| | 1355 - Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster |
| | 1378 - Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) |
| | 1557 - Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) |
| | 1596 - Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) |
| | 1645 - Jean de La Bruyère, French writer (d. 1696) |
| | 1650 - Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopedist (d. 1718) |
| | 1682 - Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Heir-apparent to the French throne (d. 1712) |
| | 1832 - Wilhelm Wundt, German psychologist (d. 1920) |
| | 1842 - Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (d. 1922) |
| | 1845 - Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1921) |
| | 1860 - Jules Laforgue, French poet (d. 1887) |
| | 1862 - Amos Alonzo Stagg, American coach (d. 1965) |
| | 1868 - Bernarr McFadden, American publisher (d. 1955) |
| | 1884 - Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born editor and publisher (d. 1967) |
| | 1884 - Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942) |
| | 1888 - T. E. Lawrence, English writer and soldier (d. 1935) |
| | 1888 - Armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943) |
| | 1892 - Otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983) |
| | 1894 - George Meany, American labor union leader (d. 1980) |
| | 1895 - Albert Cohen, Swiss novelist (d. 1981) |
| | 1895 - Liane Haid, Austrian actress (d. 2000) |
| | 1902 - Georgette Heyer, English novelist (d. 1974) |
| | 1904 - Wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1971) |
| | 1908 - William Maxwell, American novelist and editor (d. 2000) |
| | 1911 - E. F. Schumacher, German economist and statistician (d. 1977) |
| | 1912 - Ted Drake English footballer (d. 1995) |
| | 1913 - Menachem Begin, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1992) |
| | 1920 - Charles Bukowski, American poet (d. 1994) |
| | 1923 - Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian playwright |
| | 1924 - Fess Parker, American actor |
| | 1925 - Willie Jones, baseball player (d. 1983) |
| | 1928 - Ann Blyth, American actress |
| | 1929 - Bill Evans, American jazz pianist (d. 1980) |
| | 1929 - Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003) |
| | 1929 - Fritz Von Erich, Professional wrestler (d. 1997) |
| | 1930 - Robert Culp, American actor |
| | 1930 - Frank Gifford, American football player and announcer |
| | 1931 - Eydie Gorme, American singer |
| | 1933 - Julie Newmar, American actress |
| | 1934 - Diana Wynne Jones, British author |
| | 1934 - Ketty Lester, American singer |
| | 1937 - David Anderson, Canadian politician |
| | 1939 - Trevor Mcdonald OBE, Television Newsreader |
| | 1940 - Bruce Beresford, Australian film director |
| | 1946 - Massoud Barzani, Iraqi Kurdish politician |
| | 1946 - Lesley Ann Warren, American actress |
| | 1946 - Dick Murdoch, wrestler (d. 1996) |
| | 1948 - Mike Jorgensen, baseball player |
| | 1950 - Hasely Crawford, Trinidad and Tobago athlete |
| | 1952 - Reginald VelJohnson, American actor |
| | 1953 - Kathie Lee Gifford, American singer and actress |
| | 1954 - James Cameron, Canadian film director |
| | 1957 - Tim Farriss, Australian musician (INXS) |
| | 1958 - Angela Bassett, American actress |
| | 1958 - Madonna, American singer and actress |
| | 1960 - Timothy Hutton, American actor |
| | 1962 - Steve Carell, American actor and comedian |
| | 1964 - Jimmy Arias, American tennis player |
| | 1967 - Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish television personality |
| | 1967 - Pamela Smart, American convicted murderess |
| | 1968 - Mateja Svet, Slovenian alpine skier |
| | 1970 - Bonnie Bernstein, American sportscaster (ESPN) |
| | 1972 - Emily Erwin, American musician (Dixie Chicks) |
| | 1972 - Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer |
| | 1973 - Damian Jackson, baseball player |
| | 1974 - Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer |
| | 1974 - Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer |
| | 1974 - Roger Cedeño, baseball player |
| | 1975 - Didier Agathe, French footballer |
| | 1975 - George Stults, American actor |
| | 1976 - Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer |
| | 1978 - Eddie Gill, American basketball player |
| | 1979 - Michael Stahlman, American rower and coach |
| | 1980 - Vanessa Carlton, American singer/songwriter |
| | 1980 - Robert Hardy, English bassist (Franz Ferdinand) |
| | 1981 - Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer |
| | 1981 - Taylor Rain, American pornographic actress |
| | 1986 - Shawn Pyfrom, American actor |
| | 1987 - Kyal Marsh, Australian actor |
| | 1991 - Evanna Lynch, Irish actress |