| | 1250 - John IV Lascaris, Eastern Roman Emperor (d. circa 1305) |
| | 1583 - Orlando Gibbons, English composer (d. 1625) |
| | 1628 - Noël Coypel, French painter (d. 1707) |
| | 1642 (O.S.) - Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (d. 1727) |
| | 1652 - Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (d. 1713) |
| | 1665 - Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746) |
| | 1667 - Ehrengard von der Schulenburg, English royal mistress (d. 1743) |
| | 1674 - Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712) |
| | 1700 - Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758) |
| | 1711 - Jean Joseph de Mondonville, French composer (d. 1772) |
| | 1716 - Johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (d. 1774) |
| | 1742 - Charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827) |
| | 1757 - Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839) |
| | 1763 - Claude Chappe, French telecommunications pioneer (d. 1805) |
| | 1771 - Dorothy Wordsworth, English diarist and sister of William Wordsworth (d. 1855) |
| | 1821 - Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross (d. 1912) |
| | 1856 - Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913) |
| | 1861 - Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. 1946) |
| | 1865 - Evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1950) |
| | 1875 - Theodor Cardinal Innitzer, Austrian archbishop (d. 1955) |
| | 1876 - Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan (d. 1948) |
| | 1876 - Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Nobel laureate (d. 1959) |
| | 1878 - Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941) |
| | 1883 - Maurice Utrillo, French artist (d. 1955) |
| | 1884 - Evelyn Nesbit, American actress (d. 1967) |
| | 1886 - Kid Ory, American musician (d. 1973) |
| | 1887 - Conrad Nicholson Hilton, American hotelier (d. 1979) |
| | 1890 - Robert Ripley, collector of odd facts (d. 1949) |
| | 1899 - Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957) |
| | 1901 - Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004) |
| | 1904 - Gerhard Herzberg, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| | 1906 - Lew Grade, Ukrainian-born film producer (d. 1998) |
| | 1906 - Ernst Ruska, Nobel laureate (d. 1988) |
| | 1907 - Cab Calloway, American bandleader (d. 1994) |
| | 1907 - Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (d. 1988) |
| | 1908 - Quentin Crisp, English author (d. 1999) |
| | 1908 - Jo-Jo Moore, baseball player (d. 2001) |
| | 1908 - Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American automotive engineer (d. 1996) |
| | 1912 - Tony Martin, American singer and actor |
| | 1912 - Natalino Otto, Italian singer (d. 1969) |
| | 1913 - Henri Nannen, German journalist (d. 1966) |
| | 1915 - Pete Rugolo, Italian-born composer |
| | 1918 - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, Nobel laureate (d. 1981) |
| | 1921 - Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist (d. 2000) |
| | 1924 - Rod Serling, American television writer (d. 1975) |
| | 1924 - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India |
| | 1925 - Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born author (d. 1998) |
| | 1927 - Nellie Fox, baseball player (d. 1975) |
| | 1928 - Dick Miller, American actor |
| | 1932 - Mabel King, American actress (d. 1999) |
| | 1935 - Al Jackson, baseball player |
| | 1936 - Princess Alexandra of Kent |
| | 1936 - Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer (d. 2005) |
| | 1940 - Pete Brown, English poet and lyricist |
| | 1943 - Hanna Schygulla, German actress |
| | 1943 - Wilson Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver |
| | 1944 - Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1944 - Kenny Everett, British entertainer (d. 1995) |
| | 1945 - Noel Redding, English musician (d. 2003) |
| | 1945 - Gary Sandy, American actor |
| | 1946 - Jimmy Buffett, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1946 - Larry Csonka, American football player |
| | 1946 - Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager |
| | 1948 - Barbara Mandrell, American singer and actress |
| | 1949 - Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| | 1949 - Sissy Spacek, American actress |
| | 1949 - Joe Louis Walker, American musician |
| | 1950 - Manny Trillo, baseball player |
| | 1950 - Karl Rove, American presidential advisor |
| | 1952 - CCH Pounder, Guyana-born actress |
| | 1954 - Annie Lennox, Scottish singer |
| | 1957 - Chris Kamara, English footballer and commentator |
| | 1957 - Shane MacGowan, Irish musician |
| | 1958 - Hanford Dixon, American football player |
| | 1958 - Rickey Henderson, baseball player |
| | 1959 - Michael P. Anderson, astronaut (d. 2003) |
| | 1961 - Ingrid Betancourt, Colombian senator |
| | 1962 - Dean Cameron, American actor |
| | 1964 - Gary McAllister, Scottish footballer |
| | 1967 - Jason Thirsk, American bass player |
| | 1968 - Helena Christensen, Danish model |
| | 1971 - Dido, English singer |
| | 1971 - Justin Trudeau, Canadian media personality |
| | 1971 - Noel Hogan, Irish musician |
| | 1972 - Josh Freese, American drummer |
| | 1973 - Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian journalist |
| | 1973 - Robbie Elliott, English footballer |
| | 1975 - Marcus Trescothick, English cricketer |
| | 1976 - Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish keyboardist |
| | 1976 - Armin van Buuren, Dutch keyboardist |
| | 1978 - Joel Porter, Australian footballer |
| | 1978 - Simon Jones English Cricketer |
| | 1979 - Jim Greco, American skateboarder |
| | 1980 - Marcus Trufant, American football player |
| | 1980 - Reika Hashimoto, Japanese actress |
| | 1980 - Locó, Angolan footballer |
| | 1981 - Katie Wright, American actress |
| | 1981 - Willy Taveras, Baseball player |
| | 1984 - Jessica and Lisa Origliasso, Australian pop singers |
| | 1984 - Alastair Cook, English cricketer |
| | 1984 - Georgia Moffett, British actress |
| | 1986 - Doug Loft, English footballer |