- 1612 Thomas Killigrew, English dramatist and humorist (leader of the King's Men), born in London, England (d. 1683)
- 1655 Jean-François Regnard, French comedy writer, dramatist and traveller (Slave in Algeria), born in Paris, France (d. 1709)
- 1864 Arthur Collins, American baritone vocalist, known as 'King of the Ragtime Singers' (Peerless Quartet), and comedian, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1933)
- 1891 Ann Little [Mary Brooks], American actress, born in Mount Shasta, California (d. 1984)
- 1894 Joe Devlin, American actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1973)
- 1904 Alison Leggatt, British character actress (Day of Triffids, Cows), born in Kensington, London (d. 1990)
- 1904 Milton Krims, American screenwriter (Prince of Foxes), born in New York City (d. 1988)
- 1908 Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1932) and actor (Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon), born in Oakland, California (d. 1983)
- 1912 Derek Farr, British actor (8 O'Clock Walk, Doctor at Large), born in London, England (d. 1986)
- 1914 Ralph Whitlock, British farmer, conservationist, writer, and broadcaster, born in Pitton, Wiltshire,England (d. 1995)
- 1915 Eddie Bracken, American actor (Summer Stock, Young & Willing), born in Astoria, New York (d. 2002)
- 1917 Milt Holland [Milton Olshansky], American drummer, percussionist, ethnomusicologist, and tinkle-ist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle; Bewitched - Samantha's nose tinkle), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
Desmond Doss (1919-2006)
American soldier and 1st conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor who was the subject of the film Hacksaw Ridge, born in Lynchburg, Virginia
- 1919 Jock Mahoney [Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney], American actor and stuntman (Dallas, Yancy Derringer, Day of Fury), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1989)
- 1922 Josephine "Hattie" Jacques, British comedy actress (Carry on films, Hancock's Half Hour), born in Kent, England (d. 1980)
- 1923 Keefe Brasselle [John Brasselli], American actor (The Eddie Cantor Story, Be Our Guest), born in Elyria, Ohio (d. 1981)
- 1924 Dora Bryan [Broadbent], British stage and screen actress (A Taste of Honey), novelty singer ("All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle"), and hotelier, born in Southport England, (d. 2014)
- 1925 Romolo Valli, Italian actor (Bobby Deerfield, Fistful of Dynamite, La Viaccia), born in Reggio Emilia, Italy (d. 1980)
- 1927 Juliette Gréco, French singer (Sous le ciel de Paris) and actress, born in Montpellier, France (d. 2020) [1]
- 1927 Laurence "Laurie" Johnson, British film and television score composer (Dr. Strangelove; The Avengers), born in Hampstead, England (d. 2024) [1]
- 1931 Gloria Talbott, American film and television actress, sometimes known as "the Scream Queen" for her work in B-movies, born in Glendale, California (d. 2000)
- 1937 (Frederick) "Rick" Jones, Canadian-British children's television presenter (Play School; Fingerbobs), and folk musician (Meal Ticket - "Better Believe It Babe"), born in London, Ontario (d. 2021)
- 1940 Gary Bond, England, actor (Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days)
- 1943 Gareth Hunt, English actor (d. 2007)
- 1945 Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (In the Name of the Father, Inception), born in Warrington, England (d. 2011)
- 1946 Héctor Babenco, film director (Kiss of the Spider Woman), born in Mar del Plata, Argentina (d. 2016)
- 1947 Wayne Allwine, American voice actor (3rd Mickey Mouse, 1977-2009), born in Glendale, California (d. 2009)
- 1954 Dieter Bohlen, German pop singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality, born in Berne, West Germany
- 1954 Miguel Ferrer, actor (Robocop, NCIS LA), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2017)
- 1955 Rolf Benirschke, American NFL place kicker and TV game show host (Wheel of Fortune), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1956 Emo Philips, American comedian
- 1958 Michele Drake, playmate (May, 1979), born in La Jolla, California
- 1960 James Spader, American actor (Endless Love, Wall St, Mannequin), born in New York City
- 1962 Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian
Chris Rock (59 years old)
1965 American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning comedian (SNL, 0990-93; CB4; Everybody Hates Chris), and film maker, born in Andrews, South Carolina
- 1965 Jason Gedrick, American actor (Heavenly Kid, Class of '96), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1967 Sharla Cheung Man, Hong Kong actress (All For the Winner), born in Shanghai, China
- 1972 Essence Atkins, American actress (Dee Dee-Half & Half; A Haunted House), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1972 Robyn Lively, American actress (The Karate Kid, Part III; Savannah), born in Powder Springs, Georgia
Ashton Kutcher (46 years old)
1978 American model, actor (That '70s Show - "Kelso"; Punk'd; Two and a Half Men, 2011-15), and venture capitalist, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- 1978 Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Nigerian Nollywood actress, born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1979 Cerina Vincent, American actress (Stuck In The Middle), and author (Hot Chick books), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1985 Tina Majorino, American actress (Waterworld, When a Man Loves a Woman), born in Westlake Village, California
- 1990 Seán McLoughlin [Jacksepticeye], Irish Youtuber, born in Athlone, Ireland
- 1991 Spencer Elden, baby and model on grunge rock band Nirvana's "Nevermind" album cover (1991), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1992 Maimi Yajima, Japanese J-pop singer (lead singer of Cute) and actress, born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- 1993 David Dorfman, American actor (The Ring), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1996 Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer and actress, born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- 1999 Bea Miller, American pop singer ("Feel Something") and actress, born in Maplewood, New Jersey
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