American actress (Jessica-Bold & Beautiful), born in Torrance, California
- 1978 Adrian R'Mante, American actor (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1978 Eliza Schneider, American actress. performance artist, and playwright, born in the USA
- 1980 Elmo, Muppet character on children's TV show Sesame Street (main character from 1985), born at the Sesame Workshop, New York City
- 1981 Alisa Reyes, American actress (All That; The Proud Family), born in New York City
- 1983 Silambarasan Rajendar, famous south Indian actor
- 1989 Ryne Sanborn, American actor
- 1994 Tallulah Belle Willis, American 3rd daughter of actors Bruce Willis & Demi Moore
- 1995 Aimee Lou Wood, English actress (Sex Education), born in Stockport, England
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