| | 15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69) |
| | 1301 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372) |
| | 1501 - Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576) |
| | 1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) |
| | 1564 - William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) |
| | 1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634) |
| | 1625 - Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672) |
| | 1705 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766) |
| | 1717 - Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797) |
| | 1724 - Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (d. 1803) |
| | 1739 - Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791) |
| | 1755 - John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835) |
| | 1801 - Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (d. 1862) |
| | 1802 - Adolphe d'Archaic, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868) |
| | 1817 - Ramon de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901) |
| | 1829 - Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician |
| | 1857 - Richard Mansfield, German-born actor (d. 1907) |
| | 1870 - Georges Claude, French chemist and inventor (d. 1960) |
| | 1871 - Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. 1960) |
| | 1878 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947) |
| | 1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. 1953) |
| | 1884 - Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963) |
| | 1890 - A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971) |
| | 1890 - Mike González, baseball player (d. 1977) |
| | 1892 - Adélard Godbout, premier of Québec (d. 1956) |
| | 1894 - Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968) |
| | 1895 - André Frédéric Cournand, French Nobel Laureate (d. 1988) |
| | 1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940) |
| | 1898 - Howard Walter Florey, Nobel Laureate (d. 1968) |
| | 1899 - Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970) |
| | 1900 - Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955) |
| | 1905 - Severo Ochoa, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993) |
| | 1909 - Gerard Ciolek, Polish architect (d. 1966) |
| | 1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (d. 1985) |
| | 1912 - Don Porter, American actor (d. 1997) |
| | 1918 - Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997) |
| | 1919 - Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (d. 2004) |
| | 1921 - Jim McKay, American sports commentator |
| | 1922 - Theresa Merritt, American actress (d. 1998) |
| | 1923 - Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001) |
| | 1923 - Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950) |
| | 1924 - Nina Bocharova, Soviet gymnast |
| | 1924 - Sheila MacRae, Singer, actress |
| | 1925 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (d. 2004) |
| | 1929 - Edward M. Lawson, Canadian politician |
| | 1930 - John W. Young, American astronaut |
| | 1931 - Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (d. 1999) |
| | 1932 - Dominique Michel, French Canadian comedian |
| | 1934 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994) |
| | 1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer |
| | 1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer (d. 1990) |
| | 1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer (d. 1998) |
| | 1941 - John Mackey, National Football League player |
| | 1942 - Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer |
| | 1942 - Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers) |
| | 1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist |
| | 1946 - "Mean" Joe Greene, American football player |
| | 1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland |
| | 1947 - Erik Hivju, Norwegian actor |
| | 1948 - Gordon Clapp, American actor |
| | 1948 - Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998) |
| | 1950 - Alan Colmes, American talk show host |
| | 1951 - Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish movie director |
| | 1952 - Mark Sandman, American musician (d. 1999) |
| | 1955 - Riccardo Illy, Italian politician |
| | 1956 - Hubie Brooks, baseball player |
| | 1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor |
| | 1959 - Steve Whitmire, American voice actor |
| | 1961 - Allen Bestwick, Nascar Broadcaster |
| | 1961 - John Logan, American screenwriter |
| | 1962 - Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress |
| | 1962 - Jack Dee, British comedian |
| | 1964 - Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player |
| | 1966 - Michael J. Varhola, American author |
| | 1966 - Bernard Gilkey, baseball player |
| | 1966 - Stacy Galina, American actress |
| | 1969 - Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American musician (Slipknot) |
| | 1969 - Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer |
| | 1969 - Megan Ward, American actress |
| | 1969 - Goya Toledo, Spanish-born Mexican actress and model |
| | 1973 - Eddie George, American football player |
| | 1976 - Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, American professional wrestler |
| | 1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer |
| | 1978 - Tarek Saab, American TV show contestant |
| | 1980 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer |
| | 1980 - Sabrine Maui, Filipino pornstar |
| | 1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast |
| | 1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast |