| | 1261 - Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) |
| | 1459 - Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) |
| | 1462 - Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) |
| | 1552 - Edward Coke, English colonial entrepreneur (d. 1634) |
| | 1635 - Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) |
| | 1690 - Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian composer (d. 1768) |
| | 1761 - Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836) |
| | 1844 - G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (d. 1844) |
| | 1859 - Victor Herbert, Irish composer (d. 1924) |
| | 1873 - John Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1901) |
| | 1874 - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian writer (d. 1929) |
| | 1878 - Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944) |
| | 1882 - Louis Stephen St. Laurent, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973) |
| | 1884 - Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (d. 1937) |
| | 1887 - Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947) |
| | 1894 - John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973) |
| | 1894 - James P. Johnson, American composer (d. 1955) |
| | 1898 - Enzo Ferrari, Italian auto manufacturer (d. 1988) |
| | 1901 - Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960) |
| | 1902 - Langston Hughes American writer (d. 1967) |
| | 1904 - S. J. Perelman, American humorist (d. 1979) |
| | 1905 - Emilio G. Segrè, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1989) |
| | 1906 - Hildegarde, American actress and singer (d. 2005) |
| | 1907 - Günter Eich, German lyricist (d. 1972) |
| | 1907 - Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer (d. 1993) |
| | 1908 - George Pál, Hungarian-born director and producer (d. 1980) |
| | 1909 - George Beverly Shea, Canadian singer |
| | 1915 - Stanley Matthews, English football player (d. 2000) |
| | 1918 - Muriel Spark, Scottish author (d. 2006) |
| | 1922 - Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano (d. 2004) |
| | 1930 - Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh |
| | 1931 - Boris Yeltsin, 1st President of the Russian Federation |
| | 1931 - Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh |
| | 1936 - Azie Taylor Morton, 35th Treasurer of the United States (d. 2003) |
| | 1937 - Don Everly, American musician (Everly Brothers) |
| | 1937 - Garrett Morris, American comedian |
| | 1938 - Sherman Hemsley, American comedian and actor |
| | 1940 - Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996) |
| | 1941 - Karl Dall, German television host. |
| | 1942 - Terry Jones, Welsh actor and writer |
| | 1944 - Burkhard Ziese, German football manager |
| | 1947 - Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983) |
| | 1948 - Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004) |
| | 1948 - Elisabeth Sladen, British actress |
| | 1950 - Mike Campbell, American guitarist and producer |
| | 1953 - Duane Chapman, American TV personality |
| | 1954 - Bill Mumy, American actor and musician |
| | 1955 - Ernie Camacho, baseball player |
| | 1956 - Exene Cervenka, American musician |
| | 1958 - Jackie Shroff, Indian Actor |
| | 1961 - Volker Fried, German field hockey player |
| | 1962 - José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer |
| | 1962 - Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist |
| | 1965 - Sherilyn Fenn, American actress |
| | 1965 - Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993) |
| | 1965 - Princess Stéphanie of Monaco |
| | 1965 - Noah Blake, American actor and reality series star |
| | 1966 - Michelle Akers, American soccer player |
| | 1966 - Rob Lee, English footballer |
| | 1968 - Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress |
| | 1968 - Pauly Shore, American comedian |
| | 1968 - Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1968 - Kent Mercker, baseball player |
| | 1969 - Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer |
| | 1969 - Joshua Redman, American musician |
| | 1969 - Brian Krause, American actor |
| | 1969 - Patrick Wilson, American Musician |
| | 1971 - Jill Kelly, American pornographic actress |
| | 1971 - Ron Welty, American musician |
| | 1971 - Zlatko Zahovic, Slovenian footballer |
| | 1972 - Yoshi DeHerrera, American TV personality |
| | 1973 - Makiko Ohmoto, Japanese voice actress |
| | 1974 - Roberto Heras, Spanish cyclist |
| | 1975 - Big Boi, American musician (Outkast) |
| | 1977 - Kevin Kilbane, Irish footballer |
| | 1979 - Julie Augustyniak, American soccer player |
| | 1979 - Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1980 - Héctor Luna, baseball player |
| | 1981 - Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer |
| | 1982 - Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer |
| | 1984 - Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer |
| | 1985 - Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer |
| | 1985 - Rachael Scdoris, American dog musher |
| | 1986 - Lauren Conrad, American TV Star |