| | 12 - Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor (d. 41) |
| | 161 - Commodus, Roman Emperor (d. 192) |
| | 1569 - Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1627) |
| | 1663 - Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705) |
| | 1721 - George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) |
| | 1811 - Theophile Gautier, French poet and novelist (d. 1872) |
| | 1821 - Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician (d. 1894) |
| | 1822 - Galusha A. Grow, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1907) |
| | 1834 - Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (d. 1886) |
| | 1843 - Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919) |
| | 1870 - Maria Montessori, Italian educator (d. 1952) |
| | 1871 - James E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944) |
| | 1878 - Frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933) |
| | 1879 - Alma Mahler, wife of Mahler, Gropius and Werfel (d. 1964) |
| | 1880 - Wilhelmina I of the Netherlands (d. 1962) |
| | 1885 - DuBose Heyward, American playwright (d. 1940) |
| | 1896 - Félix-Antoine Savard, French-Canadian priest and novelist (d. 1982) |
| | 1897 - Fredric March, American actor (d. 1975) |
| | 1903 - Arthur Godfrey, American television host (d. 1983) |
| | 1907 - Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (d. 1957) |
| | 1907 - William Shawn, American editor (d. 1992) |
| | 1908 - William Saroyan, American novelist (d. 1981) |
| | 1913 - Sir Bernard Lovell, British radio astronomer |
| | 1914 - Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984) |
| | 1916 - Daniel Schorr, American journalist |
| | 1918 - Alan Jay Lerner, American lyricist (d. 1986) |
| | 1919 - Amrita Preetam, Indian poetess and author (d. 2005) |
| | 1924 - Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (d. 2003) |
| | 1928 - James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002) |
| | 1931 - Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004) |
| | 1931 - Jean Béliveau, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1935 - Frank Robinson, baseball player and manager |
| | 1935 - Eldridge Cleaver, American political activist (d. 1998) |
| | 1937 - Warren Berlinger, American actor |
| | 1937 - Bobby Parker, American blues musician/guitarist |
| | 1938 - Martin Bell, British journalist |
| | 1939 - Jerry Allison, American drummer (The Crickets) |
| | 1944 - Roger Dean, British artist |
| | 1945 - Van Morrison, Irish musician |
| | 1945 - Itzhak Perlman, Israeli violinist |
| | 1948 - Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter |
| | 1948 - Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist (Scorpions) |
| | 1949 - Richard Gere, American actor |
| | 1949 - H. David Politzer, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1953 - György Károly, Hungarian author |
| | 1955 - Edwin Moses, American athlete |
| | 1956 - Masashi Tashiro, Japanese television performer |
| | 1957 - Gina Schock, American drummer (The Go-Go's) |
| | 1957 - Glenn Tilbrook, British musician (Squeeze) |
| | 1960 - Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizballah |
| | 1960 - Chris Whitley, American musician (d. 2005) |
| | 1963 - Sonny Silooy, dutch football player |
| | 1963 - Reb Beach, American guitarist (Winger, Whitesnake) |
| | 1968 - Todd Carty, British actor |
| | 1968 - Hideo Nomo, baseball pitcher |
| | 1970 - Deborah Gibson, American singer |
| | 1970 - Rania, Queen of Jordan; wife of Abdullah II |
| | 1972 - Chris Tucker, American actor |
| | 1973 - Scott Niedermayer, hockey player |
| | 1975 - Daniel Harding, British conductor |
| | 1976 - Travis Christopher, American Artist |
| | 1977 - Jeff Hardy, professional wrestler |
| | 1977 - Ian Harte, Irish footballer |
| | 1977 - Craig Nicholls, Australian musician (The Vines) |
| | 1978 - Phina Oruche, British actress |
| | 1979 - Clay Hensley, Professional baseball player |
| | 1979 - Mickie James, American professonal wrestler |
| | 1980 - Joe Budden, American rapper |
| | 1981 - Joe Swanberg, American filmmaker |
| | 1982 - Jose Reina, Spanish footballer |
| | 1982 - Ian Crocker, American swimmer |
| | 1982 - Chris Duhon, American basketball player |
| | 1983 - Larry Fitzgerald, American football player |