| | 1298 - Albert II of Austria (d. 1358) |
| | 1418 - Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) |
| | 1574 - Anne of Denmark, wife of James I of England (d. 1619) |
| | 1610 - Saint Vasilije (d. 1671) |
| | 1659 - Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) |
| | 1712 - Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Austrian military leader (d. 1780) |
| | 1724 - Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, British admiral (d. 1816) |
| | 1745 - John Jay, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1829) |
| | 1779 - Madeline Sophie Barat, French saint (d. 1865) |
| | 1783 - Ner Alexander Middleswarth, American politician (d. 1865) |
| | 1786 - William L. Marcy, American statesman (d. 1857) |
| | 1791 - Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, second wife of Napoleon (d. 1847) |
| | 1799 - Karl Briullov, Russian painter (d. 1852) |
| | 1805 - William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist (d. 1879) |
| | 1806 - Stand Watie, American Confederate general (d. 1871) |
| | 1821 - Gustave Flaubert, French writer (d. 1880) |
| | 1845 - Bruce Price, American architect (d. 1903) |
| | 1849 - William Kissam Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1920) |
| | 1863 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (d. 1944) |
| | 1864 - Paul Elmer More, American essayist (d. 1937) |
| | 1866 - Alfred Werner, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919) |
| | 1870 - Walter Benona Sharp, American oil baron (d. 1912) |
| | 1875 - Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (d. 1953) |
| | 1876 - Alvin Kraenzlein, Olympic gold medalist (d. 1928) |
| | 1887 - Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer (d. 1974) |
| | 1892 - Herman Potocnik Noordung, Austro-Hungarian-born rocket engineer (d. 1929) |
| | 1893 - Edward G. Robinson, American actor (d. 1973) |
| | 1900 - Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (d. 1988) |
| | 1902 - Koloman Sokol, Slovak painter (d. 2003) |
| | 1903 - Dagmar Nordstrom, American composer (d. 1976) |
| | 1903 - Yasujiro Ozu, Japanese film director (d. 1963) |
| | 1904 - Nicolas de Gunzburg, magazine editor and socialite (d. 1981) |
| | 1905 - Mànes Sperber, Austro-Hungarian-born writer (d. 1984) |
| | 1907 - Roy Douglas, British composer and orchestrator |
| | 1909 - Karen Morley, American actress (d. 2003) |
| | 1914 - Patrick O'Brian (Richard Patrick Russ), British author (d. 2000) |
| | 1915 - Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (d. 1998) |
| | 1918 - Joe Williams, American singer (d. 1999) |
| | 1919 - Olivia Barclay, British astrologer (d. 2001) |
| | 1919 - Dan DeCarlo, American cartoonist (d. 2001) |
| | 1923 - Bob Barker, American television game show host |
| | 1923 - Ken Kavanagh, Australian racing driver |
| | 1924 - Ed Koch, Mayor of New York City |
| | 1927 - Honor Blackman, British actress |
| | 1927 - Robert Noyce, American inventor (d. 1990) |
| | 1928 - Chinghiz Aitmatov, Soviet-born Kyrgyz writer |
| | 1929 - John Osborne, British dramatist (d. 1994) |
| | 1929 - Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese musician |
| | 1930 - Bill Beutel, American Journalist (d. 2006) |
| | 1931 - Lionel Blair, British actor and choreographer |
| | 1932 - Bob Pettit, American basketball player |
| | 1934 - Miguel de la Madrid, President of Mexico |
| | 1938 - Connie Francis, American singer |
| | 1940 - Sharad Pawar, Indian politician |
| | 1940 - Dionne Warwick, American singer |
| | 1943 - Dickey Betts, American musician (The Allman Brothers) |
| | 1943 - Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist (d. 1999) |
| | 1944 - Jean Doré, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal |
| | 1946 - Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver |
| | 1946 - Paula Wagner, American film executive |
| | 1948 - Tom Wilkinson, English actor |
| | 1949 - Rajnikanth, Indian actor |
| | 1949 - Bill Nighy, English actor |
| | 1950 - Billy Smith, National Hockey League goaltender |
| | 1952 - Harbance Singh (Herb) Dhaliwal, Canadian politician |
| | 1952 - Cathy Rigby, American gymnast |
| | 1953 - Bruce Kulick, American guitarist (KISS) |
| | 1954 - Liz Claman, American television anchor |
| | 1956 - Johan Van der Velde, Dutch cyclist |
| | 1957 - Sheila E., American musician |
| | 1957 - Robert Lepage, Quebec playwright |
| | 1962 - Tracy Austin, American tennis player |
| | 1964 - Sabu, American professional wrestler |
| | 1962 - Mike Golic, former NFL football player |
| | 1966 - Royce Gracie, Brazilian martial artist |
| | 1967 - John Randle, American football player |
| | 1968 - Laurie Williams, Indian cricket player |
| | 1968 - Sheldon Mydat, English Entrepreneur |
| | 1970 - Jennifer Connelly, American actress |
| | 1970 - Madchen Amick, American actress |
| | 1970 - Regina Hall, American actress |
| | 1972 - Hank Williams III, grandson of Hank Williams |
| | 1972 - Nicky Eaden, English footballer |
| | 1972 - Kevin Parent, Quebec singer and songwriter |
| | 1972 - Brandon Teena, American hate crime victim |
| | 1974 - Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer |
| | 1975 - Craig Moore, Australian footballer |
| | 1975 - Mayim Bialik, American actress |
| | 1976 - Dan Hawkins, British guitarist (The Darkness) |
| | 1977 - Orlando Hudson, American baseball player |
| | 1977 - Bridget Hall, American supermodel |
| | 1978 - Monica Barladeanu, Romanian actress |
| | 1978 - Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm, American triplet Playboy models |
| | 1978 - Evren Genis, Turkish composer |
| | 1979 - Garrett Atkins, American baseball player |
| | 1979 - Nate Clements, American football player |
| | 1981 - Jeret Peterson, American aerial skier |
| | 1981 - Ronnie Brown, American football player |
| | 1981 - Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricket player |
| | 1981 - Stephen Warnock, British footballer |
| | 1981 - Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer |
| | 1981 - Shane Costa, American baseball player |
| | 1982 - Dmitry Tursunov, Russian tennis player |
| | 1983 - Katrina Elam, American singer |
| | 1983 - Brad Smith, American football player |
| | 1984 - Daniel Agger, Danish footballer |
| | 1989 - Harry Eden, British actor |
| | 1991 - Daniel Magder, Canadian actor |