| | 47 BC - Pharaoh Ptolemy XV of Egypt |
| | 1433 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) |
| | 1456 - Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) |
| | 1534 - Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) |
| | 1596 - Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) |
| | 1612 - André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) |
| | 1668 - Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (d. 1744) |
| | 1683 - Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (d. 1745) |
| | 1716 - Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician (d. 1789) |
| | 1750 - Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (d. 1801) |
| | 1763 - Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France (d. 1814) |
| | 1800 - Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and social activist (d. 1846) |
| | 1824 - Carl Reinecke, German musician and composer (d. 1910) |
| | 1884 - Cyclone Taylor, professional ice hockey player (d. 1979) |
| | 1888 - Bronson M. Cutting, American politician (d. 1935) |
| | 1889 - Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (d. 1966) |
| | 1894 - Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (d. 1956) |
| | 1894 - King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (d. 1972) |
| | 1902 - Mathias Wieman, German actor (d. 1969) |
| | 1903 - Paul Joseph James Martin, Canadian politician (d. 1992) |
| | 1907 - James Meade, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995) |
| | 1909 - David Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1981) |
| | 1910 - Jean Anouilh, French dramatist (d. 1987) |
| | 1910 - Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| | 1910 - Milt Hinton, American jazz bassist (d. 2000) |
| | 1912 - Alan Turing, English mathematician (d. 1954) |
| | 1916 - Len Hutton, English cricketer (d. 1990) |
| | 1919 - Muhammad Boudiaf, Algerian political leader (d. 1992) |
| | 1927 - Bob Fosse, American choreographer (d. 1987) |
| | 1929 - June Carter Cash, American singer (d. 2003) |
| | 1935 - Maurice Ferre, former Puerto Rican mayor of Miami |
| | 1936 - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece |
| | 1937 - Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland |
| | 1940 - Adam Faith, English singer and actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1940 - Lord Irvine of Lairg, Scottish Lord Chancellor |
| | 1940 - Wilma Rudolph, American runner (d. 1994) |
| | 1940 - Stuart Sutcliffe, first bassist with The Beatles (d. 1962) |
| | 1941 - Robert Hunter, American lyricist and poet (The Grateful Dead) |
| | 1943 - James Levine, American conductor |
| | 1943 - Vint Cerf, American Internet pioneer |
| | 1946 - Ted Shackleford, American actor |
| | 1947 - Bryan Brown, Australian actor |
| | 1948 - Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice |
| | 1948 - Darhyl S. Ramsey, American author and professor of music education |
| | 1949 - Gordon Bray, Australian sports broadcaster |
| | 1955 - Glenn Danzig, American musician (The Misfits and Danzig) |
| | 1955 - Jean Tigana, French footballer |
| | 1957 - Frances McDormand, American actress |
| | 1961 - Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comic artist |
| | 1962 - Chuck Billy, American singer |
| | 1962 - Kari Takko, Finnish ice hockey player |
| | 1962 - Kevin Yagher, TV/film special effects technician |
| | 1963 - Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer |
| | 1964 - Joss Whedon, American producer, director, and screenwriter |
| | 1964 - Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast |
| | 1965 - Paul Arthurs, British guitarist (Oasis) |
| | 1966 - Chico DeBarge, American musician (DeBarge) |
| | 1967 - Paul King, New Zealand politician |
| | 1969 - Martin Klebba, American actor |
| | 1971 - Felix Potvin, Canadian professional hockey goaltender |
| | 1972 - Selma Blair, American actress |
| | 1972 - Zinedine Zidane, French footballer |
| | 1973 - Marie N, Latvian singer |
| | 1975 - Kevin Dyson, American football player |
| | 1975 - KT Tunstall, Scottish singer and songwriter |
| | 1976 - Brandon Stokley, American football player |
| | 1976 - Patrick Monahan, British comedian |
| | 1976 - Patrick Vieira, French footballer |
| | 1977 - Jason Mraz, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1978 - Memphis Bleek, American rapper |
| | 1979 - LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player |
| | 1980 - Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer |
| | 1982 - Kenny Techstepper, American Music Journalist |
| | 1988 - Isabella Leong Lok-Sze, Hong Kong-based Macau born singer, actress and model |
| | 1988 - Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast |