1832 – Alvan Graham Clark, American telescope maker and astronomer (Sirius B), born in Fall River, Massachusetts (d. 1897)
1856 – Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist, electrical engineer and inventor who developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil, born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire (now Croatia) (d. 1943)
1939 – Lawrence Pressman, American actor (Man From Atlantis, Hellstrom Chronicle), born in Cynthiana, Kentucky
1940 – Tom Farmer, Scottish entrepreneur, born in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
1943 – Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (US Open 1968, Australian Open 1970, Wimbledon and WCT Finals 1975; Davis Cup 1963, 68, 69, 70), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1993)
1944 – Beaky, rocker (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich)
1954 – Neil Tennant, English singer and songwriter (Pet Shop Boy – “West End Girl”), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England
1976 – Elijah Blue Allman, American musician (Deadsy), son of CHer and Gregg Allman, born in Beverly Hills, California
1976 – Adrian Grenier, American actor
1983 – Kim Heechul, Korean Singer