1542 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-87), born in Linlithgow Palace, Scotland (d. 1587)
1765 Eli Whitney, American inventor (Cotton Gin), born in Westborough, Massachusetts (d. 1825)
1865 Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia), born in Tavastehus, Finland (d. 1957)
1886 Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (En el Arsenal) and wife of Frida Kahlo, born in Guanajuato, México (d. 1957)
1925 James E "Jimmy" Smith, US jazz/organist (Walk on the Wild Side)
1925 Samuel "Sammy" Davis Jr., American singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man), born in NYC, New York (d. 1990)
1927 Ferdie Pacheco, the "Fight Doctor"
1930 Maximilian Schell, Swiss-Austrian actor and director (Odessa File, Julia), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2014)
1936 David Carradine, actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets, Kill Bill V.1 & 2), born in Hollywood, California
1939 James Galway, flutist (18k gold flute, Royal Phil), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1943 Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter (The Doors) and poet, born in Melbourne, Florida (d. 1971)
1947 Gregg Allman, guitarist/vocalist (Allman Brothers Band), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2017)
1947 Thomas R. Cech, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1949 Mary Gordon, American author
1949 Ray Shulman, British musician, born in Portsmouth
1949 Robert Sternberg, Proposed the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
1950 Jimmy Farrar, American rock vocalist (Molly Hatchet), born in LaGrange, Georgia
1950 Rick Baker, American special effects makeup artist (Exorcist), born in Binghamton, New York
1950 Tim Foli, American baseball player
1950 Dan Hartman, American musician (Edgar Winter Group), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1951 Bill Bryson, American British author (Notes From a Small Island), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1953 Sam Kinison, American screaming comedian and actor (Back to School, Charlie Hoover), born in Yakima, Washington (d. 1992)
1953 Roy Firestone, American sportscaster (Life's Most Embarrassing Moments), born in Miami, Florida
1953 Kim Basinger, American actress
1953 Norman Finkelstein, American professor, activist
1954 Harold Hongju Koh, Korean-American Dean of Yale Law School
1955 Ian Greig, cricketer (brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982)
1956 Warren Cuccurullo, rock guitarist (Missing Persons)
1957 Phil Collen, English heavy-metal guitarist (Def Leppard - Love Bites), born in London, England
1958 Billy Hufsey, actor (Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life)
1958 Wayne Dickert, slalom double canoe (Olympic 11th 1996), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1958 Bird McIntyre, Thai pop singer, musician
1959 Marty Raybon, American singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South), born in Sanford, Florida
1959 Paul Rutherford, vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)
1959 Jim Yong Kim, South Korean-American physician, anthropologist and President of the World Bank, born in Seoul, South Korea
1960 Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP)
1961 Ann Coulter, American author, political commentator, and attorney
1961 Mikey Robins, Australian comedian
1962 Berry van Aerle, Dutch soccer star (PSV)
1962 Marty Friedman, American guitarist
1962 Steve Elkington, Australian golfer (PGA Championship 1995), born in Inverell, New South Wales
1963 Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese professional wrestler
1964 James Martinez, Santa Fe NM, rower (Olympics 1996)
1964 Teri Hatcher, actress (Lois & Clark, Desperate Housewives), born in Sunnyvale, California
1964 James Blundell, Australian country singer
1964 Sandy Burnett, English record producer
1965 Greg Truitt, NFL safety/linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
1965 Teresa Weatherspoon, WNBA guard (NY Liberty)
1965 Troy Sadowski, NFL tight end (Cin Bengals)
1965 Carina Lau, Hong Kong actress and singer (Days of Being Wild), born in Suzhou, China
1966 Douglas Allan Martin, Bluffton OH, PGA golfer (1995 Buick-2nd)
1966 Joe Staysniak, NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts)
1966 Matthew Laborteaux, actor (Albert-Little House on Prairie), born in Los Angeles, California
1966 Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U), born in Glenageary, Ireland
1966 Jeff Tremaine, American television and film director
1967 Jeff George, NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders)
1967 Marina Augusta Baker, Windsor England, playmate (Mar, 1987)
1967 Ron George, linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)
1967 Tony Mayberry, NFL center (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1967 Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
1967 Darren Sheridan, English footballer and manager
1968 Bill Johnson, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)
1968 Mike Mussina, American baseball pitcher (5-time MLB All Star), Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1968 Michael Cole, American professional wrestling commentator
1969 Antoon Kuil, soccer player (Veendam, SC Heerenveen)
1969 Bobby Phillips, WLAF running back (Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1969 Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)
1969 Victor Green, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Jets)
1969 Steve Van Wormer, American actor
1971 Garvin Alston, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Mt Vernon, New York
1971 James Stewart, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings), born in Vero Beach, Florida
1972 Marco Abreu, Angolan footballer
1972 Frank Shamrock, American mixed martial artist
1973 Mitch Jacoby, tight end (St Louis Rams)
1973 Monty Montgomery, defensiveback (Indianapolis Colts)
1973 Doron Bell Jr., Canadian actor
1973 Corey Taylor, American singer (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
1974 Paul Staight, Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics 1996)
1974 Cristian Castro, Mexican singer
1974 Nick Zinner, American guitarist (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), born in Massachusetts
1975 Kevin Harvick, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2014), born in Bakersfield, California
1976 Naimee Coleman, Irish singer and songwriter
1976 Reed Johnson, American baseball player
1976 Dominic Monaghan, English actor (The Lord of the Rings, Lost), born in Berlin, West Germany
1977 Elsa Benítez, Mexican supermodel
1977 Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union footballer
1977 Ryan Newman, American NASCAR driver
1978 Kate Robinson, American dance skater (& Kate Robinson), born in Peoria, Illinois
1978 Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer
1978 John Oster, Welsh footballer, born in Boston, England
1978 Ian Somerhalder, American actor (Lost, Vampire Diaries), born in Covington, Louisiana
1978 Vernon Wells, American baseball player, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1979 Johan Forssell, Swedish politician
1979 Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedish footballer
1979 Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby league footballer
1981 Jeremy Accardo, American baseball player
1981 Philip Rivers, American NFL quarterback (San Diego, LA Chargers), born in Decatur, Alabama
1982 Noelle Pikus-Pace, American skeleton racer
1982 Dee Dee Trotter, American athlete
1982 Hamit Altintop, German-born Turkish Football player (identical twin brother of Halil Altintop)
1982 Halil Altintop, Turkish Football player (identical twin brother of Hamit Altintop)
1982 Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and singer (Super Bass, Starships), born in Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
1983 Neel Jani, Swiss racing driver
1983 Liu Song, Chinese snooker player
1984 Greg Halford, English footballer
1984 Badr Hari, Dutch kickboxer, Niall Brennan, Irish Legend.
1984 Sam Hunt, American country pop singer (Take Your Time), born in Cedartown, Georgia
1985 Dwight Howard, American basketball player (Charlotte Hornets), born in Atlanta, Georigia
1986 Amir Khan, English boxer
1986 Kate Voegele, American musician
1989 Drew Doughty, Canadian hockey player
1993 AnnaSophia Robb, American actress and singer