| | 1391 - Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (d. 1425) |
| | 1479 - Joanna of Castile, wife of Philip I of Castile (d. 1555) |
| | 1494 - Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1566) |
| | 1510 - John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) |
| | 1661 - King Charles II of Spain (d. 1700) |
| | 1692 - Louis Racine, French poet (d. 1763) |
| | 1753 - Mikhail Kozlovsky, Russian sculptor (d. 1802) |
| | 1753 - Jean-Baptiste Breval, French composer (d. 1823) |
| | 1814 - Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor (d.1894) |
| | 1833 - Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (d.1908) |
| | 1841 - Nelson W. Aldrich, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (d. 1915) |
| | 1841 - Armand Fallières, French president (d. 1931) |
| | 1851 - Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (d.1902) |
| | 1854 - John Philip Sousa, American composer (d. 1932) |
| | 1855 - Ezra Seymour Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist (d. 1942) |
| | 1860 - Ignace Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and President of Poland (d. 1941) |
| | 1861 - James Naismith, Canadian inventor of basketball (d. 1939) |
| | 1880 - Robert Musil, Austrian novelist (d. 1942) |
| | 1882 - Thomas Ince, American movie personality. Manner of death still controversial. (d. 1924) |
| | 1887 - Walter Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1946) |
| | 1892 - Harold Ross, American editor (d. 1951) |
| | 1893 - Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company (d. 1943) |
| | 1906 - James D. Norris, sportsman and businessman (Chicago Blackhawks) (d. 1966) |
| | 1914 - Jonathan Harris, American actor (d. 2002) |
| | 1916 - Ray Conniff, American composer and conductor (d. 2002) |
| | 1921 - James Jones, American writer (d. 1977) |
| | 1924 - Jeanette Schmid, Austrian professional whistler, AKA Baroness Lips von Lipstrill (d. 2005) |
| | 1926 - Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian |
| | 1931 - Mike Nichols, American film director |
| | 1932 - Stonewall Jackson, American country singer |
| | 1937 - Joe Warfield, American actor |
| | 1938 - Mack Jones, American baseball player (d. 2004) |
| | 1938 - P.J. Proby, American-born singer and actor |
| | 1938 - Dumitru Rusu, Romanian painter |
| | 1938 - Jim Pike, American singer (The Lettermen) |
| | 1939 - Michael Schwerner, American civil rights activist (d. 1964) |
| | 1946 - Sally Field, American actress |
| | 1948 - Glenn Frey, American singer (Eagles) |
| | 1949 - Brad Davis, American actor (d. 1991) |
| | 1949 - Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-born trumpeter |
| | 1952 - Michael Cunningham, American writer |
| | 1954 - Catherine Crier, American television personality |
| | 1955 - Maria Shriver, American journalist |
| | 1957 - Klaus Kleinfeld, German industrialist |
| | 1957 - Lori Singer, American actress |
| | 1958 - Trace Beaulieu, American comic actor best known for his work in Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
| | 1961 - Florent Pagny, French songwriter and singer |
| | 1963 - Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death) (d. 1998) |
| | 1964 - Kerry Conran, American filmmaker |
| | 1965 - Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion) |
| | 1966 - Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer |
| | 1966 - Christian Lorenz, German keyboardist (Rammstein) |
| | 1967 - Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (d. 1989) |
| | 1968 - Alfred Williams, American football player |
| | 1970 - Ethan Hawke, American actor |
| | 1972 - Garry Flitcroft, English footballer |
| | 1972 - Thandie Newton, Zambian actress |
| | 1972 - Rebecca Romijn, American actress |
| | 1972 - Deivi Cruz, Baseball player |
| | 1973 - Nell McAndrew, British model |
| | 1976 - Mike Herrera, American singer and bassist (MxPx) |
| | 1976 - Pat Tillman, American football player (d. 2004) |
| | 1976 - Catherine Clark, Canadian journalist (also daughter of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark) |
| | 1977 - Patrícia Tavares, Portuguese actress |
| | 1978 - Daniella Cicarelli, Brazilian supermodel |
| | 1978 - Jolina Magdangal, Filipina singer, actress and television host |
| | 1979 - Lamar Odom, American basketball player |
| | 1981 - Cassie Bernall, American murder victim (d. 1999) |
| | 1981 - Lee Dong Wook, South Korean actor. |
| | 1982 - Sowelu, Japanese pop singer |
| | 1987 - Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player |
| | 1988 - Emma Stone, American actress |