| | 1564 - Christopher Marlowe, English playwright (d. 1593) |
| | 1577 - Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) |
| | 1608 - Antonio Vieira, Portuguese writer (d. 1697) |
| | 1611 - Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) |
| | 1639 - Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) |
| | 1664 - Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (d, 1703) |
| | 1665 - Queen Anne of England (d. 1714) |
| | 1695 - Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1726) |
| | 1732 - Charles Lee, General in the American Revolution (d. 1782) |
| | 1744 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795) |
| | 1748 - Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Bavarian Illuminati (d. 1811) |
| | 1756 - Aaron Burr, 3rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1836) |
| | 1757 - Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Polish scholar and statesman. (d. 1841) |
| | 1833 - James Ewell Brown Stuart, American Confederate general (d. 1864) |
| | 1834 - Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (d. 1889) |
| | 1838 - Sir Henry Irving, British actor, inspiration for Dracula (d. 1905) |
| | 1838 - Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933) |
| | 1853 - Ignacij Klemencic, Slovenian physicist (d. 1901) |
| | 1887 - Josef Frings, German Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1978) |
| | 1875 - Leonid Gobyato, Russian general (d. 1915) |
| | 1892 - William Parry Murphy, American physician, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1987) |
| | 1894 - Eric Partridge, New Zealand lexicographer (d. 1979) |
| | 1895 - Babe Ruth, baseball player (d. 1948) |
| | 1897 - Louis Buchalter, Jewish American mobster (d. 1944) |
| | 1899 - Ramón Novarro, Mexican actor (d. 1968) |
| | 1901 - Ben Lyon, American actor (d. 1979) |
| | 1902 - George Brunies, American musician (d. 1974) |
| | 1903 - Claudio Arrau, Chilean-born pianist (d. 1991) |
| | 1905 - Wladyslaw Gomulka, Polish leader (d. 1982) |
| | 1910 - Irmgard Keun, German author (d. 1982) |
| | 1910 - Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-born gangster (d. 1993) |
| | 1911 - Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (d. 2004) |
| | 1912 - Eva Braun, German mistress of Adolf Hitler (d. 1945) |
| | 1913 - Mary Leakey, British anthropologist (d. 1996) |
| | 1914 - Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1917 - Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian actress |
| | 1918 - Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author |
| | 1922 - Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer |
| | 1922 - Patrick Macnee, British actor |
| | 1922 - Denis Norden, British television personality |
| | 1926 - Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer |
| | 1929 - Pierre Brice, French actor |
| | 1931 - Rip Torn, American actor and director |
| | 1931 - Mamie Van Doren, American actress |
| | 1932 - Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary (d. 1959) |
| | 1932 - François Truffaut, French film director (d. 1984) |
| | 1933 - Leslie Crowther, British comedian and quiz host (d. 1996) |
| | 1939 - Mike Farrell, American actor |
| | 1939 - Orlando Parga, Vice President of the Puerto Rico Senate |
| | 1940 - Tom Brokaw, American news anchorman |
| | 1940 - Jimmy Tarbuck, British comedian |
| | 1942 - Sarah Brady, American gun-control activist |
| | 1943 - Fabian, American singer |
| | 1943 - Gayle Hunnicutt, American actress |
| | 1944 - Michael Tucker, American actor |
| | 1945 - Bob Marley, Jamaican singer and musician (d. 1981) |
| | 1946 - Jim Turner, American politician |
| | 1949 - Jim Sheridan, Irish film director |
| | 1950 - Natalie Cole, American singer |
| | 1951 - Marco Antônio, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1952 - Ricardo Lavolpe, Argentine football coach |
| | 1955 - Michael Pollan, American journalist |
| | 1957 - Kathy Najimy, American actress and comedian |
| | 1957 - Robert Townsend, American actor |
| | 1958 - Barry Miller, American actor |
| | 1960 - Megan Gallagher, American actress |
| | 1961 - Bill Lester, African-American NASCAR Driver |
| | 1962 - Axl Rose, American singer (Guns N' Roses) |
| | 1963 - Kevin Trudeau, American entrepreneur |
| | 1966 - Rick Astley, British singer |
| | 1968 - Akira Yamaoka, Japanese composer (Silent Hill series) |
| | 1970 - Per Frandsen, Danish footballer |
| | 1970 - Kitty Yung, American porn star |
| | 1971 - Brian Stepanek, American actor |
| | 1972 - David Binn, American football player |
| | 1975 - Svend-Allan Sørensen, Danish artist |
| | 1975 - Tomoko Kawase, Japanese singer/songwriter |
| | 1976 - Kim Zmeskal, American gymnast |
| | 1980 - Mamiko Noto, Japanese seiyu |
| | 1980 - Ryan O'Reilly, American professional wrestler |
| | 1981 - Jens Lekman, Swedish Pop Musician |
| | 1981 - Calum Best, model |
| | 1983 - Brodie Croyle, American football player |
| | 1983 - Myron Wolf Child, Canadian politician |
| | 1984 - Darren Bent, English footballer |
| | 1984 - Daisy Marie, American pornographic actress |
| | 1986 - Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean wicket-keeper |
| | 1986 - Alice Greczyn, American actress |
| | 1991 - Kara Borden, American crime victim |