| | 1360 - Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) |
| | 1451 - René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) |
| | 1551 - William Camden, English historian (d. 1623) |
| | 1601 - Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar (d. 1680) |
| | 1660 - Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725) |
| | 1695 - Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born French architect (d. 1766) |
| | 1702 - Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) |
| | 1729 - Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (d.1796) |
| | 1737 - William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805) |
| | 1740 - Elias Boudinot, President of the American Continental Congress (d. 1821) |
| | 1772 - Novalis, German writer (d. 1801) |
| | 1773 - Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-born philosopher (d. 1845) |
| | 1802 - Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. 1870) |
| | 1810 - Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (d. 1874) |
| | 1828 - Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915) |
| | 1860 - Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist (d. 1904) |
| | 1865 - Clyde Fitch, American playwright (d. 1909) |
| | 1873 - Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (d. 1944) |
| | 1881 - Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970) |
| | 1884 - Elijah McCoy, Canadian-born inventor (d. 1929) |
| | 1885 - Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist (d. 1966) |
| | 1886 - Gottfried Benn, German author (d. 1956) |
| | 1887 - Vernon Castle, English dancer (d. 1918) |
| | 1887 - Eddie Collins, baseball player (d. 1951) |
| | 1890 - E. E. Smith, American writer (d. 1965) |
| | 1892 - Manfred von Richthofen, German World War I pilot (d. 1918) |
| | 1895 - Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (d. 1943) |
| | 1903 - Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (d. 1977) |
| | 1903 - Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (d. 1998) |
| | 1906 - Philippe Halsman, American photographer (d. 1979) |
| | 1907 - Pinky Lee, American vaudeville performer (d. 1993) |
| | 1910 - Alexander Bonnyman, U.S. Marine (d. 1943) |
| | 1912 - Axel Cäsar Springer, German publisher (d. 1985) |
| | 1913 - Nigel Patrick, English actor (d. 1981) |
| | 1915 - Doris Fisher, American songwriter (d. 2003) |
| | 1920 - Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (d. 2004) |
| | 1920 - Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian writer and ecological activist (d. 2000) |
| | 1921 - Satyajit Ray, Indian director (d. 1992) |
| | 1922 - A.M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born newspaper editor |
| | 1924 - Theodore Bikel, Austrian-born actor and singer |
| | 1925 - Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor |
| | 1929 - Link Wray, American guitarist (d. 2005) |
| | 1935 - King Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958) |
| | 1935 - Lance LeGault, American actor |
| | 1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck, British-born singer |
| | 1936 - Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972) |
| | 1937 - Lorenzo Music, American actor (d. 2001) |
| | 1938 - Chief Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996) |
| | 1939 - Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist |
| | 1941 - Clay Carroll, baseball player |
| | 1942 - Jacques Rogge, Belgian International Olympic Committee president |
| | 1945 - Sarah Weddington, American attorney |
| | 1945 - Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan socialite, ex-wife of Mick Jagger |
| | 1945 - Gene Deckerhoff, American sports announcer |
| | 1946 - Lesley Gore, American singer |
| | 1946 - David Suchet, English actor |
| | 1948 - Larry Gatlin, American musician |
| | 1949 - Alan Titchmarsh, English television presenter |
| | 1950 - Lou Gramm, American musician (Foreigner) |
| | 1952 - Christine Baranski, American actress |
| | 1953 - Valery Gergiev, Russian-born conductor |
| | 1955 - Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer |
| | 1956 - David Rhodes, English guitarist |
| | 1961 - Steve James, English snooker player |
| | 1962 - Jimmy White, English snooker player |
| | 1962 - Ray Traylor, American professional wrestler (d. 2004) |
| | 1965 - Félix José, baseball player |
| | 1966 - Belinda Stronach, Canadian politician |
| | 1967 - Mika Brzezinski, American journalist |
| | 1968 - Midorikawa Hikaru, Japanese voice actor |
| | 1968 - Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress |
| | 1969 - Brian Lara, West Indian cricketer |
| | 1972 - The Rock, American professional wrestler and actor |
| | 1972 - Paul Adcock, English footballer |
| | 1974 - Andy Johnson, Welsh footballer |
| | 1975 - David Beckham, English footballer |
| | 1978 - Steve Bays, Canadian musician |
| | 1979 - Jason Chimera, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1979 - Roman Lyashenko, Russian hockey player (d. 2003) |
| | 1980 - Brad Richards, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1980 - Zat Knight, English footballer |
| | 1980 - Troy Murphy, American basketball player |
| | 1980 - Tim Borowski, German footballer |
| | 1980 - Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder |
| | 1981 - Maria Kanellis, American professional wrestler |
| | 1982 - Lorie, French singer |
| | 1984 - Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer |
| | 1985 - Sarah Hughes, American figure skater |
| | 1985 - Kyle Busch, American race car driver |
| | 1985 - Lily Allen, British singer and songwriter |
| | 1987 - Nana Kitade, Japanese singer |
| | 1990 - Kay Panabaker, American actress |