| | 801 - Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865) |
| | 828 - Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868) |
| | 1157 - King Richard I of England (d. 1199) |
| | 1207 - King Sancho II of Portugal (d. 1248) |
| | 1271 - Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295) |
| | 1380 - Saint Bernardino of Siena, Italian Franciscan missionary (d. 1444) |
| | 1474 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (d. 1533) |
| | 1515 - Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585) |
| | 1588 - Marin Mersenne, French mathematician (d. 1648) |
| | 1611 - Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (d. 1671) |
| | 1621 - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French general (d. 1686) |
| | 1633 - Ferdinand IV of Germany (d. 1654) |
| | 1672 - Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (d. 1703) |
| | 1749 - Gabrielle de Polastron, comtesse de Polignac, French aristocrat (d. 1793) |
| | 1778 - Clemens Brentano, German poet (d. 1842) |
| | 1783 - Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (d. 1872) |
| | 1804 - Eduard Mörike, German poet (d. 1875) |
| | 1814 - Charles-Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (d. 1874) |
| | 1828 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, American Civil War soldier (d. 1914) |
| | 1830 - Frédéric Mistral, French poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914) |
| | 1841 - Antonín Dvorák, Czech composer (d. 1904) |
| | 1852 - Emperor Gwangmu of Korea (d. 1919) |
| | 1857 - Georg Michaelis, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1936) |
| | 1873 - David O. McKay, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970) |
| | 1881 - Harry Hillman, American athlete (d. 1945) |
| | 1886 - Siegfried Sassoon, English poet (d. 1967) |
| | 1887 - Prince George of Yugoslavia (d. 1972) |
| | 1889 - Robert Alphonso Taft, U.S. Senator from Ohio (d. 1953) |
| | 1897 - Jimmie Rodgers, American singer and composer (d. 1933) |
| | 1901 - Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1966) |
| | 1910 - Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (d. 1994) |
| | 1914 - Sir Denys Lasdun, English architect (d. 2001) |
| | 1915 - Frank Cady, American actor |
| | 1918 - Derek Harold Richard Barton, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| | 1919 - Gianni Brera, (Giovanni Luigi Brera), Italian journalist and writer (d. 1992) |
| | 1921 - Harry Secombe, Welsh entertainer (d. 2001) |
| | 1922 - Sid Caesar, American comedian |
| | 1922 - Lyndon LaRouche, American politician |
| | 1924 - Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (d. 2005) |
| | 1924 - Marie-Claire Kirkland, Quebec politician |
| | 1924 - Grace Metalious, American novelist (d. 1964) |
| | 1925 - Peter Sellers, English actor (d. 1980) |
| | 1927 - Harlan Howard, American country music songwriter (d. 2002) |
| | 1929 - Christoph von Dohnanyi, German conductor |
| | 1930 - Nguyen Cao Ky, Premier of South Vietnam |
| | 1930 - Mario Adorf, film and stage actor |
| | 1932 - Patsy Cline, American singer (d. 1963) |
| | 1933 - Michael Frayn, British playwright |
| | 1934 - Peter Maxwell Davies, British composer |
| | 1934 - Rodrigue Biron, Quebec politician |
| | 1937 - Virna Lisi, Italian actress |
| | 1937 - Barbara Frum, news anchor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (d. 1992) |
| | 1938 - Sam Nunn, American politician |
| | 1939 - Carsten Keller, German field hockey player |
| | 1941 - Bernie Sanders, American politician |
| | 1942 - Brian Cole, American bass guitar player (The Association) (d. 1972) |
| | 1944 - Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer |
| | 1945 - Ron Pigpen McKernan, American musician (the Grateful Dead) (d. 1973) |
| | 1945 - Rogie Vachon, Canadian ice hockey goaltender |
| | 1947 - Ann Beattie, American writer |
| | 1947 - Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist |
| | 1947 - Benjamin Orr, American bass guitar player (The Cars) (d. 2000) |
| | 1947 - Ann Beattie, American novelist and short-story writer |
| | 1950 - Zachary Richard, Louisiana singer and songwriter |
| | 1954 - Mark Foley, American politician |
| | 1956 - Frank Tovey, British singer and musician (d. 2002) |
| | 1957 - Heather Thomas, American actress |
| | 1958 - Mitsuru Miyamoto, Japanese voice actor |
| | 1959 - Daler Nazarov, Tajik composer, musician and actor |
| | 1960 - Aimee Mann, American musician |
| | 1960 - Stefano Casiraghi, Italian businessman; husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco (d. 1990) |
| | 1962 - Sergio Casal, Spanish tennis player |
| | 1963 - Li Ning, Chinese gymnast |
| | 1964 - Michael Johns, American business executive |
| | 1964 - Scott Levy, American professional wrestler |
| | 1964 - Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian musician (d. 2000) |
| | 1966 - Carola, Swedish singer |
| | 1966 - Peter Furler, Christian musician (Newsboys) |
| | 1967 - Kimberly Peirce, American film director |
| | 1969 - Gary Speed, Welsh footballer |
| | 1969 - Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer |
| | 1970 - Neko Case, American musician |
| | 1970 - Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player |
| | 1970 - Yuji Nishizawa, Japanese hijacker |
| | 1971 - Brooke Burke, American model |
| | 1971 - Daniel Petrov, Bulgarian boxer |
| | 1971 - David Arquette, American actor |
| | 1972 - Lisa Kennedy, American television personality |
| | 1972 - Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor |
| | 1975 - Richard Hughes, English musician, (Keane) |
| | 1975 - Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player |
| | 1976 - Sjeng Schalken, Dutch tennis player |
| | 1976 - Gerald Drummond, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1976 - Jervis Drummond, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1979 - Pink, American singer |
| | 1981 - Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian footballer |
| | 1981 - Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor |
| | 1983 - Wali Lundy, American football player |
| | 1984 - Vitaly Petrov, Russian racing driver |
| | 1986 - Leah LaBelle, American Idol contestant |