| | 1481 - Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) |
| | 1506 - Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1526) |
| | 1534 - Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) |
| | 1574 - Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656) |
| | 1586 - Claudio Saracini, Italian composer (d. 1630) |
| | 1633 - Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (d. 1698) |
| | 1646 - Gottfried Leibniz, German mathematician (d. 1716) |
| | 1676 - Anthony Collins, English philosopher (d. 1729) |
| | 1723 - Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes, Spanish statesman (d. 1802) |
| | 1725 - Comte de Rochambeau, French soldier (d. 1807) |
| | 1742 - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist (d. 1799) |
| | 1788 - Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (d. 1867) |
| | 1804 - George Sand, French writer (d. 1876) |
| | 1807 - Thomas Green Clemson, American university founder (d. 1888) |
| | 1818 - Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian physician (d. 1865) |
| | 1863 - William Grant Stairs, Canadian explorer (d. 1892) |
| | 1869 - William Strunk Jr., American grammarian (d. 1946) |
| | 1872 - Louis Blériot, French aviator (d. 1936) |
| | 1873 - Alice Guy-Blaché, American film director (d. 1968) |
| | 1879 - Léon Jouhaux, Nobel laureate (d. 1954) |
| | 1883 - Arthur Borton, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1933) |
| | 1899 - Thomas A. Dorsey, American gospel music composer (d. 1993) |
| | 1899 - Charles Laughton, English actor (d. 1962) |
| | 1902 - William Wyler, French-born film director (d. 1981) |
| | 1903 - Amy Johnson, English pilot (d. 1941) |
| | 1906 - Estée Lauder, American entrepreneur (d. 2004) |
| | 1906 - Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician (d. 1992) |
| | 1908 - Peg Entwistle, Welsh actress (d. 1932) |
| | 1909 - Bill Stern, American sportscaster (d. 1971) |
| | 1912 - David R. Brower, American environmentalist (d. 2000) |
| | 1912 - Sally Kirkland, American fashion editor (d. 1989) |
| | 1913 - Frank Barrett, Baseball player (d. 1998) |
| | 1915 - Willie Dixon, American musician (d. 1992) |
| | 1915 - Joseph Ransohoff, American neurosurgeon (d. 2001) |
| | 1916 - Olivia de Havilland, British-American actress |
| | 1917 - Humphry Osmond, British psychiatrist |
| | 1920 - Harold Sakata, Japanese-American actor (d. 1982) |
| | 1921 - Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana |
| | 1925 - Farley Granger, American actor |
| | 1926 - Robert Fogel, Nobel laureate |
| | 1926 - Hans Werner Henze, German composer |
| | 1926 - Carl Hahn, German automotive executive |
| | 1929 - Gerald Edelman, Nobel laureate |
| | 1930 - Bobby Day, American singer (d. 1990) |
| | 1930 - Moustapha Akkad, American filmmaker (d. 2005) |
| | 1931 - Leslie Caron, French actress |
| | 1934 - Jamie Farr, American actor |
| | 1934 - Jean Marsh, English actress |
| | 1934 - Sydney Pollack, American film director |
| | 1938 - Craig Anderson, American baseball player |
| | 1941 - Alfred G. Gilman, Nobel laureate |
| | 1941 - Myron Scholes, Nobel laureate |
| | 1941 - Twyla Tharp, American choreographer |
| | 1941 - Rod Gilbert, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1942 - Karen Black, American actress |
| | 1942 - Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress |
| | 1942 - Andraé Crouch, American singer |
| | 1945 - Deborah Harry, American musician, (Blondie) |
| | 1946 - June Montiero, American singer (Toys) |
| | 1949 - John Farnham, Australian singer |
| | 1950 - John S. Chen, Hong Kong businessman |
| | 1951 - Fred Schneider, American singer (The B-52's) |
| | 1952 - Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor |
| | 1961 - Kalpana Chawla, astronaut(d. 2003) |
| | 1961 - Diana, Princess of Wales, (d. 1997) |
| | 1961 - Carl Lewis, American athlete |
| | 1961 - Michelle Wright, Canadian musician |
| | 1961 - Malcolm Elliott, British cyclist |
| | 1963 - Roddy Bottum, American musician (Faith No More, Imperial Teen) |
| | 1965 - Harald Zwart, Norwegian film director |
| | 1967 - Pamela Anderson, Canadian model and actress |
| | 1968 - Tim Abell, American film and television actor |
| | 1971 - Missy Elliott, American singer |
| | 1971 - Julianne Nicholson, American actress |
| | 1972 - Alex Machacek, Austrian musician |
| | 1972 - Claire Forlani, American actress |
| | 1975 - Sufjan Stevens, American musician |
| | 1976 - Patrick Kluivert, Dutch footballer |
| | 1976 - Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch footballer |
| | 1977 - Jarome Iginla, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1977 - Liv Tyler, American actress |
| | 1981 - Tadhg Kennelly, Australian footballer |
| | 1982 - Adrian Ward, American football player |
| | 1982 - Carmella DeCesare, American model |
| | 1982 - Hilarie Burton, American actress |
| | 1983 - Marit Larsen, Norwegian musician |
| | 1984 - Morgane Dubled, French fashion model |