1782 Martin Van Buren, 8th US President (Democrat: 1837-41), born in Kinderhook, New York (d. 1862)
1839 George Armstrong Custer, United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars, born in New Rumley, Ohio (d. 1876)
1901 Walt [Walter Elias] Disney, American animator, (Mickey Mouse), producer and co-founder of Walt Disney Co., born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1966)
1902 Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (Sen-D/R-SC), born in Edgefield, South Carolina (d. 2003)
1903 Cecil Frank Powell, English physicist who discovered pion (pi-meson), a subatomic particle (Nobel 1950), born in Tonbridge, England (d. 1969)
1905 Otto Preminger, Austrian director and producer (Laura, Exodus), born in Wiznitz, Austria-Hungary (d. 1986)
1916 Margaret Hayes, American actress (Blackboard Jungle, Robert Montgomery Presents), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1977)
1924 George Savalas, Greek-American actor (Kojak, Kelly's Heroes), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1985)
1932 Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], American singer-songwriter (Tutti Frutti), born in Macon, Georgia
1947 Jim Messina, American rocker (Loggins & Messina-Your Mamma Don't Dance), born in Maywood, California
1947 Jim Plunkett, American NFL quarterback (New England, Oakland), born in San Jose, California
1947 Jugderdemidjin Gurragcha, Mongolian cosmonaut (Soyuz 39), born in Gurvanbulag, Bulgan, Mongolia
1947 Bruce Golding, Jamaican politician (8th Prime Minister of Jamaica 2007-11), born in Chapelton, Jamaica
1947 Tony Gregory, Irish politician, born in Dublin
1947 Kim Simmonds, Welsh guitarist (Savoy Brown), born in Newbridge, Wales
1949 Bruce E Melnick, American Cmdr USCG/astronaut (STS 41, STS 49), born in NYC, New York
1949 Lanny Wadkins, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1977), born in Richmond, Virginia
1949 Lewis Arlt, American actor (Littlest Victims, Ken-Another World), born in Kingston, New York
1949 Ray Comfort, New Zealand evangelist, born in Christchurch, New Zealand
1950 Camarón de la Isla [José Monge Cruz], Spanish flamenco singer, born in San
Fernando, Cádiz, Spain (d. 1992)
1950 Osvaldo Golijov, Argentine composer, born in La Plata, Argentina
1951 Morgan Brittany [Suzanne Cupito], American actress (Katherine-Dallas), born in Los Angeles, California
1951 Thomas Warren Purtzer, PGA golfer (1977 Glen Campbell), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1951 Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Belgian artist, born in Antwerp
1952 Bobby Barth, American rocker vocalist and guitarist (Axe), born in Coffeyville, Kansas
1953 Jonathan Lewis, trombonist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
1953 Larry Zbyszko [Living Legend, Whistler], American professional wrestler (WCW/AWA/NWA/WWF), born in Chicago, Illinois
1956 Klaus Allofs, German footballer (1. FC Köln), born in Düsseldorf, West Germany
1956 Brian Backer, American actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Brooklyn, New York
1956 Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist and conductor, born in Zabrze, Poland
1957 Art Monk, American NFL wide receiver (Wash Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles), born in White Plains, New York
1957 Charlene Morett, American field hockey left wing (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Darby, Pennsylvania
1958 Dean Erickson, American actor and founder and CEO of Bionic Capital LLC, born in Maine
1959 Nikki Gianulias, American ten-pin bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1979), born in Vallejo, California
1959 Shirley Furlong, American LPGA golfer (1988 Lady Keystone Open), born in San Antonio, Texas
1959 Connie Needham Newton, American actress (Eight is Enough, Fame), born in Anaheim, California
1960 Andrzej Chylinski, American 50k walker (Olympics 26th-96), born in NYC, New York
1960 Darryl James, Canadian Tour golfer (Glenco-1992, 93), born in Kamloops, British Columbia
1960 Jack Russell, American rocker (Great White-Twice Shy), born in Montebello, California
1960 John Felton, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Kyogle, Australia
1960 Les Nemes, English rock bassist (Haircut 100), born in Croydon, England
1962 José Cura, Argentine tenor, born in Rosario, Argentina
1963 Carrie Hamilton, American actress (Fame), born in NYC, New York (d. 2002)
1963 Dr. Dre, American record producer and rapper, born in Compton, California
1963 Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, English ski jumper, born in Cheltenham, England
1964 Pablo Morales, American butterfly swimmer (Olympic 3 gold/2 silver-1984, 92), born in Chicago, Illinois
1965 Johnny Rzeznik, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls), born in Buffalo, New York
1965 Wayne Smith, Jamaican reggae musician (Under Mi Sleng Teng), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1966 Bruce Deacon, Canadian marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1966 Joseph Barbara, American actor (Joe Carlino-Another World), born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
1966 Niege Dias, Brazilian tennis star, born in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
1966 Patricia Kaas, French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant), born in Forbach, Lorraine, France
1967 Ann Schirman, WPVA volleyballer (National-17th-1994), born in San Diego, California
1967 René Shuman, Dutch bandleader and singer, born in Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands
1967 Gary Allan, American country musician (Used Heart For Sale), born in La Mirada, California
1967 Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin (fourth son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela), born in Madrid
1968 Lisa Marie [Sliwa], American actress (Mars Attack), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
1968 Margaret Cho, American actress and comedienne (Face/Off), born in San Francisco, California
1968 Rhett Hall, American NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Morgan Hill, California
1969 Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman, born in Gatooma, Rhodesia
1969 Morgan J. Freeman, American film director (Hurricane Streets), born in Long Beach, California
1969 Lewis Gordon Pugh, English-South African swimmer, polar explorer and motivational speaker, born in Plymouth, England
1969 Sajid Javid, British politician, Home Secretary (2018-), born in Littleborough, England
1970 Kevin Haller, Canadian NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Trochu, Alberta, Canada
1970 Susan Sloane, American tennis star, born in Lexington, Kentucky
1970 Thomas Smith, American NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills), born in Gates, North Carolina
1971 Bryan Schwartz, American NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in St. Lawrence, South Dakota
1971 Joe Fleming, CFL defensive end (BC Lions), born in Wellesley, Massachusetts
1971 Marrio Grier, NFL fullback (New England Patriots), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1971 Kali Rocha, American actress (Liv and Maddie), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1972 Cliff Floyd, MLB outfielder and 1st base (Montreal Expos), born in Chicago, Illinois
1972 Kevin Sally, Canadian archer (Olympics 1996), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
1972 Randolph Ross, American 110m hurdler, born in Shelby, North Carolina
1972 Roderick Mullen, American NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1972 Stanislav Jasecko, Slovakian hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998), born in Košice, Czechoslovakia
1972 Mike Mahoney, American baseball player, born in Des Moines, Iowa
1972 Angela Shelton, American actress and screenwriter (Tumbleweeds), born in Asheville, North Carolina
1973 Corissa Yasen, American WNBA forward and guard (Sacramento Monarchs), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1973 Shalom Harlow, model (House of Style, Harper's Bazaar), born in Toronto, Ontario
1973 Luboš Motl, Czech physicist
1973 Sorin Grindeanu, Romanian Prime Minister (2017), born in Caransebeș, Romania
1974 Charlie Batch, National Football League quarterback
1975 Paula Patton, American actress
1976 Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby union footballer
1976 Amy Acker, American actress
1978 Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
1978 Olli Jokinen, Finnish ice hockey player
1979 Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer
1979 Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player
1979 Evonne Hsu, Taiwanese singer
1979 Gareth McAuley, Northern Irish footballer
1979 Nick Stahl, American actor
1980 Shizuka Ito, Japanese voice actress (seiyū)
1980 Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-born French trumpeter
1981 Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress
1982 Eddy Curry, American basketball player
1982 Trai Essex, American football player
1984 Chris Solinsky, American distance runner
1985 Frankie Muniz, American actor
1985 Nico Verdonck, Belgian racing driver
1985 Josh Smith, American basketball player
1988 Ross Bagley, American actor (Nicky-Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air), born in Los Angeles, California
1992 Giorgio Cantarini, Italian actor
1994 Emily Marie Estefan, daughter of Gloria & Emilio