| | 1275 - John II of Brabant (d. 1312) |
| | 1389 - Cosimo de Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) |
| | 1601 - King Louis XIII of France (d. 1643) |
| | 1627 - Jacques Benigne Bossuet, French bishop (d. 1704) |
| | 1643 - Solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman |
| | 1696 - Alphonsus Liguori, Italian founder of the Redemptionist order (d. 1787) |
| | 1719 - Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (d. 1800) |
| | 1722 - Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader (d. 1803) |
| | 1729 - Michael Denis, Austrian poet (d. 1800) |
| | 1803 - Samuel Francis du Pont, American admiral (d. 1865) |
| | 1805 - George Müller, Prussian orphanage builder (d. 1898) |
| | 1818 - Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, German chemist (d. 1884) |
| | 1821 - Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss writer (d. 1881) |
| | 1824 - William "Bull" Nelson, American Civil War general (d. 1862) |
| | 1830 - William Babcock Hazen, American Civil War general (d. 1887) |
| | 1840 - Thomas Nast, German-born political cartoonist (d. 1902) |
| | 1842 - Alphonse Francois Renard, Belgian geologist (d. 1903) |
| | 1843 - Gaston Tarry, French mathematician (d. 1913) |
| | 1866 - Eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic Blessed (d. 1932) |
| | 1871 - Grazia Deledda, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936) |
| | 1879 - Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician (d. 1934) |
| | 1879 - Cyril Scott, English composer (d. 1970) |
| | 1885 - Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965) |
| | 1894 - Lothar von Richthofen German pilot (d. 1922) |
| | 1896 - Sam Ervin, American politician (d. 1985) |
| | 1898 - Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (b. 1946) |
| | 1906 - William Empson, British poet (d. 1984) |
| | 1906 - Jim Thompson, American author (d. 1977) |
| | 1907 - Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher (d. 2003) |
| | 1907 - Bhagat Singh, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931) |
| | 1913 - Albert Ellis, American psychologist |
| | 1916 - Frank Handlen, American artist |
| | 1917 - Louis Auchincloss, American novelist |
| | 1918 - Martin Ryle, English radio astronomer, Nobel laureate (d. 1984) |
| | 1919 - James H. Wilkinson, American mathematician (d. 1986) |
| | 1920 - William Conrad, American actor (d. 1994) |
| | 1920 - Jayne Meadows, American actress |
| | 1922 - Carl Ballantine, American actor |
| | 1922 - Arthur Penn, American director |
| | 1924 - Bernard Waber, American author |
| | 1924 - Fred Singer, American scientist |
| | 1924 - Bud Powell, American jazz pianist (d. 1966) |
| | 1927 - Romano Scarpa, Italian comic book artist |
| | 1927 - Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman (d. 2006) |
| | 1931 - Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer |
| | 1932 - Roger C. Carmel, American actor (d. 1986) |
| | 1932 - Michael Colvin, Canadian singer |
| | 1932 - Oliver E. Williamson, American economist |
| | 1933 - Will Sampson, American actor (d. 1987) |
| | 1933 - Greg Morris, American television and movie actor (d. 1996) |
| | 1934 - Wilford Brimley, American actor |
| | 1934 - Claude Jarman Jr., American actor |
| | 1934 - Dick Schaap, American sports reporter (d. 2001) |
| | 1936 - Don Cornelius, American television host |
| | 1936 - Gordon Honeycombe, British playwright |
| | 1939 - Kathy Whitworth, American golfer |
| | 1941 - Serge Ménard, Québécois politician |
| | 1942 - Dith Pran, Cambodian-born photojournalist |
| | 1942 - Alvin Stardust, English singer |
| | 1943 - Randy Bachman, Canadian musician |
| | 1943 - Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat |
| | 1945 - Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (d. 2003) |
| | 1945 - Kay Ryan, American poet |
| | 1946 - Robin Nedwell, English comedy actor (d. 1999) |
| | 1947 - Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer |
| | 1947 - Meat Loaf, American singer |
| | 1947 - Liz Torres, American actress and singer |
| | 1948 - Michele Dotrice, English actor |
| | 1948 - A Martinez, American actor |
| | 1948 - Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor |
| | 1948 - John K. Reed, American coral biologist |
| | 1949 - Graham Richardson, Australian politician |
| | 1949 - Mike Schmidt, baseball player |
| | 1949 - Jahn Teigen, Norwegian singer |
| | 1951 - Jim Shooter, American comic book writer |
| | 1951 - Paul Craig, British law professor |
| | 1951 - Michel Rivard, Québécois singer and composer (Beau Dommage) |
| | 1952 - Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian cosmonaut |
| | 1952 - André Viger, French Canadian marathoner |
| | 1953 - Diane Julie Abbott, British politician |
| | 1953 - Mick Wagner, American monologist |
| | 1953 - Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian religious leader |
| | 1958 - Shaun Cassidy, American singer |
| | 1961 - Irvine Welsh, Scottish writer |
| | 1961 - Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor |
| | 1965 - Steve Kerr, Lebanese-born basketball player |
| | 1965 - Peter MacKay, Canadian political leader |
| | 1965 - Alexis Stewart, American radio personality |
| | 1965 - Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick |
| | 1966 - Lorenzo Cherubini, Italian singer Jovanotti |
| | 1971 - Li Yapeng, Chinese actor |
| | 1971 - Amanda Detmer, American actress |
| | 1972 - Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player |
| | 1972 - Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress |
| | 1972 - Clara Hughes, Canadian cyclist |
| | 1976 - Francesco Totti, Italian footballer |
| | 1977 - Andrus Värnik, Estonian javelin thrower |
| | 1978 - Brad Arnold, American singer (3 Doors Down) |
| | 1978 - Jon Rauch, American baseball player |
| | 1981 - Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer |
| | 1981 - Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer |
| | 1982 - Lil Wayne, American rapper |
| | 1983 - Travis MacRae, Canadian singer-songwriter |
| | 1984 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer |
| | 1984 - Paul Bevan, Australian football player |
| | 1985 - Jamar Butler, American basketball player |
| | 1989 - John Longyear, American Decendent of Longyear |