| | 106 BC - Pompey the Great, Roman general and politician (d. 48 BC) |
| | 1535 - Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian (d. 1612) |
| | 1620 - Isabella Leonarda, Italian composer (d. 1704) |
| | 1656 - Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723) |
| | 1666 - Tsar Ivan V of Russia (d. 1696) |
| | 1711 - Henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (d. 1787) |
| | 1732 - Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (d. 1796) |
| | 1729 - Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher (d. 1786) |
| | 1757 - Marquis de Lafayette, French soldier and statesman (d. 1834) |
| | 1766 - John Dalton, British chemist and physicist (d. 1844) |
| | 1781 - Anton Diabelli, Austrian music publisher and composer (d. 1858) |
| | 1795 - Frances Wright, English writer, activist, and lecturer (d. 1852) |
| | 1800 - Catharine Beecher, American educator (d. 1878) |
| | 1802 - Alcide d'Orbigny, French naturalist (d. 1857) |
| | 1808 - Abd al-Qadir, Algerian political and military leader (d. 1883) |
| | 1814 - George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian politician (d. 1873) |
| | 1817 - Alexander Tilloch Galt, politician, father of Canadian Confederation (d. 1893) |
| | 1829 - Marie Zakrzewska, Polish physician (d. 1902) |
| | 1838 - Samuel Arnold, Lincoln conspirator (d. 1906) |
| | 1857 - Zelia Nuttall, American archeologist and historian (d. 1933) |
| | 1860 - Jane Addams, American social worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1935) |
| | 1868 - Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1947) |
| | 1869 - Felix Salten, Austrian author (d. 1945) |
| | 1876 - John James Richard Macleod, Scottish-born physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935) |
| | 1877 - Buddy Bolden, American musician (d. 1930) |
| | 1879 - Max Schreck, German actor (d. 1936) |
| | 1879 - Joseph Wirth, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1956) |
| | 1888 - Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., American politician (d. 1969) |
| | 1890 - Clara Kimball Young, American actress (d. 1960) |
| | 1892 - Sir Edward Appleton, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965) |
| | 1893 - Claire Chennault, American pilot (d. 1958) |
| | 1899 - Billy Rose, American composer (d. 1966) |
| | 1900 - W.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (d. 1979) |
| | 1900 - Julien Green, French born American novelist (d. 1998) |
| | 1904 - Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, American boxer (d. 1976) |
| | 1906 - Luis Federico Leloir, French-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987) |
| | 1911 - Harry Danning, baseball player (d. 2004) |
| | 1915 - Franz Josef Strauß, German Politician (d. 1988) |
| | 1919 - Wilson Greatbatch, American Inventor |
| | 1923 - King Peter II of Yugoslavia (d. 1970) |
| | 1925 - Jimmy Reed, American blues singer (d. 1976) |
| | 1926 - Maurice Prather, American motion picture and still photographer (d. 2001) |
| | 1928 - Robert M. Pirsig, American author |
| | 1928 - Evgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (d. 2002) |
| | 1929 - Yash Johar, Indian film producer (d. 2005) |
| | 1937 - Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-born illustrator |
| | 1937 - Brigid Berlin, American actor and artist |
| | 1937 - Jo Anne Worley, American actress |
| | 1939 - Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1939 - Dan Cragg, an American soldier, essayist, and science-fiction author. |
| | 1939 - David Allan Coe, American country singer, one of the key figures in the Outlaw country movement |
| | 1943 - Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1943 - Roger Waters, songwriter and erstwhile leader Pink Floyd |
| | 1944 - Swoosie Kurtz, American actress |
| | 1947 - Jane Curtin, American actress |
| | 1947 - Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer, now coach |
| | 1954 - Ève Luquet, French stamp designer |
| | 1956 - Bill Ritter, American politician from Colorado |
| | 1957 - Michaëlle Jean. 27th Governor-General of Canada |
| | 1958 - Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, and author |
| | 1958 - Michael Winslow, American actor and comedian |
| | 1958 - Buster Bloodvessel, British singer |
| | 1961 - Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Norwegian guitarist (a-ha) |
| | 1962 - Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist, reporter, former anchor |
| | 1963 - Alice Sebold, American novelist |
| | 1964 - Rosie Perez, American actress |
| | 1969 - Ben Finegold, American Chess International Master |
| | 1969 - CeCe Peniston, American dance music singer |
| | 1970 - Paul Miller, American composer, artist, and author |
| | 1971 - Dolores O'Riordan, Irish musician (The Cranberries) |
| | 1972 - China Miéville, English writer |
| | 1972 - Justina Machado, Puerto Rican actress |
| | 1973 - Carlo Cudicini, Italian footballer |
| | 1973 - Greg Rusedski, Canadian-born tennis player |
| | 1974 - Tim Henman, English tennis player |
| | 1974 - Nina Persson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans) |
| | 1974 - Justin Whalin, American actor |
| | 1974 - Sarah Danielle Madison, American actress |
| | 1975 - Derrek Lee, baseball player |
| | 1976 - N.O.R.E., African American Rapper |
| | 1978 - Alex Escobar, baseball player |
| | 1978 - Tony Thaxton, drummer (Motion City Soundtrack) |
| | 1979 - Foxy Brown, American rapper |
| | 1979 - Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer |
| | 1980 - Hyun Young, South Korean actress and pop singer |
| | 1980 - Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer |
| | 1980 - Yuji Hamano, Japanese archer |
| | 1980 - Jillian Hall, American professional wrestler |
| | 1981 - Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer |
| | 1983 - Ljubisa Bojic, Serbian journalist and student movement leader |
| | 2000 - Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart, first Kleihauer-Betke stillbirth (d. 2000) |
| | 2006 - Prince Hisahito of Akishino, third in line to the throne of Japan |