1969 - Richard Vincent 'Rick' Mercer (Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist and author; CBC This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Rick Mercer Report, author of four books; 25+ Gemini Awards)
1963 - Norm Macdonald (actor, comedian, celebrity impersonator)
1958 - Alan Jackson (singer)
1948 - George Wendt (actor; Cheers)
1947 - Michael McKean (American actor, comedian, musician; Laverne & Shirley)
1942 - Gary Puckett (singer; group The Union Gap)
1941 - Jimmy Seals (singer, musician: guitar, saxophone, fiddle; Seals and Crofts; died June 6, 2022)
1941 - Earl Thomas Conley (composer, singer; died April 10, 2019)
1938 - Evel Knievel 'Robert Craig' (motorcycle daredevil; died November 30, 2007)
1930 - Dr. Robert C. Atkins (physician, dietician; founder of the Atkins low carb/high protein diet; died April 17, 2003)
1921 - Tom Poston (Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor; Mork & Mindy, Newhart; died April 30, 2007)
1918 - Rita Hayworth 'Margarita Carmen Cansino' (actress; died May 14, 1987)
1915 - Arthur Miller (Tony Award-winning playwright; Death of a Salesman; died February 10, 2004)
1914 - Jerry 'Jerome' Siegel (cartoonist; Superman with Joe Shuster; died January 28, 1999)
1912 - Albino Luciani (Pope John Paul I; 263rd pope of the Roman Catholic Church; died September 28, 1978)
1902 - Irene Ryan 'Noblette' (actress; The Beverly Hillbillies; died April 26, 1973)
1900 - Jean Arthur 'Gladys Georgianna Greene' (American actress and film star of the 1930's and 1940's; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take It with You, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; died June 19, 1991)
1886 - Spring Byington (actress; Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, Angels in the Outfield, In the Good Old Summertime, Little Women; died September 7, 1971)
