| | 419 - Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (d. 455) |
| | 1029 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) |
| | 1262 - Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) |
| | 1489 - Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1556) |
| | 1647 - Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English privy councilor (d. 1730) |
| | 1665 - Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (d. 1726) |
| | 1714 - Christoph Willibald von Gluck, German composer (d. 1787) |
| | 1724 - Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (d. 1803) |
| | 1820 - George Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (d. 1878) |
| | 1821 - Charles Tupper, sixth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1915) |
| | 1856 - Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian nationalist leader (d. 1920) |
| | 1862 - William Henry Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1942) |
| | 1865 - Lily Braun, German writer (d. 1916) |
| | 1876 - Wilhelm Cuno, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1933) |
| | 1877 - Hermann Hesse, German-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962) |
| | 1884 - Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist (d. 1931) |
| | 1900 - Tyrone Guthrie, English actor (d. 1971) |
| | 1903 - Alec Douglas-Home, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995) |
| | 1903 - King Olav V of Norway (d. 1991) |
| | 1906 - Hans Bethe, German-born nuclear physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005) |
| | 1908 - Thurgood Marshall, U. S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1993) |
| | 1914 - Frederick Fennell, American conductor (d. 2004) |
| | 1914 - Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist (d. 1990) |
| | 1916 - Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| | 1916 - Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German pilot (d. 1982) |
| | 1918 - Wibo, Dutch cartoonist (d. 2005) |
| | 1923 - Wislawa Szymborska, Polish writer, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1925 - Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist (d. 1963) |
| | 1925 - Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1961) |
| | 1927 - Brock Peters, American actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1929 - Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines |
| | 1930 - Carlos Menem, President of Argentina |
| | 1932 - Dave Thomas, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 2002) |
| | 1933 - Kenny Wharram, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1937 - Polly Holliday, American actress |
| | 1937 - Richard Petty, American race car driver |
| | 1939 - John H. Sununu, White House Chief of Staff under George HW Bush |
| | 1939 - Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek politician and poet |
| | 1940 - Kenneth Harry Clarke, British politician |
| | 1942 - Vicente Fox, President of Mexico |
| | 1943 - Walter Godefroot, Belgian cyclist |
| | 1946 - Richard Axel, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1946 - Ron Silver, American actor |
| | 1947 - Larry David, American television producer |
| | 1949 - Roy Bittan, American keyboardist (E Street Band) |
| | 1953 - Mark Hart, British musician (Crowded House and Supertramp) |
| | 1954 - Pete Briquette, English bassist (Boomtown Rats) |
| | 1955 - Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan actor |
| | 1955 - Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist and blogger |
| | 1956 - Jerry Hall, American actress and model |
| | 1957 - Bret "Hitman" Hart, Canadian professional wrestler |
| | 1958 - Thomas Bickerton, American Methodist bishop |
| | 1959 - Mike Hallett, English snooker player |
| | 1960 - Terry Rossio, American screenwriter |
| | 1964 - José Canseco, baseball player |
| | 1964 - Ozzie Canseco, baseball player |
| | 1964 - Joe Magrane, baseball player |
| | 1964 - Charles Robinson, American professional wrestling referee |
| | 1970 - Yancy Butler, American actress |
| | 1970 - Steve Morrow, Irish footballer |
| | 1970 - Scott Garland, American professional wrestler |
| | 1970 - Monie Love, English rapper and disc jockey |
| | 1971 - Evelyn Lau, Canadian author |
| | 1973 - Peter Kay , British comedian |
| | 1974 - Sean Casey, baseball player |
| | 1974 - Moon So-ri, South Korean actress |
| | 1974 - Matthew Reilly, Australian author |
| | 1974 - Rocky Gray, American musician |
| | 1975 - Erik Ohlsson, Swedish guitarist (Millencolin) |
| | 1976 - Tomáš Vokoun, Czech hockey player |
| | 1978 - Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician |
| | 1979 - Sam Hornish, Jr., American race car driver |
| | 1979 - Joe Thornton, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1981 - Alex Koroknay-Palicz, American youth rights activist |
| | 1981 - Angel Pagán, Professional baseball player |
| | 1983 - Michelle Branch, American musician |
| | 1985 - Ashley Tisdale, American actress |
| | 1985 - Chad Henne, American football player |
| | 1986 - Lindsay Lohan, American actress and musician |
| | 1986 - Choi Dae Hyun, South Korean model from Germany |