| | 1286 - John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347) |
| | 1470 - Charles VIII of France (d. 1498) |
| | 1503 - John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554) |
| | 1641 - Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719) |
| | 1685 - John Gay, English writer (d. 1732) |
| | 1717 - Johann Stamitz, Czech-born composer (d. 1757) |
| | 1755 - Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (d. 1829) |
| | 1789 - Horace Vernet, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1863) |
| | 1803 - Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (d. 1849) |
| | 1807 - Friedrich Theodor von Vischer, German narrator, lyricist, and philosopher (d. 1887) |
| | 1817 - Joseph Dalton Hooker, English botanist (d. 1911) |
| | 1823 - Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Indian Industrialist |
| | 1843 - Ernest Mason Satow, British diplomat (d. 1929) |
| | 1891 - Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (d. 1953) |
| | 1892 - Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader (d. 1951) |
| | 1893 - Walter Ulbricht, German politician (d. 1973) |
| | 1899 - Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990) |
| | 1899 - Harry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1971) |
| | 1906 - Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981) |
| | 1908 - Winston Graham, English writer (d. 2003) |
| | 1911 - Czesław Miłosz, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| | 1912 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (d. 2003) |
| | 1912 - Dan Reeves - Owner of the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams (d. 1971) |
| | 1913 - Harry Wismer, owner of the New York Jets (d. 1967) |
| | 1917 - Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975) |
| | 1917 - Lena Horne, American actress and singer |
| | 1926 - Paul Berg, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1929 - James Goldman, American screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| | 1931 - Bert Eriksson, Belgian neo-Nazi (d. 2005) |
| | 1934 - Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician (d. 1997) |
| | 1936 - Nancy Dussault, American actress |
| | 1939 - José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet |
| | 1941 - Peter Pollock, South African cricket player |
| | 1943 - Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (d. 1976) |
| | 1944 - Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist |
| | 1944 - Terry Funk, American professional wrestler |
| | 1951 - Stanley Clarke, American musician |
| | 1951 - Andrew Scott, British rock guitarist (Sweet (band)) |
| | 1952 - David Garrison, comedian |
| | 1953 - Hal Lindes, English-American musician (Dire Straits) |
| | 1954 - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (d. 2004) |
| | 1955 - David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian |
| | 1957 - Sterling Marlin, American Nascar driver |
| | 1958 - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer |
| | 1959 - Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor |
| | 1959 - Brendan Perry, English musician (Dead Can Dance) |
| | 1962 - Tony Fernandez, Dominican baseball player |
| | 1963 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist |
| | 1965 - Mitch Richmond, American basketball player |
| | 1966 - Mike Tyson, American boxer |
| | 1966 - Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor |
| | 1968 - Philip Anselmo, American musician |
| | 1970 - Mark Grudzielanek, Baseball player |
| | 1971 - Anette Michel, Mexican actress |
| | 1971 - Monica Potter, American actress |
| | 1973 - Chan Ho Park, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1975 - Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver |
| | 1978 - Owen Lafave, ex-husband of Debra Lafave |
| | 1979 - Matisyahu, Hasidic Jewish Reggae Rapper |
| | 1979 - Rick Gonzalez, Hispanic-American actor |
| | 1981 - Can Artam, Turkish racing driver |
| | 1982 - Dan Jacobs, American guitarist (Atreyu) |
| | 1982 - Andy Knowles, English musician (Franz Ferdinand) |
| | 1983 - Marlin Jackson, American football player |
| | 1983 - Patrick Wolf, English musician |
| | 1983 - Cheryl Cole, English singer (Girls Aloud) |
| | 1984 - Fantasia Barrino, American singer |
| | 1984 - Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1985 - Michael Phelps, American swimmer |
| | 1985 - Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer |
| | 1992 - Lamb and Lynx Gaede, twin American Neo-Nazi musicians |