| | 1231 - Emperor Shijo of Japan (d. 1242) |
| | 1473 - King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513) |
| | 1628 - François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715) |
| | 1676 - Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) |
| | 1725 - Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806) |
| | 1777 - Roger Brooke Taney, 5th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1864) |
| | 1780 - Thomas Chalmers, Scottish pastor, social reformer, author, and scientist (d. 1847) |
| | 1804 - Jim Bridger, American trapper and explorer (d. 1881) |
| | 1820 - Jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897) |
| | 1834 - Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and inventor (d. 1900) |
| | 1846 - Kate Greenaway, English children's author and illustrator (d. 1901) |
| | 1856 - Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910) |
| | 1862 - Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930) |
| | 1866 - Pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939) |
| | 1870 - Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951) |
| | 1880 - Sir Patrick Hastings, British barrister (d. 1952) |
| | 1881 - Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973) |
| | 1883 - Urmuz, Romanian writer (d. 1923) |
| | 1884 - Alcide Nunez, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1934) |
| | 1892 - Benjamin Drake Van Wissen, Australian Engineer (d. 1984) |
| | 1894 - Paul Green, American writer (d. 1981) |
| | 1901 - Alfred Newman, American film composer (d. 1970) |
| | 1902 - Bobby Jones, American golfer (d. 1971) |
| | 1907 - Sonny Werblin, former owner of the New York Jets (d. 1991) |
| | 1908 - Brigitte Helm, German actress (d. 1996) |
| | 1912 - Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist (d. 1987) |
| | 1914 - Sammy Baugh, American football player |
| | 1916 - Ray Ellington, British singer (d. 1985) |
| | 1919 - Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965) |
| | 1922 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Founding Leader of Bangladesh (d. 1975) |
| | 1926 - Siegfried Lenz, German writer |
| | 1930 - James Irwin, astronaut (d. 1991) |
| | 1936 - Ladislav Kupkovic, Slovakian composer |
| | 1936 - Ken Mattingly, astronaut |
| | 1938 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993) |
| | 1938 - Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien, Northern Irish clergyman |
| | 1939 - Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006) |
| | 1940 - Mark White, American politician |
| | 1941 - Paul Kantner, American musician (Jefferson Airplane) |
| | 1942 - John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (d. 1994) |
| | 1944 - Pattie Boyd, British photographer and model |
| | 1944 - Cito Gaston, baseball player and coach |
| | 1944 - John Sebastian, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1945 - Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982) |
| | 1945 - Katri Helena, Finnish singer |
| | 1947 - James Morrow, author |
| | 1948 - William Gibson, American writer |
| | 1949 - Patrick Duffy, American actor |
| | 1949 - Pat Rice, Northern Irish footballer and football manager |
| | 1950 - Patrick Adams, American record producer and songwriter |
| | 1951 - Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer |
| | 1951 - Kurt Russell, American actor |
| | 1951 - Scott Gorham, American musician (Thin Lizzy) |
| | 1953 - Filemon Lagman, Filipino communist revolutionary (d. 2001) |
| | 1954 - Lesley-Anne Down, English actress |
| | 1955 - Cynthia McKinney, American politician |
| | 1955 - Gary Sinise, American actor |
| | 1956 - Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist |
| | 1957 - Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer |
| | 1957 - Michael Kelly, American journalist (d. 2003) |
| | 1959 - Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach |
| | 1961 - Casey Siemaszko, American actor |
| | 1962 - Clare Grogan, Scottish actress-singer |
| | 1963 - Nick Peros, Canadian composer |
| | 1964 - Rob Lowe, American actor |
| | 1964 - Lee Dixon, English footballer |
| | 1967 - Billy Corgan, American musician |
| | 1967 - Barry Minkow, American businessman |
| | 1969 - Mathew St. Patrick, American actor |
| | 1970 - Yanic Truesdale, Canadian actor |
| | 1971 - Bill Mueller, baseball player |
| | 1972 - Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian rock musician |
| | 1972 - Marc Gunn, poet, podcaster, and Celtic musician (Brobdingnagian Bards) |
| | 1972 - Mia Hamm, American soccer player |
| | 1973 - Rico Blanco, Filipino singer (Rivermaya) |
| | 1973 - Caroline Corr, Irish singer and musician |
| | 1975 - Justin Hawkins, British singer (The Darkness) |
| | 1975 - Andrew "Test" Martin, Canadian professional wrestler |
| | 1976 - Stephen Gately, Irish singer, musician, and actor (Boyzone) |
| | 1979 - Andrew Ference, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1979 - Samoa Joe, Samoan professional wrestler |