| | 1135 - Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (d. 1204) |
| | 1326 - Ivan II of Russia, Grand Duke of Muscovy (d. 1359) |
| | 1432 - Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1481) |
| | 1640 - John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695) |
| | 1746 - Francisco Goya, Spanish painter (d. 1828) |
| | 1750 - John Stafford Smith, English composer (d. 1836) |
| | 1820 - Anna Sewell, British author (d. 1878) |
| | 1844 - Paul Verlaine, French poet (d. 1896) |
| | 1853 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (d. 1890) |
| | 1857 - Leon Charles Thevenin, French telegraph engineer (d. 1926) |
| | 1864 - Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist (d. 1943) |
| | 1879 - Coen de Koning, Dutch ice skater (d. 1954) |
| | 1880 - Sean O'Casey, Irish dramatist (d. 1964) |
| | 1892 - Fortunato Depero, Italian artist (d. 1960) |
| | 1892 - Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972) |
| | 1894 - Sergey Ilyushin, Russian aerospace engineer (d. 1977) |
| | 1895 - Nikolai Bulganin, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1975) |
| | 1902 - Ted Heath, British musician and band leader (d. 1969) |
| | 1902 - Brooke Astor, American philanthropist |
| | 1903 - Countee Cullen, American poet (d. 1946) |
| | 1904 - Ripper Collins, baseball player (d. 1970) |
| | 1910 - Józef Marcinkiewicz, mathematician (d. 1940) |
| | 1913 - Marc Davis, American animator (d. 2000) |
| | 1913 - Richard Helms, American CIA director (d. 2002) |
| | 1913 - Frankie Laine, American singer |
| | 1913 - Censu Tabone, President of Malta |
| | 1914 - Sonny Boy Williamson I, American musician (d. 1948) |
| | 1919 - McGeorge Bundy, American National Security Advisor (d. 1996) |
| | 1922 - Turhan Bey, Turkish actor |
| | 1923 - Milton Acorn, Canadian poet (d. 1986) |
| | 1926 - Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish entrepreneur |
| | 1927 - Peter Marshall, American game show host |
| | 1928 - Robert Badinter, French politician |
| | 1929 - Richard Dysart, American actor |
| | 1930 - John Astin, American actor |
| | 1930 - Rolf Harris, Australian artist and entertainer |
| | 1932 - Ted Morgan, Swiss-born writer |
| | 1935 - Willie Galimore, American football player (d. 1964) |
| | 1937 - Warren Beatty, American actor and director |
| | 1940 - Jerry Lucas, American basketball player |
| | 1941 - Graeme Edge, British musician (Moody Blues) |
| | 1941 - Wasim Sajjad, President of Pakistan |
| | 1945 - Eric Clapton, British guitarist/singer |
| | 1949 - Lene Lovich, American singer |
| | 1949 - Naomi Sims, American fashion model and businesswoman |
| | 1950 - Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and comedian |
| | 1952 - Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach |
| | 1956 - Bill Butler, Scottish politician |
| | 1957 - Paul Reiser, American actor |
| | 1958 - Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor |
| | 1959 - Peter Ellis, convicted child abuser |
| | 1962 - MC Hammer, American rapper |
| | 1963 - Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer and conductor |
| | 1964 - Tracy Chapman, American singer |
| | 1964 - Ian Ziering, American actor |
| | 1964 - Dave Ellett, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1966 - Joey Castillo, American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age) |
| | 1967 - Megumi Hayashibara, Japanese voice actress and singer |
| | 1968 - Donna D'Errico, American actress and model |
| | 1968 - Celine Dion, Canadian singer |
| | 1970 - Mark Consuelos, American actor |
| | 1970 - Secretariat, American racehorse (d. 1989) |
| | 1971 - Adam Bennett, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1973 - Jan Koller, Czech footballer |
| | 1975 - Bahar Soomekh, American actress |
| | 1976 - Jessica Cauffiel, American actress |
| | 1976 - Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player |
| | 1976 - Obadele Thompson, Barbadian athlete |
| | 1978 - Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player |
| | 1978 - Fabian Basabe, American reality series star |
| | 1979 - Norah Jones, American singer and pianist |
| | 1979 - Simon Webbe, English singer |
| | 1980 - Yalin, Turkish singer and songwriter |
| | 1980 - Paul Wall, American rapper |
| | 1983 - Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer |
| | 1983 - Zach Gowen, American professional wrestler |
| | 1984 - Anna Nalick, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1984 - Mario Ancic, Croatian tennis player |
| | 1986 - Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer |
| | 1986 - Beni Arashiro, Japanese singer |
| | 1988 - Stephen McLeod Blythe, Scottish singer songwriter The RipOffs |