| | 51 - Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) |
| | 1402 - David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (b. 1378) |
| | 1503 - Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany, wife of Charles I of Spain |
| | 1632 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist (d. 1723) |
| | 1675 - Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) |
| | 1710 - Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) |
| | 1788 - Sarah Hale, American poet (d. 1879) |
| | 1804 - Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (d. 1891) |
| | 1811 - Ferdinand Hiller, German composer (d. 1885) |
| | 1844 - Karl Lueger, Austrian politician (d. 1910) |
| | 1854 - Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist (d. 1907) |
| | 1855 - James S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States (d. 1912) |
| | 1857 - Ned Williamson, baseball player (d. 1894) |
| | 1868 - Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer and writer (d. 1969) |
| | 1872 - Peter O'Connor, Irish athlete (d. 1957) |
| | 1875 - Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (d. 1958) |
| | 1882 - Dame Sybil Thorndike, British Actress (d. 1976) |
| | 1887 - Octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917) |
| | 1891 - Rafael Molina-Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (d. 1961) |
| | 1901 - Gilda Gray, Polish-born American actress and dancer (d. 1959) |
| | 1903 - Melvin Purvis, American Federal Bureau of Investigation agent (d. 1960) |
| | 1904 - Moss Hart, American dramatist (d. 1961) |
| | 1906 - Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (d. 1968) |
| | 1909 - Bill Carr, American athlete (d. 1966) |
| | 1911 - Sonny Terry, American blues musician (d. 1986) |
| | 1913 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (d. 1984) |
| | 1915 - Bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998) |
| | 1915 - Roger Milliken, American millionaire |
| | 1920 - Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician (d. 1996) |
| | 1923 - Denise Levertov, English-born poet (d. 1997) |
| | 1925 - Luciano Berio, Italian composer (d. 2003) |
| | 1926 - Y. A. Tittle, American football player |
| | 1927 - Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer and actor (d.1992) |
| | 1927 - Gilbert Bécaud, French singer, composer and actor (d. 2001) |
| | 1929 - George Crumb, American composer |
| | 1929 - Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian writer |
| | 1929 - Hubert Aquin, French Canadian novelist, political activist and editor (d. 1977) |
| | 1930 - The Big Bopper, American singer (d. 1959) |
| | 1930 - Johan Galtung, Norwegian scientist |
| | 1930 - Sultan Ahmad Shah, King of Malaysia |
| | 1931 - Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer |
| | 1932 - Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1932 - Robert Mundell, Canadian economist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1933 - Ronald and Reginald Kray, British gangsters |
| | 1933 - Norman Rush, American writer |
| | 1935 - Malcolm Bilson, American pianist and music professor |
| | 1936 - Bill Wyman, English musician (The Rolling Stones) |
| | 1937 - Santo Farina, American guitarist and composer (Santo & Johnny) |
| | 1939 - F. Murray Abraham, American actor |
| | 1940 - Martin Campbell, New Zealand film director |
| | 1941 - William H. Dobelle, American biomedical engineer; artificial organ pioneer |
| | 1945 - Anthony Christian, English Artist |
| | 1945 - Gérald Larose, Quebec labour union executive |
| | 1946 - Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (Steppenwolf) |
| | 1947 - Kevin Kline, American actor |
| | 1948 - Paul and Barry Ryan, British composer-singer twins ("The Ryan Twins") |
| | 1948 - Kweisi Mfume, American civil rights activist, U.S. Congressman from Maryland |
| | 1950 - Steven Greenberg, composer |
| | 1950 - Rawly Eastwick, baseball player |
| | 1954 - Mike Rounds, Governor of South Dakota |
| | 1954 - Thomas J. Mulcair, Quebec politician |
| | 1957 - Ron Gardenhire, baseball manager |
| | 1960 - Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golf player |
| | 1960 - Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian (d. 1999) |
| | 1961 - Mary Bono, U.S. Congresswoman from California |
| | 1962 - B.D. Wong, American actor |
| | 1962 - Dave Blaney, American race car driver |
| | 1966 - Roman Abramovich, Russian oil magnate and owner of Chelsea F.C. |
| | 1967 - Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian actress |
| | 1971 - Dervla Kirwan, Irish actress |
| | 1971 - Caprice Bourret, American model and actress |
| | 1972 - Scott Peterson, American murderer |
| | 1972 - Pat Williams, American football player |
| | 1973 - Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist |
| | 1973 - Jackie McNamara, Scottish footballer |
| | 1973 - Mike Matthews, baseball player |
| | 1974 - Wilton Guerrero, baseball player |
| | 1974 – Corey Dillon, American football player |
| | 1975 - Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer |
| | 1976 - Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian long distance swimmer |
| | 1977 - Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadoran footballer |
| | 1979 - Ben Gillies, Australian musician (Silverchair) |
| | 1980 - James Killian, American football player |
| | 1980 - Monica, American singer |
| | 1980 - Matthew Amoah, Ghanian footballer |
| | 1981 - Tila "Tequila" Nguyen, American model |
| | 1981 - Zac Posen, American fashion designer |
| | 1981 - Mallika Sherawat, Indian actress |
| | 1982 - Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian racing driver |
| | 1983 - Brian Vickers, American race car driver |
| | 1983 - Adrienne Bailon,American actress and singer |
| | 1985 - Wayne Rooney, English footballer |
| | 1989 - Eliza Taylor-Cotter, Australian actress |