| | 1171 - King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) |
| | 1195 - Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) |
| | 1432 - Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (d. 1484) |
| | 1575 - Bartol Kašic, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650.) |
| | 1613 - Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) |
| | 1717 - Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810) |
| | 1740 - Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815) |
| | 1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French (d. 1821) |
| | 1771 - Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist and poet (d. 1832) |
| | 1785 - Thomas De Quincey, English author (d. 1859) |
| | 1813 - Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891) |
| | 1856 - Ivan Franko, Ukrainian writer (d. 1916) |
| | 1857 - Albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918) |
| | 1858 - E. Nesbit, English author (d. 1924) |
| | 1859 - Charles Comiskey, baseball player, manager, and owner (d. 1931) |
| | 1860 - Henrietta Vinton Davis American elocutionist, dramatist, impersonator, public speaker (d. 1941). |
| | 1860 - Florence Harding, American First Lady (d. 1924) |
| | 1863 - Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945) |
| | 1872 - Sri Aurobindo, Indian writer, nationalist, philosopher, and guru (d. 1950) |
| | 1875 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English composer (d. 1912) |
| | 1878 - Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian counter-revolutionary (d. 1928) |
| | 1879 - Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959) |
| | 1883 - Ivan Meštrovic, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962) |
| | 1885 - Edna Ferber, American novelist (d. 1968) |
| | 1890 - Jacques Ibert, French composer (d. 1962) |
| | 1892 - Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1987) |
| | 1893 - Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950) |
| | 1896 - Gerty Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1957) |
| | 1896 - Catherine Doherty, Social justice activist (d. 1985) |
| | 1896 - Leon Theremin, Russian inventor (d. 1993) |
| | 1898 - Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966) |
| | 1901 - Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (d. 1975) |
| | 1910 - Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (d. 2002) |
| | 1912 - Julia Child, American cook (d. 2004) |
| | 1912 - Dame Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003) |
| | 1916 - Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer |
| | 1917 - Jack Lynch, fourth Taoiseach (d. 1999) |
| | 1917 - Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest (d. 1980) |
| | 1919 - Huntz Hall, American actor (d. 1999) |
| | 1919 - Benedict Kiely, Irish author |
| | 1922 - Lukas Foss, German-born composer |
| | 1923 - Rose Marie, American actress |
| | 1924 - Robert Bolt, English screenwriter (d. 1995) |
| | 1925 - Mike Connors, American actor |
| | 1925 - Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist |
| | 1928 - Nicolas Roeg, English film director |
| | 1933 - Jim Lange, American game show host |
| | 1933 - Bobby Helms, American pop singer (d. 1997) |
| | 1934 - Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer (d. 1998) |
| | 1935 - Vernon Jordan Jr., U.S. presidential advisor |
| | 1935 - Lionel Taylor, American football player |
| | 1938 - Maxine Waters, American politician |
| | 1938 - Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish writer |
| | 1944 - Linda Ellerbee, American journalist |
| | 1944 - Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian pop singer |
| | 1945 - Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, Indian guru |
| | 1945 - Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| | 1945 - Gene Upshaw, NFL player |
| | 1946 - Jimmy Webb, American musician and composer |
| | 1947 - Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress |
| | 1948 - Uschi Digard, American pornographic actress and model |
| | 1948 - Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer |
| | 1949 - Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor |
| | 1950 - The Princess Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom |
| | 1950 - Tom Kelly, Minnesota Twins manager |
| | 1951 - Daba Diawara, Malian politician |
| | 1954 - Mary Jo Salter, American poet |
| | 1957 - Željko Ivanek, American actor |
| | 1958 - Victor Shenderovich, Russian satirist |
| | 1958 - Craig MacTavish, Former Canadian ice hockey player, coach |
| | 1963 - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director |
| | 1965 - Rob Thomas, author and screenwriter |
| | 1966 - Scott Brosius, American baseball player |
| | 1968 - Debra Messing, American actress |
| | 1972 - Ben Affleck, American actor |
| | 1972 - Chris Morrissey, American Film Director/Actor |
| | 1974 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress |
| | 1975 - Kara Wolters, American basketball player |
| | 1976 - Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch football player |
| | 1977 - Nicole Paggi, American actress |
| | 1977 - Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast |
| | 1977 - Martin Biron, professional ice hockey goaltender |
| | 1978 - Tim Foreman, American bassist (Switchfoot) |
| | 1978 - Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast |
| | 1979 - Carl Edwards, NASCAR Driver |
| | 1981 - Brendan Hansen, American swimmer |
| | 1981 - Sung Ji Hyo, South Korean actress |