| | 1143 - Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) |
| | 1396 - Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1467) |
| | 1527 - Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, (d. 1576) |
| | 1598 - Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) |
| | 1702 - Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter (d. 1768) |
| | 1704 - Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (d. 1752) |
| | 1718 - John Canton, English physicist (d. 1772) |
| | 1724 - Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer (d. 1801) |
| | 1803 - John Ericsson, Swedish inventor and engineer (d. 1889) |
| | 1816 - George Henry Thomas, American general (d. 1870) |
| | 1835 - Henri Brisson, French statesman (d. 1912) |
| | 1843 - Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet (d. 1918) |
| | 1858 - Richard Dixon Oldham, British geologist (d. 1936) |
| | 1860 - Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist and naturalist (d. 1940) |
| | 1867 - Sebastian S. Kresge, American merchant and philanthropist (d. 1966) |
| | 1883 - Fred Quimby, American film producer (d. 1965) |
| | 1884 - Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German politician (d. 1945) |
| | 1887 - Hans Freyer, German sociologist (d. 1969) |
| | 1901 - Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (d. 1985) |
| | 1904 - Brett Halliday, American writer (d. 1977) |
| | 1911 - George Liberace, American musician (d. 1983) |
| | 1912 - Bill Brown, Australian cricketer |
| | 1912 - Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 2006) |
| | 1912 - Irv Kupcinet, American newspaper columnist (d. 2003) |
| | 1913 - Bryan Hextall, Canadian hockey player (d. 1984) |
| | 1914 - Louis de Funès, French actor and comedian (d. 1983) |
| | 1916 - Billy Hitchcock, baseball player, coach, and official (d. 2006) |
| | 1916 - Bill Todman, American game show producer (d. 1979) |
| | 1916 - Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist, journalist, and writer |
| | 1918 - Paul D. Boyer, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate |
| | 1918 - Hank Jones, American pianist |
| | 1919 - Curt Gowdy, American sports announcer (d. 2006) |
| | 1919 - Primo Levi, Italian author and chemist (d. 1987) |
| | 1921 - Whitney Young, American civil rights activist (d. 1971) |
| | 1921 - Peter Benenson, founder of Amnesty International (d. 2005) |
| | 1923 - Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-born record company executive |
| | 1929 - Don Murray, American actor |
| | 1929 - José Santamaria, Uruguayan footballer |
| | 1929 - Lynne Reid Banks, British author |
| | 1930 - Oleg Popov, Russian clown |
| | 1931 - Kenny Burrell, American guitarist |
| | 1931 - Nick Bollettieri, American tennis coach |
| | 1933 - Cees Nooteboom, Dutch writer |
| | 1935 - Yvon Deschamps, French Canadian author, comedian and humorist |
| | 1936 - Vic Davalillo, baseball player |
| | 1939 - France Nuyen, French actress |
| | 1941 - Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician |
| | 1943 - William Bennett, 3rd United States Secretary of Education |
| | 1943 - Susan Flannery, American actress |
| | 1943 - Lobo, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1944 - Geraldine Chaplin, American actress |
| | 1944 - Robert Carhart Merton, American economist, Nobel Prize Laureate |
| | 1945 - Gary Lewis, American drummer and vocalist (Gary Lewis & the Playboys) |
| | 1946 - Bob Welch, American musician |
| | 1950 - Steve Miller, American writer |
| | 1951 - Evonne Goolagong, Australian tennis player |
| | 1951 - Barry Van Dyke, American actor |
| | 1952 - Alan Autry, American football player, actor, and Mayor of Fresno, California |
| | 1952 - Helmuts Balderis, Latvian hockey player |
| | 1952 - João Barreiros, Portuguese writer |
| | 1953 - James Read, American actor |
| | 1956 - Michael Biehn, American actor |
| | 1957 - Daniel Ash, Gothic Rock artist in such bands as Bauhaus, Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets |
| | 1957 - Leon Durham, baseball player |
| | 1958 - Bill Berry, American drummer (R.E.M.) |
| | 1958 - Mark Cuban, American businessman, producer, and basketball team owner |
| | 1959 - Stanley Jordan, American jazz guitarist |
| | 1960 - Dale Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1962 - Wesley Snipes, American actor |
| | 1962 - Kevin Greene, professional American football player |
| | 1963 - Brian Skrudland, professional ice hockey player |
| | 1964 - Jim Corr, Irish singer and musician (The Corrs) |
| | 1965 - John Laurinaitis, American professional wrestler |
| | 1965 - J. K. Rowling, British novelist |
| | 1965 - Scott Brooks, former pro basketball player |
| | 1966 - Dean Cain, American actor |
| | 1967 - Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (d. 2005) |
| | 1969 - David Cash, American professional wrestler |
| | 1971 - Gus Frerotte, American football player |
| | 1971 - John Lowery (John 5), American guitarist |
| | 1973 - Chandra North, American supermodel |
| | 1974 - Emilia Fox, English actress |
| | 1974 - Jonathan Ogden, American football player |
| | 1975 - Simon Hirst, British radio DJ (hit40uk) |
| | 1975 - Randy Flores, baseball player |
| | 1975 - Mike Lincoln, baseball player |
| | 1976 - Joshua Cain, American guitarist (Motion City Soundtrack) |
| | 1976 - Annie Parisse, American actress |
| | 1976 - Paulo Wanchope, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1977 - Tim Couch, American football player |
| | 1978 - Justin Wilson, English race car driver |
| | 1978 - Will Champion, English drummer (Coldplay) |
| | 1978 - Ashley Smith, Hostage |
| | 1979 - Jade Kwan, Hong Kong singer |
| | 1979 - Per Krøldrup, Danish footballer |
| | 1979 - J.J. Furmaniak, Professional baseball player |
| | 1980 - Mils Muliaina, New Zealand and Waikato Rugby Player |
| | 1981 - Ira Losco, Maltese singer |
| | 1981 - Matthew "M. Shadows" Sanders, American singer (Avenged Sevenfold) |
| | 1982 - Blessing Mahwire, Zimbabwean cricketer |
| | 1986 - Evgeni Malkin, Russian hockey player |