- 1782 John Bray, English-born American actor and composer (The Indian Princess) (d. 1822)
- 1858 George Alexander [Samson], British actor, theatre producer and manager, born in Reading, Berkshire (d. 1918)
- 1865 May Whitty, British actress (Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1948)
- 1877 Charles Coburn, American actor (Around the World in 80 Days, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1961)
- 1890 Barbara Everest, American actress (Fatal Witness, Inquest), born in London, England (d. 1968)
Moe Howard (1897-1975)
American actor and comedian (The 3 Stooges), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1900 Laura Z. Hobson, American TV writer and panelist (I've Got a Secret), born in NYC, New York (d. 1986)
- 1905 George Voskovec [Jirí Wachsmann], Czech actor (12 Angry Men, Somewhere in Time), born in Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1981)
- 1905 Mildred Natwick, American actress (Barefoot in the Park, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1994)
- 1911 Martin Gabel, American stage and screen actor (The Thief; Marnie; Lady In Cement), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
- 1914 Harry Lauter, American actor (Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Waterfront), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1990)
- 1916 George Pravda, Austria-Hungary, actor (Thunderball, Firefox), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1985)
- 1916 Pat Buttram, actor (Mr Haney-Green Acres)
- 1919 Pauline Kael, movie critic (NY Times, For Keeps)
- 1921 Louis Jourdan [Louis Robert Gendre], French actor (The Paradine Case, Count Dracula, Gigi, Octopussy), born in Marseille, France (d. 2015)
- 1925 Charlie Drake [Charles Springall], English comedian (Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Splish Splash), born in London, England (d. 2006)
- 1928 Barry Took, English comedy writer (d. 2002)
- 1928 Nancy Marchand, American actress (The Sopranos, Beacon Hill, Margaret-Lou Grant), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2000)
- 1929 Thelma Barlow [Pigott], British actress (Mavis on Coronation Street, Dinnerladies), born in Middlesbrough, England
- 1930 Gena Rowlands, American actress (The Notebook), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1932 Marisa Pavan, Italian actress (Solomon & Sheba; The Rose Tattoo), born in Cagliari, Sardinia
- 1932 Pier Angeli [Anna Maria Pierangeli], Italian actress (Sodom & Gomorrah, Vintage, Battle of the Bulge), born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (d. 1971)
- 1938 Ian Smith, Australian actor
- 1940 Paul Shane, English comedian and actor, born in Thrybergh, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2013)
- 1941 Marlene Warfield, American actress (Across 110th Street; Maude - "Victoria"), born in Queens, New York
- 1942 Jos Brink, Dutch TV host (Op Zoek)
- 1945 Tim Hovey, actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1947 Youn Yuh Jung, South Korean actress (Minari), born in Kaesong, Korea
- 1948 Phylicia Rashad, American Tony Award-winning actress (The Cosby Show - "Clair"; A Raisin in the Sun; One Life to Live), and singer, born in Houston, Texas
- 1950 Constance Forslund, actress (Shining Season), born in San Diego, California
- 1951 Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress (Terror, Shock), born in Florence, Italy
- 1954 "Taz" Tasmanian Devil, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Robert McKimson and Warren Foster, (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Devil May Hare"
- 1954 Kathleen Turner, American actress (Accidental Tourist, Jewel of Nile), born in Springfield, Missouri
Paula Abdul (60 years old)
1962 American singer-songwriter, choreographer (Straight Up) and TV personality (American Idol), born in San Fernando, California
Jean Dujardin (50 years old)
1972 1st French actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor (The Artist), born in Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France
- 1972 Poppy Montgomery, Australian actress (Without a Trace), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1972 Robin Tunney, American actress (The Mentalist), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1975 Hugh Dancy, English actor
- 1977 Veronika Vařeková, Czech supermodel
- 1978 Mía Maestro, Argentine actress
- 1978 Tyson Dux, Canadian wrestler, born in Miramichi, New Brunswick
Zoe Saldaña (44 years old)
1978 American actress (Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), born in Passaic, New Jersey
- 1980 Lauren Lee Smith, Canadian actress
- 1982 Joe Cheng, Taiwanese actor
- 1984 Paul Dano, American actor (Love and Mercy), born in NYC, New York
- 1993 KSI [Olajide Olatunji] British YouTuber, comedian and rapper, born in London, England
- 1995 Blake Woodruff, American actor
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