| | 521 - Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) |
| | 1545 - Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) |
| | 1561 - Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) |
| | 1598 - Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian artist (d. 1680) |
| | 1637 - Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer (d. 1710) |
| | 1670 - John Aislabie, English director of the South Sea Company (d. 1742) |
| | 1764 - Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno, French marshal (d. 1841) |
| | 1784 - Allan Cunningham, British poet (d. 1842) |
| | 1801 - Johann Nestroy, Austrian dramatist and actor (d. 1862) |
| | 1810 - Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (d. 1882) |
| | 1810 - Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (d. 1894) |
| | 1823 - Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (d. 1891) |
| | 1847 - George Grossmith, British actor and writer (d. 1912) |
| | 1860 - Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1947) |
| | 1863 - Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (d. 1945) |
| | 1863 - Richard Sears, American department store founder (d. 1914) |
| | 1873 - Willa Cather, American novelist (d. 1947) |
| | 1879 - Rudolf Friml, American composer (d. 1972) |
| | 1887 - Ernst Toch, Austrian composer (d. 1964) |
| | 1888 - Joyce Cary, Irish author (d. 1957) |
| | 1888 - Hamilton Fish III, American politician (d. 1991) |
| | 1903 - Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician (d. 1987) |
| | 1904 - Konstantin Sokolsky, Russian singer (d. 1991) |
| | 1905 - Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-born American astronomer (d. 1973) |
| | 1907 - Fred Rose, Canadian communist politician (d. 1983) |
| | 1910 - Louis Prima, American musician (d. 1978) |
| | 1912 - Daniel Jones, British composer (d. 1993) |
| | 1915 - Eli Wallach, American actor |
| | 1916 - Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (d. 1988) |
| | 1920 - Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cylist |
| | 1924 - Mário Soares, President of Portugal |
| | 1924 - Bent Fabric, Danish pop pianist and composer |
| | 1927 - Helen Watts, British contralto |
| | 1928 - Noam Chomsky, American linguist and political writer |
| | 1930 - Hal Smith, American baseball player |
| | 1932 - Ellen Burstyn, American actress |
| | 1940 - Gerry Cheevers, National Hockey League goaltender |
| | 1942 - Harry Chapin, American singer and songwriter (d. 1981) |
| | 1942 - Peter Tomarken, American game show host (d. 2006) |
| | 1942 - Alex Johnson, American baseball player |
| | 1943 - Bernard C. Parks, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department |
| | 1944 - Daniel Chorzempa, American organist |
| | 1944 - Jamiel Chagra, American drug trafficker |
| | 1945 - Marion Rung, Finnish singer |
| | 1947 - Johnny Bench, American baseball player |
| | 1947 - Garry Unger, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1947 - Tony Thomas, American TV and film producer |
| | 1948 - Gary Morris, American singer and actor |
| | 1948 - Mads Vinding, Danish bassist |
| | 1949 - Tom Waits, American singer, composer, and actor |
| | 1954 - Mark Hofmann, American forger and bomber |
| | 1954 - Mike Nolan, Irish singer (Bucks Fizz) |
| | 1955 - Priscilla Barnes, American actress |
| | 1956 - Larry Bird, American basketball player |
| | 1957 - Tom Winsor, British lawyer and economic regulator |
| | 1958 - Tim Butler, British musician (Psychedelic Furs) |
| | 1958 - Rick Rude, American professional wrestler (d. 1999) |
| | 1965 - Jeffrey Wright, American actor |
| | 1966 - C. Thomas Howell, American actor |
| | 1967 - Tino Martinez, American baseball player |
| | 1968 - Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league player |
| | 1970 - Carmen Campuzano, Mexican actress and fashion model |
| | 1971 - Vladimir Akopian, Armenian chess player |
| | 1971 - Chasey Lain, American pornographic actress |
| | 1972 - Hermann Maier, Austrian skier |
| | 1972 - Tammy Lynn Sytch, American professional wrestler |
| | 1973 - Damien Rice, Irish musician |
| | 1973 - Terrell Owens, American football player |
| | 1974 - Nicole Appleton, Canadian-born singer |
| | 1975 - Jamie Clapham, British footballer |
| | 1976 - Alan Faneca, American football player |
| | 1976 - Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1977 - Dominic Howard, British drummer (Muse) |
| | 1978 - Shiri Appleby, American actress |
| | 1979 - Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress |
| | 1979 - Jennifer Carpenter, American actress |
| | 1980 - John Terry, English footballer |
| | 1984 - Robert Kubica, the first Polish Formula One racing driver |
| | 1984 - Aaron Gray, American basketball player |
| | 1986 - Megan Kanka, American rape and murder victim, basis of Megan's Law (d. 1994) |
| | 1987 - Aaron Carter, American singer and actor |
| | 1988 - Emily Browning, Australian actress |
| | 2003 - Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands |