- 1888 Selmer Jackson, American actor (The Grapes of Wrath, Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp), born in Lake Mills, Iowa (d. 1971)
- 1899 Ralf Harolde, American actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
- 1902 Maurice Kusell, American film choreographer (Puttin' On the Ritz), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 1992)
- 1904 Jean Gabin, French actor (Moulin Rouge, La Grande Illusion), born in Paris, France (d. 1976)
- 1905 John Patrick, American screenwriter and playwright (Pulitzer Prize 1954), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1995)
- 1906 Horace McMahon, American actor (Detective Story, Martin Kane Private Eye), born in South Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1971)
- 1909 Magda Schneider, German actress (Eva, Going Gay, Be Mine Tonight), born in Bavaria, German (d. 1996)
- 1911 Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish supermodel, born in Västra Götaland County, Sweden (d. 1992)
- 1911 Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (Tarzan, Pride & Prejudice, Hannah and Her Sisters), born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland (d. 1998)
- 1919 Antonio Aguilar [Barraza], Mexican singer, producer and actor (Emiliano Zapata) who popularized the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería, born in Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico (d. 2007)
- 1926 Tenniel Evans, British actor and clergyman (10 Rillington Place, My Brother's Keeper), born in Nairobi, Kenya (d. 2009)
Dennis Hopper (1936-2010)
American actor and director (True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider), born in Dodge City, Kansas
- 1938 Don Dolan, actor (Guy Lewis- General Hospital), born in Staten Island, New York
- 1938 Jason Bernard, actor (Judge-Liar Liar)
- 1939 Wim de Bie, Dutch comedian, satirist, and writer (van Kooten & de Bie - The Simplistic Covenant), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2023)
- 1941 Grace Zabriskie, American actress
- 1953 Kathleen Sullivan, American newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show), born in Pasadena, California
- 1953 Yoko Shimada, Japanese actress (Mariko in the miniseries Shōgun) and author (Kir Royal), born in Kumamota, Japan (d. 2022) [1]
- 1954 John Iles, British stage and screen actor (The Bill -"Dashwood"), born in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
- 1955 Bill Paxton, American actor (True Lies; Twister; Big Love), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
Bob Saget (1956-2022)
American comedian, actor (Full House), and TV host (America's Funniest Home Video), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Craig Ferguson (62 years old)
1962 Scottish-American comedian, actor (The Drew Carey Show), writer and television host (The Late Late Show, 2005-14), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1965 Jeremy Vine, British radio and TV presenter (Eggheads), born in Epsom, England
Trent Reznor (59 years old)
1965 American rock singer-songwriter (Nine Inch Nails - Hurt; The Downward Spiral), Grammy and Academy Award-winning film score composer (The Social Network), born in Mercer, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Cameron Bancroft, Canadian actor (Beverly Hills 90210; Little House on the Prairie), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1967 Debbie Dutch, American actress (Hell's Paradox), born in Titusville, New Jersey
- 1969 Alan Doyle, Canadian musician (Great Big Sea), and actor, born in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland
- 1969 Paige Turco, American actress (Melanie-Guiding Light), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1969 Thom Filicia, American interior designer and TV personality (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), born in Syracuse, New York
- 1973 Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1973 Sasha Alexander, American television actress
- 1974 Andrea Corr, Irish Celtic folk rock singer, pianist, ukulele player (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), and actress, born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
- 1974 Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor
- 1975 Alex Wright, German professional wrestler
- 1975 Kostas Sommer, Greek actor
- 1976 Rochelle Aytes, American actress (Mistresses), born in Harlem, New York
- 1978 Carlos Peña, Dominican MLB baseball infielder, 2001-14 (Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 6 other teams), and broadcaster, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1981 R. J. Helton, American Idol finalist
- 1981 Shiri Maimon, Israeli pop singer, and television personality, born in Haifa, Israel
- 1984 Lena Waithe, American screenwriter, actress and producer (Master of None), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1985 Derek Hough, American dancer (Dancing with the Stars), actor, and singer, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1986 Tahj Mowry, American actor
- 1988 Karrueche Tran, American model, actress and producer (The Bay), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1988 Nikki Reed, American actress (Thirteen; Rosalie Hale-The Twilight Saga), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1990 Leven Rambin, American actress (The Hunger Games; Gone), born in Houston, Texas