| | 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian philosopher (d. 1131) |
| | 1443 - Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) |
| | 1469 - Manuel I of Portugal (d. 1521) |
| | 1535 - Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (d. 1607) |
| | 1557 - Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) |
| | 1613 - John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) |
| | 1640 - Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) |
| | 1656 - Marin Marais, French composer (d. 1728) |
| | 1753 - Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French revolutionary (d. 1793) |
| | 1754 - Andrea Appiani, Italian painter (d. 1817) |
| | 1773 - Ludwig Tieck, German writer (d. 1853) |
| | 1801 - Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist (d. 1887) |
| | 1819 - Walt Whitman, American poet (d. 1892) |
| | 1838 - Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (d. 1900) |
| | 1852 - Francisco Moreno, Argentine explorer (d. 1919) |
| | 1857 - Pope Pius XI (d. 1939) |
| | 1860 - Walter Sickert, English painter (d. 1942) |
| | 1863 - Francis Younghusband, British explorer (d. 1942) |
| | 1872 - Heath Robinson, English cartoonist (d. 1944) |
| | 1882 - Sándor Graf Festetics, Hungarian politician (d. 1956) |
| | 1883 - Lauri Kristian Relander, 2nd President of Finland (d. 1942) |
| | 1887 - Saint-John Perse, French diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975) |
| | 1892 - Michel Kikoine, Belarus painter (d. 1968) |
| | 1892 - Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky, Russian writer (d. 1968) |
| | 1894 - Fred Allen, American comedian (d. 1956) |
| | 1898 - Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, American clergyman (d. 1993) |
| | 1905 - Florence Desmond, English actress and comedienne (d. 1993) |
| | 1908 - Don Ameche, American actor (d. 1993) |
| | 1911 - Maurice Allais, French economist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1912 - Alfred Deller, English countertenor (d. 1979) |
| | 1916 - Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker (d. 1997) |
| | 1921 - Alida Valli, Italian actress (d. 2006) |
| | 1922 - Denholm Elliott, English actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1923 - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (d. 2005) |
| | 1930 - Clint Eastwood, American actor |
| | 1931 - John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1931 - Shirley Verrett, American soprano |
| | 1932 - Jay Miner, American microchip designer (d. 1994) |
| | 1935 - Jim Bolger, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| | 1937 - Johnny PayCheck, American singer (d. 2003) |
| | 1938 - John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| | 1938 - Peter Yarrow, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary) |
| | 1939 - Terry Waite, British humanitarian |
| | 1940 - Gilbert Shelton, American underground comics illustrator (Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat) |
| | 1941 - Louis J. Ignarro, American pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1943 - Sharon Gless, American actress |
| | 1943 - Joe Namath, American football player |
| | 1945 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German film director (d. 1982) |
| | 1946 - Ted Baehr, American media critic |
| | 1948 - John Bonham, British musician (Led Zeppelin) (d. 1980) |
| | 1949 - Tom Berenger, American actor |
| | 1950 - Gregory Harrison, American television actor |
| | 1954 - Vicki Sue Robinson, American singer (d. 2000) |
| | 1956 - Steven P Deschamps, Canadian military officer |
| | 1957 - Jim Craig, American hockey player |
| | 1960 - Chris Elliott, American comedian |
| | 1961 - Lea Thompson, American actress |
| | 1962 - Corey Hart, Canadian musician |
| | 1963 - Wesley Willis, American musician (d. 2003) |
| | 1963 - Hugh Dillon, Canadian actor |
| | 1966 - Jeremy Hotz, Canadian stand-up comedian |
| | 1964 - Leonard Asper, Canadian businessman |
| | 1964 - Darryl McDaniels, American musician (Run-D.M.C.) |
| | 1965 - Brooke Shields, American model |
| | 1967 - Kenny Lofton, baseball player |
| | 1967 - Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress |
| | 1967 - Vampiro, Canadian professional wrestler |
| | 1967 - Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television personality |
| | 1972 - Frode Estil, Norwegian cross-country skier |
| | 1972 - Sarah Murdoch, English model |
| | 1974 - Adrian Tomine, American cartoonist |
| | 1975 - Sienna Guillory, English actress |
| | 1976 - Colin Farrell, Irish actor |
| | 1977 - Debbie King, English TV presenter |
| | 1977 - Scott Klopfenstein, American musician (Reel Big Fish, The Littlest Man Band) |
| | 1980 - Andy Hurley, American musician (Fall Out Boy) |
| | 1984 - Jason Smith, Australian actor |