| | 1249 - Emperor Kameyama of Japan (d. 1305) |
| | 1577 - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d. 1618) |
| | 1578 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637) |
| | 1654 - Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732) |
| | 1686 - Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749) |
| | 1689 - Alexis Piron, French writer (d. 1773) |
| | 1721 - Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (d. 1781) |
| | 1753 - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1825) |
| | 1764 - Ann Radcliffe, English writer (d. 1823) |
| | 1775 - Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818) |
| | 1786 - Sophie Hélène Béatrix, Princess of France (d. 1787) |
| | 1800 - Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician (d. 1885) |
| | 1808 - Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (d. 1887) |
| | 1819 - Elias Howe, American inventor (d. 1867) |
| | 1828 - Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman (d. 1913) |
| | 1836 - Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1908) |
| | 1836 - Camille de Renesse, Belgian Count (d. 1904) |
| | 1848 - Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma (d. 1907) |
| | 1858 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942) |
| | 1879 - Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (d. 1936) |
| | 1879 - Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934) |
| | 1893 - George Geary, English cricketer (d. 1981) |
| | 1894 - Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984) |
| | 1901 - Dame Barbara Cartland, English novelist (d. 2000) |
| | 1908 - Paul Brown, American football coach (d. 1991) |
| | 1911 - Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (d. 1968) |
| | 1911 - John A. Wheeler, American physicist |
| | 1915 - David Diamond, American composer (d. 2005) |
| | 1916 - Sir Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984) |
| | 1916 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005) |
| | 1918 - Jarl Wahlström, the 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999) |
| | 1926 - Ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1927 - Ed Ames, American singer and actor |
| | 1927 - Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986) |
| | 1928 - Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist |
| | 1929 - King Hassan II of Morocco, (d. 1999) |
| | 1929 - Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist |
| | 1930 - Buddy Bregman, American musical arranger and conductor |
| | 1932 - Donald Rumsfeld, 12th & 20th United States Secretary of Defense |
| | 1935 - Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005) |
| | 1936 - Floyd Abrams, First Amendment attorney and advocate |
| | 1936 - June Jordan, American writer and teacher (d. 2002) |
| | 1937 - David Hockney, English artist |
| | 1938 - Brian Dennehy, American actor |
| | 1942 - Richard Roundtree, American actor |
| | 1942 - Edy Williams, American actress |
| | 1943 - John Casper, astronaut |
| | 1945 - Dean R. Koontz, American author |
| | 1945 - Root Boy Slim, American entertainer (d. 1993) |
| | 1946 - Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980) |
| | 1947 - Haruomi Hosono, Japanese musician |
| | 1947 - Mitch Mitchell, English drummer |
| | 1947 - O.J. Simpson, American football player and actor |
| | 1948 - Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian current foreign minister |
| | 1950 - Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine |
| | 1951 - Chris Cooper, American actor |
| | 1952 - John Tesh, American composer |
| | 1953 - Thomas Ligotti, American author |
| | 1955 - Fred Norris, American radio personality |
| | 1955 - Jimmy Smits, American actor |
| | 1955 - Willie Wilson, American baseball player |
| | 1956 - Marc Almond, British singer |
| | 1956 - Tom Hanks, American actor |
| | 1957 - Kelly McGillis, American actress |
| | 1959 - Jim Kerr, Scottish singer (Simple Minds), |
| | 1959 - Kevin Nash, American professional wrestler |
| | 1959 - Clive Stafford Smith, British Human Rights Lawyer |
| | 1964 - Courtney Love, American musician |
| | 1964 - Gianluca Vialli, Italian football (soccer) player |
| | 1965 - Frank Bello, American musician (Anthrax) |
| | 1965 - Marc Mero, American professional wrestler |
| | 1965 - David O'Hara, Irish-Scottish actor |
| | 1968 - Paolo Di Canio, Italian football (soccer) player |
| | 1970 - Trent Green, American football player |
| | 1971 - Marc Andreessen, American software developer |
| | 1973 - Kelly Holcomb, American football player |
| | 1974 - Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin) |
| | 1975 - Jack White, American musician (The White Stripes} |
| | 1976 - Shelton Benjamin, American professional wrestler |
| | 1976 - Fred Savage, American actor |
| | 1976 - Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater |
| | 1977 - Isaac Brock, American musician |
| | 1978 - Linda Park, Korean-born actress |
| | 1979 - Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress |
| | 1980 - Gwendoline Yeo, Singapore actress |
| | 1982 - Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race car driver |
| | 1982 - Ashly DelGrosso, American ballroom dancer |
| | 1982 - Maggie Ma, Canadian actress |
| | 1983 - Lucia Micarelli, American musician |
| | 1986 - Kiely Williams, American singer and actress |
| | 1991 - Mitchel Musso, American actor |