| | 1398 - Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435) |
| | 1591 - Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) |
| | 1643 - Ahmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1695) |
| | 1663 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718) |
| | 1682 - Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771) |
| | 1692 - Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775) |
| | 1707 - Carlo Goldoni, Italian writer (d. 1793) |
| | 1714 - René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792) |
| | 1714 - Hyde Parker, British admiral (d. 1782) |
| | 1725 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (d. 1798) |
| | 1752 - John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806) |
| | 1778 - José de San Martín, Argentine general and liberator of South America |
| | 1841 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter, graphic artist and sculptor (d. 1919) |
| | 1842 - Karl May, German writer (d. 1912) |
| | 1845 - George Reid, fourth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918) |
| | 1860 - Sir William Ashley, Economic historian. (d. 1927) |
| | 1873 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (d. 1921) |
| | 1877 - Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935) |
| | 1888 - John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State (d. 1959) |
| | 1889 - Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator (d. 1982) |
| | 1890 - Dame Myra Hess, English pianist (d. 1965) |
| | 1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician (d. 1986) |
| | 1895 - Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (d. 1984) |
| | 1901 - Zeppo Marx, American actor (d. 1979) |
| | 1908 - Frank G. Slaughter, American novelist (d. 2001) |
| | 1910 - Millicent Fenwick, American fashion editor and politician (d. 1992) |
| | 1913 - Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989) |
| | 1913 - Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988) |
| | 1916 - Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (d. 1991) |
| | 1917 - Anthony Burgess, English author (d. 1993) |
| | 1918 - Barney Ewell, American athlete (d. 1996) |
| | 1918 - Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995) |
| | 1919 - Karl Pribram, Austrian neuroscientist |
| | 1921 - Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (d. 1970) |
| | 1925 - Edward Gorey, American illustrator (d. 2000) |
| | 1928 - Larry Gelbart, American comedy writer |
| | 1929 - Christopher George, American actor (d. 1983) |
| | 1932 - Faron Young, American singer (d.1996) |
| | 1934 - Tony Lema, American pro golfer (d. 1966) |
| | 1935 - Sally Jessy Raphaël, American talk show host |
| | 1937 - Tom Courtenay, British actor |
| | 1937 - Bob Schieffer, American broadcast journalist |
| | 1937 - Barbara Piasecka Johnson, widow of John Seward Johnson I |
| | 1938 - Diane Baker, American actress |
| | 1938 - Herb Elliott, Australian runner |
| | 1940 - Billy Packer, American sports broadcaster |
| | 1940 - Ron Santo, baseball player |
| | 1940 - Danny Cater, baseball player |
| | 1942 - Karen Grassle, American actress |
| | 1942 - Carl Eller, former American football player |
| | 1943 - Wilson Piazza, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1943 - George Harrison, British musician (the Beatles) (d. 2001) |
| | 1946 - Franz Xaver Kroetz, German dramatist |
| | 1947 - Lee Evans, American athlete |
| | 1947 - Doug Yule, American bass guitarist, (The Velvet Underground) |
| | 1948 - Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor |
| | 1949 - Ric Flair, American professional wrestler |
| | 1950 - Neil Jordan, Irish director |
| | 1950 - Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina |
| | 1950 - Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (d. 2006) |
| | 1951 - Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner |
| | 1951 - James Brown, American sportscaster |
| | 1951 - César Cedeño, baseball player |
| | 1952 - Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000) |
| | 1953 - José María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain |
| | 1953 - Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor |
| | 1954 - John Doe, American musician |
| | 1958 - Kurt Rambis, American basketball player |
| | 1959 - Mike Peters, Welsh musician (The Alarm) |
| | 1960 - Tony Grimaud, Maltese-born singer and songwriter |
| | 1960 - Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player |
| | 1961 - Davey Allison, American race car driver (d. 1993) |
| | 1961 - Todd Blackledge, American football player |
| | 1962 - Birgit Fischer, German kayaker |
| | 1963 - Nancy O'Dell, American reporter and television personality |
| | 1964 - Lee Evans, British comedian |
| | 1964 - Don Majkowski, American football player |
| | 1966 - Alexis Denisof, American actor |
| | 1966 - Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003) |
| | 1966 - Téa Leoni, American actress |
| | 1968 - Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress |
| | 1969 - Paul Trimboli, Australian footballer |
| | 1971 - Sean Astin, American actor |
| | 1971 - Dave Harris, American disc jockey |
| | 1971 - Daniel Powter, Canadian musician |
| | 1973 - Justin Jeffre, American singer (98 Degrees) |
| | 1973 - Anson Mount, American actor |
| | 1976 - Rashida Jones, American actress, writer, model, musician |
| | 1977 - Sarah Jezebel Deva, English singer |
| | 1977 - Kim Hee-sun, South Korean actress |
| | 1977 - Josh Wolff, American footballer |
| | 1981 - Jamie Lynn, American model |
| | 1981 - Park Ji-Sung, South Korean footballer |
| | 1981 - Misty Giles, American beauty quuen and Survivor contestant |
| | 1982 - Chris Baird, Irish footballer |
| | 1982 - Bert McCracken, American singer (The Used) |
| | 1985 - Joakim Noah, American basketball player |
| | 1986 - Justin Berfield, American actor |
| | 1986 - James and Oliver Phelps, British actors |
| | 1998 - Brendon Baerg, American actor |