| | 1338 - Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (d. 1368) |
| | 1427 - Zhengtong, Emperor of China (d. 1464) |
| | 1484 - Joachim Vadian, Swiss humanist (d. 1551) |
| | 1489 - Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England, queen consort of James IV of Scotland (d. 1541) |
| | 1627 - John Ray, English naturalist (d. 1705) |
| | 1690 - Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, father of Catherine II of Russia (d. 1747) |
| | 1752 - Jemima Wilkinson, American preacher (d. 1819) |
| | 1762 - Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist (d. 1833) |
| | 1781 - Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, teacher, philosopher and sociologist (d. 1865) |
| | 1797 - Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (d. 1848) |
| | 1798 - Alexander Brullov, Russian painter (d. 1877) |
| | 1799 - Amos Bronson Alcott, American writer and educator (d. 1888) |
| | 1802 - Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and novelist (d. 1827) |
| | 1803 - Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist (d. 1853) |
| | 1803 - Gottfried Semper, German architect (d. 1879) |
| | 1813 - Franz von Miklosich, Slovenian linguist (d. 1891) |
| | 1816 - Morrison Waite, 7th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1888) |
| | 1825 - Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (d. 1893) |
| | 1832 - Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (d. 1888) |
| | 1849 - Sir John Ambrose Fleming, British physicist (d. 1945) |
| | 1856 - Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, 5th Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1921) |
| | 1857 - Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (d. 1911) |
| | 1874 - Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician, neurologist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955) |
| | 1874 - Francis Dodd, artist (d. 1949) |
| | 1876 - Nellie Tayloe Ross, American politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming (d. 1977) |
| | 1881 - Julius Raab, 3rd Chancellors of the Second (Austrian) Republic (d. 1964) |
| | 1894 - Lucille Hegamin, American singer and entertainer (d. 1970) |
| | 1895 - Busby Berkeley, American film director, and choreographer (d. 1976) |
| | 1895 - William V.S. Tubman, 19th President of Liberia (d. 1971) |
| | 1896 - Yakima Canutt, American actor and stuntman (d. 1986) |
| | 1898 - C. S. Lewis, Irish writer (d. 1963) |
| | 1899 - Andrija Artukovic, Croatian war criminal (d. 1988) |
| | 1901 - Mildred Harris, American actress (d. 1944) |
| | 1904 - Egon Eiermann, German architect (d. 1970) |
| | 1908 - Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American civil rights leader and politician (d. 1972) |
| | 1908 - N. S. Krishnan, Tamil film comedian (d. 1957) |
| | 1910 - Antanas Škema, Lithuanian writer, stage actor and director (d. 1961) |
| | 1915 - Billy Strayhorn, American musician and composer (d. 1967) |
| | 1916 - Fran Ryan, American actress (d. 2000) |
| | 1917 - Merle Travis, American singer (d. 1983) |
| | 1918 - Madeleine L'Engle, American author |
| | 1921 - Dagmar, American television personality (d. 2001) |
| | 1922 - Minnie Miñoso, baseball player |
| | 1927 - Vin Scully, baseball announcer |
| | 1928 - Paul Simon, American politician, U.S. Senator from Illinois (d. 2003) |
| | 1928 - Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter |
| | 1929 - Laurie Main, Actor, Host of Welcome To Pooh Corner from 1983-1987 |
| | 1930 - Shirley Porter, English politician, Dame Commander of the British Empire |
| | 1932 - Jacques Chirac, 5th President of the Fifth (French) Republic |
| | 1932 - Diane Ladd, American actress |
| | 1933 - John Mayall, British blues musician |
| | 1939 - Peter Bergman, American comedian |
| | 1939 - Gene Okerlund, American wrestling interviewer |
| | 1939 - Meco, American record producer and musician |
| | 1940 - Chuck Mangione, American musician |
| | 1941 - Bill Freehan, American baseball player |
| | 1941 - Denny Doherty, American musician (Mamas and the Papas) |
| | 1942 - Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone |
| | 1943 - Sue Miller, American author |
| | 1944 - Felix Cavaliere, American musician and producer |
| | 1946 - Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban poet, singer and songwriter |
| | 1947 - Petra Kelly, German politician (d. 1992) |
| | 1949 - Wayne Cowan, American professional wrestler |
| | 1949 - Jerry Lawler, American professional wrestler and commentator |
| | 1949 - Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director |
| | 1951 - Barry Goudreau, American musician (Boston) |
| | 1951 - Jean Schmidt, American politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio |
| | 1953 - Alex Grey, American artist |
| | 1954 - Joel Coen, American film director, producer, and writer |
| | 1954 - Steve Rogers, Australian rugby league player (d. 2006) |
| | 1955 - Howie Mandel, Canadian actor |
| | 1956 - Hinton Battle, American dancer |
| | 1956 - Leo Laporte, American television personality |
| | 1958 - Michael Dempsey, American musician (The Cure) |
| | 1959 - Neal Broten, American ice hockey player |
| | 1960 - Cathy Moriarty, American actress |
| | 1961 - Kim Delaney, American actress |
| | 1961 - Tom Sizemore, American actor |
| | 1962 - Andy LaRocque Swedish guitarist (King Diamond) and record producer |
| | 1963 - Andrew McCarthy, American actor |
| | 1964 - Don Cheadle, American actor |
| | 1965 - Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian |
| | 1965 - Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer, songwriter (d. 1992) |
| | 1967 - John Layfield, American professional wrestler, color commentator, and financial analyst |
| | 1968 - Jonathan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block) |
| | 1969 - Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch international footballer |
| | 1969 - Mariano Rivera, Panamanian baseball player |
| | 1969 - Kasey Keller, American footballer |
| | 1970 - Mark Pembridge, Welsh international footballer |
| | 1971 - Gena Lee Nolin, American actress |
| | 1972 - Larry Joe Campbell, American actor |
| | 1972 - Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player |
| | 1972 - Minoru Tanaka, Japanese professional wrestler |
| | 1973 - Ryan Giggs, Welsh international footballer |
| | 1973 - Sarah Jones, American playwright, poet and actress |
| | 1974 - Lin Chiling, Taiwanese model. |
| | 1974 - Pavol Demitra, Professional hockey player |
| | 1976 - Anna Faris, American actress |
| | 1976 - Ehren McGhehey, American actor and skateboarder |
| | 1977 - Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater |
| | 1978 - Ludwika Paleta, Polish-Mexican actress |
| | 1979 - Francis Beltrán, Professional baseball player |
| | 1981 - Nicholas Teo, Taiwanese Singer, Actor |
| | 1981 - Ringo Garza, American drummer (Los Lonely Boys) |
| | 1982 - Ashley Force, American race car driver |
| | 1982 - Krystal Steal, American pornographic actress |
| | 1990 - Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, American actors |
| | 1990 - Diego González, Mexican Singer and Actor |