| | 1087 - John II Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1143) |
| | 1475 - Cesare Borgia, of France, Duke of Valentinois and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafri, Count of Dyois, Lord of Piombino, Camerino and Urbino, Gonfalonier and Captain-General of Holy Church (d. 1507) |
| | 1502 - John Leland, English antiquarian (d. 1552) |
| | 1520 - William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesman (d. 1598) |
| | 1604 - William Brereton, English soldier and politician (d. 1661) |
| | 1739 - Grigori Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791) |
| | 1766 - Samuel Wilson, Possible namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854) |
| | 1775 - Laura Secord, Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 (d. 1868) |
| | 1802 - Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and political writer (d. 1880) |
| | 1813 - John Sedgwick, American Civil War general (d. 1864) |
| | 1819 - Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (d. 1896) |
| | 1830 - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (d. 1916) |
| | 1842 - John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator (d. 1920) |
| | 1851 - Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (d. 1902) |
| | 1857 - Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate entrepreneur (d. 1945) |
| | 1857 - Michal Drzymala, Polish peasant rebel (d. 1937) |
| | 1860 - John J. Pershing, American general (d. 1948) |
| | 1863 - Arthur Henderson, British politician and union leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1935) |
| | 1873 - Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (d. 1950) |
| | 1874 - Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-born composer (d. 1951) |
| | 1876 - Sherwood Anderson, American writer (d. 1941) |
| | 1877 - Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (d. 1957) |
| | 1882 - Ramón Grau, Cuban president (d. 1969) |
| | 1885 - Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962) |
| | 1886 - Sir Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975) |
| | 1887 - Lavoslav Ruzicka, Croatian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976) |
| | 1893 - Larry Shields, American musician (d. 1953) |
| | 1894 - J.B. Priestley, English playwright and novelist (d. 1984) |
| | 1894 - Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (d. 1953) |
| | 1895 - Morris Kirksey, American athlete and rugby player (d. 1981) |
| | 1899 - Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, leader of the Iron Guard (d. 1938) |
| | 1903 - Claudette Colbert, French-born actress (d. 1996) |
| | 1911 - Bill Monroe, American singer (d. 1996) |
| | 1916 - Roald Dahl, Welsh writer (d. 1990) |
| | 1918 - Dick Haymes, Argentine vocalist (d. 1980) |
| | 1917 - Robert Ward, American composer |
| | 1922 - Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (d. 1999) |
| | 1923 - Edouard Boubat, French photographer (d 1999) |
| | 1924 - Maurice Jarre, French composer |
| | 1924 - Scott Brady, American film actor (d. 1985) |
| | 1925 - Mel Torme, American singer (d. 1999) |
| | 1926 - Emile Francis, National Hockey League player and executive |
| | 1929 - Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian opera singer (d. 2004) |
| | 1931 - Barbara Bain, American actress |
| | 1936 - Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian neo-Nazi |
| | 1937 - Don Bluth, American animator |
| | 1938 - Judith Martin, American etiquette writer |
| | 1939 - Richard Kiel, American actor |
| | 1940 - Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize |
| | 1941 - Tadao Ando, Japanese architect |
| | 1941 - David Clayton-Thomas, singer, Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| | 1944 - Jacqueline Bisset, British actress |
| | 1944 - Peter Cetera, American singer and bass guitarist, Chicago |
| | 1945 - Noël Godin, Belgian humorist |
| | 1946 - Frank Marshall, American film producer |
| | 1948 - Nell Carter, American actress and singer (d. 2003) |
| | 1949 - Fred Sonic Smith, American guitar player MC5 (d. 1994) |
| | 1950 - Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish politician |
| | 1951 - Linda Wong, Asian pornographic actress (d. 1987) |
| | 1951 - Jean Smart, American actress |
| | 1952 - Randy Jones, American musician, The Village People |
| | 1952 - Raymond O'Connor, American actor |
| | 1952 - Don Was, American singer and composer |
| | 1955 - Joe Morris, American jazz guitarist |
| | 1961 - Dave Mustaine, American musician (Megadeth) |
| | 1961 - KK Null, Japanese musician |
| | 1965 - Zak Starkey, British drummer |
| | 1966 - Maria Furtwängler, German physician and television actress |
| | 1967 - Michael Johnson, American athlete |
| | 1967 - Tim Owens, American singer, Iced Earth, ex-Judas Priest |
| | 1968 - Emma Sjöberg, Swedish model and actress |
| | 1968 - Bernie Williams, MLB player |
| | 1969 - Shane Warne, Australian cricketer |
| | 1970 - Jason Scott Sadofsky, creator/owner of textfiles.com |
| | 1971 - Goran Ivaniševic, Croatian tennis player |
| | 1971 - Stella McCartney, British activist |
| | 1973 - Christine Arron, French runner |
| | 1973 - Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer |
| | 1973 - Kelly Chen, Chinese singer |
| | 1974 - Craig Rivet, National Hockey League player |
| | 1975 - Joe Don Rooney, American electric guitarist (Rascal Flatts) |
| | 1976 - Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer |
| | 1976 - Jose Theodore, Canadian NHL player |
| | 1977 - Fiona Apple, American singer |
| | 1978 - Megan Henning, American actress |
| | 1978 - Darren Kenton, English footballer |
| | 1979 - Geike Arnaert, lead singer, Hooverphonic |
| | 1979 - Ivan Miljkovic, Serbian volleyball player |
| | 1980 - Han Chae Young, South Korean actress |
| | 1980 - Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player |
| | 1980 - Viren Rasquinha, Indian hockey player |
| | 1980 - Ben Savage, American actor (Boy Meets World) |
| | 1982 - Nenê, Brazilian basketball player |
| | 1983 - James Bourne, English musician, Busted and Son Of Dork |
| | 1984 - J.R. Writer, African American Underground Rapper (member of The Diplomats) |