Albert Frederick (1553-1618)
Duke of Prussia (1568–1618), born in Konigsberg, Duchy of Prussia
- 1643 Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 17th Mayor of New York City (1686-88), born in New Amsterdam (now NYC) (d. 1700)
- 1700 Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (Austrian Empress Maria Theresa's personal physician), born in Leiden, Netherlaands (d. 1772)
- 1704 Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor, opera composer (Der Tod Jesu), and Royal Kapellmeister to Frederick the Great (1740-59), born in Wahrenbrück, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1759)
David Hume (1711-1776)
Scottish philosopher and historian (A Treatise of Human Nature), born in Edinburgh, Scotland [OS 26 April]
Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793)
French playwright and revolutionary (Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen), born in Montauban, France
- 1763 Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish general and marshal of France, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1813)
- 1767 Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany, born in Charlottenburg, Germany (d. 1820)
- 1769 Giuseppe Farinelli, Italian composer, born in Este, Veneto, Italy (d. 1836)
- 1774 William Bainbridge, American naval officer, born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 1833)
- 1787 Jacques Viger, French Canadian politician, 1st mayor of Montreal (1833-36), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1858)
- 1795 Gerhard Moritz Roentgen, Dutch industrialist (founder of Fijenoord dockyard), born in Esen, East Frisia (d. 1852)
- 1803 Johan Peter Cronhamm, Swedish composer, born in Östra Karup, Skåne, Sweden (d. 1875)
Robert Browning (1812-1889)
English poet (Pied Piper), born in London, England
- 1826 Varina Howell Davis, First Lady of the Confederate States (1862-65), born in Natchez, Mississippi (d. 1906)
- 1827 Francis Engle Patterson, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
- 1832 Carl Neumann, German mathematician and physicist (Neumann-functions), born in Königsberg, Prussia (d. 1925)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
German composer and conductor (Hungarian Dances; A German Requiem), born in Hamburg, Germany
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Russian composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), born in Votkinsk, Russia
- 1842 Isla van Diest, Belgian physician, 1st female doctor and 1st female university graduate in Belgium, born in Louvain, Belgiun (d. 1916)
Archibald Primrose (1847-1929)
5th Earl of Rosebery, British Prime Minister (Liberal: 1894-95), born in London
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Indian philosopher, poet, writer (Nobel Prize for Literature 1913), born in Calcutta, British India
- 1867 Philippine "Pine" Belder [Mary de Klerk], Flemish actress (Hope of Blessing), born in Amsterdam (d. 1961)
- 1873 Clarence Dickinson, American composer, born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 1969)
- 1882 Willem Elsschot [Alfons Josephus de Ridder], Flemish writer (Mend), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1960)
- 1883 Gino Roncaglia, Italian composer, born in Modena, Italy (d. 1968)
- 1883 Martin Albertz, German theologist (Jesus Christ's Church) and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime, born in Halle (Saale), Germany (d. 1956)
- 1885 George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (In Old Santa Fe, El Paso), born in Wellesvile, New York (d. 1969)
- 1887 Henri Pourrat, French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes), born in Ambert, France (d. 1959)
- 1890 Billy House, American actor (Imitation of Life; Bedlam: The Egg and I), born in Mankato, Minnesota (d. 1961)
- 1891 Harry McShane, Scottish socialist (d. 1988)
Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982)
American poet (Conquistador) and playwright (J.B.), born in Glencoe, Illinois
Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980)
Yugoslav communist revolutionary and leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), born in Kumrovec, Hrvatsko Zagorje, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
- 1893 Frank J. Selke, Canadian Hockey HOF executive (9 x Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens), born in Berlin, Ontario (d. 1985)
- 1896 Pavel Sergeevich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician (topology), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1982)
- 1897 Kitty McKane (Godfree), English tennis player (Olympic gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze-1920, 24), born in Bayswater, England (d. 1992)
- 1900 Ralph Truman, British actor (Henry V, Treasure Island, Web of Evidence), born in London, England (d. 1977)
Gary Cooper (1901-1961)
American actor (Sgt York, High Noon), born in Helena, Montana
- 1901 Lowell T. Coggeshall, American medical scientist and US Secretary of HEW (1956-58), born in Saratoga, Indiana (d. 1987)
- 1901 Marcel Poot, Belgian baron and composer, born in Vilvoorde, Belgium (d. 1988)
- 1903 Basil Nield, British judge and politician (Conservative Party) (d. 1996)
- 1907 Jef van Durme, Belgian composer, born in Kemzeke-Waas, Belgium (d. 1965)
- 1907 Sam Baker, American silent film actor (The Missing Link; The Lost City; The Sea Beast), born in Taylor, Indiana (d. 1982)
- 1908 Wouter Paap, Dutch composer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1981)
Edwin Land (1909-1991)
American inventor of instant photography and co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- 1911 Ishirō Honda, Japanese film director and producer (Godzilla), born in Yamagata, Japan (d. 1993)
- 1912 Paul Brenneker, Neth/Antillian photographer and folklorist, born in Venlo, Netherlands (d. 1996)
- 1914 Sir Arthur Snelling, British Ambassador (d. 1996)
- 1916 Huw Wheldon, Welsh broadcaster (BBC), born in Prestatyn, Denbighshire (d. 1986)
- 1917 David Tomlinson, British actor (Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Helter Skelter), born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England (d. 2000)
- 1917 William Geoffrey Biddle, English bomb disposal expert, born in Bromley, Kent, England (d. 1997)
- 1918 Argeliers León, Cuban composer, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba (d. 1991)
Eva Perón (1919-1952)
Argentine First Lady (1946-52) actress, suffragette, unionist and humanitarian who was inspiration for A.L. Webber's musical "Evita", born in Los Toldos, Argentina
- 1919 La Esterella [Ester Lambrechts], Flemish pop singer ("Oh Lieve Vrouwetoren"), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2011)
- 1921 Gale Robbins [Betty Gale Murphy], American singer and actress (Fuller Brush Girl; Mr Hex), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1980)
- 1922 Darren McGavin [Richardson], American actor (Murphy Brown, The Night Stalker, A Christmas Story), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2006)
- 1922 Joe O'Donnell, American documentary photographer and photojournalist, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- 1922 Lewis "Lew" Anderson, American actor and musician (The Howdy Doody Show), born in Kirkman, Iowa (d. 2006)
- 1923 Anne Baxter, American actress, (The Razor's Edge; All About Eve), and singer, born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 1985)
- 1923 Jim Lowe, American DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia", born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
- 1923 Pete Domenici, American politician, U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1973-2009), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 2017)
- 1924 Albert Band, American film director, born in Paris (d. 2002)
- 1926 Charles Wolf, American basketball coach (Cincinnati Royals 1960-63, Detroit Pistons 1963-64), born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 2022)
- 1926 Val Bisoglio, American actor (Lt Marsh-Police Woman, Danny-Quincy ME), born in NYC, New York
- 1927 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American novelist and screenwriter, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2013)
- 1928 John Ingle, American actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2012)
- 1928 Marvin Mitchelson, American celebrity attorney, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2004)
- 1929 Babe Parilli, American football player, born in Rochester, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
- 1929 Dick Williams, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1972, 73 Oakland A's) and utility (Brooklyn Dodgers), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2011)
- 1929 Gisèle Rabesahala, Malagasy politician (1st female minister) and human righter activist, born in Antananarivo, Magaascar (d. 2011)
- 1929 Sally L. Smith, American educator and founder (Lab School of Washington), born in NYC, New York (d. 2007)
- 1930 Horst Bienek, German writer and director (The First Polka), born in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany (d. 1990)
- 1930 Totie Fields [Sophie Feldman], American comedienne, born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1978)
- 1931 Gene Wolfe, American sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete), born in NYC, New York
- 1931 Nel Ginjaar-Maas, Dutch under-secretary of Education (VVD), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2012)
- 1931 Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer ("Put Another Nickel In"), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2007)
- 1932 Derek Taylor, English publicist for the Beatles, born in Liverpool, Merseyside (d. 1997)
- 1932 Hans Boskamp [Johannes Hendricus Gerardus Hoelscher], Dutch actor and producer (Oh My Papa), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2011)
Johnny Unitas (1933-2002)
American NFL quarterback (Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers); one of the greats, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1933 Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer ‘the Nightingale of Kosovo’ and actress, born near Malishevë, Kosovo (d. 2020)
- 1934 Heinz Marti, Swiss composer, born in Bern
- 1935 Isobel Warren, Canadian author and journalist
- 1935 Kevin O'Connor, actor (Bogie, Special Effects), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1936 Cornelius Cardew, British composer (Scratch Orchestra), born in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire (d. 1981)
- 1936 Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer ("What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"), born in Collinsville, Mississippi (d. 2014)
- 1937 Aviard Gavrilovich Fastovets, Russian cosmonaut, born in Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia (d. 1991)
- 1937 Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player, born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
- 1938 Johnny Caldwell, Irish flyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 2009)
- 1939 Johnny Maestro, American rock vocalist (Crests - "16 Candles"; Brooklyn Bridge), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2010)
- 1939 José Antonio Abreu, Venezuelan conductor, pianist and teacher (El Sistema), born in Valera, Venezuela (d. 2018)
- 1939 Marco St John, American actor (Rayford-Ball Four), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1939 Ruud Lubbers, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1982-94), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
- 1939 Sidney Altman, Canadian-American molecular biologist (Nobel 1989), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1939 Volker Braun, German writer (Provocation for me), born in Dresden, Germany
- 1940 Angela Carter, English novelist (Magic Toyshop) and journalist, born in Eastbourne, England (d. 1992)
- 1940 Armando Krieger, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1940 Jerry Harkness, American College Basketball HOF point guard (Loyola [Illinois]; New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2021)
- 1940 Jim Connors, American Radio personality, born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (d. 1987)
- 1940 John Irvin, English actor (Moment in Time), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
- 1940 Mike Gillespie, American college baseball coach (College World Series 1998, Collegiate Coach of the Year 1998, USC), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
- 1941 Grahame Bilby, New Zealand cricketer (two Tests NZ v England 1966), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1943 Peter Carey, Australian author (True History of the Kelly Gang), born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
- 1943 Peter Horak, Czech stuntman (Star Trek: Voyager: Throw Momma from the Train), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
- 1943 Rick West [Westwood], British rock guitarist (Brian Poole & Tremeloes, 1961-2012 & 2019-21), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
- 1944 Alison Bauld, Australian composer, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1944 Eva Norvind, Norwegian-Mexican actress, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 2006)
- 1944 Richard O'Sullivan, British comedy actor (Man About the House), born in Chiswick, London
- 1944 Sivi Aberg, Swedish actress (Batman TV show), born in Gävle, Sweden
- 1945 Christy Moore, Irish folk singer and songwriter, born in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
- 1945 Cornelius Bumpus, American saxophonist and keyboardist (Doobie Brothers; Steely Dan), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2004)
- 1945 Robin Strasser, American actress (Dorian-One Life to Live, Another World), born in NYC, New York
- 1946 Bill Danoff, American vocalist (Starland Vocal Band), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- 1946 Bill Kreutzmann, American rock drummer (Grateful Dead), born in Palo Alto, California
- 1946 Brian Turner, British celebrity chef, born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
- 1947 Gary Herbert, American politician, Governor of Utah (2009-), born in American Fork, Utah
- 1949 Kathy Ahern, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1972), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
- 1949 Stuart Marshall, British film director (Desire), born in Manchester (d. 1993)
- 1950 (Charles) "Prairie" Prince, American rocker (The Tubes; Chris Isaak; Jefferson Starship, 1992-2008), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- 1950 Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor, born in Bridge City, Texas
Tim Russert (1950-2008)
American television journalist and host of NBC's Meet the Press, born in Buffalo, New York
- 1951 Carlos Alomar, Puerto Rican-American guitarist, composer, and arranger (David Bowie), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- 1951 Mic Gillette, American trumpet, trombone, and flugelhorn player (Tower of Power, Cold Blood, The Sons of Champlin), born in Oakland, California (d. 2016)
- 1951 Robert Hegyes, American actor (Underground Aces; Welcome Back, Kotter - "Juan Epstein"), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 2012)
- 1952 Amy Heckerling, American director (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1953 Ian McKay, British soldier (VC recipient), born in Wortley, South Yorkshire, England (d. 1982)
- 1953 Pat McInally, American National Football League player, born in Villa Park, California
- 1954 Philippe Geluck, Belgian comedian and cartoonist, born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1955 Kevin Reed, American Presbyterian theologian
- 1955 Peter Reckell, American actor (Days of our Lives), born in Elkhart, Indiana
- 1956 Anne Dudley, British classical and film composer (The Full Monty), born in Beckenham, Kent
- 1956 Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002-10), born in Biezelinge, Netherlands
- 1956 Jean Lapierre, Canadian politician and television host, born in Bassin, Quebec, Canada (d. 2016)
- 1957 Hercules [Raymond Fernandez], American professional wrestler, born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2004)
- 1957 Paul Leary, American rock guitarist (Butthole Surfers), and music producer, born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1957 Shauna McDonald Brown, British TV producer, born in Walton-on-Thames, England (d. 1994)
- 1958 Louis Orr, American college basketball coach (Bowling Green State University 2007–14, Seton Hall 2001-06), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2022)
- 1959 Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong (d. 1985)
- 1959 Michael E. Knight, America actor (All My Children), born in Princeton, New Jersey
- 1959 Tamara E. Jernigan, American astronaut (STS 40, 52, 67, 80), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1960 Adam Bernstein, American music video and television director, born in Princeton, New Jersey
- 1960 Almudena Grandes, Spanish novelist (Las edades de Lulú), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1960 Arnon Ohad, co-pilot (El Al) plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amsterdam
- 1961 Phil "Wizzö" Campbell, Welsh rock musician (Motörhead), born in Pontypridd, Wales
- 1962 Robbie Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil, son of Evel, born in Butte, Montana (d. 2023)
- 1963 Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage; Trans-Siberian Orchestra), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1964 Brian Kilmeade, American TV and radio host (Fox and Friends, The Brian Kilmeade Show), born in Massapequa, New York
- 1964 Leslie O'Neal, NFL defensive end and 6x Pro-Bowl selection (San Diego Chargers, St Louis Rams), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1964 Mustapha Zerqti, Moroccan Dutch writer (Ihtidaar hub fi el-mahd)
- 1964 Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers), born in Queens, New York
- 1965 Chris O'Connor, American alternative rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The I-Rails; Primitive Radio Gods - "Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand"), born in California
- 1965 Owen Hart, Canadian-American professional wrestler, born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 1999)
- 1966 Anderson Cummins, Barbados Canadian cricketer (in Packer's Valley Barbados & WI quickie), born in Christ Church, Barbados
- 1968 Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish pop rock singer-songwriter ("Save Tonight"), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1968 Joe King, American NFL safety (Oakland Raiders), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1969 Katerina Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player (11 x WTA titles; World #6 1990), born in Sofia, Bulgaria
- 1970 Jenny Saville, English painter (Propped), born in Cambridge, England
- 1970 Mark Smith, American outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Pasadena, California
- 1970 Sebastien Britten, Canadian figure skater (1995 Canadian Champ), born in Brossard, Quebec
- 1971 Dave Karpa, Canadian NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
- 1971 Horgh [Reidar Horghagen] Norwegian heavy metal drummer (Immortal; Hypocrisy), born in Bergen, Norway
- 1971 Rondell Jones, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
- 1971 Thomas Piketty, French economist and author ("Capital in the Twenty-First Century"), born in Clichy
- 1972 Asghar Farhadi, Iranian film director (The Salesman, A Separation), born in Khomeyni Shahr, Iran
- 1972 Frank Trigg, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, born in Kendall, New York
- 1972 John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- 1973 Dameian Jeffries, NFL defensive end (New Orleans Saints)
- 1973 Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist, born in Clusone, Italy
- 1974 Breckin Meyer, American voice actor and actor (Robot Chicken), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1974 Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- 1975 Gunhild Carling, Swedish jazz trombonist, trumpeter, and multi-instrumentalist (Carling Family; Carling Big Band), and singer (Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1977 Elton Flatley, Australian rugby union fly-half (38 caps; 187 points; Queensland Reds 114 games, 609 points), born in Tamworth, NSW
- 1977 Marko Milic, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
- 1978 Brian Clevinger, American author (Atomic Robo)
- 1978 Nagash [Stian Arnesen], Norwegian black metal musician (Dimmu Borgir; Troll), born ion Norway
- 1978 Shawn Marion, American basketball player
- 1979 Katie Douglas, American basketball player
- 1979 Nikki Hayes [Eimear O' Keeffe], Irish radio personality, born in Bray, Ireland
- 1980 Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
- 1980 Kate Lawler, English reality television personality and disc jockey (won 1st Big Brother), born in London, England
- 1981 Maria Radner, German operatic contralto, specializing in Wagner, born in Düsseldorf, West Germany (d. 2015)
- 1982 Akos Buzsaky, Hungarian Football player
- 1982 Matt Gaetz, American politician (Rep-R-Fla 2017-), born in Hollywood, Florida
- 1984 Alex Smith, American football player
- 1984 Drew Stanton, American football player
- 1984 James Loney, American baseball player
- 1985 Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1985 J Balvin [José Álvaro Osorio Balvín], Colombian reggaeton singer ("I Like It"), born in Medellín, Colombia
- 1986 Frances Quinlan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hop Along; Likewise), born in New Jersey
- 1986 Mark Furze, Australian actor (Home and Away), born in Orange, New South Wales
- 1986 Matt Helders, English musician and drummer (Arctic Monkeys), born in Sheffield, England
- 1987 Chiara Ferragni, Italian fashion blogger (The Blonde Salad), born in Cremona, Italy
- 1987 Katie Danza, daughter of Tony & Tracy Danza
- 1987 Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
- 1988 Natalie Mejia, member of the American R&B/Pop group Girlicious, born in West Covina, California
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