| | 846 - Louis the Stammerer, King of West Francia (d. 879) |
| | 1339 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365) |
| | 1351 - Duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386) |
| | 1530 - Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563) |
| | 1539 - Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596) |
| | 1567 - Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (d. 1626) |
| | 1578 - Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642) |
| | 1585 - Jan Brozek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d. 1652) |
| | 1607 - Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (d. 1658) |
| | 1611 - François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d. 1656) |
| | 1636 - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d. 1711) |
| | 1643 - John Strype, English historian and biographer (d. 1737) |
| | 1661 - Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (d. 1725) |
| | 1704 - Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (d. 1779) |
| | 1720 - Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (d. 1791) |
| | 1727 - Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, founder of the Moscow University (d. 1797) |
| | 1762 - Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812) |
| | 1778 - Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d. 1837) |
| | 1782 - Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1859) |
| | 1808 - John Taylor, American religious leader (d. 1887) |
| | 1847 - Emma Albani, Canadian soprano (d. 1930) |
| | 1860 - Boies Penrose, United States Senator from Pennsylvania (d. 1921) |
| | 1871 - Stephen Crane, American writer (d. 1900) |
| | 1877 - Roger Quilter, British composer (d. 1953) |
| | 1878 - Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (d. 1925) |
| | 1878 - Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1959) |
| | 1880 - Sholom Asch, Polish-born American writer (d. 1957) |
| | 1880 - Grantland Rice, American sports writer (d. 1954) |
| | 1880 - Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d. 1930) |
| | 1881 - Edward Van Sloan, American actor (d. 1964) |
| | 1886 - Hermann Broch, Austrian author (d. 1951) |
| | 1887 - L. S. Lowry, British painter of industrial scenes (d. 1976) |
| | 1889 - Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, Canadian-born peace activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1982) |
| | 1892 - Alexander Alekhine, Russian-born chess player (d. 1946) |
| | 1902 - Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d. 1987) |
| | 1903 - Max Adrian, Irish actor (d. 1973) |
| | 1905 - Paul-Émile Borduas, Québécois painter (d. 1960) |
| | 1914 - Moshe Teitelbaum, Hassidic rabbi (d. 2006) |
| | 1920 - James Kilpatrick, American Journalist |
| | 1921 - John W. Peterson, American songwriter (d. 2006) |
| | 1923 - Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian author (d. 2001) |
| | 1923 - Victoria de los Angeles, Spanish soprano (d. 2005) |
| | 1924 - Jean-Luc Pépin, French Canadian politician (d. 1995) |
| | 1926 - Lou Donaldson, American jazz alto saxophonist |
| | 1929 - Betsy Palmer, American actress |
| | 1929 - Nicholas Mavroules, U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts (d. 2003) |
| | 1930 - A.R. Gurney, Playwright |
| | 1932 - John Clark, Actor/Director |
| | 1932 - Al Arbour, National Hockey League player and coach |
| | 1934 - Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-born automobile executive (d. 2004) |
| | 1934 - William Mathias, British composer (d. 1992) |
| | 1935 - Gary Player, South African golfer |
| | 1935 - Edward Said, Palestinian-born literary critic (d. 2003) |
| | 1937 - Bill Anderson, American country music singer and songwriter |
| | 1939 - Barbara Bosson, American actress |
| | 1940 - Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Chief Justice of India |
| | 1940 - Barry Sadler, American singer (d. 1989) |
| | 1941 - Alfio Basile, Argentine football coach |
| | 1942 - Larry Flynt, American magazine publisher |
| | 1942 - Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta |
| | 1943 - Salvatore Adamo, popular singer |
| | 1946 - Ric Grech, English rock bassist (Family, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Traffic) (d. 1990) |
| | 1946 - Dennis Muren, American special effects artist |
| | 1946 - Lynne Russell, ex-CNN news anchor |
| | 1947 - Mike Mendoza, British radio personality |
| | 1948 - James Richard Steinman American songwriter |
| | 1948 - Phil Myre, National Hockey League goaltender |
| | 1949 - Michael D. Griffin, NASA chief administrator |
| | 1950 - Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1950 - Dan Peek, American guitarist (America) |
| | 1951 - Ronald Bell, American singer and saxophonist (Kool & the Gang) |
| | 1951 - Fabrice Luchini, French actor |
| | 1955 - Beth Leavel, American musical theatre actress |
| | 1957 - Lyle Lovett, American singer |
| | 1957 - Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d. 1988) |
| | 1958 - Rachel Ticotin, American actress |
| | 1960 - Fernando Valenzuela, Major League Baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) |
| | 1962 - Anthony Kiedis, American singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| | 1963 - Rick Allen, British drummer (Def Leppard) |
| | 1963 - Monty Sopp, American professional wrestler |
| | 1964 - Daran Norris, American actor |
| | 1966 - Barbara Becker, German actress; ex-wife of Boris Becker |
| | 1967 - Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician |
| | 1967 - Tina Arena, Australian singer |
| | 1968 - Park Shin-yang, South Korean actor |
| | 1969 - Tie Domi, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1971 - Vikram Chatwal, Indian hotelier |
| | 1972 - Jenny McCarthy, American "Playmate of the Year" and TV actress |
| | 1972 - Toni Collette, Australian actress |
| | 1972 - Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer |
| | 1973 - Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress |
| | 1973 - Geoff Horsfield, English footballer |
| | 1974 - VVS Laxman, Indian cricketer |
| | 1976 - Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor |
| | 1978 - Manju Warrier, Indian actress |
| | 1976 - Logan Marshall-Green, American actor |
| | 1979 - Coco Crisp, baseball player |
| | 1979 - Milan Dudic, Serbia and Montenegro football player |
| | 1985 - Dizzee Rascal, British rapper |
| | 1986 - Penn Badgley, American actor |