| | 1494 - Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) |
| | 1537 - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) |
| | 1566 - Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) |
| | 1579 - (baptized) John Fletcher, English playwright (d. 1625) |
| | 1626 - Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) |
| | 1629 - Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (d. 1684) |
| | 1717 - Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787) |
| | 1786 - Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (d. 1853) |
| | 1792 - Nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845) |
| | 1833 - Samuel Mudd, American physician (d. 1883) |
| | 1838 - Edwin Abbott Abbott, English schoolmaster, theologian, and author (d. 1926) |
| | 1841 - Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932) |
| | 1860 - Dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904) |
| | 1861 - Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926) |
| | 1865 - Elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950) |
| | 1868 - Harvey Firestone, American automobile pioneer (d. 1938) |
| | 1881 - Branch Rickey, baseball executive (d. 1965) |
| | 1886 - Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, American tennis player (d. 1974) |
| | 1890 - Yvonne Arnaud, French-born actress (d. 1958) |
| | 1890 - Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967) |
| | 1894 - Sir Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1978) |
| | 1898 - Irene Dunne, American actress (d. 1990) |
| | 1901 - Robert Van de Graaff, American physicist and inventor (d. 1967) |
| | 1902 - Sidney Hook, American philosopher (d. 1989) |
| | 1902 - George Edward Alexander Windsor, Duke of Kent (d. 1942) |
| | 1904 - Spud Davis, baseball player (d. 1984) |
| | 1907 - Paul Francis Webster, musician (d. 1984) |
| | 1916 - Michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader |
| | 1917 - David Bohm, American-born physicist, philosopher, and neuropsychologist (d. 1992) |
| | 1918 - Jean Marchand, French Canadian trade unionist and politician (d. 1988) |
| | 1918 - Audrey Totter, American actress |
| | 1922 - George Roy Hill, American film director (d. 2002) |
| | 1924 - Judy LaMarsh, Canadian politician and broadcaster (d. 1980) |
| | 1926 - Sir Geoffrey Howe, British politician |
| | 1926 - Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German politician |
| | 1927 - Kim Young-sam, President of South Korea |
| | 1933 - Jean Carnahan, U.S. Senator |
| | 1933 - Rik Van Looy, Belgian cyclist |
| | 1938 - John Harbison, American composer |
| | 1944 - Bobby Colomby, American musician (Blood, Sweat & Tears) |
| | 1945 - Peter George Criscoula, American drummer and singer (KISS) |
| | 1946 - Uri Geller, Israeli psychic |
| | 1946 - John Spencer, American actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1946 - Dick Wolf, American television series creator |
| | 1947 - Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer |
| | 1949 - Soumaïla Cissé, Malian politician |
| | 1949 - Cecil Cooper, Major League baseball player |
| | 1951 - Gilbert Montagné, French musician |
| | 1951 - Peter May - Writer, Scottish novelist and scriptwriter |
| | 1952 - Jenny Agutter, English actress |
| | 1954 - Michael Badalucco, American actor |
| | 1956 - Junji Hirata, Japanese professional wrestler |
| | 1957 - Billy Bragg, English singer and songwriter |
| | 1957 - Mike Watt, American bassist |
| | 1957 - Joyce Hyser, American actress |
| | 1957 - Anna Vissi, Greek singer |
| | 1960 - Nalo Hopkinson, Canadian writer |
| | 1963 - Infanta Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo |
| | 1965 - Rich Gannon, American football player |
| | 1966 - Chris Robinson, American singer (Black Crowes) |
| | 1968 - Karl Wendlinger, Austrian racing driver |
| | 1970 - Nicole DeBoer, Canadian actress |
| | 1973 - Cory Stillman, National Hockey League forward |
| | 1974 - Die, Japanese musician (Dir en grey) |
| | 1975 - Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer |
| | 1976 - Jang Hyuk, Korean actor |
| | 1976 - Aubrey Huff, baseball player |
| | 1976 - Adam Powell, Neopets creator |
| | 1977 - Jon Armstrong, American magician |
| | 1978 - Njitap Geremi, Cameroon footballer |
| | 1978 - Andrei Markov, National Hockey League defenceman |
| | 1979 - Michael Rogers, Australian cyclist |
| | 1980 - Ashley Cole, English footballer |
| | 1981 - Roy Williams, American football player |
| | 1982 - David Wright, baseball player |
| | 1983 - Lucy Pinder, British model |
| | 1990 - JoJo, American child singer |