| January 1 | Marcia Cross actress |
| January 5 | Suzy Amis actress |
| January 8 | Calvin Smith American athlete |
| January 13 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus actress |
| January 18 | Mark Messier hockey star |
| January 26 | Wayne Gretzky Hockey Hall of Famer |
| February 9 | John Krukbaseball player commentator |
| February 10 | George Stephanopoulos political consultant/commentator |
| February 11 | Mary Docter American speed skater |
| February 11 | Carey Lowell actress |
| February 13 | Henry Rollins musician |
| February 25 | Davey Allison automobile racer (d. 1993) |
| March 4 | Ray Mancini boxer |
| March 8 | Camryn Manheim actress (The Practice) |
| March 14 | Kirby Puckett Baseball Hall of Famer |
| March 15 | Fabio model |
| April 3 | Eddie Murphy actor and comedian |
| April 10 | George Clooney actor |
| April 6 | Gene Eugene actor/lead singer of Adam Again |
| April 18 | Jane Leeves actress |
| April 20 | Don Mattingly baseball player |
| April 23 | George Lopez actor comedian |
| April 26 | Joan Chen actress |
| April 30 | Isiah Thomas basketball player/coach/owner |
| May 13 | Dennis Rodman basketball player/actor |
| May 14 | Tim Roth actor |
| May 17 | Enya singer/songwriter |
| May 27 | Peri Gilpin actress |
| May 29 | Melissa Etheridge rock musician |
| June 1 | Paul Coffey hockey star |
| June 18 | Andrés Galarraga Major League Baseball player |
| June 26 | Greg LeMond cyclist three-time Tour de France winner |
| July 1 | Diana Princess of Wales (d. 1997) |
| July 1 | Carl Lewis American track-and-field athlete |
| July 11 | Dianne Arzoomanian, My Sister-in Law! |
| July 12 | Ray Gillen American rock singer (d. 1993) |
| August 8 | The EdgeU2 guitarist |
| August 14 | Susan Olsen American television actress |
| September 2 | Eric Dickerson American football Hall of Famer |
| September 13 | Dave Mustaine musician (Metallica/Megadeth) |
| September 15 | Dan Marino football player |
| September 22 | Scott Baio actor |
| September 25 | Heather Locklear actress |
| October 9 | Jean Sagal actress |
| October 9 | Liz Sagal actress |
| October 11 | Steve Young football player |
| October 18 | Wynton Marsalis musician |
| October 26 | Dylan McDermott actor (The Practice) |
| October 29 | Randy Jackson American musician |
| October 31 | Alonzo Babers American runner |
| October 31 | Peter Jackson director |
| October 31 | Larry Mullen Jr. U2 drummer |
| November 2 | k.d. lang singer songwriter |
| November 19 | Meg Ryan actress |
| November 22 | Mariel Hemingway actress |
| November 22 | Randal L. Schwartz computer professional |
| December 4 | Frank ReichA merican football quarterback |
| December 8 | Ann Coulter author political commentator attorney |
| December 19 | Reggie WhiteAmerican football player (d. 2004) |
| December 30 | Douglas Coupland author |
| December 30 | Sean Hannity talk radio host political commentator |
| December 30 | Ben Johnson Canadian athlete |
