| | 1442 - King Edward IV of England (d. 1483) |
| | 1758 - James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (d. 1831) |
| | 1874 - Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1936) |
| | 1878 - Lionel Barrymore, American actor (d. 1954) |
| | 1914 - Philip E. High, Science fiction author (d. 2006) |
| | 1916 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian automobile manufacturer (d. 1993) |
| | 1921 - Rowland Evans, American journalist (d. 2001) |
| | 1926 - Harper Lee, American author |
| | 1928 - Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist (d. 1997) |
| | 1937 - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (d. 2006) |
| | 1941 - Ann-Margret, Swedish-born actress |
| | 1949 - Bruno Kirby, American actor (d. 2006) |
| | 1950 - Jay Leno, American comedian and television host |
| | 1953 - Kim Gordon, American musician (Sonic Youth) |
| | 1958 - Hal Sutton, American golfer |
| | 1960 - John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (d. 2004) |
| | 1965 - Steve Blum, American voice actor |
| | 1966 - John Daly, American golfer |
| | 1966 - Too $hort, American rapper |
| | 1967 - Kari Wührer, American actress |
| | 1968 - Daisy Berkowitz, American musician (Marilyn Manson) |
| | 1970 - Nicklas Lidström, Swedish hockey player |
| | 1972 - Violent J, Insane Clown Posse |
| | 1974 - Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress |
| | 1980 - Josh Howard, basketball player (Dallas Mavericks) |
| | 1981 - Jessica Alba, American actress |