| | c.245- Zenobia, the queen of Palmyra (d. ?) |
| | 1513 - Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) |
| | 1537 - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) |
| | 1582 - Severo Bonini, Italian composer (d. 1663) |
| | 1597 - Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (d. 1639) |
| | 1613 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676) |
| | 1621 - Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678) |
| | 1621 - Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682) |
| | 1689 - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (d. 1755) |
| | 1732 - Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (d. 1792) |
| | 1743 - Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803) |
| | 1750 - King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827) |
| | 1777 - Tsar Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825) |
| | 1790 - Jean François Champollion, French Egyptologist (d. 1832) |
| | 1804 - Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French literary critic (d. 1869) |
| | 1805 - Joseph Smith, Jr., American founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1844) |
| | 1819 - Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (d. 1889) |
| | 1822 - Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (d. 1875) |
| | 1843 - Richard Conner, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1924) |
| | 1864 - Zorka of Montenegro, Princess of Serbia (d. 1890) |
| | 1867 - Madam C.J. Walker, American millionaire (d. 1919) |
| | 1878 - Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972) |
| | 1885 - Pierre Brissaud, French artist (d. 1964) |
| | 1891 - Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (d. 1956) |
| | 1907 - Avraham Stern, Polish-born Zionist leader (d. 1942) |
| | 1908 - Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-born photographer (d. 2002) |
| | 1911 - Niels Kaj Jerne, English-born immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1994) |
| | 1911 - James Gregory, American actor (d. 2002) |
| | 1918 - Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany |
| | 1918 - José Greco, Italian-born flamenco dancer (d. 2001) |
| | 1921 - Guy Beaulne, French Canadian actor and theatre director (d. 2001) |
| | 1922 - Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and musician |
| | 1923 - Günther Schifter, Austrian music journalist |
| | 1923 - Claudio Scimone, Italian conductor |
| | 1923 - James Stockdale, U.S. Navy admiral (d. 2005) |
| | 1926 - Robert Bly, American poet |
| | 1929 - Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1988) |
| | 1931 - Ronnie Schell, American actor |
| | 1933 - Akihito, Emperor of Japan |
| | 1935 - Paul Hornung, American football player |
| | 1935 - Esther Phillips, American singer (d. 1984) |
| | 1936 - Frederic Forrest, American actor |
| | 1938 - Bob Kahn, American Internet pioneer |
| | 1940 - Jorma Kaukonen, American musician |
| | 1940 - Eugene Record, American singer (The Chi-Lites) (d. 2005) |
| | 1941 - Tim Hardin, American musician (d. 1980) |
| | 1942 - John Peterman, American fashion designer |
| | 1943 - Mikhail Gromov, Russian-born mathematician |
| | 1943 - Harry Shearer, American actor |
| | 1943 - Silvia Sommerlath, Queen of Sweden |
| | 1943 - Ron Allen, Baseball player |
| | 1943 - Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (A Patch of Blue) (d. 1987) |
| | 1944 - Wesley Clark, U.S. general and NATO Supreme Allied Commander |
| | 1946 - Susan Lucci, American actress |
| | 1948 - Jack Ham, American football player |
| | 1949 - Adrian Belew, American musician |
| | 1950 - Michael C. Burgess, American politician |
| | 1951 - Anthony Phillips, British guitarist (Genesis) |
| | 1952 - William Kristol, American political commentator |
| | 1954 - Toby Ziegler, The West Wing character |
| | 1956 - Dave Murray, English guitarist (Iron Maiden) |
| | 1956 - Michele Alboreto, Italian Formula one driver (d. 2001) |
| | 1957 - Dan Bigras, Quebec rock singer |
| | 1958 - Victoria Williams, American singer |
| | 1961 - Carol Smillie, British television personality |
| | 1962 - Keiji Muto, Japanese professional wrestler |
| | 1963 - Jim Harbaugh, American football player |
| | 1964 - Eddie Vedder, American musician (Pearl Jam) |
| | 1968 - Carla Bruni, Italian-French model, songwriter and singer |
| | 1969 - Martha Byrne, American actress |
| | 1970 - Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater |
| | 1970 - Raymont Harris, American football player |
| | 1971 - Corey Haim, Canadian actor |
| | 1971 - Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, British socialite |
| | 1974 - Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer |
| | 1975 - Sky Lopez, American actress |
| | 1976 - Jamie Noble, American professional wrestler |
| | 1977 - Alge Crumpler, American football player |
| | 1978 - Andra Davis, American football player |
| | 1978 - Esthero, Canadian musician and singer |
| | 1978 - Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player |
| | 1978 - Estella Warren, Canadian model and actress |
| | 1978 - Jodie Marsh, British adult model |
| | 1979 - Summer Altice, American model and actress |
| | 1981 - Beth, Spanish singer |
| | 1981 - Chris Capaci, Huguenot and Son of a renownedCycling Activist |
| | 1983 - Michael Chopra, English footballer |
| | 1985 - Harry Judd, British drummer (McFly) |