1813 – Henry Bessemer, engineer/inventor (Bessemer engine)
1863 – Werner Sombart, German fascist (Juden und das Wirtschaftsleben)
1924 – Jean Francois Revel, French journalist/author (Ni Marx ni Jesus)
1941 – Colin Gunton, British theologian (d. 2003)
1963 – Michael Adams, American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1969 – Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
1973 – Chris Stynes, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Queens, New York
1974 – Tarik Oulida, Dutch football player (Ajax/Seville), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1979 – Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast, born in Belgorod, Russia
1985 – Esteban Guerrieri, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina