| | 133 - Marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (d. 193) |
| | 1505 - Thomas Tallis, English composer (d. 1585) |
| | 1563 - Franciscus Gomarus, Dutch theologian (d. 1641) |
| | 1615 - Thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler |
| | 1661 - Charles Rollin, French historian (d. 1741) |
| | 1687 - Johann Balthasar Neumann, German architect (d. 1753) |
| | 1697 - Johann Joachim Quantz, German flautist and composer (d. 1773) |
| | 1720 - Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist (d. 1778) |
| | 1754 - John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (d. 1829) |
| | 1781 - Adelbert von Chamisso, German writer (d. 1838) |
| | 1822 - Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist (d. 1899) |
| | 1841 - Félix Faure, 6th President of the French Third Republic (d. 1899) |
| | 1859 - Tony Mullane, Major League Baseball player (d. 1944) |
| | 1861 - Charles Martin Loeffler, German-born composer (d. 1935) |
| | 1878 - Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940) |
| | 1882 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd. President of the United States (d. 1945) |
| | 1889 - Jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (d. 1937) |
| | 1894 - King Boris III of Bulgaria (d. 1943) |
| | 1899 - Max Theiler, South African virologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1972) |
| | 1901 - Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (d. 1959) |
| | 1902 - Nikolaus Pevsner, German-born art historian (d. 1983) |
| | 1910 - C Subramaniam, Indian politician (d. 2000) |
| | 1911 - Roy Eldridge, American musician (d. 1989) |
| | 1912 - Francis Schaeffer, American Evangelical theologian and pastor |
| | 1912 - Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian (d. 1989) |
| | 1914 - John Ireland, Canadian actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1915 - Joachim Peiper, German military leader (d. 1976) |
| | 1915 - John Profumo, British cabinet minister (d. 2006) |
| | 1920 - Delbert Mann, American director |
| | 1920 - Carwood Lipton, WWII Veteran |
| | 1922 - Dick Martin, American comedian |
| | 1924 - Lloyd Alexander, American writer |
| | 1925 - Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist |
| | 1925 - Dorothy Malone, American actress |
| | 1927 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986) |
| | 1928 - Hal Prince, American stage producer and director |
| | 1930 - Samuel J. Byck, American attempted assassin of Richard Nixon (d. 1974 |
| | 1930 - Gene Hackman, American actor |
| | 1930 - Magnus Malan, South African politician |
| | 1931 - Allan W. Eckert, American historian, naturalist, and author |
| | 1931 - Shirley Hazzard, Australian-born author |
| | 1932 - Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician |
| | 1933 - Louis Rukeyser, American journalist (d. 2006) |
| | 1935 - Richard Brautigan, American writer and poet (d. 1984) |
| | 1936 - Patrick Caulfield, British painter and printmaker (d. 2005) |
| | 1937 - Vanessa Redgrave, English actress |
| | 1937 - Boris Spassky, Russian chess player |
| | 1941 - Gregory Benford, American author and scientist |
| | 1941 - Dick Cheney, 46th Vice President of the United States |
| | 1941 - Tineke Lagerberg, Dutch swimmer |
| | 1943 - Marty Balin, American musician |
| | 1945 - Michael Dorris, American author (d. 1997) |
| | 1947 - Les Barker, English poet |
| | 1947 - Steve Marriott, English musician (The Small Faces) (d. 1991) |
| | 1948 - Nick Broomfield, British actor |
| | 1949 - Peter Agre, American biologist, Nobel Prize Laureate |
| | 1951 - Phil Collins, English musician |
| | 1951 - Charles S. Dutton, American actor |
| | 1952 - Doug Falconer Professional Football Player |
| | 1955 - Judith Tarr, American author |
| | 1956 - Jeremy Gittins, British actor |
| | 1957 - Payne Stewart, American golfer (d. 1999) |
| | 1959 - Jody Watley, American singer |
| | 1962 - Abdullah II of Jordan |
| | 1962 - Mary Kay Letourneau, Convicted statutory rapist |
| | 1965 - Julie McCullough, American Playboy model and actress |
| | 1968 - Prince Felipe of Spain |
| | 1969 - Carolyn Kepcher, American businesswoman and reality TV show star |
| | 1971 - Kimo von Oelhoffen, American football player |
| | 1972 - Lupillo Rivera, Mexican singer |
| | 1974 - Jemima Khan, British socialite |
| | 1974 - Olivia Colman, British actress |
| | 1974 - Christian Bale, British actor |
| | 1975 - Yumi Yoshimura, Japanese singer Puffy Amiyumi |
| | 1975 - Juninho Pernambucano, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1976 - Andy Milonakis, American comedian |
| | 1978 - John Patterson, Baseball player |
| | 1980 - Wilmer Valderrama, American actor |
| | 1981 - Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian footballer |
| | 1981 - Peter Crouch, English footballer |
| | 1984 - Jeremy Hermida, Baseball player |
| | 1987 - Rebecca Knox, Irish professional wrestler |
| | 1990 - Jake Thomas, American actor |
| | 1992 - Matthew Werkmeister, Australian actor |