- 1875 Maude Eburne, Canadian actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman), born in Bronte-on-the-Lake, Ontario (d. 1960)
- 1885 Esther Dale, American actress (Curly Top; The Egg and I; Ma and Pa Kettle films), born in Beaufort, South Carolina (d. 1961)
- 1888 Hugh Wakefield, British actor (The Man Who Knew Too Much, Blithe Spirit), born in Wanstead, England (d. 1971)
- 1889 Claude Rains, British actor (Invisible Man, Casablanca), born in London, England (d. 1967)
- 1891 Carl W. Stalling, American film composer (Disney's Silly Symphonies; Warner Brothers Cartoons), born in Lexington, Missouri (d. 1972)
- 1904 Steven Geray, American actor (French Line), born in Ungvár, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
- 1911 Harry Andrews, English actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha), born in Kent, England (d. 1989)
- 1916 Billy May, American orchestra leader and composer (The Green Hornet, Mod Squad, Batman), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
- 1918 Jack McCoy, American TV and radio host (Live Like a Millionaire), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1991)
- 1919 François Périer [Pillu], French actor (Gervaise, Fantasia, Les Mains Sales), born in Paris, France (d. 2002)
- 1919 George Fenneman, American radio and TV announcer (You Bet Your Life), born in Peking China (d. 1997)
- 1920 Tod Andrews, American actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage), born in New York City (d. 1972)
- 1924 Russell Johnson, American television and film actor, best known for his role as "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island, born in Ashley, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
Welsh Tony and BAFTA Award-winning stage and screen actor (Cleopatra: Camelot; Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), and fifth and sixth husband of Elizabeth Taylor (1964-74, 1975-76), born in Pontrhydyfen, South Wales
- 1928 Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpeter, and composer of classical music and film scores ("The Mission"; "Cinema Paradiso"; "The Hateful Eight"), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2020) [1]
- 1930 Norma Crane, American actress (Tea & Sympathy, Fiddler on the Roof, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!), born in New York City (d. 1973)
- 1931 Don Henderson, British actor (The XYY Man, Strangers), born in Leytonstone, Essex (d. 1997)
- 1932 Roy Scheider, American actor (Jaws, The French Connection, Marathon Man, Paper Lion), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2008)
- 1934 Joanna Moore [Dorothy Cook] American actress (Bronk; The Hindenburg), born in Parrott, Georgia (d. 1997)
- 1935 Pippa Scott, American actress (Virginian, Mr Lucky), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1937 Albert Hall, American actor (Trouble in Mind, Ryan's 4), born in Brighton, Alabama
- 1939 Russell Means, Native American activist, actor, writer, and musician, born in Porcupine, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota (d. 2012)
- 1946 Alaina Reed, American actress (Rose Lee Holloway-227), born in Springfield, Ohio
- 1948 Mário Viegas, Portuguese actor (The Jew, Divine Comedy, Funeral of Patrao), born in Santarém, Portugal (d. 1996)
- 1949 Ann Reinking, American dancer and actress (All the Jazz; Micki & Maude), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2020) [1]
- 1950 Debra Hill, American screenwriter and film producer (Escape from New York), born in Haddonfield, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- 1950 Jack Scalia, American actor (Berrengers, Hollywood Beat), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1955 Roland Emmerich, German film producer and director (2012, The Day After Tomorrow), born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- 1956 Matt Craven, Canadian actor (Juror, Killer, K2), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
- 1956 Sinbad [David Adkins], American comedian and actor (First Kid, Vibe), born in Benton Harbor, Michigan
- 1958 George Lowe, American voice actor (Space Ghost Coast to Coast), born in Dunedin, Florida
- 1958 Stephen Herek, American film director (Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1959 Linda Cohn, American sportscaster (ESPN's SportsCenter), born on Long Island, New York
- 1959 MacKenzie Phillips, American actress (Julie-1 Day at a Time), born in Alexandria, Virginia
- 1960 Neil Gaiman, English writer of graphic novels, films and fiction (American Gods, The Graveyard Book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane), born in Portchester, Hampshire, England
- 1962 Teresa Taylor, American rock drummer (Butthole Surfers), and actress (Slackers), born in Arlington, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1963 Hugh Bonneville, English actor (Downton Abbey, Paddington Bear), born in London, England
- 1964 Jushin Liger [Keiichi Yamada], Japanese professional wrestler (WCW/NJPW), born in Hiroshima, Japan
- 1965 Sean Hughes, Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor, born in London (d. 2017)
- 1966 Bill DeMott, American professional wrestler, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey
- 1966 Vanessa Angel, English actress (Weird Science, Kingpin), born in London
- 1967 Donya Fiorentino, American model, born in Key Largo, Florida
- 1967 Michael Jai White, American actor and martial artist (Spawn), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1967 Vivian Chow, Hong Kong Cantopop singer-songwriter and actress, born in Hong Kong
Ellen Pompeo (54 years old)
1969 American actress (Grey's Anatomy), born in Everett, Massachusetts
- 1971 Walton Goggins, American actor (The Shield; Justified; The Hateful Eight), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1975 Chris Lilley, Australian actor and comedian (We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1977 Brittany Murphy, American actress (Drop Dead Gorgeous), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2009)
- 1978 Eve [Jeffers-Cooper], American rapper ("Let Me Blow Ya Mind"), actress (Barbershop films), and television personality (The Talk), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1982 Heather Matarazzo, American actress (Welcome to the Dollhouse), born in Oyster Bay, New York
- 1985 Giovonnie Samuels, American television actress (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody), born in San Diego, California
- 1986 Josh Peck, American actor (Drake & Josh), born in New York City
- 1987 Jessica Tovey, Australian actress (Belle Taylor-Home and Away), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 1988 Chisaki Hama [Rika Izumi], Japanese actress and model, born in Kyoto, Japan
- 1989 Taron Egerton, Welsh actor (Rocketman), and singer, born in Birkenhead, England
- 1991 Zo In-sung, South Korean actor (Something Happened in Bali; That Winter, the Wind Blows), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1994 Zoey Deutch, American actress (The Politician, Set It Up), born in Los Angeles, California
Kiernan Shipka (24 years old)
1999 American actress (Sally Draper -Mad Men), born in Chicago, Illinois
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