| | 1264 - Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) |
| | 1478 - Pope Clement VII (d. 1534) |
| | 1566 - Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) |
| | 1602 - Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) |
| | 1650 - John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, British general (d. 1722) |
| | 1667 - Abraham de Moivre, French mathematician (d. 1754) |
| | 1669 - Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) |
| | 1689 - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (d. 1762) |
| | 1700 - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer (d. 1760) |
| | 1764 - Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836) |
| | 1799 - Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian author (d. 1837) |
| | 1822 - Edmond de Goncourt, French writer (d. 1896) |
| | 1863 - Robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917) |
| | 1865 - Robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933) |
| | 1867 - Mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953) |
| | 1873 - Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958) |
| | 1878 - Isadora Duncan, American dancer (d. 1927) |
| | 1886 - Al Jolson, American singer (d. 1950) |
| | 1887 - Paul Lukas, Hungarian actor (d. 1971) |
| | 1893 - Norma Talmadge, American actress (d. 1957) |
| | 1895 - Dorothea Lange, American photographer (d. 1965) |
| | 1899 - Antonio Barrette, Quebec politician (d. 1968) |
| | 1904 - Vlado Perlemuter, Polish pianist (d. 2002) |
| | 1907 - John Wayne, American actor (d. 1979) |
| | 1907 - Jean Bernard, French physician (d. 2006) |
| | 1908 - Robert Morley, English actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1909 - Sir Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1994) |
| | 1909 - Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico (d. 1969) |
| | 1911 - Ben Alexander, American actor (d. 1969) |
| | 1912 - Jay Silverheels, American actor (d. 1980) |
| | 1912 - János Kádár, Prime minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| | 1913 - Peter Cushing, English actor (d. 1994) |
| | 1914 - Frankie Manning, American Lindy Hop dancer |
| | 1915 - Sam Edwards, American actor (d. 2004) |
| | 1915 - Antonia Forest, British children's author (d. 2003) |
| | 1916 - Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist (d. 1972) |
| | 1920 - Peggy Lee, American singer (d. 2002) |
| | 1923 - James Arness, American actor |
| | 1923 - Roy Dotrice, British actor |
| | 1926 - Miles Davis, American musician |
| | 1928 - Jack Kevorkian, American physician |
| | 1938 - William Bolcom, American composer |
| | 1938 - Teresa Stratas, Canadian soprano |
| | 1939 - Merab Kostava, Georgian anti-Soviet leader |
| | 1939 - Brent Musburger, American sports broadcaster |
| | 1940 - Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Quebec politician |
| | 1940 - Levon Helm, American musician (The Band) |
| | 1941 - Cliff Drysdale, South African-born tennis player |
| | 1943 - Erica Terpstra, President of the Dutch Olympic Committee |
| | 1944 - Sam Posey, American racing driver |
| | 1946 - Mick Ronson, English musician (d. 1993) |
| | 1948 - Stevie Nicks, American songwriter |
| | 1949 - Ward Cunningham, American inventor |
| | 1949 - Philip Michael Thomas, American actor |
| | 1949 - Hank Williams Jr., American singer |
| | 1949 - Pam Grier, American actress |
| | 1951 - Madeleine Taylor-Quinn, Irish politician |
| | 1951 - Sally Ride, American astronaut |
| | 1952 - David Meece, Christian musician |
| | 1953 - Michael Portillo, British politician |
| | 1954 - Alan Hollinghurst, British novelist |
| | 1954 - Danny Rolling, American murderer (d. 2006) |
| | 1955 - Masaharu Morimoto, Japanese chef |
| | 1955 - Wesley Walker, American football player |
| | 1957 - Margaret Colin, American actress |
| | 1957 - Kristina Olsen, American musician |
| | 1957 - Roberto Ravaglia, Italian racing driver |
| | 1960 - Rob Murphy, American baseball player |
| | 1962 - Bobcat Goldthwait, American actor |
| | 1962 - Genie Francis, American actress |
| | 1964 - Lenny Kravitz, American musician |
| | 1965 - Hazel Irvine, British television presenter |
| | 1966 - Helena Bonham Carter, English actress |
| | 1968 - Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark |
| | 1968 - Pat Kenney, American wrestler |
| | 1970 - Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese cartoonist |
| | 1971 - Ivan O. Godfroid, Belgian writer |
| | 1971 - Matt Stone, American television producer |
| | 1972 - Patsy Palmer, Ginger actress |
| | 1974 - Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer |
| | 1975 - Travis Lee, American baseball player |
| | 1976 - Justin Pierre, American singer (Motion City Soundtrack) |
| | 1977 - Mark Hunter, American musician (Chimaira) |
| | 1977 - Misaki Ito, Japanese actress |
| | 1977 - Luca Toni, Italian soccer player |
| | 1979 - Ashley Massaro, American wrestler |
| | 1979 - Elisabeth Harnois, American actress |
| | 1982 - Yoko Matsugane, Japanese model |
| | 1991 - Julianna Rose Mauriello, American actress |