| | 1165 - King Philip II of France (d. 1223) |
| | 1535 - Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619) |
| | 1567 - Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva and saint (d. 1622) |
| | 1597 - Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672) |
| | 1643 - King Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683) |
| | 1660 - Hubert Gautier, French scientist and civil engineer (d. 1737) |
| | 1665 - Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729) |
| | 1670 - James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. 1734) |
| | 1725 - Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (d. 1805) |
| | 1754 - William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839) |
| | 1754 - Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833) |
| | 1765 - William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837) |
| | 1789 - Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (d. 1857) |
| | 1798 - Jules Michelet, French historian (d. 1874) |
| | 1801 - Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch politician (d. 1876) |
| | 1813 - Jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891) |
| | 1816 - Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856) |
| | 1826 - Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903) |
| | 1872 - Aubrey Beardsley, English illustrator (d. 1898) |
| | 1891 - Emiliano Mercado del Toro, World's oldest living man |
| | 1904 - William "Count" Basie, American bandleader (d. 1984) |
| | 1906 - Friz Freleng, American movie animator (d. 1995) |
| | 1908 - M. M. Kaye, British writer (d. 2004) |
| | 1909 - Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician (d. 1992) |
| | 1912 - Toe Blake, National Hockey League player and coach (Montreal Canadians) (d. 1995) |
| | 1915 - Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (d. 1998) |
| | 1920 - Christopher Robin Milne, inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories (d. 1996) |
| | 1921 - Winnie-the-Pooh, a (fictional) bear of small brain belonging to Christopher Robin |
| | 1924 - Jack Buck, American sports announcer (d. 2002) |
| | 1924 - Chris Schenkel, American sports journalist (d. 2005) |
| | 1924 - Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996) |
| | 1925 - Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003) |
| | 1925 - Jorge Rafael Videla, ex-dictator of Argentina |
| | 1928 - Art Farmer, American trumpet player (d. 1999) |
| | 1929 - X. J. Kennedy, American poet |
| | 1930 - Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002) |
| | 1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, American actor and screenwriter |
| | 1933 - Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano |
| | 1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (d. 1999) |
| | 1938 - Kenny Rogers, American singer and actor |
| | 1937 - Robert Stone, American novelist |
| | 1939 - James Burton, American guitarist |
| | 1939 - Clarence Williams III, American actor |
| | 1944 - Jackie DeShannon, American singer |
| | 1944 - Peter Weir, Australian film director |
| | 1945 - Jerry DaVanon, baseball player |
| | 1950 - Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer |
| | 1951 - Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist |
| | 1952 - Joe Strummer, British musician and singer (The Clash) (d. 2002) |
| | 1952 - Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers/Trapeze/Deep Purple) |
| | 1954 - Archie Griffin, former American football player and only two-time Heisman Trophy winner. |
| | 1954 - Ivan Stang, American writer |
| | 1956 - Kim Cattrall, English-born actress |
| | 1959 - Jim McMahon, American football player |
| | 1961 - David Morales, American disc jockey |
| | 1961 - Stephen Hillenburg, American animator and cartoonist |
| | 1962 - Jeff Stryker, American actor |
| | 1963 - King Mohammed VI of Morocco |
| | 1963 - Richmond Arquette, American actor |
| | 1964 - Trinity Loren, American actress and model (d. 1998) |
| | 1966 - John Wetteland, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1967 - Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress |
| | 1967 - Serj Tankian, Armenian-born singer (System of a Down) |
| | 1967 - Darren Bewick, AFL Footballer |
| | 1969 - Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater |
| | 1970 - Nathan Jones, American professional wrestler |
| | 1970 - Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist |
| | 1971 - Liam Howlett, British musician (The Prodigy) |
| | 1973 - Steve McKenna, hockey player |
| | 1975 - Alicia Witt, American actress |
| | 1978 - Reuben Droughns, American football player |
| | 1978 - Jason Marquis, American baseball player |
| | 1978 - Alan Lee, Irish footballer |
| | 1979 - Kelis, American singer |
| | 1980 - Burney Lamar, American race car driver |
| | 1983 - Josh Harrington, American professional BMX rider |
| | 1983 - Chantelle Houghton, British TV personality |
| | 1984 - Alizée, French singer |
| | 1986 - Conor Clapton, son of Eric Clapton (d. 1991) |
| | 1988 - Paris Bennett, American Idol contestant |
| | 1989 - Hayden Panettiere, American actress |
| | 1991 - Tess Gaerthé, Dutch singer and actress |