| | 1388 - Claudius Clavus, Danish geographer |
| | 1486 - Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German alchemist (d. 1535) |
| | 1543 - Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (d. 1615) |
| | 1547 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman (d. 1619) |
| | 1656 - Thomas Baker, British antiqurian (d. 1746) |
| | 1713 - Johann Kies, German mathematician (d. 1781) |
| | 1721 - Eliphalet Dyer, American statesman and judge (d. 1807) |
| | 1737 - Michael Haydn, Austrian composer (d. 1806) |
| | 1760 - Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer (d. 1842) |
| | 1769 - Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer (d. 1859) |
| | 1771 - Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and statesman (d. 1829) |
| | 1804 - John Gould, British ornithologist (d. 1881) |
| | 1804 - Louis Maigret, French Catholic prelate (d. 1882) |
| | 1837 - Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (d. 1903) |
| | 1849 - Ivan Pavlov, Russian scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1936) |
| | 1860 - Hamlin Garland, American writer (d. 1940) |
| | 1864 - Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, British politician and diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1958) |
| | 1867 - Charles Dana Gibson, American artist (d. 1944) |
| | 1869 - Kid Nichols, baseball player (d. 1953) |
| | 1879 - Margaret Sanger, American birth control advocate (d. 1966) |
| | 1880 - Archie Hahn, American athlete (d. 1955) |
| | 1886 - Jan Masaryk, Czech foreign minister and diplomat (d. 1948) |
| | 1889 - Maria Capovilla, Previous oldest living person (d. 2006) |
| | 1891 - Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician (d. 1983) |
| | 1898 - Hal B. Wallis, American film producer (d. 1986) |
| | 1909 - Peter Scott, British naturalist, artist, and explorer (d. 1989) |
| | 1910 - Jack Hawkins, British actor (d. 1973) |
| | 1913 - Jacobo Arbenz, President of Guatemala (d. 1971) |
| | 1914 - Lída Baarová, Czech actress (d. 2000) |
| | 1914 - Clayton Moore, American actor (d. 1999) |
| | 1914 - Kay Medford, American actress (d. 1980) |
| | 1920 - Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan writer |
| | 1920 - Lawrence Klein, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1920 - Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician (d. 1998) |
| | 1921 - Dario Vittori, Argentinean actor (d. 2001) |
| | 1926 - Michel Butor, French novelist |
| | 1929 - Larry Collins, American writer (d. 2005) |
| | 1930 - Allan Bloom, American academic (d. 1992) |
| | 1932 - Harry Sinden, National Hockey League executive |
| | 1933 - Harve Presnell, American actor |
| | 1934 - Sarah Kofman, French philosopher |
| | 1934 - Kate Millett, American feminist writer |
| | 1936 - Walter Koenig, American actor |
| | 1936 - Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1936 - Harry Danielsen, Norwegian politician |
| | 1938 - Nicol Williamson, Scottish-born actor |
| | 1940 - Larry Brown, American basketball coach |
| | 1941 - Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan musician |
| | 1942 - Bernard MacLaverty, Northern Irish writer |
| | 1943 - Irwin Goodman (bor. Antti Hammarberg), Singer |
| | 1944 - Joey Heatherton, American actress and singer |
| | 1947 - Jon "Bowzer" Bauman,"Bowzer" singer in musical group "Sha Na Na" |
| | 1947 - Sam Neill, New Zealand actor |
| | 1949 - Tommy Seebach, Danish musician (d. 2003) |
| | 1949 - Eikichi Yazawa, Japanese singer |
| | 1949 - Steve Gaines, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 1977) |
| | 1949 - Ed King, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) |
| | 1950 - Paul Kossoff, British guitarist (Free) (d. 1976) |
| | 1950 - Masami Kuwashima, Japanese Formula One driver |
| | 1957 - Tim Wallach, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1956 - Ray Wilkins, English Football player |
| | 1959 - Morten Harket, Norwegian singer (a-ha) |
| | 1960 - Callum Keith Rennie, Canadian actor |
| | 1964 - Faith Ford, American actress |
| | 1968 - Michelle Stafford, American actress |
| | 1970 - Ben Garant, American actor |
| | 1970 - Craig Montoya, American musician (Everclear) |
| | 1970 - Francesco Casagrande, Italian cyclist |
| | 1971 - Kimberly Williams, American actress |
| | 1972 - David Bell, Baseball player |
| | 1973 - Nas, American rapper |
| | 1974 - Chad Bradford, Reliever for the New York Mets |
| | 1974 - Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete |
| | 1978 - Carmen Kass, Estonian model |
| | 1980 - Phillip Tobias, American illustrator and musician |
| | 1981 - Miyavi, Japanese singer and actor |
| | 1981 - Ashley Roberts, American dancer(Pussycat Dolls) |
| | 1983 - Amy Winehouse, Singer |
| | 1983 - Frostee Rucker, American football player |
| | 1984 - Adam Lamberg, American actor |
| | 1985 - Paolo Gregoletto, American Bassist (Trivium) |
| | 1985 - Aya Ueto, Japanese actress idol and singer |
| | 1985 - Delmon Young, American baseball player |
| | 1986 - Ai Takahashi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) |
| | 1986 - Alan Sheehan, Irish footballer |
| | 1989 - Jesse James, American actor |