- 1892 Zara Cully, American actress (The Jeffersons -"Mother Jefferson"), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1978)
- 1902 Romney Brent, Mexican-American actor and writer (Dinner at the Ritz), born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (d. 1976)
- 1904 Douglas Evans, American actor (At War with the Army, South Pacific Trail), born in Madison, Virginia (d. 1968)
- 1905 Charles Lane, American actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2007)
- 1908 Jill Esmond, English actress, born in London, England (d. 1990)
- 1910 Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (d. 1989)
- 1911 Norbert Schultze, German composer, primarily of film scores, born in Brunswick, Saxony, Germany (d. 2002)
- 1913 William Prince, American actor (Spies Like Us, The Stepford Wives, City in Fear), born in Nichols, New York, (d. 1996)
- 1915 William Hopper, American actor (Perry Mason, The Bad Seed, Rebel Without a Cause), born in NYC, New York (d. 1970)
- 1917 Louis Zamperini, American World War II veteran whose story of capture by the Japanese inspired the movie "Unbroken", born in Olean, New York (d. 2014)
- 1918 Vito Scotti [Scozarri], American actor (The Godfather, Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1996)
- 1920 Derek Bond, British actor (Nicholas Nickelby, Armchair Theatre), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2006)
- 1922 Michael Bentine, England, author/comedian (Reluctant Jester)
- 1923 Anne Jeffreys [Carmichael], American singer and actress (Dick Tracy; Topper; General Hospital), born in Goldsboro, North Carolina (d. 2017)
- 1924 Alice Babs [Nilson], Swedish jazz singer (The Swe-Danes; Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts), and actress (Swing It, Teacher!), born in Västervik, Sweden (d. 2014)
- 1925 Joan Leslie, American actress (High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
Paul Newman (1925-2008)
American actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler), auto racer and team owner (Newman/Haas Racing) and charity food company founder (Newman's Own), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1926 Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-British classical flautist, broadcaster, composer, and wit, born in Zurndorf, Austria (d. 2003)
- 1927 William Redfield, American actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage), born in NYC, New York (d. 1976)
- 1929 Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator (d. 2000)
- 1931 Mary Murphy, American actress (A Man Alone, Maggie-Investigators), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2011)
- 1932 Ronald Allison, British author/broadcaster
- 1935 Bob Uecker, American baseball catcher (Milwaukee Braves, St.L Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves), actor ("Mr Belvedere") and broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1940 Harold Lederman, American boxing judge, analyst (HBO), born in NYC, NY (d. 2019)
- 1941 Henry Jaglom, actor (Eating, Lucky Ducks, Always), born in London, England
- 1941 Scott Glenn, actor (Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1942 Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (d. 2001)
- 1943 Kathryn Leigh Scott, American TV actress (Dark Shadows), born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota
- 1945 (Jacqueline) "Jacki" Ray, American model and actress (In Like Flint; Magnum, P.I.), born in Burbank, CAlifornia
- 1945 Marti Caine [Lynne Stringer], British comedienne, singer and television host, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1995)
- 1946 Gene Siskel, American movie critic (Siskel & Ebert), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
- 1947 Patrick Dewaere [PJMH Bordeaux], French actor (Les Valseuses)
- 1949 David Strathairn, American actor (LA Confidential, The Bourne Ultimatum), born in San Francisco, California
- 1950 Janet Lupo, American model, born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 2017)
- 1951 Walt Willey, American actor (Jackson Montgomery-All My Children), born in Ottawa, Illinois
- 1955 Lucia Mendez, Mexican actress and singer (Lucia es Luna Moreno), born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico
- 1957 Hawk [Michael Hegstrand], American professional wrestler (ECW/WCW/WWF/AWA, Legion of Doom), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
Ellen DeGeneres (65 years old)
1958 American comedian (Ellen Morgan-Ellen), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1959 Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkish film director (Winter Sleep), born in Istanbul, Turkey
- 1964 Cathy Podewell, American actress (Cally Harper Ewing-Dallas), born in Evanston, Illinois
- 1964 Paul Johansson, American actor, born in Spokane, Washington
- 1965 Allison Hossack, Canadian actress (Olivia-Another World), born in Steinbach, Canada
- 1968 Ravi Teja, Indian film actor, born in Jaggampeta, India
- 1971 Bryan Callen, American actor, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1971 Dorian Gregory, American actor, born in Washington, D.C.
- 1976 Frankie Rayder, American model, born in River Falls, Wisconsin,
- 1978 Kelly Stables, American actress, born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1979 Sara Rue, American actress, born in New York
- 1984 Layla Kayleigh, British television personality, born in London, United Kingdom
- 1986 Shantelle Taylor, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Toronto, Canada
- 1987 Vladimir Garin, Russian actor, born in Sosnovo, Russia (d. 2003)
- 1990 Christopher Massey, American actor, born in Atlanta, Georgia
Cameron Bright (30 years old)
1993 Canadian actor (The Twilight Saga: X-Men), born in Victoria, British Columbia
Joseph Quinn (29 years old)
1994 British actor (Stranger Things), born in London, England
- 1996 [Lindzi James] Tyger Drew-Honey, English actor (Outnumbered), born in Epsom, Surrey
- 2003 Robby Novak [Kid President], American internet personality (YouTube), born in Henderson, Tennessee
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