| | 16 - Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38) |
| | 1387 - King Henry V of England, (d. 1422) |
| | 1507 - Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567) |
| | 1557 - Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627) |
| | 1651 - Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (d. 1716) |
| | 1666 - Antoine Parent, French mathematician (d. 1716) |
| | 1678 - Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751) |
| | 1722 - Gabriel Christie, British general (d. 1799) |
| | 1725 - Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (d. 1815) |
| | 1745 - Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal, (d. 1813) |
| | 1782 - Daoguang, Emperor of China (d. 1850) |
| | 1823 - Francis Parkman, American historian (d. 1893) |
| | 1827 - Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (d. 1908) |
| | 1853 - Albrecht Kossel, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1927) |
| | 1858 - Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923) |
| | 1859 - Yuan Shikai, Chinese politician and self-proclaimed emperor (d. 1916) |
| | 1875 - James C. Penney, American department store founder (d. 1971) |
| | 1881 - Clive Bell, English art critic (d. 1964) |
| | 1883 - T. E. Hulme, English writer (d. 1917) |
| | 1886 - Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor, painter, and poet (d. 1966) |
| | 1887 - Nadia Boulanger, French composer and composition teacher (d. 1979) |
| | 1888 - F. E. Sillanpää, Finnish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964) |
| | 1891 - Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-born German World War II spy (d. 1972) |
| | 1891 - Karl Dönitz, German naval leader (d. 1980) |
| | 1893 - Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director (d. 1956) |
| | 1893 - Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986) |
| | 1905 - Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (d. 1980) |
| | 1910 - Karl Kling, German race car driver (d. 2003) |
| | 1910 - Erich Kempka, Adolf Hitler's chauffeur (d. 1975) |
| | 1914 - Allen Funt, American radio and television personality (d. 1999) |
| | 1916 - M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (d. 2004) |
| | 1916 - Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Saint Kitts and Nevis politician (d. 1978) |
| | 1919 - Laurence J. Peter, Canadian born educator and writer (d. 1990) |
| | 1922 - Janis Paige, American actress |
| | 1923 - Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor of Singapore |
| | 1924 - Lauren Bacall, American actress |
| | 1925 - Charlie Byrd, American musician (d. 1999) |
| | 1925 - B. B. King, American musician |
| | 1925 - Charles J. Haughey, President of Ireland (d. 2006) |
| | 1927 - Peter Falk, American actor |
| | 1927 - Jack Kelly, American actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1928 - Lady Gwen Thompson, Pioneer in the Witchcraft movement |
| | 1930 - Anne Francis, American actress |
| | 1934 - Elgin Baylor, American basketball player |
| | 1934 - George Chakiris, American actor |
| | 1935 - Carl Andre, American artist |
| | 1935 - Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist |
| | 1937 - Alexander Medved, Russian wrestler |
| | 1939 - Breyten Breytenbach, South African writer and painter |
| | 1941 - Richard Perle, American political advisor |
| | 1943 - James Alan McPherson, American writer |
| | 1944 - Winston Grennan, Jamaican American drummer |
| | 1946 - Cathee Dahmen, American fashion model |
| | 1946 - Mike Reynolds, Speaker of Queensland Parliament, Australia |
| | 1947 - Russ Abbot, British comedian |
| | 1948 - Ron Blair, American bassist |
| | 1948 - Kenny Jones, English rock drummer (The Small Faces - Faces - The Who) |
| | 1949 - Ed Begley, Jr., American actor |
| | 1950 - Loyd Grossman, American television presenter |
| | 1953 - Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1954 - Earl Klugh, American jazz guitarist |
| | 1955 - Ron Brewer, American basketball player |
| | 1955 - Janet Ellis, British television presenter |
| | 1955 - Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer |
| | 1955 - Robin Yount, baseball player |
| | 1956 - David Copperfield, American magician |
| | 1956 - Mickey Rourke, American actor |
| | 1957 - David McCreery, Irish footballer |
| | 1958 - Orel Hershiser, baseball player |
| | 1958 - Jennifer Tilly, American actress |
| | 1959 - Tim Raines, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1960 - Danny John-Jules, British actor |
| | 1960 - Kurt Busiek, American comic book writer |
| | 1963 - Richard Marx, American singer |
| | 1964 - Molly Shannon, American actress |
| | 1964 - Mary Coustas, Austalian entertainer |
| | 1965 - Katy Kurtzman, American actress, director, and producer |
| | 1968 - Marc Anthony, American singer |
| | 1968 - Walt Becker, American director and writer |
| | 1970 - Mark Schultz (musician), American singer/songwriter |
| | 1971 - Amy Poehler, American comedienne/actress (Saturday Night Live) |
| | 1973 - Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist |
| | 1975 - Shannon Noll, Australian singer and actor |
| | 1976 - Greg Buckner, American basketball player |
| | 1978 - Dan Dickau, American basketball player |
| | 1981 - Alexis Bledel, American actress |
| | 1984 - Katie Melua, Georgian singer |
| | 1984 - Sabrina Bryan, American actress and singer |
| | 1985 - Madeline Zima, American actress |
| | 1986 - Kyla Pratt, American actress |
| | 1988 - Teddy Geiger, American singer and songwriter |