| | 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1131) |
| | 1186 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) |
| | 1474 - Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) |
| | 1610 - Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) |
| | 1616 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (d. 1667) |
| | 1662 (O.S.) - George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) |
| | 1692 (O.S.) - Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1752) |
| | 1711 - Ruđer Josip Bošković, Serbian atomic theorist (d. 1787) |
| | 1778 - Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854) |
| | 1785 - John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854) |
| | 1797 - Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854) |
| | 1850 - Oliver Heaviside, English physicist (d. 1925) |
| | 1868 - Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov , Nicholas II, Last Emperor of Russia. (d. 1918) |
| | 1872 - Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, English mathematician and philosopher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (d. 1970) |
| | 1876 - Hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931) |
| | 1882 - Babe Adams, Baseball player (d. 1968) |
| | 1883 - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (d. 1974) |
| | 1883 - Walter Gropius, German architect (d. 1969) |
| | 1887 - Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946) |
| | 1889 - Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (d. 1944) |
| | 1891 - Rudolf Carnap, German philosopher (d. 1970) |
| | 1892 - Ezio Pinza, Italian-born bass (d. 1957) |
| | 1897 - Frank Capra, American producer, director, and writer (d. 1991) |
| | 1901 - Vincent du Vigneaud, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978) |
| | 1902 - Meredith Willson, American composer (d. 1984) |
| | 1905 - Hedley Verity, English cricketer (d. 1943) |
| | 1907 - Carl Mydans, American photographer (d. 2004) |
| | 1911 - Big Joe Turner, American blues singer (d. 1985) |
| | 1912 - Perry Como, American singer (d. 2001) |
| | 1912 - Richard Brooks, American film director, writer and producer (d. 1992) |
| | 1912 - Walter Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 2003) |
| | 1913 - Jane Birdwood, British anti-Semitic activist (d. 2000) |
| | 1913 - Charles Trenet, French singer and songwriter (d. 2001) |
| | 1913 - Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Fifth President of India (d. 1996) |
| | 1914 - Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer (d. 1982) |
| | 1918 - George Welch, American pilot and war hero (d. 1954) |
| | 1919 - Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer (d. 1991) |
| | 1920 - Pope John Paul II (d. 2005) |
| | 1920 - Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) |
| | 1922 - Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (d. 2005) |
| | 1922 - Kai Winding, Danish-born musician (d. 1983) |
| | 1923 - Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2004) |
| | 1923 - Jean-Louis Roux, French Canadian actor and artistic director |
| | 1924 - Priscilla Pointer, American actress |
| | 1926 - Dirch Passer, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| | 1928 - Pernell Roberts, American actor |
| | 1929 - Jack Sanford, baseball player (d. 2000) |
| | 1931 - Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000) |
| | 1931 - Robert Morse, American actor |
| | 1934 - Dwayne Hickman, American actor and television executive |
| | 1937 - Brooks Robinson, baseball player |
| | 1937 - Jacques Santer, Luxembourg statesman |
| | 1939 - Giovanni Falcone, Italian magistrate (d. 1992) |
| | 1942 - Albert Hammond, British musician and composer |
| | 1942 - Nobby Stiles, English footballer |
| | 1943 - James Reiher, American professional wrestler |
| | 1946 - Reggie Jackson, baseball player |
| | 1946 - Andreas Katsulas, American actor (d. 2006) |
| | 1947 - John Bruton, ninth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland |
| | 1949 - Rick Wakeman, English composer and musician (Yes) |
| | 1949 - Bill Wallace, Canadian musician (The Guess Who) |
| | 1950 - Thomas Gottschalk, German television show host |
| | 1950 - Rodney Milburn, American athlete (d. 1997) |
| | 1950 - Mark Mothersbaugh, American composer, musician, and singer (Devo) |
| | 1952 - George Strait, American musician |
| | 1952 - Diane Duane, American writer |
| | 1955 - Chow Yun-Fat, Hong Kong actor |
| | 1957 - Michael Cretu, German musician (Enigma) |
| | 1959 - Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1960 - Jari Kurri, Finnish hockey player |
| | 1960 - Yannick Noah, French tennis player |
| | 1962 - Nanne Grönvall, Swedish singer |
| | 1962 - Sandra Cretu, German singer |
| | 1965 - Christopher Hall, American musician (Stabbing Westward) |
| | 1966 - Michael Tait, American musician (dc Talk, Tait) |
| | 1967 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German F1 driver |
| | 1969 - Martika, Cuban-American singer |
| | 1970 - Tina Fey, American comedienne/actress |
| | 1970 - Daniel Sonenberg, American composer and performer |
| | 1971 - Brad Friedel, American football player |
| | 1973 - Brian Heffron, wrestler better known as the "Blue Meanie" |
| | 1975 - John Higgins, Scottish snooker player |
| | 1975 - Jack Johnson, Australian musician |
| | 1975 - Peter Iwers, Swedish bass player (In Flames) |
| | 1976 - Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian ice hockey player |
| | 1977 - Lee Hendrie, English footballer |
| | 1977 - Danny Mills, English footballer |
| | 1978 - Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer |
| | 1979 - Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer |
| | 1980 - Jeff Roehl, American football player |
| | 1981 - Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer |
| | 1982 - Eric West, American singer and actor |
| | 1983 - Vince Young, American football player |
| | 1983 - Gary O'Neil, English footballer |
| | 1988 - Ryan Cooley, Canadian television actor |
| | 1992 - Spencer Breslin, American actor |