- 1891 Jean Del Val [Gautier], French actor (Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces), born in Reims, France (d. 1975)
- 1897 Eddie Baker, American actor (A Man About Town, Collars and Cuffs), born in Davis, West Virginia (d. 1968)
- 1897 Frank Fay, American vaudeville comedian and actor (God's Gift to Women, Love Nest), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1961)
- 1897 Sara Haden, American actress (A Family Affair), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 1981)
- 1898 Harold Bennett, English actor (Are You Being Served? - "Young Mr. Grace"), born in Hastings, Sussex, England (d. 1981)
- 1899 Douglas Shearer, Canadian film sound engineer (d. 1971)
- 1901 Lee Strasberg, Austrian acting coach and actor (The Godfather: Part II, Somewhere in the Night), born in Budzanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1982)
- 1905 Mischa Auer [Ounskowsky], Russian actor (My Man Godfrey), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1967)
- 1906 Betty Bronson, American actress (Evel Knievel, One Stolen Night), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 1971)
- 1909 Gerald Savory, British actor playwright and TV producer (Heart of the Matter), born in London, England (d. 1996)
- 1911 Charles Walters, American actor, choreographer and director (Lili, Easter parade), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1982)
- 1911 William Tannen, American actor (Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull), born in New York City (d. 1976)
- 1914 Archie Campbell, American country recording artist, comedian, and writer (Hee Haw), born in Bullsgap, Tennessee (d. 1987)
- 1917 Jack Lescoulie, American TV host (Jackie Gleason Show), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1987)
- 1920 Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish baritone pop and schlager singer ("Bonjour les amies / Hello Friends"), lyricist, translator ("I Want to Hold Your Hand / Komm, gib mir deine Hand"; "She Loves You / Sie liebt dich"), and broadcaster, born in Tétange, Luxembourg (d. 2005)
Rock Hudson (1925-1985)
American actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms, Ice Station Zebra), born in Winnetka, Illinois
- 1926 [Robin] "Robert" Brown, American actor (Here Come the Brides - "Jason"; Primus), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2022)
- 1927 Fenella Fielding, English actress (Carry On films), born in London (d. 2018)
- 1927 Robert Drasnin, American clarinetist, composer, and film and television music supervisor (CBS, 1977-91), born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 2015)
- 1928 Rance Howard, American actor (Splash, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind), born in Duncan, Oklahoma (d. 2017)
- 1930 David Amram, American classical, jazz, folk, and film score composer (Shakespeare in the Park; Splendor in the Grass; The Manchurian Candidate), musician, conductor, and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1936 John Wells, English actor (Casino Royale; The Bobo), screenwriter, screenwriter, and satirist (That Was the Week That Was), born in Ashford, Kent (d. 1998)
- 1937 Peter Cook, British comic and actor (Bedazzled: Yellowbeard; The Princess Bride), born in Torquay England (d. 1995)
- 1940 William Simons, Welsh actor (Heartbeat - "PC Alf Ventress"), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2019)
- 1942 Annemarie Oster, Dutch actress (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden)
Martin Scorsese (81 years old)
1942 American film director (Raging Bull; Taxi Driver; The Last Waltz; Goodfellas; The Departed), born in Queens, New York
- 1943 Lauren Hutton [Mary], model/actress (American Gigolo), born in Charleston, South Carolina
Danny DeVito (79 years old)
1944 American Emmy Award-winning actor (Taxi - "Louie"; Ruthless People; Twins; It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - "Frank"), born in Neptune Township, New Jersey
Lorne Michaels (79 years old)
1944 Canadian TV producer, actor and comedy writer (Saturday Night Live), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1948 Howard Fineman, American journalist and political commentator (Newsweek; NBC News; AOL Huffington Post Media Group), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2024)
- 1951 Dean Paul Martin, Jr, American pop singer (Dino, Desi & Billy), and actor (Misfits of Science), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1987)
- 1951 Nasty Canasta, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Drip-Along Daffy"
- 1951 Stephen Root, American actor
- 1953 Jilly Johnson, British model and pop vocalist (Blonde on Blonde), born in England
- 1955 Yolanda King, actress (Fluke, Ghosts of Mississippi)
- 1957 Debbie Thrower, British journalist and BBC News presenter, born in Nairobi, Kenya
- 1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, actress (Color of Money), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- 1959 William R. Moses, American actor (Cole-Falcon Crest), born in Los Angeles, California
RuPaul (63 years old)
1960 American drag queen, actor, singer and TV personality (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in San Diego, California
- 1961 Merete Van Kemp, Danish actress (Grace-Dallas, Princess Daisy)
- 1962 Eric Olson, American actor (Apple's Way), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1964 Ralph Garman, American actor (The Joe Schmo Show), and radio personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1965 Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens, 1986-89) and film composer (Brazen Hussies), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1966 Daisy Fuentes, model/MTV veejay (America's Funniest Videos)
- 1966 Kate Ceberano, Australian singer ("Pash"; "Bedroom Eyes"), and actress, born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1966 Sophie Marceau, French actress (Braveheart, L'Amour Braque), born in Paris, France
- 1967 Sheila Lussier, actress (Reform School, My Chauffeur), born in La Mesa, California
- 1969 Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese voice actor
- 1969 Takako Inque, Toride Japan, wrestler (Japan)
- 1972 Leonard Roberts, American actor
- 1974 Abbygale Williamson Arenas, Miss Universe-Photogenic (Phil, 1997)
- 1974 Berto Romero, Spanish humorist
- 1974 Leslie Bibb, American actress
- 1976 Brandon Call, American actor (Baywatch, Blind Fury, Step by Step), born in Torrance, California
- 1976 Diane Neal, American actress
Rachel McAdams (45 years old)
1978 Canadian actress (Mean Girls Midnight in Paris, Spotlight), born in London, Ontario
- 1978 Zoë Bell, New Zealand actress
- 1980 Brad Bradley, American professional wrestler
- 1980 Mercedes Martinez, professional wrestler
- 1981 Coyote [Nathaniel] Peterson, American YouTube personality (Brave Wilderness), born in Newbury, Ohio
- 1983 Harry Lloyd, English actor
- 1984 Park Han-byul, South Korean actress
- 1986 Aaron Finch, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 2 x 50; captain Men's T20 World Cup 2021; record score T20I 172 2018; Victoria) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, Network 7), born in Colac, Australia
- 1988 Justin Cooper, American actor (Liar, Liar, General Hospital), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1990 Shanica Knowles, American actress
- 1992 Darian Weiss, American actor
- 1994 Raquel Castro, American actress
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