| | 1556 - Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) |
| | 1583 - Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian (d. 1643) |
| | 1601 - Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) |
| | 1628 - François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxembourg, French general (d. (1695) |
| | 1632 - Samuel Pufendorf, German jurist (d. 1694) |
| | 1635 - Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop of Toledo (d. 1709) |
| | 1735 - John Carroll (priest), first American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) |
| | 1763 - Edmond Charles Genêt, French ambassador to the United States (d. 1834) |
| | 1786 - Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States (d. 1844) |
| | 1788 - Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) |
| | 1792 - Lowell Mason, American composer (d. 1872) |
| | 1805 - John Bigler, Governor of California (d. 1871) |
| | 1805 - Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878) |
| | 1817 - Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) |
| | 1821 - James Longstreet, American Confederate general (d. 1904) |
| | 1821 - W.H.L. Wallace, American Union general {d. 1862) |
| | 1823 - Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (d. 1913) |
| | 1824 - Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861) |
| | 1824 - Wilkie Collins, British novelist (d. 1889) |
| | 1836 - Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch artist (d. 1912) |
| | 1843 - Frederick Abberline, British police investigator (d. 1929) |
| | 1852 - James Milton Carroll, was a Baptist pastor, leader, historian, and author (d. 1931) |
| | 1860 - Emma Booth, the fourth child of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1903) |
| | 1867 - Emily Greene Balch, American writer and pacifist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1961) |
| | 1870 - Miguel Primo de Rivera, dictator of Spain (d. 1930) |
| | 1871 - James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 1940) |
| | 1873 - Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953) |
| | 1881 - Henrik Shipstead, U.S. Senator from Minnesota (d. 1960) |
| | 1883 - Patrick J. Hurley, U.S. Secretary of War (d. 1963) |
| | 1883 - Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (d. 1941) |
| | 1885 - John Curtin, fourteenth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1945) |
| | 1885 - A. J. Muste, Dutch-born civil rights activist and pacifist (d. 1967) |
| | 1888 - Matthew Moore, Irish actor (d. 1960) |
| | 1891 - Walther Bothe, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (d. 1957) |
| | 1891 - Bronislava Nijinska, Russian choreographer (d. 1972) |
| | 1896 - Arthur Ford, American psychic spiritual medium (d. 1971) |
| | 1897 - Dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977) |
| | 1902 - Carl Rogers, American psychologist (1883) |
| | 1903 - Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (d. 1960) |
| | 1904 - Karl Brandt, Nazi war ciminal (d. 1948) |
| | 1905 - Franjo Cardinal Seper, Croatian Catholic cardinal (d. 1981) |
| | 1905 - Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (d. 1988) |
| | 1908 - William Hartnell, British actor (d. 1975) |
| | 1909 - Willy Millowitsch, German actor (d. 1999) |
| | 1909 - José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1909 - Evelyn Wood, American educator (d. 1995) |
| | 1910 - Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova, Russian ballerina (d. 1988) |
| | 1915 - Walker Cooper, baseball player (d. 1991) |
| | 1923 - Larry Storch, American actor |
| | 1923 - Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (d. 1985) |
| | 1923 - Joseph Weizenbaum, German-born computer scientist |
| | 1924 - Ron Moody, English actor |
| | 1926 - Evelyn Lear, American soprano |
| | 1926 - Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer |
| | 1926 - Soupy Sales, American comedian |
| | 1931 - Bill Graham, German-born American music promoter (d. 1991) |
| | 1933 - Charles Osgood, American journalist and commentator |
| | 1934 - Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987) |
| | 1934 - Roy Kinnear, English actor (d. 1988) |
| | 1934 - Alexandra Ripley, American writer (d. 2004) |
| | 1934 - Gene Freese, baseball player |
| | 1935 - Elvis Presley, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977) |
| | 1937 - Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer |
| | 1937 - John Hume, Irish politician |
| | 1938 - Bob Eubanks, American game show host |
| | 1941 - Graham Chapman, British comedian (d. 1989) |
| | 1941 - Boris Vallejo, Peruvian illustrator |
| | 1942 - Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author |
| | 1942 - Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan |
| | 1942 - Yvette Mimieux, American actress |
| | 1944 - Terry Brooks American writer |
| | 1946 - Robby Krieger, American musician (The Doors) |
| | 1947 - David Bowie, English musician |
| | 1947 - Samuel Schmid, Swiss Federal Councilor |
| | 1951 - Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia |
| | 1953 - Bruce Sutter, baseball player |
| | 1955 - Mike Reno, Canadian musician (Loverboy) |
| | 1958 - Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican professional wrestler |
| | 1959 - Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Crowded House) (d. 2005) |
| | 1961 - Calvin Smith, American athlete |
| | 1967 - Michelle Forbes, American actress |
| | 1967 - R. Kelly, American singer |
| | 1969 - Ami Dolenz, American actress |
| | 1969 - Jeff Abercrombie, American musician (Fuel (band)) |
| | 1970 - Dave Eggers, American writer and publisher |
| | 1971 - Jason Giambi, baseball player |
| | 1971 - Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss football (soccer) goalkeeper |
| | 1973 - Mark Knight, English video game composer, sound designer, and electric violin player |
| | 1973 - Sean Paul, Jamaican singer |
| | 1973 - Jason Stevens, Australian rugby league player |
| | 1975 - DJ Clue, American DJ and producer |
| | 1976 - Jenny Lewis, American actress and musician (Rilo Kiley) |
| | 1977 - Amber Benson, American actress |
| | 1977 - Lee Yoo-jin, Korean actress |
| | 1978 - Marco Fu, Hong Kong snooker player |
| | 1979 - Adrian Mutu, Romanian soccer player |
| | 1979 - Sarah Polley, Canadian actress |
| | 1980 - Rachel Nichols, American actress |
| | 1981 - Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player |
| | 1982 - Gaby Hoffmann, American actress |
| | 1983 - Chris Mordetsky, American professional wrestler |
| | 1985 - Rachael Lampa, American singer |
| | 1986 - Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (d. 2003) |
| | 1991 - Asuka Hinoi, Japanese singer |