| | 270 - Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) |
| | 1602 - Otto von Guericke, German physicist (d. 1686) |
| | 1620 - Peregrine White, first English child born in the Plymouth Colony (d. 1704) |
| | 1621 - Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682) |
| | 1625 - Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) |
| | 1660 - Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian (d. 1741) |
| | 1750 - Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799) |
| | 1761 - Pope Pius VIII (d. 1830) |
| | 1762 - Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (d. 1833) |
| | 1765 - Sir Thomas Fremantle, British naval captain (d. 1819) |
| | 1839 - Christian Wilberg, German painter (d. 1882) |
| | 1841 - Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician (d. 1901) |
| | 1841 - Wilfrid Laurier, seventh Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1919) |
| | 1851 - Queen Margherita of Italy (d. 1926) |
| | 1858 - Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author, Nobel laureate (d. 1940) |
| | 1864 - Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish writer (d. 1931) |
| | 1866 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American judge (d. 1944) |
| | 1869 - Clark Griffith, Baseball manager (d. 1955) |
| | 1880 - George McBride, baseball player (d. 1973) |
| | 1884 - Norman Thomas, American social reformer (d. 1968) |
| | 1886 - Karl von Frisch, Austrian zoologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1982) |
| | 1889 - Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (d. 1953) |
| | 1896 - Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian writer (d. 1977) |
| | 1900 - Chester Gould, creator of comic strips (Dick Tracy) (d. 1985) |
| | 1903 - Alexandra Danilova, Russian ballerina (d. 1997) |
| | 1903 - Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist (d. 1981) |
| | 1907 - Fran Allison, American entertainer, The 'Fran' of Kukla, Fran and Ollie (d. 1989) |
| | 1907 - Henri-Georges Clouzot, French film director (d. 1977) |
| | 1908 - Alistair Cooke, British-born journalist (d. 2004) |
| | 1910 - Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist (d. 1944) |
| | 1912 - Otto von Habsburg, Austrian royal |
| | 1913 - Judy Canova, American actress (d. 1983) |
| | 1914 - Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (d. 1992) |
| | 1917 - Robert Byrd, American politician |
| | 1917 - Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987) |
| | 1919 - Evelyn Keyes, American actress |
| | 1921 - Jim Garrison, American district attorney and judge (d. 1992) |
| | 1921 - Phyllis Thaxter, American actress |
| | 1923 - Nadine Gordimer, South African writer, Nobel laureate |
| | 1924 - Benoît Mandelbrot, Polish-born French mathematician |
| | 1925 - Robert F. Kennedy, American politician (d. 1968) |
| | 1925 - Maya Plisetskaya, Russian ballet dancer |
| | 1926 - Andrzej W. Schally, Polish-born endocrinologist, Nobel laureate |
| | 1926 - Kaye Ballard, American comic actress |
| | 1927 - Estelle Parsons, American actress |
| | 1928 - Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor |
| | 1932 - Richard Dawson, British actor, Game Show Host |
| | 1936 - Don DeLillo, American author |
| | 1937 - René Kollo, German singer |
| | 1937 - Ruth Laredo, American pianist (d. 2005) |
| | 1937 - Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish cross-country skier |
| | 1939 - Dick Smothers, American comedian |
| | 1940 - Bob Einstein, American actor |
| | 1941 - Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright |
| | 1942 - Joseph Biden, American politician |
| | 1942 - Norman Greenbaum, American singer |
| | 1943 - Veronica Hamel, American actress |
| | 1944 - Louie Dampier, American basketball player |
| | 1945 - Nanette Workman, American-born Canadian singer and actress |
| | 1945 - Rick Monday, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1946 - Duane Allman, American guitarist. (Allman Brothers) (d. 1971) |
| | 1946 - Greg Cook, American football player |
| | 1947 - Joe Walsh, American musician |
| | 1948 - John R. Bolton, American ambassador |
| | 1948 - Barbara Hendricks, American-born singer |
| | 1948 - Richard Masur, American actor |
| | 1949 - Thelma Drake, American politician |
| | 1951 - David Walters, American politician |
| | 1952 - John Van Boxmeer, National Hockey League player |
| | 1956 - Bo Derek, American actress |
| | 1956 - Mark Gastineau, American football player |
| | 1957 - Margaret Spellings, American cabinet officer |
| | 1959 - James P. McGovern, American politician |
| | 1959 - Sean Young, American actress |
| | 1961 - Dave Watson, English footballer |
| | 1963 - Timothy Gowers, British mathematician |
| | 1963 - Ming-Na Wen, Macau-born actress |
| | 1965 - Mike D, American musician (Beastie Boys) |
| | 1965 - Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese musician (X Japan) |
| | 1966 - Kevin Gilbert, American musician (d. 1996) |
| | 1970 - Matt Blunt, American politician |
| | 1970 - Delia Gonzalez, American boxer |
| | 1971 - Joey Galloway, American football wide receiver |
| | 1971 - Joel McHale, American actor |
| | 1972 - Sheema Kalbasi, Iranian born poet |
| | 1975 - Dierks Bentley, American singer |
| | 1975 - Davey Havok, singer (AFI) |
| | 1975 - J.D. Drew, baseball player |
| | 1975 - Tímea Vágvölgyi, Hungarian porn star |
| | 1976 - Dominique Dawes, American gymnast |
| | 1977 - Josh Turner, American singer |
| | 1977 - Rudy Charles, American professional wrestling referee |
| | 1978 - Nadine Velazquez, American actress and model |
| | 1978 - Freya Lin, Taiwanese singer |
| | 1981 - Kimberley Walsh, English singer (Girls Aloud) |
| | 1981 - Carlos Boozer, American Basketball player |
| | 1984 - Ferdinando Monfardini, Italian racing driver |
| | 1984 - Justin Hoyte, English footballer (Arsenal) |
| | 1985 - Juan Cruz Álvarez, Argentine racing driver |
| | 1986 - Jared Followill, American bassist (Kings Of Leon) |