| | 778 - King Louis the Pious (d. 840) |
| | 1319 - King John II of France (d. 1364) |
| | 1495 - Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) |
| | 1646 - Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) |
| | 1660 - Hans Sloane, British collector and physician (d. 1753) |
| | 1661 - Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, British poet and statesman (d. 1715) |
| | 1682 - John Hadley, British inventor (d. 1744) |
| | 1728 - Joseph Black, Scottish chemist (d. 1799) |
| | 1730 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795) |
| | 1755 - Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842) |
| | 1800 - George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, British soldier (d. 1888) |
| | 1823 - Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852) |
| | 1844 - Anatole France, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924) |
| | 1847 - Hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906) |
| | 1859 - Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (d. 1924) |
| | 1865 - Henry George Chauvel, Australian general (d. 1945) |
| | 1867 - Wilbur Wright, American aviation pioneer (d. 1912) |
| | 1871 - John Millington Synge, Irish writer (d. 1909) |
| | 1878 - Tip Foster, English cricketer (d. 1914) |
| | 1886 - Ernst Thälmann, German politician (d. 1944) |
| | 1889 - Charles Chaplin, English actor, writer, and film producer (d. 1977) |
| | 1904 - Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian actress (d. 1983) |
| | 1905 - Frits Philips, Dutch businessman (d. 2005) |
| | 1907 - August Eigruber, Austrian war criminal (d. 1947) |
| | 1912 - Garth Williams, American illustrator (d. 1996) |
| | 1912 - Catherine Scorsese, Italian-American actress (d. 1997) |
| | 1915 - Gerard McLarnon, Irish playwright (d. 1997) |
| | 1918 - Spike Milligan, British comedian (d. 2002) |
| | 1918 - Joan Alexander, American actress |
| | 1919 - Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer |
| | 1919 - Tom Willmore, English geometer (d. 2005) |
| | 1921 - Peter Ustinov, English actor (d. 2004) |
| | 1922 - Kingsley Amis, English author (d. 1995) |
| | 1924 - Henry Mancini, American composer (d. 1994) |
| | 1927 - Edie Adams, American actress |
| | 1927 - Pope Benedict XVI |
| | 1927 - Peter Mark Richman, American actor |
| | 1928 - Dick "Night Train" Lane, American football player (d. 2002) |
| | 1930 - Herbie Mann, American jazz flute player (d. 2003) |
| | 1933 - Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster |
| | 1935 - Sarah Kirsch, German poet |
| | 1935 - Bobby Vinton, American singer |
| | 1937 - Joseph Whipp, American actor |
| | 1938 - Gordon Wilson, Scottish politician |
| | 1939 - Dusty Springfield, English singer (d. 1999) |
| | 1940 - Margrethe II of Denmark, queen regnant |
| | 1942 - Frank Williams, English Formula 1 constructor |
| | 1943 - Ruth Madoc, British actress |
| | 1944 - Omar Chkhaidze, Russian painter |
| | 1946 - Margot Adler, American journalist |
| | 1947 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player |
| | 1947 - Gerry Rafferty, British musician and songwriter |
| | 1949 - Melody Patterson, American actress |
| | 1951 - Pierre Toutain-Dorbec, French photographer, painter, sculptor |
| | 1951 - Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, Romanian writer and photographer |
| | 1951 - Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer |
| | 1952 - Bill Belichick, American football coach |
| | 1952 - Billy West, American voice actor |
| | 1953 - Peter Garrett, Australian musician (Midnight Oil) |
| | 1953 - J. Neil Schulman, American writer |
| | 1954 - Ellen Barkin, American actress |
| | 1955 - Bruce Bochy, American baseball player and manager |
| | 1956 - Lise-Marie Morerod, Swiss skier |
| | 1959 - Alison Ramsay, Scottish field hockey player |
| | 1960 - Rafael Benítez, Spanish football manager |
| | 1960 - Pierre Littbarski, German footballer |
| | 1961 - Doris Dragović, Croatian singer |
| | 1962 - Ian MacKaye, American musician, (Fugazi and Minor Threat) |
| | 1963 - Jimmy Osmond, American pop singer (The Osmonds) |
| | 1964 - Dave Pirner, American rock singer (Soul Asylum) |
| | 1965 - Jon Cryer, American actor |
| | 1965 - Martin Lawrence, American actor |
| | 1971 - Selena, American singer (d. 1995) |
| | 1973 - Bonnie Pink, Japanese singer |
| | 1975 - Sean Maher, American actor |
| | 1976 - Lukas Haas, American actor |
| | 1977 - Fredrik Ljungberg, Swedish footballer |
| | 1978 - Matthew Lloyd, Australian rules footballer |
| | 1979 - Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, Swedish musician (The Hives) |
| | 1979 - Christijan Albers, Dutch Formula 1 driver |
| | 1980 - Paul London, American professional wrestler |
| | 1982 - Boris Diaw, French basketball player |
| | 1983 - Cat Osterman, American softball pitcher |
| | 1984 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, young adult author |
| | 1985 - Mark Baker, Welsh author and historian |
| | 1987 - Fabiola Gatti, American singer (Fabs) |
| | 1987 - Aaron Lennon, English footballer |
| | 1994 - Liliana Mumy, American actress |