| | 1328 - Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) |
| | 1530 - Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French Huguenot general (d. 1569) |
| | 1643 - Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politican (d. 1700) |
| | 1700 - Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-born physician (d. 1772) |
| | 1724 - Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) |
| | 1740 - Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) |
| | 1748 - Olympe de Gouges, playwright and femenist revolutionary (d. 1793) |
| | 1763 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince (d. 1813) |
| | 1774 - William Bainbridge, American Commodore |
| | 1812 - Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889) |
| | 1833 - Johannes Brahms, German composer (d. 1897) |
| | 1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893) |
| | 1847 - Archibald Primrose, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1929) |
| | 1857 - William A. MacCorkle, American politican (d. 1930) |
| | 1861 - Rabindranath Tagore, Indian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1941) |
| | 1867 - Władysław Reymont, Polish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1925) |
| | 1882 - Willem Elsschot, Flemish writer (d. 1960) |
| | 1885 - George 'Gabby' Hayes, American actor (d. 1969) |
| | 1891 - Harry McShane, Scottish socialist (d. 1988) |
| | 1892 - Archibald MacLeish, American Librarian of Congress (d. 1982) |
| | 1892 - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (d. 1980) |
| | 1896 - Pavel Sergeevich Alexandrov, Russian mathematician (d. 1982) |
| | 1901 - Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961) |
| | 1909 - Edwin H. Land, American inventor (d. 1991) |
| | 1911 - Ishiro Honda, Japanese film director (d. 1993) |
| | 1916 - Huw Wheldon, British broadcaster (d. 1986) |
| | 1919 - Eva Peron, Argentinean first lady (d. 1952) |
| | 1922 - Darren McGavin, American actor (d. 2006) |
| | 1923 - Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985) |
| | 1924 - Albert Band, American film director (d. 2002) |
| | 1927 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German screenwriter |
| | 1929 - Babe Parilli, American football player |
| | 1930 - Totie Fields, American comedienne (d. 1978) |
| | 1931 - Teresa Brewer, American singer |
| | 1933 - Johnny Unitas, American football player (d. 2002) |
| | 1933 - Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer |
| | 1935 - Isobel Warren, Canadian author |
| | 1939 - Sidney Altman, Canadian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate |
| | 1939 - Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
| | 1939 - Jimmy Ruffin, American singer |
| | 1939 - Ruggero Deodato, Italian film director, actor and screen writer |
| | 1940 - Angela Carter, English novelist and journalist (d. 1992) |
| | 1943 - Harvey Andrews, English singer and songwriter |
| | 1945 - Christy Moore, Irish Folk Artist |
| | 1946 - Thelma Houston, American singer |
| | 1946 - Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead) |
| | 1950 - Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor |
| | 1950 - Tim Russert, American television host |
| | 1950 - Santos J. Avenido |
| | 1954 - Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist |
| | 1954 - Amy Heckerling, American director |
| | 1955 - Ben Poquette, American basketball player |
| | 1955 - Tim Richmond, American race car driver. |
| | 1955 - Kevin Reed, American theologian |
| | 1956 - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
| | 1956 - Anne Dudley, British composer |
| | 1956 - Jean Lapierre, Canadian politician and television host |
| | 1957 - Ray Fernandez, wrestler (d. 2004) |
| | 1961 - Phil Campbell, British musician (Motörhead) |
| | 1965 - Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1999) |
| | 1968 - Traci Lords, American actress |
| | 1969 - Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish musician |
| | 1973 - Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter |
| | 1973 - Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist |
| | 1974 - Breckin Meyer, American actor |
| | 1975 - Jason Tunks, Canadian Olympic discus thrower |
| | 1975 - Nicole Sheridan, American porn star |
| | 1978 - Brian Clevinger, American author |
| | 1979 - Katie Douglas, American basketball player |
| | 1980 - Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer |
| | 1984 - Alex Smith, American football player |
| | 1987 - Asami Konno, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) |
| | 1987 - Dennis Mak, Chinese singer (Sun Boy'z) |