| | 1660 - Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) |
| | 1725 - John Newton English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) |
| | 1757 - Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) |
| | 1783 - Simón Bolívar, South American liberator (d. 1830) |
| | 1786 - Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843) |
| | 1794 - Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865) |
| | 1802 - Alexandre Dumas, père, French writer (d. 1870) |
| | 1803 - Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer (d. 1856) |
| | 1826 - Ivan Bloch, Military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902) |
| | 1851 - Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935) |
| | 1853 - William Gillette, American actor and author (d. 1937) |
| | 1856 - Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) |
| | 1857 - Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943) |
| | 1860 - Alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939) |
| | 1864 - Frank Wedekind, German writer (d. 1918) |
| | 1874 - Oswald Chambers, Christian writer (d. 1917) |
| | 1878 - Lord Dunsany, Irish writer (d. 1957) |
| | 1880 - Ernest Bloch, Swiss composer (d. 1959) |
| | 1895 - Robert Graves, English author (d. 1985) |
| | 1897 - Amelia Earhart, American aviator (disappeared 1937) |
| | 1899 - Chief Dan George, Meti actor (d. 1981) |
| | 1908 - Cootie Williams, American trumpeter (d. 1985) |
| | 1916 - John D. MacDonald, American novelist, (d. 1986) |
| | 1917 - Robert Farnon, Canadian-born conductor, composer, and arranger (d. 2005) |
| | 1918 - Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist |
| | 1919 - Ferdinand Kübler, Swiss cyclist |
| | 1920 - Bella Abzug, U.S. Congresswoman from New York (d. 1998) |
| | 1931 - Ermanno Olmi, Italian director |
| | 1931 - Éric Tabarly, French sailor (d. 1998) |
| | 1933 - Doug Sanders, American golfer |
| | 1935 - Pat Oliphant, Australian political cartoonist |
| | 1936 - Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedienne |
| | 1936 - Mark Goddard, American actor |
| | 1938 - Eugene J. Martin, American painter, artist |
| | 1940 - Stanley Hauerwas, American theologian |
| | 1942 - Chris Sarandon, American actor |
| | 1945 - Azim Premji, Indian businessman |
| | 1947 - Robert Hays, American actor |
| | 1947 - Peter Serkin, American pianist |
| | 1949 - Michael Richards, American comedian |
| | 1949 - Yves Duteil, French singer and songwriter |
| | 1951 - Lynda Carter, American actress |
| | 1951 - Chris Smith, British politician |
| | 1952 - Gus Van Sant, American film director |
| | 1955 - Andrzej Luczak, Polish stucco decorator, painter, photographer |
| | 1957 - Pam Tillis, American singer |
| | 1963 - Paul Geary, American musician (Extreme) |
| | 1963 - Julie Krone, American jockey |
| | 1963 - Karl Malone, American basketball player |
| | 1964 - Barry Bonds, American baseball player |
| | 1964 - PJ Phillips, British musician |
| | 1965 - Kadeem Hardison, American actor |
| | 1966 - Martin Keown, English footballer |
| | 1968 - Kristin Chenoweth, American singer and actress |
| | 1968 - Laura Leighton, American actress |
| | 1969 - Rick Fox, Canadian basketball player |
| | 1969 - Jennifer Lopez, American actress and singer |
| | 1970 - Stephanie Adams, American model and author |
| | 1975 - Torrie Wilson, American wrestler |
| | 1975 - Eric Szmanda, American actor |
| | 1976 - Nate Bump, American baseball player |
| | 1976 - Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese Formula One driver |
| | 1977 - Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian football player |
| | 1979 - Stat Quo, American rapper |
| | 1979 - José Valverde, American baseball player |
| | 1980 - Gauge, American pornographic actress |
| | 1981 - Summer Glau, American actress |
| | 1982 - Anna Paquin, Canadian-born actress |
| | 1982 - Elise Crombez, Belgian supermodel |
| | 1983 - Daniele De Rossi,Italian Football player |
| | 1984 - John Dhani Lennevald, Swedish singer (former A-Teens member) |
| | 1985 - Teagan Presley, American pornographic actress |
| | 1985 - Patrice Bergeron, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1986 - Justin Berry, American anti-child porn advocate |
| | 1987 - Mara Wilson, American actress |
| | 1990 - Daveigh Chase, American actress |
| | 1998 - Bindi Irwin, activist and daughter of Steve Irwin |