| | 1407 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) |
| | 1471 - George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539) |
| | 1637 - Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (d. 1715) |
| | 1665 - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751) |
| | 1677 - Otto Ferdinand Graf von Abensperg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1748) |
| | 1724 - John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-born Continental Congressman (d. 1781) |
| | 1730 - Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher (d. 1788) |
| | 1770 - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher (d. 1831) |
| | 1809 - Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President of the United States of America (d. 1891) |
| | 1858 - Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician (d. 1932) |
| | 1865 - James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (d. 1935) |
| | 1865 - Charles G. Dawes, 30th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1951) |
| | 1870 - Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (d. 1919) |
| | 1871 - Theodore Dreiser, American author (d. 1945) |
| | 1874 - Carl Bosch, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940) |
| | 1875 - Katharine McCormick, American women's rights activist (d. 1967) |
| | 1877 - Ernst Wetter, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1963) |
| | 1886 - Rebecca Helferich Clarke, English composer and violist (d. 1979) |
| | 1886 - Eric Coates, English composer (d. 1957) |
| | 1890 - Man Ray, photographer and artist (d. 1976) |
| | 1898 - Gaspard Fauteux, French Canadian parliamentarian (d. 1963) |
| | 1899 - C.S. Forester, British author (d. 1966) |
| | 1899 - Byron Foulger, American actor (d. 1970) |
| | 1904 - Norah Lofts, British author (d. 1983) |
| | 1904 - John Hay Whitney, American financier (d. 1982) |
| | 1906 - Ed Gein, American serial killer (d. 1984) |
| | 1908 - Don Bradman, Australian cricketer (d. 2001) |
| | 1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973) |
| | 1908 - Kurt Wegner, German artist (d. 1985) |
| | 1909 - Lester Young, American musician (d. 1959) |
| | 1909 - Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966) |
| | 1910 - Mother Teresa, Human Rights Activist, Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1997) |
| | 1911 - Kay Walsh, British actress (d. 2005) |
| | 1913 - Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, wife of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (d. 2006) |
| | 1915 - Norman F. Ramsey, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1916 - Martha Raye, American actress (d. 1994) |
| | 1917 - Peanuts Lowrey, baseball player (d. 1986) |
| | 1921 - Leo Penn, American film director (d. 1998) |
| | 1925 - Darry Cowl, French actor (d. 2006) |
| | 1926 - Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian mathematician (d. 2002) |
| | 1928 - Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician |
| | 1929 - Ira Levin, American author |
| | 1931 - Joe Cunningham, baseball player |
| | 1932 - Antonia Fraser, British author |
| | 1935 - Frank Yablans, American film producer |
| | 1935 - Ernie Broglio, Baseball player |
| | 1936 - Joel Kovel, American politician |
| | 1937 - Tommy Sands, American actor and singer |
| | 1940 - Sonny Sharrock, American jazz guitarist (d. 1994) |
| | 1942 - Daryl Dragon, American keybordist (Captain & Tennille) |
| | 1942 - Brian Peckford, Canadian politician |
| | 1943 - Tuesday Weld, American actress |
| | 1945 - G.W. Bailey, American actor |
| | 1947 - Barbara Bach, American actress |
| | 1947 - Harry Reems, American actor |
| | 1948 - Sgt. Slaughter, professional wrestler |
| | 1950 - Charles Fleischer, American actor |
| | 1951 - Buddy Bell, baseball player-manager |
| | 1952 - Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens, American actor |
| | 1953 - Peter Stormare, Swedish-born actor |
| | 1953 - Alex Lifeson, Canadian guitarist (Rush) |
| | 1954 - Derek Warwick, British race car driver |
| | 1955 - Diana Scarwid, American actress |
| | 1955 - Robert Richardson, American cinematographer |
| | 1957 - Bernhard Langer, German golfer |
| | 1958 - Tom Lanoye, Belgian author |
| | 1959 - Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver |
| | 1959 - Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian artist |
| | 1961 - Tom Ford, American fashion designer |
| | 1962 - Adam Oates, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1963 - Downtown Julie Brown, Welsh TV personality |
| | 1965 - Wayne James, Zimbabwe cricketer |
| | 1966 - Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia |
| | 1969 - Reece Shearsmith, British actor and comedian |
| | 1970 - Peter Ebdon, English snooker player |
| | 1970 - Tony Kanal, English-born musician (No Doubt) |
| | 1970 - Jim Thome, baseball player |
| | 1970 - Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer |
| | 1971 - Marlon Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer |
| | 1972 - Mike Smith, Canadian actor |
| | 1972 - Jimmy Pop, American Musician (The Bloodhound Gang) |
| | 1972 - Dalip Singh, Indian professional wrestler |
| | 1973 - Dietmar Hamann, German footballer |
| | 1973 - Carlene Begnaud, American professional wrestler |
| | 1973 - Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer |
| | 1974 - Jose Vidro, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player |
| | 1975 - Jonny Moseley, American skier |
| | 1976 - Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress |
| | 1976 - Carlos Moya, Spanish tennis player |
| | 1976 - Steve Taylor, British writer |
| | 1976 - Mark Webber, Australian race car driver |
| | 1977 - Deco, Portuguese footballer |
| | 1978 - Mase, American rapper |
| | 1979 - Tian Liang, Chinese diver |
| | 1979 - Sarah Neufeld, Canadian musician (The Arcade Fire) |
| | 1984 - Sulley Ali Muntari, Ghanaian footballer |
| | 1986 - Mario, R&B Singer |
| | 1988 - Alexa Vega, American actress |