| | 1210 - Joan of England, Queen consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1238) |
| | 1478 - King Philip I of Castile (d. 1506) |
| | 1510 - Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (d. 1537) |
| | 1519 - Pope Innocent IX (d. 1591) |
| | 1535 - Katarina Stenbock, wife of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1621) |
| | 1559 - Lawrence of Brindisi, Italian monk (d. 1619) |
| | 1621 - Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician (d. 1683) |
| | 1711 - Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Russian physicist (d. 1753) |
| | 1713 - Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect (d. 1780) |
| | 1733 - Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1790) |
| | 1755 - Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (d. 1839) |
| | 1784 - Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1846) |
| | 1844 - William Archibald Spooner, English priest and scholar (d. 1930) |
| | 1849 - Emma Lazarus, American poet (d. 1887) |
| | 1882 - Edward Hopper, American painter (d. 1967) |
| | 1887 - Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1975) |
| | 1888 - Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-born biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1973) |
| | 1890 - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, American Kennedy family matriarch (d. 1995) |
| | 1893 - Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist (d. 1990) |
| | 1893 - James Whale, English film director (d. 1957) |
| | 1893 - Jesse Haines, baseball player (d. 1978) |
| | 1898 - Stephen Vincent Benét, American author (d. 1943) |
| | 1898 - Alexander Calder, American artist (d. 1976) |
| | 1905 - Doc Cramer, baseball player (d. 1990) |
| | 1908 - Amy Vanderbilt, American author (d. 1974) |
| | 1913 - Licia Albanese, American Opera Singer |
| | 1913 - Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader (d. 1995) |
| | 1915 - Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician, diplomat and author. (d. 2000) |
| | 1916 - Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949) |
| | 1921 - William Roth, U.S. Senator (d. 2003) |
| | 1923 - Bob Dole, American politican |
| | 1923 - Mukesh, Indian singer (d. 1976) |
| | 1924 - Margaret Whiting, singer |
| | 1928 - Orson Bean, American film actor |
| | 1932 - Oscar De la Renta, Dominican-born fashion designer |
| | 1934 - Louise Fletcher, American actress |
| | 1936 - Tom Robbins, American author |
| | 1937 - Yasuhiro Kojima, wrestler (d. 1999) |
| | 1939 - Terence Stamp, English actor |
| | 1940 - Alex Trebek, Canadian-born game show host |
| | 1941 - George Clinton, American musician |
| | 1941 - Ron Turcotte, Canadian jockey |
| | 1943 - Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator from Texas |
| | 1944 - Estelle Bennett, American singer (Ronettes) |
| | 1944 - Rick Davies, British musician (Supertramp) |
| | 1944 - Sparky Lyle, baseball player |
| | 1946 - Danny Glover, American actor |
| | 1946 - Mireille Mathieu, French singer |
| | 1946 - Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian musician (d. 2000) |
| | 1947 - Albert Brooks, American comedian |
| | 1947 - Don Henley, American drummer, singer, and songwriter (Eagles) |
| | 1948 - S.E. Hinton, American author |
| | 1948 - Otto Waalkes, German comedian |
| | 1949 - Alan Menken, American composer |
| | 1949 - Lasse Virén, Finnish athlete |
| | 1953 - Jimmy Bruno, American jazz guitarist |
| | 1954 - Lonette McKee, American actress |
| | 1954 - Al Di Meola, American guitarist |
| | 1955 - Willem Dafoe, American actor |
| | 1958 - David Von Erich, Professional wrestler (d. 1984) |
| | 1960 - Jon Oliva, American musician (Savatage) |
| | 1961 - Keith Sweat, American singer |
| | 1962 - Steve Albini, Writer, Recording Engineer |
| | 1963 - Emily Saliers, American singer (Indigo Girls) |
| | 1963 - Emilio Butragueno, Spanish footballer |
| | 1964 - John Leguizamo, Colombian actor |
| | 1964 - Don Van Natta, Jr., American journalist |
| | 1965 - Shawn Michaels, American professional wrestler |
| | 1965 - David Spade, American comedian |
| | 1965 - Patrick Labyorteaux American Actor |
| | 1966 - Tim Brown, American football player |
| | 1967 - Lauren Booth, British journalist |
| | 1968 - Rhys Ifans, Welsh Actor |
| | 1970 - Jason Becker, American musician |
| | 1970 - Sergei Zubov, Russian ice hockey player |
| | 1971 - Kristine Lilly, American soccer player |
| | 1972 - Keyshawn Johnson, American football player |
| | 1973 - Mike Sweeney, baseball player |
| | 1973 - Petey Pablo, American Rapper |
| | 1973 - Rufus Wainwright, Canadian singer |
| | 1973 - Ronald Ray Howard, American murderer (d. 2005) |
| | 1974 - Daddy Kev, American record producer and engineer |
| | 1974 - Franka Potente, German actress |
| | 1977 - Gustavo Nery, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1978 - Dennis Rommedahl, Danish footballer |
| | 1978 - A. J. Cook, Canadian actress |
| | 1980 - Scott Dixon, New Zealand race car driver |
| | 1980 - Dirk Kuyt, Dutch football striker |
| | 1980 - Kate Ryan, Belgian singer |
| | 1983 - Arsenium, Moldovan singer (O-Zone) |
| | 1984 - Stewart Downing, English footballer |
| | 1984 - Kinzie Kenner, American pornographic actress |
| | 1988 - Taylor Toth, American figure skater |
| | 1992- Selena Gomez, American actress |
| | 2002- Prince Felix of Denmark, Prince of Denmark |