| | 1571 - Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) |
| | 1720 - Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) |
| | 1722 - Petrus Camper, Dutch anatomist (d. 1789) |
| | 1752 - Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) |
| | 1763 - János Bacsanyi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845) |
| | 1801 - Henri Labrouste, French architect (d. 1875) |
| | 1811 - Chang and Eng Bunker, Siamese Twins |
| | 1811 - Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1893) |
| | 1824 - Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904) |
| | 1827 - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875) |
| | 1854 - Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer (d. 1932) |
| | 1871 - Stjepan Radic, Croatian politician (d. 1928) |
| | 1881 - Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian physicist (d. 1963) |
| | 1881 - Al Cabrera, Baseball player (d. 1964) |
| | 1887 - Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (d. 1961) |
| | 1888 - Irving Berlin, American composer (d. 1989) |
| | 1888 - Willis A. Lee, World War II U.S. naval admiral |
| | 1890 - Woodall Rodgers, mayor of Dallas, Texas (d. 1961) |
| | 1892 - Margaret Rutherford, English actress (d. 1972) |
| | 1894 - Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991) |
| | 1895 - Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (d. 1986) |
| | 1896 - Josip Štolcer-Slavenski Croatian composer (d. 1955) |
| | 1897 - Kurt Gerron, German director (d. 1944) |
| | 1897 - Robert E. Gross, American businessman (d. 1961) |
| | 1903 - Charlie Gehringer, baseball player (d. 1993) |
| | 1904 - Salvador Dalí, Catalan painter (d. 1989) |
| | 1907 - Rose Ausländer, German poet (d. 1988) |
| | 1907 - Rip Sewell, professional baseball player (d. 1989) |
| | 1911 - Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (d. 1985) |
| | 1912 - Foster Brooks, American actor and comedian (d. 2001) |
| | 1913 - Robert Jungk, Austrian publicist (d. 1994) |
| | 1916 - Camilo José Cela, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| | 1918 - Richard Feynman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988) |
| | 1921 - Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician |
| | 1924 - Antony Hewish, English radio astronomer, Nobel laureate |
| | 1924 - Eugene Dynkin, Russian mathematician |
| | 1927 - Mort Sahl, Canadian comedian and political commentator |
| | 1928 - Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor |
| | 1930 - Edsger Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist (d. 2002) |
| | 1933 - Louis Farrakhan, American Black Muslim leader |
| | 1935 - Doug McClure, American actor (d. 1995) |
| | 1938 - Carla Bley, American musician and composer |
| | 1940 - Juan Downey, Chilean video artist (d. 1993) |
| | 1941 - Eric Burdon, British singer (The Animals) |
| | 1941 - Graham Miles, English snooker player |
| | 1943 - Juliet Harmer, Actress |
| | 1946 - Robert Jarvik, American physicist and inventor |
| | 1948 - Shigeru Izumiya, Japanese folk musician |
| | 1948 - Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-British politician |
| | 1950 - Jeremy Paxman, British journalist and author |
| | 1950 - Dane Iorg, baseball player |
| | 1952 - Renaud Séchan, French composer |
| | 1952 - Mike Lupica, American sports journalist |
| | 1952 - Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian actress |
| | 1952 - Frances Fisher, English-born actress |
| | 1953 - David Gest, American television producer |
| | 1954 - Lubomir Stoykov, Bulgarian journalist and broadcaster |
| | 1955 - John DeStefano, Jr., American politician |
| | 1956 - Theresa Burke, Canadian journalist |
| | 1956 - Alex Lester, British broadcaster |
| | 1957 - Peter North, Canadian porn star |
| | 1959 - Martha Quinn, American television personality |
| | 1963 - Natasha Richardson, English-born actress |
| | 1964 - John Parrott, English snooker player |
| | 1964 - Katie Wagner, American television reporter |
| | 1965 - Greg Dulli, American musician |
| | 1966 - Christoph Schneider, German drummer (Rammstein) |
| | 1972 - Anita Hegh, Australian actress |
| | 1974 - Kevin Brown, English-born ice hockey player |
| | 1974 - Billy Kidman, American professional wrestler |
| | 1977 - Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper |
| | 1978 - Laetitia Casta, French supermodel and actress |
| | 1979 - Erin Lang, Canadian musician |
| | 1981 - Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player |
| | 1981 - Dan Ortmeier, Professional baseball player |
| | 1982 - Jonathan Jackson, American actor |
| | 1983 - Matt Leinart, American football player |
| | 1983 - Holly Valance, New Zealand-born actress and singer |
| | 1984 - Andres Iniesta, Spanish football player |
| | 1986 - Vassiriki Diaby, French footballer |
| | 1987 - Monica Roşu, Romanian gymnast |