1766 – William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (famous for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium), born in East Dereham, Norfolk, England (d. 1828)
1932 – Howard Hodgkin, British abstract painter, born in London (d. 2017)
1937 – Charlie [Charles Edward] Haden, American jazz double-bassist (Liberation Music Orchestra; Quartet West), born in Shenandoah, Iowa (d. 2014)
1947 – Ken Riley, American NFL cornerback (All-Pro 1975, 76, 83; Cincinnati Bengals) and coach (Florida AandM), born in Bartow, Florida (d. 2020)
1954 – Paul Steigerwald, American sports announcer
1965 – David Robinson, American NBA center (San Antonio Spurs, Olympic gold 1992), born in Key West, Florida
1967 – Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts, New Orleans Saints)
1977 – Jennifer Lyons, American actress
1980 – Danny Collins, Welsh soccer defender (12 caps; Sunderland, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest), born in Chester, England
1982 – Kevin van der Perren, Belgian figure skater