| | 186 - Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) |
| | 1492 - Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) |
| | 1593 - Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) |
| | 1646 - Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) |
| | 1648 - Grinling Gibbons Dutch-born woodcarver (d. 1721) |
| | 1688 - Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) |
| | 1718 - Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (d. 1783) |
| | 1772 - Nachman of Breslov, founder of Breslov Hasidut (d. 1810) |
| | 1785 - Bettina von Arnim, German writer (d. 1859) |
| | 1802 - Dorothea Dix, American social activist (d. 1887) |
| | 1819 - Queen Maria II of Portugal (d. 1853) |
| | 1826 - Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (d. 1901) |
| | 1842 - Edouard Lucas, French mathematician (d. 1891) |
| | 1846 - Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (d. 1870) |
| | 1875 - Pierre Monteux, French conductor (d. 1964) |
| | 1876 - Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (d. 1958) |
| | 1882 - Kurt von Schleicher, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1934) |
| | 1884 - Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval commander (d. 1943) |
| | 1888 - Tris Speaker, American baseball player (d. 1958) |
| | 1895 - Arthur Murray, American dance teacher (d. 1991) |
| | 1896 - Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright (d. 1955) |
| | 1898 - Agnes Ayres, American actress (d. 1940) |
| | 1902 - Louise Leveque de Vilmorin, French actress (d. 1969) |
| | 1906 - Bea Benaderet, American actress (d. 1968) |
| | 1906 - John Cameron Swayze, American journalist (d. 1995) |
| | 1911 - Max Dupain, Australian photographer (d. 1992) |
| | 1913 - Frances Langford, American actress (d. 2005) |
| | 1914 - Marguerite Duras, French writer (d. 1996) |
| | 1915 - Muddy Waters, American musician (d. 1983) |
| | 1916 - David White, American actor (d. 1990) |
| | 1920 - Éric Rohmer, French film director |
| | 1922 - Elmer Bernstein, American composer (d. 2004) |
| | 1924 - Gil Hodges, American baseball player (d. 1972) |
| | 1928 - Maya Angelou, American writer |
| | 1931 - Bobby Ray Inman, American admiral and intelligence director |
| | 1932 - Anthony Perkins, American actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1932 - Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian film director (d. 1986) |
| | 1932 - Richard Lugar, American politician |
| | 1932 - Estelle Harris, American actress |
| | 1932 - Clive Davis, American record producer |
| | 1938 - A. Bartlett Giamatti, American university president (d. 1989) |
| | 1939 - Hugh Masekela, South African musician |
| | 1940 - Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter |
| | 1942 - Kitty Kelley, American writer |
| | 1944 - Magda Aelvoet, Belgian politician |
| | 1944 - Craig T. Nelson, American actor |
| | 1945 - Daniel Cohn-Bendit, French political activist |
| | 1946 - Dave Hill, English guitarist (Slade) |
| | 1946 - Katsuaki Sato, Japanese martial artist |
| | 1947 - Luke Halpin, American actor |
| | 1947 - Wiranto, Indonesian general |
| | 1948 - Dan Simmons, American writer |
| | 1948 - Abdullah Öcalan, Kurdish leader |
| | 1948 - Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor |
| | 1949 - Shing-Tung Yau, Chinese mathematician |
| | 1950 - Christine Lahti, American actress |
| | 1951 - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia |
| | 1952 - Rosemarie Ackermann, German athlete |
| | 1952 - Gary Moore, Irish guitarist (Thin Lizzy) |
| | 1953 - Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician |
| | 1956 - David E. Kelley, American writer and television producer |
| | 1956 - Tom Herr, former Major League Baseball player |
| | 1957 - Aki Kaurismäki, Finnish film director |
| | 1957 - Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Japanese musician (Rats & Star) |
| | 1957 - Kelso, American racehorse (d. 1983) |
| | 1957 - Graeme Kelling, Scottish musician (Deacon Blue) (d. 2004) |
| | 1958 - Mary-Margaret Humes, American actress |
| | 1960 - Jane Eaglin, English soprano |
| | 1960 - Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor |
| | 1963 - Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach |
| | 1963 - Graham Norton, Irish talk show host |
| | 1963 - Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1964 - David Cross, American actor and comedian |
| | 1964 - Branco, Brasilian football player and coach |
| | 1964 - Sertab Erener, Turkish singer and Eurovision winner |
| | 1964 - Robbie Rist, American actor |
| | 1965 - Robert Downey Jr., American actor |
| | 1966 - Nancy McKeon, American actor |
| | 1968 - Jennifer Lynch, American director |
| | 1970 - Barry Pepper, Canadian actor |
| | 1971 - John Zandig, American professional wrestler |
| | 1973 - David Blaine, American illusionist |
| | 1974 - Dave Mirra, American athlete |
| | 1975 - Thobias Fredriksson, Sweedish cross-country skier |
| | 1975 - Scott Rolen, American baseball player |
| | 1975 - Delphine Arnault, French billionaire businesswoman |
| | 1976 - Emerson, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1978 - Alan Mahon, Irish footballer |
| | 1979 - Heath Ledger, Australian actor |
| | 1979 - Natasha Lyonne, American actress |
| | 1980 - Björn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver |
| | 1980 - Johnny Borrell, Razorlight singer |
| | 1983 - Doug Lynch, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1991 - Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress |
| | 1992 - Alexa Nikolas, American actress |