- 1892 Olof Thiel, Swedish film score composer, under the pseudonym of Jacques Armand, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1978)
- 1896 Ethel Waters, American actress (Beulah), singer (Stormy Weather), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
- 1902 Eduard Franz, American actor (Zorro), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1983)
- 1912 Dale Evans, American actress and singer (Roy Rogers Show), born in Uvalde, Texas (d. 2001)
- 1912 Ollie Johnston, American animator and the last living member of Disney's Nine Old Men, born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2008)
- 1922 Anatoli Papanov, Russian actor (Cold Summer of 1953) named as a People's Artist of the USSR (1973), born in Vyazma, Russia (d. 1987)
- 1922 Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (Vertigo, Dallas, Caught), born in New York City (d. 2005)
Norodom Sihanouk (1922-2012)
King of Cambodia (1941-55 and 1993-2004), Chief of State (1960-70), independence campaigner and film producer, born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 1922 Talfryn Thomas, Welsh character actor (Dad's Army -"Cheeseman"; Dr. Who), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1982)
- 1925 Lee Grant [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], American actress (Shampoo, Mulholland Drive), born in New York City
- 1926 Shirley Dinsdale, American ventriloquist (Judy Splinters), radio and television personality, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1999)
- 1928 Andrew Sarris, American movie critic (Village Voice), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
- 1929 Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It), born in Borgo Santa Lucia, Naples, Italy (d. 2016)
Dan Rather (92 years old)
1931 American news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes), born in Wharton, Texas
- 1934 Norman Beaton, Guyanese actor (Eureka, Black Joy, Mighty Quinn), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 1994)
Michael Landon (1936-1991)
American actor (Bonanza - "Little Joe"; Little House on the Prairie - "Charles"; Highway to Heaven - "Jonathan"), born in Forest Hills, New York
- 1939 Ron Rifkin [Saul Rifkin], American actor (Alias - "Arvin Sloane"; Brothers & Sisters; L.A. Confidential), born in New York City
- 1939 Tom O'Connor, British comedian and TV game show host, born in Bootle, Lancashire, England (d. 2021)
- 1942 David Ogden Stiers, American stage and screen actor (M*A*S*H, 1977-83 - "Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III"; Lilo & Stitch), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2018)
- 1943 Brian Piccolo, American NFL football running back, 1965-69 (Chicago Bears), and subject of the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song", born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
- 1944 Sally Kirkland, American actress (Anna, Sting, Pvt Benjamin, Big Bad Mama), born in New York City
- 1945 Brian Doyle-Murray, American comedian and actor (Groundhog Day), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1946 Norman Lovett, English stand-up comedian and actor (Red Dwarf), born in Windsor, Berkshire, England
- 1946 Stephen Rea, Irish film and stage actor (Crying Game, Michael Collins), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1947 Deidre Hall, American actress (Days of our Lives, Our House), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1947 Jennifer Hosten, Grenadian radio host and beauty queen (1st black Miss World 1970), born in St George's, Grenada
- 1950 Jane Pauley, American newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
John Candy (1950-1994)
Canadian actor and comedian (SCTV, Uncle Buck), born in Newmarket, Ontario
- 1953 Michael J. Anderson, American actor (The Man from Another Place), born in Denver, Coloroda
- 1954 Ken Wahl [Anthony Calzaretta], American actor (Wiseguy, The Gladiator, The Wanderers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1957 Brian Stokes Mitchell, American Broadway singer and actor, born in Seattle, Washington
- 1960 Arnaud Desplechin, French film director and screenwriter, born in Roubaix, France
Peter Jackson (62 years old)
1961 New Zealand film director (Lord of the Rings - Academy Award, Best Director, 2003), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1963 Dermot Mulroney, American actor (Samantha, Sunset, Long Gone), born in Alexandria, Virginia
- 1963 Rob Schneider, American actor (Saturday Night Live, Jamie Coleman-Men Behaving Badly), born in San Francisco, California
- 1964 Amanda Sandrelli, Italian actress (The Key), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1964 Sanjeev Bhaskar, British actor, comedian (Goodness Gracious Me; The Kumars at No. 42), and chancellor (University of Sussex, 2009-present), born in Ealing, England
- 1964 The Boogeyman [Marty Wright], American professional wrestler, born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1965 Rob Rackstraw, British voice actor, born in Sunderland, England
- 1966 Jon Wurster, American session and touring drummer (Superchunk; The Mountain Goats; Bob Mould), and comedy writer, born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania
- 1966 Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler (NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee), born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- 1966 Mike O'Malley, American actor (The Mike O'Malley Show), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Vanilla Ice (56 years old)
1967 American rapper (Ice Ice Baby) and actor (Cool as Ice), born in Miami, Florida
- 1968 Antonio Davis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2001; Indiana Pacers), executive (President NBA Players Association 2005-06) and broadcaster (ESPN, SiriusXM), born in Oakland, California
- 1970 Craig Kelly, English actor (Queer as Folk, Coronation Street), born in Lytham St Annes, England
- 1970 Nicky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor and martial arts expert (Xiao Hu Dui/Little Tiger Team), born in Taipei, Taiwan
- 1972 Matt Dawson, English rugby union halfback (77 caps England, 7 British & Irish Lions; Northampton, London Wasps) and broadcaster (A Question of Sport, BBC), born in Birkenhead, England
- 1976 Piper Perabo, American actress (Covert Affairs), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1978 Zachary Knighton, American actor (Happy Endings), born in Alexandria, Virginia
- 1979 Saaphyri Windsor, American reality TV personality, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1980 Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor (American Pie, American Wedding), born in New York City
- 1980 Samaire Armstrong, American actress (It's A Boy Girl Thing), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1982 Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor (War of the Worlds), born in Nanaimo, Canada
- 1983 Katy French, Irish Supermodel and Socialite, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2007)
- 1986 Christie Hayes, Australian actress (Home and Away), born in North Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
- 1990 Lil JJ [James Charles Lewis], American actor (Just Jordan) and singer ("Party Boi"), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1991 Jordan-Claire Green, American actress (School of Rock), born in Terceira Island, Portugal
- 1993 Letitia Wright, English actress (Black Panther), born in Georgetown, Guyana
- 1994 Spencer Achtymichuk, Canadian actor (The Final Cut)
Willow Smith (23 years old)
2000 American actress, singer ("Whip My Hair") and dancer, born in Los Angeles, California
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