| | 1127 - Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194) |
| | 1576 - Shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638) |
| | 1582 - Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651) |
| | 1630 - Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria (d. 1665) |
| | 1635 - Françoise d'Aubigné, wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719) |
| | 1701 - Anders Celsius, Swedish inventor and astronomer (d. 1744) |
| | 1710 - Robert Lowth, British bishop (d. 1787) |
| | 1746 - Robert Livingston, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1813) |
| | 1754 - Georg Forster, German scientist (d. 1794) |
| | 1779 - Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (d. 1865) |
| | 1804 - Julius Benedict, German-born composer (d. 1885) |
| | 1809 - Fanny Kemble, British actress (d. 1893) |
| | 1843 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman (d. 1899) |
| | 1843 - Elizabeth Stride, victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888) |
| | 1857 - Charles Scott Sherrington, British physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1952) |
| | 1867 - Charles Koechlin, French composer (d. 1950) |
| | 1871 - Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist (d. 1950) |
| | 1874 - Charles A. Beard, American historian (d. 1948) |
| | 1874 - Chaim Weizmann, 1st President of Israel (d. 1952) |
| | 1894 - Saint Amphilochios of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox saint (d. 1971) |
| | 1894 - Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist (d. 1989) |
| | 1897 - Vito Genovese, American mafioso (d. 1969) |
| | 1898 - Fredric Warburg, publisher and author (d. 1981) |
| | 1901 - Ted Husing, American sportscaster (d. 1962) |
| | 1903 - Lars Onsager, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976) |
| | 1907 - L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (d. 2000) |
| | 1909 - James Agee, American writer (d. 1955) |
| | 1909 - Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician (d. 1967) |
| | 1911 - David Merrick, American stage producer (d. 2000) |
| | 1916 - Chick Hearn, American sports announcer (d. 2002) |
| | 1917 - Buffalo Bob Smith, American television host (d. 1998) |
| | 1920 - Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (d. 1985) |
| | 1921 - Alexander Dubcek, Slovak politician (d. 1992) |
| | 1925 - John Maddox, British science writer and editor |
| | 1925 - Ernie Wise, British comedian (d. 1999) |
| | 1925 - Marshall Thompson, American film and television actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1926 - Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author |
| | 1927 - Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian footballer (d. 1987) |
| | 1928 - Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1932 - Benigno Aquino Jr., Philippine politician (d. 1983) |
| | 1933 - Jacques Godbout, French Canadian novelist, journalist and filmmaker |
| | 1934 - Ammo Baba, Iraqi-Assyrian football player |
| | 1935 - Al Jackson, American drummer, producer and songwriter (d. 1975) |
| | 1937 - Gail Sheehy, American writer |
| | 1939 - Dave Giusti, baseball player |
| | 1940 - Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1973) |
| | 1941 - Eddie Rabbitt, American singer (d. 1998) |
| | 1941 - Aimé Jacquet, French football manager |
| | 1942 - Manolo Blahnik, Spanish shoe designer |
| | 1942 - Henry Carr, American athlete |
| | 1942 - Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (d. 1970) |
| | 1943 - Nicole Brossard, French Canadian poet |
| | 1945 - Alain de Cadenet, SPEED Channel personality |
| | 1948 - James L. Avery, Sr., American actor |
| | 1950 - Gran Hamada, Japanese professional wrestler |
| | 1951 - Jayne Kennedy, American sportscaster and actress |
| | 1952 - James D. Wetherbee, American astronaut |
| | 1952 - Kathryn Bigelow, American film director |
| | 1952 - Sheila Copps, Canadian politician |
| | 1952 - Daryl Stuermer, American guitarist (Genesis) |
| | 1953 - Curtis Armstrong, American actor |
| | 1953 - Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer Aquarium |
| | 1954 - Patricia McPherson, American actress |
| | 1955 - Bill Nye, American engineer and broadcaster |
| | 1955 - Pierre Mondou, National Hockey League player |
| | 1956 - William Fichtner, American actor |
| | 1957 - Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish racecar driver |
| | 1957 - Caroline Kennedy, American journalist |
| | 1958 - Mike Scioscia, American baseball manager |
| | 1959 - Charlie Burchill, Scottish guitarist and keyboardist (Simple Minds) |
| | 1960 - Ken O'Brien, American football player |
| | 1960 - Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian prime Minister |
| | 1960 - Tim Pawlenty, American politician |
| | 1961 - Steve Oedekerk, American film director, actor and comedian |
| | 1962 - Charlie Benante, American musician, drummer for Anthrax |
| | 1962 - Davey Boy Smith, British professional wrestler (d. 2002) |
| | 1962 - Mike Bordin, American musician (Faith No More) |
| | 1963 - Fisher Stevens, American actor |
| | 1964 - Robin Givens, American actress |
| | 1966 - Andy Merrill, American voice actor |
| | 1967 - Shane Embury, British guitarist/bassist (Napalm Death, among others) |
| | 1968 - Michael Vartan, French actor |
| | 1971 - Nick Van Exel, American basketball player |
| | 1973 - Evan Karagias, American professional wrestler |
| | 1973 - Twista, American rapper |
| | 1975 - Martin Gramatica, American football player |
| | 1976 - Jaleel White, American actor |
| | 1978 - Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player |
| | 1978 - The Streets British rapper |
| | 1978 - Radek Štepánek, Czech Republic tennis player |
| | 1979 - Shin Hyesung, Korean vocalist (Shinhwa) |
| | 1979 - The Game, American rapper |
| | 1979 - Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer |
| | 1979 - Hilary Hahn, American violinist |
| | 1980 - Michael Yardy, English cricketer |
| | 1981 - Matthew Taylor, English footballer |
| | 1985 - Alison Pill, Canadian actress |
| | 1986 - Suresh Kumar Raina, Indian cricketer |