| | 1032 - Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) |
| | 1222 - Nichiren, Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (d. 1282) |
| | 1497 - Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer (d. 1560) |
| | 1519 - Gaspard de Coligny, French Huguenot leader (d. 1572) |
| | 1543 - Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) |
| | 1620 - Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia (d. 1688) |
| | 1643 - John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) |
| | 1698 - Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (d. 1758) |
| | 1710 - King Louis XV of France (d. 1774) |
| | 1727 - Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817) |
| | 1761 - Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) |
| | 1802 - Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866) |
| | 1804 - Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885) |
| | 1821 - Heinrich Barth, German explorer |
| | 1822 - Sir Francis Galton, English explorer and biologist (d. 1911) |
| | 1824 - Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) |
| | 1826 - Julia Grant, First Lady of the United States (d. 1902) |
| | 1826 - Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet (d. 1886) |
| | 1831 - Nikolai Leskov, Russian writer (d. 1895) |
| | 1834 - Ernst Haeckel, German zoologist and philosopher (d. 1919) |
| | 1838 - Henry Adams, American historian and novelist (d. 1918) |
| | 1847 - Philipp Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (d. 1917) |
| | 1856 - Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (d. 1944) |
| | 1856 - Willem Kes, Dutch conductor (d. 1934) |
| | 1866 - Vyacheslav Ivanov, a Russian poet (d. 1949) |
| | 1876 - George Macaulay Trevelyan, English historian (d. 1962) |
| | 1884 - Robert J. Flaherty, American filmmaker (d. 1951) |
| | 1886 - Van Wyck Brooks, American historian and critic (d. 1963) |
| | 1898 - Katharine Cornell, American actress (d. 1974) |
| | 1901 - Vincent Coleman, American actor (d. 1971) |
| | 1901 - Chester Morris, American film actor (d. 1970) |
| | 1903 - Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist (d. 1978) |
| | 1904 - George F. Kennan, American historian, diplomat and political policy-maker (d. 2005) |
| | 1909 - Hugh Beaumont, American actor (d. 1982) |
| | 1909 - Jeffrey Lynn, American actor (d. 1995) |
| | 1915 - Jim O'Hora, American college football coach (d. 2005) |
| | 1915 - Michael Relph, British film producer and director (d. 2004) |
| | 1921 - Araucaria, British crossword compiler |
| | 1921 - Vera-Ellen, American actress (d. 1981) |
| | 1925 - Carlos Paredes, Portuguese Guitar master (d. 2004) |
| | 1926 - John Schlesinger, English film director (d. 2003) |
| | 1927 - June Brown, British actress |
| | 1927 - Tom Kennedy, American game show host |
| | 1929 - Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980) |
| | 1931 - Otis Blackwell, American songwriter and singer (d. 2002) |
| | 1931 - Ken Takakura, Japanese Actor |
| | 1932 - Harry Goz, American actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1932 - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone |
| | 1935 - Sonny Bono, American entertainer, & politician, United States Congressman from California (d. 1998) |
| | 1936 - Jill Kinmont, American skier |
| | 1937 - Yuri Manin, Russian mathematician |
| | 1938 - John Corigliano, American composer |
| | 1938 - Barry Primus, American actor |
| | 1941 - Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader |
| | 1944 - Richard Ford, American novelist |
| | 1945 - Jeremy Bulloch, English actor |
| | 1945 - Frank Welker, American voice actor |
| | 1950 - Peter Hain, British politician |
| | 1950 - Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese acid-folk singer |
| | 1951 - William Katt, American actor |
| | 1953 - Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1953 - Roberta Williams, computer game designer |
| | 1954 - Michael Holding, West Indian fast bowler cricket |
| | 1954 - Iain Banks, Scottish author |
| | 1955 - Margaux Hemingway, American actress and model (d. 1996) |
| | 1955 - Hunt Block, American actor |
| | 1957 - LeVar Burton, American actor |
| | 1957 - James Ingram, American singer |
| | 1958 - Lisa Loring, American actress |
| | 1959 - Ice-T, American rapper, songwriter, and actor |
| | 1959 - John McEnroe, American tennis player |
| | 1960 - Pete Willis, English guitarist (Def Leppard) |
| | 1961 - Andy Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran) |
| | 1963 - Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer) |
| | 1964 - Bebeto, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1964 - Christopher Eccleston, English actor |
| | 1967 - John Valentin, baseball player |
| | 1967 - Keith Gretzky, former hockey player; brother of Wayne Gretzky |
| | 1968 - Warren Ellis, British comic book writer |
| | 1969 - David Heath, American professional wrestler |
| | 1970 - D.J. Wallis, American fitness competitor |
| | 1972 - Jerome Bettis, American football player |
| | 1973 - Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete |
| | 1975 - Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer |
| | 1976 - Eric Byrnes, American baseball player |
| | 1976 - Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey) |
| | 1977 - Ian Clarke, Irish computer programmer |
| | 1977 - Ahman Green, American football player |
| | 1978 - John Tartaglia, Broadway actor and Muppeteer. |
| | 1979 - Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer |
| | 1980 - Ashley Lelie, American football player |
| | 1982 - Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, African-American rapper |
| | 1985 - Haley Giraldo, American reality series star |