| | 1076 - Mstislav of Kiev (d. 1132) |
| | 1265 - Italian Poet Dante Alighieri. Famous for The Divine Comedy. Died in September 13/14 1321 due to Malaria. |
| | 1300 - Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) |
| | 1480 - Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550) |
| | 1503 - Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (d. 1567) |
| | 1563 - Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman and spymaster (d. 1612) |
| | 1633 - Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) |
| | 1637 - Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d. 1675) |
| | 1653 - Georg Muffat, French composer (d. 1704) |
| | 1675 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (d. 1755) |
| | 1771 - Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer (d. 1839) |
| | 1780 - Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian general (d. 1831) |
| | 1790 - Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian playwright (d. 1836) |
| | 1796 - Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (d. 1832) |
| | 1801 - Brigham Young, Mormon church leader (d. 1877) |
| | 1815 - Philip Kearny, American general (d. 1862) |
| | 1815 - Otto of Greece (d. 1862) |
| | 1831 - John Bell Hood, American Confederate general (d. 1879) |
| | 1843 - Henry Faulds, Scottish fingerprinting pioneer (d. 1930) |
| | 1844 - John J. Toffey, American Civil War hero (d. 1911) |
| | 1878 - John Masefield, English novelist and poet (d. 1967) |
| | 1881 - Charles Kay Ogden, English writer and linguist (d. 1957) |
| | 1890 - Frank Morgan, American actor (d. 1949) |
| | 1898 - Molly Picon, American actress (d. 1992) |
| | 1899 - Edward Charles Titchmarsh, English mathematician (d. 1963) |
| | 1901 - John Van Druten, English screen writer (d. 1957) |
| | 1901 - Hap Day, Canadian hockey player and manager (d. 1990) |
| | 1907 - Frank Whittle, English Royal Air Force officer and inventor (d. 1996) |
| | 1915 - John Randolph, American actor (d. 2004) |
| | 1917 - William S. Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1921 - Nelson Riddle, American bandleader and arranger (d. 1985) |
| | 1922 - Povel Ramel , Swedish musician |
| | 1922 - Joan Copeland, American actress |
| | 1924 - William Sloane Coffin, American clergyman (d. 2006) |
| | 1926 - Andy Griffith, American actor |
| | 1926 - Marilyn Monroe, American actress (d. 1962) |
| | 1928 - Georgi Dobrovolski, cosmonaut |
| | 1928 - Bob Monkhouse, English comedian (d. 2003) |
| | 1930 - Edward Woodward, English actor |
| | 1930 - John Lemmon, English logician |
| | 1933 - Charles Wilson, American politician |
| | 1934 - Pat Boone, American singer |
| | 1936 - Gerald Scarfe, British illustrator |
| | 1937 - Morgan Freeman, American actor |
| | 1937 - Colleen McCullough, Australian novelist |
| | 1939 - Cleavon Little, American actor (d. 1992) |
| | 1939 - Jackie Stewart, British race car driver |
| | 1940 - René Auberjonois, American actor |
| | 1940 - Kip Thorne, American physicist |
| | 1945 - Frederica von Stade, American mezzo-soprano |
| | 1945 - Linda Scott, American signer |
| | 1946 - Brian Cox, Scottish actor |
| | 1947 - Jonathan Pryce, British actor |
| | 1947 - Ron Wood, English guitarist |
| | 1947 - Ron Dennis, race car driver |
| | 1953 - Ronnie Dunn, American musician (Brooks & Dunn) |
| | 1956 - Lisa Hartman, American actress |
| | 1957 - Dorota Kędzierzawska, Polish film director |
| | 1958 - Ahron Bregman, Israeli journalist |
| | 1959 - Martin Brundle, British race car driver |
| | 1959 - Alan Wilder, British musician (Depeche Mode and Recoil) |
| | 1960 - Simon Gallup, English guitarist (The Cure) |
| | 1961 - Paul Coffey, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1963 - Mike Joyce, English drummer (The Smiths) |
| | 1964 - Mark Curry, American comedian and actor |
| | 1965 - Larisa Lazutina, Russian cross-country skier |
| | 1965 - Nigel Short, English chess player |
| | 1966 - Greg Schiano, American football coach |
| | 1967 - Roger Sanchez, American disc jockey |
| | 1968 - Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer |
| | 1968 - Jeff Hackett, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1969 - Teri Polo, American actress |
| | 1970 - Alexi Lalas, American soccer player |
| | 1970 - Karen Mulder, Dutch model |
| | 1970 - R. Madhavan, Indian actor |
| | 1971 - Mario Cimarro, Cuban actor |
| | 1973 - Adam Garcia, Australian actor |
| | 1973 - Heidi Klum, German model |
| | 1973 - Derek Lowe, American baseball player |
| | 1974 - Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer |
| | 1974 - Melissa Sagemiller, American actress |
| | 1974 - Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist |
| | 1975 - James Storm, American professional wrestler |
| | 1977 - Danielle Harris, American voice actress |
| | 1977 - Brad Wilkerson, baseball player |
| | 1980 - Oliver James, British actor |
| | 1981 - Smush Parker, American basketball player |
| | 1981 - Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player |
| | 1982 - Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgian tennis player |
| | 1985 - Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer |
| | 1988 - Gabriel Bonfá Sacho, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1988 - Nami Tamaki, Japanese singer |