| | 1140 - Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) |
| | 1371 - John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419) |
| | 1524 - Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) |
| | 1582 - William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) |
| | 1588 - Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) |
| | 1641 - Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) |
| | 1660 - King George I of Great Britain (d. 1727) |
| | 1676 - Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754) |
| | 1692 - Joseph Butler, English philosopher |
| | 1738 - Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (d. 1814) |
| | 1759 - William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1806) |
| | 1779 - Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852) |
| | 1807 - Louis Agassiz, Swiss-born zoologist and geologist (d. 1873) |
| | 1818 - Pierre Beauregard, American Confederate general (d. 1893) |
| | 1836 - Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918) |
| | 1837 - George Ashlin, Irish architect (d.1921) |
| | 1837 - Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908) |
| | 1853 - Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (d. 1919) |
| | 1858 - Carl Rickard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (d. 1939) |
| | 1872 - Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (d. 1917) |
| | 1878 - Paul Pelliot, French sinologist (d. 1945) |
| | 1883 - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1966) |
| | 1884 - Edvard Beneš, Czech politician (d. 1948) |
| | 1887 - Jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953) |
| | 1892 - Sepp Dietrich, German SS officer (d. 1966) |
| | 1900 - Tommy Ladnier, American musician (d. 1939) |
| | 1908 - Ian Fleming, English author (d. 1964) |
| | 1909 - Red Horner, Canadian hockey star |
| | 1910 - T-Bone Walker, American singer (d. 1975) |
| | 1910 - Lady Rachel Kempson, English actress (d. 2003) |
| | 1911 - Thora Hird, British actress (d. 2003) |
| | 1911 - Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian author (d. 1986) |
| | 1912 - Patrick White, Australian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| | 1912 - Herman Johannes, Indonesian professor, scientist and politician (d. 1992) |
| | 1914 - W. G. G. Duncan Smith, British World War II pilot (d. 1996) |
| | 1915 - Joseph Greenberg, American linguist (d. 2001) |
| | 1916 - Walker Percy, American author (d. 1990) |
| | 1917 - Papa John Creech, American musician (d. 1994) |
| | 1918 - Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster) (d. 1990) |
| | 1921 - Heinz G. Konsalik, German author (d. 1999) |
| | 1922 - Lou Duva, American boxing trainer |
| | 1923 - György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (d. 2006) |
| | 1923 - Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian actor,director,producer and politician (d. 1998) |
| | 1925 - Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey |
| | 1925 - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone |
| | 1931 - Carroll Baker, American actress |
| | 1934 - Dionne quintuplets (Emilie d. 1954, Marie d. 1970, Yvonne d. 2001) |
| | 1936 - Betty Shabazz, American civil rights leader (d. 1997) |
| | 1938 - Jerry West, American basketball player |
| | 1941 - Beth Howland, American actress ("Vera" on Alice) |
| | 1942 - Stanley B. Prusiner, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1943 - Terry Crisp, NHL Coach |
| | 1944 - Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York City |
| | 1944 - Gladys Knight, American singer |
| | 1944 - Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish actress |
| | 1944 - Billy Vera, American actor and musician |
| | 1944 - Faith Brown, British actress |
| | 1945 - John Fogerty, American musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival) |
| | 1945 - Gary Stewart, American singer (d. 2003) |
| | 1945 - Hunter "Patch" Adams, American doctor |
| | 1946 - Satchidanandan, Indian-born poet |
| | 1946 - Skip Jutze, baseball player |
| | 1947 - Sondra Locke, American actress |
| | 1947 - Zahi Hawass, Egyptologist |
| | 1949 - Wendy O. Williams, American musician (The Plasmatics) (d. 1998) |
| | 1950 - Jim Harris, American professional wrestler |
| | 1952 - Russell J. Wintner, American Hollywood executive |
| | 1955 - John McGeoch, Scottish musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees) (d. 2004) |
| | 1955 - Mark Howe, Professional ice hockey player |
| | 1957 - Kirk Gibson, baseball player |
| | 1957 - Ben Howland, NCAA basketball coach |
| | 1959 - John Morgan, etiquette expert |
| | 1962 - Brandon Cruz, American actor |
| | 1962 - Roland Gift, English musician (Fine Young Cannibals) |
| | 1962 - James Michael Tyler, actor-best known as Gunther on "Friends". |
| | 1963 - Houman Younessi, Iranian-born scientist |
| | 1964 - Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer |
| | 1964 - Christa Miller, American actress |
| | 1964 - David Baddiel, English comedian, novelist and television presenter |
| | 1964 - Phil Vassar, country music artist |
| | 1965 - Chris Ballew, American musician |
| | 1968 - Kylie Minogue, Australian actress and singer |
| | 1969 - Mike DiFelice, Baseball player |
| | 1970 - Morgan Fox, Canadian model and 1990 Playboy playmate |
| | 1970 - Ian Cashmore, UK actor, tv presenter & paranormal investigator |
| | 1971 - Isabelle Carré, French actress |
| | 1971 - Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian Olympic and World Figure Skating Champion |
| | 1972 - Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist |
| | 1972 - Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1976 - Liam O'Brien, American voice actor |
| | 1976 - Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast |
| | 1977 - Jeremy Borash, American professional wrestling announcer |
| | 1977 - Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American television panelist (The View) |
| | 1979 - Jesse Bradford, American actor |
| | 1979 - Monica Keena, American actress |
| | 1980 - Mark Feehily, Irish musician (Westlife) |
| | 1980 - Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer |
| | 1981 - Adam Green, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1982 - Jhonny Peralta, American baseball player |
| | 1986 - Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer |
| | 1987 - Adam Clayton |
| | 1991 - Kristen Alderson, American actress |