| | 1463 - Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1525) |
| | 1484 - George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) |
| | 1501 - Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (d. 1566) |
| | 1504 - Pope Pius V (d. 1572) |
| | 1560 - Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) |
| | 1600 - Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish playwright (d. 1681) |
| | 1612 - Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English Civil War general (d. 1671) |
| | 1686 - Archibald Bower, Scottish historian (d. 1766) |
| | 1706 - Benjamin Franklin American statesman (d. 1790) |
| | 1712 - John Stanley, English composer (d. 1786) |
| | 1719 - William Vernon, American merchant (d. 1806) |
| | 1761 - James Hall, Scottish geologist (d. 1832) |
| | 1763 - John Jacob Astor, American entrepreneur (d. 1848) |
| | 1789 - August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) |
| | 1820 - Anne Brontë, British author (d. 1849) |
| | 1828 - Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (d. 1918) |
| | 1832 - Henry Martyn Baird, American educationalist (d. 1906) |
| | 1851 - A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) |
| | 1853 - Alva Belmont, American socialite (d. 1933) |
| | 1860 - Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949]]) |
| | 1863 - David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1945) |
| | 1867 - Carl Laemmle, German-born film executive (d. 1939) |
| | 1871 - David Earl Beatty British admiral (d. 1936) |
| | 1871 - Nicolae Iorga, Romanian writer (d. 1940) |
| | 1880 - Mack Sennett, Canadian film director (d. 1960) |
| | 1881 - Antoni Lomnicki, Polish mathematician (d. 1941) |
| | 1882 - Noah Beery, American actor (d. 1946) |
| | 1886 - Glenn L. Martin, American aviation pioneer (d. 1955) |
| | 1899 - Al Capone, American gangster (d. 1947) |
| | 1899 - Nevil Shute, English author (d. 1960) |
| | 1905 - Guillermo Stábile, Argentine footballer (d. 1966) |
| | 1905 - Ray Cunningham, baseball player (d. 2005) |
| | 1911 - George Joseph Stigler, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| | 1914 - William Stafford, American poet and essayist (d. 1993) |
| | 1921 - Antonio Prohias, Cuban cartoonist (d. 1998) |
| | 1922 - Luis Echeverría Álvarez, President of Mexico |
| | 1922 - Nicholas Katzenbach, American politician |
| | 1922 - Betty White, American actress |
| | 1925 - Robert Cormier, American author (d. 2000) |
| | 1925 - Abdul Kardar, Pakistani cricketer |
| | 1926 - Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and statesman |
| | 1926 - Moira Shearer, Scottish actress (d. 2006) |
| | 1927 - Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer |
| | 1928 - Jean Barraqué, French composer (d. 1973) |
| | 1928 - Vidal Sassoon, English cosmetologist |
| | 1929 - Jacques Plante, Canadian hockey player (d. 1986) |
| | 1930 - Eddie LeBaron, American football quarterback |
| | 1931 - James Earl Jones, American actor |
| | 1931 - L. Douglas Wilder, 66th Governor of Virginia |
| | 1931 - Don Zimmer, baseball coach |
| | 1932 - Sheree North, American actress |
| | 1933 - Dalida, French singer (d. 1987) |
| | 1933 - Prince Sadruddhin Aga Khan, French UN High Commissioner for Refugees (d. 2003) |
| | 1933 - Shari Lewis, American ventriloquist (d. 1998) |
| | 1935 - Ruth Ann Minner, Governor of Delaware |
| | 1937 - Troy Donahue, American actor |
| | 1939 - Maury Povich, American talk show host |
| | 1940 - Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan runner |
| | 1942 - Muhammad Ali, American boxer |
| | 1942 - Cus D'Amato, boxing manager (d. 1985) |
| | 1942 - Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist |
| | 1942 - Nancy Parsons, American actress (d. 2001) |
| | 1943 - René Préval, President of Haiti |
| | 1944 - Françoise Hardy, French singer |
| | 1948 - Davíð Oddsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland |
| | 1948 - Mick Taylor, British musician (The Rolling Stones) |
| | 1948 - Jim Ladd, American freeform (radio format) Disc Jockey (KLOS) |
| | 1949 - Andy Kaufman, American comedian (d. 1984) |
| | 1952 - Darrell Porter, American baseball player (d. 2002) |
| | 1952 - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician |
| | 1955 - Steve Earle, American musician |
| | 1956 - Paul Young, English musician |
| | 1957 - John Crawford, American musician |
| | 1959 - Susanna Hoffs, American musician |
| | 1959 - Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress |
| | 1961 - Brian Helgeland, American writer and film director |
| | 1962 - Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian |
| | 1962 - Sebastian Junger, American journalist and author |
| | 1963 - Kai Hansen, German musician/singer |
| | 1964 - Andy Rourke, bass guitarist |
| | 1966 - Shabba Ranks, Jamaican singer |
| | 1967 - Paul Summers (poet), English poet |
| | 1967 - Song Kang-ho, South Korean actor |
| | 1968 - Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch writer |
| | 1968 - Svetlana Masterkova, Russian athlete |
| | 1969 - Lukas Moodysson, Swedish film director |
| | 1969 - Naveen Andrews, British actor |
| | 1970 - Jeremy Roenick, American hockey player |
| | 1970 - Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-born animator |
| | 1970 - James Wattana, Thai snooker player |
| | 1971 - Kid Rock, American singer |
| | 1971 - Youki Kudoh, Japanese actress |
| | 1971 - Ann Wolfe, female boxer |
| | 1972 - Ken Hirai, Japanese singer and songwriter |
| | 1973 - Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer |
| | 1974 - Yang Chen, Chinese footballer |
| | 1977 - Kevin Fertig, American professional wrestler |
| | 1979 - Brad Miller, American actor |
| | 1979 - Chase Stevens, American professional wrestler |
| | 1980 - Zooey Deschanel, American actress |
| | 1980 - Kimberly Spicer, American model |
| | 1981 - Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer |
| | 1981 - Scott Mechlowicz, American actor |
| | 1981 - Ray J, American R&B singer |
| | 1982 - Alex Varkatzas, American singer |
| | 1982 - Dwyane Wade, American basketball player |
| | 1983 - Johannes Herber, German basketball player |
| | 1984 - Shin-yeong Jang, South Korean actress |
| | 1985 - Simone Simons, Dutch singer |
| | 1986 - Chloe Rose Lattanzi, Australian actress and singer |
| | 2001 - Sophie Delezio, Australian burn victim |