| | 972 - King Robert I of France (d. 1031) |
| | 1416 - Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (d. 1480) |
| | 1627 - Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716) |
| | 1676 - Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735) |
| | 1696 - Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760) |
| | 1702 - Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (d. 1762) |
| | 1712 - Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (d. 1779) |
| | 1714 - Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian and historian (d. 1795) |
| | 1730 - Thomas Tyrwhitt, English classical scholar (d. 1786) |
| | 1746 - Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (d. 1767) |
| | 1765 - Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841) |
| | 1785 - King Louis XVII of France (d. 1795) |
| | 1797 - Alfred de Vigny, French author (d. 1863) |
| | 1809 - Baron Haussmann, French civic planner (d. 1891) |
| | 1810 - William Hepworth Thompson, English classical scholar (d. 1886) |
| | 1813 - Nathaniel Currier, American illustrator (d. 1888) |
| | 1817 - Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, Swiss biologist (d. 1891) |
| | 1845 - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923) |
| | 1847 - Otto Wallach, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931) |
| | 1851 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer and teacher (d. 1931) |
| | 1857 - Karl Pearson, English statistician (d. 1936) |
| | 1859 - George Giffen, Australian cricketer (d. 1927) |
| | 1860 - Frank Frost Abbott, American classical scholar (d. 1924) |
| | 1863 - Sir Henry Royce, English automobile pioneer (d. 1933) |
| | 1869 - James McNeill, Irish politician (d. 1938) |
| | 1871 - Heinrich Mann, German writer (d. 1950) |
| | 1879 - Miller Huggins, baseball player and manager (d. 1929) |
| | 1883 - Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (d. 1980) |
| | 1886 - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect (d. 1969) |
| | 1892 - Ferde Grofé, American composer (d. 1972) |
| | 1893 - Karl Mannheim, Hungarian sociologist (d. 1947) |
| | 1899 - Gloria Swanson, American actress (d. 1983) |
| | 1901 - Carl Barks, American illustrator (d. 2000) |
| | 1901 - Sasaki Naojiro, Japanese author (d. 1943) |
| | 1901 - Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (d. 1963) |
| | 1901 - Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1975) |
| | 1901 - Kenneth Slessor, Australian poet (d. 1971) |
| | 1902 - Charles Lang, American cinematographer (d. 1998) |
| | 1905 - Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer (d. 1980) |
| | 1906 - Pee Wee Russell, American musician (d. 1969) |
| | 1909 - Golo Mann, German historian (d. 1994) |
| | 1909 - Ben Webster, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1973) |
| | 1912 - James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005) |
| | 1913 - Theodor Dannecker, SS officer (d. 1945) |
| | 1914 - Richard Denning, American actor (d. 1998) |
| | 1914 - Budd Schulberg, American screenwriter and novelist |
| | 1915 - Robert Lockwood Jr., American blues guitarist (d. 2006) |
| | 1917 - Cyrus Vance, American politician (d. 2002) |
| | 1920 - Robin Jacques, illustrator (d. 1995) |
| | 1921 - Harold Nicholas, American dancer (d. 2000) |
| | 1922 - Stefan Wul, French author (d. 2003) |
| | 1923 - Endo Shusaku, Japanese author (d. 1996) |
| | 1923 - Louis Simpson, Jamaican-born poet |
| | 1924 - Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990) |
| | 1927 - Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor |
| | 1931 - David Janssen, American actor (d. 1980) |
| | 1935 - Abelardo Castillo, Argentine writer |
| | 1935 - Julian Glover, British actor |
| | 1939 - Cale Yarborough, American race car driver |
| | 1941 - Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia |
| | 1942 - John E. Sulston, British chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1942 - Michael York, English actor |
| | 1947 - Alan Belk, Canadian philosopher |
| | 1947 - Brian Jones, British balloonist |
| | 1949 - Leigh Steinberg, American sports agent |
| | 1950 - Tony Banks, English musician (Genesis) |
| | 1950 - Lynn McGlothen, baseball player (d. 1984) |
| | 1952 - Maria Schneider, French actress |
| | 1956 - Leung Kwok Hung, Hong Kong activist |
| | 1957 - Nick Hawkins, British politician |
| | 1959 - Andrew Farriss, Australian musician (INXS) |
| | 1960 - Hans Pflügler, German footballer |
| | 1961 - Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist (B'z) |
| | 1961 - Tony Rominger, Swiss cyclist |
| | 1962 - Jann Arden, Canadian musician |
| | 1963 - Randall Cunningham American football player |
| | 1963 - Quentin Tarantino, American director, writer, and producer |
| | 1963 - Xuxa, Brazilian television personality |
| | 1966 - Paula Trickey, American actress |
| | 1967 - Talisa Soto, American actress |
| | 1968 - Sandra Hess, Swiss-born actress and model |
| | 1969 - Keith Flint, member of British group The Prodigy |
| | 1969 - Pauley Perrette, American actress, photographer, poet, writer |
| | 1970 - Princess Leila of Iran (d. 2001) |
| | 1970 - Brendan Hill, British drummer (Blues Traveler) |
| | 1970 - Mariah Carey, American singer |
| | 1971 - Thom Barron, German porn star |
| | 1971 - David Coulthard, Scottish race car driver |
| | 1971 - Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor |
| | 1972 - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer |
| | 1972 - Charlie Haas, professional wrestler |
| | 1974 - Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer |
| | 1974 - Russ Haas, wrestler (d. 2001) |
| | 1975 - Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson, American musician (Black Eyed Peas) |
| | 1981 - Terry McFlynn, Irish footballer |
| | 1982 - Kurara Chibana, Japanese beauty queen, First runner-up Miss Universe 2006 |
| | 1985 - Caroline Winberg, Swedish supermodel |
| | 1986 - Valerie "So Cal Val" Wyndham, American professional wrestling valet |
| | 1987 - Chad Denny, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1988 - Brenda Song, American actress |
| | 1995 - Taylor Atelian, American actress |