- 1861 George Melies, early filmmaker (A trip to the Moon), born in Paris, France
- 1888 Paul Cavanagh, British actor (The Woman in Green, Tarzan & his Mate), born in Chislehurst, England (d. 1964)
- 1894 James (Grover) Thurber, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1899 John Qualen, Canadian actor (Casablanca, The Grapes of Wrath, The Searchers), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1987)
- 1905 Frank Faylen, American actor (It's a Wonderful Life, Funny Girl), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1985)
- 1911 Lee J Cobb [Leo Jacoby], American actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront), born in NYC, New York (d. 1976)
- 1915 Ernest Lehman, American screenwriter (d. 2005)
- 1916 Richard Fleischer, American film director (d. 2006)
- 1921 Terence Morgan, British actor (Sir Francis Drake, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb), born in London, England (d. 2005)
- 1925 Samuel "Sammy" Davis Jr., American singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man), born in NYC, New York (d. 1990)
Maximilian Schell
1930 Maximilian Schell, Swiss-Austrian actor and director (Odessa File, Julia), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2014)
Maximilian Schell
- 1933 Flip Wilson, [Clerow], comedian (Flip Wilson Show), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1935 Dharmendra, Indian actor
- 1936 David Carradine, actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets, Kill Bill V.1 & 2), born in Hollywood, California
- 1937 James MacArthur, actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1940 Jenny Linden, English actress (Hedda, Dr Who & the Daleks)
- 1943 Mary Woronov, Brooklyn Hgts NY, actress (Eating Raoul, Terror Vision)
- 1946 John Rubinstein, actor/composer (Family, Boys from Brazil), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1946 Sharmila Tagore, Indian Actress
- 1947 Belinda Balaski, actor (Cannonball, Proud Men, Howling), born in Inglewood, California
Sam Kinison
1953 Sam Kinison, American screaming comedian and actor (Back to School, Charlie Hoover), born in Yakima, Washington (d. 1992)
Sam Kinison
- 1953 Kim Basinger, American actress
- 1958 Billy Hufsey, actor (Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life)
- 1959 Paul Rutherford, vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)
- 1961 Mikey Robins, Australian comedian
- 1963 Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1964 Teri Hatcher, actress (Lois & Clark, Desperate Housewives), born in Sunnyvale, California
- 1965 Carina Lau, Hong Kong actress and singer (Days of Being Wild), born in Suzhou, China
- 1966 Matthew Laborteaux, actor (Albert-Little House on Prairie), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1966 Jeff Tremaine, American television and film director
- 1967 Marina Augusta Baker, Windsor England, playmate (Mar, 1987)
- 1967 Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
- 1968 Michael Cole, American professional wrestling commentator
- 1969 Steve Van Wormer, American actor
- 1973 Doron Bell Jr., Canadian actor
- 1976 Dominic Monaghan, English actor (The Lord of the Rings, Lost), born in Berlin, West Germany
- 1977 Elsa BenÃtez, Mexican supermodel
- 1978 Ian Somerhalder, American actor (Lost, Vampire Diaries), born in Covington, Louisiana
- 1993 AnnaSophia Robb, American actress and singer