| | 1533 - William I of Orange (d. 1584) |
| | 1580 - Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) |
| | 1706 - Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian musician (d. 1780) |
| | 1718 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784) |
| | 1743 - Edmund Cartwright, British inventor (d. 1823) |
| | 1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. 1882) |
| | 1845 - Carl Spitteler, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924) |
| | 1856 - Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. 1951) |
| | 1876 - Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960) |
| | 1878 - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958) |
| | 1882 - Hugh Dowding, Scottish fighter pilot (d. 1970) |
| | 1887 - Denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. 1931) |
| | 1889 - Stafford Cripps, British politician (d. 1952) |
| | 1889 - Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924) |
| | 1896 - Benjamin Whorf, American linguist (d. 1941) |
| | 1897 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955) |
| | 1899 - Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986) |
| | 1903 - José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange (d. 1936) |
| | 1904 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. 1997) |
| | 1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American poet (d. 1989) |
| | 1906 - William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946) |
| | 1907 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. 1988) |
| | 1908 - Marceline Day, American actress (d. 2000) |
| | 1914 - William Castle, American film director and producer (d. 1977) |
| | 1916 - Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (d. 2002) |
| | 1922 - J.D. Cannon, American actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1924 - Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician |
| | 1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden |
| | 1930 - Jerome Callet, American musician |
| | 1930 - Richard Donner, American film director and producer |
| | 1933 - Claire Davenport, British actress (d. 2002) |
| | 1933 - Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor |
| | 1934 - Shirley MacLaine, American actress and author |
| | 1936 - Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990) |
| | 1937 - Joe Henderson American jazz saxophonist (d. 2001) |
| | 1940 - Sue Grafton, American author |
| | 1941 - John Williams, Australian guitarist |
| | 1942 - Richard M. Daley, American politician |
| | 1942 - Barbra Streisand, American singer/actress |
| | 1945 - Doug Clifford, American drummer (Creedence Clearwater Revival) |
| | 1952 - Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer |
| | 1953 - Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer |
| | 1954 - Mumia Abu-Jamal, American death-row inmate |
| | 1954 - Captain Sensible, British guitarist (The Damned) |
| | 1955 - John de Mol, Dutch media tycoon |
| | 1957 - David J, British musician |
| | 1957 - Boris Williams, British musician (The Cure) |
| | 1958 - Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer |
| | 1958 - Brian Paddick, British police commander |
| | 1960 - Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000) |
| | 1962 - Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager |
| | 1962 - Steve Roach, Australian rugby player |
| | 1963 - Billy Gould, American musician (Faith No More) |
| | 1963 - Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian musician (Vennaskond), anarchist |
| | 1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian and actor |
| | 1964 - Djimon Hounsou, Beninese actor |
| | 1965 - Son Chang Min, South Korean actor |
| | 1966 - Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer |
| | 1968 - Stacy Haiduk, American actress |
| | 1968 - Hashim Thaci, Kosovan politician |
| | 1968 - Yuji Nagata, Japanese professional wrestler |
| | 1969 - Melinda Clarke, American actress |
| | 1971 - Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian guitarist and singer (Evil Superstars and dEUS) |
| | 1971 - Aaron Austin, American pornographic actor |
| | 1972 - Chipper Jones, baseball player |
| | 1972 - Jure Košir, Slovenian skier |
| | 1972 - Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer |
| | 1973 - Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer |
| | 1974 - Dave Vitty, aka Comedy Dave, British television host |
| | 1974 - Kristie Krabe, American stage actress |
| | 1974 - Joseph Bruce, American rapper (Insane Clown Posse) |
| | 1975 - Sam Doumit, American actress |
| | 1976 - Steve Finnan, Irish footballer |
| | 1977 - Carlos Beltran, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player |
| | 1977 - Siarhiej Bałachonaŭ, Belarusian writer |
| | 1978 - Eric Balfour, American actor |
| | 1978 - Kim Hyun-ju, Korean actress |
| | 1980 - Austin Nichols, American actor |
| | 1982 - Kelly Clarkson, American singer |
| | 1982 - Shayna Nackoney, Canadian synchronized swimmer |
| | 1984 - Tyson Ritter, American singer and bassist (All-American Rejects) |
| | 1985 - Kaori Nazuka, Japanese voice actress |