| | 1837 - J.P. Morgan, American financier and philanthropist (d. 1913) |
| | 1842 - Maurice Rouvier, French statesman (d. 1911) |
| | 1890 - Art Acord, American actor and rodeo rider (d. 1931) |
| | 1894 - Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1971) |
| | 1903 - Morgan Taylor, American athlete (d. 1975) |
| | 1914 - George Davis, American art director (d. 1998) |
| | 1917 - Bill Clements, Governor of Texas |
| | 1918 - William Holden, American actor (d. 1981) |
| | 1923 - Lindsay Anderson, English film director (d. 1994) |
| | 1923 - Harry Reasoner, American journalist (d. 1991) |
| | 1923 - Solly Hemus, American baseball player |
| | 1926 - Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2004) |
| | 1928 - Cynthia Ozick, American writer |
| | 1934 - Don Kirshner, American television producer and composer |
| | 1938 - Ben Barnes, Lt. Governor of Texas |
| | 1946 - Georges J.F. Kohler, German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1995) |
| | 1948 - Jan Hammer, Czech composer |
| | 1950 - Bruce McNall, American former NHL team owner |
| | 1952 - Željko Ražnatović, Serbian warlord (d. 2000) |
| | 1954 - Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver |
| | 1954 - Rowdy Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler |
| | 1957 - Nick Hornby, English author |
| | 1959 - Sean Bean, English actor |
| | 1961 - Boomer Esiason, American football player |
| | 1963 - Joel Murray, American actor |
| | 1964 - Maynard James Keenan, American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle) |
| | 1966 - Vikram, Indian actor |
| | 1967 - Marquis Grissom, American baseball player |
| | 1967 - Liz Phair, American musician/songwriter |
| | 1972 - Gary Bennett, American baseball player |
| | 1972 - Tony Boselli, American football player |
| | 1972 - Jennifer Garner, American actress |
| | 1972 - Ruffian, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 1975) |
| | 1972 - Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1973 - Brett Maher, Australian basketballer |
| | 1974 - Victoria Beckham, English singer |
| | 1974 - Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer (Opeth) |
| | 1977 - Chad Hedrick, American speed skater |
| | 1977 - Sizzla, Jamaican dancehall artist |
| | 1978 - Jordan Hill, American singer |
| | 1982 - Lee Jun Ki, South Korean actor and model |
| | 1982 - Brad Boyes, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1984 - Rosanna Davison, Miss World 2003 |