| | 460 BC - Hippocrates, Greek historian (d. 370 BC) |
| | 470 BC - Socrates, Greek philosopher (d. 399 BC) |
| | 1489 - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544) |
| | 1665 - Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier (d. 1733) |
| | 1694 - François Quesnay, French economist (d. 1774) |
| | 1704 - Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) |
| | 1738 - King George III of Great Britain (d. 1820) |
| | 1744 - Patrick Ferguson, Scots army officer and rifle designer (killed in action) (d. 1780) |
| | 1754 - Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian editor and astronomer (d. 1832) |
| | 1787 - Constant Prévost, French geologist (d. 1856) |
| | 1801 - James Pennethorne, English architect (d. 1871) |
| | 1821 - Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (d. 1897) |
| | 1866 - Miina Sillanpää, Finnish politician (d. 1952) |
| | 1867 - C.G.E. Mannerheim, President of Finland (d. 1951) |
| | 1877 - Heinrich Wieland, German biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957) |
| | 1880 - Clara Blandick, American actress (d. 1962) |
| | 1881 - Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (d. 1962) |
| | 1894 - La Bolduc, French Canadian singer (d. 1941) |
| | 1899 - Hassan Fathy, Arabic architect (d. 1989) |
| | 1907 - Rosalind Russell, American actress (d. 1976) |
| | 1907 - Jacques Roumain, Haitian writer (d. 1944) |
| | 1910 - Christopher Sydney Cockerell, British engineer and inventor (d. 1999) |
| | 1916 - Robert F. Furchgott, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1916 - Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (The Automatistes) |
| | 1919 - Robert Merrill, American baritone (d. 2004) |
| | 1923 - Daniel Pinkham, American composer, organist, and harpsichordist |
| | 1924 - Dennis Weaver, American actor (d. 2006) |
| | 1928 - Ruth Westheimer, German-born sex therapist and author |
| | 1929 - John Drew Barrymore, American actor (d. 2004) |
| | 1929 - Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece |
| | 1930 - Morgana King, American actress |
| | 1930 - Viktor Tikhonov, Russian hockey player and coach |
| | 1932 - Oliver Nelson, American jazz composer and arranger (d. 1975) |
| | 1932 - Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand writer |
| | 1936 - Bruce Dern, American actor |
| | 1937 - Freddy Fender, American musician (d. 2006) |
| | 1937 - Robert Fulghum, American author |
| | 1937 - Gorilla Monsoon, American professional wrestler (d. 1999) |
| | 1937 - Mortimer Zuckerman, American publisher |
| | 1938 - Art Mahaffey, baseball player |
| | 1943 - Joyce Meyer, Christian evangelical author and speaker |
| | 1944 - Michelle Phillips, American singer (The Mamas & the Papas) and actress |
| | 1945 - Gordon Waller, Scottish musician (Peter and Gordon) |
| | 1947 - Viktor Klima, Chancellor of Austria |
| | 1950 - George Noory, American radio personality |
| | 1952 - Parker Stevenson, American actor and director |
| | 1953 - Paul Samson, British guitarist (Samson) (d. 2002) |
| | 1953 - Susumu Ojima, Japanese entrepreneur (Huser) |
| | 1956 - Keith David, American actor |
| | 1956 - John Hockenberry, American journalist |
| | 1956 - Terry Kennedy, baseball player |
| | 1960 - Bradley Walsh, British actor |
| | 1961 - El DeBarge, American singer (DeBarge) |
| | 1961 - Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player |
| | 1962 - Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist |
| | 1965 - Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer |
| | 1966 - Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano |
| | 1966 - Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician |
| | 1968 - Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress |
| | 1969 - Horatio Sanz, Chilean-born comedian |
| | 1970 - Richie Hawtin, Canadian musician |
| | 1970 - David Pybus, British musician |
| | 1971 - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| | 1971 - Noah Wyle, American actor |
| | 1972 - Nikka Costa, American singer |
| | 1972 - Derian Hatcher, American hockey player |
| | 1972 - Rob Huebel, American comedian |
| | 1974 - Andrew Gwynne, British politician |
| | 1974 - Stefan Lessard, American musician |
| | 1975 - Angelina Jolie, American actress |
| | 1975 - Russell Brand, British comedian and television personality |
| | 1977 - Quinten Hann, Australian snooker player |
| | 1979 - Naohiro Takahara, Japanese footballer |
| | 1982 - Jin Au-Yeung, Chinese-American rapper |
| | 1983 - Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer |
| | 1984 - Ian White, Canadian, hockey player |
| | 1985 - Lukas Podolski, Polish-born footballer |
| | 1985 - Bar Refaeli, Israeli model |
| | 1985 - Evan Lysacek, American figure skater |
| | 1985 - Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian fashion model (d. 2006) |
| | 1986 - Shane Kippel, Canadian actor |
| | 1991 - Jordan Hinson, American actress |
| | 1992 - Dino Jelusić, Croatian singer |
| | 1993 - Christian Mowatt, British noble |