- 1848 Jennie Lee, American actress (The Birth of a Nation), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1925)
- 1871 [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress and wife of Joseph of Lyre, born in St-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium (d. 1952)
- 1896 Antonin Artaud, French songwriter and director (Theatre Seraphin), born in Marseille, France (d. 1948)
- 1898 Charlie Cantor, American radio and television actor (The Fred Allen Show - "Socrates Mulligan"; The Jack Benny Program -"Logan Jerkfinkel"), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1966)
- 1904 Christian-Jaque [Christian Maudet], French film director (Fearless Little Soldier, Race for Life, The Pearls of the Crown), born in Paris (d. 1994)
- 1908 Edward Dmytryk, Canadian film director (Carpetbaggers, Young Lions, Caine Mutiny), born in Grand Forks, Canada (d. 1999)
- 1915 Dick Thomas, American singing cowboy and TV host (Village Barn), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
Paul Harvey (1918-2009)
American news commentator and radio broadcaster (The Rest of the Story), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1919 Howard Morris, American comedic actor and director (The Andy Griffith Show, High Anxiety), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1923 Stan Burns, American television screenwriter (The Tonight Show, 1954-57; Get Smart; The Carol Burnet Show; The Flip Wilson Show; Dean Martin Roasts), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2002)
- 1928 Dick York, American actor (Darrin-Bewitched, Inherit the Wind), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1992)
- 1931 Mitzi Gaynor [Francesca von Gerber], American actress, singer and dancer (Anything Goes, South Pacific), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1932 Dinsdale Landen, British actor (The Mask of Janus), born in Margate, Kent, England (d. 2003)
- 1933 Palito [Reynaldo Hipolito], Filipino slap-stick comedian and actor, born in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines d. 2010)
- 1933 Richard Castellano, American actor (The Godfather, Lovers & Other Stranger), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1988)
- 1937 Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director, born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2006)
- 1938 Leonard Frey, American stage and screen actor (Fiddler on the Roof; The Magic Christian), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1988)
- 1941 Joanna Van Gyseghem, English actress, born in Tunbridge Wells, England
- 1941 Ken Harrelson, American baseball utility player (MLB All Star; AL RBI leader 1968; Kansas City A's, Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox), born in Woodruff, South Carolina
- 1942 Jerry Jarrett, American pro wrestling promoter (founder Continental Wrestling Association, US Wrestling Association, NWA:TNA), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2023)
- 1944 Jennifer Salt, American actress (Sisters, Soap, Wedding Party), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1947 Bob Jenkins, American television and radio sports announcer (IndyCar & NASCAR telecasts for ESPN/ABC, NBC Sports), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 2021)
- 1951 Judith Ivey, American actress (Lady in Red, Hello Again), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1952 Rishi Kapoor, Indian Bollywood actor and director (Bobby, Do Dooni Chaar), born in Bombay State, India (d. 2020)
- 1953 Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, American actor (Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter), born in New York City
- 1957 Khandi Alexander, American actress, born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1957 Patricia Tallman, American actress, born in Pontiac, Illinois
- 1958 Shiro Koshinaka, Japanese wrestler (WAR/NJPW), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1959 Kevin Harrington, Australian actor, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1960 Damon Wayans, American actor and comedian (In Living Color, SNL), born in New York City
- 1961 Kevin Kennedy, English actor, born in Wythenshawe, United Kingdom
- 1968 John DiMaggio, American actor (Disenchantment; Futurama), born in North Plainfield, New Jersey
- 1968 John Preston, American actor (Greg-General Hospital), born in Cedar City, Utah
- 1968 Phill Lewis, American actor (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - "Mr. Moseby"), and director, born in Uganda
- 1969 Noah Taylor, English-born actor, born in London
- 1970 Dave Buchwald, American hacker and filmmaker, born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1970 Ione Skye, British-born American actress (Say Anything), born in Hampstead, London
- 1971 Anita Yuen, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong
- 1972 Danny Ponce, American actor (Willie-Valerie/Hogan Family), born in Waltham, Massachusetts
- 1972 Françoise Yip, Canadian actress, born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1972 Lance Bangs, American filmmaker and music video director (Yeah Yeah Yeahs; The Shins; Arcade Fire), born in Sacramento, California
- 1976 Katreeya English, Thai singer and actress, born in Oxford, United Kingdom
Wes Bentley (45 years old)
1978 American actor (Yellowstone), born in Jonesboro, Arkansas
- 1979 Kristina Krepela, Croatian actress, born in Zagreb, Croatia
- 1979 Pedro Camacho, Portuguese classical, religious, film and video game composer (Requiem to Inês de Castro), born in Funchal, Portugal
- 1982 Hildur Guðnadóttir, Icelandic cellist and Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, and BAFTA Award composer specializing in film scores (Chernobyl; The Joker), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1984 Camila Bordonaba, Argentine actress and singer-songwriter, born in El Palomar, Argentina
- 1991 Carter Jenkins, American actor, born in Tampa, Florida
- 1992 Park Eun-bin, South Korean actress (Extraordinary Attorney Woo), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 2179 Nyota Uhura, Fictional Star Trek communications officer, born in Nairobi, Kenya
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