| | 1469 - Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) |
| | 1540 - King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) |
| | 1676 - Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745) |
| | 1694 - Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) |
| | 1728 - Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777) |
| | 1736 - Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790) |
| | 1743 - Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (d. 1794) |
| | 1775 - William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851) |
| | 1789 - Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833) |
| | 1792 - Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857) |
| | 1845 - Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, widely believed to be the first victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888) |
| | 1850 - Charles Robert Richet, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935) |
| | 1862 - Herbert Booth, the third son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) |
| | 1873 - Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961) |
| | 1874 - Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938) |
| | 1875 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada (d. 1940) |
| | 1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, French poet and art critic (d. 1918) |
| | 1882 - James Franck, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964) |
| | 1894 - Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989) |
| | 1896 - Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990) |
| | 1897 - Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990) |
| | 1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (d. 1979) |
| | 1899 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter (d. 1991) |
| | 1900 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980) |
| | 1901 - Maxwell Taylor, American general (d. 1987) |
| | 1901 - Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972) |
| | 1904 - Christopher Isherwood, English-born writer (d. 1986) |
| | 1906 - Albert Sabin, American polio researcher (d. 1993) |
| | 1908 - Aubrey Schenck, film producer (d. 1999) |
| | 1909 - Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981) |
| | 1909 - Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978) |
| | 1910 - Mother Teresa, Humanitarian Activist and Worker (d. 1997) |
| | 1914 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1984) |
| | 1921 - Benjamin Bradlee, American journalist |
| | 1922 - Irving R. Levine, American journalist |
| | 1923 - Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist |
| | 1924 - Alex Kellner, baseball player (d. 1996) |
| | 1925 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. 2005) |
| | 1928 - Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist |
| | 1934 - Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player and commentator |
| | 1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, U.S. Vice Presidential candidate |
| | 1936 - Yvette Vickers, American actress |
| | 1940 - Don LaFontaine, American voice actor |
| | 1941 - Barbet Schroeder, Swiss film director |
| | 1941 - Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress |
| | 1941 - Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (The searchers) (d.2005) |
| | 1942 - Vic Dana, American singer |
| | 1942 - Dennis Turner, British politician |
| | 1944 - Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester |
| | 1944 - Maureen Tucker, American musician (The Velvet Underground) |
| | 1945 - Tom Ridge, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security |
| | 1946 - Valerie Simpson, American singer |
| | 1946 - Mark Snow, American composer |
| | 1946 - Zhou Ji, Education Minister of the People's Republic of China |
| | 1952 - Michael Jeter, American actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1952 - Will Shortz, New York Times crossword editor |
| | 1953 - Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer |
| | 1954 - Efren Reyes, World Pool Player |
| | 1957 - Dr. Alban, Nigerian singer |
| | 1957 - Rick Hansen, Canadian paraplegic athlete |
| | 1960 - Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist and bandleader |
| | 1965 - Chris Burke, American actor |
| | 1965 - Bobby Duncum, Jr., wrestler (d. 2000) |
| | 1966 - Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player |
| | 1966 - Shirley Manson, Scottish singer |
| | 1971 - Thalía, Mexican singer |
| | 1977 - Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyuu |
| | 1977 - Morris Peterson, American basketball player |
| | 1979 - Jamal Lewis, American football player |
| | 1979 - Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer |
| | 1980 - Macaulay Culkin, American actor |
| | 1980 - Chris Pine, American actor |
| | 1982 - Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler |
| | 1986 - Cassie Ventura, American singer |
| | 1993 - Keke Palmer, Actress |