| | 1316 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) |
| | 1553 - Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) |
| | 1666 - Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) |
| | 1679 - Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer (d. 1764) |
| | 1699 - Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) |
| | 1701 - William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782) |
| | 1703 - David Brearly, delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention (d. 1785) |
| | 1710 - King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (d. 1771) |
| | 1727 - Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (d. 1788) |
| | 1771 - Robert Owen, Welsh social reformer (d. 1858) |
| | 1832 - Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903) |
| | 1867 - Kurt Eisner, German politician (d. 1919) |
| | 1880 - Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971) |
| | 1885 - Otto Klemperer, German-born conductor (d. 1973) |
| | 1897 - Sidney Bechet, American musician (d. 1959) |
| | 1899 - Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (d. 1993) |
| | 1904 - Hans Albert Einstein, American professor (d. 1973) |
| | 1904 - Marcel Junod, Swiss physician (d. 1961) |
| | 1907 - Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (d. 1974) |
| | 1907 - Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995) |
| | 1916 - Del Moore, American comedian (d. 1970) |
| | 1917 - Lou Harrison, American composer (d. 2003) |
| | 1919 - John Hope, American meteorologist (d. 2002) |
| | 1921 - Richard Deacon, American actor (d. 1984) |
| | 1922 - Franjo Tuđman, President of Croatia (d. 1999) |
| | 1926 - Eric Morecambe, British comedian (d. 1984) |
| | 1929 - Gump Worsley, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1931 - Alvin Lucier, American composer |
| | 1934 - Siân Phillips, Welsh actress |
| | 1936 - Bobby Darin, American singer (d. 1973) |
| | 1936 - Charlie Gracie, American singer |
| | 1940 - Troy Shondell, American singer |
| | 1942 - Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senator |
| | 1942 - Tony Pérez, Cuban baseball player |
| | 1942 - Valeriy Brumel, Soviet athlete (d. 2003) |
| | 1943 - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland |
| | 1943 - Jack Bruce, Scottish bassist (Cream) |
| | 1943 - Derek Leckenby, British musician (Herman's Hermits) (d. 1994) |
| | 1943 - Elizabeth Ray, American sex scandal figure |
| | 1944 - George Lucas, American film director |
| | 1946 - Eric Peterson, Canadian actor |
| | 1947 - Tamara Dobson, American actress (d. 2006) |
| | 1948 - Bob Woolmer, Indian-born cricket coach |
| | 1952 - David Byrne, Scottish-American musician (Talking Heads) |
| | 1952 - Robert Zemeckis, American film director |
| | 1952 - Scott Irwin, wrestler |
| | 1953 - Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia |
| | 1953 - Tom Cochrane, Canadian musician (Red Rider) |
| | 1955 - Dennis Martinez, Nicaraguan baseball player |
| | 1957 - Leon White, American professional wrestler |
| | 1957 - Cathy C. Avenido |
| | 1959 - Patrick Bruel, French singer |
| | 1959 - Steve Hogarth, British singer (Marillion) |
| | 1959 - Rick Vaive, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1960 - Steve Williams, American wrestler |
| | 1961 - Tim Roth, English actor |
| | 1962 - C.C. DeVille, American musician (Poison) |
| | 1962 - Ian Astbury, English singer (The Cult) |
| | 1963 - Pat Borders, American baseball player |
| | 1965 - Eoin Colfer, Irish writer |
| | 1966 - Raphael Saadiq, American music artist |
| | 1967 - Tony Siragusa, American football player |
| | 1969 - Cate Blanchett, Australian actress |
| | 1971 - Sofia Coppola, American director |
| | 1976 - Martine McCutcheon, British actress |
| | 1976 - Hunter Burgan, American musician (AFI) |
| | 1976 - Brian Lawrence, American baseball player |
| | 1977 - Ada Nicodemou, Australian actress |
| | 1978 - Andre Macanga, Angolan footballer |
| | 1979 - Clinton Morrison, England-born Irish footballer |
| | 1979 - Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer |
| | 1981 - Sarbel, Greek-born singer |
| | 1983 - Amber Tamblyn, American actress |
| | 1983 - Tom Welham, British musician (Thirteen Senses) |
| | 1983 - Uroš Slokar, Slovenian basketball player |
| | 1990 - Emily Samuelson, American ice dancer |
| | 1993 - Miranda Cosgrove, American actress |