| | 1297 - Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) |
| | 1473 - Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) |
| | 1575 - Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) |
| | 1586 - William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) |
| | 1599 - Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) |
| | 1625 - François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) |
| | 1642 - Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1723) |
| | 1653 - Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English statesman (d. 1688) |
| | 1688 - Frederick William I of Prussia (d. 1740) |
| | 1714 - Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (d. 1789) |
| | 1740 - Pope Pius VII (d. 1823) |
| | 1758 - Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, French painter (d. 1835) |
| | 1771 - Sir Walter Scott, Scottish historical novelist (d. 1832) |
| | 1777 - Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830) |
| | 1777 - Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist (d. 1851) |
| | 1840 - Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German psychologist (d. 1902) |
| | 1847 - Robert Comtesse, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1922) |
| | 1851 - Doc Holliday, American gambler (d. 1887) |
| | 1863 - Ernest Thayer, American poet (d. 1940) |
| | 1865 - Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician (d. 1952) |
| | 1866 - Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (d. 1962) |
| | 1867 - John Galsworthy, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1933) |
| | 1867 - Cupid Childs, American baseball player (d. 1912) |
| | 1876 - Aleksandar Obrenovic, King of Serbia (d. 1903) |
| | 1881 - Francis Ford (actor), American actor (d. 1953) |
| | 1882 - Gisela Richter, English art historian (d. 1972) |
| | 1910 - Pierre Schaeffer, French composer (d. 1955) |
| | 1911 - Vethathiri, Indian yogi (d.2006) |
| | 1913 - Paul Dean, American baseball player (d. 1981) |
| | 1916 - Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of the New York Giants (d. 2005) |
| | 1924 - Georges Prêtre, French conductor |
| | 1925 - Russell Baker, American columnist |
| | 1926 - René Goscinny, French comic-strip author (d. 1977) |
| | 1926 - Lina Wertmüller, Italian film director |
| | 1929 - Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971) |
| | 1930 - Earl Weaver, American baseball manager |
| | 1933 - Richard R. Ernst, Nobel Prize Laureate |
| | 1935 - John Brodie, American football player |
| | 1940 - Dash Crofts, American musician |
| | 1941 - David Crosby, American musician |
| | 1941 - Connie Smith, American singer |
| | 1943 - Jimmy Johnson, American football coach |
| | 1945 - Steve Martin, American comedian |
| | 1945 - Wim Wenders, German-born film director |
| | 1946 - Antonio Fargas, American actor |
| | 1946 - Susan Saint James, American actress |
| | 1946 - Larry Graham, American musician |
| | 1947 - Danielle Steel, American novelist |
| | 1950 - Bob Backlund, American wrestler |
| | 1950 - Gary Larson, American cartoonist |
| | 1952 - Carl Lumbly, American actor |
| | 1952 - Debbie Meyer, American swimmer |
| | 1953 - James Horner, American composer |
| | 1953 - Cliff Johnson, American computer game author |
| | 1954 - Mark Fidrych, American baseball player |
| | 1956 - Rusty Wallace, American race car driver |
| | 1957 - Gino Hernandez, American wrestler |
| | 1959 - Marcia Gay Harden, American actress |
| | 1959 - Magic Johnson, American basketball player |
| | 1960 - Sarah Brightman, English soprano |
| | 1961 - Susan Olsen, American actress |
| | 1961 - "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler (d. 1995) |
| | 1964 - Brannon Braga, American scriptwriter |
| | 1965 - Emmanuelle Béart, French actress |
| | 1966 - Halle Berry, American actress |
| | 1968 - Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer |
| | 1968 - Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian cartoonist |
| | 1968 - Catherine Bell, American actress |
| | 1969 - Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer |
| | 1970 - Ctislav Dosedel, Czech tennis player |
| | 1973 - Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer |
| | 1973 - Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer |
| | 1973 - Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer |
| | 1974 - Ana Matronic, singer |
| | 1974 - Christopher Gorham, American actor |
| | 1976 - Steve Braun, Canadian actor |
| | 1977 - Juan Pierre, American baseball player |
| | 1978 - Kate Ritchie, Australian actress |
| | 1981 - Matthew Etherington, English footballer |
| | 1983 - Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-born tennis player |
| | 1983 - Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-born actress |
| | 1986 - Terin Humphrey, American gymnast |
| | 1986 - Kaitlin Clements, American actress |