| | 412 - Proclus, Greek philosopher (d. 487) |
| | 1191 - Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246) |
| | 1291 - King Afonso IV of Portugal (d. 1357) |
| | 1487 - Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550) |
| | 1552 - Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) |
| | 1577 - Robert Burton, English cleric and writer (d. 1640) |
| | 1586 - Jacob Praetorius, German composer (d. 1651) |
| | 1649 - Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728) |
| | 1677 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. 1756) |
| | 1685 - Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770) |
| | 1700 - Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (d. 1782) |
| | 1720 - Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750) |
| | 1804 - Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (d. 1834) |
| | 1807 - Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and naturalist (d. 1889) |
| | 1819 - John Ruskin, English author (d. 1900) |
| | 1820 - William Tecumseh Sherman, American Union general (d. 1891) |
| | 1822 - Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist |
| | 1828 - Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905) |
| | 1834 - Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (d. 1907) |
| | 1847 - Hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902) |
| | 1851 - Kate Chopin, American author (d. 1904) |
| | 1878 - Martin Buber, German philosopher (d. 1965) |
| | 1880 - Franz Marc, German painter (d. 1916) |
| | 1883 - Joseph Alois Schumpeter, Austrian economist (d. 1950) |
| | 1886 - Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970) |
| | 1888 - Dame Edith Evans, British actress (d. 1976) |
| | 1890 - Claro M. Recto, Filipino nationalist (d. 1960) |
| | 1893 - Ba Maw, Burmese politician (d. 1977) |
| | 1894 - Ludwig Marcuse, German author and philosopher (d. 1971) |
| | 1895 - King Vidor, American film director (d. 1982) |
| | 1902 - Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. 1966) |
| | 1903 - Greta Keller, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress (d. 1977) |
| | 1906 - Chester Carlson, American physicist and inventor (d. 1968) |
| | 1911 - Elizabeth Bishop, American poet (d. 1979) |
| | 1911 - Big Joe Turner, American singer (d. 1985) |
| | 1918 - Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (d. 2003) |
| | 1920 - Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995) |
| | 1925 - Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001) |
| | 1926 - Neal Cassady, American writer (d. 1968) |
| | 1926 - Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996) |
| | 1930 - Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor (d. 1987) |
| | 1931 - James Dean, American actor (d. 1955) |
| | 1932 - John Williams, American composer and conductor |
| | 1933 - Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano |
| | 1933 - Jack Larson, American actor |
| | 1937 - Manfred Krug, German actor |
| | 1940 - Ted Koppel, American journalist |
| | 1941 - Nick Nolte, American actor |
| | 1941 - Tom Rush, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1942 - Robert Klein, American comedian |
| | 1942 - Terry Melcher, American musician and record producer (d. 2004) |
| | 1943 - Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani poet and VC of Karachi University |
| | 1948 - John Ford Coley, American singer |
| | 1948 - Lynda Lyon Block, convicted murderer (d. 2002) |
| | 1949 - Brooke Adams, American actress |
| | 1950 - Dan Seals, American singer |
| | 1950 - Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress |
| | 1951 - Z'EV, American Text/Sound artist (born Stefan Weisser) |
| | 1953 - Mary Steenburgen, American actress |
| | 1953 - Roger Clavet, Quebecois politician |
| | 1955 - John Grisham, American writer |
| | 1960 - Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1961 - Vince Neil, American musician |
| | 1966 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer |
| | 1966 - Kirk Muller, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1968 - Gary Coleman, American actor |
| | 1968 - Claudette Pace, Maltese singer |
| | 1970 - Alonzo Mourning, NBA basketball player |
| | 1971 - Gas, H.I.M drum player |
| | 1971 - Andrus Veerpalu, Estonian cross-country skier |
| | 1971 - Paul Wight, American professional wrestler |
| | 1973 - Keith McDonald, baseball player |
| | 1974 - Seth Green, American actor |
| | 1974 - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French disc jockey (Daft Punk) |
| | 1974 - Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer |
| | 1974 - Jamey Carroll, Baseball player |
| | 1977 - Bridgette Kerkove, American actress |
| | 1977 - Dave Farrell, American musician (Linkin Park) |
| | 1977 - Yucef Merhi, Venezuelan artist |
| | 1979 - Aaron Cook, Baseball player |
| | 1982 - Eric Alexander, American football player |
| | 1983 - Jim Verraros, American singer |
| | 1988 - Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer |
| | 1995 - Jordan Todosey, Canadian actress |