| | 15 BC - Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (d. 19) |
| | 1494 - Pontormo, Italian painter (d. 1557) |
| | 1522 - John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) |
| | 1544 - William Gilbert, English natural philosopher (d. 1603) |
| | 1616 - John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, (d. 1682) |
| | 1671 - Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) |
| | 1686 - Gabriel Fahrenheit, German physicist and engineer (d. 1736) |
| | 1689 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769) |
| | 1743 - Jean-Paul Marat, French revolutionary (d. 1793) |
| | 1794 - William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (d. 1866) |
| | 1810 - Charles Clark, Governor of Mississippi (d. 1877) |
| | 1810 - Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (d. 1874) |
| | 1816 - Emanuel Leutze, German-born painter (d. 1868) |
| | 1819 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901) |
| | 1830 - Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897) |
| | 1836 - Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925) |
| | 1854 - John Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy (d. 1918) |
| | 1855 - Arthur Wing Pinero, English playwright (d. 1934) |
| | 1863 - George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (d. 1938) |
| | 1868 - Charles E. Taylor, First aircraft maintenance professional (d. 1956) |
| | 1870 - Benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (d. 1938) |
| | 1870 - Jan Christian Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1950) |
| | 1878 - Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American engineer (d. 1972) |
| | 1879 - H. B. Reese, American inventor of Reese's and founder(d. 1956) |
| | 1886 - Paul Paray, French conductor and composer (d. 1979) |
| | 1891 - William F. Albright, American archeologist and Biblical scholar (d. 1971) |
| | 1899 - Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (d. 1938) |
| | 1899 - Henri Michaux, French poet (d. 1984) |
| | 1900 - Lionel Conacher, Canadian athlete and politician (d. 1954) |
| | 1900 - Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984) |
| | 1901 - José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1968) |
| | 1905 - Michail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov, Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984) |
| | 1909 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (d. 1992) |
| | 1914 - Lilli Palmer, German-born actress (d. 1986) |
| | 1916 - Roden Cutler, Australian diplomat and war hero (d. 2002) |
| | 1923 - Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986) |
| | 1925 - Mai Zetterling, Swedish-born entertainer (d. 1994) |
| | 1926 - Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor |
| | 1928 - William Trevor, Irish writer |
| | 1930 - Hans-Martin Linde, German conductor |
| | 1934 - Jane Byrne, Mayor of Chicago |
| | 1934 - Barry Rose, English choir-trainer and organist |
| | 1935 - Joan Micklin Silver, American director |
| | 1936 - Harold Budd, American musician |
| | 1938 - Tommy Chong, Canadian-born actor and comedian |
| | 1940 - Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996) |
| | 1941 - Bob Dylan, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1943 - Gary Burghoff, American actor |
| | 1944 - Patti LaBelle, American singer |
| | 1945 - Priscilla Presley, American actress |
| | 1946 - Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Russian-born Polish athlete |
| | 1949 - Jim Broadbent, English actor |
| | 1955 - Rosanne Cash, American singer |
| | 1956 - Michael Jackson, Northern Irish clergyman |
| | 1959 - Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish professional goaltender (d. 1985) |
| | 1960 - Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress |
| | 1962 - Gene Anthony Ray, American actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1962 - Mo Willems, American author and screenwriter |
| | 1963 - Joe Dumars, American basketball player |
| | 1963 - Ivan Capelli, Italian racing driver |
| | 1963 - Kathy Leander, Swiss singer |
| | 1963 - Rich Rodriguez, American football coach |
| | 1964 - Adrian Moorhouse, British swimmer |
| | 1964 - Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1965 - John C. Reilly, American actor |
| | 1965 - Shinichiro Watanabe, Japanese anime director |
| | 1966 - Éric Cantona, French footballer |
| | 1966 - Ricky Craven, American Nascar driver |
| | 1967 - Heavy D, American rapper and actor |
| | 1967 - Carlos Hernández, baseball player |
| | 1969 - Rich Robinson, American musician (Black Crowes) |
| | 1970 - Tommy Page, American singer |
| | 1971 - Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) |
| | 1972 - Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer |
| | 1973 - Bartolo Colón, Dominican Major League Baseball player |
| | 1973 - Dermot O'Leary, English television presenter |
| | 1973 - Ruslana, Ukrainian singer |
| | 1973 - Ramón Ortiz, baseball player |
| | 1974 - Will Sasso, MADtv actor and comedian |
| | 1975 - Marc Gagnon, Canadian short track speed skater |
| | 1976 - Alessandro Cortini, Italian musician |
| | 1976 - Catherine Cox, Australian netballer |
| | 1978 - Bryan Greenberg, American actor |
| | 1978 - Brian Ching, American soccer player |
| | 1979 - Tracy McGrady, American basketball player |
| | 1980 - Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer |
| | 1982 - Issah Ahmed, Ghana football player |
| | 1984 - Sarah Hagan, American actress |
| | 1987 - Dominika Kasprzycka, Polish singer |
| | 1988 - Billy Gilman, American singer |
| | 1989 - Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (d. 2005) |
| | 1995 - Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein |