| | 1209 - Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) |
| | 1548 - Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) |
| | 1587 - Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) |
| | 1592 - Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1666) |
| | 1614 - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, (d. 1662) |
| | 1696 - Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/painter (d. 1757). |
| | 1717 - William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793) |
| | 1779 - Stephen Decatur, American naval officer (d. 1820) |
| | 1779 - Zebulon Pike, American explorer (d. 1813) |
| | 1838 - Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) |
| | 1846 - Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1926) |
| | 1855 - King Camp Gillette, American inventor (d. 1932) |
| | 1864 - Bob Caruthers, baseball player (d. 1911) |
| | 1865 - Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920) |
| | 1874 - Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1965) |
| | 1876 - Konrad Adenauer, German statesman (d. 1967) |
| | 1879 - Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946) |
| | 1880 - Nikolay Medtner, Russian composer (d. 1951) |
| | 1893 - Zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian Nazi politician, (d. unknown) |
| | 1893 - Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952) |
| | 1895 - Elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987) |
| | 1900 - Yves Tanguy, French painter (d. 1955) |
| | 1902 - Stella Gibbons, English novelist (d. 1989) |
| | 1904 - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997) |
| | 1908 - George Dolenz, American actor (d. 1963) |
| | 1909 - Stephen Kleene, American mathematician (d. 1994) |
| | 1910 - Hugh Brannum, American actor (d. 1987) |
| | 1910 - Jack Lovelock, New Zealand athlete (d. 1949) |
| | 1913 - Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001) |
| | 1914 - George Reeves, American actor (d. 1959) |
| | 1914 - Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955) |
| | 1915 - Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004) |
| | 1920 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (d. 1995) |
| | 1921 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (d. 1990) |
| | 1921 - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
| | 1923 - Sam Phillips, American music producer (d. 2003) |
| | 1926 - Hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000) |
| | 1928 - Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani statesman (d. 1979) |
| | 1928 - Walter Mondale, American politican |
| | 1931 - Alvin Ailey, American choreographer (d. 1989) |
| | 1931 - Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist |
| | 1931 - Robert Duvall, American actor |
| | 1932 - Umberto Eco, Italian writer |
| | 1932 - Chuck Noll, American football coach |
| | 1936 - Florence King, American humorist |
| | 1938 - King Juan Carlos I of Spain |
| | 1938 - Jim Otto, American football player |
| | 1938 - Ngugi wa Thiongo, Kenyan writer |
| | 1940 - Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) |
| | 1940 - Yuri Ershov, Russian mathematician |
| | 1941 - Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker |
| | 1941 - Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer |
| | 1942 - Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist |
| | 1942 - Charlie Rose, American talk show host |
| | 1945 - Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director |
| | 1946 - Diane Keaton, American actress |
| | 1948 - Ted Lange, American actor |
| | 1949 - George Brown, American drummer (Kool & The Gang) |
| | 1950 - Chris Stein, American guitarist (Blondie) |
| | 1950 - John Manley, Canadian politician |
| | 1950 - Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) |
| | 1950 - Charlie Richmond, Canadian entrepreneur |
| | 1951 - Steve Arnold, English footballer |
| | 1953 - Pamela Sue Martin, American actress |
| | 1954 - Alex English, American basketball player |
| | 1956 - Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef |
| | 1959 - Clancy Brown, American actor |
| | 1960 - Phil Thornalley, English bass guitarist (The Cure) |
| | 1960 - Steve Jones, aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series) |
| | 1962 - Suzy Amis, American actress |
| | 1962 - Joe Monzo, American composer |
| | 1962 - Danny Jackson, baseball player |
| | 1963 - Jeff Fassero, baseball player |
| | 1964 - Grant Young, American drummer (Soul Asylum) |
| | 1965 - Vinnie Jones, British actor |
| | 1966 - Kate Schellenbach, American drummer (Luscious Jackson) |
| | 1967 - Joe Flanigan, American actor |
| | 1968 - Andrew Golota, Polish boxer |
| | 1968 - Ricky Paull Goldin, American actor |
| | 1969 - Marilyn Manson, American singer |
| | 1969 - Paul McGillion, Scottish actor |
| | 1971 - Mayuko Takata, Japanese actress |
| | 1972 - Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer |
| | 1975 - Mike Grier, American football player |
| | 1975 - Bradley Cooper, American actor |
| | 1975 - Kylie Bax, New Zealand model |
| | 1976 - Matt Wachter, American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars) |
| | 1978 - Franck Montagny, French Formula One driver |
| | 1979 - Kyle Calder, American hockey player |
| | 1981 - Corey Flynn, New Zealand rugby player |
| | 1982 - Janica Kostelic, Croatian skier |
| | 1984 - Amanda Hearst, American heiress |
| | 1985 - Richard Butler, English footballer |
| | 1985 - Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor (d. 2001) |
| | 1985 - Yoon So-Yi, South Korean actress |