| | 1453 - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515) |
| | 1566 - Edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626) |
| | 1588 - Henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646) |
| | 1651 - Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694) |
| | 1653 - Johann Pachelbel, German composer (d. 1706) |
| | 1711 - William IV, Prince of Orange (d. 1759) |
| | 1734 - Joseph Wright of Derby, English painter (d. 1797) |
| | 1795 - James Gordon Bennett, Sr., American newspaper publisher (d. 1872) |
| | 1848 - Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (d. 1931) |
| | 1854 - Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer (d. 1921) |
| | 1855 - Innokenty Annensky, Russian poet (d. 1909) |
| | 1856 - Sergei Winogradsky, Russian scientist (d. 1953) |
| | 1871 - J. Reuben Clark, Jr., American Undersecretary of State (d. 1961) |
| | 1873 - Dinko Šimunovic, Croatian writer and poet (d. 1933) |
| | 1875 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, American writer (d. 1950) |
| | 1877 - Francis William Aston, Nobel laureate (d. 1945) |
| | 1887 - Blaise Cendrars, Swiss writer (d. 1961) |
| | 1888 - Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician (d. 1958) |
| | 1889 - Richard Arlen, American actor (d. 1976) |
| | 1895 - Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Indian musician (d. 1974) |
| | 1896 - A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian theologian (d. 1977) |
| | 1897 - Andy Kennedy, Irish footballer (d. 1963) |
| | 1899 - Andrei Platonov, Russian writer (d. 1951) |
| | 1905 - Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (d. 2000) |
| | 1906 - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (d. 2002) |
| | 1906 - Franz Biebl, German composer (d. 2001) |
| | 1907 - Walter Reuther, American labor union leader (d. 1970) |
| | 1909 - E. Herbert Norman - Canadian diplomat (d. 1957) |
| | 1913 - Christian Nyby, American director and film editor (d. 1993) |
| | 1920 - Richard Farnsworth, American actor (d. 2000) |
| | 1921 - Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer (d. 1995) |
| | 1922 - Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian actress |
| | 1922 - Vittorio Gassman, Italian actor (d. 2000) |
| | 1923 - Rocky Marciano, American boxer (d. 1969) |
| | 1923 - Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman (d. 2006) |
| | 1925 - Art Pepper, American musician (d. 1982) |
| | 1926 - Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh |
| | 1926 - Gene Colan, American comic book artist |
| | 1929 - Anne Ramsey, American actress (d. 1988) |
| | 1933 - Ann W. Richards, American politician |
| | 1933 - Conway Twitty, American singer (d. 1993) |
| | 1935 - Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor |
| | 1937 - Ron O'Neal, American actor, director and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| | 1939 - Lily Tomlin, American actress and comedian |
| | 1942 - C. J. Cherryh, American writer |
| | 1944 - Leonard Slatkin, American conductor |
| | 1945 - Mustafa Balel, Turkish writer |
| | 1946 - Barry Gibb, English singer (Bee Gees) |
| | 1946 - Roh Moo-Hyun, President of South Korea |
| | 1947 - Al Green, American politician |
| | 1949 - P.A. Sangma, Indian politician |
| | 1950 - Phillip Fulmer, American football coach |
| | 1950 - Dr. Phil, American talk show host |
| | 1951 - Nicu Ceausescu, Romanian politician |
| | 1952 - Phil Hendrie, American radio personality |
| | 1955 - Billy Blanks, American martial artist |
| | 1955 - Bruce Foxton, English bassist (The Jam) |
| | 1957 - Gloria Estefan, Cuban singer |
| | 1961 - Bam Bam Bigelow, American wrestler |
| | 1962 - Ruud Gullit, Dutch footballer |
| | 1964 - Brian Bellows, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1964 - Cécilia Rhode, Swedish model |
| | 1966 - Tim Hardaway, American basketball player |
| | 1968 - Mohammed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (d. 2001) |
| | 1969 - Henning Berg, Norwegian footballer |
| | 1970 - Hwang Jeong-min, South Korean actor |
| | 1970 - Vanna, Croatian singer |
| | 1971 - Ricardo Antonio Chavira, American actor |
| | 1971 - Jimmy Snuka, Jr., American professional wrestler |
| | 1973 - J. D. Fortune, Canadian singer (INXS) |
| | 1974 - Jhonen Vasquez, comic book artist |
| | 1975 - Scott Speedman, American actor |
| | 1975 - Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Australian singer (Rogue Traders) |
| | 1975 - Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Puerto Rican guitarist |
| | 1976 - Jada Fire, American actress |
| | 1976 - Erik Morales, Mexican boxer |
| | 1977 - Aaron Schobel, American football player |
| | 1978 - Max Vieri, Australian footballer |
| | 1979 - James O'Connor, Irish footballer |
| | 1980 - Chris Riggott, English footballer |
| | 1981 - Clinton Portis, American football player |
| | 1983 - José Antonio Reyes, Spanish footballer |
| | 1984 - Joseph Trohman, American musician (Fall Out Boy) |
| | 1985 - Camile Velasco, American singer |
| | 1987 - Dann Hume New Zealand musician (Evermore) |
| | 1989 - Bill Kaulitz German singer (Tokio Hotel) |
| | 1985 - Garrett Hedlund American actor |
| | 1994 - Bianca Ryan, American singer |