| | 1273 - Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (d. 1284) |
| | 1394 - Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (d. 1465) |
| | 1420 - John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (d. 1473) |
| | 1583 - Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (d. 1641) |
| | 1615 - Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1690) |
| | 1630 - Etienne Baluze, French scholar (d. 1718) |
| | 1632 - Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (d. 1677) |
| | 1655 - Charles XI of Sweden (d. 1697) |
| | 1690 - Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer (d. 1750) |
| | 1713 - Junipero Serra, Spanish missionary (d. 1784) |
| | 1713 - Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist (d. 1768) |
| | 1729 - Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (d. 1800) |
| | 1774 - Thomas Dick, a Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857). |
| | 1784 - Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States (d. 1850) |
| | 1787 - Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist (d. 1863) |
| | 1801 - Ludwig Bechstein, German poet (d. 1860) |
| | 1806 - William Webb Ellis, credited with the invention of Rugby (d. 1872) |
| | 1811 - Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1890) |
| | 1815 - Grace Darling, English heroine (d. 1842) |
| | 1826 - Carlo Collodi, Italian author (d. 1890) |
| | 1849 - Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-born author (d. 1924) |
| | 1853 - Bat Masterson, American gunfighter (d. 1921) |
| | 1859 - Cass Gilbert, American architect (d. 1934) |
| | 1864 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (d. 1901) |
| | 1874 - Charles William Miller, Brazilian footballer (d. 1953) |
| | 1876 - Walter Burley Griffin, American architect (d. 1937) |
| | 1877 - Alben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States (d. 1956) |
| | 1881 - Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1951) |
| | 1884 - Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. 1963) |
| | 1886 - Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. 1973) |
| | 1887 - Erich von Manstein, German military commander (d. 1973) |
| | 1888 - Dale Carnegie, American writer (d. 1955) |
| | 1888 - Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist (d. 1972) |
| | 1894 - Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (d. 1978) |
| | 1897 - Lucky Luciano, American gangster (d. 1962) |
| | 1908 - Libertad Lamarque, Argentine actress and singer (d. 2000) |
| | 1911 - Joe Medwick, baseball player (d. 1975) |
| | 1911 - Kirby Grant, American actor (d. 1985) |
| | 1912 - Garson Kanin, American writer (d. 1999) |
| | 1912 - Teddy Wilson, American jazz pianist (d. 1986) |
| | 1913 - Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-born actress (d. 2005) |
| | 1916 - Forrest J. Ackerman, American writer |
| | 1916 - Irwin Allen, American film producer (d. 1991) |
| | 1917 - Howard Duff, American actor (d. 1990) |
| | 1921 - John Lindsay, American politician (d. 2000) |
| | 1924 - Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000) |
| | 1925 - William F. Buckley Jr., American writer |
| | 1925 - Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1926 - Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1927 - Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian writer (d. 2003) |
| | 1930 - Bob Friend, baseball player |
| | 1934 - Alfred Schnittke, German composer (d. 1998) |
| | 1935 - Ronald Vernie Dellums, U.S. Representative from California |
| | 1938 - Oscar Robertson, American basketball player |
| | 1940 - Paul Tagliabue, retired commissioner of the National Football League |
| | 1940 - Don Metz, American architect |
| | 1941 - Pete Best, British musician |
| | 1941 - Donald "Duck" Dunn, American musician, Booker T. and the M.G.'s |
| | 1942 - Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian |
| | 1942 - Marlin Fitzwater, White House Press Secretary |
| | 1943 - Dave Bing, American basketball player |
| | 1943 - Robin Williamson, Scottish musician |
| | 1944 - Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar |
| | 1945 - Lee Michaels, American musician and singer |
| | 1946 - Ted Bundy, American serial killer (d. 1989) |
| | 1947 - Dwight Schultz, American actor |
| | 1948 - Steve Yeager, baseball player |
| | 1951 - Chet Edwards, American politician |
| | 1954 - Emir Kusturica, serbian filmmaker |
| | 1955 - Ian Botham, England test cricketer |
| | 1955 - Elvis Ramone, American drummer (The Ramones) |
| | 1955 - Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer |
| | 1957 - Denise Crosby, American actress |
| | 1957 - Edward Stourton, British radio presenter |
| | 1958 - Alain Chabat, French actor and director |
| | 1960 - Amanda Wyss, American actress |
| | 1960 - Edgar Meyer, American bassist and composer |
| | 1962 - John Squire, British guitarist (The Stone Roses) |
| | 1962 - John Kovalic, British-born cartoonist |
| | 1964 - Brad Sherwood, American comedian |
| | 1965 - Kim Roe-ha, South Korean actor |
| | 1965 - Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress |
| | 1966 - Russell Watson, British singer |
| | 1967 - Cal Eldred, baseball player |
| | 1968 - Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer |
| | 1969 - Rob Nicholson, American musician |
| | 1970 - Julieta Venegas, Mexican singer |
| | 1971 - Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner |
| | 1971 - Keith Primeau, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1974 - Stephen Merchant, British comedian |
| | 1976 - Dave Aizer, American television host |
| | 1976 - Lu Chen, Chinese figure skater |
| | 1976 - Christian Laflamme, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1977 - Colin Hanks, American actor |
| | 1978 - Katherine Heigl, American actress |
| | 1980 - Beth Phoenix, American professional wrestler |
| | 1983 - Dean Ashton, English footballer |