| | 1315 - Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349) |
| | 1470 - Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal (d. 1547) |
| | 1554 - Paolo Bellasio, Italian composer (d. 1594) |
| | 1593 - Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) |
| | 1660 - Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor (d. 1714) |
| | 1663 - William Bradford, British-born printer (d. 1752) |
| | 1706 - Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (d. 1777) |
| | 1726 - Francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770) |
| | 1737 - William Petty Fitzmaurice, British statesman (d. 1805) |
| | 1759 - William Thornton, West Indian-born architect (d. 1828) |
| | 1768 - Dolley Madison, First Lady of the United States (d. 1849) |
| | 1772 - Sir William Congreve, English inventor (d. 1828) |
| | 1799 - Honoré de Balzac, French novelist (d. 1850) |
| | 1806 - John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (d. 1873) |
| | 1818 - William Fargo, co-founder of Wells, Fargo & Company (d. 1881) |
| | 1822 - Frédéric Passy, French economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1912) |
| | 1830 - Hector Malot, French writer (d. 1907) |
| | 1838 - Jules Méline, French statesman (d. 1925) |
| | 1851 - Emil Berliner, German-born recording pioneer (d. 1929) |
| | 1860 - Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917) |
| | 1882 - Sigrid Undset, Norwegian author, Nobel laureate (d. 1949) |
| | 1883 - King Faisal I of Iraq (d. 1933) |
| | 1894 - Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994) |
| | 1895 - R. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (d. 1937) |
| | 1899 - Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969) |
| | 1901 - Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (d. 1981) |
| | 1906 - Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989) |
| | 1908 - James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997) |
| | 1909 - Matt Busby, Scottish football manager (d. 1994) |
| | 1911 - Gardner Fox, American writer (d. 1986) |
| | 1913 - William Hewlett, American engineer (d. 2001) |
| | 1914 - Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (d. 1995) |
| | 1915 - Moshe Dayan, Israeli general (d. 1981) |
| | 1916 - Trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete |
| | 1916 - Alexei Petrovich Maresiev, Russian flying ace (d. 2001) |
| | 1917 - Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1967) |
| | 1917 - Bergur Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic politician (d. 2005) |
| | 1918 - Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004) |
| | 1919 - George Gobel, American comedian (d. 1991) |
| | 1920 - Betty Driver, English singer and actress |
| | 1921 - Wolfgang Borchert, German writer (d. 1947) |
| | 1921 - Hal Newhouser, baseball player (d. 1998) |
| | 1926 - Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (d. 1956) |
| | 1926 - John Lucarotti, TV writer (d. 1994) |
| | 1927 - Bud Grant, American football coach |
| | 1931 - Ken Boyer, baseball player (d. 1982) |
| | 1935 - Marinella, Greek singer |
| | 1936 - Anthony Zerbe, American actor |
| | 1940 - Stan Mikita, Slovak-born hockey player |
| | 1940 - Sadaharu Oh, Japanese baseball player |
| | 1941 - John Strasberg, American actor |
| | 1941 - Manuel Isaias Lopez, MD, Mexican child psychiatrist |
| | 1942 - Carlos Hathcock, American Marine sniper (d. 1999) |
| | 1942 - Jill Jackson, American singer |
| | 1943 - Shorty Long, American musician (d. 1969) |
| | 1943 - Al Bano, Italian singer |
| | 1944 - Joe Cocker, British singer |
| | 1944 - Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer |
| | 1944 - Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman |
| | 1946 - Cher, American singer |
| | 1947 - Greg Dyke, British broadcast executive |
| | 1949 - Dave Thomas, Canadian comedian & actor |
| | 1952 - Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer |
| | 1953 - Robert Doyle, Australian politician |
| | 1955 - Zbigniew Preisner, Polish film composer |
| | 1956 - Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norwegian author |
| | 1956 - Dean Butler, American actor |
| | 1958 - Ron Reagan, American talk show host |
| | 1958 - Jane Wiedlin, American singer (The Go-Go's) |
| | 1959 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, American singer |
| | 1959 - Bronson Pinchot, American actor |
| | 1960 - John Billingsley, American actor |
| | 1960 - Chuck Brodsky, American musician |
| | 1960 - Tony Goldwyn, American actor |
| | 1961 - Clive Allen, former English footballer |
| | 1962 - Mike Jeffries, American soccer coach |
| | 1963 - David Wells, American baseball player |
| | 1965 - Ted Allen, American television host |
| | 1966 - Mindy Cohn, American actress |
| | 1968 - Timothy Olyphant, American actor |
| | 1970 - Brian Gerard James, American professional wrestler |
| | 1970 - Louis Theroux, British television presenter |
| | 1971 - Tony Stewart, American race car driver |
| | 1971 - Šárka Kašpárková, Czech athlete |
| | 1972 - Tina Hobley, British television actress |
| | 1972 - Busta Rhymes, American singer and rapper |
| | 1975 - Isaac Gálvez, Spanish cyclist (d. 2006) |
| | 1975 - Mark Zupan, Quad Rugby superstar |
| | 1976 - Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player |
| | 1977 - Matt Czuchry, American actor |
| | 1977 - Leonardo Noeren Franco, Argentine footballer |
| | 1977 - Miriam Parrish, American television actress |
| | 1977 - Vesa Toskala, Finnish NHL goalie |
| | 1981 - Íker Casillas, Spanish footballer |
| | 1981 - Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player |
| | 1982 - Petr Čech, Czech footballer |
| | 1982 - Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer |
| | 1982 - Kasey James, American professional wrestler |