| | 1690 - Robert Barclay, Scottish writer |
| | 1716 - Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781) |
| | 1720 - Johann Peter Uz, German poet (d. 1796) |
| | 1790 - John Ross (Cherokee chief), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (d. 1866) |
| | 1797 - Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870) |
| | 1804 - Townsend Harris, first U.S. Consul to Japan (d. 1878) |
| | 1804 - Allan Kardec, French founder of Spiritism (d. 1869) |
| | 1806 - Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (d. 1850) |
| | 1828 - Woldemar Bargiel, German composer (d. 1897) |
| | 1858 - Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (d. 1924) |
| | 1862 - Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (d. 1902) |
| | 1863 - Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov, Russian explorer (d. 1935) |
| | 1873 - Emily Post, American etiquette expert (d. 1960) |
| | 1880 - Warner Oland, Swedish-born actor (d. 1938) |
| | 1882 - A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (d. 1974) |
| | 1885 - Langley Collyer, of the Collyer brothers, hoarder (d. 1947) |
| | 1885 - Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970) |
| | 1889 - Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1938) |
| | 1894 - Elmer Robinson, American politician (d. 1982) |
| | 1894 - Walter Warlimont, German General WWII (d. 1976) |
| | 1895 - Giovanni Comisso, Italian writer (d. 1969) |
| | 1896 - Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (d. 1987) |
| | 1897 - Louis Aragon, French writer (d. 1982) |
| | 1898 - Leo McCarey, American film director (d. 1969) |
| | 1899 - Gertrude Berg, American actress (d. 1966) |
| | 1900 - Thomas Wolfe, American author (d. 1938) |
| | 1901 - Jean Grémillon, French film director (d. 1959) |
| | 1904 - Charles J. Pedersen, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989) |
| | 1915 - Ray Stark, American film producer (d. 2004) |
| | 1916 - Shelby Storck, American television producer (d. 1969) |
| | 1916 - James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995) |
| | 1919 - James M. Buchanan, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1922 - Jean Lefebvre, French actor (d. 2004) |
| | 1923 - Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician (d. 2004) |
| | 1924 - Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter |
| | 1925 - Gore Vidal, American author |
| | 1928 - Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986) |
| | 1931 - Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender |
| | 1933 - Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player |
| | 1935 - Charles Duke, American astronaut |
| | 1936 - Steve Reich, American composer |
| | 1938 - Eddie Cochran, American singer (d. 1960) |
| | 1938 - Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer |
| | 1940 - Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1940 - Alan O'Day, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1941 - Chubby Checker, American musician |
| | 1944 - Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician |
| | 1945 - Kay Baxter, American bodybuilder (d. 1988) |
| | 1946 - Biff Henderson, American television personality |
| | 1947 - John Perry Barlow, American musician |
| | 1948 - Michael Medved, American film critic |
| | 1949 - Lindsey Buckingham, American musician |
| | 1950 - Pamela Hensley, American actress |
| | 1951 - Keb' Mo', American singer |
| | 1951 - Dave Winfield, American baseball player |
| | 1951 - Bernard Cooper, American writer |
| | 1954 - Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player |
| | 1954 - Al Sharpton, American minister and activist |
| | 1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, American musician (d. 1990) |
| | 1957 - Tim Westwood, Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ |
| | 1959 - Fred Couples, American golfer |
| | 1959 - Jack Wagner, American actor |
| | 1959 - Greg Proops, American actor and comedian |
| | 1962 - Tommy Lee, American musician (Mötley Crüe) |
| | 1963 - Marion Peck, American artist and painter |
| | 1964 - Clive Owen, British actor |
| | 1965 - Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player |
| | 1966 - Darrin Fletcher, Major League Baseball player |
| | 1967 - Rob Liefeld, American comic book writer and artist |
| | 1968 - Paul Crichton, English footballer |
| | 1969 - Gwen Stefani, American singer (No Doubt) |
| | 1969 - Tetsu, Japanese bassist (L'Arc~en~Ciel) |
| | 1971 - Kevin Richardson, American singer (Backstreet Boys) |
| | 1971 - Wil Cordero, Baseball player |
| | 1972 - Garrett Dutton, American Musician (G. Love and Special Sauce) |
| | 1972 - Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, American Rapper (The Roots) |
| | 1973 - Neve Campbell, Canadian actress |
| | 1973 - Keiko Agena, Japanese-American actress |
| | 1973 - Lena Headey, Bermudian actress |
| | 1974 - Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater |
| | 1975 - India Arie, American singer |
| | 1975 - Talib Kweli, American Rapper |
| | 1976 - Seann William Scott, American actor |
| | 1977 - Jake Shears, singer (Scissor Sisters) |
| | 1978 - Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer |
| | 1978 - Gerald Asamoah, German footballer |
| | 1979 - Shannyn Sossamon, American actress and musician (Law & Order: SVU) |
| | 1979 - Johnny Nitro, American professional wrestler |
| | 1979 - Danny Basham, American professional wrestler |
| | 1981 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Swedish footballer |
| | 1981 - Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer |
| | 1981 - Matt Murton, American baseball player |
| | 1982 - Erik von Detten, American actor |
| | 1983 - Fred, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1984 - Ashlee Simpson, American singer |
| | 1984 - Yoon Eun Hye, South Korean actress, singer, and model |
| | 1987 - Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican Miss Universe |
| | 1988 - Tadhg Kelly, American actor |