- 1838 Henry Irving [John Brodribb], British Victorian actor, 1st actor to receive a knighthood (knighted 1895) and the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula, 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)
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
40th US President (Republican: 1981-89) and actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), born in Tampico, Illinois
Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016)
Hungarian-born American actress (Queen of Outer Space), born in Budapest
- 1922 Denis Norden, British television personality, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 2018)
- 1922 Patrick Macnee, British actor (The Avengers, Magnum, P.I., Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2015)
- 1926 Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer & director, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- 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 Mamie Van Doren, American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol (Teacher's Pet, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters), born in Rowena, South Dakota
- 1931 Rip Torn [Elmore Rual Torn Jr], American actor, voice artist and comedian (Cross Creek, The Larry Sanders Show), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1933 Leslie Crowther, English comedian & television presenter, born in West Bridgford, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
- 1939 Mike Farrell, American actor (M*A*S*H;, 1975-83 - B.J."; Providence), producer (Patch Adams), and human rights activist, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1940 Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Tom Brokaw (82 years old)
1940 American TV news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982-2004), journalist and author (The Greatest Generation), born in Webster, South Dakota
- 1941 Gigi Perreau, American actress (Journey to Center of Time), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1943 Gayle Hunnicutt, American actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1944 Michael Tucker, American 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, born in Loches, France (d. 2005)
- 1956 Jon Walmsley, British actor (Jason in The Waltons), born in Lancashire, England
- 1956 Linda Grovenor, American actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1957 Kathy Najimy, American actress & activist (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet), born in San Diego, California
- 1957 Robert Townsend, American comedian & actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1958 Barry Miller, American actor (Fame; Peggy Sue Got Married), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1958 Cecily Adams, American actress & casting director (American Heart), born in Jamaica, New York City (d. 2004)
- 1960 Megan Gallagher, American actress (Slap Maxwell; Millennium), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- 1964 Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian director & screenwriter (The Return), born in Novosibirsk, USSR
- 1965 Dana Eskelson, American actress, born in Dallas, Texas
- 1969 April Lerman, American actress (Lila-Charles in Charge), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1969 David Hayter, Canadian-American Voice actor & screenwriter (Solid Snake), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1971 Brian Stepanek, American actor (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; Brian O'Brian), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1973 Amy Robach, American TV journalist and anchor (20/20, Good Morning America), born in St. Joseph, Michigan
- 1980 Kim Poirier, Canadian actress, born in Drummondville, Canada
- 1980 Mamiko Noto, Japanese voice actress & singer, born in Kanazawa, Japan
- 1981 Calum Best, American model, born in San Jose, California
- 1982 Alice Eve, English actress, born in London, United Kingdom
- 1983 Melrose Bickerstaff, American fashion model, born in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan
- 1984 Brandon Hammond, American actor (Gregory Hines Show), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1986 Alice Greczyn, American actress, born in Walnut Creek, California
- 1993 Tinashe [Kachingwe], American actress and singer (Nightride), born in Lexington, Kentucky
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