| | 1406 - Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) |
| | 1711 - Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779) |
| | 1750 - Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) |
| | 1758 - Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires. |
| | 1774 - Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (d. 1847) |
| | 1791 - Théodore Géricault, French painter (d. 1824) |
| | 1840 - Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923) |
| | 1865 - Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, British pilot |
| | 1869 - Komitas, Armenian composer (d. 1935) |
| | 1870 - King Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947) |
| | 1871 - Winsor McCay, American cartoonist (d. 1934) |
| | 1873 - Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (d. 1949) |
| | 1873 - Waclaw Berent, Polish novelist and translator (d. 1940) |
| | 1874 - Lewis Hine, American photographer and social activist (d. 1940) |
| | 1875 - Edmund Gwenn, Welsh actor (d. 1959) |
| | 1876 - Edith Abbott, American social worker, educator, and author (d. 1957) |
| | 1877 - Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (d. 1963) |
| | 1877 - Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist (d. 1962) |
| | 1886 - Archibald Vivian Hill, English physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977) |
| | 1887 - Edwin Keppel Bennett, British writer (d. 1958) |
| | 1887 - Antonio Moreno, Spanish-born actor (d. 1967) |
| | 1887 - Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor (d. 1979) |
| | 1888 - J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist (d. 1964) |
| | 1888 - T. S. Eliot, American-born writer and editor, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965) |
| | 1889 - Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (d. 1976) |
| | 1891 - Charles Munch, French conductor and violinist (d. 1968) |
| | 1893 - Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929) |
| | 1895 - George Raft, American actor (d. 1980) |
| | 1897 - Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (d. 1917) |
| | 1897 - Pope Paul VI (d. 1978) |
| | 1898 - George Gershwin, American composer (d. 1937) |
| | 1905 - Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican Baseball Player |
| | 1907 - Anthony Blunt, English art historian and Soviet spy (d. 1983) |
| | 1907 - Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992) |
| | 1909 - Bill France, Sr., American founder of NASCAR (d. 1992) |
| | 1914 - Jack LaLanne, American fitness advocate |
| | 1917 - Réal Caouette, French Canadian politician, leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada (d. 1976) |
| | 1923 - Dev Anand, Indian actor and film producer |
| | 1925 - Marty Robbins, American singer (d. 1982) |
| | 1926 - Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000) |
| | 1927 - Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994) |
| | 1930 - Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (d. 1966) |
| | 1932 - Richard Herd, American actor |
| | 1932 - Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India |
| | 1932 - Vladimir Voinovich, Russian writer and dissident |
| | 1933 - Donna Douglas, American actress |
| | 1936 - Winnie Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist |
| | 1937 - Jerry Weintraub, American film producer |
| | 1941 - Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor |
| | 1942 - Kent McCord, American actor |
| | 1943 - Ian Chappell, Australian test cricket player and broadcaster |
| | 1944 - Anne Robinson, British television host |
| | 1945 - Bryan Ferry, British singer |
| | 1945 - Gal Costa, Brazilian singer |
| | 1945 - Louise Beaudoin, Quebec politician |
| | 1946 - Andrea Dworkin, American feminist (d. 2005) |
| | 1946 - Christine Todd Whitman, American politician |
| | 1947 - Lynn Anderson, American singer |
| | 1948 - Olivia Newton-John, British-born Australian singer and actress |
| | 1949 - Clodoaldo, Brazilian football player |
| | 1949 - Jane Smiley, American novelist |
| | 1951 - Stuart Tosh, Scottish musician |
| | 1952 - Predrag Miletic, Serbian actor from Nis |
| | 1953 - Aivars Lembergs, Latvian politician |
| | 1954 - Kevin Kennedy, baseball manager and television host |
| | 1956 - Linda Hamilton, American actress |
| | 1956 - Steve Butler, American racecar driver |
| | 1959 - Rich Gedman, American baseball player |
| | 1961 - Will Self, British author |
| | 1961 - Cindy Herron, American singer (En Vogue) |
| | 1962 - Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress |
| | 1962 - Peter Foster, Australian con-man |
| | 1963 - Lysette Anthony, British actress |
| | 1964 - Nicki French, British singer |
| | 1965 - Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress |
| | 1966 - Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and television hostess |
| | 1967 - Shannon Hoon, American singer (Blind Melon) (d. 1995) |
| | 1968 - James Caviezel, American actor |
| | 1969 - Paul Warhurst, English football player |
| | 1969 - Anthony Kavanagh, Québécois comedian, actor and singer |
| | 1972 - Ras Kass, American rapper |
| | 1972 - Shawn Stockman, American R&B singer (Boyz II Men) |
| | 1973 - Marty Casey, American singer (Lovehammers) |
| | 1973 - Chris Small, Scottish snooker player |
| | 1974 - Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player |
| | 1975 - Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer (Garmarna and Triakel) |
| | 1976 - Michael Ballack, German footballer |
| | 1977 - Kaylynn, porn star |
| | 1978 - Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Boston Marathon record holder |
| | 1979 - Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) Rugby League Player |
| | 1979 - Jon Harley, English footballer |
| | 1980 - Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver |
| | 1980 - Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Swedish professional ice hockey players |
| | 1981 - Aras Baskauskas, winner of Survivor: Exile Island |
| | 1981 - Christina Milian, American actress and singer |
| | 1981 - Serena Williams, American tennis player |
| | 1983 - Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer |
| | 1986 - Ashley Leggat, Canadian actress |
| | 1987 - Rosie Munter, Swedish singer and model (Play) |
| | 1988 - Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater |
| | 1990 - Chris Hardman, English rock singer (Lil Chris) |