| | 745 - Musa al-Kazim, Shia Imam (d. 799) |
| | 1341 - Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (d. 1408) |
| | 1433 - Charles, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1477) |
| | 1483 - Martin Luther, German protestant reformer (d. 1546) |
| | 1565 - Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish theologian and astronomer (d. 1646) |
| | 1566 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English politician (d. 1601) |
| | 1577 - Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist and politician (d. 1660) |
| | 1668 - Louis III, Prince of Condé (d. 1710) |
| | 1668 - François Couperin, French composer (d. 1733) |
| | 1683 - George II of Great Britain (d. 1760) |
| | 1695 - John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (d. 1771) |
| | 1697 - William Hogarth, English artist (d. 1764) |
| | 1710 - Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman (d. 1792) |
| | 1728 - Oliver Goldsmith, English playwright (d. 1774) |
| | 1735 - Granville Sharp, English campaigner for the abolition of slavery (d. 1813) |
| | 1759 - Friedrich von Schiller, German writer (d. 1805) |
| | 1801 - Samuel Gridley Howe, American social reformer (d. 1876) |
| | 1801 - Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (d. 1872) |
| | 1844 - Henry Eyster Jacobs, American Lutheran theologian (d. 1932) |
| | 1845 - Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1894) |
| | 1850 - Arthur Goring Thomas, English composer (d. 1892) |
| | 1868 - Gichin Funakoshi, father of Japanese Shotokan Karatedo (d. 1957) |
| | 1871 - Winston Churchill, American novelist (d. 1947) |
| | 1878 - Cy Morgan, baseball player (d. 1962) |
| | 1879 - Vachel Lindsay, American poet (d. 1931) |
| | 1880 - Jacob Epstein, American-born sculptor (d. 1959) |
| | 1887 - Arnold Zweig, German author (d. 1968) |
| | 1888 - Andrei Tupolev, Russian aircraft designer (d. 1972) |
| | 1889 - Claude Rains, English actor (d. 1967) |
| | 1893 - John P. Marquand, American writer (d. 1960) |
| | 1895 - John Knudsen Northrop, American airplane manufacturer (d. 1981) |
| | 1896 - Jimmie Dykes, baseball player and manager (d. 1976) |
| | 1907 - Jane Froman, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| | 1909 - Pawel Jasienica, Polish historian (d. 1970) |
| | 1912 - Birdie Tebbetts, baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| | 1918 - Ernst Otto Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1919 - Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov, Russian inventor |
| | 1919 - Moise Tshombe, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1969) |
| | 1919 - George Fenneman, American radio and television announcer (d. 1997) |
| | 1920 - Rafael del Pino, Spanish entrepreneur |
| | 1924 - Russell Johnson, American actor (Gilligan's Island) |
| | 1925 - Richard Burton, Welsh actor (d. 1984) |
| | 1928 - Ennio Morricone, Italian composer |
| | 1929 - Marilyn Bergman, American composer and songwriter |
| | 1932 - Roy Scheider, American actor |
| | 1933 - Ronald Evans, American astronaut (d. 1990) |
| | 1935 - Igor Dmitrievich Novikov, Russian astrophysicist |
| | 1939 - Allan Moffat, Canadian-Australian race car driver |
| | 1940 - Russell Means, American activist |
| | 1940 - Screaming Lord Sutch, English musician and politician (d. 1999) |
| | 1941 - Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| | 1942 - Robert F. Engle, American economist, Nobel laureate |
| | 1942 - Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss Federal Councilor |
| | 1944 - Silvestre Reyes, American politician |
| | 1944 - Sir Tim Rice, English lyricist |
| | 1945 - Donna Fargo, American singer |
| | 1947 - Greg Lake, British musician |
| | 1947 - Glen Buxton, American musician (Alice Cooper) (d. 1997) |
| | 1947 - Dave Loggins, American songwriter and singer |
| | 1948 - Hugh Moffatt, Country music songwriter |
| | 1948 - Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1949 - Ann Reinking, American dancer |
| | 1950 - Debra Hill, American screenwriter and film producer (d. 2005) |
| | 1952 - Gerry DiNardo, American football coach |
| | 1954 - Mario Cipollina, American bass player (Huey Lewis & the News) |
| | 1955 - Jack Clark, baseball player |
| | 1955 - Roland Emmerich, German film producer and director |
| | 1956 - Mohsen Badawi, Egyptian Entrepreneur, politicial activist and writer |
| | 1956 - Sinbad, American actor |
| | 1958 - Massimo Morsello, Italian singer |
| | 1958 - Brooks Williams, American musician |
| | 1958 - Stephen Herek, American film director |
| | 1959 - Linda Cohn, American sports reporter |
| | 1959 - Mackenzie Phillips, American actress |
| | 1960 - Neil Gaiman, English writer |
| | 1964 - Kenny Rogers, baseball player |
| | 1965 - Eddie Irvine, Northern Irish racecar driver |
| | 1965 - Jamie Dixon, NCAA basketball coach |
| | 1966 - Vanessa Angel, English actress |
| | 1968 - Steve Brookstein, X Factor Winner |
| | 1969 - Ellen Pompeo, American actress |
| | 1969 - Jens Lehmann, German footballer |
| | 1969 - Faustino Asprilla, Colombian footballer |
| | 1970 - Warren G, American rapper |
| | 1972 - Shawn Green, American baseball player |
| | 1973 - Patrik Berger, Czech footballer |
| | 1975 - Jim Adkins, American musician |
| | 1976 - Steffen Iversen, Norwegian footballer |
| | 1976 - Shefki Kuqi, Finnish footballer |
| | 1977 - Brittany Murphy, American actress |
| | 1977 - Matt Cepicky, American baseball player |
| | 1978 - Eve, American rapper |
| | 1978 - Kyla Cole Slovak adult actress |
| | 1980 - Troy Bell Basketball player |
| | 1981 - Tony Blanco, American baseball player |
| | 1981 - Jason L. Dunham, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2004) |
| | 1981 - Alison Waite, Playmate |
| | 1982 - Heather Matarazzo, American actress |
| | 1983 - Miranda Lambert, American singer |
| | 1983 - Craig Smith, American basketball player |
| | 1984 - Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player |
| | 1985 - Giovonnie Samuels, American television actress |
| | 1986 - Josh Peck American actor |
| | 1987 - Mason Aguirre, American snowboarder |