| | 76 - Hadrian, Roman Emperor (d. 138) |
| | 1287 - Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (d. 1345) |
| | 1444 - Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) |
| | 1540 - Edmund Campion, English Jesuit (d. 1581) |
| | 1638 - Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (d. 1706) |
| | 1670 - William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) |
| | 1674 - Thomas Tanner, English bishop and antiquarian (d. 1735) |
| | 1679 - Christian Wolff, German philosopher (d. 1754) |
| | 1705 - Farinelli, Italian castrato (d. 1782) |
| | 1712 - King Frederick II of Prussia (d. 1786) |
| | 1724 - Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789) |
| | 1732 - Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French playwright (d. 1799) |
| | 1752 - Muzio Clementi, Italian composer (d. 1832) |
| | 1754 - Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820) |
| | 1763 - Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831) |
| | 1776 - E.T.A. Hoffmann, German writer, composer, and painter (d. 1822) |
| | 1848 - Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916) |
| | 1862 - Edith Wharton, American writer (d. 1937) |
| | 1864 - Marguerite Durand, French journalist and feminist leader (d. 1936) |
| | 1872 - Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943) |
| | 1888 - Vicki Baum, Austrian writer (d. 1960) |
| | 1888 - Ernst Heinkel, German aircraft designer (d. 1958) |
| | 1891 - Walter Model, German field marshal (d. 1945) |
| | 1895 - Eugen Roth, German writer (d. 1976) |
| | 1898 - Cliff Heathcote, baseball player (d. 1939) |
| | 1902 - E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (d. 1965) |
| | 1909 - Martin Lings, English Islamic scholar (d. 2005) |
| | 1913 - Norman Dello Joio, American composer |
| | 1915 - Robert Motherwell, American painter (d. 1991) |
| | 1916 - Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster (d. 1998) |
| | 1917 - Ernest Borgnine, American actor |
| | 1918 - Oral Roberts, American evangelist |
| | 1919 - Coleman Francis, American film director. |
| | 1922 - Charles Socarides, M.D., psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d. 2005) |
| | 1925 - Maria Tallchief, American ballerina |
| | 1928 - Desmond Morris, British anthropologist and writer |
| | 1928 - Michel Serrault, French actor |
| | 1934 - Stanislaw Grochowiak, Polish poet and dramatist (d. 1976) |
| | 1936 - Doug Kershaw, American musician |
| | 1939 - Ray Stevens, American musician |
| | 1941 - Neil Diamond, American singer |
| | 1941 - Aaron Neville, American singer |
| | 1943 - Sharon Tate, American actress and Manson murder victim (d. 1969) |
| | 1944 - Klaus Nomi, German singer (d. 1983) |
| | 1946 - Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor |
| | 1947 - Warren Zevon, American musician and songwriter (d. 2003) |
| | 1949 - John Belushi, American actor (d. 1982) |
| | 1950 - Gerald Brisco, American wrestler |
| | 1950 - Benjamin Urrutia, American scholar |
| | 1951 - Yakov Smirnoff, Russian comedian |
| | 1956 - Hanne Krogh, Norwegian singer and Eurovision Song Contest winner (Bobbysocks) |
| | 1957 - Adrian Edmondson, British comedian |
| | 1958 - Neil Allen, Baseball player |
| | 1958 - Jools Holland, British musician |
| | 1959 - Nastassja Kinski, German-born actress |
| | 1959 - Vic Reeves, English comedian |
| | 1961 - Vince Russo, American writer |
| | 1963 - Martyn Grimley, British hockey player |
| | 1963 - Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer |
| | 1965 - Mike Awesome, wrestler |
| | 1966 - Jimeoin, Northern Irish-Australian comedian - |
| | 1967 - John Myung, American musician (Dream Theater) |
| | 1967 - Phil LaMarr, American voice actor. |
| | 1968 - Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast |
| | 1970 - Matthew Lillard, American actor |
| | 1971 - Cory Bailey, baseball player |
| | 1974 - Shii Ann Huang, American game show contestant |
| | 1975 - Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1979 - Tatyana Ali, American actress |
| | 1980 - Nicole Marie Lenz, American actress |
| | 1981 - Travis Hanson, American baseball player |
| | 1983 - Scott Speed, American Formula One driver |
| | 1984 - Scott Kazmir, American baseball player |
| | 1986 - Mischa Barton, English-born American actress |
| | 1986 - Ricky Ullman, American actor |