1905 – Barnett Newmann, New York, US painter, (postpainterly abstraction)
1911 – George Burns, British major-general
1915 – Frederic Ramsey Jr, folklorist/author
1945 – Jim Nicholson, Irish politician
1947 – David Byron [Garrick], British vocalist and songwriter (Uriah Heep), born in Epping, England (d. 1985)
1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American TV talk show host and actress (The Oprah Winfrey Show, Colour Purple), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
1964 – John Habyan, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1971 – Jamal Fountaine, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers, Atlanta Falcons)
1971 – Chris Vargas, CFL quarterback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1974 – Jeff Mitchell, corner (Baltimore Ravens)