| | 1487 - Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524) |
| | 1674 - Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter (d. 1748) |
| | 1698 - Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician (d. 1759) |
| | 1744 - Elbridge Gerry, 5th Vice President of the United States (d. 1814) |
| | 1745 - Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) |
| | 1797 - Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856) |
| | 1831 - Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861) |
| | 1839 - Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) |
| | 1888 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970) |
| | 1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (Perry Mason) (d. 1970) |
| | 1893 - Marvin Pierce, Women's magazine publisher (d. 1969) |
| | 1899 - James Cagney, American actor (d. 1986) |
| | 1901 - Bruno Jasienski, Polish poet (d. 1938) |
| | 1902 - Christina Stead, Australian novelist (d. 1983) |
| | 1911 - Ted Anderson, English footballer (d.1979) |
| | 1913 - Bertrand Goldberg, American architect (d. 1997) |
| | 1912 - Art Linkletter, Canadian television host |
| | 1917 - Phyllis Diller, American comedian |
| | 1917 - Red Sovine, American country music singer (d. 1980) |
| | 1917 - Lou Boudreau, Major League baseball player and manager (d. 2001) |
| | 1918 - Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala (d. 2003) |
| | 1920 - Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish chairman of the International Olympic Committee |
| | 1920 - Kenneth Wolstenholme, English sports commentator (d. 2002) |
| | 1921 - František Zvarík, Slovakian actor |
| | 1928 - Vince Guaraldi, American musician and composer (d. 1976) |
| | 1929 - Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician |
| | 1935 - Diahann Carroll, American actor |
| | 1935 - Peter Schickele, American composer, author, and radio host |
| | 1935 - Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor |
| | 1941 - Spencer Davis, British singer and guitarist (Spencer Davis Group) |
| | 1941 - Jürgen Flimm, German theatre director and manager |
| | 1941 - Daryle Lamonica, American football player |
| | 1942 - Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedian |
| | 1942 - Don Kessinger, baseball player |
| | 1944 - Carlos Alberto, Brazilian football player |
| | 1944 - Catherine Schell, Hungarian born British actress |
| | 1945 - Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia |
| | 1947 - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall |
| | 1948 - Ron Asheton, American musician and composer (Iggy Pop & The Stooges) |
| | 1949 - Terence "Geezer" Butler, British musician and lyricist (Black Sabbath) |
| | 1949 - Snyder Rini, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands for eight days |
| | 1949 - Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster |
| | 1951 - Lucie Arnaz, American actress |
| | 1952 - David Hasselhoff, American actor and musician |
| | 1952 - Phoebe Snow, singer and songwriter |
| | 1952 - Nicolette Larson, American singer (d. 1997) |
| | 1954 - Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany |
| | 1954 - J. Michael Straczynski, American author |
| | 1955 - Paul Stamets, American mycologist and environmentalist |
| | 1956 - Bryan Trottier, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1957 - Fern Britton, British television presenter |
| | 1958 - Wong Kar-wai, Chinese film director |
| | 1960 - Mark Burnett, English-born television producer |
| | 1960 - Jan Wouters, Dutch football player and manager |
| | 1963 - Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper |
| | 1963 - Letsie III, King of Lesotho |
| | 1965 - Craig Morgan, American singer |
| | 1968 - Bitty Schram, American actress |
| | 1971 - Jarrett Cordes, American Hip-hip artist (P.M. Dawn) |
| | 1971 - Cory Doctorow, Canadian author and activist |
| | 1973 - Eric Moulds, American football player |
| | 1975 - Konnie Huq, English television presenter |
| | 1975 - Cécile de France, Belgian actress |
| | 1975 - Terence Tao, Australian Chinese mathematician |
| | 1977 - M.I.A., British rapper |
| | 1978 - Mike Hettinga, American professional wrestler |
| | 1980 - Ryan Miller, American hockey player |
| | 1982 - Natasha Hamilton, British singer (Atomic Kitten) |
| | 1983 - Ryan Guettler, professional Australian BMX rider |
| | 1985 - Tom Fletcher, British singer (McFly) |