| 1265 | Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)
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| 1596 | Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter
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| 1738 | John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet
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| 1740 | Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)
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| 1783 | Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader
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| 1785 | James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)
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| 1793 | Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist
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| 1796 | August Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia)
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| 1800 | John Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry
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| 1801 | Samuel Cousins, mezzotint engraver
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| 1810 | Louis Gallait, historical painter
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| 1810 | WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I
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| 1814 | Adolph von Henselt, composer
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| 1824 | William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army)
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| 1829 | Ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer
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| 1833 | Boleslaw Dembinski, composer
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| 1837 | Adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars)
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| 1843 | Belle Boyd, spy (Confederate)/actress/lecturer
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| 1844 | [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders)
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| 1846 | Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer
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| 1855 | Julius Rontgen, composer
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| 1860 | James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan)
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| 1865 | August de Boeck, composer
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| 1873 | Howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)
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| 1873 | Lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater)
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| 1882 | Henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam)
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| 1887 | Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer
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| 1892 | Eric Westberg, composer
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| 1892 | Zita, empress (Austria)/Queen (Hungary)
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| 1895 | Lucian Blaga, Romaniams philosopher/poet (Dogmatic Aeon)
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| 1895 | Richard Barthelmess, NYC, actor (Broken Blossoms, Noose)
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| 1899 | Edward Pollock, saxophone/clarinet
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| 1901 | Fuzzy Knight, Fairmont WV, actor (Oklahoma Annie, Cowby & the Lady)
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| 1901 | George Duckworth, cricket wicket-keeper (England late 20's early 30's)
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| 1903 | Walter Dehmel, writer
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| 1906 | Eleanor Estes, author (Ginger Pye, Moffats)
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| 1907 | Baldur von Schirach, German writer/nazi politician (Frame)
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| 1910 | Barbara Woodhouse, dog training expert
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| 1910 | P E Palia, cricketer (appeared in India's 1st Test-Lord's 1932)
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| 1911 | Harry Simeone, Newark NJ, choral director (Kate Smith Show)
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| 1912 | Pedro Armendariz, Mexico, actor (From Russia With Love)
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| 1913 | John Hayes, Admiral
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| 1913 | Victor Smith, Admiral (Australian Chiefs of Staff)
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| 1914 | Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
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| 1914 | Frank Chacksfield, arranger/orch leader
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| 1914 | Hank Snow, Nova Scotia Canada, country singer (I Went to Your Wedding)
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| 1914 | Josef Muller-Brockmann, graphic designer/writer
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| 1914 | Theodore Kheel, labor negotiator (Fair Employment Practices)
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| 1915 | Richard Janvrin, British vice admiral
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| 1916 | Bernard William George Rose, composer/organist
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| 1916 | Cyril Bowles, bishop of Derby
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| 1916 | Douglas Guest, organist
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| 1917 | George Fleming, cyclist
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| 1917 | John Arnatt, actor (Circumstantial Evidence)
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| 1918 | Mike Wallace, Brookline Mass, newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes)
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| 1918 | Orville Freeman, Minneapolis, (Sen-D-Mn)/Sec of Agriculture (1961-69)
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| 1919 | Arthur English, comedian/actor (Malachi's Cove)
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| 1920 | Richard Adams, author (Day Gone By)
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| 1922 | Sheila Burrell, actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark)
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| 1924 | Bulat S Okudzjava, Russian author (Student!)
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| 1924 | Connie Russell, NYC, singer (Club Embassy, Garroway at Large)
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| 1924 | Gerard Wernars, Dutch graphic designer (Library stamps 1991)
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| 1924 | Jean J A Girault, French director/screenwriter (l'Amour)
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| 1925 | Peter Leng, Master General of the Ordnance
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| 1926 | Alistair MacFarlane, principal (Heriot-Watt University England)
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| 1926 | Francis Kennedy, British diplomat
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| 1926 | Joshua Hassan, chief minister (Gibralter)
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| 1926 | Robin Cooke, pres (NZ Court of Appeal)
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| 1927 | John McDermott, Lord Justice of Appeal (Northern Ireland)
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| 1927 | Manfred Eigen, German physicist/chemist (Nobel 1967)
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| 1927 | Ray Katt, baseball player
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| 1928 | Barbara Ann Scott, Ottawa Ontario, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1948)
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| 1928 | Pall Pampichier Palsson, composer
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| 1928 | Richard A "Pancho" Gonzalez, LA Calif, tennis star (US 1948-49)
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| 1929 | Anthony Lloyd, Lord Justice of Appeal
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| 1930 | Joan Sims, actress (Carry on Behind, Carry on Cleo)
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| 1931 | Vance DeVoe Brand, Longmont Co, astro (Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35)
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| 1932 | Conrad Hunte, cricketer (great West Indian opener 1958-66)
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| 1932 | David Plastow, CEO (Medical Research Council)
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| 1932 | Gavin Lyall, author (Conduct of Major Maxim)
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| 1932 | Geraldine McEwan, actress (Henry V)
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| 1932 | J Alex McMillan, (Rep-R-NC, 1985- )
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| 1933 | Johnny Grant, unofficial mayor of Hollywood
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| 1934 | Alan Bennett, Engld, playwright/actor (Secret Policeman's Other Ball)
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| 1934 | John Robertson, deputy chairman (Barclays de Zoete Wedd)
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| 1934 | Roy Massey, Master of Choristers (Hereford Cathedral)
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| 1936 | Albert Finney, Salford UK, actor (Dresser, Under the Volcano)
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| 1936 | Floyd Robinson, baseball player (White Sox, Reds, A's)
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| 1936 | Glenda Jackson, Cheshire England, actress (Women in Love)
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| 1936 | Terry Downes, middleweight boxing champ (1961-62)
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| 1936 | Terry Drinkwater, TV newsman (CBS)
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| 1937 | Dave Prater, Ocilla Ga, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave)
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| 1937 | Sonny Curtis, Texas, guitarist (Crickets)
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| 1938 | Geoffrey Holland, civil servant
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| 1938 | Nokie Edwards, rocker (Ventures)
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| 1939 | Bruce Mather, composer
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| 1939 | Herbert Hippauf, baseball player
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| 1939 | Jim Dent, Augusta GA, PGA golfer (1989 MONY Syracuse Senior)
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| 1939 | Kenneth Warby, fastest man on water at 300 knots (345 mph)
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| 1939 | Nokle Edwards, rocker
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| 1939 | Ralph Boston, Laurel Miss, long jumper (Oly-gold/sil/brz-60, 64, 68)
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| 1940 | Dick Morrissey, saxophonist
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| 1940 | James L Brooks, producer/director (Broadcast News, Taxi, Critic)
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| 1941 | Dorothy Hyman, England, sprinter (Oly-silver-60)
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| 1941 | Jan Dibbets, sculptor/artist (Dutch Mountains)
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| 1941 | Pete Birrell, rock bassist (Freddie & The Dreamers)
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| 1942 | John D Ashcroft, (Gov-MO)
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| 1942 | Mike Millward, rocker
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| 1942 | Tommy Roe, Atlanta, rocker (Hooray for Hazel)
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| 1942 | William Olner, MP
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| 1943 | Bruce Milner, rocker (Every Mother's Son)
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| 1943 | Maurice Foster, cricketer (West Indies batsman of 70's)
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| 1943 | Tommy Roe, rocker
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| 1944 | Don Dannemann, rocker (Cyrkle)
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| 1944 | Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
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| 1945 | Steve Katz, NYC, rock guitarist/vocalist (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
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| 1946 | Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actr (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown)
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| 1947 | Anthony Corlan, Cork City Ireland, actor (Something for Everyone)
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| 1948 | John Drayton Mahaffey, Kerrville TX, PGA golfer (1978 PGA Champ)
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| 1949 | Billy Joel, Bronx, rock vocalist (Pianoman, Capt Jack, Bridge)
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| 1949 | Oleg Yuriyevich Atkov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-10)
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| 1950 | James A Butts, LA Calif, triple jumper (Olympic-silver-1976)
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| 1950 | Matthew Kelly, actor/TV host (Holding the Fort, Relative Strangers)
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| 1950 | Tom Petersson, Rockford Il, rock bassist (Cheap Trick)
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| 1951 | Alley Mills, Chicago Ill, actress (Norma Arnold-Wonder Years)
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| 1952 | Patrick Ryecart, actor (Silas Mariner)
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| 1953 | Daniel Talbot, Montreal Que, golfer (Quebec Open-1979, 81, 84)
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| 1953 | Gregory Beecroft, Chorpus Christi TX, actor (Guiding Light)
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| 1953 | Ron Jackson, baseball player
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| 1953 | Scott McInnis, (Rep-R-Colorado)
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| 1954 | Balazs Taroczy, Hungary, tennis star
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| 1955 | Kevin Peter Hall, Pitts Pa, actor (Misfits of Science)
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| 1955 | Myra Blackwelder, LPGA golfer
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| 1957 | Fred Markham, 1st man to pedal a bike 65 mph
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| 1957 | John Stuper, baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
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| 1958 | Esko Rechardt, Finland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1980)
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| 1959 | Andrew Jones, cricketer (highly consistent for NZ at 1st drop)
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| 1959 | Asantha De Mel, cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler)
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| 1960 | Iain Butchart, cricket all-rounder (Zimbabwe, Test v Pak 1995)
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| 1960 | Jim Reilly, rocker (Red Rockers)
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| 1960 | Tony Gwynn, LA CA, outfielder (San Diego Padres)
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| 1961 | Rene Capo, Pinal del Rio Cuba, half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics-96)
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| 1962 | Dave Gahan, Essex, rock vocalist (Depeche Mode-Dreaming of Me)
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| 1962 | John Corbett, actor/singer (Chris-Northern Exposure)
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| 1962 | Paul Heaton, rocker (Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There)
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| 1964 | Miloslav Mecir, Czechoslovakia, tennis player (Olympic-gold-1988)
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| 1965 | Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, rocker (Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Distance)
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| 1965 | Marc Logan, NFL running back (Washington Redskins)
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| 1965 | Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook BC, NHL forward (Team Canada, Detroit)
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| 1966 | Mark Tinordi, Red Deer, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
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| 1968 | Bruce Pickens, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
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| 1968 | David Benoit, NBA forward (Utah Jazz, NJ Nets)
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| 1968 | Marie-José Pérec, Guadeloupe, French 200m/400m runner (Oly-2 gold-96)
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| 1968 | Vince Workman, NFL running back (Packers, Panthers, Colts)
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| 1969 | Carla Overbeck, Pasadena Calif, soccer defender (Olympics-96)
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| 1969 | Renn Crichlow, Ottawa Ontario, canoeist (Olympics-8-92, 96)
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| 1970 | Doug Christie, NBA guard/forward (Toronto Raptors)
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| 1972 | Dan Hollander, Royal Oak Mich, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ)
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| 1972 | Dave Barr, WLAF quarterback (Scotland Claymores)
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| 1972 | Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics-92, 96)
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| 1974 | Pete Kelley, 218¬ lbs (99 kg) US weightlifter (Olympics-14th-1996)
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| 1974 | Shin Yahata, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
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| 1974 | Stephane Yelle, Ottawa, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)
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| 1976 | Faye Johnstone, Auckland NZ, archer (Olympics-96)
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| 1980 | Angela Nikodinov, Spartanburg SC, figure skater (1997 Pacif Sr champ)
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| 1980 | Tatewin Means, Miss South Dakota Teen USA (1996)
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