| | 1185 - King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) |
| | 1484 - Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian philosopher (d. 1558) |
| | 1500 - Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) |
| | 1516 - Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) |
| | 1564 - William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright [uncertain] (d. 1616) |
| | 1598 - Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (d. 1653) |
| | 1628 - Johann van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (d. 1704) |
| | 1676 - King Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751) |
| | 1720 - Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797) |
| | 1725 - Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (d. 1755) |
| | 1775 - William Turner, English ornithologist (d. 1851) |
| | 1791 - James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (d. 1868) |
| | 1792 - John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882) |
| | 1805 - Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher (d. 1879) |
| | 1813 - Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois and Presidential candidate (d. 1861) |
| | 1823 - Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1861) |
| | 1857 - Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (d. 1919) |
| | 1858 - Max Planck, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947) |
| | 1861 - Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, British general (d. 1936) |
| | 1865 - Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. 1943) |
| | 1867 - Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger, Danish scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1928) |
| | 1876 - Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (d. 1925) |
| | 1880 - Michel Fokine, Russian choreographer and dancer (d. 1942) |
| | 1882 - Albert Coates, British composer (d. 1953) |
| | 1889 - Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. 1942) |
| | 1893 - Frank Borzage, American film director (d. 1952) |
| | 1893 - Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 1969) |
| | 1895 - Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand writer (d. 1982) |
| | 1897 - Lucius Clay, American general (d. 1978) |
| | 1897 - Lester B. Pearson, fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1972) |
| | 1899 - Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1979) |
| | 1900 - Joseph Green, Polish-born actor and director (d. 1996) |
| | 1900 - Jim Bottomley, Baseball player (d. 1959) |
| | 1901 - E.B. Ford, British ecological geneticist (d. 1988) |
| | 1902 - Halldór Laxness, Icelandic writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| | 1904 - Duncan Renaldo, Spanish-American actor (d. 1985) |
| | 1907 - Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (d. 1975) |
| | 1908 - Myron Waldman, American animator (d. 2006) |
| | 1910 - Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005) |
| | 1918 - Maurice Druon, French author |
| | 1921 - Warren Spahn, baseball player (d. 2003) |
| | 1923 - Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas |
| | 1923 - Avram Davidson, American writer (d. 1993) |
| | 1923 - Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler |
| | 1924 - Chuck Harmon, baseball player |
| | 1928 - Shirley Temple, American actress and politician |
| | 1932 - Jim Fixx, American athlete and writer (d. 1984) |
| | 1932 - Halston, American fashion designer (d. 1990) |
| | 1935 - Bunky Green, American musician |
| | 1935 - Ray Peterson, American singer (d. 2005) |
| | 1936 - Roy Orbison, American singer and musician (d. 1988) |
| | 1939 - Lee Majors, American actor |
| | 1941 - Jacqueline Boyer, French singer |
| | 1941 - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland 1995-2003 |
| | 1942 - Sandra Dee, American actress (d. 2005) |
| | 1943 - Tony Esposito, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1943 - Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter |
| | 1943 - Hervé Villechaize, French actor (d. 1993) |
| | 1947 - Bernadette Devlin, Irish politician |
| | 1947 - Glenn Cornick, British rock bassist (Jethro Tull) |
| | 1948 - Pascal Quignard, French author |
| | 1949 - David Cross, British violinist (King Crimson) |
| | 1949 - Joyce DeWitt, American actress |
| | 1952 - Narada Michael Walden, Grammy Award-winning musician and producer |
| | 1954 - Michael Moore, American filmmaker |
| | 1955 - Judy Davis, Australian actress |
| | 1955 - Tony Miles, English chess player (d. 2001) |
| | 1958 - Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic music composer |
| | 1958 - Tove Jensen, Swedish porn actress |
| | 1958 - Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1960 - Valerie Bertinelli, American actress |
| | 1960 - Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard) (d. 1991) |
| | 1961 - George Lopez, American actor and comedian |
| | 1961 - Terry Gordy, Professional wrestler (d. 2001) |
| | 1963 - Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic powerlifter and strongman |
| | 1963 - Paul Belmondo, French racing driver |
| | 1967 - Melina Kanakaredes, American actress |
| | 1967 - Rheal Cormier, baseball player |
| | 1968 - Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (d. 2001) |
| | 1969 - Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast |
| | 1972 - Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer |
| | 1972 - Pierre Labrie, poet from Quebec |
| | 1974 - Carlos Dengler, American musician, Interpol |
| | 1975 - Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician and singer |
| | 1977 - John Cena, American professional wrestler and rapper |
| | 1977 - Andruw Jones, American baseball player |
| | 1979 - Jaime King, American Actress |
| | 1979 - Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer, The Rasmus |
| | 1981 - Chris Sharma, American rock climber/boulderer |
| | 1983 - Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player |
| | 1984 - Lil Eazy-E, American rapper |
| | 1984 - Yana Gupta, Indian actress & model |
| | 1985 - Angel Locsin, Filipina TV and movie actress |
| | 1986 - Sven Kramer, Dutch speedskater and olympic medal winner |
| | 1986 - Jessica Stam, Canadian supermodel |
| | 1989 - Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player |
| | 1990 - Matthew Underwood, American actor |