- 1883 Colin Campbell, Scottish actor (High Bright Sun, Leather Boys), born in Falkirk, Scotland (d. 1966)
- 1896 Sam Wren, American actor (Marked Woman, The Old Grey Mayor), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1962)
- 1903 Edgar Buchanan, American actor (Petticoat Junction), born in Humansville, Missouri (d. 1979)
- 1906 Oswald "Ozzie" Nelson, American actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1975)
- 1908 Frank Stanton, American broadcasting executive (CBS), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2006)
- 1908 Michael Redgrave, British actor (Browning Version, Goodbye Mr Chips, Lady Vanishes), born in Bristol, England (d. 1985)
- 1911 Mieke Verstraete [Maria Augustina De Graef], Belgian-Dutch actress (Pleasantly Settled), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1990)
- 1913 Judith Evelyn [Evelyn Morris], American actress (13th Letter, Tingler, Rear Window), born in Seneca, South Dakota (d. 1967)
- 1914 Wendell Corey, American actor (Rear Window, 11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), born in Dracut, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
Carl Reiner (1922-2020)
American comedian, actor, screenwriter (Your Show Of Shows; 2000 Year Old Man; The Dick Van Dyke Show), director (The Comic; The Jerk), and author, born in The Bronx, New York
Fred Rogers (1928-2003)
American children's TV host (Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood), and Presbyterian minister, born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania
- 1929 Germán Robles, Spanish-Mexican film, theater, television, and voice actor (El Vampiro), born in Gijón, Asturias, Spain (d. 2015)
- 1930 Michel Magne, French experimental music and film score composer (Gigot; Barbarella), and recording studio owner (Château d'Hérouville), born in Lisieux, France (d. 1984)
- 1931 Hal Linden [Harold Lipshitz], American actor (Barney Miller; Blacke's Magic), director, and musician, born in The Bronx, New York
- 1935 Ted Bessell, American director and actor (Don-That Girl, Gomer Pyle- Frankie), born in Flushing, New York (d. 1996)
- 1937 Jerry Reed, American country music singer (When You're Hot, You're Hot) and actor (Bat 21; Smokey and the Bandit), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2008)
- 1940 Vito Picone, American doo wop vocalist (Elegants - "Little Star") and character actor, born in Staten Island, New York
- 1943 Paul Junger Witt, American TV and film producer (Brian's Song; Soap; The Golden Girls; Dead Poets Society), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- 1945 Jay Ingram, Canadian television host and author
- 1948 John de Lancie, American actor (Star Trek Next Generation - "Q"; Days of Our Lives), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1950 Tom Towles, American actor (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
William Hurt (1950-2022)
American Academy Award-winning actor (Big Chill; Children of a Lesser God; Kiss of the Spider Woman; Broadcast News), born in Washington, D.C. [1]
- 1951 Tanya Boyd, actress (Celeste-Days of our Life), born in Detroit, Michigan
Spike Lee (67 years old)
1957 American film director (Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1957 Theresa Russell [Paup], actress (Black Widow, Razor's Edge), born in San Diego, California
- 1957 Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
Holly Hunter (66 years old)
1958 American actress (Broadcast News, The Piano), born in Conyers, Georgia
David Thewlis (61 years old)
1963 English actor (Remus Lupin-Harry Potter series), born in Blackpool, Lancashire
- 1963 Kathleen "Kathy" Ireland, American model and actress (Alien From LA, Side Out), born in Glendale, California
- 1963 Manabu Suzuki, Japanese racing driver and broadcaster
- 1967 Bryan Genesse, actor, (Rocco-Bold & Beautiful, Grady-Street Justice)
- 1971 Murray Bartlett, Australian actor (The White Lotus), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1973 Cedric Yarbrough, American actor (Speechless), born in Burnsville, Minnesota
- 1973 Jane March, English actress (The Lover), born in Edgeware, England
- 1973 Jung Woo-sung, South Korean actor (Beat), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1974 Paula Garces, Colombian actress
- 1979 Bianca Lawson, American actress
- 1979 Freema Agyeman, English actress (Doctor Who, New Amsterdam), born in London, England
- 1979 Silvia Abascal, Spanish actress
- 1980 Ock Ju-Hyun, South Korean singer (Fin.K.L), and actress, born in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 1981 BeBe Zahara Benet [Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa], Cameroonian male model and drag queen (S1 winner: America's Next Drag Superstar), born in Cameroon
- 1982 Nick Blood, British actor (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), born in Aylesbury, England
- 1984 Christy Carlson Romano, American actress (Even Stevens; Kim Possible), born in Milford, Connecticut
- 1986 Dean Geyer, South African-Australian singer-songwriter (Australian Idol), and actor (Neighbours; Glee), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1986 Ruby Rose, Australian model, actor (Orange is the New Black) recording artist, and gender activist, born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 1987 Rollo Weeks, English actor