- Jan 10 Steve Kramer, American politician, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jan 11 Kelley Law, Canadian curler
- Jan 13 Tabitha Stevens, fictional character (Bewitched)
- Jan 18 Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player
- Jan 18 André Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
- Jan 21 Katrine Michaelsen, Gentokte Denmark, Miss Denmark (1984)
- Jan 25 Chet Culver, American politician, governor of Iowa
- Jan 31 Dr Umar Alisha, A Sufi Master was Born at Pithapuram.
- Feb 5 Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (d. 1993)
- Feb 12 Boty Goodwin, British artist (d. 1995)
- Feb 18 Guy Ferland, American television director
- Feb 20 Cecilia Cummins, Clintwood Va, 5th of 5 siblings born on 2/20
- Feb 22 Resha Riggins, Miss Alabama (1990), born in Trussville Alabama
- Feb 22 Brian Greig, Australian politician
- Feb 25 Samantha Phillips, Ft Meade MD, Penthouse Pet
- Feb 25 Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
- Mar 1 Paul Hollywood, English baker and TV judge (The Great British Bake Off), born in Wallasey, England
- Mar 4 Dav Pilkey, American author
- Mar 9 Tony Lockett, Australian rules footballer, born in Ballarat, Victoria
- Mar 9 Michael Patrick MacDonald, Irish-American activist against crime and violence and author (All Souls: A Family Story From Southie), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mar 11 Pavel Petrovich Mukhortov, Russian cosmonaut
- Mar 18 Daniel S. Nevins, American rabbi
- Mar 18 Peter Jones, British entrepreneur and businessman (Dragons' Den, American Inventor), born in Maidenhead, Berkshire
- Mar 22 Yahya Ayyash, militant
- Mar 22 Artis Pabriks, Latvian politician
- Mar 30 Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess grandmaster and author
- Apr 1 Chris Evans, English disc jockey
- Apr 14 André Boisclair, Quebec politician (Parti Québécois)
- Apr 20 David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, born in Sydney, Australia
- Apr 23 Jim Stynes [James], Hall of Fame Australian rules footballer (only foreigner to win Brownlow medal), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2012)
- Apr 26 Yoshihiro Togashi, Mangaka who created YuYu Hakusho
- May 2 Belinda Stronach, Canadian businesswoman and politician, born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
- May 4 Jane McGrath, British-Australian co-founder of the McGrath Foundation for breast cancer, born in Paignton, Devon (d. 2008)
- May 13 Kamen Vodenicharov, Bulgarian entertainer
- May 13 Nikos Aliagas, Greek TV show host
- May 20 Dan Abrams, American TV reporter (Nightline)
- May 25 Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
- Jun 4 Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician
- Jun 13 Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician
- Jun 19 Joichi Ito, Japanese entrepreneur
- Jun 21 Rudi Bakhtiar, American journalist
- Jun 21 Mancow Muller, American radio personality
- Jun 21 Gretchen Carlson, American television commentator, born in Anoka, Minnesota
- Jun 22 Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, English baron/multi-millionaire
- Jun 27 Giambattista Valli, Italian fashion designer, born in Rome, Italy
- Jul 7 Neil Tobin, American magician
- Jul 14 Brian Selznick, American author and illustrator
- Jul 17 Sten Tolgfors, Swedish politician
- Jul 19 David Segui, KC KS, infielder (Montreal Expos)
- Jul 20 Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico (2012-), born in Atlacomulco, State of Mexico
- Jul 25 Christine C. Quinn, American politician
- Jul 29 Richard Steven Horvitz, American comic voiceactor
- Jul 31 Marina V A Mowatt, [Ogilvy], daughter of English princess Alexandra
- Aug 1 James St. James, American author and nightlife personality
- Aug 7 Jimmy Wales, American internet entrepreneur and cofounder of Wikipedia, born in Huntsville, Alabama
- Aug 18 Gustavo Charif, Argentine artist
- Aug 19 Lilian Garcia, wrestling announcer
- Aug 27 Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia
- Aug 28 Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician
- Aug 31 Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier
- Sep 3 Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian politician
- Sep 11 Princess Akishino, Japanese Imperial Family
- Sep 13 Maria Furtwängler, German physician
- Sep 19 Soledad O'Brien, American journalist
- Sep 19 Eric Robert Rudolph, American criminal
- Sep 21 Ronna Reeves, Big Spring TX
- Sep 22 David Adjaye, Ghanaian British architect, born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Sep 24 Michael J. Varhola, American author
- Sep 27 Stephanie D Wilson, astronaut, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sep 28 Erno Das, lighting tech/gaffer (Spiegels, Lovely Liza)
- Sep 30 Kerry G. Johnson, African American graphic designer and caricaturist
- Oct 9 Christopher Östlund, Swedish publisher and entrepreneur
David Cameron
Oct 9 David Cameron, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 2010-16), born in London
David Cameron
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Oct 17 Doug McMillon, American CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2014-), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Doug McMillon
- Oct 20 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al-Qaeda leader (d. 2006)
- Oct 20 Stefan Raab, German entertainer
- Oct 20 Patrick J. Volkerding, Founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution
- Oct 24 Roman Abramovich, Russian oil magnate
- Oct 27 Matt Drudge, American political commentator and blogger (Drudge Report), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
- Oct 28 Andy Richter, Yorkville IL, writer/sidekick (Conan O'Brien)
- Oct 28 Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician
- Oct 31 Joseph Boyden, Canadian novelist (Three Day Road), born in Willowdale, North York, Ontario
- Nov 1 Willie D, American hip hop artist, famous for being a member of The Geto Boys
- Nov 3 Joe Hachem, Lebanese-born Australian poker player
- Nov 4 H. John Heinz IV, American medieval armor craftsman; son of Teresa Heinz
- Nov 16 Tricia Cast, Medford NY, actress (Amanda-Bad News Bear, Young & Restless)
- Nov 16 Tahir Shah, British travel writer and explorer
- Nov 18 Jorge Camacho, Spanish poet
- Nov 19 Rocco DiSpirito, American chef
- Nov 20 Jill Thompson, American comic book writer and artist
- Nov 24 Paul Robinett, American internet personality
- Nov 30 Wil Mara, American author
- Dec 4 Suzanne Malveaux, American television news reporter
- Dec 9 Kirsten Gillibrand, American politician
- Dec 12 Royce Gracie, Brazilian martial artist
- Dec 13 Ross Burden, New Zealand celebrity chef
- Dec 17 Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician
- Dec 17 Christopher A. Wray, American lawyer, F.B.I. Director (2017-), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 20 Ed de Goey, Dutch soccer goalie (Feyenoord)
- Dec 27 Fabian Núñez, American politician
- Dec 27 Wendy Coakley-Thompson, American writer