| | 1245 - Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296) |
| | 1409 - René I of Naples (d. 1480) |
| | 1477 - Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) |
| | 1501 - Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) |
| | 1616 - François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) |
| | 1626 - Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) |
| | 1634 - Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) |
| | 1675 - Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (d. 1755) |
| | 1728 - Niccola Piccinni, Italian composer (d. 1800) |
| | 1821 - John C. Breckenridge, Confederate general (d. 1875) |
| | 1834 - Robert R. Hitt, American politician (d. 1906) |
| | 1838 - Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917) |
| | 1853 - Andre Michelin, French industrialist (d. 1931) |
| | 1874 - Robert W. Service, Canadian poet (d. 1958) |
| | 1885 - Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967) |
| | 1886 - John Hamilton, American actor (d. 1958) |
| | 1888 - Osip Brik, Russian writer (d. 1945) |
| | 1897 - Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (d. 1977) |
| | 1898 - Margaret Booth, American film editor (d. 2002) |
| | 1901 - Fulgencio Batista, Cuban leader (d. 1973) |
| | 1901 - Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988) |
| | 1902 - Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (d. 1945) |
| | 1906 - Diana Wynyard, British actress (d. 1964. |
| | 1907 - Paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004) |
| | 1908 - Ethel Merman, American actress/singer (d. 1984) |
| | 1910 - Dizzy Dean, baseball player (d. 1974) |
| | 1911 - Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (d. 1996) |
| | 1911 - Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (d.1982) |
| | 1918 - Nel Benschop, Dutch poetess (d. 2005) |
| | 1918 - Stirling Silliphant, American writer (d. 1996) |
| | 1921 - Francesco Scavullo, American fashion photographer (d. 2004) |
| | 1922 - Ernesto Bonino, Italian singer |
| | 1923 - Anthony Hecht, American poet (d. 2004) |
| | 1924 - Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. 2002) |
| | 1928 - William Kennedy, American author |
| | 1930 - Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (d. 2006) |
| | 1931 - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (d. 2006) |
| | 1932 - Dian Fossey, American zoologist (d. 1985) |
| | 1933 - Susan Sontag, American writer (d. 2004) |
| | 1934 - Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano |
| | 1935 - A.J. Foyt, American race car driver |
| | 1943 - Brian Ferneyhough, British composer |
| | 1943 - Ronnie Milsap, American singer/songwriter |
| | 1946 - Kabir Bedi, Indian actor |
| | 1946 - Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano |
| | 1947 - Laura Schlessinger, American radio talk show host |
| | 1948 - John Carpenter, American film director |
| | 1948 - Dalvanius, New Zealand entertainer (d. 2002) |
| | 1948 - Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player |
| | 1948 - Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet |
| | 1950 - Debbie Allen, American dancer/choreographer |
| | 1951 - Glenn Ordway, American radio talk show host |
| | 1952 - King Fuad II of Egypt |
| | 1953 - Robert Jay Mathews, White Nationalist (d. 1984) |
| | 1956 - Martin Jol, Tottenham football manager |
| | 1958 - Anatoli Boukreev, Russian climber (d. 1997) |
| | 1959 - Sade, Nigerian-born singer |
| | 1962 - Paul Webb, British musician (Talk Talk) |
| | 1963 - James May, Top Gear presenter |
| | 1966 - Maxine Jones, American singer (En Vogue) |
| | 1969 - Roy Jones Jr., American boxer |
| | 1970 - Ron Villone, Major League Baseball Player |
| | 1970 - Garth Ennis, Irish comic book author |
| | 1973 - Josie Davis, American actress |
| | 1974 - Kate Moss, English model |
| | 1974 - Marlon Anderson, Baseball player |
| | 1975 - Greg Strause, American director in special effects |
| | 1976 - Viktor Maslov, Russian racing driver |
| | 1977 - Jeff Foster, American basketball player |
| | 1979 - Aaliyah, American singer (d. 2001) |
| | 1979 - Brenden Morrow, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1980 - Albert Pujols, baseball player |
| | 1980 - Michelle Wild, Hungarian model |
| | 1981 - Nick Valensi, American guitarist (The Strokes) |
| | 1982 - Samuel Preston, British singer (The Ordinary Boys) |
| | 1983 - Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer |
| | 1988 - Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer |