| | 356 BC - Alexander the Great |
| | 1414 - Pope Sixtus IV (d. 1484) |
| | 1515 - Philip Neri, Italian churchman (d. 1595) |
| | 1620 - Jean Picard, French astronomer (d. 1682) |
| | 1664 - Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat (d. 1721) |
| | 1693 - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1768) |
| | 1710 - Paul Möhring, German physician (d. 1792) |
| | 1810 - Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist (d. 1878) |
| | 1858 - Lovis Corinth, German painter (d. 1925) |
| | 1870 - Emil Orlik, Czech painter (d. 1932) |
| | 1882 - David Burliuk, Ukrainian artist (d. 1967) |
| | 1893 - Hans Fallada, German writer (d. 1947) |
| | 1899 - Hart Crane, American poet (d. 1932) |
| | 1899 - Ernest Hemingway, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1961) |
| | 1903 - Roy Neuberger, American financier |
| | 1911 - Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author (d. 1980) |
| | 1920 - Constance Dowling, American actress (d. 1969) |
| | 1920 - Isaac Stern, Ukrainian-born violinist (d. 2001) |
| | 1923 - Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate |
| | 1922 - Kay Starr, American singer |
| | 1924 - Don Knotts, American actor (d. 2006) |
| | 1925 - Anne Meacham, American actress |
| | 1926 - Norman Jewison, Canadian film director |
| | 1926 - Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general |
| | 1926 - Paul Burke, American actor |
| | 1929 - Bob Orton, Sr., wrestler (d. 2006) |
| | 1932 - Ernie Warlick, American football player |
| | 1933 - John Gardner, American author (d. 1982) |
| | 1935 - Norbert Blüm, German politician |
| | 1935 - Moe Drabowsky, baseball player (d. 2006) |
| | 1938 - Janet Reno, 79th United States Attorney General |
| | 1939 - John Negroponte, 1st United States Director of National Intelligence |
| | 1943 - Edward Herrmann, American actor |
| | 1944 - Tony Scott, British film director |
| | 1944 - Paul Wellstone, American politican (d. 2002) |
| | 1946 - Kenneth Starr, American lawyer |
| | 1948 - Ed Hinton, American sportswriter |
| | 1948 - Cat Stevens, English singer |
| | 1948 - Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist |
| | 1949 - Al Hrabosky, baseball player |
| | 1950 - Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer |
| | 1951 - Robin Williams, American comedian |
| | 1953 - Brian Talbot, British footballer |
| | 1955 - Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003) |
| | 1955 - Taco Ockerse, Indonesian singer |
| | 1957 - Jon Lovitz, American comedian |
| | 1959 - Paul "Fatty" Vautin, Australian rugby league player |
| | 1960 - Lance Guest, American actor |
| | 1960 - Fritz Walter, German footballer |
| | 1961 - Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer |
| | 1961 - "Big" Jim Martin, American musician (Faith No More) |
| | 1963 - Kevin Poole, English footballer |
| | 1964 - Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper |
| | 1965 - Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer |
| | 1968 - Brandi Chastain, American soccer player |
| | 1968 - Lyle Odelein, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1969 - Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic) |
| | 1970 - Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler |
| | 1971 - Nuno Markl, Portuguese comedian and radio host |
| | 1978 - Josh Hartnett, American actor |
| | 1979 - David Carr, American football player |
| | 1979 - Tamika Catchings, American basketball player |
| | 1980 - C.C. Sabathia, American baseball player |
| | 1981 - Titus Bramble, English footballer |
| | 1981 - Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist |
| | 1982 - Claudette Ortiz, American soul singer |
| | 1983 - Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer |
| | 1983 - Kellen Winslow II, American football player |
| | 1984 - Liam Ridgewell, English footballer |
| | 1985 - Von Wafer, American basketball player |
| | 1988-Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer |
| | 1989- Rory Culkin, Amercian Actor |
| | 1989- Chris Gunter, Welsh footballer |
| | 1989- Jamie Waylett, British Actor |
| | 1992- Rachael Flatt, Amercian Figure skater |