| | 1155 - Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) |
| | 1443 - Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England |
| | 1551 - Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) |
| | 1628 - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662) |
| | 1682 - Bartholomew Roberts, AKA Black Bart, Notorious Welsh Pirate (d. 1722) |
| | 1706 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) |
| | 1718 - Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778) |
| | 1743 - Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784) |
| | 1749 - Edward Jenner, English medical researcher (d. 1823) |
| | 1758 - John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (d. 1839) |
| | 1768 - Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales (d. 1821) |
| | 1768 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854) |
| | 1794 - Anna Brownell Jameson, British writer (d. 1860) |
| | 1821 - Sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897) |
| | 1836 - Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player (d. 1900) |
| | 1836 - Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923) |
| | 1844 - Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918) |
| | 1866 - Erik Satie, French composer (d. 1925) |
| | 1868 - Horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920) |
| | 1873 - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist (d. 1935) |
| | 1873 - Dorothy Richardson, English writer (d. 1957) |
| | 1879 - Simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926) |
| | 1886 - Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941) |
| | 1888 - Tich Freeman, English cricketer (d. 1965) |
| | 1897 - Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) |
| | 1898 - Alfred Joseph Casson Canadian painter (d. 1992) |
| | 1900 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Muslim cleric (d. 1989) |
| | 1901 - Werner Egk, German composer (d. 1983) |
| | 1903 - Cool Papa Bell, baseball player (d. 1991) |
| | 1904 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976) |
| | 1906 - Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989) |
| | 1911 - Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-born supermodel (d. 1992) |
| | 1911 - Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (d. 1998) |
| | 1918 - Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano (d. 2005) |
| | 1919 - Merle Miller, American biographer (d. 1986) |
| | 1921 - Dennis Brain, English French horn player (d. 1957) |
| | 1921 - Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (d. 1998) |
| | 1935 - Dennis Potter, English writer (d. 1994) |
| | 1936 - Dennis Hopper, American actor and director |
| | 1937 - Hazel R. O'Leary, United States Secretary of Energy |
| | 1939 - Gary Paulsen, Amerivan book writer |
| | 1938 - Jason Bernard, American actor (d. 1996) |
| | 1940 - Alan Kay, American computer scientist |
| | 1942 - Taj Mahal, American singer and guitarist |
| | 1945 - Tony Roche, Australian tennis player |
| | 1946 - Udo Lindenberg, German musician |
| | 1946 - F. Paul Wilson, American novelist |
| | 1949 - Bill Bruford, English drummer and songwriter (Yes) |
| | 1950 - Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian politician |
| | 1952 - Howard Hampton, leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario |
| | 1955 - Bill Paxton, American actor and film director |
| | 1956 - Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer |
| | 1956 - Bob Saget, American actor |
| | 1956 - Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist |
| | 1957 - Pascual Pérez, Major league pitcher |
| | 1958 - Paul Di'Anno, English singer (Iron Maiden) |
| | 1959 - Jim Nantz, American broadcaster |
| | 1961 - Enya, Irish singer and songwriter |
| | 1962 - Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish writer |
| | 1963 - Page McConnell, American musician and songwriter (Phish) |
| | 1965 - Trent Reznor, American singer and songwriter (Nine Inch Nails) |
| | 1967 - Woman, Professional wrestling valet |
| | 1969 - Thom Filicia, American television personality (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) |
| | 1969 - Alan Doyle, Canadian folk musician (Great Big Sea) |
| | 1970 - Jordan Knight, Lead singer of New Kids On The Block |
| | 1971 - Shaun Hart, Australian footballer |
| | 1971 - Princess Máxima of the Netherlands |
| | 1973 - Josh Homme, American musician, singer and songwriter |
| | 1973 - Matthew McGrory, American actor, World Record holder |
| | 1974 - Andrea Corr, Irish singer (The Corrs) |
| | 1974 - Wiki González, Baseball player |
| | 1974 - Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor |
| | 1975 - Sasha Alexander, American television actress |
| | 1975 - Jonti Picking, British cartoonist |
| | 1975 - Laura Voutilainen, Finnish singer |
| | 1975 - Alex Wright, German professional wrestler |
| | 1976 - José Guillén, baseball player |
| | 1976 - Lee-Hom Wang, American-born Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, composer |
| | 1978 - Paddy Kenny, Sheffield United and Ireland goalkeeper |
| | 1979 - Wayne Thomas, English footballer |
| | 1981 - Leon Osman, English footballer |
| | 1982 - Tony Parker, French-American basketball player |
| | 1983 - Channing Frye, American basketball player |
| | 1983 - Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer |
| | 1984 - Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player |
| | 1984 - Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer |
| | 1985 - Dan Wilson, American Professional Motocross and Arenacross rider |
| | 1986 - Tahj Mowry, American actor |
| | 1988 - Nikki Reed, American actress |