| | 37 - Nero, Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. 68) |
| | 1832 - Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect (Eiffel tower) (d. 1923) |
| | 1859 - L. L. Zamenhof, Russian initiator of Esperanto (d. 1917) |
| | 1860 - Niels Ryberg Finsen, Danish physician and Nobel laureate (d. 1904) |
| | 1860 - Abner Powell, American baseball player (d. 1953) |
| | 1861 - Charles Duryea, American automobile pioneer (d. 1938) |
| | 1878 - Hans Carossa, German writer (d. 1956) |
| | 1888 - Maxwell Anderson, American writer (d. 1959) |
| | 1892 - J. Paul Getty, American oil tycoon (d. 1976) |
| | 1899 - Harold Abrahams, British sprinter and Olympic gold medalist (d. 1978) |
| | 1907 - Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect |
| | 1910 - John H. Hammond, American musician (d. 1987) |
| | 1911 - Stan Kenton, American musician (d. 1979) |
| | 1912 - Ray Eames, American designer (d. 1988) |
| | 1913 - Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (d. 1980) |
| | 1913 - Roger Gaudry, French Canadian chemist, businessman and corporate director (d. 2001) |
| | 1916 - Buddy Cole, American pianist (d. 1964) |
| | 1916 - Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004) |
| | 1917 - Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Linguist and writer of Pakistan (d. 2005) |
| | 1918 - Jeff Chandler, American actor (d. 1961) |
| | 1922 - Alan Freed, American disc jockey (d. 1965) |
| | 1923 - Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist |
| | 1923 - Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and statesman |
| | 1925 - Sam Pollock, National Hockey League general manager |
| | 1928 - Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (d. 2000) |
| | 1928 - Jerry Wallace, American country and popular music singer |
| | 1933 - Tim Conway, American actor and comedian |
| | 1938 - Billy Shaw, American football player |
| | 1939 - Cindy Birdsong, American singer (The Supremes) |
| | 1940 - Nick Buoniconti, American football player |
| | 1942 - Dave Clark, British musician (The Dave Clark Five) |
| | 1944 - Chico Mendes, Brazilian Campaigner (d. 1988) |
| | 1946 - Art Howe, American baseball player |
| | 1949 - Don Johnson, American actor |
| | 1952 - Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (d. 1991) |
| | 1952 - Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer |
| | 1952 - Julie Taymor, American director |
| | 1953 - J. M. DeMatteis, American comic book writer |
| | 1955 - Paul Simonon, British musician (The Clash) |
| | 1961 - Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist |
| | 1963 - Andrew Luster, Max Factor heir |
| | 1963 - Helen Slater, American actress |
| | 1967 - Mo Vaughn, American baseball player |
| | 1968 - Javid Hussain, Indian film producer |
| | 1968 - Garrett Wang, American actor |
| | 1969 - Chantal Petitclerc, Quebec wheelchair athlete |
| | 1970 - Frankie Dettori, Italian champion jockey |
| | 1970 - Michael Shanks, Canadian actor |
| | 1972 - Stuart Townsend, Irish actor |
| | 1972 - Rodney Harrison, American football player |
| | 1973 - Surya Bonaly, French-born American figure skater |
| | 1973 - Ryu Seung-wan, South Korean actor and director |
| | 1976 - Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer |
| | 1976 - Aaron Miles, American baseball player |
| | 1976 - Elix Skipper, American professional wrestler |
| | 1978 - Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist (Epica) |
| | 1978 - Jerome McDougle, American football player |
| | 1979 - Adam Brody, American actor |
| | 1979 - Eric Young, Canadian wrestler |
| | 1981 - Najoua Belyzel, French singer |
| | 1981 - Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor |
| | 1981 - Thomas Herrion, American football player (d. 2005) |
| | 1981 - Creighton Lovelace, American Baptist minister |
| | 1982 - Borja Garcia, Spanish racing driver |
| | 1982 - George O. Gore II, American actor |
| | 1983 - René Goguen, Canadian wrestler |
| | 1986 - Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian supermodel |