| | 1077 - Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) |
| | 1334 - Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) |
| | 1581 - James Ussher, Irish Anglican archbishop (d. 1656) |
| | 1643 - Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. 1727) |
| | 1664 - Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742) |
| | 1672 - Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742) |
| | 1710 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. 1736) |
| | 1720 - Johann Friedrich Agricola, German composer (d. 1774) |
| | 1785 - Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) |
| | 1809 - Louis Braille, French inventor of Braille (d. 1852) |
| | 1832 - George Tryon, British admiral (d. 1893) |
| | 1838 - Charles Sherwood Stratton, American circus performer (d. 1883) |
| | 1839 - Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) |
| | 1848 - Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) |
| | 1869 - Tommy Corcoran, baseball player (d. 1960) |
| | 1874 - Josef Suk, Czech composer (d. 1935) |
| | 1881 - Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919) |
| | 1882 - Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943) |
| | 1883 - Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969) |
| | 1894 - Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962) |
| | 1896 - Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) |
| | 1896 - André Masson, French artist (d. 1987) |
| | 1900 - James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989) |
| | 1901 - C. L. R. James, writer and journalist (d. 1989) |
| | 1905 - Sterling Holloway, American actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1913 - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Sovereign Ruler of Samoa |
| | 1914 - Jane Wyman, American actress |
| | 1914 - Herman Franks, baseball player |
| | 1920 - William Colby, American CIA director (d. 1996) |
| | 1924 - Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993) |
| | 1925 - Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross-country skier (d. 2003) |
| | 1929 - Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor |
| | 1930 - Sorrell Booke, American actor (d. 1994) |
| | 1930 - Don Shula, American football coach |
| | 1931 - Adi Lady Lala Mara, First Lady of Fiji |
| | 1935 - Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006) |
| | 1937 - Grace Bumbry, American singer |
| | 1937 - Dyan Cannon, American actress |
| | 1940 - Helmut Jahn, German architect |
| | 1940 - Brian David Josephson, Nobel laureate |
| | 1940 - Gao Xingjian, Nobel laureate |
| | 1941 - Maureen Reagan, American political activist (d. 2001) |
| | 1943 - Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer |
| | 1945 - Richard R. Schrock, Nobel laureate |
| | 1945 - Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer |
| | 1950 - John Louis Evans, convicted murderer (d. 1983) |
| | 1953 - Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer |
| | 1953 - George Tenet, American CIA director |
| | 1956 - Bernard Sumner, English musician (New Order) |
| | 1957 - Patty Loveless, American singer |
| | 1958 - Matt Frewer, American actor |
| | 1959 - Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist |
| | 1958 - Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor |
| | 1960 - Michael Stipe, American singer (R.E.M.) |
| | 1961 - Lee Curreri, American actor |
| | 1962 - Peter Steele, American musician (Type O Negative) |
| | 1962 - Robin Guthrie, Scottish guitarist |
| | 1963 - Dave Foley, Canadian comedian and actor |
| | 1963 - Till Lindemann, German singer (Rammstein) |
| | 1965 - Beth Gibbons, English singer (Portishead) |
| | 1965 - Julia Ormond, English actress |
| | 1966 - Deana Carter, American singer |
| | 1971 - Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese artist, sculptor |
| | 1977 - Tim Wheeler, Irish singer (Ash) |
| | 1978 - Dwight Freeney, American football player |
| | 1978 - Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player |
| | 1979 - Jeph Howard, American musician (The Used) |
| | 1979 - Tristan Gommendy, French racing driver |
| | 1982 - Richard Logan English footballer |
| | 1982 - Kang Hye-jeong, South Korean actress |
| | 1985 - Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver |
| | 1995 - María Isabel, Spanish singer |