| | 1267 - King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) |
| | 1296 - John I, Count of Luxemburg (d. 1346) |
| | 1360 - Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) |
| | 1397 - Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) |
| | 1489 - Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) |
| | 1520 - Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) |
| | 1560 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (d. 1629) |
| | 1602 - Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician (d. 1675) |
| | 1645 - Eusebio Kino, Italian Catholic missionary (d. 1711) |
| | 1737 - Anton Losenko, Russian painter (d. 1773) |
| | 1821 - Jay Cooke, American financier (d. 1905) |
| | 1823 - Hugh Stowell Brown, Manx preacher (d.1886) |
| | 1839 - Aleksandr Grigorievich Stoletov, Russian physicist (d. 1896) |
| | 1845 - Abai Kunanbaev, Kazakh poet (d. 1904) |
| | 1856 - William Willett, English inventor of Daylight Saving Time (d. 1915) |
| | 1860 - Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (d. 1936) |
| | 1865 - Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer (d. 1936) |
| | 1869 - Laurence Binyon, British poet (d. 1943) |
| | 1872 - Bill Johnson, American musician (d. 1972) |
| | 1874 - Herbert Clark Hoover, 31st President of the United States (d. 1964) |
| | 1877 - Frank Marshall, American chess player (d. 1944) |
| | 1878 - Alfred Döblin, German writer (d. 1957) |
| | 1880 - Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and Mayor of Dallas, Texas (d. 1964) |
| | 1884 - Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (d. 1935) |
| | 1890 - Angus L. MacDonald, Canadian politician (d. 1954) |
| | 1898 - Jack Haley, American actor (d. 1979) |
| | 1900 - Arthur Espie Porritt, New Zealand politician and athlete (d. 1994) |
| | 1902 - Norma Shearer, Canadian actress (d. 1983) |
| | 1902 - Curt Siodmak, German-born author (d. 2000) |
| | 1902 - Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1971) |
| | 1905 - Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (d. 1986) |
| | 1909 - Leo Fender, American luthier (d. 1991) |
| | 1912 - Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist (d. 2001) |
| | 1913 - Wolfgang Paul, German physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1993) |
| | 1914 - Jeff Corey, American actor (d. 2002) |
| | 1919 - Sacha Vierny, French cinematographer (d. 2001) |
| | 1923 - Rhonda Fleming, American actress |
| | 1927 - Vernon Washington, American actor (d. 1988) |
| | 1928 - Jimmy Dean, American singer |
| | 1928 - Gus Mercurio, American-born Australian actor |
| | 1928 - Eddie Fisher, American singer and actor |
| | 1933 - Doyle Brunson, American poker player |
| | 1933 - Rocky Colavito, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1937 - Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician |
| | 1939 - Kate O'Mara, British actress |
| | 1940 - Bobby Hatfield, American singer (Righteous Brothers) (d. 2003) |
| | 1943 - Ronnie Spector, American singer (Ronettes) |
| | 1943 - Louise Forestier, French Canadian singer, songwriter and actress |
| | 1943 - Jimmy Griffin, American guitarist (Bread) (d. 2005) |
| | 1945 - Harriet Miers, White House counsel |
| | 1947 - Ian Anderson, Scottish musician (Jethro Tull) |
| | 1947 - Anwar Ibrahim, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| | 1948 - Patti Austin, American R&B and jazz singer |
| | 1950 - Rémy Girard, Québécois actor |
| | 1952 - Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor |
| | 1956 - Fred Ottman, American professional wrestler |
| | 1959 - Rosanna Arquette, American model and actress |
| | 1960 - Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor |
| | 1961 - Jon Farriss, Australian musician (INXS) |
| | 1963 - Andrew Sullivan, English-born journalist |
| | 1965 - Claudia Christian, American actress |
| | 1965 - Mike E. Smith, American jockey |
| | 1965 - John Starks, American basketball player |
| | 1966 - Hansi Kürsch, German singer |
| | 1967 - Riddick Bowe, American boxer |
| | 1967 - Mart Sander, Estonian singer and actor |
| | 1968 - Michael Bivins, American singer (New Edition & Bell Biv DeVoe) |
| | 1971 - Roy Keane, Irish footballer |
| | 1971 - Mario César Kindelán Mesa, Cuban amateur boxer |
| | 1971 - Justin Theroux, American actor |
| | 1971 - Sal Fasano, American baseball player |
| | 1972 - Angie Harmon, American model and actress |
| | 1972 - Christofer Johnsson, Swedish heavy metal musician |
| | 1973 - Lisa Raymond, American tennis player |
| | 1973 - Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer |
| | 1974 - David Sommeil, French footballer |
| | 1974 - Luis Marín, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1976 - Michael Depoli, American professional wrestler |
| | 1977 - Danny Griffin, Northern Irish footballer |
| | 1977 - Aaron Kamin, American musician (The Calling) |
| | 1980 - Kaysar Ridha, Iraqi-American reality TV contestant |
| | 1981 - Natsumi Abe, Japanese singer and actress |
| | 1982 - Devon Aoki, American supermodel and actress |
| | 1983 - Alexander Perezhogin, Russian ice hockey player |
| | 1993 - Jacob Kosarew,Indian actress |