| | 1486 - Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) |
| | 1599 - Christian the Younger, German protestant military leader (d. 1623) |
| | 1744 - Thomas Grosvenor, Revolutionary War hero (d. 1825) |
| | 1778 - Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian naval officer and explorer (d. 1852) |
| | 1833 - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1918) |
| | 1842 - Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist (d. 1923) |
| | 1853 - Chulalongkorn, Rama V, King of Thailand (d. 1910) |
| | 1861 - Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (d. 1955) |
| | 1872 - Maurice Gamelin, French army general (d. 1958) |
| | 1873 - Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (d. 1949) |
| | 1873 - Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (d. 1944) |
| | 1878 - Upton Sinclair, American writer (d. 1968) |
| | 1884 - Maxwell Perkins, American editor and publisher (d. 1947) |
| | 1889 - Charles Reidpath, American athlete (d. 1975) |
| | 1899 - Leo Strauss, German-born philosopher (d. 1973) |
| | 1902 - Stevie Smith, British poet (d. 1971) |
| | 1914 - Kenneth More, English actor (d. 1982) |
| | 1917 - Red Auerbach, American basketball coach and official (d. 2006) |
| | 1917 - Fernando Rey, Spanish-born actor (d. 1994) |
| | 1920 - Jay Ward, American animated cartoonist (d. 1989) |
| | 1922 - William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953) |
| | 1923 - Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-born poet (d. 1997) |
| | 1924 - Gogi Grant, American singer |
| | 1925 - Ananda Mahidol, King of Thailand (d. 1946) |
| | 1926 - Donald Hall, American poet and US Poet Laureate |
| | 1927 - Johnny Dankworth, English musician and composer |
| | 1927 - Rachel Roberts, English actress (d. 1980) |
| | 1928 - Joyce Brothers, American psychologist and advice columnist |
| | 1928 - Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (d. 2000) |
| | 1929 - Anne Meara, American comic and actress |
| | 1934 - Sophia Loren, Italian actress |
| | 1935 - Jim Taylor, National Football League player |
| | 1937 - Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005) |
| | 1939 - Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman |
| | 1941 - Dale Chihuly, American glass artist |
| | 1942 - Gérald Tremblay, Québec politician |
| | 1947 - Mia Martini, Italian singer (d. 1995) |
| | 1947 - Bruce Pasternack, American CEO |
| | 1948 - George R. R. Martin, American writer |
| | 1948 - Chuck Panozzo and John Panozzo (d. 1996), American musicians Styx |
| | 1951 - Guy Lafleur, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1951 - Javier Marías, Spanish novelist |
| | 1954 - Henry Samueli, American NHL team owner |
| | 1956 - Gary Cole, American actor |
| | 1958 - Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter |
| | 1959 - Danny Devos, Belgian artist |
| | 1964 - Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress |
| | 1965 - Robert Rusler, American actor |
| | 1966 - Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese-born rock musician |
| | 1967 - Kristen Johnston, American actress |
| | 1967 - Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, Americans musicians (Nelson) |
| | 1968 - Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress |
| | 1968 - Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004) |
| | 1969 - Victoria Dillard, American actress |
| | 1971 - Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer |
| | 1975 - Asia Argento, Italian actress |
| | 1975 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver |
| | 1976 - Reuben Singh, British entrepreneur |
| | 1977 - Namie Amuro, Japanese pop singer |
| | 1978 - Jason Bay, Canadian Major League Baseball player |
| | 1978 - Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer |
| | 1978 - T.J. Tucker, Professional baseball player |
| | 1979 - Phil Waugh, Australian Rugby Union player |
| | 1980 - Mariacarla Boscono, Italian fashion model |
| | 1981 - Joanie Dodds, ANTM contestant |
| | 1981 - Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player |
| | 1981 - Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Greek football player |
| | 1991 - Spencer Locke, American actress |