| | 1316 - John I of France (d. 1316) |
| | 1397 - Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455) |
| | 1498 - Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558) |
| | 1511 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet (d. 1536) |
| | 1556 - Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618) |
| | 1559 - Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (d. 1621) |
| | 1607 - Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1701) |
| | 1660 - Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (d. 1746) |
| | 1661 - Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss settler in Americas (d. 1743) |
| | 1688 - Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician (d. 1757) |
| | 1692 - Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (d. 1775) |
| | 1708 - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1778) |
| | 1731 - William Cowper, English poet (d. 1800) |
| | 1738 - William Herschel, German-born astronomer (d. 1822) |
| | 1741 - Johann Kaspar Lavater, German philosopher (d. 1801) |
| | 1746 - Joseph Quesnel, French Canadian composer and playwright (d. 1809) |
| | 1757 - Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon (d. 1830) |
| | 1784 - Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (d. 1860) |
| | 1793 - Michel Chasles, French mathematician (d. 1880) |
| | 1852 - Tewfik Pasha, Khedive of Egypt (d. 1892) |
| | 1859 - Christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960) |
| | 1862 - Gerhart Hauptmann, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1946) |
| | 1874 - August Krogh, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1949) |
| | 1879 - Lewis Stone, American actor (d. 1953) |
| | 1881 - Franklin Pierce Adams, American newspaper columnist (d. 1960) |
| | 1882 - Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1965) |
| | 1886 - René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (d. 1951) |
| | 1887 - Marianne Moore, American poet (d. 1972) |
| | 1887 - Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter (d. 1986) |
| | 1889 - Manuel II of Portugal (d. 1932) |
| | 1890 - Richmal Crompton, British author (d. 1969) |
| | 1891 - Averell Harriman, American businessman (d. 1986) |
| | 1891 - Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (d. 1944) |
| | 1895 - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918) |
| | 1895 - Antoni Slonimski, Polish writer (d. 1976) |
| | 1897 - Aneurin Bevan, British politician (d. 1960) |
| | 1897 - Sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (d. 1988) |
| | 1899 - Avdy Andresson, Estonian Minister of War in Exile (d. 1990) |
| | 1899 - Iskander Mirza, first President of Pakistan (d. 1969) |
| | 1903 - Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1974) |
| | 1905 - Mantovani, Italian-born composer (d. 1980) |
| | 1906 - Curtis LeMay, U.S. Air Force general (d. 1990) |
| | 1907 - Claus von Stauffenberg, would-be assassin of Adolph Hitler (d. 1944) |
| | 1913 - Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005) |
| | 1913 - Guy Green, British film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 2005) |
| | 1919 - Joseph Wapner, U.S. jurist |
| | 1925 - Howard Baker, U.S. Senator and White House Chief of Staff |
| | 1925 - Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (d. 1988) |
| | 1927 - Gregor Mackenzie, Labour Party (UK) politician (d. 1992) |
| | 1928 - C.W. McCall, American singer |
| | 1929 - Edward Asner, American actor |
| | 1930 - J. G. Ballard, British author |
| | 1931 - Pascal Lissouba, Republic of the Congo politician |
| | 1931 - Mwai Kibaki, Kenya's third president |
| | 1932 - Petula Clark, English singer |
| | 1932 - Clyde McPhatter, American singer (d. 1972) |
| | 1932 - Alvin Plantinga, American Philosopher |
| | 1936 - Wolf Biermann, German writer |
| | 1937 - Little Willie John, American singer (d. 1968) |
| | 1937 - Yaphet Kotto, American actor |
| | 1940 - Sam Waterston, American actor |
| | 1942 - Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born conductor |
| | 1945 - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian singer (ABBA) |
| | 1945 - Roger Donaldson, Australian producer/director |
| | 1947 - Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico |
| | 1951 - Beverly D'Angelo, American actress |
| | 1952 - Randy Savage, American professional wrestler |
| | 1952 - Zoltán Buday, Hungarian born actor |
| | 1954 - Aleksander Kwasniewski, former President of Poland |
| | 1956 - Michael Hampton, American guitarist (Funkadelic) |
| | 1957 - Kevin Eubanks, American jazz guitarist |
| | 1963 - Benny Elias, Australian rugby player |
| | 1965 - Nigel Bond, English snooker player |
| | 1966 - Rachel True, American actress |
| | 1967 - E-40, American rapper |
| | 1967 - François Ozon, French film director |
| | 1967 - Pedro Borbón, Jr., Baseball player |
| | 1968 - Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (d. 2004) |
| | 1969 - Shane Mack, American politician |
| | 1970 - Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer |
| | 1970 - Jack Ingram, American Singer and songwriter |
| | 1972 - Jonny Lee Miller, English actor |
| | 1973 - Jesse Merz, American actor |
| | 1975 - Yannick Tremblay, National Hockey League player |
| | 1975 - Scott Henshall, British fashion designer |
| | 1976 - Virginie Ledoyen, French actress |
| | 1976 - Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian |
| | 1977 - Peter Phillips, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II |
| | 1977 - Sean Murray, American actor |
| | 1977 - Logan Whitehurst, American musician (d. 2006) |
| | 1979 - Josemi, Spanish footballer |
| | 1979 - Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist |
| | 1980 - Ace Young, American singer |
| | 1981 - Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer |
| | 1983 - Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player |
| | 1983 - Laura Smet, French actress |
| | 1986 - Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player |
| | 1988 - Zena Grey, American actress |
| | 1990 - David Williams British Actor |
| | 1993 - Irie Saaya, Japanese model |