| | 1291 - Philippe de Vitry, French composer (d. 1361) |
| | 1345 - King Fernando I of Portugal (d. 1383) |
| | 1391 - King Duarte of Portugal (d. 1438) |
| | 1424 - King Wladislaus III of Poland (d. 1444) |
| | 1538 - Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) |
| | 1599 - Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) |
| | 1620 - John Evelyn, English diarist (d. 1706) |
| | 1622 - Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) |
| | 1632 - (baptism) Johannes Vermeer, Flemish painter (d. 1675) |
| | 1636 - Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679) |
| | 1692 - Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) |
| | 1705 - Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774) |
| | 1711 - Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778) |
| | 1724 - Christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805) |
| | 1737 - James Lovell (delegate), American educator (d. 1789) |
| | 1795 - John Keats, British poet (d. 1821) |
| | 1815 - Karl Weierstraß, German mathematician (d. 1897) |
| | 1825 - Charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892) |
| | 1831 - Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910) |
| | 1835 - Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917) |
| | 1860 - Juliette Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts (d. 1927) |
| | 1875 - Eugene Meyer, American businessman and newspaper publisher (d. 1954) |
| | 1875 - Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian freedom fighter and statesman (d. 1950) |
| | 1887 - Chiang Kai-shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, former Republic of China president (d. 1975) |
| | 1887 - Newsy Lalonde, National Hockey League player (d. 1970) |
| | 1892 - Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (d. 1946) |
| | 1895 - Basil Liddell Hart, British military historian (d. 1970) |
| | 1896 - Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (d. 1977) |
| | 1912 - Dale Evans, American singer and actress (d. 2001) |
| | 1914 - Joe Carcione, American consumer advocate (d. 1988) |
| | 1917 - Thomas Hill, Canadian actor |
| | 1918 - Ian Stevenson, American parapsychologist |
| | 1920 - Dick Francis, Welsh novelist |
| | 1920 - Helmut Newton, German photographer (d. 2004) |
| | 1920 - Fritz Walter, German footballer (d. 2002) |
| | 1922 - Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (d. 2005) |
| | 1922 - Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist (d. 2004) |
| | 1922 - King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia |
| | 1925 - John Anthony Pople, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| | 1926 - Jimmy Saville, English entertainer |
| | 1927 - Lee Grant, American actress |
| | 1928 - Cleo Moore, American actress (d. 1973) |
| | 1929 - Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player (d. 2004) |
| | 1929 - Bud Spencer, Italian actor |
| | 1930 - Michael Collins, astronaut |
| | 1931 - Dan Rather, American television journalist |
| | 1933 - Phil Goyette, National Hockey League player |
| | 1936 - Michael Landon, American actor (d. 1991) |
| | 1937 - Tom Paxton, American singer |
| | 1939 - Ron Rifkin, American actor |
| | 1939 - Tom O'Connor, British comedian |
| | 1942 - Dave McNally, Major League Baseball pitcher (d. 2002) |
| | 1943 - Paul Frampton, English physicist |
| | 1944 - Kinky Friedman, American musician and novelist |
| | 1945 - Brian Doyle-Murray, American comedian and actor |
| | 1945 - Russ Ballard, English rock singer/songwriter, guitarist (Argent) |
| | 1946 - Stephen Rea, Irish actor |
| | 1946 - Norman Lovett, British actor |
| | 1947 - Deidre Hall, American actress |
| | 1947 - Frank Shorter, American runner |
| | 1949 - Bob Siebenberg, American drummer (Supertramp) |
| | 1950 - John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (d. 1994) |
| | 1950 - Jane Pauley, American news anchor |
| | 1952 - Bernard Edwards, American bass player (CHIC) (d. 1996) |
| | 1953 - Michael J. Anderson, American actor |
| | 1954 - Ken Wahl, American actor |
| | 1955 - Mark Roesler, American businessman and lawyer |
| | 1958 - Jeannie Longo, French cyclist |
| | 1959 - Neal Stephenson, American author |
| | 1959 - Mats Näslund, National Hockey League player |
| | 1960 - Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican delegate to Congress |
| | 1960 - Mike Gallego, baseball player |
| | 1961 - Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director |
| | 1961 - Larry Mullen, Irish drummer (U2) |
| | 1961 - Alonzo Babers, American runner |
| | 1961 - Kate Campbell, American musician |
| | 1963 - Dunga, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1963 - Fred McGriff, baseball player |
| | 1963 - Rob Schneider, American actor |
| | 1963 - Johnny Marr, English guitarist and songwriter (The Smiths) |
| | 1963 - Dermot Mulroney, American actor |
| | 1964 - Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer |
| | 1964 - Marty Wright, American professional wrestler |
| | 1964 - Darryl Worley, Country Music Artist |
| | 1965 - Annabella Lwin, British singer (Bow Wow Wow) |
| | 1966 - Adam Horovitz, American singer (Beastie Boys) |
| | 1966 - Koji Kanemoto, Japanese professional wrestler |
| | 1966 - Joseph Boyden, Canadian novelist |
| | 1968 - Antonio Davis, American basketball player |
| | 1968 - Vanilla Ice, American rapper |
| | 1969 - Mike O'Malley,American Actor |
| | 1970 - Linn Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base) |
| | 1970 - Rogers Stevens, American guitarist (Blind Melon) |
| | 1970 - Mitch Harris, American guitarist (Napalm Death, among others) |
| | 1971 - Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (d. 2004) |
| | 1971 - Ian Walker, English footballer |
| | 1971 - Toby Anstis, British radio presenter |
| | 1972 - Shaun Bartlett, South African footballer |
| | 1974 - Muzzy Izzet, Turkish footballer |
| | 1976 - Piper Perabo, American actress |
| | 1977 - Séverine Ferrer, French singer |
| | 1980 - Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor |
| | 1980 - Samaire Armstrong, American actress |
| | 1981 - Irina Denezhkina, Russian writer |
| | 1981 - Frank Iero, American guitarist (My Chemical Romance) |
| | 1982 - Tomas Plekanec, National Hockey League player |
| | 1982 - The Cheeky Girls, British-Romanian singers |
| | 1986 - Christie Hayes, Australian actress |
| | 1990 - Lil' JJ, American comedian |
| | 1990 - Yash Goklani, American Porn Star |
| | 2005 - Infanta Leonor of Spain, daughter of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and Letizia, Princess of Asturias |