| | 1515 - Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) |
| | 1676 - Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) |
| | 1713 - Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist (d. 1793) |
| | 1715 - Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774) |
| | 1720 - Jonathan Mayhew, American minister and patriot (d. 1766) |
| | 1747 - Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807) |
| | 1765 - Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831) |
| | 1789 - John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874) |
| | 1818 - John Henninger Reagan, American politician (d. 1905) |
| | 1834 - Walter Kittredge, American musician/composer (d. 1905) |
| | 1850 - Henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936) |
| | 1863 - Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948) |
| | 1864 - Ozias Leduc, Québécois painter (d. 1955) |
| | 1870 - Louis Vierne, French organist (d. 1937) |
| | 1877 - Hans Heysen, German-born landscape artist (d. 1968) |
| | 1883 - Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970) |
| | 1887 - Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (d. 1956) |
| | 1888 - Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (d. 1964) |
| | 1889 - C. E. Woolman, American airline founder (d. 1966) |
| | 1890 - Edward Rickenbacker, American pilot (d. 1973) |
| | 1890 - Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971) |
| | 1895 - Juan Perón, President of Argentina (d. 1974) |
| | 1895 - Zog I, King of Albania (d. 1961) |
| | 1896 - Julien Duvivier, French film director (d. 1967) |
| | 1901 - Doris Allen, American psychologist (d. 2002) |
| | 1901 - Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer (d. 1977) |
| | 1910 - Kirk Alyn, American actor (d. 1999) |
| | 1910 - Gus Hall, American union organizer (d. 2000) |
| | 1910 - Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (d. 2003) |
| | 1917 - Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993) |
| | 1917 - Walter Lord, American author (d. 2002) |
| | 1917 - Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976) |
| | 1917 - Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985) |
| | 1918 - Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1920 - Frank Herbert, American writer (d. 1986) |
| | 1924 - Alphons Egli, member of the Swiss Federal Council |
| | 1927 - Jim Elliot, American missionary (d. 1956) |
| | 1927 - César Milstein, Argentine scientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| | 1928 - Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer |
| | 1928 - Bill Maynard, British actor |
| | 1932 - Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player |
| | 1936 - Rona Barrett, American gossip columnist |
| | 1938 - Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player |
| | 1938 - Walter Gretzky, father of Wayne Gretzky |
| | 1939 - Paul Hogan, Australian actor |
| | 1940 - Fred Cash, American singer (The Impressions) |
| | 1941 - Jesse Jackson, American clergyman and civil rights activist |
| | 1943 - Chevy Chase, American comedian and actor |
| | 1943 - R. L. Stine, American author |
| | 1944 - Susan Raye, American country singer |
| | 1946 - Jean-Jacques Beineix, French film director |
| | 1946 - Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Congressman |
| | 1948 - Sarah Purcell, American television host |
| | 1948 - Johnny Ramone, American guitarist (The Ramones) (d. 2004) |
| | 1948 - Pedro López, Colombian serial killer |
| | 1949 - Sigourney Weaver, American actress |
| | 1950 - Robert Kool Bell, American musician (Kool & the Gang) |
| | 1952 - Jan Marijnissen, Dutch politician |
| | 1952 - Edward Zwick, American film director/producer |
| | 1954 - Michael Dudikoff, American actor |
| | 1954 - Huub Rothengatter, Dutch racing driver |
| | 1955 - Bill Elliott, American NASCAR driver |
| | 1956 - Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress |
| | 1956 - Jeff Lahti, American baseball player |
| | 1958 - Steve Coll, American journalist |
| | 1959 - Nick Bakay, American actor |
| | 1959 - Mike Morgan, American baseball player |
| | 1960 - François Pérusse, Québécois humorist (2 minutes du peuple) |
| | 1964 - CeCe Winans, American singer |
| | 1965 - Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian |
| | 1965 - C-Jay Ramone, American bassist (The Ramones) |
| | 1966 - Art Barr, American professional wrestler (d. 1994) |
| | 1968 - Leeroy Thornhill, British musician (The Prodigy) |
| | 1969 - Julia Ann, American porn actress |
| | 1969 - Dylan Neal, Canadian actor |
| | 1970 - Matt Damon, American actor |
| | 1970 - Gauri Khan, wife of Indian actor Shahrukh Khan |
| | 1970 - Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video-game designer |
| | 1970 - Soon-Yi Previn, Korean American actress |
| | 1972 - DJ Q-Ball, American musician (Bloodhound Gang) |
| | 1974 - Fredrik Modin, Swedish hockey player |
| | 1976 - Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater |
| | 1977 - Anne-Caroline Chausson, French mountain-bike rider |
| | 1979 - Kristanna Loken, American actress and model |
| | 1980 - Mike Mizanin, American professional wrestler and host of Smackdown! |
| | 1980 - Nick Cannon, American rapper and actor |
| | 1983 - Travis Pastrana, American motorsports competitor |
| | 1985 - Eiji Wentz, German-Japanese entertainer |
| | 1987 - Dustin Breeding, American singer (B5) |