| | 1698 - Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (d. 1782) |
| | 1705 - Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) |
| | 1715 - Peter II of Russia (d. 1730) |
| | 1762 - Samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843) |
| | 1766 - Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847) |
| | 1771 - Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813) |
| | 1790 - Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860) |
| | 1796 - Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857) |
| | 1801 - Albert Lortzing, German composer (d. 1851) |
| | 1805 - John Russell Bartlett, American linguist (d. 1886) |
| | 1813 - Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848) |
| | 1817 - Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875) |
| | 1835 - Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President of the United States(d. 1914) |
| | 1844 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (d. 1923) |
| | 1844 - Robert Bridges, English poet (d. 1930) |
| | 1865 - Neltje Blanchan, American writer (d. 1918) |
| | 1870 - Bishop Francis Kelley, Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma (d. 1948) |
| | 1875 - Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist |
| | 1876 - Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician (d. 1970) |
| | 1880 - Una O'Connor, Irish actress (d. 1959) |
| | 1885 - Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970) |
| | 1888 - Onésime Gagnon, Canadian politician (d. 1961) |
| | 1893 - Gummo Marx, American actor (d. 1977) |
| | 1894 - Rube Bressler, baseball player (d. 1966) |
| | 1896 - André Lévêque, French engineer (d. 1930) |
| | 1900 - Douglas Jardine, English cricketer (d. 1958) |
| | 1904 - Harvey Penick, American golfer (d. 1995) |
| | 1905 - Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983) |
| | 1905 - Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (d. 2003) |
| | 1908 - Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| | 1909 - Zellig Harris, American linguist |
| | 1920 - Ted Fujita, Japanese meteorologist (d. 1998) |
| | 1922 - Coleen Gray, American actress |
| | 1923 - Aslam Farrukhi, Pakistani scholar and poet |
| | 1923 - Ned Rorem, American composer |
| | 1923 - Frank Sutton, American actor (d. 1974) |
| | 1925 - Johnny Carson, American television host (d. 2005) |
| | 1925 - Fred Shero, Canadian hockey player and coach (d. 1990) |
| | 1927 - Leszek Kolakowski, Polish philosopher |
| | 1931 - Jim Bunning, baseball player and U.S. Senator |
| | 1931 - Diana Dors, British actress (d. 1984) |
| | 1934 - Samuel Anthony, Jr. American architect |
| | 1935 - Chi Chi Rodriguez, Puerto Rican golfer |
| | 1936 - Philip Kaufman, American film director |
| | 1939 - Ellie Greenwich, American singer |
| | 1940 - Pelé, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1941 - Igor Smirnov, Moldovan politician |
| | 1942 - Michael Crichton, American writer |
| | 1945 - Kim Larsen, Danish singer |
| | 1946 - Graça Machel, wife of Nelson Mandela |
| | 1946 - Melquiades Martinez, U.S. Senator from Florida |
| | 1948 - Hermann Hauser, Austrian-born entrepreneur |
| | 1949 - Nick Tosches, American writer |
| | 1951 - Charly Garcia, Argentine singer |
| | 1951 - Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo |
| | 1954 - Ang Lee, Taiwanese-born director |
| | 1956 - Dwight Yoakam, American singer |
| | 1958 - Nancy Grace, American former prosecutor |
| | 1959 - Sam Raimi, American film director |
| | 1959 - "Weird Al" Yankovic, American musical parodist |
| | 1960 - Wayne Rainey, American motorcyclist |
| | 1961 - Laurie Halse Anderson, American writer |
| | 1961 - Don and Ron Harris, American professional wrestlers |
| | 1962 - Doug Flutie, American football player |
| | 1964 - Robert Trujillo, American bassist |
| | 1965 - Al Leiter, American baseball player |
| | 1965 - Augusten Burroughs, American writer |
| | 1966 - Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver |
| | 1969 - Trudi Canavan, Australian writer |
| | 1970 - Jasmin St. Claire, West Indian actress |
| | 1974 - Sander Westerveld, Dutch footballer |
| | 1975 - Odalys Garcia, Cuban actress |
| | 1975 - Jessicka, American artist |
| | 1975 - Keith Van Horn, American basketball player |
| | 1976 - Ryan Reynolds, Canadian actor |
| | 1978 - Steve Harmison, English cricketer |
| | 1978 - Archie Thompson, Australian footballer |
| | 1978 - Cat Deeley, British televison presenter |
| | 1979 - Simon Davies, Welsh footballer |
| | 1980 - Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player |
| | 1980 - Kanzi the Bonobo |
| | 1981 - Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch racing driver |
| | 1982 - Mirel Radoi, Romanian footballer |
| | 1982 - Valentin Badea, Romanian footballer |
| | 1984 - Izabel Goulart, Brazilian model |
| | 1987 - Alain Milossavlïévitch, Serbian poet and essayist |
| | 1987 - Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play) |
| | 1990 - Stevie Brock, American singer |
| | 1991 - Princess Mako of Akishino of Japan |