| | 1452 - Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1508) |
| | 1667 - Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1748) |
| | 1733 - Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779) |
| | 1752 - Samuel Smith, U.S. Senator, 1803-1815. |
| | 1768 - Charlotte Corday, French aristocrat who killed Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793) |
| | 1781 - Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (d. 1828) |
| | 1784 - Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (d. 1839) |
| | 1812 - Thomas Clingman, American Confederate general (d. 1897) |
| | 1824 - Alexandre Dumas, fils, French author (d. 1895) |
| | 1833 - Thomas George Bonney, English geologist (d. 1923) |
| | 1835 - Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1907) |
| | 1848 - Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (d. 1919) |
| | 1853 - Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (d. 1921) |
| | 1857 - José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican political leader (d. 1921) |
| | 1867 - Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (d. 1916) |
| | 1870 - Hilaire Belloc, English writer (d. 1953) |
| | 1877 - Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian composer and conductor (d. 1960) |
| | 1881 - Hans Fischer, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1945) |
| | 1882 - Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (d. 1965) |
| | 1886 - Ernst May, German architect (d. 1970) |
| | 1903 - Nikolai Cherkasov, Russian actor (d. 1966) |
| | 1905 - Leo Durocher, baseball player (d. 1991) |
| | 1908 - Joseph Mitchell, American writer (d. 1996) |
| | 1915 - Mario Del Monaco, Italian singer (d. 1982) |
| | 1916 - Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986) |
| | 1917 - Bourvil, French actor (d. 1970) |
| | 1918 - Leonard Rose, American cellist (d. 1984) |
| | 1922 - Norman Lear, American television writer and producer |
| | 1922 - Adolfo Celi, Italian actor (d. 1986) |
| | 1923 - Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin karate |
| | 1924 - Vincent Canby, American film critic (d. 2000) |
| | 1930 - Shirley Williams, British politician |
| | 1931 - Jerry Van Dyke, American actor |
| | 1931 - Khieu Samphan, Cambodian politician |
| | 1935 - Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer |
| | 1938 - Isabelle Aubret, French singer |
| | 1938 - Gary Gygax, American role-playing game creator |
| | 1939 - Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet |
| | 1940 - Pina Bausch, German dancer |
| | 1942 - Dennis Ralston, American tennis player |
| | 1944 - Tony Capstick, English comedian (d. 2003) |
| | 1944 - Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist |
| | 1946 - Rade Šerbedžija, Croatian-born, Serbian actor |
| | 1948 - Betty Thomas, American actor and film director |
| | 1948 - Peggy Fleming, American figure skater |
| | 1949 - Maureen McGovern, American singer |
| | 1953 - Yahoo Serious, Australian comedian |
| | 1954 - Philippe Alliot, French racecar driver |
| | 1955 - Allan Border, Australian cricketer |
| | 1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian |
| | 1957 - Matt Osborne, wrestler |
| | 1958 - Christopher Dean, British Olympic figure skater |
| | 1959 - Hugh Green, American football player |
| | 1959 - Joe DeSa, baseball player (d. 1986) |
| | 1960 - Jay Maynard, Internet celebrity (Tron Guy) |
| | 1962 - Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum) (d. 2005) |
| | 1964 - Rex Brown, American bassist (Pantera) |
| | 1965 - José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer |
| | 1967 - Juliana Hatfield, American musician |
| | 1967 - Kellie Waymire, American actress (d. 2003) |
| | 1968 - Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor |
| | 1968 - Tom Goodwin, baseball player |
| | 1968 - Julian McMahon, Australian actor |
| | 1968 - Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian Formula 1 Driver |
| | 1969 - Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress |
| | 1969 - Triple H, American professional wrestler |
| | 1972 - Jill Arrington, American sports reporter |
| | 1974 - Eason Chan, Hong Kong singer |
| | 1974 - Pete Yorn, American musician |
| | 1975 - Shea Hillenbrand, baseball player |
| | 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, baseball player |
| | 1975 - Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer |
| | 1975 - Fred Mascherino, American musician (Taking Back Sunday) |
| | 1976 - Scott Mason, Australian cricketeer (d.2005) |
| | 1977 - Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Irish actor |
| | 1979 - Shannon Moore, American wrestler |
| | 1979 - Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer |
| | 1980 - Nick Nemeth, American wrestler |
| | 1981 - Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player |
| | 1985 - Lou Taylor Pucci, American actor |
| | 1990 - Cheyenne Kimball, American musician |