| | 39 - Roman Emperor Titus (d. 81) |
| | 1204 - Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282) |
| | 1552 - Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611) |
| | 1642 - Vicenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707) |
| | 1673 - Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736) |
| | 1678 - William Croft, English composer (d. 1727) |
| | 1722 - Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770) |
| | 1724 - Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (d. 1805) |
| | 1785 - Dorothea Lieven, Russian noblewoman (d. 1857) |
| | 1819 - Theodor Fontane, German writer (d. 1898) |
| | 1838 - Émile Loubet, 7th President of France (d.1929) |
| | 1851 - Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. 1929) |
| | 1853 - André Messager, French composer (d. 1929) |
| | 1865 - Rudyard Kipling, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936) |
| | 1869 - Stephen Butler Leacock, British-born, Canadian writer and economist (d. 1944) |
| | 1873 - Al Smith, American politician (d. 1944) |
| | 1878 - William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943) |
| | 1883 - Lester Patrick, National Hockey League player and coach (d. 1960) |
| | 1884 - Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948) |
| | 1890 - Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (d. 1973) |
| | 1897 - Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (d. 1976) |
| | 1899 - Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (d. 2001) |
| | 1904 - Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian composer (d. 1987) |
| | 1906 - Carol Reed, English film director (d. 1976) |
| | 1910 - Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999) |
| | 1911 - Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998) |
| | 1913 - Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002) |
| | 1913 - Lucio Agostini, Italian-born Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| | 1914 - Bert Parks, American television host (d. 1992) |
| | 1914 - Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996) |
| | 1917 - Seymour Melman, American industrial engineer (d. 2004) |
| | 1920 - Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998) |
| | 1921 - Rashid Karami, Lebanese stateman (b. 1987) |
| | 1927 - Bernard Barrow, American actor (d. 1993) |
| | 1928 - Bo Diddley, American singer and musician |
| | 1929 - Barbara Nichols, American actress (d. 1976) |
| | 1931 - Skeeter Davis, American singer (d. 2004) |
| | 1933 - Joseph Bologna, American actor |
| | 1934 - John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005) |
| | 1934 - Joseph P. Hoar, American general |
| | 1934 - Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990) |
| | 1934 - Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer |
| | 1935 - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon |
| | 1935 - Sandy Koufax, baseball player |
| | 1935 - Jack Riley, American actor |
| | 1937 - Gordon Banks, English footballer |
| | 1937 - John Hartford, American musician (d. 2001) |
| | 1937 - Jim Marshall, American football player |
| | 1937 - Noel Paul Stookey, American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary) |
| | 1940 - James Burrows, American television director |
| | 1941 - Mel Renfro, American football player |
| | 1942 - Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident |
| | 1942 - Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees) |
| | 1942 - Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian |
| | 1942 - Fred Ward, American actor |
| | 1945 - Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees) |
| | 1945 - Vernon Wells, Australian actor |
| | 1946 - Patti Smith, American singer |
| | 1947 - Michael Burns, American historian |
| | 1947 - Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO) |
| | 1949 - Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician |
| | 1951 - Doug Allder, English footballer |
| | 1952 - June Anderson, American soprano |
| | 1953 - Bill Kazmaier, American powerlifter |
| | 1953 - Harald Schmautz, German-born journalist |
| | 1953 - Meredith Vieira, American television journalist |
| | 1956 - Suzy Bogguss, American singer |
| | 1957 - Matt Lauer, American newscaster |
| | 1958 - Rod Harrington, English Darts Player |
| | 1959 - Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer |
| | 1960 - Kelli Maroney, American actress |
| | 1961 - Douglas Coupland, Canadian author |
| | 1961 - Sean Hannity, American talk radio host |
| | 1961 - Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete |
| | 1962 - Henry Cho a Korean-American comedian |
| | 1963 - Chandler Burr, American author |
| | 1963 - Michelle Douglas, Canadian human rights activist |
| | 1963 - Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player |
| | 1964 - Sylvie Moreau, Quebec television and film actress |
| | 1965 - Heidi Fleiss, American madam |
| | 1967 - Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler |
| | 1969 - Dave England, American television personality |
| | 1969 - Jay Kay, English musician (Jamiroquai) |
| | 1971 - Daniel Sunjata, American actor |
| | 1972 - Kerry Collins, American football player |
| | 1972 - Paul Keegan, Irish footballer |
| | 1973 - Jason Behr, American actor |
| | 1973 - Ato Boldon, West Indian athlete |
| | 1973 - Nacho Vidal, Spanish porn star |
| | 1975 - Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer |
| | 1975 - Tiger Woods, American golfer |
| | 1976 - Meredith Monroe, American actress |
| | 1976 - Alex A. Quinn, American actor |
| | 1976 - A.J. Pierzynski, baseball player |
| | 1977 - Kenyon Martin, American basketball player |
| | 1978 - Tyrese, American singer |
| | 1978 - Zbigniew Robert Promiński Polish drummer |
| | 1979 - Flávio Amado, Angolan footballer |
| | 1980 - Eliza Dushku, American actress |
| | 1980 - Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer |
| | 1981 - Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1981 - Haley Paige, American pornstar |
| | 1982 - Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress |
| | 1984 - LeBron James, American basketball player |
| | 1984 - Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1989 - Ryan Sheckler, American skateboarder |