- 1590 Johann Schop, German composer and violinist, born in Niedersachsen, Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1667) (dates disputed)
- 1609 Paul Fleming, German poet, born in Hartenstein, Saxony (d. 1640)
- 1640 Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, French mistress of King Louis XIV, born in Lussac-les-Châteaux, France (d. 1707)
Jonathan Edwards(1703-1758)
Christian preacher,philosopher, and theologian (Original Sin), born in East Windsor, Connecticut Colony
- 1712 Francesco Guardi, Italian painter, born in Venice (d. 1793)
Denis Diderot(1713-1784)
French enlightenmentphilosopher (Encyclopédie), born in Langres, Champagne
- 1715 Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist, born in Pertuis, France (d. 1789)
- 1717 Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle, duchess de Châteauroux, French mistress of King Louis XV of France, born in Paris (d. 1744)
- 1722 Gregorio Sciroli, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg (d. 1781)
- 1728 Chevalier d'Éon [Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont], French spy, diplomat, and transvestite, born in Tonnerre, France (d. 1810)
- 1737 Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Russian count (helped Catherine the Great to the throne) and military commander (Battle of Çeşme), born in Lyutkino, Russia (d. 1808) (NS date)
- 1743 Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer, born in Verona, Republic of Venice (d. 1818)
- 1758 Thomas Greatorex, English composer, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England (d. 1831)
- 1781 Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher, born in Prague, Bohemia (d. 1848)
- 1792 Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer, born in Warrington, England (d. 1844)
- 1795 Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian politician (4th Mayor of Halifax) and brewer (founder of the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery), born in Halkirk, Caithness, Highland, Scotland (d. 1873)
- 1804 Nicholas Wanostrocht [Felix], English amateur cricket batsman (Kent CCC, Surry CCC) and author (Felix on the Bat), born in London, England (d. 1876)
- 1804 Robert Parker Parrott, American inventor (developed the rifled cannon known as the Parrott gun), born in Lee, New Hampshire (d. 1877)
- 1808 Thomas Algeo Rowley, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1892)
- 1808 Winand Staring, Dutch geologist (Geology of Netherlands), born in Wildenborch, Vorden, Netherlands (d. 1877)
- 1817 Eduard Franck, German composer, born in Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1893)
- 1820 David Wilber, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Quaker Street, Duanesburg, New York (d. 1890)
- 1822 Hans Hampel, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1884)
Chester A. Arthur(1829-1886)
21stPresident of the United States (1881-85), born in Fairfield Vermont
- 1833 Cyrus Bussey, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Hubbard, Ohio (d. 1915)
- 1836 George Washington Gordon, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Pulaski, Tennessee (d. 1911)
- 1840 Fran Gerbič, Slovenian composer and operatic tenor, born in Cerknica, Kingdom of Illyria, Austrian Empire (d. 1917)
- 1840 John Addington Symonds, British historian and writer (Probs in Greek Ethics), born in Bristol, England (d. 1893)
- 1844 Francis William Reitz, 5th State President of the Orange Free State, born in Swellendam, Cape Colony (d. 1934)
- 1848 Guido von List, Austrian-German occultist and novelist (Jung Diethers Heimkehr), born in Vienna (d. 1919)
- 1850 Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer, politician and President of the First Imperial Duma, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1910)
- 1858 Henry von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Queen Victoria, born in Milan, Lombardy–Venetia (d. 1896)
- 1863 Ludwig Borchardt, German Egyptologist, born in Berlin (d. 1938)
- 1864 Louis Lumière, French inventor, with brother Auguste made 1st motion picture in 1895, born in Besançon, France (d. 1948)
- 1875 Cyril Rootham, English organist, composer, and educator, born in Redland, Bristol, England (d. 1938)
- 1878 Louise Dresser [Kerlin], American actress (Maid of Salem), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1965)
- 1879 Halfdan Cleve [née Klewe], Norwegian pianist and composer, born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1951)
- 1879 John Erskine, American poet and writer (Private Life of Helen of Troy), born in New York City (d. 1951)
- 1881 Otto V. Kuusinen, Finnish politician (founder of the Finnish Communist Party), born in Laukaa, Finland (d. 1964)
- 1882 Giorgio Abetti, Italian astronomer (Solar physics), born in Padua, Italy (d. 1982)
Robert H. Goddard(1882-1945)
Americanrocket pioneer (invented and built the first liquid-fueled rocket), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- 1883 Charles Maduro, Antillean composer, born in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (d. 1947)
- 1884 Hendrik Tilanus, Dutch artillery officer and political leader (CHU 1939-63), born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 1966)
- 1886 Carter DeHaven, American actor (Courage Great Dictator), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1977)
- 1887 Max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter, born in Berlin (d. 1975)
- 1887 René Cassin, French jurist and judge (Nobel Peace Prize 1968), born in Bayonne, Basque Country, France (d. 1976)
- 1889 Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (Memorias de Mamá Blanca), born in Paris (d. 1936)
- 1890 Kasimir Edschmid, German writer, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1966)
- 1892 Remington Kellogg, American naturalist and director (U.S. National Museum), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1969)
- 1894 Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1920), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1948)
- 1895 Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. Army general (WWII) and head of CIA (1950-52), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1961)
- 1898 Linus McAtee, American Hall of Fame jockey (Preakness Stakes 1916; Kentucky Derby 1927, 29; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1928), born in Frenchtown, New Jersey (d. 1963)
- 1899 Bolesław Woytowicz, Polish pianist and composer, born in Dunaivtsi, Ukraine (d. 1980)
- 1899 George, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, born in Oranienbaum, Russia (d. 1962)
- 1901 John Alton [Johann Jacob Altmann], American cinematographer, born in Sopron, Austria-Hungary (d. 1996)
- 1901 Willy Lages, German chief of Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam (deported 70,000 Dutch Jews to death camps), born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1971)
- 1902 Larry Fine, American actor and comedian (3 Stooges), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
Ray Kroc(1902-1984)
American fast foodentrepreneur (McDonald's) and owner of baseball's San Diego Padres, born in Oak Park, Illinois
- 1903 M. King Hubbert, American geologist and geophysicist, born in San Saba, Texas (d. 1989)
- 1904 George Chesterman Phillips, British naval officer and WWII submarine commander, born in the Bridgewater, Englandm (d. 1995)
- 1905 Harriet E MacGibbon, American actress, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
- 1905 John Hoyt, [Hoysradt] American stage and screen actor (Mercury Theatre; Gimme a Break!; Tom, Dick & Mary), and comedian, born in Bronxville, New York (d. 1991)
- 1906 Leopold Kohr, Austrian social philosopher, born in Oberndorf, Austria (d. 1994)
- 1907 Mrs. Miller [Elva Ruby Connes], American singer (A Lover's Concerto), born in Joplin, Missouri (d. 1997)
- 1908 Joshua Logan, Broadway producer (South Pacific), born in Texarcana, Texas (d. 1988)
- 1911 Flann O'Brien [Brian O'Nolan], Irish novelist (At Swim-Two-Birds; The Third Policeman), playwright, and satirist, born in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 1966)
- 1912 Fritz Fischer, German physician and Nazi war criminal, born in Berlin (d. 2003)
- 1913 Eugene B. Fluckey, American Navy submariner, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2007)
- 1913 William Lehman, American politician, born in Selma, Alabama (d. 2005)
- 1916 Douglas Ranger, British surgeon, born in Furness, Lancashire (d. 1997)
- 1917 Lew Worsham, American golfer (US Open 1947; Ryder Cup 1947), born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia (d. 1990)
- 1917 Robert Adams, English sculptor and designer, born in Far Cotton, Northampton (d. 1984)
- 1919 Allen Ludden [Ellsworth], American TV personality and gameshow host (Password), husband of Betty White, born in Mineral Point, Wisconsin (d. 1981)
- 1919 Donald Pleasence, British actor (You Only Live Twice, Escape from New York, Halloween), born in Worksop, England (d. 1995)
- 1919 Robin Bailey, British actor (See No Evil, I Didn't Know You Cared), born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1999)
- 1920 Robert Feenstra, Dutch law historian, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 2013)
- 1921 Bill Willis, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (NFL C'ship 1950; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2007)
- 1922 Bil Keane, American cartoonist (The Family Circus), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
- 1922 Jock Stein, Scottish soccer manager (Dunfermline Athletic, Hibernian, Scotland [1965, 78-85], Celtic, Leeds United), born in Burnbank, Scotland (d. 1985)
- 1922 José Froilán González, Argentine race car driver, born in Arrecifes, Argentina (d. 2013)
- 1923 Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 1994)
- 1923 Bill Wirtz, American longtime Chicago Blackhawks owner, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
- 1923 Glynis Johns, British stage and screen Tony Award-winning actress and singer (Mary Poppins; A Little Night Music - "Send In The Clowns"; The Sundowners), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2024)[1]
- 1923 Philip Berrigan, American peace activist and Roman Catholic priest, born in Two Harbors, Minnesota (d. 2002)
- 1923 Stig Dagerman, Swedish writer (Burned Child), born in Älvkarleby, Uppsala County, Sweden (d. 1954)
- 1924 Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (What's My Line?, United Kingdom), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2007)
- 1924 Bill Dana [William Szathmary], American comedian, characters actor (José Jiménez) and screenwriter (The Nude Bomb, The Bill Dana Show), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
- 1924 Jose Donoso, Chilean writer (The Place Without Limits), born in Santiago (d. 1996)
- 1925 Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (Frank and Ernest), born in Burt, Iowa (d. 2006)
- 1925 Gail Davis, American actress (Annie Oakley), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1997)
- 1925 Herbert Kretzmer, South African-British lyricist of Lithuanian heritage (Les Miserables), born in Kroonstad, Union of South Africa (d. 2020)
- 1926 Gottfried Michael Koenig, German-Dutch composer, educator, and electronic music pioneer, born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1926 Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer (First ascent of the West Ridge of Mount Everest), born in Arcata, California (d. 1979)
- 1927 Al Hansen, American artist (Fluxus), born in New York City (d. 1995)
- 1927 John W. Downey, American classical composer (A Dolphin), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
- 1928 Louise Fitzhugh, American author and illustrator (Harriet the Spy), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1974)
- 1929 Autherine Lucy, American educator and 1st African-American to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, born in Shiloh, Alabama (d. 2022)
- 1929 Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American naval officer and astronaut (Gemini 11; Apollo 12), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2017)
- 1930 Arlene Saunders [Soszynski], American soprano, 1961-85 (Hamburg Opera; New York Metropolitan Opera), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1930 George "Skip" Homeier, American actor (Boys Ranch, Beachhead, Dan Raven, Interns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
- 1930 Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian cosmonaut (Vostok IV; Soyuz 14), born in Uzyn, Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union (d. 2009)
- 1930 Rahmon Nabiyev, Tajik politician, First Secretary of The Communist Party (1982-85) and President of Tajikistan (1991-92), born in Leninabad, Tajik SSR (now Khujand, Tajikistan) (d. 1992)
- 1930 Reinhard Selten, German economist (Nobel Prize 1994), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 2016)
- 1932 David Sassoon, Iraqi-British fashion designer best known for dressing Princess Diana, born in London (d. 2025)
- 1932 Madhav Apte, Indian cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), and executive (President of Cricket Club of India, 1989), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2019)
- 1932 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, American politician (first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1933 Al Schackman, American jazz guitarist, arranger, and harmonica player (Nina Simone), born in New York City
- 1934 Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer, born in Rochester, New York (d. 2002)
- 1934 David Smith, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests), born in Fishponds, Bristol (d. 2003)
- 1935 Jimmy Binks, English cricket wicket-keeper (England twice v India 1964), born in Hull, Yorkshire, England
- 1935 Peter Brown [Pierre Lind de Lappe], American actor (Lawman, Laredo, Bold & Beautiful), born in New York City (d. 2016)
- 1936 Annerose Schmidt [Boeck], East German concert pianist, and educator, born in Wittenberg, Germany (d. 2022)
Václav Havel(1936-2011)
Czech politician (President of Czechoslovakia, 1990-2, Czech Republic, 1993-2003), born in Prague
- 1937 Abi Ofarim [Abraham Reichstadt], Israeli dancer, folk and pop singer, guitarist, and record producer (Ester & Abi - "Cinderella Rockerfella"), born in Safed, British Palestine (d. 2018)
- 1937 Barry Switzer, American football coach (Oklahoma), born in Crossett, Arkansas
- 1937 Eli Jacobs, American financier and baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1938 Carlo Mastrangelo, Italian-American rock vocalist (Dion & The Belmonts; Pulse), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2016)
- 1938 Teresa Heinz Kerry, American philanthropist (wife of John Kerry), born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa
- 1939 Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino Supreme Court jurist, born in Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines
- 1939 Marie Laforêt [Maïtena Marie Douménach], French-Swiss singer and actress, born in Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde France (d. 2019)
- 1939 Marie-Claire Blais, French Canadian author and playwright, born in Quebec, Canada
- 1939 Walter Wolf, Slovenian-Canadian industrialist, born in Graz, Austria
- 1940 Bob Cowper, Australian cricket batsman (27 Tests, 5 x 100s, TS 307 v England 1966; Victoria CA, WA CA), born in Melbourne Australia
- 1941 (Patricia) Stephanie Cole, British stage, screen, and radio actress (Waiting for God; Coronation Street, 2011-13), born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England
- 1941 Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002-03), born in Lomas de Zamora, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1942 Bengt Madsen, Swedish soccer administrator (chairman Malmö FF 1999-2009), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2021)
- 1942 Richard Street, American R&B musician (The Temptations, 1971-93 - "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
- 1943 Ben Cardin, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1943 Bonnie Bryant, American golfer (only left-hander to win an LPGA Tour event, Bill Branch Classic 1974), born in Tulare, California
- 1943 Inna Churikova, Russian actress (Theme), born in Belebey, Russia
Steve Miller(81 years old)
1943 American rock guitarist ("The Joker"; "Abracadabra"; "Fly Like An Eagler"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1945 Brian Connolly, Scottish rock singer (Sweet, 1968-79- "The Ballroom Blitz"), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1997)
- 1945 Geoff Leigh, British jazz and progressive rock saxophonist and flute player (Henry Cow), born in Manchester, England
- 1946 Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey coach, born in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec, Canada
- 1946 Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, American Appalachian moonshiner, bootlegger, and how-to book author (Me and My Likker), born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina (d. 2009)
- 1946 Richard Kermode, American rock keyboardist (Kozmic Blues Band; Janis Joplin), born in Wyoming (d. 1996)
- 1946 Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist, born in Sahasram, Bihar, British India
- 1947 Brian Johnson, British hard rock singer-songwriter (AC/DC - "Back In Black"), born in Dunston, Gateshead, England
- 1948 Delroy Wilson, Jamaican ska and reggae singer ("Cool Operator"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1995)
- 1948 Lucius "Tawl" Ross, American pop guitarist (Funkadelic - "One Nation Under a Groove"), born in Wagram, North Carolina
- 1948 Russell Mael, American singer, engineer and director (Sparks), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1948 Sal Viscuso, American actor (Soap, Montefuscos), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1948 Yuriy Dehteryov, Ukrainian soccer goalkeeper (17 caps USSR; Shakhtar Donetsk 321 games), born in Donetsk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- 1948 Zoran Živković, Serbian writer, born in Belgrade, Serbia
- 1949 B. W. Stevenson, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1988)
Bill James(75 years old)
1949 American baseballwriter andstatistician (sabermetrics), born in Holton, Kansas
- 1949 Ralph Goodale, Canadian politician and diplomat (Member of Parliament, 1993-2019; Minister of Public Safety, 2015-19; High Commissioner to UK, 2019-), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
- 1950 "Fast" Eddie Clarke, British guitarist (Fastway, Motörhead), born in Twickenham, London (d. 2018)
- 1950 Edward P. Jones, American writer (The Known World), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1950 Janear Hines, American actress (Julia - "Roberta"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
- 1950 Jeff Conaway, American actor (Taxi - "Bobby"; Grease - "Kenickie"; Babylon 5 - "Zack"), and singer, born in New York City (d. 2011)
Bob Geldof(73 years old)
1951 Irishsinger (The Boomtown Rats - "I Don't Like Mondays") and activist (Live Aid), born in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
- 1951 Karen Allen, American actress (Cruising, Starman, Wanderers), born in Carrollton, Illinois
- 1951 Leah Poulos-Mueller, American speed skater (Olympic gold 1980), born in Berwyn, Illinois
- 1952 Clive Barker, English author and film director (Hellraiser, Lord of Illusions), born in Liverpool
- 1952 Duncan Regehr, Canadian actor 9My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn), born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- 1952 Gigi Sabani, Italian TV host, born in Rome (d. 2007)
Imran Khan(72 years old)
1952 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018-2022) and cricket all-rounder (88 Tests, 3,807 runs, 362 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- 1953 James Lascelles, British grandson of English princess Mary, born in Bayswater, London
- 1953 John Stachniewski, scholar and teacher at Manchester University (UK) (d. 1996)
- 1953 Sandra "Puma" Jones, American reggae singer (Black Uhuru, 1979-86), born in Columbia, South Carolina (d. 1990)
- 1955 Leo Barnes, Irish saxophonist (Hothouse Flowers, 1985-98 - "I'm Sorry", "Don't Go"), born in Sallynoggin, Ireland (d. 2022)
- 1957 Bernie Mac, American comedian and actor known for "Mr 3000" and the Ocean's film series, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2008)
- 1957 Lee "Kix" Thompson, saxophonist (Madness - "Baggy Trousers", "Our House"), born in St Pancras, London, England
- 1957 Mark Geragos, American prominent attorney and TV commentator, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1958 André Kuipers, Dutch astronaut and physician, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1958 Brent W. Jett Jr, American naval officer and NASA astronaut (STS 72, sk:81), born in Pontiac, Michigan
- 1958 Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, TV presenter and writer, born in New York City
- 1958 Shell Kepler [Michelle Alaine Kepler], American actress (General Hospital), born in Painesville, Ohio (d. 2008)
- 1959 David Shannon, American Caldecott Medal-winning children's book writer and illustrator (No, David!), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1959 Maya Lin, American designer (Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Civil Rights Memorial), born in Athens, Ohio
- 1959 Troy Luccketta, American rock drummer (Tesla - "Psychotic Supper"), born in Lodi, California
- 1960 Careca, Brazilian soccer striker (64 caps; São Paulo, Napoli 164 games), born in Araraquara, Brazil
- 1960 Daniel Baldwin, American actor known for "Homicide: Life on the Street", born in Massapequa, New York
- 1961 David Kirk, New Zealand rugby union player, businessman and All Blacks captain who won the 1st Rugby World Cup in 1987, born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1961 Derek Stirling, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 13 wickets; Central Districts, Wellington), born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand (d. 2023)
- 1961 Matthew Kauffman, American journalist and George Polk Award winner, born in Princeton, New Jersey
- 1961 Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1962 Caron Keating, British television presenter, known for "Blue Peter", born in London (d. 2004)
- 1962 Ken Noda, American concert pianist (Rivalry), born in Dobbs Ferry, New York
- 1962 Michael Andretti, American auto racer (CART championship 1991) and team owner (Andretti Autosport), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- 1962 Mike Conley Sr., American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1992; World C'ship gold 1993), born in Chicago, Illinois
Laura Davies(61 years old)
1963 Britishgolfer (PGA C'ship 1994, 96; du Maurier Classic 1996; US Open 1987; Ladies European Tour Order of Merit x 7), born in Coventry, England
- 1963 Tony Dodemaide, Australian cricket all-rounder (10 Tests, 1 x 50, 34 wickets, BB 6/58; Victoria, Sussex CCC), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1964 Denean Howard, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1988), born in Sherman, Texas
- 1964 Malik Saidullaev Chechen businessman who tried to run for President, born in the Soviet Union
Mario Lemieux(59 years old)
1965 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center, team owner (3-time NHL MVP, Pittsburgh Penguins owner), born in Montreal, Quebec
Patrick Roy(59 years old)
1965 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (4-time Stanley Cup, 3-time Vezina Trophy winner), born in Québec City, Québec
- 1965 Richey Reneberg, American tennis player (1995 Australian doubles), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1965 Trace Armstrong, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 2000 Miami Dolphins), born in Bethesda, Maryland
- 1966 Fredrik Olausson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Vaxsjo, Sweden
- 1966 Inessa Kravets, Ukrainian athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1996; World C'ship gold 1995), born in Dnipropetrovsk,Ukraine
- 1966 Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker & pool referee (6 x World Championship Finals; 8 x Masters Finals), born in Maassluis, Netherlands
- 1966 Thérèse Brisson, Canadian ice hockey defense & captain (Olympic gold 2002, silver 1998; 6 x World C'ship gold; Montreal Axion), born in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
- 1967 Guy Pearce, British-Australian Emmy Award-winning actor (Jack Irish), born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
- 1970 Audie Pitre, American bass guitarist (Acid Bath), born in Lousiana (d. 1997)
- 1970 Josie Bissett, American actress (Melrose Place - "Jane Mancini"), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1970 South Park Mexican [Carlos Coy], American rapper, born in Houston, Texas
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