| | 1241 - Alexander III of Scotland (d. 1286) |
| | 1383 - Count Amadeus VIII of Savoy (d. 1451) |
| | 1454 - Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (d. 1483) |
| | 1563 - Wanli, Emperor of China (d. 1620) |
| | 1596 - Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet (d. 1687) |
| | 1717 - Job Orton, English minister (d. 1783) |
| | 1768 - François-René de Chateaubriand, French diplomat (d. 1848) |
| | 1803 - Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (d. 1891) |
| | 1824 - Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer (d. 1896) |
| | 1832 - Antonio Agliardi, Italian diplomat (d. 1915) |
| | 1846 - Daniel Burnham, American architect (d. 1912) |
| | 1851 - John Dillon, Irish nationalist (d. 1927) |
| | 1886 - Albert Orsborn, General of The Salvation Army (d. 1967) |
| | 1891 - Fritz Todt, Nazi official (d. 1942) |
| | 1892 - Darius Milhaud, French composer (d. 1974) |
| | 1895 - Nigel Bruce, English actor (d. 1953) |
| | 1896 - Antonin Artaud, French playwright(d. 1948) |
| | 1905 - Mary Renault, English novelist (d. 1983) |
| | 1906 - Max Delbrück, German biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1981) |
| | 1908 - Edward Dmytryk, American film director (d. 1999) |
| | 1908 - Richard Wright, American writer (d. 1960) |
| | 1908 - Michael Donohoe, Irish athlete (d. 1989) |
| | 1913 - Mickey Cohen, American gangster (d. 1976) |
| | 1913 - Stanford Moore, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1982) |
| | 1914 - Rudolf Leiding, German auto executive, third postwar chairman of Volkswagen (d. 2003) |
| | 1917 - Henry Ford II, American industrialist (d. 1987) |
| | 1918 - Paul Harvey, American radio broadcaster |
| | 1919 - Howard Morris, American comic actor and director (d. 2005) |
| | 1920 - Teddy Johnson, British singer |
| | 1924 - Joan Aiken, English writer (d. 2004) |
| | 1925 - Forrest Carter, American author |
| | 1927 - John McCarthy, American computer scientist |
| | 1928 - Dick York, American actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1929 - Thomas Eagleton, American politician |
| | 1931 - Mitzi Gaynor, American actress |
| | 1932 - Carlos Romero Barcelo, Puerto Rican politician |
| | 1932 - Dinsdale Landen, English actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1934 - Clive Granger, Welsh-born economist, Nobel laureate |
| | 1937 - Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer |
| | 1937 - Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director (d. 2006) |
| | 1941 - Marilena Chaui, Brazilian philosopher |
| | 1941 - Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian politician |
| | 1942 - Jerry Jarrett, American professional wrestling promoter |
| | 1945 - Danny Gatton, American musician (d. 1994) |
| | 1946 - Gary Duncan, American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) |
| | 1946 - Greg Elmore, American drummer (Quicksilver Messenger Service) |
| | 1948 - Samuel Hui, Hong Kong singer |
| | 1949 - Martin Chambers, English drummer (The Pretenders) |
| | 1949 - Tom Watson, American golfer |
| | 1950 - Doyle Alexander, American baseball player |
| | 1957 - Khandi Alexander, American actress |
| | 1957 - Patricia Tallman, American actress |
| | 1959 - Kevin Harrington, Australian actor |
| | 1960 - Damon Wayans, American actor and comedian |
| | 1961 - Kevin Kennedy, English actor |
| | 1963 - John Vanbiesbrouck, American hockey player |
| | 1964 - René Pape, German bass |
| | 1968 - Mike Piazza, baseball player |
| | 1969 - Noah Taylor, English-born actor |
| | 1970 - Igor Cavalera, Brazilian drummer (Sepultura) |
| | 1970 - Daisy Dee, West Indian-born singer |
| | 1971 - Ione Skye, English actress |
| | 1971 - Maik Taylor, Irish footballer |
| | 1973 - Jason David Frank, American actor |
| | 1974 - Carmit Bachar, American musician (Pussycat Dolls) |
| | 1974 - Nona Gaye, American singer and actress |
| | 1977 - Ian Grushka, American musician (New Found Glory) |
| | 1977 - Sun-Woo Kim, Korean Major League Baseball player |
| | 1978 - Wes Bentley, American actor |
| | 1980 - Lucie Silvas, English musician |
| | 1981 - Beyoncé Knowles, American singer |
| | 1981 - Adam Liam McCleery, Irish-born model |
| | 1982 - Alessandra Rubi Streignard Villarreal, Spanish singer |