| | 1348 - Andronicus IV Palaeologus, Eastern Roman Emperor |
| | 1510 - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (d. 1550) |
| | 1527 - Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598) |
| | 1545 - Elizabeth of Valois, wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) |
| | 1565 - Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) |
| | 1618 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663) |
| | 1653 - Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) |
| | 1719 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. 1803) |
| | 1725 - Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (d. 1798) |
| | 1781 - Bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. 1830) |
| | 1788 - Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862) |
| | 1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (d. 1874) |
| | 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. 1875) |
| | 1827 - William Holman Hunt, English painter (d. 1910) |
| | 1838 - Léon Gambetta, French statesman (d. 1882) |
| | 1840 - Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902) |
| | 1862 - Nicholas Murray Butler, former president of Columbia University, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1947) |
| | 1867 - Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925) |
| | 1869 - Hughie Jennings, baseball player (d. 1928) |
| | 1875 - Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (d. 1940) |
| | 1891 - Max Ernst, German painter (d. 1976) |
| | 1900 - Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (d. 1942) |
| | 1907 - Luke Appling, Major League Baseball Player (d. 1991) |
| | 1908 - Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. 2003) |
| | 1914 - Sir Alec Guinness, English actor (d. 2000) |
| | 1917 - Lou Monte, American singer (d. 1989) |
| | 1920 - Jack Webb, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1982) |
| | 1923 - G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician |
| | 1923 - Clifford Scott Green, American Federal Judge |
| | 1926 - George MacDonald Fraser, English author |
| | 1926 - Sir Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver |
| | 1927 - Carmen Basilio, American boxer |
| | 1927 - Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (d. 2006) |
| | 1927 - Kenneth Tynan, English critic and writer (d. 1980) |
| | 1928 - Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, American cardinal (d. 1996) |
| | 1928 - Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (d. 1991) |
| | 1934 - Paul Joseph Cohen, American mathematician |
| | 1934 - Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (d. 1997) |
| | 1937 - Dick Radatz, American baseball player (d. 2005) |
| | 1938 - John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army |
| | 1938 - Whirlaway, American racehorse, 1941 Triple Crown Winner (d. 1953) |
| | 1939 - Marvin Gaye, American singer (d. 1984) |
| | 1940 - Penelope Keith, English actress |
| | 1941 - Dr. Demento, American radio personality |
| | 1941 - Leon Russell, American blues-rock pianist/guitarist session musician |
| | 1942 - Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef |
| | 1945 - Linda Hunt, American actress |
| | 1945 - Don Sutton, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1945 - Reggie Smith, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1947 - Emmylou Harris, American singer |
| | 1947 - Camille Paglia, American feminist writer |
| | 1949 - Pamela Reed, American actress |
| | 1951 - Ayako Okamoto, Japanese professional golfer |
| | 1951 - Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist |
| | 1952 - Leon Wilkeson, American rock bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) |
| | 1953 - Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician |
| | 1953 - David Robinson, American musician |
| | 1953 - Debralee Scott, American actress (d. 2005) |
| | 1954 - Ron Palillo, American actor |
| | 1955 - Allan Davis, Australian Diplomat |
| | 1959 - Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver |
| | 1960 - Linford Christie, British athlete |
| | 1961 - Christopher Meloni, American actor |
| | 1961 - Keren Woodward, British singer (Bananarama) |
| | 1962 - Pierre Carles, French documentarist |
| | 1962 - Clark Gregg, American actor |
| | 1962 - Mark Shulman, American children's author |
| | 1964 - Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player |
| | 1965 - Rodney King, American victim of police brutality |
| | 1966 - Bill Romanowski, American football player |
| | 1966 - Teddy Sheringham, English footballer |
| | 1967 - Greg Camp, American guitarist and songwriter (Smash Mouth) |
| | 1967 - Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter |
| | 1971 - Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player |
| | 1971 - ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist |
| | 1975 - Adam Rodriguez, American actor of Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage |
| | 1975 - Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British Singer and contest on The X Factor |
| | 1978 - John Gall, Baseball player |
| | 1981 - Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress and singer |
| | 1982 - Jack Evans, American professional wrestler |
| | 1982 - Leyla Milani, American actress and model |
| | 1983 - Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer |
| | 1984 - Ashley Peldon, American actress |
| | 1984 - Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress |
| | 1984 - Nicolas Lapierre, French racing driver |