| | 1414 - Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg (d. 1486) |
| | 1522 - Martin Chemnitz, German theologian (d. 1586) |
| | 1664 - Henry Wharton, English writer (d. 1695) |
| | 1717 - Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German archaeologist (d. 1768) |
| | 1721 - Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (d. 1770) |
| | 1731 - Benjamin Banneker, American scientist (d. 1806) |
| | 1802 - Elijah P. Lovejoy, American abolitionist (d. 1837) |
| | 1810 - Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon (d. 1887) |
| | 1818 (N.S.) - Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (d. 1883) |
| | 1825 - A.P. Hill, American Confederate general (d. 1865) |
| | 1832 - Émile Gaboriau, French writer, novelist and journalist (b. 1873) |
| | 1840 - Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1898) |
| | 1841 - King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (d. 1910) |
| | 1853 - Stanford White, American architect (d. 1906) |
| | 1869 - Marie Dressler, Canadian actress (d. 1934) |
| | 1873 - Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist (d. 1941) |
| | 1874 - Albert Francis Blakeslee, American botanist (d. 1954) |
| | 1877 - Enrico De Nicola, Italian politician (d. 1959) |
| | 1877 - Allama Iqbal, Indian National poet of Pakistan (d. 1938) |
| | 1879 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian politician (d. 1931) |
| | 1880 - Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect (d. 1960) |
| | 1883 - Edna May Oliver, American actress (d. 1942) |
| | 1885 (N.S.) - Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian writer (d. 1922) |
| | 1885 - Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (d. 1955) |
| | 1885 - Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (d. 1954) |
| | 1886 - S. O. Davies, Welsh miner and politician (d. 1972) |
| | 1886 - Ed Wynn, American actor (d. 1966) |
| | 1889 - Jean Monnet, French internationalist (d. 1979) |
| | 1895 - Mae Marsh, American actress (d. 1968) |
| | 1897 - Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1978) |
| | 1902 - Anthony Asquith, British film director (d. 1968) |
| | 1905 - Erika Mann, German writer (d. 1969) |
| | 1911 - Tabish Dehlvi, Pakistani poet (d. 2004) |
| | 1913 - Hedy Lamarr, Austrian actress and inventor (d. 2000) |
| | 1915 - André François, French cartoonist (d. 2005) |
| | 1915 - Sargent Shriver, American politician |
| | 1918 - Choi Hong Hi, Founder of Taekwon-Do (d. 2002) |
| | 1918 - Spiro Agnew, Vice President of the United States (d. 1996) |
| | 1918 - Thomas Ferebee, Enola Gay bombardier over Hiroshima (d. 2000) |
| | 1921 - Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (d. 1984) |
| | 1921 - Pierrette Alarie, Canadian soprano |
| | 1922 - Raymond Devos, French humorist (d. 2006) |
| | 1922 - Imre Lakatos, Hungarian philosopher (d. 1974) |
| | 1923 - Alice Coachman, American athlete |
| | 1923 - Dorothy Dandridge, American actress (d. 1965) |
| | 1928 - Anne Sexton, American poet (d. 1974) |
| | 1929 - Imre Kertész, Hungarian writer, Nobel laureate |
| | 1929 - Marc Favreau, Québécois humorist and actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1931 - Whitey Herzog, Major League Baseball player and manager |
| | 1934 - Ingvar Carlsson, Swedish politician |
| | 1934 - Carl Sagan, American astronomer and writer (d. 1996) |
| | 1935 - Bob Gibson, American baseball player |
| | 1936 - Daniel Robert Graham, American politician |
| | 1936 - Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (d. 1992) |
| | 1936 - Mary Travers, American singer (Peter, Paul and Mary) |
| | 1937 - Roger McGough, English poet |
| | 1937 - Clyde Wells, Canadian politician and judge, premier of Newfoundland |
| | 1941 - Tom Fogerty, American musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival) (d. 1990) |
| | 1942 - Tom Weiskopf, American golfer |
| | 1947 - Robert David Hall, American actor |
| | 1948 - Michel Pagliaro, Québécois rock singer |
| | 1948 - Bille August, Danish film and television director |
| | 1951 - Lou Ferrigno, American bodybuilder and actor (Incredible Hulk tv series) |
| | 1953 - Gaétan Hart, Canadian boxer |
| | 1954 - Dennis Stratton, British musician, former guitarist for Iron Maiden and Praying Mantis |
| | 1955 - Bob Nault, French Canadian politician |
| | 1955 - Karen Dotrice, British actress, famous for Mary Poppins |
| | 1955 - Fernando Meirelles, Brazilian film director |
| | 1959 - Thomas Quasthoff, German singer |
| | 1959 - Tony Slattery, British actor |
| | 1959 - Nick Hamilton, American wrestling referee |
| | 1959 - Sito Pons, Spanish motorbike racer |
| | 1961 - Jill Dando, British television presenter (d. 1999) |
| | 1963 - Fulvio Fantoni, Italian bridge player |
| | 1964 - Robert Duncan McNeill, American actor |
| | 1965 - Bryn Terfel, Welsh baritone |
| | 1965 - Teryl Rothery, Canadian actress |
| | 1968 - Nazzareno Carusi, Italian pianist |
| | 1969 - Allison Wolfe, American musician (Bratmobile, Cold Cold Hearts, Partyline) |
| | 1969 - Sandy Denton, American musician ("Pepa" of Salt-N-Pepa) |
| | 1970 - Chris Jericho, American wrestler |
| | 1970 - Susan Tedeschi, American musician |
| | 1970 - Scarface, American rapper |
| | 1971 - David Duval, American Golfer and former #1 in the world |
| | 1971 - Big Pun, Rapper (d. 2000) |
| | 1972 - Corin Tucker, American musician (Sleater-Kinney) |
| | 1972 - Doug Russell, American radio personality |
| | 1973 - Nick Lachey, American pop singer |
| | 1974 - Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer |
| | 1974 - Joe C., American rapper (d. 2000) |
| | 1974 - Uncle Kracker, American singer and rapper |
| | 1976 - Lúcia Moniz, Portuguese singer |
| | 1978 - Sisqó, American singer (Dru Hill) |
| | 1978 - Steven Lopez, American taekwondo martial artist |
| | 1979 - Adam Dunn, American baseball player |
| | 1979 - Martin Taylor, English footballer |
| | 1980 - Vanessa Minnillo, American television personality |
| | 1980 - Dominique Maltais, Québécois snowboarder |
| | 1981 - Luke Covell, Australian/New Zealand rugby league player |
| | 1984 - Delta Goodrem, Australian singer |
| | 1984 - SE7EN, South Korean singer |