| | 1265 - Dante Alighieri, Florentine poet (d. 1321) |
| | 1594 - Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) |
| | 1627 - Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French writer (d. 1693) |
| | 1630 - Charles II of England (d. 1685) |
| | 1660 - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, friend of Queen Anne of England (d. 1744) |
| | 1675 - Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) |
| | 1716 - Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French naturalist (d. 1800) |
| | 1722 - James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) |
| | 1736 - Patrick Henry, American patriot (d. 1799) |
| | 1823 - John H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. 1895) |
| | 1860 - Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909) |
| | 1863 - Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921) |
| | 1874 - G. K. Chesterton, English novelist (d. 1936) |
| | 1880 - Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (d. 1936) |
| | 1892 - Alfonsina Storni, Argentine writer (d. 1938) |
| | 1893 - Max Brand, American author and war correspondent (d. 1944) |
| | 1894 - Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress (d. 1989) |
| | 1894 - Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-born writer and film director (d. 1969) |
| | 1897 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (d. 1957) |
| | 1903 - Bob Hope, British-born comedian and actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1906 - T.H. White, British author (d. 1964) |
| | 1907 - Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman (Molson) and senator (d. 2002) |
| | 1913 - Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997) |
| | 1914 - Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese sherpa (d. 1986), reached the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, on Tenzing's 39th birthday |
| | 1914 - Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1915 - Karl Münchinger, German conductor (d. 1990) |
| | 1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963) |
| | 1920 - John Harsanyi, Hungarian-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000) |
| | 1922 - Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer (d. 2001) |
| | 1927 - Jean Coutu, Quebec businessman (Jean Coutu Group) |
| | 1932 - Richie Guerin, former basketball player |
| | 1933 - Helmuth Rilling, German conductor |
| | 1933 - Edward Whittemore, American writer (d. 1995) |
| | 1937 - Charles W. Pickering, American judge |
| | 1938 - Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner |
| | 1939 - Al Unser, American race car driver |
| | 1940 - Farooq Leghari, President of Pakistan |
| | 1942 - Pierre Bourque, Former mayor of Montreal |
| | 1942 - Kevin Conway, American actor |
| | 1945 - Gary Brooker, Singer, pianist and songwriter (Procol Harum) |
| | 1946 - Fernando Buesa, Basque politician (d. 2000) |
| | 1947 - Gene Robinson, American ecclesiastic |
| | 1948 - Anthony Geary, American actor |
| | 1949 - Brian Kidd, English footballer |
| | 1951 - Peter Chernin, President of News Corporation |
| | 1953 - Danny Elfman, American composer and musician (Oingo Boingo) |
| | 1955 - John Hinckley, Jr., American attempted assassin |
| | 1956 - LaToya Jackson, American musician |
| | 1957 - Jeb Hensarling, American politician |
| | 1958 - Annette Bening, American actress |
| | 1958 - Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal |
| | 1959 - Rupert Everett, English actor |
| | 1959 - Adrian Paul, English actor |
| | 1961 - Melissa Etheridge, American musician |
| | 1961 - Gregory Williams, American educator and designer |
| | 1962 - Eric Davis, baseball player |
| | 1962 - John D. LeMay, American actor |
| | 1963 - Blaze Bayley, British singer (ex-Iron Maiden) |
| | 1963 - Lisa Whelchel, American actress |
| | 1967 - Noel Gallagher, English musician (Oasis) |
| | 1967 - Mike Keane, Professional ice hockey player |
| | 1969 - Chan Kinchla, Canadian musician (Blues Traveler) |
| | 1971 - Craig McCracken, American animator |
| | 1973 - Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer |
| | 1975 - Melanie Brown, English musician and actress |
| | 1976 - David Buckner, American musician (Papa Roach) |
| | 1977 - Antonio Lebo-Lebo, Angolan footballer |
| | 1978 - Lorenzo Odone, A.L.D victim |
| | 1978 - Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player |
| | 1979 - Brian Kendrick, American professional wrestler |
| | 1979 - Arne Friedrich, German footballer |
| | 1979 - Casey Sheehan, American soldier (Son of Cindy Sheehan) |
| | 1982 - Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian supermodel |
| | 1983 - Rama Claproth, Indonesian blues guitarist |
| | 1984 - Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player |
| | 1986 - Dylan Postl, American professional wrestler |