| | 1201 - Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) |
| | 1593 - Izaak Walton, English angler (d. 1683) |
| | 1631 - John Dryden, English Poet Laureate (d. 1700) |
| | 1648 - Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) |
| | 1653 - John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) |
| | 1674 - František Maxmilián Kanka, Czech architect (d. 1766) |
| | 1722 - Augustus William, Prince of Prussia (d. 1758) |
| | 1726 - Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (d. 1778) |
| | 1757 - Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (d. 1834) |
| | 1776 - Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (d. 1856) |
| | 1797 - Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (d. 1855) |
| | 1805 - Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860) |
| | 1809 - William Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo |
| | 1845 - André Besette, Canadian religious figure (d. 1937) |
| | 1871 - Leonid Andreyev, Russian writer (d. 1919) |
| | 1872 - Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal (d. 1962) |
| | 1874 - Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947) |
| | 1896 - Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. 1980) |
| | 1896 - Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (d. 1934) |
| | 1896 - Erich Hückel, German physicist (d. 1980) |
| | 1899 - P. L. Travers, Australian author (d. 1996) |
| | 1901 - Charles Farrell, American actor (d. 1990) |
| | 1902 - Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991) |
| | 1909 - Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat opposing the Nazi regime (executed) (d. 1944) |
| | 1911 - William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1996) |
| | 1914 - Tove Jansson, Finnish author, the creator of the Moomins (d. 2001) |
| | 1914 - Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor (d. 1963) |
| | 1919 - Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1987) |
| | 1919 - Ralph Houk, baseball player and manager |
| | 1920 - Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer |
| | 1921 - J. James Exon, American politician, 36th Governor of Nebraska & United States Senator from Nebraska |
| | 1922 - Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985) |
| | 1925 - David A. Huffman, Creator of Huffman coding (d. 1999) |
| | 1927 - Daniel Keyes, American author |
| | 1927 - Robert Shaw, English actor (d. 1978) |
| | 1928 - Bob Cousy, American basketball player |
| | 1931 - Mário Zagallo, Brazilian football coach and player |
| | 1931 - Chuck Essegian, baseball player |
| | 1933 - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author |
| | 1936 - Julián Javier, baseball player |
| | 1938 - Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian politician |
| | 1938 - Rod Laver, Australian tennis player |
| | 1939 - Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy, former President of the European Commission |
| | 1939 - Brito, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1940 - Beverlee McKinsey, American actress |
| | 1942 - Tommie Agee, Baseball player (d. 2001) |
| | 1943 - Ken Norton, American boxer |
| | 1944 - Sam Elliott, American actor |
| | 1945 - Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist |
| | 1948 - Bill Campbell, baseball player |
| | 1949 - Jonathan Kellerman, American writer |
| | 1952 - Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai politician |
| | 1957 - Melanie Griffith, American actress |
| | 1959 - Kurtis Blow, American rapper |
| | 1959 - Stuart Hughes, Canadian actor |
| | 1961 - Amy Stiller, American actress |
| | 1962 - Kevin Mack, American football player |
| | 1962 - Louis Lipps, American football player |
| | 1963 - Whitney Houston, American singer and actress |
| | 1964 - Brett Hull, Canadian-born hockey player |
| | 1967 - Deion Sanders, American football player |
| | 1968 - Gillian Anderson, American actress |
| | 1968 - Eric Bana, Australian actor |
| | 1968 - Karyn Parsons, American actress |
| | 1969 - Troy Percival, baseball player |
| | 1970 - Rod Brind'Amour, hockey player |
| | 1970 - Arion Salazar, American musician (Third Eye Blind) |
| | 1971 - Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist |
| | 1971 - Mack 10, American rapper |
| | 1972 - Juanes, Colombian singer |
| | 1972 - A-Mei, Taiwanese singer |
| | 1973 - Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor |
| | 1973 - Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer |
| | 1974 - Mahesh Babu, Indian film actor |
| | 1974 - Matt Morris, baseball player |
| | 1976 - Jessica Capshaw, American actress |
| | 1976 - Rhona Mitra, English actress |
| | 1977 - Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player |
| | 1977 - Mikael Silvestre, French footballer |
| | 1978 - Audrey Tautou, French actress |
| | 1980 - Ryu Seung-beom, South Korean actor |
| | 1985 - Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer |
| | 1985 - Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver |
| | 1994 - Forrest Landis, American actor |