| | 810 - Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) |
| | 1304 - Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (d. 1374) |
| | 1537 - Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) |
| | 1620 - Nikolaes Heinsius, Dutch scholar (d. 1681) |
| | 1659 - Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) |
| | 1661 - Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French founder of the colony of Louisiana (d. 1706) |
| | 1673 - John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and diplomat (d. 1747) |
| | 1754 - Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher (d. 1836) |
| | 1757 - Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (d. 1811) |
| | 1774 - Auguste Marmont, French marshal (d. 1852) |
| | 1797 - Sir Pawel Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (d. 1873) |
| | 1822 - Gregor Mendel, father of modern genetics (d. 1884) |
| | 1838 - Augustin Daly, American playwright (d. 1899) |
| | 1838 - George Otto Trevelyan, British statesman and biographer (d. 1928) |
| | 1847 - Max Liebermann, German artist (d. 1935) |
| | 1849 - Robert Anderson Van Wyck, Mayor of New York City (d. 1918) |
| | 1858 - Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (d. 1925) |
| | 1864 - Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (d. 1931) |
| | 1868 - Miron Cristea, 1st Patriarch of All Romania (d. 1939) |
| | 1873 - Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator (d. 1932) |
| | 1889 - John Reith, British broadcast executive (d. 1971) |
| | 1890 - Theda Bara, American actress (d. 1955) |
| | 1890 - King George II of Greece (d. 1947) |
| | 1893 - George Llewelyn-Davies, one of the 'Lost Boys' for the Peter Pan book (d. 1915). |
| | 1895 - László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1946) |
| | 1897 - Tadeus Reichstein, Polish-born chemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1996) |
| | 1901 - Heinie Manush, baseball player (d. 1971) |
| | 1902 - Jimmy Kennedy, Irish composer (d. 1984) |
| | 1910 - Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (d. 2004) |
| | 1912 - Tom McDermott, American actor (d. 1996) |
| | 1918 - Cindy Walker, American singer (d. 2006) |
| | 1919 - Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountain climber |
| | 1920 - Elliot Richardson, American politician (d. 1999) |
| | 1920 - Dick Lucas, American animator (d. 1997) |
| | 1922 - Alan Stephenson Boyd, American politician |
| | 1923 - Stanislaw Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (d. 2005) |
| | 1924 - Thomas Berger, American novelist |
| | 1924 - Mort Garson, Canadian composer |
| | 1925 - Jacques Delors, French President of the European Commission |
| | 1925 - Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (d. 1961) |
| | 1926 - Lola Albright, American actress |
| | 1926 - Patricia Cutts, British actress (d. 1974) |
| | 1929 - Mike Ilitch, American businessman, sports executive, and philanthropist |
| | 1929 - Rajendra Kumar, Indian actor (d. 1999) |
| | 1930 - James Kenney, British actor (d. 1982) |
| | 1932 - Otto Schily, German politician |
| | 1932 - Nam June Paik, Korean-born actress (d. 2006) |
| | 1933 - Chuck Daly, American basketball coach |
| | 1933 - Nelson Doubleday, American publisher and baseball executive |
| | 1933 - Cormac McCarthy, American author |
| | 1933 - Rex Williams, English snooker player |
| | 1934 - Uwe Johnson, German writer |
| | 1934 - Aliki Vougiouklaki, Greek actress |
| | 1936 - Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Senator from Maryland |
| | 1937 - Ken Ogata, Japanese actor |
| | 1938 - Dame Diana Rigg, British actress |
| | 1938 - Natalie Wood, American actress (d. 1981) |
| | 1938 - Roger Hunt, English footballer |
| | 1939 - Judy Chicago, American artist |
| | 1940 - Tony Oliva, Cuban-born Major League Baseball player |
| | 1941 - Kurt Raab, German actor (d. 1988) |
| | 1942 - Pete Hamilton, American race car driver |
| | 1943 - Wendy Richard, British actress |
| | 1945 - Kim Carnes, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1945 - Larry Craig, U.S. Senator from Idaho |
| | 1945 - John Lodge, British musician (Moody Blues) |
| | 1945 - Bo Rein, Amercan football coach (d. 1980) |
| | 1946 - Randal Kleiser, American film director |
| | 1947 - Gerd Binnig, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1947 - Carlos Santana, Mexican guitarist |
| | 1948 - Niki Haris, American dancer |
| | 1948 - Muse Watson, American actor |
| | 1950 - Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian actress |
| | 1950 - Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor |
| | 1951 - Jeff Rawle, English actor |
| | 1953 - Marcia Hines, American-born Australian singer |
| | 1953 - Thomas Friedman, American journalist |
| | 1954 - Moira Harris, American actress |
| | 1956 - Paul Cook, English musician (The Sex Pistols) |
| | 1956 - Donna Dixon, American actress |
| | 1959 - Radney Foster, American singer |
| | 1963 - Frank Whaley, American actor |
| | 1963 - Amir Derakh, American guitarist (Orgy) |
| | 1964 - Chris Cornell, American musician |
| | 1964 - Dean Winters, American actor |
| | 1964 - Terri Irwin, American television personality |
| | 1964 - Kool G. Rap, American musician |
| | 1966 - Stone Gossard, American musician |
| | 1967 - Reed Diamond, American actor |
| | 1968 - Michael Park, American actor |
| | 1968 - Jimmy Carson, American NHL ice hockey player |
| | 1968 - Julian Rhind-Tutt, English actor |
| | 1969 - Josh Holloway, American actor |
| | 1969 - Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist |
| | 1971 - Charles Johnson, baseball player |
| | 1971 - Sandra Oh, Korean Canadian actress |
| | 1973 - Peter Forsberg, Swedish-born hockey player |
| | 1973 - Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway |
| | 1973 - Claudio Reyna, American soccer player |
| | 1974 - Simon Rex, American actor |
| | 1974 - Bengie Molina, American baseball player |
| | 1975 - Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer |
| | 1976 - Alex Yoong, Malaysian racing driver |
| | 1976 - Erica Hill, American news anchor |
| | 1977 - Kiki Musampa, Congolese footballer |
| | 1977 - Alessandro dos Santos, Brazilian-born Japanese footballer |
| | 1978 - Tamsyn Lewis, Australian athlete |
| | 1978 - Charlie Korsmo, American actor |
| | 1978 - Elliott Yamin, American Idol contestant |
| | 1980 - Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian model |
| | 1980 - Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects) |
| | 1981 - Thorsten Engelmann, German rower |
| | 1985 - John Francis Daley, American actor |
| | 1992 - Nicki Prian, American actress |
| | 1997 - Billi Bruno, American actress |