- 1875 Matsunosuke Onoe [Tsuruzo Nakamura], Japanese actor (Araki Mataemon, Yajîkita: zenpen), born in Naka-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan (d. 1926)
- 1888 Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer ("Thank Heaven For Little Girls"), born in Paris (d. 1972)
- 1894 Billy Gilbert, American actor (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1971)
- 1895 Alice Lake, American silent screen actress (Glamour, Wicked), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1967)
- 1901 Ben Blue, Canadian actor and comedian (Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1975)
- 1907 Joe Lederer, Austrian actress and writer (Drei Tage Liebe), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1987)
- 1914 Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (James Bond films, 1963-99), WWII army veteran and POW, born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 1999)
- 1916 Edward Binns, American actor (12 Angry Men; Fail-Safe), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
- 1917 Seumas MacNeill, Scottish bagpiper, educator (College of Bagpipes), broadcaster, and editor (The Piping Times), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1996)
- 1920 Irene Dailey, American actress (Another World, Grissom Gang), born in New York City (d. 2008)
- 1921 Frank McGee, American news anchor (NBC Evening News), born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1974)
- 1922 Ellen Demming, American actress (Guiding Light), born in Schenectady, New York (d. 2002)
- 1924 Jean Le Poulain, French actor (Divine), born in Marseille, France (d. 1988)
- 1925 Dickie Moore, actor (Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
- 1927 Gianna Maria Canale, Italian actress (Go For Broke), born in Reggio Calabria, Italy (d. 2009)
- 1931 Sir Ian Holm, eminent English actor (The Lord of the Rings, Alien, King Lear), born in Goodmayes, Essex (d. 2020)
- 1933 Tatiana Doronina, Russian actress, born in St. Petersburg, Russia
- 1937 Daniela Rocca, Italian actress (Battle of Austerlitz, Empty Canvas), born in Acireale, Italy (d. 1995)
- 1940 Linda Gray, American actress (Sue Ellen Ewing-Dallas), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1940 Patrick Mower, English actor (Emmerdale), born in Oxford, England
- 1940 Wayne McLaren, American stuntman, rodeo performer, model and actor best known for playing the Marlboro Man and for dying of lung cancer, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana (d. 1992)
- 1942 Michel Drucker, French journalist and TV host, born in Vire, France
- 1945 Maria Aitken, Irish-English actress (Fish Called Wanda), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1948 Max Walker, Australian cricket fast bowler (34 Tests, 138 wickets) and broadcaster (Nine Network), born in Hobart, Australia (d. 2016)
- 1950 Cynthia Myers, American Playmate (Dec 1968) and actress (Beyond Valley of Dolls), born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1951 Joe Pantoliano, American actor (Finelli Boys, Fugitive), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1955 Nina Blackwood, American actress and VJ (MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- 1955 Peter Scolari, American stage and screen Emmy Award-winning actor (Newhart - "Michael"; Girls - "Tad"; Bosom Buddies - "Henry"), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2021) [1]
- 1956 Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer and composer (Farewell My Concubine), born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
- 1957 Hans Zimmer, German Grammy and Academy Award-winning film score composer (The Lion King; Dune (2021); Inception; Kung Fu Panda), born in Frankfurt, West Germany
- 1957 Rachel Ward, English-Australian actress (Thorn Birds), born in Cornwell, Oxfordshire, England
- 1958 Gregg Edelman, American actor (Green Card), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1960 Road Warrior Animal [Joseph Laurinaitis], American pro wrestler (3 x WWE Tag Team C'ship; WWE Hall of Fame), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
- 1961 Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer (Cendres de Lune) and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1962 Amy Yasbeck, American actress (Casey Davenport-Wings, Mask), born in Blue Ash, Ohio
- 1965 Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian cartoonist, designer and TV host, born in Greåker, Sarpsborg, Norway
- 1966 Darren E. Burrows, American actor (Northern Exposure - "Ed Chigliak"), born in Winfield, Kansas
- 1967 Louis C.K. [Louis Székely] American-Mexican comedian (Louie), born in Washington, D. C.
- 1968 Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian, born in Mount Airy, Pennsylvania
- 1973 Maximiliano Hernández, American actor (Mr. Mercedes; The Americans, 2013; Marvel Universe films), born in Brooklyn, NYC
Paul Walker (1973-2013)
American actor (The Fast and the Furious), born in Glendale, California
- 1977 Grant Denyer, Australian television personality and TV Host, born in Coffs Harbour, Australia
- 1978 Ben McKenzie, American actor (Gotham), born in Austin, Texas
- 1978 Elisabetta Canalis, Italian model and actress, born in Sassari, Italy
- 1978 Ruben Studdard, American singer (American Idol, I Need An Angel), born in Frankfurt, Germany
Jennifer Hudson (42 years old)
1981 American Academy Award-winning actress (Dreamgirls; Respect) and Grammy Award-winning singer ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"), television talk show host, and Tony Award-winning producer (A Strange Loop), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1982 Nana Ozaki, Japanese model, born in Osaka, Japan
- 1986 Alfie Allen, English actor (Game of Thrones), born in London, England
- 1986 Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer, born in New York City
- 1986 Yang Mi, Chinese actress (Eternal Love), born in Xuanwu District, Beijing, China
- 1988 Aaron Sidwell, English actor and singer, born in Maidstone, Kent, England
- 1996 Colin Ford, American actor (Under the Dome; We Bought a Zoo), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1997 Sydney Sweeney, American actress (Euphoria, The White Lotus), born in Spokane, Washington
- 2006 Zachary Arthur, American actor (Chucky), born in Los Angeles, California
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