| | 1451 - Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer (d. 1522) |
| | 1477 - Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552) |
| | 1551 - Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (d. 1608) |
| | 1615 - John Biddle, English theologian (d. 1662) |
| | 1684 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (d. 1745) |
| | 1684 - Johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (d. 1742) |
| | 1702 - Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (d. 1737) |
| | 1705 - Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French governor (d. 1786) |
| | 1741 - Benedict Arnold, American general(d. 1801) |
| | 1792 - Christian Julius De Meza, Danish general (d. 1865) |
| | 1798 - Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, Dutch politician (d. 1872) |
| | 1800 - Ludwig Alois Ferdinand Köchel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1877) |
| | 1806 - Matthew Fontaine Maury American oceanographer (d. 1873) |
| | 1818 - Zacharias Topelius, Finnish-Swedish writer (d. 1898) |
| | 1836 - Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter (d. 1904) |
| | 1841 - Berthe Morisot, French painter (d. 1895) |
| | 1850 - Pierre Loti, French writer (d. 1923) |
| | 1861 - Mehmed VI, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1926) |
| | 1875 - Albert Schweitzer, Alsatian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1965) |
| | 1886 - Hugh Lofting, English author (d. 1947) |
| | 1892 - Hal Roach, American film producer (d. 1992) |
| | 1896 - John Dos Passos, American author (d. 1970) |
| | 1896 - Martin Niemöller, German theologian (d. 1984) |
| | 1904 - Emily Hahn, American writer (d. 1997) |
| | 1905 - Cecil Beaton, English photographer (d. 1980) |
| | 1906 - William Bendix, American actor (d. 1964) |
| | 1908 - Russ Columbo, American singer (d. 1934) |
| | 1914 - Harold Russell, Canadian-born actor (d. 2002) |
| | 1915 - Mark Goodson, American game show producer (d. 1992) |
| | 1919 - Giulio Andreotti, Italian politician |
| | 1919 - Andy Rooney, American journalist |
| | 1924 - Guy Williams, American actor (d. 2002) |
| | 1925 - Yukio Mishima, Japanese writer (d. 1970) |
| | 1926 - Tom Tryon, American actor (d. 1991) |
| | 1926 - Warren Mitchell, English actor |
| | 1932 - Don Garlits, American race car driver |
| | 1933 - Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (d. 2003) |
| | 1934 - Richard Briers, English actor |
| | 1937 - Ken Higgs, English cricketer |
| | 1938 - Jack Jones, American singer |
| | 1938 - Allen Toussaint, American singer |
| | 1940 - Julian Bond, American civil rights activist |
| | 1941 - Faye Dunaway, American actress |
| | 1941 - Milan Kucan, Slovenian statesman |
| | 1942 - Dave Campbell, American baseball player |
| | 1943 - Shannon Lucid, American astronaut |
| | 1943 - Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor |
| | 1944 - Marjoe Gortner, American evangelist |
| | 1944 - Nina Totenberg, American journalist |
| | 1946 - Harold Shipman, British serial killer (d. 2004) |
| | 1947 - Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (d. 2003) |
| | 1948 - T-Bone Burnett, American producer |
| | 1948 - Carl Weathers, American actor |
| | 1949 - Lawrence Kasdan, American director |
| | 1950 - Marco Antonio da Silva Ramos, Brazilian composer |
| | 1952 - Sydney Biddle Barrows, American author |
| | 1952 - Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, Prime Minister of Romania |
| | 1954 - Jim Duggan, American wrestler |
| | 1956 - Ben Heppner, Canadian singer |
| | 1957 - Suzanne Danielle, English actress |
| | 1959 - Geoff Tate, American musician (Queensrÿche) |
| | 1962 - Michael McCaul, American politician |
| | 1963 - Steven Soderbergh, American director |
| | 1964 - Shepard Smith, American news anchor |
| | 1964 - Mark Addy, British actor |
| | 1964 - Ernest Miller, American wrestler |
| | 1965 - Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player |
| | 1965 - Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel (d. 2006) |
| | 1965 - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British chef |
| | 1967 - Kerri Green, American actress |
| | 1967 - Emily Watson, English actress |
| | 1967 - Zakk Wylde, American musician (Black Label Society) |
| | 1968 - LL Cool J, American rapper and actor |
| | 1969 - Jason Bateman, American actor |
| | 1969 - David Grohl, American drummer and composer |
| | 1970 - Gene Snitsky, American professional wrestler |
| | 1971 - Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier |
| | 1972 - Predrag Gosta, Yugoslav-born conductor |
| | 1972 - Kyle Brady, American football player |
| | 1973 - Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver |
| | 1977 - Darren Purse, English footballer |
| | 1977 - Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver |
| | 1979 - Karen Elson, British supermodel |
| | 1979 - Angela Lindvall, American supermodel |
| | 1980 - Cory Gibbs, American soccer player |
| | 1980 - Byron Leftwich, American football player |
| | 1980 - Sosuke Sumitani, Japanese announcer |
| | 1981 - Rosa López, Spanish singer |
| | 1982 - Victor Valdes, Spanish goalkeeper |
| | 1982 - Caleb Followill, American musician (Kings Of Leon) |
| | 1986 - 50 Pence, German rapper |
| | 1987 - Kristin Cavallari, American actress |