| | 1510 - Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572) |
| | 1585 - Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop (d. 1638) |
| | 1691 - Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) |
| | 1697 - Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) |
| | 1703 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (d. 1768) |
| | 1718 - Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian Jesuit missionary (d. 1793) |
| | 1793 - Eliphalet Remington, American firearms manufacturer (d. 1861) |
| | 1804 - Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (d. 1849) |
| | 1818 (O.S.) - Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (d. 1883) |
| | 1845 - Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (d. 1888) |
| | 1846 - Georges Auguste Escoffier, French chef (d. 1935) |
| | 1875 - Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, American geographer and editor (National Geographic Society) (d. 1966) |
| | 1877 - Joe Adams, Baseball player (d. 1952) |
| | 1885 (O.S.) - Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922) |
| | 1891 - Ormer Locklear, American movie stunt pilot (d. 1920) |
| | 1892 - Dink Johnson, American musician (d. 1954) |
| | 1896 - Howard Hanson, American composer (d. 1981) |
| | 1902 - Elsa Lanchester, British-born actress (d. 1986) |
| | 1903 - Evelyn Waugh, English writer (d. 1966) |
| | 1907 - Edith Head, American costume designer (d. 1981) |
| | 1907 - John Hewitt, Northern Irish poet (d. 1987) |
| | 1908 - Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (d. 1995) |
| | 1909 - Francis Bacon, Anglo-Irish painter (d. 1992) |
| | 1912 - Richard Doll, English epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| | 1914 - Jonas Salk, American medical scientist (d. 1995) |
| | 1914 - Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994) |
| | 1914 - Glenn Robert Davis, U.S. Congressman (d. 1988) |
| | 1915 - Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| | 1917 - Jack Soo, American actor (d. 1979) |
| | 1922 - Gershon Kingsley, German composer |
| | 1922 - Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician (d. 2003) |
| | 1926 - Bowie Kuhn, Commissioner of Major League Baseball |
| | 1927 - Dame Cleo Laine, British jazz/scat singer |
| | 1928 - Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian general |
| | 1929 - Joan Plowright, British actress |
| | 1929 - Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor (d. 1988) |
| | 1929 - John Hollander, American poet |
| | 1930 - Bernie Ecclestone, English racing official |
| | 1932 - Suzy Parker, American actress (d. 2003) |
| | 1933 - Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. 1983) |
| | 1936 - Charlie Daniels, American musician |
| | 1936 - Curtis Lee, American singer |
| | 1936 - Carl Davis, American born musical conductor and composer |
| | 1938 - Anne Perry, English-born novelist |
| | 1939 - Jane Alexander, American actress |
| | 1939 - Miroslav Cerar, Yugoslav gymnast |
| | 1940 - Susan Harris, American TV writer and producer |
| | 1941 - John Hallam, Irish actor |
| | 1941 - Hank Marvin, English guitarist |
| | 1942 - Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater |
| | 1943 - Conny Froboess, German singer |
| | 1944 - Dennis Franz, American actor |
| | 1944 - Anton Schlecker, German billionaire |
| | 1944 - Coluche, French comedian and actor (d. 1986) |
| | 1946 - Wim Jansen, Dutch football player and coach |
| | 1946 - Dr John Hewson, Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia in opposition, 1990-1994 |
| | 1948 - Telma Hopkins, American singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn) |
| | 1949 - Bruce Jenner, American athlete |
| | 1950 - Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian human rights activist |
| | 1952 - Annie Potts, American actress |
| | 1953 - Pierre Boivin, French Canadian businessman and National Hockey League executive (Montreal Canadiens) |
| | 1955 - Bill Gates, American software pioneer |
| | 1956 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran |
| | 1962 - Daphne Zuniga, American actress |
| | 1963 - Lauren Holly, American actress |
| | 1963 - Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer |
| | 1965 - Jami Gertz, American actress |
| | 1966 - Steve Atwater, American football player |
| | 1967 - Julia Roberts, American actress |
| | 1967 - John Romero, American video game designer |
| | 1967 - Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein |
| | 1969 - Ben Harper. American musician |
| | 1972 - Terrell Davis, American football player |
| | 1972 - Trista Rehn, American reality TV contestant |
| | 1972 - Brad Paisley, American country musician |
| | 1974 - Joaquin Phoenix, Puerto Rican-born actor |
| | 1974 - Dejan Stefanovic, Serbian footballer |
| | 1974 - Braden Looper, baseball player |
| | 1975 - Antonio Banks, American professional wrestler |
| | 1976 - Karl Tremblay, Québécois singer (Les Cowboys Fringants) |
| | 1979 - Kai Budde, Magic: The Gathering player |
| | 1979 - Aki Hakala, Finnish drummer (The Rasmus) |
| | 1980 - Alan Smith, English footballer |
| | 1980 - Christy Hemme, American professional wrestler |
| | 1981 - Milan Baroš, Czech footballer |
| | 1982 - Mai Kuraki, Japanese pop singer |
| | 1982 - Anthony Lerew, baseball player |
| | 1982 - Jeremy Bonderman, baseball player |
| | 1983 - Jarrett Jack, basketball player |