| | 1332 - Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (d. 1406) |
| | 1519 - Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) |
| | 1576 - Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) |
| | 1601 - Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) |
| | 1623 - William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) |
| | 1626 - William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650) |
| | 1651 - Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) |
| | 1652 - Liselotte von der Pfalz, Duchess of Orléans (d. 1722) |
| | 1738 - Nathaniel Gorham, American politician (d. 1796) |
| | 1756 - King Maximilian I of Bavaria (d. 1825) |
| | 1794 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (d. 1877) |
| | 1818 - Amelia Bloomer, American suffragette (d. 1894) |
| | 1819 - Julia Ward Howe, American composer (d. 1910) |
| | 1836 - Jay Gould, American financier (d. 1892) |
| | 1837 - Wild Bill Hickok, American gunfighter (d. 1876) |
| | 1837 - Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter (d. 1887) |
| | 1864 - Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (d. 1938) |
| | 1867 - Arnold Bennett, British novelist (d. 1931) |
| | 1871 - Georges Rouault, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1958) |
| | 1876 - Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (d. 1945) |
| | 1879 - Hans Lammers, German SS officer (d. 1962) |
| | 1884 - Max Brod, Austrian author (d. 1968) |
| | 1888 - Louis Durey, French composer (d. 1979) |
| | 1894 - Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961) |
| | 1894 - Dashiell Hammett, American author (d. 1961) |
| | 1897 - John Cockcroft, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967) |
| | 1904 - Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997) |
| | 1907 - Rachel Carson, American biologist and science writer (d. 1964) |
| | 1911 - Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President of the United States (d. 1978) |
| | 1911 - Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (d. 2007) |
| | 1911 - Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993) |
| | 1912 - John Cheever, American author (d. 1982) |
| | 1912 - Sam Snead, American golfer (d. 2002) |
| | 1912 - Terry Moore, baseball player (d. 1995) |
| | 1913 - Wols, German painter (d. 1951) |
| | 1915 - Herman Wouk, American writer |
| | 1918 - Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan |
| | 1921 - Caryl Chessman, American robber and rapist (d. 1960) |
| | 1922 - Christopher Lee, English actor |
| | 1923 - Henry Kissinger, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize |
| | 1923 - Sumner Redstone, American entrepreneur |
| | 1925 - Tony Hillerman, American writer |
| | 1930 - John Barth, American novelist |
| | 1930 - William S. Sessions, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| | 1933 - Ted Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur |
| | 1934 - Harlan Ellison, American author |
| | 1935 - Lee Meriwether, Miss America and actress |
| | 1935 - Ramsey Lewis, American pianist |
| | 1935 - Mal Evans, British Beatles assistant |
| | 1936 - Louis Gossett Jr., American actor |
| | 1936 - Marcel Masse, Canadian politician |
| | 1937 - Allan Carr, American film producer and writer (d. 1999) |
| | 1943 - Cilla Black, English singer and presenter |
| | 1943 - Bruce Weitz, American actor |
| | 1944 - Alain Souchon, French singer and songwriter |
| | 1945 - Bruce Cockburn, Canadian musician |
| | 1946 - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish musician (d. 2005) |
| | 1947 - Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer |
| | 1948 - Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant |
| | 1951 - Ana Belén, Spanish singer and actress |
| | 1955 - Richard Schiff, American actor |
| | 1957 - Eric Bischoff, American professional wrestling promoter |
| | 1957 - Siouxsie Sioux, English musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees ) |
| | 1958 - Neil Finn, New Zealand singer and songwriter |
| | 1958 - Linnea Quigley, American actress |
| | 1961 - Peri Gilpin, American actress |
| | 1964 - Adam Carolla, American comedian and radio and television personality |
| | 1967 - Paul Gascoigne, British footballer |
| | 1968 - Jeff Bagwell, baseball player |
| | 1968 - Frank Thomas, baseball player |
| | 1970 - Tim Farron, British politician |
| | 1970 - Joseph Fiennes, English actor |
| | 1970 - Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist |
| | 1971 - Paul Bettany, English actor |
| | 1971 - Glenn Ross, Northern Irish strongman |
| | 1971 - Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, American singer (d. 2002) |
| | 1971 - Monika Schnarre, Canadian model |
| | 1974 - Derek Webb, American singer and songwriter (Caedmon's Call) |
| | 1974 - Danny Wuerffel, American football player |
| | 1975 - Andre 3000, American musician (OutKast) |
| | 1975 - Jadakiss, American rapper (The Lox) |
| | 1975 - Jamie Oliver, British chef and television personality |
| | 1979 - Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer |
| | 1981 - Marcos Miloy, Angolan footballer |
| | 1983 - Bobby Convey, American soccer player |
| | 1985 - Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese Major League Baseball player |