- 1896 (James) Cullen Landis, American silent and sound screen actor (Soul of the Beast; Peacock Feathers), and director, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1975)
- 1901 Jester Hairston, American actor (That's My Mama, Amen), born in Belews Creek, North Carolina (d. 2000)
- 1906 Walter Sande, American actor (To Have and Have Not), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1971)
- 1925 Guru Dutt [Vasanth Padukone], Indian Bollywood actor, regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time (Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool), born in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1964)
- 1927 Ed Ames [Edmund Dantes Urick], American popular singer (Ames Brothers - "My Cup Runneth Over"), and actor (Daniel Boone - "Mingo"), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2023) [1]
- 1928 Vince Edwards, American actor, director, and singer (Ben Casey, The Devil's Brigade, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
- 1933 Dick Orkin, American radio performer (Chickenman), and actor (Tim Conway Show), born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
- 1935 Ronnie Burns, American actor and adopted son of George Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2007)
- 1936 James Hampton, American actor (Bugler Dobbs-F Troop, Teen Wolf), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2021)
- 1937 Barry Howard, British comic actor (Hi-de-Hi!), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2016)
- 1938 Brian Dennehy, American actor (Check is in the Mail, F/X, Cocoon, Ants), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2020)
- 1938 Sanjeev Kumar [Harihar Jariwala], Indian Bollywood actor (Angoor, Dastak, Koshish), born in Surat, Bombay Presidency (d. 1985)
- 1941 James Scott, English filmmaker (Strike it Rich), born in Wells, England
- 1942 Edy Williams, American actress (Dr Minx), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1942 Richard Roundtree, American actor (Getting Even; Shaft), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2023) [1]
- 1946 Natasha Pyne, English actress, born in Crawley, Sussex
- 1951 Chris Cooper, American actor (Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1952 John Tesh, American TV host (ET), and new age pianist, born in Garden City, New York
- 1955 Fred Norris [Nukis], American comedy writer (Howard Stern Show), singer, guitarist, and actor, born in Willimantic, Connecticut
- 1955 Jimmy Smits, American actor (LA Law - "Victor"; Running Scared; NYPD Blue), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1955 Lisa Banes, American actress (Cocktail; Look Back in Anger), born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Tom Hanks (67 years old)
1956 American actor (Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia), born in Concord, California
- 1957 Kelly McGillis, American actress (Top Gun, Accused, Witness), born in Newport Beach, California
- 1957 Paul Merton, British writer, actor and comedian (Room 101), born in Parsons Green, London
- 1959 Kevin Nash, American pro wrestler (WWF Triple Crown 1994; 21 x WWF, WCW, TNA awards; WWE Hall of Fame), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1960 Marc Mero, American professional wrestler, born in Buffalo, New York
Courtney Love (59 years old)
1964 American muscian (Hole), and actress (People vs Larry Flynt), born in San Francisco, California
- 1964 Gianluca Vialli, Italian soccer striker (59 caps; Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus, Chelsea), manager (Chelsea, Watford) and broadcaster (Sky Italia), born in Cremona, Italy (d. 2023)
- 1965 David O'Hara, Scottish actor (The Departed), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1966 Pamela Adlon, American voice actress, voiced Bobby Hill in "King of the Hill", born in New York City
- 1971 Dani Behr, English model, TV presenter, and real estate agent, born in Mill Nill, London, England
- 1971 Scott Grimes, American actor (Together We Stand), born in Lowell, Massachusetts
- 1973 Enrique Murciano, American actor (Without a Trace), born in Miami, Florida
- 1975 Shelton Benjamin, American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
- 1976 Fred Savage, American actor (Kevin-Wonder Years, Vice Versa), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1978 Linda Park, Korean-born American actress (Stra Trek: Enterprise), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1979 Ella Koon [Yun-na], Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actress of Hakka heritage, born in Tahita, French Polynesia
- 1983 Lucia Micarelli, American violinist (Josh Groban) and actress (Treme), born in Queens, New York
- 1986 Brandon Uranowitz, American actor (2023 Tony for "Leopoldstadt"), born in Livingston, New Jersey
- 1986 Kiely Williams, American singer and actress (Cheetah Girls), born in Alexandria, Virgina
- 1991 Mitchel Musso, American actor (Hannah Montana -"Oliver'; Pair of Kings), born in Garland, Texas
- 1992 Jeremy Pope, American stage and screen actor (Ain't Too Proud, Hollywood), born in Orlando, Florida
- 1995 Georgie Henley, English actress (The Chronicles of Narnia film series), born in Ilkley, England
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