Will Rogers (1879-1935)
American humorist and actor (Judge Priest), born in Oologah, Oklahoma
- 1896 Ian Wolfe, American actor (Diary of a Madman, Wizards & Warriors, Houdini, THX-1138, Homebodies), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 1992)
- 1899 Mimi Boesnach, Dutch actress (Wedding of Kloris & Roosje), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1982)
- 1900 Don Alvarado [Jose Page], American actor (Captain Thunder, Morning Glory, Big Steal), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 1967)
- 1902 Frank Jenks, American stage and screen actor (Colonel Flack, Zombies on Broadway), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1962)
- 1908 Anthony Warde, American actor (Dangers of the Canadian Mounted, Buck Rogers, Black Widow), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
- 1908 Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (Magnificent Ambersons), born in New York City (d. 1997)
- 1911 Jack Rose, American screenwriter, born in Warsaw, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
- 1913 Gig Young [Byron Elsworth Barr], American actor (They Shoot Horses Don't They), born in St. Cloud, Minnesota (d. 1978)
- 1915 Court Benson, Canadian-American actor and broadcaster, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1995)
Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)
American broadcast journalist and news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81), born in St Joseph, Missouri
- 1917 Leonardo Cimino, Italian-American actor (The Monster Squad, V, Dune, Waterworld, Hudson Hawk), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2012)
Art Carney (1918-2003)
American Emmy and Oscar winner actor (The Honeymooners - "Ed Norton"; Harry and Tonto -"Harry"), born in Mount Vernon, New York
- 1918 Cameron Mitchell, American actor (The High Chaparral), born in Dallastown, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
- 1919 Martin Balsam, American character actor (Psycho, 12 Angry Men, Archie Bunker's Place, Catch 22), born in New York City (d. 1996)
- 1922 Benno Besson, Swiss actor and director (Der Arzt wider Willen), born in Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland (d. 2006)
- 1924 Howie Meeker, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing, coach, broadcaster (NHL All Star 1947-49; Stanley Cup 1947, 48, 49, 51; Toronto Maple Leafs) and politician (Member of Parliament), born in Kitchener, Ontario (d. 2020)
Doris Roberts (1925-2016)
American actress (Everybody Loves Raymond), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1925 Ritwik Ghatak, Bengali filmmaker (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam), born in Dhaka, East Bengal (d. 1976)
- 1929 Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor, comedian and Israel's 1st mime (The Policeman, The Delta Force), born in Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (d. 1987)
- 1930 Kate Reid, British actress (The Andromeda Strain, Heaven Help US), born in London, England (d. 1993)
- 1932 David Shipman, English film historian, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1996)
- 1932 Noam Pitlik, American character actor (Hogan's Heroes; Sanford & Son; The Bob Newhart Show - "Mr. Gianelli") and Emmy Award-winning director (Barney Miller; Wings; Mr. Belvedere), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
Loretta Swit (86 years old)
1937 American Emmy Award-winning actress (M*A*S*H - "Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan", born in Passaic, New Jersey
- 1941 Martin Brozius, Dutch actor (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden), born in Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 2009)
- 1943 Marlene Jobert, French actress and novelist (Adventures of John Difool), born in Algiers, French Algeria
- 1946 Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer (The Night Of), born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
- 1947 Rod Marsh, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests, 355 dismissals, 3 x 100; coach Australian & England Academies) and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2022)
- 1949 Berlinda Tolbert, American actor (Jenny-The Jeffersons), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- 1955 Peter Boynton, American actor (Tonio-As the World Turns), born in Damariscotta, Maine
- 1958 Anne Sweeney, American television executive (Disney), born in Kingston, New York
Kathy Griffin (63 years old)
1960 American comedienne (Suddenly Susan, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1961 Daron Hagen, American composer (Prayer for Peace; Shining Brow), filmmaker (Orson Rehearsing), and writer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1961 Jeff Probst, American television producer, and host (Survivor), born in Wichita, Kansas
- 1961 Ralph Macchio, American actor (Karate Kid franchise; My Cousin Vinny; Beer League; Eight is Enough, 1980-81), born in Huntington, New York
- 1963 Rosario Flores, Spanish singer (Muchas Flores) and actress, born in Madrid
- 1965 Malandra Burrows, English actress (Emmerdale), born in Woolton, Liverpool
- 1966 Petra Verkaik, American Playboy playmate (Dec, 1989) appeared more than any other woman, born in Los Angeles, California
Matthew McConaughey (54 years old)
1969 American actor (Contact, A Time to Kill), born in Uvalde, Texas
- 1972 Tabu [Tabassum Hashmi], Indian actress (Maachis), born in Hyderabad, India
- 1974 Louise Redknapp, British R&B singer-songwriter (Eternal), and TV personality, born in London, England
- 1975 Curtis Stone, Australian chef and television personality, born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1975 Heather Tom, American actress (Victoria Howard-Young & Restless), born in Hinsdale, Illinois
- 1977 So Ji-sub, South Korean model and actor, born in Incheon, South Korea
- 1977 Tonicha Jeronimo, British actress (Emmerdale), born in Jersey
- 1979 Daisy Eagan, American actress (The Secret Garden), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1979 Jesse Camp, American TV personality (Wanna Be a VJ), born in Granby, Connecticut
- 1979 Trishelle Cannatella, American reality TV castmember and model, born in Cut Off, Louisiana
- 1980 Emme Rylan, American actress (General Hospital), born in Providence, North Carolina
- 1986 Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer and actress, born in New Westminster, British Columbia
- 1987 T.O.P. [Choi Seung-hyun], Korean singer-songwriter (Big Bang) and actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1993 Drew Starkey, American actor (Outer Banks), born in Hickory, North Carolina
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