| | 1368 - King Charles VI of France (d. 1422) |
| | 1560 - Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627) |
| | 1596 - Nicolo Amati, Italian violin maker (d. 1684) |
| | 1684 - Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (d. 1754) |
| | 1755 - Gilbert Stuart, American painter (d. 1828) |
| | 1776 - Johann Spurzheim, German neuroscientist (d. 1832) |
| | 1800 - France Prešeren, Slovenian poet (d. 1849) |
| | 1826 - George McClellan, U.S. Civil War general (d. 1885) |
| | 1838 - Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (d. 1916) |
| | 1838 - Octavia Hill, British housing and open-space activist (d. 1912) |
| | 1842 - Ellen Swallow Richards, American scientist (d. 1911) |
| | 1857 - Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British writer (d. 1924) |
| | 1880 - Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (d. 1945) |
| | 1883 - Anton Webern, Austrian composer (d. 1945) |
| | 1884 - Rajendra Prasad, first President of India (d. 1963) |
| | 1884 - Walther Stampfli, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1965) |
| | 1886 - Manne Siegbahn, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978) |
| | 1887 - Prince Naruhiko, Japanese prince (d. 1990) |
| | 1895 - Anna Freud, Austrian-born British psychoanalyst (d. 1982) |
| | 1899 - Ikeda Hayato, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965) |
| | 1900 - Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (d. 2004) |
| | 1900 - Richard Kuhn, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967) |
| | 1911 - Nino Rota, Italian composer (d. 1979) |
| | 1921 - Phyllis Curtin, American soprano |
| | 1921 - RHD (Bob) Phillips, Canadian journalist and writer |
| | 1922 - Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer |
| | 1925 - Ferlin Husky, American singer |
| | 1928 - Andy Williams, American singer |
| | 1930 - Jean-Luc Godard, French film director |
| | 1931 - Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author and singer |
| | 1931 - Jaye P. Morgan, American singer |
| | 1932 - Corry Brokken, Dutch singer |
| | 1933 - Paul J. Crutzen, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1934 - Viktor Gorbatko, Soviet cosmonaut |
| | 1937 - Bobby Allison, American race car driver |
| | 1937 - Binod Bihari Verma, Maithili literateur |
| | 1942 - Alice Schwarzer, German journalist |
| | 1946 - Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch cyclist |
| | 1948 - Ozzy Osbourne, British singer |
| | 1949 - John Akii-Bua, Ugandan athlete (d. 1997) |
| | 1949 - Mickey Thomas, American singer (Jefferson Starship) |
| | 1951 - Ray Candy, American wrestler (d. 1994) |
| | 1951 - Riki Choshu, Japanese professional wrestler |
| | 1951 - Rick Mears, American race car driver |
| | 1953 - Franz Klammer, Austrian skier |
| | 1955 - Steven Culp, American actor |
| | 1955 - Warren Jeffs, American convicted polygamist |
| | 1959 - Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish TV presenter |
| | 1960 - Daryl Hannah, American actress |
| | 1960 - Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player |
| | 1960 - Julianne Moore, American actress |
| | 1960 - Mike Ramsey, National Hockey League defenseman |
| | 1963 - Terri Schiavo |
| | 1965 - Steve Harris, American actor |
| | 1965 - Katarina Witt, German figure skater |
| | 1968 - Brendan Fraser, American actor |
| | 1970 - Christian Karembeu, French footballer |
| | 1971 - Keegan Connor Tracy, Canadian actress |
| | 1971 - Frank Sinclair, Jamaican footballer |
| | 1972 - Bucky Lasek, professional skateboarder |
| | 1973 - Holly Marie Combs, American actress |
| | 1973 - Super Crazy, Mexican professional wrestler |
| | 1976 - Byron Kelleher, New Zealand and Waikato Rugby Player |
| | 1977 - Adam Malysz, Polish ski-jumper |
| | 1978 - Trina, American rapper |
| | 1979 - Daniel Bedingfield, English pop singer |
| | 1979 - Rainbow Sun Francks, Canadian actor |
| | 1980 - Anna Chlumsky, American actress |
| | 1981 - David Villa, Spanish footballer |
| | 1982 - Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer |
| | 1983 - Sherri DuPree, American vocalist |
| | 1985 - Amanda Seyfried, American actress |
| | 1985 - Marcus Darrell Williams, American basketball player |
| | 2005 - Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway |