| | 1082 - Emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135) |
| | 1636 - Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721) |
| | 1667 - James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737) |
| | 1692 - Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) |
| | 1699 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779) |
| | 1709 - Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (d. 1759) |
| | 1734 - Daniel Boone, American frontiersman (d. 1820) |
| | 1739 - Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer (d. 1799) |
| | 1741 - Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch politician (d. 1784) |
| | 1755 - Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (d. 1793) |
| | 1766 - Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (d. 1858) |
| | 1795 - James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (d. 1849) |
| | 1808 - Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (d. 1889) |
| | 1815 - George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1864) |
| | 1821 - Sir George Bowen, British provincial governor (d. 1899) |
| | 1844 - Mehmed V, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1918) |
| | 1865 - Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States (d. 1923) |
| | 1877 - Joseph De Piro, Maltese founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (d. 1933) |
| | 1877 - Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (d. 1915) |
| | 1877 - Aga Khan III, Shia Imam (d. 1957) |
| | 1883 - Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, cardinal and archbishop of Quebec (d. 1947) |
| | 1885 - Harlow Shapley, American astronomer (d. 1972) |
| | 1886 - Dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi politician (d. 1971) |
| | 1893 - Battista Pininfarina, founder of Pininfarina company (d.1966) |
| | 1894 - Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (d. 1976) |
| | 1903 - Travis Jackson, baseball player (d. 1987) |
| | 1905 - James Dunn, American actor (d. 1967) |
| | 1906 - Daniil Andreev, Russian poet (d. 1959) |
| | 1906 - Luchino Visconti, Italian director (d. 1976) |
| | 1908 - Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (d. 1983) |
| | 1910 - Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian politician (d. 1999) |
| | 1911 - Odysseus Elytis, Greek writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996) |
| | 1911 - Raphael Robinson, US mathematician (d. 1995) |
| | 1913 - Burt Lancaster, American actor (d. 1994) |
| | 1914 - Johnny Vander Meer, baseball player (d. 1997) |
| | 1915 - Sidney Luft, American movie director (d. 2005) |
| | 1920 - Ann Rutherford, American actress |
| | 1921 - Shepard Menken, American voice actor (d. 1999) |
| | 1921 - Bill Mosienko, National Hockey League player (d. 1994) |
| | 1924 - Father David Bauer, ice hockey player, builder and pioneer (d. 1988) |
| | 1927 - Steve Ditko, American artist |
| | 1929 - Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan |
| | 1929 - Richard E. Taylor, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1934 - Bill Gothard, American speaker |
| | 1934 - Ken Rosewall, Australian tennis player |
| | 1936 - Jack Starrett, American actor and director (d. 1989) |
| | 1936 - Abdullah the Butcher, Wrestler |
| | 1938 - Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician |
| | 1938 - Queen Sofia of Spain |
| | 1938 - Jay Black, American singer (Jay and the Americans) |
| | 1941 - Bruce Welch, English musician and songwriter (The Shadows) |
| | 1942 - Shere Hite, American author |
| | 1942 - Stefanie Powers, American actress |
| | 1944 - Keith Emerson, British keyboardist and composer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) |
| | 1944 - Patrice Chéreau, French director, actor and producer |
| | 1946 - Alan Jones, Australian race car driver |
| | 1946 - Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (d. 2001) |
| | 1949 - Simon Augustini, Albanian politician |
| | 1951 - Thomas Mallon, American novelist and critic |
| | 1952 - Maxine Nightingale, English singer |
| | 1954 - Pat Croce, American entrepreneur |
| | 1955 - Chris Burnett, American musician |
| | 1957 - Carter Beauford, drummer for Dave Matthews Band |
| | 1958 - Willie McGee, Baseball player |
| | 1960 - Tihomir Blaškic, Croatian war criminal |
| | 1961 - Twan, L.A. Burning Man Regional Director |
| | 1961 - k.d. lang, Canadian musician |
| | 1962 - Mireille Delunsch, French soprano |
| | 1963 - Craig Saavedra, American filmmaker |
| | 1965 - Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor |
| | 1966 - Tim Kirkman, American filmmaker |
| | 1966 - David Schwimmer, American actor |
| | 1967 - Kurt Elling, American Jazz Vocalist |
| | 1967 - Marc van Roon, Dutch improvising musician |
| | 1969 - Reginald Arvizu, American bassist (Ko?n) |
| | 1970 - Sharmell Sullivan, American professional wrestling valet |
| | 1972 - Samantha Janus, British entertainer |
| | 1972 - Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer |
| | 1973 - Marisol Nichols, American actress |
| | 1974 - Prodigy, American rapper (Mobb Deep) |
| | 1974 - Orlando Cabrera, baseball player |
| | 1974 - Stéphane Sarrazin, French rally driver |
| | 1975 - Nelly, American rapper (St. Lunatics) |
| | 1976 - Sidney Ponson, Aruban baseball player |
| | 1977 - Randy Harrison, American actor |
| | 1979 - Julie Lund, Danish actress |
| | 1980 - Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress |
| | 1981 - Wilson Betemit, Baseball Player |
| | 1982 - Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress, model and singer |
| | 1984 - Julia Stegner, German supermodel |
| | 1986 - Erika Jo, American musician |
| | 1986 - Lara Sacher, Australian actress |
| | 1988 - Lindze Letherman, American actress (General Hospital) |
| | 1989 - Katelyn Tarver, American singer |