- 1821 Rachel Félix, Swiss-born French actress in tragedies (mistress of Napoleon III), born in Mumpf, Switzerland (d. 1858)
Harry Houdini (1874-1926)
Famous magician and escape artist, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary
- 1887 Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, American actor (The Bell Boy, Moonshine, Keystone comedies), born in Smith Center, Kansas (d. 1933)
- 1888 Jameson Thomas, British actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), born in London, England (d. 1939)
- 1895 Syd Saylor [Leo Sailor], American silent and sound screen character actor (Arizona Days; The Three Mesquiteers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1962)
- 1903 Patrick Ludlow, British actor (Naughty Husbands, Evergreen and Modesty Blaise), born in Kensington, London, England (d. 1996)
- 1904 Martin Kosleck, German actor (Pursuit to Algiers; Agent for H.A.R.M.), born in Barkotzen, Pomerania, Germany (d. 1994)
- 1909 Thomas "Tommy" Trinder, British radio comedian and actor (Save a Little Sunshine, Phoenix), born in Streatham, London, England (d. 1989)
- 1910 Richard Conte, American actor (The Godfather, Tony Rome, Hotel), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1975)
Joseph Barbera (1911-2006)
American animator and cartoonist (Hanna-Barbera - Tom and Jerry, Flintstones), born in Manhattan, New York
- 1915 Gorgeous George, American professional wrestler (d. 1963)
- 1920 Gene Nelson [Leander Berg], American screenwriter, director and actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1996)
- 1923 Murray Hamilton, American character actor (Rich Man Poor Man, Anatomy of a Murder), born in Washington, North Carolina (d. 1986)
- 1924 Lois Andrews [Lorraine Gourley], American actress (Dixie Dugan, Meet Me After the Show, The Desert Hawk), born in Huntington Park, California (d. 1968)
- 1924 Norman Fell, American actor (Three's Company, The End, Graduate), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998)
- 1925 Duncan Wood, English TV director and producer (Hancock's Half Hour, Steptoe & Son), born in Bristol, England (d. 1997)
- 1928 Byron Janis [né Yanks], American concert pianist (debut with NBC Symphony Orchestra at age 15), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
- 1928 Vanessa Brown [Smylla Brind], Austrian-born American actress (My Favorite Husband), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1999)
- 1930 Kenneth Nelson, American actor (Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1993)
Steve McQueen (1930-1980)
American actor called "The King of Cool" during the 1960s (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape), born in Beech Grove, Indiana
- 1931 Connie Hines, American actress (Mister Ed), born in Dedham, Massachusetts (d. 2009)
- 1932 William Smith, American actor (Rich Man Poor Man; Any Which Way You Can; Hawaii 5-0), born in Columbia, Missouri (d. 2021)
- 1935 Mary Berry, English food writer and TV presenter (The Great British Bake Off), born in Bath, England
David Suzuki (88 years old)
1936 Canadian scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster (The Nature of Things ), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1939 [Lilian] Lynda Baron, British actress, comedian, and singer (Open All Hours - "Nurse Gladys"; Come Inside - "Auntie Mabel"), born in Urmston, Lancashire, England
- 1942 Stephen Yardley, British stage and screen actor (Howards' Way), born in Ferrensby, Yorkshire, England
- 1944 R. Lee Ermey, American actor (Full Metal Jacket- Gunnery Sergeant Hartman), born in Emporia, Kansas (d. 2018)
- 1945 Curtis Hanson, American film director and screenwriter (LA Confidential, 8 Mile), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2016)
- 1945 Patrick Malahide [Duggan], British actor (Inspector Alleyn Mysteries; Minder; Game Of Thrones), born in Reading, England
- 1947 Meiko Kaji [Masako Ohta], Japanese film actress and singer (Lady Snowblood), born in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan
- 1952 Nicholas Campbell, actor (Nick-Insiders), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1953 Louie Anderson, American comedian, Emmy Award-winning actor (Baskets; Life With Louie; Coming To America), TV game show Host (Family Feud, 1999-2002), and writer, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2022)
- 1954 Donna Pescow, American actress (Saturday Night Fever; Angie: Out of This World, Even Stevens), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1954 Robert Carradine, actor (Slim-The Cowboys, Wavelength), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960 Barry Horowitz, American professional wrestler
- 1960 Kelly LeBrock, American actress (Weird Science, Woman in Red), born in New York City
- 1961 Dean Jones, Australian cricket batsman and broadcaster (52 Tests @ 46.55; 164 ODIs; Victoria), born in Coburg, Australia (d. 2020)
- 1962 Star Jones, American attorney and legal analyst (NBC; Inside Edition), TV host (The View, 1997-2006), and author, born in Badin, North Carolina
- 1965 Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor
- 1965 Peter Jacobson, American actor
The Undertaker (59 years old)
1965 American professional wrestler, born in Houston, Texas
Jim Parsons (51 years old)
1973 American actor (The Big Bang Theory), born in Houston, Texas
Alyson Hannigan (50 years old)
1974 American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, How I met Your Mother), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1975 Krisdayanti, Indonesian pop singer and actress, born in Batu, East Java, Indonesia
Jessica Chastain (47 years old)
1977 American Academy Award-winning actress (Mama; The Help; The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and film producer, born in Sacramento, California
- 1977 Matthew Lopez, American playwright and screenwriter (1st Latino writer to win Tony for Best Play for "The Inheritance"), born in Panama City, Florida
- 1977 Olivia Burnette, American actress (The Torkelsons), born in San Clemente, California
- 1979 Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor (Murder, Zeher), born in Pulgaon, Maharashtra
- 1979 Lake Bell, American actress and director (I Do... Until I Don't), born in New York City
- 1980 Luke Edwards, Nevada City Ca, actor (Newsie)
- 1982 Eddie Peng, Taiwanese born Canadian actor (The Great Wall), born in Penghu, Taiwan
- 1984 Tommy Snider, American actor (Dumb and Dumber To), born in Tacoma, Washington
- 1985 Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and model
- 1988 Finn Jones, English actor (Game of Thrones, Iron Fist, The Defenders, Luke Cage), born in London
- 1989 Zyzz [Aziz Shavershian], Kurdish-Russian-Australian bodybuilder and model, born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2011)
- 1990 Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-born New Zealand actress
- 1992 Thomas Law, English actor
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