1931 - George Baker, Bulgaria, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Curse of the Fly)
1931 - Rolf Hochhuth, German playwright (Deputy)
1932 - Alexander Colleridge Vanderpuiye Baka Tetteh-Lartey, actor
1932 - Debbie Reynolds, El Paso Texas, actress (Singin' in the Rain)
1932 - Gordon Jump, Dayton Ohio, actor (Arthur Carlson-WKRP, Growing Pains)
1932 - Jiri Smutny, composer
1933 - Dan Flavin, US minimalist sculptor
1934 - Don Hastings, Bkln NY, actor (Capt Video, Bob-As the World Turns)
1935 - Hans H Boswinkel, actor/director (Surprise Attack, Tutorials in Love)
1935 - John Murray, cricketer (Eng 1961-67, 1st wk called Murray to play Tests)
1939 - Ali MacGraw, Pound Ridge NY, actress (Love Story, Goodbye Columbus)
1939 - Phil Niekro, knuckleball pitcher (NY Yankees, Atlanta Braves)
1939 - Rudolph Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, rocker (Isley Brothers-Shout)
1941 - Ajit Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt)
1942 - Alan Blakley, rocker (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes)
1942 - Danny Brooks, rocker (Dovells)
1942 - Phil Margo, Bkln, rock vocalist (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight)
1942 - Samuel R[ay] Delany Jr, US, sci-fi author (Towers of Toron, Neveryona)
1944 - Carol White, England, actress (Daddy's Gone a Hunting)
1945 - Heather Young, Bremerton Wash, actress (Betty-Land of Giants)
1946 - Arthur Conley, US soul singer (Sweet Soul Music)
1946 - John Barbata, drummer (Turtles-Happy Together, Eleanor)
1946 - Ronnie "Plonk" Lane, London, rock bassist (Small Faces-Hey Girl)
1946 - William Frederick Fisher, Dallas Texas, MD/astronaut (STS 51-I)
1947 - David Eisenhower, grandson of Pres Dwight, married Julie Nixon
1948 - Jimmy Cliff, Reggae singer
1948 - Simon Crowe, rock drummer (Boomtown Rats-Maxinguaye)
1948 - Y Y Williams, Welsh rugby player
1949 - Gill Scott-Heron, US, writer/poet/singer (Whities on the Moon)
1950 - Ed[uardus] HTM Nijpels, Dutch minister of Environment (VVD)
1950 - Leonard van Spirit, Dutch/British fruit/food magnate
1952 - Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi, Tripoli Libya, bomber (Pan Am 103)
1952 - Annette O'Toole, Houston Texas, actress (Cat People, Superman III)
1952 - Billy Currie, rock keyboardist/violinist (Ultravox-We Came to Dance)
1952 - Rey Robinson, US, 100m sprinter (Olympic-1972)
1953 - Aftab Baloch, cricketer (Pakistani in 2 Tests, scored 428 for Sind 74)
1953 - Barry Sonnenfeld, director (When Harry Met Sally, Big, Misery)
1954 - Jeff Porcaro, LA Calif, drummer/percussionist (Toto-Roxanne, Africa)
1955 - Danny Joe Pohl, Mt Pleasant MI, PGA golfer (1986 Colonial)
1955 - Stan Ridway, rocker (Wall Of Voodoo)
1956 - Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist (Hothouse Flowers-People)
1957 - David Gower, cricketer (elegant England left-handed batsman 1978-92)
1957 - Donald William Hammond, Frederick MD, PGA golfer (1986 Bob Hope)
1957 - Peter Deutsch, (Rep-D-Florida)