- 1884 Sophie Tucker [Kalish], Russian-born American singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama) known as "last of the red hot mammas", born in Tulchyn, Russian Empire (d. 1966)
- 1895 Fortunio Bonanova, Spanish opera singer and actor, born in Palma de Mallorca Spain (d. 1969)
- 1905 Kay Francis [Katherine E Gibbs], American actress (False Madonna), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1968)
- 1907 Jeff Morrow [Leslie Irving Morrow], American actor (Robe, Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising), born in New York City (d. 1993)
- 1916 Osa Massen [Aase Madsen Iversen], Dutch actress (Jack London, Rocketship X-M), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2006)
- 1918 George "Bud" Hamilton, American film make-up artist (Westmore family), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1973)
- 1918 Stephen "Steve" Dunne, American actor (Professional Father, Shock), born in Northampton, Massachusetts (d. 1977)
- 1918 Ted Willis, prolific English screenwriter (It's Great to be Young), born in London, England (d. 1992)
- 1919 Army Archerd, American Hollywood columnist (Variety) and TV host (Movie Game), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2009)
- 1919 Robert Stack, American actor (The Untouchables - "Elliot Ness"; Unsolved Mysteries; Written on the Wind), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
- 1922 John Hewer, English actor famous for portraying Captain Birdseye in British commercials, born in London (d. 2008)
- 1923 Jack Watling, British actor (Nanny, Adventure for 2, Naked Heart), born in London, England (d. 2001)
- 1925 Gwyneth “Gwen” Verdon, American actress, singer and dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity), born in Culver City, California (d. 2000)
- 1925 Rosemary Murphy, American actress (Margaret-Lucas Tanner), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2014)
- 1928 David Sheiner, American actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana), born in New York City
- 1928 Gregory Walcott, American actor (Plan 9 from Outer Space, 87th Precinct), born in Wendell, North Carolina (d. 2015)
- 1930 Frances Sternhagen, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen character actress (The Mist; Starting Over; Cheers - "Ester Clavin"; Outland; Sex and the City - "Bunny"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2023) [1]
- 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian and gameshow panelist (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs Muir), born in New York City (d. 2007)
- 1931 Ian Hendry, British actor (The Avengers, The Lotus Eaters), born in Ipswich, Suffolk (d. 1984)
Rip Taylor (1931-2019)
American actor and comedian (Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1938 Billy Gray, American actor (Father Knows Best - "Bud"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1938 William B. Davis, Canadian actor (The X Files - "Smoking Man"), director, and teacher, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1943 Richard Moll, American actor (Night Court - "Bull"; House - "Big Ben"; Dungeonmaster), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2023)
- 1949 Brandon Tartikoff, American TV executive and president of NBC (1981-91), born in Freeport, New York (d. 1997)
- 1950 John McNaughton, American film director
- 1952 Sharon Gabet, actress (Edge of Night, Another World), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- 1954 Vicki McCarty, American author (Girlfriend's Guide to) Playboy playmate (Sep, 1979), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1955 Trevor Rabin, South African-American rock guitarist (Yes, 1983-94 - "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"), and film score composer (National Treasure), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1956 Janet Hubert-Whitten, actress (Vivian Banks-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
- 1959 Alan Taylor, American television and film director (The Sopranos; Game of Thrones; Thor; The Many Saints of Newark), born in San Francisco, California
Kevin Anderson (64 years old)
1960 American actor (Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy), born in Gurnee, Illinois
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (63 years old)
1961 American comedienne and actress (Elaine Benes-Seinfeld, SNL, Veep), born in New York City
- 1961 Kelly Hrudey, Canadian NHL goalie, 1983-98 (NY Islanders; LA Kings), and broadcaster, born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1964 Penelope Ann Miller, American actress (Awakenings; Chaplin; Kindergarten Cop), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Bill Bailey, British comedian (Black Books, QI), born in bath, England
Patrick Dempsey (58 years old)
1966 American actor (Grey's Anatomy), born in Lewiston, Maine
- 1966 Simon Shelton Barnes, British actor (Teletubbies-Tinky Winky), born in Bethnal Green, London (d. 2018)
- 1967 Annie Jones, Australian actress
- 1968 Chara [Miwa Watabiki], Japanese singer and actress (Swallowtail Butterfly), born in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
- 1970 Keith Coogan, American actor (Jeffrey in The Waltons, Gun Shy), born in Palm Springs, California
Shonda Rhimes (54 years old)
1970 American television producer and series creator (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal), born in Chicago Illinois
- 1971 John Mallory Asher, American film actor/director
- 1972 Nicole Eggert, Amercan actress (Charles In Charge: Baywatch), born in Glendale, California
- 1973 Gloria Yip [Wan-Yee], Hong Kong actress (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky), born in Hong Kong
- 1976 Michael Peña, American actor (Crash; End of Watch, American Hustle; César Chávez), born in Chicago, Illinois
Orlando Bloom (47 years old)
1977 English actor (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings), born in Canterbury, England
- 1979 Jill Wagner, American Actress and TV host, known for "Wipeout", born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- 1980 Michael Rupp, American ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2003 New Jersey Devils; Pittsburgh Penguins, NY Rangers) and broadcaster (NHL Network, SportsNet Pittsburgh), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1981 Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
- 1982 Ruth Wilson, English actress (The Affair), born in Ashford, England
- 1983 Julian Morris, English actor
- 1983 William Hung, American Idol contestant
- 1989 Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian model, pop-rock singer and bassist (Vanilla Ninja, 2004-05 & 2020-22), born in Viljandi, Estonia
Liam Hemsworth (34 years old)
1990 Australian actor (Hunger Games films), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1995 Laurel McGoff, American reality TV personality (Kid Nation), born in Medford, Massachusetts
Natalia Dyer (29 years old)
1995 American actress (Nancy Wheeler in Stranger Things; Yes, God, Yes), born in Nashville, Tennessee
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