1901 - John W Van Duren, playwright (I Remember Mama)
1903 - Percy William Whitlock, composer
1905 - Dinora de Carvalho, composer
1905 - Robert Newton, England, actor (Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days)
1907 - Frank A Whittle, England inventor (jet engine)
1908 - Percy Edwards, animal imitator
1909 - Szymon Goldberg, Polish/US violinist/conductor (Neth Chamber orch)
1911 - Gertrude Michael, AL, actress (Cleopatra, Menace, Club Havana)
1915 - John Randolph, NYC, actor (King Kong, Lucan, Lucas Tanner, Angie)
1919 - Boris Lazarevich Klyuzner, composer
1921 - Nelson Riddle, Oradell NJ, musical conductor (Batman, Frank Sinatra)
1922 - Abdul Rashid, Pakistan, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960)
1922 - Joan Caulfield, East Orange NJ, actress (Liz-My Favorite Husband)
1922 - Joan Copeland, [Miller], NYC, actress (Roseland, A Little Sex)
1924 - Paula Hinton, dancer
1925 - Richard Erdman, Enid Ok, actor (Stalag 17, Anything Goes)
1926 - Andy Griffith, Mount Airy NC, actor (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock)
1926 - Marilyn Monroe, [Norma Jean Mortenson], LA, actress (Some Like It Hot)
1927 - Colleen McCullough, writer
1928 - Bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian (Bonkers)
1928 - Georgi Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11)
1929 - Yehudi Wyner, composer
1930 - Edward Woodward, Croydon England, actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman)
1930 - Matt Poore, cricketer (NZ batsman in 14 tests 1953-56 average 15.43)
1930 - Ty Hardin, Ill, actor (Berserk, PT 109) [or Jan 1]
1932 - Francis Cameron, cricketer (NZ pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65)
1932 - Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer (Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan)
1933 - Alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisc, NFL fullback (Baltimore Colts)
1933 - Charles Wilson, (Rep-D-TX, 1973- )
1933 - Ian Sinclair, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1956, bowling average 120.00)
1934 - Pat Boone, Florida, singer/actor (April Love, Cross & Switchblade)
1934 - Peter Masterson, Houston Texas, actor (Ambush Bay)
1934 - Sylvia Syms, London, actress (Asylum, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine)
1934 - Willy Roggeman, Flemish writer (Goldfish, Nardis)
1935 - James George, US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956)
1935 - John Edward Porter, (Rep-R-IL, 1980- )
1935 - Reverend Ike, SC, evangelist minister (Joy of Living)
1936 - Bekim Fehmiu, actor (Black Sunday, Permission to Kill, Cagliostro)
1937 - Colleen McCullough, writer (Tim, Indecent Obsession)
1937 - Morgan Freeman, Memphis Tn, actor (Driving Mrs Daisy, Glory)
1939 - Cleavon Little, Chickasha Okla, actor (Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers)
1940 - Rene Auberjonois, actor (Clayton-Benson, Star Trek Deep Space 9)
1941 - Edo de Waart, Amsterdam Holland, conductor (Houston Opera-1976)
1942 - Tom Mankiewicz, LA Calif, screenwriter (Diamonds are Forever)
1943 - Ely van Tongeren, Dutch guitarist/singer (Buffoons)
1943 - Richard Goode, Bronx, concert pianist (1980 Avery Fisher Award)
1944 - Robert Powell, England, actor (Jigsaw Man, Shaka Zulu, Secrets)
1945 - Frederica Von Stade, Somerville NJ, mezzo-soprano (Die Zauberfl”te)
1945 - Linda Scott, singer (Hey Look at Me Now)