- 1566 John Heminges, English actor and member of The Kings Men, editor of Shakespeare's First Folio, born in Droitwich, Worcestershire (d. 1630) (baptism date)
- 1871 Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor and director (Ghost Hotel, Two Boys), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1939)
- 1883 Percy Marmont, British actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon, Captain Apache), born in London, England (d. 1977)
- 1896 Jessie Royce Landis [Medbury], American stage and screen actress (To Catch A Thief; North by Northwest), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1972)
- 1899 Vera Reynolds, American silent screen actress (Lawless Woman), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1962)
- 1900 Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (Nixon's 1st opponent for the United States Senate in 1950), born in Boonton, New Jersey (d. 1980)
- 1902 Tamara Shayne, Russian-American actress (Moma Yoelson-The Jolson Story), born in Perm, Russia (d. 1983)
- 1913 Jack Davies, English screenwriter (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), born in London, England (d. 1994)
- 1914 Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. 1995)
- 1920 Noel Neill, American actress (Adventures of Superman), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2016)
- 1920 Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (Fantasy Island, Star Trek II, Naked Gun), born in Mexico City (d. 2009)
- 1923 Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV anchor and host (AVRO, RTL4), (d. 1997)
- 1926 Jeffrey Hunter, American actor (Star Trek Cage, The Searchers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1969)
- 1926 Murray Schisgal, American playwright (Luv), and screenwriter (Tootsie), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2020)
- 1931 Harry Landis, British stage director and character actor (EastEnders, 1995-97 - "Felix"; Friday Night Dinner, 2012-14 - "Mr. Morris"), born in Stepney, London, England (d. 2022)
- 1933 Kathryn Grant Crosby, actress (Mr Cory, Big Circus), born in Houston, Texas
- 1936 Matt Clark, actor and director (Return to Oz, Horror Show), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1939 Rosanna Schiaffino, actress (Minotaur, Mazzabubu), born in Genoa, Italy
- 1944 Ben Stein, American actor
- 1944 Mark Minkov, Russian/Soviet theater and film score composer, born in Moscow (d. 2012)
- 1946 Marc Brown, American children's book author, illustrator, and Emmy Award-winning television producer (Arthur), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
- 1947 John Larroquette, American actor (Night Court - "Dan Fielding"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1947 Jonathan Kaplan, French film director (Heart Like a Wheel; The Accused; Love Field), born in Paris, France
- 1947 Tracey Walter, American character actor (Repo Man; Best of the West), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1948 Storm Field [Elliot], NY, weatherman (WABC TV, WCBS TV)
- 1952 Ernest Harden Jr, actor (Marcus-Jeffersons), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1953 Monique St Pierre, German model, Playboy model (Nov 1978, Playmate of Year 1979), born in Weisbaden, Germany
- 1955 Bruno Tonioli, Italian-British dancer, choreography and television personality (Strictly Come Dancing, 2004-19; Dancing With the Stars, 2005-present; Britain's Got Talent, 2023-), born in Ferrara, Italy
- 1961 Amy Gibson, actress (General Hospital)
- 1963 Kevin Chamberlin, American stage and screen actor, and singer (Seussical; Jessie; Wicked), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1965 Dougray Scott, Scottish television and film actor
- 1967 Curtis Baldwin, actor (Calvin-227), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1967 Gregg Turkington, American comedian (as Neil Hamburger) and punk rock singer, born in Darwin, Australia
- 1967 Kazuya Nakai, Japanese voice actor
- 1968 Jory Husain, actor (Jawaharial-Head of the Class), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1969 Jacqueline Hennessy, Edmonton, actress (Dead Ringers)
- 1969 Jillian Hennessy, Edmonton, twin actress (Claire-Law & Order, Paper)
Christina Applegate (52 years old)
1971 American actress (Married With Children, Dead to Me), born in Hollywood, California
Kenneth Mitchell (1974-2024)
Canadian actor (Star Trek: Discovery), born in Ontario, Canada
Katie Cassidy (37 years old)
1986 American actress and scream queen (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Arrow), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1988 Abby Phillip, American political commentator (CNN), born in Alexandria, Virginia
- 1989 Patsy Ferran, Spanish-British actress (stage production A Streetcar Named Desire), born in Valencia, Spain
- 1990 Stephanie Hsu, American actress (Everything, Everywhere All At Once), born in Torrance, California
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