| | 1102 - William Clito, Count of Flanders (d. 1128) |
| | 1330 - Louis II of Flanders (d. 1384) |
| | 1683 - Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (d. 1757) |
| | 1692 - Elizabeth Farnese, queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1766) |
| | 1759 - Maria Fyodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia (d. 1828) |
| | 1759 - William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1834) |
| | 1767 - Benjamin Constant, Swiss writer (d. 1830) |
| | 1772 - Geraud Duroc, French general (d. 1813) |
| | 1802 - Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strong man (d. 1864) |
| | 1806 - Max Stirner, German philosopher (d. 1856) |
| | 1811 - Évariste Galois, French mathematician (d. 1832) |
| | 1825 - Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (d. 1899) |
| | 1838 - Georges Bizet, French composer (d. 1875) |
| | 1856 - Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger, Croatian paleontologist (d. 1936) |
| | 1864 - Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (d. 1956) |
| | 1864 - John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (d. 1920) |
| | 1867 - Józef Dowbór-Musnicki, Polish general (d.1937) |
| | 1869 - John Heisman, American football coach (d. 1936) |
| | 1881 - Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973) |
| | 1888 - Richard E. Byrd, American explorer (d. 1957) |
| | 1888 - Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (d. 1943) |
| | 1889 - Abel Gance, French screenwriter (d. 1981) |
| | 1892 - Leo G. Carroll, English actor (d. 1972) |
| | 1895 - Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969) |
| | 1902 - Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933) |
| | 1903 - Katharine Byron, U.S. Congresswoman (d. 1976) |
| | 1908 - Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (d. 2004) |
| | 1910 - William Higinbotham, American physicist (d. 1994) |
| | 1912 - Minnie Pearl, American comedienne and singer (d. 1996) |
| | 1913 - Klaus Barbie, Nazi war criminal (d. 1991) |
| | 1914 - John Berryman, American poet (d. 1972) |
| | 1915 - Ivan M. Niven, Canadian mathematician (d. 1999) |
| | 1921 - King Michael I of Romania |
| | 1923 - Jean Duceppe, Quebec stage and television actor (d. 1990) |
| | 1924 - Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000) |
| | 1926 - Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano |
| | 1927 - Barbara Cook, American singer and actress |
| | 1928 - Marion Ross, American actress |
| | 1928 - Anthony Franciosa, American actor (d. 2006) |
| | 1931 - Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and football manager |
| | 1931 - Annie Girardot, French actress |
| | 1932 - Harry Gregg, Irish footballer and football manager |
| | 1935 - Russell Schweickart, astronaut |
| | 1936 - Sir Martin Gilbert, British historian |
| | 1939 - Robin Spry, Canadian filmmaker and television producer (d. 2005) |
| | 1940 - Bobby Knight, American basketball coach |
| | 1941 - Anne Tyler, American novelist |
| | 1941 - Helen Reddy, Australian singer |
| | 1944 - Jon Anderson, English singer (Yes) |
| | 1944 - James Carville, American political pundit |
| | 1948 - Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach |
| | 1948 - Glenn Tipton, English guitarist |
| | 1948 - Dan Issel, American basketball player |
| | 1948 - Dave Cowens, American basketball player and coach |
| | 1949 - Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey forward |
| | 1950 - Chris Norman, English singer |
| | 1951 - Richard Lloyd, American guitarist of Television |
| | 1954 - Mike Eruzione, American hockey player |
| | 1955 - Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist |
| | 1955 - Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter (Scorpions) |
| | 1957 - Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress |
| | 1958 - Kornelia Ender, East German swimmer |
| | 1961 - Ward Burton, American auto racer |
| | 1962 - Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| | 1962 - Darlene Vogel, American actress |
| | 1963 - Tracy Nelson, American actress |
| | 1964 - Nicole, German singer |
| | 1964 - Michael Boatman, American actor |
| | 1966 - Perry Satullo, American professional wrestler |
| | 1966 - Wendel Clark, National Hockey League player |
| | 1968 - Paul Kotheimer, American musician |
| | 1969 - Josef Beranek, Czech professional ice hockey player |
| | 1970 - J.A. Adande, American sports columnist |
| | 1970 - Adam Pascal, American actor |
| | 1970 - Ed Robertson, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies) |
| | 1970 - Adam Goldberg, American actor |
| | 1971 - Pedro Martínez, Dominican Major League Baseball player |
| | 1971 - Midori Goto, Japanese violinist |
| | 1971 - Simon Charlton, English footballer |
| | 1971 - Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer |
| | 1975 - Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian Musician |
| | 1976 - Steve Jones, Irish footballer |
| | 1977 - Birgit Prinz, German footballer |
| | 1978 - Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer |
| | 1978 - Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish athlete |
| | 1979 - Sarah Thompson, American actress |
| | 1979 - Tony Torcato, American baseball player |
| | 1981 - Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer |
| | 1982 - Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer |
| | 1983 - Han Yeo-reum, South Korean actress |
| | 1984 - Sara Lumholdt, Swedish musician (A-Teens) |
| | 1985 - Ciara Harris, American singer |
| | 1986 - Eddie Gaven, American footballer |
| | 1989 - Young Dice, American rapper |
| | 1990 - Austin Peralta, American jazz pianist |
| | 1993 - Tori Thompson, American singer |
| | 1995 - Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress |