- 1966 Jeff Cross, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 1990 Miami Dolphins), born in Blythe, California
- 1966 Jeff Healey, Canadian blind blues-rock guitarist and singer ("See The Light"; "Angel Eyes"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2008)
Tom Glavine (57 years old)
1966 American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1991, 98; World Series MVP 1995; 10 x MLB All Star; Atlanta Braves, NY Mets), born in Concord, Massachusetts
- 1967 Debi Thomas, American figure skater (Olympic bronze 1988)
- 1967 Doug Stanhope, American comedian
- 1967 Matthew Barney, American media artist
- 1969 Cathy Dennis, English singer, songwriter, and actress
- 1969 Dale Davis, NBA forward (Indiana Pacers)
- 1969 Dan Wilson, MLB catcher, 1992-2005 (Seattle Mariners: Cincinnati Reds), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- 1969 Scott Sanders, Hannibal MO, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
- 1970 Magnus Larsson, Swedish tennis star
- 1970 Shawn Antoski, Brantford, NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers)
- 1971 Aashish Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- )
- 1971 Cammi Granato, American women's ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Downers Grove, Illinois
- 1971 Perry Klein, NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons, 1994-96), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1971 Sheryl Swoopes, American, WNBA forward, 1997-2011 (Olympic gold 1996; Houston Comets and 2 other teams), born Brownfield, Texas
- 1972 Howard Battle, American MBA player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
- 1972 Mimi Jones [Miriam Sullivan], American jazz bassist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader (Hot Tone Music), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1972 Naftali Bennett, Israeli politician (Prime Minister of Israel 2021-), born in Haifa, Israel
- 1972 Phil O'Donnell, Scottish soccer midfielder (1 cap; Motherwell, Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday; PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year 1992, 94; dies while playing), born in Bellshill, Scotland (d. 2007)
- 1973 Anders Fridén, Swedish singer ("In Flames"), born in Askim, Sweden
- 1973 Andrei Nikolishin, Vorkuta Russia, NHL center (Hartford Whalers)
- 1973 Anthony Barness, English footballer
- 1973 Bob Sura, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1973 Ray Zellars, NFL fullback (New Orleans Saints)
- 1974 Finley Quaye, Scottish reggae singer and musician, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1974 Lark Voorhies, American actress
- 1974 Mike Adams, wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1975 Melanie Blatt, British pop singer (All Saints - "Never Ever"), born in London
- 1975 Miguel Mejia, San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1976 Baek Ji Young, South Korean singer
- 1976 Cha Tae-hyun, South Korean actor
- 1976 Francis Bellew, Irish Gaelic footballer
- 1976 Gigi Leung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Tempting Heart), born in Hong Kong
- 1976 Juvenile [Terius Gray], American rapper (The Hot Boys), born in Magnolia, New Orleans, Louisiana
Wladimir Klitschko (47 years old)
1976 Ukrainian boxer (2-time world heavyweight champion; Olympic gold super-heavyweight 1996), born in Semey, Kazakhstan
Casey Neistat (42 years old)
1981 American filmmaker and YouTube star, born in Gales Ferry, Connecticut
- 1981 Demna [Gvasalia], Georgian fashion designer (Balenciaga), born in Sokhumi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
- 1982 Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer
- 1982 Danica Patrick, American auto racer (1st woman to win an IndyCar Series race), born in Beloit, Wisconsin
- 1982 Sean Faris, American actor and model
- 1982 Sergey Yakovlev, Russian musical artist and painter
- 1984 Katharine McPhee, American singer-songwriter ("Over It") and actress (Country Comfort), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1986 Megan Gibson, American softball player
- 1987 Jason Castro, American Idol contestant
- 1987 Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater
- 1988 Big Sean [Anderson], American rapper, singer, and songwriter (Dark Sky Paradise), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1989 Alyson Michalka, American actress/singer
- 1989 Chicken Kentucky, 1st partial birth in space (chicken)
- 1989 Scott Sinclair, English footballer
- 2000 Sha’Carri Richardson, American sprinter (100m world champion 2023), born in Dallas, Texas
- 2184 Pavel Andreivich Chekov, Leningrad, USSR (Star Trek-character)
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