| | 1555 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) |
| | 1580 - Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) |
| | 1585 - John Cotton, American Puritan leader (d. 1652) |
| | 1595 - Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) |
| | 1612 - Samuel Butler, English poet (d. 1680) |
| | 1660 - André Campra, French composer (d. 1744) |
| | 1670 - John Aislabie, English politician (d. 1742) |
| | 1713 - Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (d. 1786) |
| | 1777 - Madame Récamier, French writer (d. 1849) |
| | 1795 - Thomas Carlyle, British writer and historian (d. 1881) |
| | 1798 - Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (d. 1881) |
| | 1835 - Samuel Butler, British writer (d. 1902) |
| | 1840 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877) |
| | 1844 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1914) |
| | 1852 - Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist (d. 1934) |
| | 1861 - Lillian Russell, American singer and actress (d. 1922) |
| | 1866 (O.S.) - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born painter (d. 1944) |
| | 1868 - Jesse Burkett, Baseball player (d. 1953) |
| | 1875 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (d. 1926) |
| | 1875 - Joe Corbett, baseball player (d. 1945) |
| | 1881 - Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (d. 1944) |
| | 1892 - Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain (d. 1975) |
| | 1895 - Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990) |
| | 1903 - Cornell Woolrich, American writer (d. 1968) |
| | 1908 - Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997) |
| | 1910 - Alex North, American film music composer (d. 1991) |
| | 1912 - Pappy Boyington, American pilot (d. 1988) |
| | 1913 - Mark Robson, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1978) |
| | 1914 - Rudolf Hausner, Austrian artist (d. 1995) |
| | 1915 - Eddie Heywood, American jazz musician (d. 1989) |
| | 1916 - Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer (d. 1994) |
| | 1921 - Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress |
| | 1922 - Gérard Philipe, French actor (d. 1959) |
| | 1930 - Jim Hall, jazz guitarist |
| | 1930 - Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor |
| | 1931 - Alex Delvecchio, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1931 - Wally George, American TV commentator (d. 2003) |
| | 1933 - Horst Buchholz, German-born actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1934 - Victor French, American actor (d. 1989) |
| | 1934 - Wink Martindale, American game show host |
| | 1937 - Max Baer, Jr., American actor |
| | 1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano |
| | 1939 - Freddy Cannon, American musician |
| | 1942 - Gemma Jones, British actress |
| | 1942 - Roh Tae-woo, President of South Korea |
| | 1944 - Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983) |
| | 1944 - Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer and songwriter |
| | 1945 - Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut |
| | 1949 - Jeff Bridges, American actor |
| | 1949 - Pamela Stephenson, actress |
| | 1953 - Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1954 - Tony Todd, American actor and producer |
| | 1955 - Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1957 - Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate |
| | 1958 - Steve Sailer, American political commentator |
| | 1959 - Christa Rothenburger, German speed skater and cyclist |
| | 1959 - Paul McGrath, Irish footballer |
| | 1960 - Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete |
| | 1960 - David Green, baseball player |
| | 1961 - Frank Reich, American football player |
| | 1962 - Alexander Litvinenko, Russian ex-spy (d. 2006) |
| | 1963 - Sergei Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter |
| | 1964 - Marisa Tomei, American actress |
| | 1965 - Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish film director |
| | 1966 - Fred Armisen, American actor and musician |
| | 1966 - Chris Shepherd, British film director |
| | 1969 - Lucas Radebe, South-African footballer |
| | 1969 - Jay-Z (Shawn Carter), American rapper |
| | 1970 - Sylvester Terkay, American professional wrestler |
| | 1972 - Nikki Tyler, American actress |
| | 1972 - Jassen Cullimore, National Hockey League defenseman |
| | 1973 - Tyra Banks, American supermodel |
| | 1973 - Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league player |
| | 1974 - Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player |
| | 1976 - Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater |
| | 1978 - Kyle Lohse, baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) |
| | 1982 - Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese racing driver |
| | 1984 - Lindsay Felton, American actress |
| | 1986 - Martell Webster, American basketball player |