| | 100 BC - Julius Caesar, Roman military and political leader (d. 44 BC) |
| | 1394 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) |
| | 1468 - Juan del Encina, Spanish poet and composer |
| | 1596 - Tsar Michael I of Russia (d. 1645) |
| | 1674 - Abigail Williams, American accuser in the Salem witch trials (d. 1765) |
| | 1675 - Evaristo Abaco, Italian composer (d. 1742) |
| | 1730 - Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (d. 1795) |
| | 1803 - Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841) |
| | 1807 - Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (d. 1893) |
| | 1817 - Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862) |
| | 1824 - Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898) |
| | 1828 - Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (d. 1889) |
| | 1849 - Sir William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919) |
| | 1850 - Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (d. 1912) |
| | 1852 - Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (d. 1933) |
| | 1854 - George Eastman, American inventor (d. 1932) |
| | 1861 - George Washington Carver, American botanist (d. 1943) |
| | 1863 - Paul Karl Ludwig Drude, German physicist (d. 1906) |
| | 1863 - Albert Calmette, French physician (d. 1933) |
| | 1868 - Stefan George, German poet (d. 1933) |
| | 1870 - Louis II of Monaco (d. 1949) |
| | 1876 - Max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944) |
| | 1880 - Tod Browning, American film director (d. 1962) |
| | 1884 - Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920) |
| | 1886 - Jean Hersholt, Danish film director and actor (d. 1956) |
| | 1892 - Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1942) |
| | 1895 - Kirstin Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962) |
| | 1895 - Buckminster Fuller, American architect (d. 1983) |
| | 1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (d. 1960) |
| | 1904 - Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973) |
| | 1908 - Milton Berle, American comedian (d. 2002) |
| | 1909 - Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (d. 1993) |
| | 1913 - Willis Lamb, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1917 - Andrew Wyeth, American artist |
| | 1920 - Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer (d. 2004) |
| | 1920 - Beah Richards, American actress (d. 2000) |
| | 1922 - Mark Hatfield, U.S. Senator from Oregon |
| | 1925 - Roger B. Smith, American automobile executive |
| | 1928 - Elias James Corey, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1930 - Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and writer |
| | 1932 - Otis Davis, American runner |
| | 1933 - Donald E. Westlake, American author |
| | 1934 - Van Cliburn, American pianist |
| | 1937 - Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor |
| | 1937 - Lionel Jospin, former Prime Minister of France |
| | 1938 - Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer |
| | 1938 - Ron Fairly, baseball player |
| | 1942 - Billy Smith, Australian rugby player |
| | 1943 - Christine McVie, British singer, musician, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac) |
| | 1943 - Walter Murch, American film editor |
| | 1947 - Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player |
| | 1948 - Walter Egan, American singer |
| | 1948 - Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer |
| | 1948 - Jay Thomas, American actor |
| | 1950 - Eric Carr, American drummer (KISS) (d. 1991) |
| | 1951 - Cheryl Ladd, American actress |
| | 1951 - Brian Grazer, American film producer |
| | 1952 - Voja Antonic, Serbian inventor and writer |
| | 1956 - Sandi Patty, American singer |
| | 1959 - Steve Fuller, Anglo-American philosopher and sociologist |
| | 1962 - Dan Murphy, American guitarist (Soul Asylum) |
| | 1964 - Gaby Roslin, English television presenter |
| | 1965 - Robin Wilson, American singer |
| | 1967 - Richard Herring, English comedian |
| | 1967 - John Petrucci, American guitar player (Dream Theater) |
| | 1969 - Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress |
| | 1969 - Jesse Pintado, Guitarist |
| | 1970 - Brian Lee Byung-Hun, South Korean actor |
| | 1971 - Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater |
| | 1972 - Travis Best, American basketball player |
| | 1972 - Brett Reed, American muscian (Rancid) |
| | 1973 - Magoo, American rapper |
| | 1973 - Christian Vieri, Italian football player |
| | 1974 - Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler |
| | 1974 - Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer (Within Temptation) |
| | 1974 - Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer |
| | 1976 - Dan Boyle, Canadian Hockey Player, and Olympic Reserve |
| | 1976 - Anna Friel, British actress |
| | 1976 - Tracie Spencer, American singer |
| | 1977 - Brock Lesnar, American professional wrestler |
| | 1978 - Topher Grace, American actor |
| | 1978 - Michelle Rodriguez, American actress |
| | 1982 - Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer |
| | 1983 - Megumi Kawamura, Japanese Volleyballer |
| | 1984 - Gareth Gates, British singer |
| | 1984 - Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer |
| | 1985 - Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer |
| | 1985 - Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel |
| | 1988 - Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer |
| | 1991 - Erik Per Sullivan, American actor |
| | 1995 - Georgie Henley, English actress |