1861 – James Naismith, Canadian-American physical educator and inventor (basketball, football helmet), born in Almonte, Ontario (d. 1939)
1917 – Edgar Whitcomb, American politician and Governor of Indiana (1969-73), born in Hayden, Indiana (d. 2016)
1919 – Alan Lissette, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Auckland, Northern Districts), born in Morrinsville, New Zealand (d. 1973)
1946 – George Young, Scottish-Australian rock guitarist (Easybeats, AC/DC), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2017)
1955 – Paul Romer, American economist (Nobel Prize 2018, endogenous growth theory), born in Denver, Colorado
1961 – Daniele Gatti, Italian conductor, born in Milan, Italy
1963 – Laurene Powell Jobs, American businesswoman and philanthropist (Emerson Collective, widow of Steve Jobs), born in West Milford, New Jersey
1973 – Taje Allen, American football player (St Louis Rams), born in Lubbock, Texas
1986 – Ben Rector, American folk-Americana singer-songwriter (Brand New), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1988 – Emma Stone, American actress (The Amazing Spider-Man, La La Land), born in Scottsdale, Arizona