- 1838 Henry Irving [John Brodribb], British Victorian actor, 1st actor to receive a knighthood (knighted 1895), born in Bradford, England (d. 1905)
- 1899 Ramon Novarro [Jose Samaniegos],Mexican-American actor (Ben-Hur, Mata Hari), born in Durango, Mexico (d. 1968)
- 1901 Ben Lyon, American actor (Hell's Angels, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1979)
- 1908 Edward Lansdale, general/model (Quiet American, Ugly American)
Ronald Reagan
1911 Ronald Reagan, 40th US President (Republican: 1981-89) and actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), born in Tampico, Illinois (d. 2004)
Ronald Reagan
- 1913 John Lund, American actor (High Society, Wackiest Ship in the Army), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1992)
- 1914 Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and bass singer (Tony the Tiger, You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch), born in Norfolk, Nebraska (d. 2005)
- 1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor [Zsa Sari], Hungarian-born actress (Queen of Outer Space), born in Budapest (d. 2016)
- 1922 Patrick Macnee, British actor (The Avengers, Magnum, P.I., Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2015)
- 1922 Denis Norden, British television personality
- 1926 Walker Edmiston, American actor (Star Trek, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Dukes of Hazzard), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
- 1929 Pierre Brice [Pierre-Louis Le Bris], French actor (Winnetou), born in Brest, France (d. 2015)
- 1931 Rip Torn [Elmore Rual Torn Jr], American actor, voice artist and comedian (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), born in Temple, Texas
- 1931 Mamie Van Doren, American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol (Teacher's Pet, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters), born in Rowena, South Dakota
- 1934 Bernard Erhard, American voice actor (d. 2000)
- 1939 Mike Farrell, American actor, director and activist (M*A*S*H, Battered, Patch Adams), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1940 Tom Brokaw, American news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982-2004), born in Webster, South Dakota
- 1941 Gigi Perreau, actress (Journey to Center of Time), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1943 Gayle Hunnicutt, actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1944 Michael Tucker, actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1949 Mike Batt, British director, actor, composer, and former Deputy Chairman (British Phonographic Industry), born in Southampton, England
- 1951 Jacques Villeret, French film actor (d. 2005)
- 1956 Jon Walmsley, British actor (Jason in The Waltons), born in Lancashire, England
- 1956 Linda Grovenor, actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1957 Kathy Najimy, actress (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet)
- 1957 Robert Townsend, comedian and actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1958 Barry Miller, actor (Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960 Megan Gallagher, actress (Slap Maxwell, Millennium), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- 1964 Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian director and screenwriter (The Return), born in Novosibirsk, USSR
- 1969 April Lerman, actress (Lila-Charles in Charge), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1969 David Hayter, Canadian-American Voice actor and screenwriter (Solid Snake), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1971 Dana Eskelson, American actress
- 1971 Brian Stepanek, American actor
- 1980 Kim Poirier, Canadian actress
- 1981 Calum Best, American model
- 1982 Alice Eve, English actress
- 1983 Melrose Bickerstaff, American fashion model
- 1984 Brandon Hammond, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, American actor (Gregory Hines Show)
- 1986 Alice Greczyn, American actress