| | 1166 - King John of England (d. 1216) |
| | 1389 - John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) |
| | 1475 - Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) |
| | 1491 - Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556) |
| | 1508 - Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) |
| | 1609 - Philip Warwick, English writer and politician (d. 1683) |
| | 1698 - William Warburton, English Bishop of Gloucester (d. 1779) |
| | 1724 - Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (d. 1811) |
| | 1754 - George Crabbe, English poet and naturalist (d. 1832) |
| | 1761 - Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831) |
| | 1798 - Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet (d. 1855) |
| | 1809 - Kit Carson, American frontiersman (d. 1868) |
| | 1812 - Karl Eduard Zachariae, German jurist (d. 1894) |
| | 1818 - James Prescott Joule, British physicist (d. 1889) |
| | 1822 - Matthew Arnold, English poet (d. 1888) |
| | 1837 - Elisabeth of Bavaria, Empress of Austria (d. 1898) |
| | 1845 - King George I of Greece (d. 1913) |
| | 1867 - Kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948) |
| | 1868 - Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (d. 1941) |
| | 1879 - Émile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941) |
| | 1880 - Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939) |
| | 1881 - Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958) |
| | 1886 - Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962) |
| | 1887 - Louis Jouvet, French actor and producer (d. 1951) |
| | 1893 - Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (Chattanooga Choo Choo - I Only Have Eyes for You) (d. 1981) |
| | 1894 - Georges Guynemer, French aviator (d. 1917) |
| | 1895 - E. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978) |
| | 1898 - Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967) |
| | 1898 - Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959) |
| | 1900 - Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) |
| | 1905 - Howard Hughes, American film producer and inventor (d. 1976) |
| | 1910 - Fritz Leiber, American writer (d. 1992) |
| | 1914 - Herbert Reinecker, German writer |
| | 1920 - Evgeniya Rudneva, Russian World War II heroine (d. 1944) |
| | 1922 - Ava Gardner, American actress (d. 1990) |
| | 1923 - George Patton IV, American general (d. 2004) |
| | 1923 - Michael DiBiase, American wrestler (d. 1969) |
| | 1924 - Lee Dorsey, American singer (d. 1986) |
| | 1925 - Mohd. Rafi, Indian actor and playback singer (d. 1980) |
| | 1926 - Paul Buissonneau, French-born Quebec theatre director |
| | 1929 - Mary Higgins Clark, American author |
| | 1931 - Mauricio Kagel, Argentine composer |
| | 1931 - Ray Bryant, American jazz pianist and composer |
| | 1937 - Félix Miéli Venerando, Brazilian football player |
| | 1941 - John Levene, British actor |
| | 1943 - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland |
| | 1944 - Daniel Johnson, Jr., Quebec politician, Premier of Quebec |
| | 1944 - Mike Curb, American musician, record company executive and politician |
| | 1945 - Lemmy Kilmister, British singer, bassist (Motörhead) |
| | 1945 - Nicholas Meyer, American author |
| | 1946 - Brenda Howard, American bisexual activist (d. 2005) |
| | 1949 - Randy Neugebauer, American politician |
| | 1950 - Dana Gioia, American poet |
| | 1951 - John D'Acquisto, baseball player |
| | 1954 - José María Figueres, Costa Rican politician, President 1994-1998 |
| | 1955 - Clarence Gilyard, American actor |
| | 1957 - Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan |
| | 1957 - Diane Tell, Quebec singer |
| | 1959 - Keith Deller, darts player |
| | 1960 - Carol Vorderman, British television presenter |
| | 1963 - Mary Ramsey, American singer (10,000 Maniacs) |
| | 1966 - Diedrich Bader, American actor |
| | 1968 - Doyle Bramhall II, American guitarist |
| | 1969 - Mark Millar, Scottish comic book writer |
| | 1970 - Will Oldham, American songwriter |
| | 1971 - Christopher Daniels, American professional wrestler |
| | 1971 - Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican singer |
| | 1972 - Alvaro Mesen, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1973 - Eddie Pope, American soccer player |
| | 1974 - Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer |
| | 1974 - Ryan Seacrest, American television host |
| | 1981 - Dima Bilan, Karachay-Russian pop artist |
| | 1982 - Aiba Masaki, Japanese singer and actor |