| | 1005 - Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) |
| | 1389 - John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) |
| | 1566 (O.S.) - King Sigismund III Vasa (d. 1632) |
| | 1583 - Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) |
| | 1634 - Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy (d. 1675) |
| | 1642 (O.S.) - George Hickes, English minister and scholar (d. 1715) |
| | 1647 - John George III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1691) |
| | 1717 - Jacques Saly, French sculptor (d. 1776) |
| | 1723 (O.S.) - Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1816) |
| | 1723 (O.S.) - Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (d. 1808) |
| | 1756 - Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (d. 1792) |
| | 1763 - Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot (d. 1798) |
| | 1770 - Moses Waddel, American educator/minister and bestselling author (d. 1840) |
| | 1771 - Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist (d. 1820) |
| | 1786 - Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet (d. 1859) |
| | 1808 - Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (d. 1888) |
| | 1819 - Jacques Offenbach, German composer (d. 1880) |
| | 1858 - Charles W. Chesnutt, American writer (d. 1932) |
| | 1860 - Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937) |
| | 1861 - Frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (d. 1947) |
| | 1872 - George Carpenter, the 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1948) |
| | 1887 - Kurt Schwitters, German painter and writer (d. 1948) |
| | 1891 - John A. Costello, second Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland (d. 1976) |
| | 1894 - Lloyd Hall, American chemist |
| | 1896 - Wilfrid Pelletier, French Canadian conductor (d. 1982) |
| | 1899 - Jean Moulin, French Resistance leader (d. 1943) |
| | 1905 - Lillian Hellman, American playwright (d. 1984) |
| | 1907 - Jimmy Driftwood, American songwriter and musician (d. 1998) |
| | 1909 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor (d. 1959) |
| | 1912 - Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004) |
| | 1915 - Terence Young, British film director (d. 1994) |
| | 1916 - Jean-Jacques Bertrand, premier of Quebec (d. 1973) |
| | 1920 - Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater |
| | 1924 - Chet Atkins, American guitar player (d. 2001) |
| | 1924 - Audie Murphy, American actor (d. 1971) |
| | 1928 - Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician |
| | 1930 - Paul Pender, American boxer |
| | 1930 - Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish artist |
| | 1931 - Olympia Dukakis, American actress |
| | 1931 - Martin Landau, American actor |
| | 1933 - Danny Aiello, American actor |
| | 1934 - Rossana Podestà, Italian actress |
| | 1935 - Len Dawson, Former football player |
| | 1937 - Jerry Keller, pop singer and songwriter |
| | 1938 - Mickie Most, British record producer |
| | 1940 - Eugen Drewermann, German theologian |
| | 1940 - John Mahoney, English actor |
| | 1941 - Ulf Merbold, German physicist and astronaut |
| | 1942 - Brian Wilson, American musician; founder of The Beach Boys |
| | 1944 - Cheryl Holdridge, American actress |
| | 1945 - Anne Murray, Canadian singer |
| | 1946 - Bob Vila, television presenter |
| | 1946 - Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor |
| | 1946 - Andre Watts, American pianist |
| | 1947 - Dolores Brooks, American singer (the Crystals) |
| | 1947 - Candy Clark, American actress |
| | 1948 - Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru |
| | 1949 - Lionel Richie, American musician (The Commodores) |
| | 1951 - Tress MacNeille, American voice actress |
| | 1951 - Paul Muldoon, Northern Irish poet |
| | 1952 - John Goodman, American actor |
| | 1952 - Larry Riley, American actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1954 - Michael Anthony, American musician |
| | 1956 - Ace Andres, American musician |
| | 1958 - Chuck Wagner, American actor |
| | 1960 - John Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran) |
| | 1960 - Jeremy Monteiro, Singaporean pianist |
| | 1963 - Viktor Kožený, Czech businessman |
| | 1963 - Don West, American professional wrestling announcer |
| | 1967 - Nicole Kidman, American-born Australian actress |
| | 1968 - Robert Rodríguez, American filmmaker |
| | 1970 - Russell Garcia, British field hockey player |
| | 1970 - Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco |
| | 1971 - Josh Lucas, American actor |
| | 1971 - Jeordie White, American bassist |
| | 1973 - Chino Moreno, American musician (Deftones) |
| | 1977 - Stefán H. Ófeigsson, Icelandic space engineer |
| | 1977 - Tika Sumpter, American actress |
| | 1978 - Frank Lampard, English footballer |
| | 1981 - Ardian Gashi, Norwegian footballer |
| | 1981 - Alisan Porter, American actress and singer |
| | 1982 - Andy Baddeley, English middle distance runner |
| | 1988 - Shefali Chowdhury, Welsh actress |