| | 1521 - Pope Sixtus V (d. 1590) |
| | 1533 - King Eric XIV of Sweden (d. 1577) |
| | 1553 - King Henry IV of France (d. 1610) |
| | 1585 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) |
| | 1640 - Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) |
| | 1662 - Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) |
| | 1678 - Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) |
| | 1720 - Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) |
| | 1724 - Franz Aepinus, German scientist (d. 1802) |
| | 1784 - Archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864) |
| | 1797 - Heinrich Heine, German poet (d. 1856) |
| | 1804 - Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873) |
| | 1816 - Ernst Werner von Siemens, German engineer, inventor, and industrialist (d. 1892) |
| | 1818 - Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States (d. 1882) |
| | 1836 - Franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904) |
| | 1854 - Thomas Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (d. 1934) |
| | 1856 - Svetozar Boroevic, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920) |
| | 1860 - Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925) |
| | 1864 - Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1947) |
| | 1867 - Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917) |
| | 1870 - Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. 1940) |
| | 1871 - Emily Carr, Canadian artist (d. 1945) |
| | 1874 - Josef Lhévinne, Russian-born pianist (d. 1944) |
| | 1883 - Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian, bibliographer and archivist (d. 1950) |
| | 1887 - George Polya, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. 1985) |
| | 1887 - Alvin York, American soldier & Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964) |
| | 1897 - Drew Pearson, American journalist (d. 1969) |
| | 1903 - Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist (d. 1993) |
| | 1906 - Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (d. 1968) |
| | 1906 - Sir Laurens van der Post, South African author (d. 1996) |
| | 1910 - Van Heflin, American actor (d. 1971) |
| | 1911 - Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1999) |
| | 1911 - Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972) |
| | 1913 - Archie Moore, American boxer and World Light-Heavyweight Champion (d. 1998) |
| | 1913 - Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2002) |
| | 1915 - Curd Jürgens, German actor (d. 1982) |
| | 1915 - Ross Macdonald, American-born author (d. 1983) |
| | 1915 - B.J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa 1966-1978 (d. 1983) |
| | 1917 - John Hart, American actor |
| | 1919 - Hans-Joachim Marseille, German flying ace of World War II (d. 1942) |
| | 1920 - George Shultz, United States Secretary of State 1982-1989 |
| | 1923 - Philip Warren Anderson, American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1923 - Larry Doby, American baseball player (d. 2003) |
| | 1925 - Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian |
| | 1926 - George Rhoden, Jamaican athlete and Olympic gold medalist |
| | 1929 - Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor |
| | 1930 - Robert Prosky, American actor |
| | 1934 - Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer |
| | 1935 - Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player |
| | 1936 - His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan (Prince Karim El Husseni) |
| | 1939 - Eric Flynn, British actor and singer (d. 2002) |
| | 1941 - John Davidson, American actor and game show host |
| | 1942 - Anna Eshoo, American politician |
| | 1943 - Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball player |
| | 1944 - Hwang Jang Lee, Korean martial artist and film actor |
| | 1947 - Darlene Cates, American actress |
| | 1948 - Ted Nugent, American guitarist |
| | 1948 - Jeff Baxter, American guitarist (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers) |
| | 1948 - Lillian Board, English athlete (d. 1970) |
| | 1948 - Brian Wilson, Scottish politician |
| | 1949 - Tom Verlaine, American singer/guitarist of Television |
| | 1950 - Wendie Malick, American actress |
| | 1950 - Tom Vilsack, Governor of Iowa |
| | 1952 - Sylvester Ritter, American professional wrestler better known as "Junkyard Dog" (d. 1998) |
| | 1953 - Ben Bernanke, American economist and current United States Chairman of the Federal Reserve |
| | 1953 - Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1954 - John Anderson, American country musician |
| | 1957 - Steve Buscemi, American actor |
| | 1957 - Morris Day, American singer (The Time) |
| | 1957 - Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman |
| | 1958 - Lynn-Holly Johnson, American figure skater and actress |
| | 1959 - Nadia Russ, Russian artist |
| | 1959 - Jim Darrel, American professional wrestler |
| | 1959 - Johnny Whitaker, American actor |
| | 1961 - Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer |
| | 1963 - Jake White, South African rugby union coach |
| | 1964 - Matsumoto Hideto, Japanese guitarist and singer (X-Japan) |
| | 1965 - Marko Mäetamm, Estonian artist |
| | 1967 - Jamie Foxx, American actor |
| | 1969 - Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player |
| | 1972 - Mauricio Solís, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1973 - Christie Clark, American actress |
| | 1974 - Nicholas McCarthy, British guitarist (Franz Ferdinand) |
| | 1974 - Sara Cox, TV and radio presenter |
| | 1975 - Tom Delonge, American guitarist (blink-182, Angels and Airwaves) |
| | 1976 - Josh Fogg, American baseball player |
| | 1976 - Radoslaw Sobolewski, Polish footballer |
| | 1977 - Christopher Hudgens, American painter |
| | 1979 - Jon Elliott, American radio talkshow host |
| | 1981 - Amy Lee, American singer/songwriter (Evanescence) |
| | 1982 - Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player |
| | 1983 - Otylia Jedrzejczak, Polish swimmer, FINA World Champion and Olympic gold medalist |
| | 1985 - Laurence Leboeuf, Canadian actress |
| | 1989 - Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter |