James Cagney (1899-1986)
American actor (Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in New York City
- 1905 Bill Gargan, American actor (The Bells of St. Mary's; You Only Live Once), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1979)
- 1906 John Carroll [Julian LaFaye], American actor (Flying Tigers, Go West), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1979)
- 1912 Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and TV host (People are Funny), born in Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2010)
- 1914 Lucille Benson, American actress (Halloween II; 194;1 Bosom Buddies), born in Scottsboro, Alabama (d. 1984)
- 1915 Catherine "Cass" Daley, American actress (Star Spangled Rhythm, Red Garters), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
Phyllis Diller (1917-2012)
American comedienne and actress (Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number), born in Lima, Ohio
- 1920 Bill Monroe, American newscaster (NBC-TV, Congressional Report), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2011)
- 1920 Esperanza Baur, Mexican film actress, and John Wayne's second wife, born in Mexico City (d. 1961)
- 1920 Helen Walker, American actress (Brewster's Million, Lucky Jordan), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
- 1921 Acquanetta [Mildred Davenport], American actress nicknamed "The Venezuelan Volcano" (Tarzan & Leopard Woman), born in Newberry, South Carolina (d. 2004)
- 1921 František Zvarík, Slovakian stage actor (Slovak National Theatre), born in Vrútky, Slovakia (d. 2008)
- 1926 Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian pro wrestler (NWA 1956-57, WWA heavyweight champion), born in Roanne, Rhône-Alpes, France (d. 2010)
- 1932 Johnny Kerr, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1956, 59, 63; Syracuse Nats/Philadelphia 76ers), coach (Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns) and broadcaster (Chicago Bulls), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
- 1932 Quino [Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón], Argentine cartoonist (Mafalda), born in Mendoza, Argentina (d. 2020)
- 1932 Wojciech Kilar, Polish classical (Missa Pro Pace), and film score composer (Bram Stoker's Dracula; The Pianist), born in Lwów, Second Polish Republic (now Ukraine) (d. 2013)
- 1933 Bruce Wells, English boxer (European amateur light middleweight champion 1953) and actor (Dr. Who 1965-73), born in Harlesden, Middlesex (d. 2009)
- 1934 Willie Ito, American animator for Disney Studios ("Lady and the Tramp" spaghetti kiss); Warner Brothers; Hanna-Barbara), born in San Francisco, California
- 1935 Diahann Carroll [Carol Diann Johnson] American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (No Strings; Julia; Claudine; Dynasty - "Dominique"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2019)
- 1935 Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor (The Dirty Dozen; M*A*S*H (film): Ordinary People; The Hunger Games films), born in St. John, New Brunswick (d. 2024) [1]
- 1935 Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach), American bassoonist, Grammy Award-winning composer, classical music parodist (No-No Nonette; Concerto for Horn & Hardart; Silent Running), and broadcaster, born in Ames, Iowa (d. 2024) [1]
- 1937 Elmer Fudd [originally Egghead], Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery and Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debut as Egghead in "Egghead Rides Again"
- 1939 Andrée Champagne, French Canadian actress and politician, born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
- 1940 Phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)
- 1940 Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedian (The Goodies), born in Buxton, England (d. 2020)
- 1942 Gale Garnett, New Zealand-Canadian folk singer-songwriter ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine"), and actress, born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1944 Catherine Schell [Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott], Hungarian-born British actress (two Pink Panther films), born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1945 Fenneken Fockema Andreae, Dutch actress (Sea Gull)
- 1946 Alun Armstrong, English actor (New Tricks), born in Anfield Plain, County Durham
- 1946 Jeffrey Holland [Parkes], British comic actor (Hi-de-Hi!; You Rang, M'Lord?; Oh, Doctor Beeching!), born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England
- 1947 Anders Koppel, Danish Hammond B-3 organist (Savage Rose; Bazaar), and composer of ballet and film scores and classical concert pieces, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1950 Derek de Lint, Dutch actor, born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1950 P.J. Soles, German-born American actress, born in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1951 Lucie Arnaz, American actress (Here's Lucy - "Kim": The Jazz Singer), and singer, born in Los Angeles, California
David Hasselhoff (71 years old)
1952 American actor (Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1954 J. Michael Straczynski, American television screenwriter, producer, comic book writer and director (Babylon 5; Jeremiah; Changeling), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1956 Robert Romanus, American actor, born in West Hartford, Connecticut
- 1958 Wong Kar-wai, Chinese film director (In the Mood for Love), born in Shanghai, China
Mark Burnett (63 years old)
1960 British television producer (The Apprentice, Survivor, Shark Tank), born in London
- 1960 Nancy Giles, American actress (Connie-Delta, Off Beat, Big, Angie), born in New York City
- 1960 Robin Shou, Hong Kong Chinese-American martial arts actor (Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja), born in British Hong Kong
- 1961 Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1962 Bill Sage, American actor, born in New York
- 1963 Denise Miller, American actress (Billie-Archie Bunker's Place), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1963 John Ventimiglia, American actor (The Sopranos), born in Queens, New York
- 1964 Heather Langenkamp, American actress (Marie-Just the 10 of Us), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1965 Alex Winter, English actor (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure), born in London, England
- 1965 Santiago Segura, Spanish film director and actor, born in Carabanchel, Spain
- 1968 Beth Littleford, American comedian, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1968 Bitty Schram, American actress, born in New York
- 1973 Liam Kyle Sullivan, American comedian and actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1975 Cécile de France, Belgian actress, born in Namur, Belgium
- 1975 Elena Anaya, Spanish actress, born in Palencia, Spain
- 1975 Konnie Huq, English television presenter, born in Hammersmith, London
Luke Bryan (47 years old)
1976 American country singer ("I'll Stay Me"), and television personality (American Idol, 2018- ), born in Leesburg, Georgia
- 1976 Dagmara Dominczyk, Polish actress, born in Kielce, Poland
- 1976 Eric Winter, American actor (The Rookie), born in La Mirada, California
- 1976 Matthew Holmes, Australian actor, born in Albury, Australia
- 1978 Justine Triet, French filmmaker (Anatomy of a Fall), born in Fécamp, France
- 1978 Katharine Towne, American actress, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1978 Mike Hettinga, American professional wrestler, born in San Bernardino, California
- 1979 Mike Vogel, American actor (Under the Dome), born in Abington Township, Pennsylvania
- 1980 Brett Goldstein, English comedian and actor (Ted Lasso), born in London, England
- 1983 Brooke Kinsella, British actress (Eastenders), born in London, England
- 1983 Sarah Jones, American actress, born in Winter Springs, Florida
- 1986 Dana, Korean [Hong Sung-mi] South Korean singer and actress (TSZX), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1988 Summer Bishil, American actress, born in Pasadena, California
- 1989 Josie Loren Lopez, American actress (17 Again, Make It or Break It), born in Miami, Florida
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