- 1697 Friederike C. Neuber, German actress and author (Allerkostbarste Schatz), born in Reichenbach im Vogtland (d. 1760)
- 1806 Edwin Forrest, American actor and philanthropist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1872)
- 1856 Eddie Foy Sr. [Edwin Fitzgerald], Irish-American actor, singer and dancer (A Favorite Fool), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1928)
- 1892 Frank Puglia, Italian actor (Black Orchid, Jungle Book), born in Sicily, Italy (d. 1975)
- 1902 Will Geer [William Aughe Ghere], American actor (Salt of the Earth, The Waltons), born in Frankfort, Indiana (d. 1978)
- 1905 Grigori Kozintsev, Soviet theater and film director (Hamlet, King Lear), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1973) [OS]
- 1914 Paul Winter, American classical and session violinist (NBC Orchestra, 1937-58), born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1918 Marguerite Chapman, American actress (The Seven Year Itch, Spy Smasher, Flight to Mars), born in Chatham, New York (d. 1999)
- 1921 Carl Betz, American actor (The Donna Reed Show; Love of Life), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
- 1921 Dimitris Horn, Greek actor (A Girl in Black), born in Athens, Greece (d. 1998)
- 1926 Joe Franklin, American radio host, TV personality and New York institution (The Joe Franklin Show), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
- 1930 Taina Elg, Finnish-American actress (Hercules in NY, Les Girls), born in Impilahti, Finland
- 1932 Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2019)
- 1934 Joyce Van Patten, American actress (Good Guys; Don Rickles Show), born in Queens, New York
- 1936 Elina Salo, Finnish actress (Hamlet Goes Business), born in Sipoo, Finland
- 1936 Marty Ingels, American comedian (I'm Dickens He's Fenster), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- 1938 Charles Siebert, American television actor (One Day at A Time; Trapper John, M.D. - "Stanley"), and director, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 2022)
- 1938 Lill-Babs [Barbro Margareta Svensson], Swedish pop singer, (Eurovision, 1961) actress, and television presenter, born in Järvsö, Sweden (d. 2018)
- 1939 John Howard Davies, British child actor (Oliver Twist), and television comedy producer and director (Monty Python's Flying Circus; Fawlty Towers; The Good Life), born in Paddington, England (d. 2011)
- 1940 Raul Julia, Puerto Rican actor (Addams Family (films); Kiss of the Spider Woman), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico (d. 1994)
- 1943 Trish Van Devere [Patricia Louise Dressel], American actress (The Changeling), born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- 1950 Andy North, American golfer, broadcaster (US Open 1978, 85; ESPN), born in Thorp, Wisconsin
- 1951 Zakir Hussain, Punjabi tabla virtuoso, composer, producer (Global Drum Project), and film actor, born in Mahim, India
- 1952 William Kirby Cullen, American actor (How the West Was Won), born in Santa Ana, California
- 1953 Henriëtte Tol Dutch, actress (Soldier of Orange), born in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- 1954 Kevin Wade, American screenwriter (Working Girls), born in Chappaqua, New York
- 1955 Ornella Muti, Italian actress (Flash Gordon; Most Beautiful Wife), born in Rome, Italy
- 1957 Faith Daniels, American television news anchor (CBS-TV), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1957 Mark Mancina, American film score composer (Speed; Bad Boys; Moana), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1958 Jack Kenny, American television writer and producer (Warehouse 13), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1958 Martin Fry, British pop singer-songwriter (ABC - "The Look Of Love"; "All of My Heart"), born in Stretford, Lancashire, England
- 1959 Kato Kaelin, American actor (Beach Fever), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1959 Lonny Price, American actor (Muppets Take Manhattan), born in New York City
- 1960 Linda Fiorentino, American actress (Jade, Last Seduction, Moderns), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1961 Rick Steiner [Robert Rechsteiner], American professional wrestler, born in Bay City, Michigan
- 1962 Brian Green, American actor (Another World - "Sam Fowler"), born in Columbus, Indiana
- 1964 Juliette Binoche, French actress (The English Patient, Unbearable Lightness), born in Paris, France
- 1971 Emmanuel Lewis, American actor (Webster), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1972 Kerr Smith, American actor (Final Destination, Dawson's Creek), born in Exton, Pennsylvania
- 1975 Jane Antonia Cornish, British composer of contemporary classical music (Seascapes), and film scores (Five Children And It), born in London, England
- 1976 Ben Mulroney, Canadian television host, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1977 Yamila Diaz, Argentine supermodel, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1979 Melina Perez, American model and WWE Diva, born in High Desert, California
Oscar Isaac (45 years old)
1979 French Guatemalan-American actor (Scenes From A Marriage; Balibo; Inside Llewyn Davis), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
Brittany Snow (38 years old)
1986 American actress (Guiding Light), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1987 Lil' Bow Wow [Shad Gregory Moss], American rapper and actor (Beware of Dogs), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1996 Darsheel Safary, Youngest Indian actor to win filmfare award for best performance (Taare Zameen Par), born in Mumbai, India
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