| | 1555 - Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) |
| | 1651 - Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) |
| | 1652 - Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) |
| | 1671 - John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) |
| | 1713 - Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, Marshal of France (d. 1793) |
| | 1729 - Empress Catherine II of Russia (d. 1796) |
| | 1774 - Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist (d. 1862) |
| | 1775 - Alexander Anderson, American illustrator (d. 1870) |
| | 1810 - John Putnam Chapin, American politician (d. 1864) |
| | 1811 - Alson Sherman, American politican (d. 1903) |
| | 1814 - Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, English philanthropist (d. 1906) |
| | 1816 - Charlotte Brontë, English author (d. 1855) |
| | 1837 - Fredrik Bajer, Danish politician, Nobel laureate (d. 1922) |
| | 1838 - John Muir, American environmentalist (d. 1914) |
| | 1851 - Charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939) |
| | 1864 - Max Weber, German economist and sociologist (d. 1920) |
| | 1870 - Edwin S. Porter, American film pioneer (d. 1941) |
| | 1879 - Kartini, Indonesian national figure (d. 1904) |
| | 1882 - Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1961) |
| | 1889 - Paul Karrer, Swiss chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971) |
| | 1905 - Pat Brown, American politician (d. 1996) |
| | 1911 - Ivan Combe, American inventor (d. 2000) |
| | 1912 - Marcel Camus, French film director (d. 1982) |
| | 1914 - Norman Panama, American screenwriter (d. 2003) |
| | 1915 - Anthony Quinn, Mexican-born actor (d. 2001) |
| | 1919 - Don Cornell, American singer (d. 2004) |
| | 1920 - Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (d. 1991) |
| | 1922 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish author (d. 1987) |
| | 1923 - John Mortimer, English barrister and writer |
| | 1926 - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom |
| | 1927 - Gerald Flood, British actor (d. 1989) |
| | 1930 - Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (d. 1989) |
| | 1932 - Elaine May, American comedian |
| | 1935 - Charles Grodin, American actor |
| | 1935 - Thomas Kean, former Governor of New Jersey and 9/11 Commission Chairman |
| | 1936 - James Dobson, American evangelist |
| | 1939 - Helen Prejean, American writer |
| | 1947 - Iggy Pop, American musician (The Stooges) |
| | 1947 - John Weider, British rock musician (Eric Burdon and the Animals, Family) |
| | 1948 - Gary Condit, American politician |
| | 1949 - Patti Lupone, American singer and actress |
| | 1951 - Tony Danza, American actor and talk show host |
| | 1951 - Michael Hartley Freedman, American mathematician |
| | 1951 - Steve Vickers, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1954 - James Morrison, American actor |
| | 1955 - Ebiet G. Ade, Indonesian singer |
| | 1956 - Phillip Longman, American demographer |
| | 1958 - Edward Leslie, American professional wrestler |
| | 1958 - Andie MacDowell, American actress |
| | 1959 - Gene Callahan, American writer |
| | 1959 - Robert Smith, British musician (The Cure) |
| | 1959 - Jerry Only, American musician (The Misfits) |
| | 1959 - Michael Timmins, Canadian musician (Cowboy Junkies) |
| | 1960 - Michel Goulet, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1962 - Chris Ditchburn, British actor and TV presenter |
| | 1962 - Les Lancaster, American baseball player |
| | 1963 - Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (d. 2004) |
| | 1963 - Roy Dupuis, Canadian actor |
| | 1964 - Ludmila Engquist, Russian-born Swedish athlete |
| | 1965 - Ed Belfour, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1965 - Karen Foster, American model (Playboy) |
| | 1966 - Michael Franti, American musician |
| | 1970 - Rob Riggle, American comedian |
| | 1970 - Nicole Sullivan, American actress |
| | 1971 - Eric Mabius, American actor |
| | 1971 - Michael Turner, American comic book artist |
| | 1972 - Severina Vučković, Croatian singer |
| | 1977 - Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater |
| | 1978 - Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish) |
| | 1978 - Branden Steineckert, American drummer (Rancid, formerly of The Used) |
| | 1979 - Adam Drucker, (Dose One), rapper |
| | 1980 - Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1981 - Stephanie Larimore, American model |
| | 1982 - Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, American football player |
| | 1983 - Paweł Brożek, Polish footballer |
| | 1986 - Alexander Edler, Swedish hockey player |
| | 1988 - Pedro Mosquera, Spanish footballer |