| | 1377 - Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) |
| | 1443 - Pope Julius II (d. 1513) |
| | 1782 - Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (d. 1862) |
| | 1839 - George Armstrong Custer, American general (d. 1876) |
| | 1841 - Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900) |
| | 1901 - Walt Disney, American animated film producer (d. 1966) |
| | 1902 - Strom Thurmond, American politician (d. 2003) |
| | 1903 - Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969) |
| | 1905 - Gus Mancuso, baseball player (d. 1984) |
| | 1910 - Abraham Polonsky, American screenwriter (d. 1999} |
| | 1932 - Sheldon Lee Glashow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1932 - Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman), American singer and pianist |
| | 1947 - Jim Plunkett, American football player |
| | 1957 - Art Monk, American football player |
| | 1960 - Jack Russell, American glam rock singer (Great White) |
| | 1963 - Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards, British skier |
| | 1965 - Johnny Rzeznik American singer (Goo Goo Dolls) |
| | 1968 - Margaret Cho, American comedian and actress |
| | 1968 - Lisa Marie, American model and actress |
| | 1969 - Morgan J. Freeman, American film director |
| | 1972 - Angela Shelton, American actress & writer |
| | 1972 - Mike Mahoney, baseball player |
| | 1972 - Cliff Floyd, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1973 - Shalom Harlow, Model |
| | 1975 - Ronnie O'Sullivan, British snooker player |
| | 1976 - Amy Acker, American actress |
| | 1979 - Matteo Ferrari, Italy footballer |
| | 1979 - Niklas Hagman, Finnish hockey player |
| | 1979 - Nick Stahl, American actor |
| | 1982 - Eddy Curry, American basketball player |
| | 1982 - Trai Essex, American football player |
| | 1983 - Ryan Pratt - The Ohio State University and LAL Editor |
| | 1984 - Chris Solinsky, American distance runner |
| | 1985 - Josh Smith, American basketball player |
| | 1985 - Frankie Muniz, American actor |
| | 1988 - Ross Bagley, American actor |