| | 976 - Sanjo, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) |
| | 1505 - Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) |
| | 1519 - René of Châlon, (d. 1544) |
| | 1534 - Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) |
| | 1589 - Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) |
| | 1608 - Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) |
| | 1626 - Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, French author (d. 1696) |
| | 1650 - Anne-Jules, French general (d. 1708) |
| | 1703 - Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) |
| | 1725 - James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) |
| | 1788 - Robert Peel, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1850) |
| | 1795 - Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871) |
| | 1804 - Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (d. 1877) |
| | 1808 - Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) |
| | 1810 - Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880) |
| | 1837 - Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist (d. 1899) |
| | 1840 - John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish inventor (d. 1921) |
| | 1848 - Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author (d. 1907) |
| | 1848 - Belle Starr, American outlaw (d. 1889) |
| | 1878 - André Citroën, French automobile pioneer (d. 1935) |
| | 1880 - Gabriel Voisin, French aviation pioneer (d. 1973) |
| | 1889 - Ernest Tyldesley, British cricketer (d. 1962) |
| | 1900 - Adlai Stevenson, American politician (d. 1965) |
| | 1903 - Joan Whitney Payson, American heiress (d. 1975) |
| | 1906 - John Carradine, American actor (d. 1988) |
| | 1908 - Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twins (d. 1969) |
| | 1910 - Francisco Varallo, Argentine footballer |
| | 1911 - Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (d. 1960) |
| | 1914 - William S. Burroughs, American author (d. 1997) |
| | 1914 - Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1998) |
| | 1915 - Robert Hofstadter, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1990) |
| | 1918 - Tim Holt, American actor (d. 1973) |
| | 1919 - Red Buttons, American actor (d. 2006) |
| | 1919 - Andreas Papandreou, Greek politician (d. 1996) |
| | 1920 - Frank Muir, British comedian (d. 1998) |
| | 1921 - John Pritchard, British conductor (d. 1989) |
| | 1923 - Claude King, American musician |
| | 1927 - Ruth Fertel, American entrepreneur (d. 2002) |
| | 1928 - Andrew Greeley, American priest and novelist |
| | 1929 - Luc Ferrari, French composer (d. 2005) |
| | 1929 - Fred Sinowatz, Austrian politician |
| | 1929 - Al Worthington, baseball player |
| | 1930 - John A. Gambling, American radio show host (d. 2004) |
| | 1933 - Jörn Donner, Finnish writer/director |
| | 1934 - Don Cherry, hockey commentator |
| | 1934 - Hank Aaron, baseball player |
| | 1937 - Stuart Damon, American actor |
| | 1937 - Wang Xuan, Chinese scientist |
| | 1940 - H.R. Giger, Swiss artist |
| | 1941 - Jane Bryant Quinn, American journalist |
| | 1941 - David Selby, American actor |
| | 1941 - Kaspar Villiger, Swiss Federal Councilor |
| | 1942 - Roger Staubach, American football player |
| | 1943 - Nolan Bushnell, American video game pioneer |
| | 1943 - Michael Mann, American film director |
| | 1943 - Craig Morton, American football player |
| | 1944 - Al Kooper, American musician |
| | 1945 - Charlotte Rampling, British actress |
| | 1947 - Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver |
| | 1948 - Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish Football Manager |
| | 1948 - Christopher Guest, American actor |
| | 1948 - Barbara Hershey, American actress |
| | 1948 - Errol Morris, American film director |
| | 1949 - Nigel Olsson, drummer |
| | 1953 - John Beilein, American basketball coach |
| | 1954 - Cliff Martinez, American musician |
| | 1955 - Mike Heath, baseball player |
| | 1956 - Hector Rebaque, Mexican racing driver |
| | 1962 - Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress |
| | 1964 - Laura Linney, American actress |
| | 1964 - Duff McKagen, American musician |
| | 1965 - Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer |
| | 1966 - Rok Petrovic, Slovenian skier (d. 1993) |
| | 1968 - Roberto Alomar, baseball player |
| | 1969 - Bobby Brown, American singer |
| | 1971 - Sara Evans, American singer |
| | 1972 - Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark |
| | 1972 - Koriki Choshu, Japanese comedian |
| | 1975 - Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch footballer |
| | 1975 - Adam Carson, American musician |
| | 1976 - Tony Jaa, Thai actor |
| | 1976 - Abhishek Bachchan, Indian actor |
| | 1976 - John Aloisi, Australian footballer |
| | 1977 - Ben Ainslie, British sailor |
| | 1977 - Ahmad Merritt, American football player |
| | 1978 - Shawn Reaves, American actor |
| | 1980 - Brad Fitzpatrick, LiveJournal creator |
| | 1980 - Robin Vik, Czech tennis player |
| | 1980 - Jo Swinson, British politician |
| | 1980 - Prince Peter, American-born member of the Yugoslav Royal Family |
| | 1981 - Nora Zehetner, American actress |
| | 1982 - Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer |
| | 1984 - Carlos Tévez, Argentinine footballer |
| | 1985 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer |
| | 1986 - Reed Sorenson, NASCAR driver |
| | 1986 - Billy Sharp, English footballer |
| | 1989 - Jeremy Sumpter, American actor |