| | 1239 - King Edward I of England (d. 1307) |
| | 1603 - Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) |
| | 1682 - King Charles XII of Sweden (d. 1718) |
| | 1691 - Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) |
| | 1693 - Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) |
| | 1703 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791) |
| | 1704 - John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) |
| | 1714 - Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (d. 1762) |
| | 1714 - César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer (d. 1784) |
| | 1718 - George Howard, British field marshal (d. 1796) |
| | 1742 - William Hooper, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1790) |
| | 1808 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author (d. 1845) |
| | 1810 - Ferdinand Freiligrath, German writer (d. 1876) |
| | 1811 - Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic independence fighter (d. 1879) |
| | 1818 - Charles Gounod, French composer (d. 1893) |
| | 1832 - Sir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist (d. 1919) |
| | 1839 - Fr. Arthur Tooth SSC, Anglican Clergyman prosecuted for ritualist activities (d. 1931) |
| | 1861 - Pete Browning, American baseball player (d. 1905) |
| | 1867 - John Robert Gregg, inventor of shorthand system (d. 1948) |
| | 1867 - Henry Lawson, Australian poet (d. 1922) |
| | 1880 - Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (d. 1964) |
| | 1881 - Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (d. 1955) |
| | 1882 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (d. 1971) |
| | 1888 - Heinz Guderian, German General (d. 1954) |
| | 1898 - M.C. Escher, Dutch artist (d. 1972) |
| | 1898 - Carl Hermann, German physicist (d. 1961) |
| | 1900 - Martin Bormann, Nazi official (d. 1945) |
| | 1902 - Sammy Fain, American popular music composer (d. 1989) |
| | 1903 - Ruth Wakefield, Inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie (d. 1977) |
| | 1904 - Ralph Bellamy, American actor (d. 1991) |
| | 1907 - Charles Eames, American designer and architect (d. 1978) |
| | 1909 - Elmer Lee Andersen, Governor of Minnesota (d. 2004) |
| | 1909 - Ralph E. Winters, Canadian film editor (d. 2004) |
| | 1910 - Red Foley, American musician (d. 1968) |
| | 1910 - George Hees, Canadian politician (d. 1996) |
| | 1914 - John Hersey, American author (d. 1993) |
| | 1915 - Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist (d. 1996) |
| | 1915 - David "Stringbean" Akeman, American banjo player and actor (d. 1973) |
| | 1917 - Atle Selberg, Norwegian mathematician |
| | 1920 - François Jacob, French biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1923 - Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, American football player (d. 2004) |
| | 1927 - Martin Böttcher, German conductor |
| | 1929 - Tigran Petrosian, Georgian chess player (d. 1984) |
| | 1930 - Brian Statham, English cricketer (d. 2000) |
| | 1933 - Christian Ferras, French violinist (d. 1982) |
| | 1933 - Harry Browne, American free-market libertarian writer, politician, and investment analyst (d. 2006) |
| | 1936 - Ken Loach, British director |
| | 1940 - George Akerlof, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1942 - Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian International Atomic Energy Agency director, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize |
| | 1943 - Newt Gingrich, American politician |
| | 1943 - Barry Manilow, American musician |
| | 1945 - Tommy Franks, American General |
| | 1945 - Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London |
| | 1945 - Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist |
| | 1945 - Frank Ashmore, American actor |
| | 1946 - Peter Rosei, Austrian writer |
| | 1948 - Aurelio López, baseball player (d. 1992) |
| | 1952 - Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach and executive |
| | 1957 - Jon Gries, American actor |
| | 1957 - Martin Dillon, American opera singer (d. 2005) |
| | 1958 - Jello Biafra, American musician and activist |
| | 1958 - Bobby Farrelly, American film director |
| | 1960 - Thomas Haden Church, American actor |
| | 1962 - Michael Monroe, Finnish singer (Hanoi Rocks) |
| | 1963 - Greg Kinnear, American actor |
| | 1964 - Michael Gross, German swimmer |
| | 1964 - Rinaldo Capello, Italian racing driver |
| | 1964 - Erin Murphy, American actress |
| | 1965 - Dermontti Dawson, American football, center |
| | 1966 - Jason Patric, American actor |
| | 1967 - Eric Stefani, American musician |
| | 1968 - Minoru Suzuki, Japanese professional wrestler |
| | 1969 - Paul Tergat, Kenyan athlete |
| | 1970 - Jason Hanson, American football player |
| | 1970 - Sasha Sokol, Mexican singer and actress |
| | 1970 - Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian |
| | 1971 - Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer |
| | 1975 - Joshua Leonard, American actor |
| | 1975 - Chloe Jones, American actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1977 - Mark Tauscher, National Football League player |
| | 1977 - Branko Tomovic, Serbian actor |
| | 1978 - Kumiko Aso, Japanese actress |
| | 1979 - Nick Rimando, American soccer player |
| | 1980 - Kimeru, Japanese singer |
| | 1980 - Venus Williams, American tennis player |
| | 1981 - Amrita Rao, Bollywood actress |
| | 1982 - Will Allen, American football player |
| | 1983 - Lee Ryan, singer - formally of British boyband Blue |
| | 1983 - Kazunari Ninomiya, Japanese singer and actor |
| | 1985 - Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot professional tennis player |
| | 1985 - Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1987 - Nozomi Tsuji, Japanese singer (W (Double You), Morning Musume, and MiniMoni) |
| | 1987 - Anžej Dežan, Slovene singer |