1826 – George Washington Deitzler, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania (d. 1884)
1874 – Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (Anne of Green Gables), born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island (d. 1942)
1904 – Philip Burton, Welsh director, acting teacher and mentor to Richard Burton, born in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire
1907 – Gyorgy Ranki, composer
1913 – John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), born in Moscow, Idaho
1924 – Shirley Chisholm, 1st African American congresswoman (Rep-D-NY) and presidential candidate, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)
1940 – Glenn English, (Rep-D-OK, 1975- )
1972 – Christopher Fitzgerald, American stage actor
1981 – Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
1986 – Jordan Farmar, National Basketball Association player