| | 1458 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) |
| | 1471 - Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) |
| | 1543 - Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) |
| | 1564 - Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642) |
| | 1571 - Michael Praetorius, German composer (d. 1621) |
| | 1620 - François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702) |
| | 1705 - Charles-André van Loo, French painter (d. 1765) |
| | 1710 - King Louis XV of France (d. 1774) |
| | 1723 - John Witherspoon, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1794) |
| | 1725 - Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794) |
| | 1739 - Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813) |
| | 1759 - Friedrich August Wolf, German archaeologist (d. 1824) |
| | 1803 - John Sutter, California pioneer (d. 1880) |
| | 1809 - Cyrus McCormick, American inventor (d. 1884) |
| | 1809 - André Dumont, Belgian geologist (d. 1857) |
| | 1812 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler (d. 1902) |
| | 1815 - Constantin von Tischendorf, German Biblical scholar (d. 1874) |
| | 1820 - Susan B. Anthony, American feminist and suffragist (d. 1906) |
| | 1825 - Carter Harrison, Sr., Mayor of Chicago (d. 1893) |
| | 1835 - Demetrius Vikelas, Greek International Olympic Committee president (d. 1908) |
| | 1841 - Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, President of Brazil (d. 1913) |
| | 1845 - Elihu Root, American statesman and diplomat, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1937) |
| | 1847 - Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (d. 1927) |
| | 1856 - Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926) |
| | 1861 - Charles Edouard Guillaume, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1938) |
| | 1873 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1964) |
| | 1874 - Sir Ernest Shackleton, British polar explorer (d. 1922) |
| | 1882 - John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942) |
| | 1883 - Sax Rohmer, English author (d. 1959) |
| | 1892 - James Forrestal, United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1949) |
| | 1895 - Earl Thomson, Canadian athlete (d. 1971) |
| | 1896 - Arthur Shields, Irish actor (d. 1970) |
| | 1898 - Totò, Italian actor, writer, and composer (d. 1967) |
| | 1898 - Allen Woodring, American runner (d. 1982) |
| | 1899 - Georges Auric, French composer (d. 1983) |
| | 1899 - Gale Sondergaard, American actress (d. 1985) |
| | 1904 - Antonin Magne, French cyclist (d. 1983) |
| | 1905 - Harold Arlen, American composer (d. 1986) |
| | 1907 - Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (d. 1991) |
| | 1907 - Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994) |
| | 1909 - Miep Gies, Dutch biographer of Anne Frank |
| | 1909 - Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes, Spanish footballer (d. 1966) |
| | 1913 - Erich Eliskases, Austrian-born chess player (d. 1997) |
| | 1914 - Hale Boggs, American politician (d. 1972) |
| | 1914 - Kevin McCarthy, American actor |
| | 1916 - Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999) |
| | 1918 - Allan Arbus, American actor |
| | 1919 - Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1996) |
| | 1922 - John Bayard Anderson, American politician |
| | 1927 - Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian |
| | 1929 - Graham Hill, British race car driver (d. 1975) |
| | 1929 - James Schlesinger, American politician |
| | 1930 - Nico Minardos, American actor |
| | 1931 - Claire Bloom, British actress |
| | 1931 - Geoff Edwards, American television game show host |
| | 1934 - Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist |
| | 1934 - Graham Kennedy, Australian actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1935 - Susan Brownmiller, American feminist and writer |
| | 1935 - Roger Chaffee, astronaut (d. 1967) |
| | 1939 - Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier |
| | 1940 - John Hadl, American football player |
| | 1940 - Hamzah Haz, Indonesian politician |
| | 1944 - Mick Avory, British drummer (The Kinks) |
| | 1945 - John Helliwell, British musician (Supertramp) |
| | 1946 - Marisa Berenson, American actress |
| | 1946 - Esko Seppänen, Finnish politician |
| | 1947 - John Coolidge Adams, American composer |
| | 1947 - Rusty Hamer, American actor (d. 1990) |
| | 1947 - David Brown, American musician (Carlos Santana) |
| | 1948 - Ron Cey, baseball player |
| | 1948 - Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist |
| | 1949 - Ken Anderson, American football player |
| | 1950 - Hark Tsui, Hong Kong film director |
| | 1951 - Melissa Manchester, American singer |
| | 1951 - Jane Seymour, British actress |
| | 1954 - Matt Groening, American cartoonist |
| | 1955 - Christopher McDonald, American actor |
| | 1957 - Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver |
| | 1957 - Jake E. Lee, guitarist |
| | 1959 - Ali Campbell, British musician (UB40) |
| | 1959 - Brian Propp, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1960 - Mikey Craig, British musician (Culture Club) |
| | 1964 - Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (d. 1997) |
| | 1967 - Jane Child Canadian musician |
| | 1971 - Renée O'Connor, American actress and director |
| | 1972 - Jaromír Jágr, Czech hockey player |
| | 1973 - Katerina Neumannová, Czech cross country skier |
| | 1973 - Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer |
| | 1973 - Sarah Wynter, Australian actress |
| | 1974 - Seattle Slew, American racehorse (d. 2002) |
| | 1974 - Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player |
| | 1974 - Tomi Putaansuu, Finnish singer (Lordi) |
| | 1974 - Alexander Wurz, Austrian race car driver |
| | 1976 - Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus) |
| | 1976 - Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American musician (The Killers) |
| | 1976 - Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist |
| | 1977 - Brooks Wackerman, American drummer |
| | 1978 - Tuan Le, American poker player |
| | 1978 - Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy) |
| | 1979 - Alenka Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer |
| | 1979 - Josh Low, English footballer |
| | 1980 - Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes) |
| | 1981 - Matt Hoopes, American musician (Relient K) |
| | 1981 - Olivia Longott, American singer |
| | 1981 - Jenna Morasca, American model |
| | 1983 - Meera Jasmine, Indian actress |
| | 1984 - Dorota Rabczewska, Polish singer (Virgin) |