| | 1338 - King Charles V of France (d. 1380) |
| | 1512 - King Henry of Portugal (d. 1580) |
| | 1543 - Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) |
| | 1550 - Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) |
| | 1597 - John Regis, French saint (d. 1640) |
| | 1624 - Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher (d. 1669) |
| | 1686 - Hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (d. 1758) |
| | 1752 - Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (d. 1816) |
| | 1759 - François Devienne, French composer (d. 1803) |
| | 1797 - Franz Schubert, Austrian composer (d. 1828) |
| | 1866 - Lev Shestov, Russian philosopher (d. 1938) |
| | 1868 - Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1928) |
| | 1872 - Zane Grey, American Western writer (d. 1939) |
| | 1881 - Irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1957) |
| | 1884 - Theodor Heuss, 1st President of Germany (Bundespräsident) (d. 1963) |
| | 1889 - Frank Foster, English cricketer (d. 1958) |
| | 1892 - Eddie Cantor, American actor and singer (d. 1964) |
| | 1894 - Isham Jones, American musician (d. 1956) |
| | 1896 - Sofya Yanovskaya], Russian mathematician (b. 1896) |
| | 1902 - Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (d. 1968) |
| | 1902 - Alva Myrdal, Swedish politician, Nobel laureate (d. 1986) |
| | 1905 - John O'Hara, American writer (d. 1970) |
| | 1913 - Don Hutson, American football player (d. 1997) |
| | 1914 - Sri Daya Mata, Hindu religious figure |
| | 1914 - Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer (d. 1994) |
| | 1914 - Carey Loftin, American actor and stuntman (d. 1997) |
| | 1915 - Alan Lomax, American singer (d. 2002) |
| | 1915 - Thomas Merton, American monk (d. 1968) |
| | 1915 - Garry Moore, American comedian (d. 1993) |
| | 1919 - Jackie Robinson, American baseball player (d. 1972) |
| | 1921 - John Agar, American actor (d. 2002) |
| | 1921 - Carol Channing, American actress |
| | 1921 - E. Fay Jones, American architect |
| | 1921 - Mario Lanza, American singer (d. 1959) |
| | 1922 - Joanne Dru, American actress (d. 1996) |
| | 1923 - Norman Mailer, American writer and journalist |
| | 1925 - Benjamin Hooks, American civil rights leader |
| | 1929 - Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist, Nobel laureate |
| | 1929 - Jean Simmons, English actress |
| | 1931 - Ernie Banks, American baseball player |
| | 1935 - Kenzaburo Oe, Japanese writer, Nobel laureate |
| | 1937 - Philip Glass, American composer |
| | 1937 - Suzanne Pleshette, American actress |
| | 1938 - Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands |
| | 1938 - James G. Watt, American politician |
| | 1940 - Jessica Walter, American actress |
| | 1941 - Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt, American politician |
| | 1942 - Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress |
| | 1942 - Derek Jarman, British director and writer (d. 1994) |
| | 1944 - Charlie Musselwhite, American musician |
| | 1945 - Joseph Kosuth, American conceptual artist |
| | 1946 - Terry Kath, American musician (d. 1978) |
| | 1947 - Jonathan Banks, American actor |
| | 1947 - Nolan Ryan, American baseball player |
| | 1948 - Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician |
| | 1949 - Ken Wilber, American philosopher |
| | 1950 - Alexander Korzhakov, Boris Yeltsin's bodyguard |
| | 1951 - Dave Benton, Aruban-born singer |
| | 1951 - Harry Wayne Casey, American singer and musician (KC and the Sunshine Band) |
| | 1952 - Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter (d. 1969) |
| | 1954 - Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch musician (Whitesnake) |
| | 1956 - Johnny Rotten, British singer (Sex Pistols) |
| | 1959 - Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor |
| | 1959 - Kelly Moore, American stock car driver |
| | 1960 - Grant Morrison, British comic book author |
| | 1961 - Lloyd Cole, British singer |
| | 1964 - Jeff Hanneman, American musician (Slayer) |
| | 1964 - Billey Shamrock, Swedish singer |
| | 1967 - Fat Mike, American musician |
| | 1970 - Minnie Driver, British actress |
| | 1971 - Lee Young Ae, South Korean actress |
| | 1971 - Patrick Kielty, Northern Irish comedian |
| | 1973 - Portia de Rossi, Australian actress |
| | 1974 - Wil Anderson, Australian comedian |
| | 1976 - Buddy Rice, American race car driver |
| | 1977 - Jim Kleinsasser, American football player |
| | 1977 - Mark Dutiaume, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1978 - Ray Shah, Irish DJ, TV, Radio presenter |
| | 1980 - Tiffany Limos, American actress |
| | 1981 - Justin Timberlake, American singer |
| | 1982 - Andreas Görlitz, German footballer |
| | 1982 - Brad Thompson, American baseball player |
| | 1982 - Bruno Nogueira, Portuguese actor, comedian and TV host |
| | 1982 - Helena Paparizou, Greek singer |
| | 1982 - Janis Sprukts, Latvian ice hockey player |
| | 1999 - Lily Mo Sheen, British actress |