| | 1074 - Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) |
| | 1218 - Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) |
| | 1567 - Thomas Campion, English composer and poet (d. 1620) |
| | 1606 - John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676) |
| | 1637 - Jan Swammerdam, Dutch scientist (d. 1680) |
| | 1663 - Cotton Mather, New England minister (d. 1728) |
| | 1665 - Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (d. 1721) |
| | 1704 - Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) |
| | 1728 - Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799) |
| | 1753 - François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (d. 1798) |
| | 1768 - Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1835) |
| | 1775 - Louisa Adams, First Lady of the United States, wife of John Quincy Adams (d. 1852) |
| | 1777 - Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, French poet (d. 1843) |
| | 1785 - Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) |
| | 1788 - Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869) |
| | 1791 - Peter Cooper, American Industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (d. 1883) |
| | 1794 - Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867) |
| | 1804 - Heinrich Lenz, German physicist (d. 1865) |
| | 1809 - Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882) |
| | 1809 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (d. 1865) |
| | 1818 - Otto Ludwig, German writer |
| | 1828 - George Meredith, English writer (d. 1909) |
| | 1857 - Bobby Peel, English cricketer (d. 1943). |
| | 1861 - Lou Andreas-Salome, Russian-born author (d. 1937) |
| | 1865 - Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish poet and writer (d. 1940) |
| | 1876 - Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama (d. 1933) |
| | 1880 - John L. Lewis, American labor union leader (d. 1969) |
| | 1881 - Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (d. 1931) |
| | 1884 - Max Beckmann, German artist (d. 1950) |
| | 1884 - Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (d. 1957) |
| | 1893 - Omar Bradley, American general (d. 1981) |
| | 1897 - Vola Vale, American actress (d. 1970) |
| | 1898 - Wallace Ford, English-born actor (d. 1966) |
| | 1900 - Roger J. Traynor, American judge (d. 1980) |
| | 1903 - Chick Hafey, baseball player (d. 1973) |
| | 1903 - Joseph F. Biroc, American cinematographer (d. 1996) |
| | 1904 - Ted Mack, American television host (d. 1976) |
| | 1908 - Jacques Herbrand, French logician and mathematician (d. 1931) |
| | 1908 - August Neo, Estonian wrestler (d. 1982) |
| | 1911 - Stephen H. Sholes, American recording executive (d. 1968) |
| | 1912 - R. F. Delderfield, English author (d. 1972) |
| | 1914 - Tex Beneke, American musician and band leader (d. 2000) |
| | 1915 - Lorne Greene, American actor (d. 1987) |
| | 1916 - Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998) |
| | 1917 - Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician (d. 2006) |
| | 1918 - Julian Schwinger, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1994) |
| | 1919 - Forrest Tucker, American actor (d. 1986) |
| | 1920 - William Roscoe Estep, Baptist historian and professor (d. 2000) |
| | 1923 - Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director and designer |
| | 1925 - Sir Anthony Berry, British politician (d. 1984) |
| | 1926 - Joe Garagiola, baseball player and announcer |
| | 1926 - Paul Kurtz, American philosopher |
| | 1926 - Charles Van Doren, American quiz show contestant |
| | 1930 - Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania |
| | 1931 - Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch author |
| | 1932 - Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (d. 2003) |
| | 1932 - Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (d. 1998) |
| | 1933 - Costa-Gavras, Greek-born director and writer |
| | 1934 - Anne Krueger, American economist |
| | 1934 - Bill Russell, American basketball player |
| | 1936 - Joe Don Baker, American actor |
| | 1936 - Paul Shenar, American actor |
| | 1937 - Charles Dumas, American athlete |
| | 1938 - Judy Blume, American author |
| | 1938 - Johnny Rutherford, American race car driver |
| | 1939 - Ray Manzarek, American keyboardist (The Doors) |
| | 1940 - Richard Lynch, American actor |
| | 1941 - Naomi Uemura, Japanese adventurer |
| | 1942 - Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel |
| | 1945 - Maud Adams, Swedish actress |
| | 1946 - Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer |
| | 1946 - Jean Eyeghe Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon |
| | 1947 - Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indian leader of Damdami Taksal (d. 1984) |
| | 1948 - Raymond Kurzweil, American inventor and author |
| | 1949 - Joaquin Sabina, Spanish singer and ongwriter |
| | 1950 - Michael Ironside, Canadian actor |
| | 1950 - Steve Hackett, British musician (Genesis) |
| | 1951 - Steven Parent, Manson murder victim (d. 1969) |
| | 1952 - Michael McDonald, American musician |
| | 1953 - Nabil Shaban, British actor |
| | 1953 - Robin Thomas, American actor |
| | 1954 - Philip Zimmermann, American cryptographer |
| | 1955 - Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host |
| | 1955 - Chet Lemon, baseball player |
| | 1956 - Brian Robertson, Scottish musician (Thin Lizzy) and (Motorhead) |
| | 1958 - Bobby Smith, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1958 - Grant McLennan, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) |
| | 1958 - Steve Grand, English computer scientist |
| | 1961 - Jim Harris, Canadian polititian |
| | 1962 - Jimmy Kirkwood, Irish-born field hockey player |
| | 1967 - Chris McKinstry, Canadian computer scientist |
| | 1967 - Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Indian composer and musician |
| | 1968 - Josh Brolin, American actor |
| | 1968 - Chynna Phillips, American singer |
| | 1969 - Darren Aronofsky, American director and writer |
| | 1969 - Meja, Swedish singer |
| | 1969 - Hong Myung-Bo, Korean footballer |
| | 1970 - Jim Creeggan, Canadian bassist (Barenaked Ladies) |
| | 1970 - Judd Winick, writer and artist |
| | 1972 - Ajay Naidu, Indian-American actor |
| | 1973 - Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater |
| | 1973 - Tara Strong, American voice actress |
| | 1974 - Toranosuke Takagi, Japanese race car driver |
| | 1976 - Anna Benson, American model |
| | 1976 - Silvia Saint, Czech actress |
| | 1976 - Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby player |
| | 1978 - Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby player |
| | 1979 - Jesse Spencer, Australian actor |
| | 1979 - Matt Mauck, American football player |
| | 1980 - Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player |
| | 1980 - Christina Ricci, American actress |
| | 1982 - Onil Joseph, Dominican Republic Major League Baseball baseball player |