| | 1322 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380) |
| | 1359 - Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393) |
| | 1503 - Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian artist (d. 1540) |
| | 1591 - Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646) |
| | 1630 - John Rogers, American President of Harvard in the US (d. 1684) |
| | 1671 - François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (d. 1745) |
| | 1723 - Prithvi Narayan Shah, began the unification of modern Nepal (d. 1774) |
| | 1755 - Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804) |
| | 1757 - Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer (d. 1831) |
| | 1800 - Anyos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895) |
| | 1807 - Ezra Cornell, American businessman and university founder (d. 1874) |
| | 1815 - John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891) |
| | 1842 - William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910) |
| | 1845 - Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (d. 1912) |
| | 1852 - Konstantin Fehrenbach, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1926) |
| | 1856 - Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (d. 1941) |
| | 1858 - Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947) |
| | 1859 - Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, British statesman, Viceroy of India (d. 1925) |
| | 1868 - Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) |
| | 1873 - John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (d. 1949) |
| | 1875 - Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (d. 1956) |
| | 1876 - Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971) |
| | 1885 - Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) |
| | 1885 - Alice Paul, American women's rights activist (d. 1977) |
| | 1887 - Aldo Leopold, American ecologist (d. 1948) |
| | 1890 - Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian author (d.1954) |
| | 1897 - August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979) |
| | 1902 - Maurice Duruflé, French composer (d. 1986) |
| | 1903 - Alan Paton, South African writer (d. 1988) |
| | 1906 - Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist |
| | 1908 - Lionel Stander, American actor (d. 1994) |
| | 1911 - Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004) |
| | 1921 - Juanita M. Kreps, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce |
| | 1921 - Gory Guerrero, wrestler (d. 1990) |
| | 1923 - Carroll Shelby, American automobile designer |
| | 1924 - Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1924 - Sam B. Hall, American politician (d. 1994) |
| | 1924 - Slim Harpo, American musician (d. 1970) |
| | 1925 - Grant Tinker, American television executive |
| | 1926 - Lev Demin, cosmonaut (d. 1998) |
| | 1930 - Rod Taylor, Australian actor |
| | 1932 - Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director |
| | 1934 - Jean Chrétien, 12th Prime Minister of Canada |
| | 1938 - Fischer Black, American economist (d. 1995) |
| | 1938 - Arthur Scargill, British labor leader |
| | 1941 - Gérson, Brazilian football player |
| | 1942 - Clarence Clemons, American musician (E Street Band) |
| | 1943 - Jim Hightower, American radio host and author |
| | 1944 - John Piper, American theologian |
| | 1944 - Shibu Soren, Indian politician |
| | 1946 - Naomi Judd, American singer |
| | 1946 - Tony Kaye, British keyboard player (Yes) |
| | 1952 - Ben Crenshaw, American golfer |
| | 1952 - Lee Ritenour, musician and composer |
| | 1956 - Robert Earl Keen, American singer |
| | 1957 - Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager |
| | 1958 - Vicki Peterson, American musician |
| | 1961 - Jasper Fforde, British author |
| | 1962 - Susan Lindauer, American peace activist and accused spy |
| | 1963 - Dean Reynolds, English snooker player |
| | 1966 - Marc Acito, American novelist and humorist |
| | 1966 - Kelley Law, Canadian curler |
| | 1968 - Tom Dumont, American musician |
| | 1969 - Manny Acta, Baseball player |
| | 1969 - Kyle Richards, American actress |
| | 1970 - Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach |
| | 1971 - Mary J. Blige, American singer |
| | 1972 - Marc Blucas, American actor |
| | 1972 - Amanda Peet, American actress |
| | 1972 - Luís Delgado, Angolan footballer |
| | 1973 - Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer |
| | 1974 - Jens Nowotny, German footballer |
| | 1974 - Cody McKay, baseball player |
| | 1977 - Shomari Buchanan, American football player |
| | 1978 - Emile Heskey, English footballer |
| | 1979 - Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer |
| | 1979 - Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer |
| | 1980 - Mike Williams, American football player |
| | 1980 - Deanna Wright, American actress |
| | 1982 - Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress |
| | 1987 - Scotty Cranmer, American professional BMX rider |