| | 1236 - Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283) |
| | 1436 - Regiomontanus, German mathematician (d. 1476) |
| | 1502 - King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) |
| | 1519 - Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (d. 1603) |
| | 1542 - Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (d. 1591) |
| | 1576 - Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) |
| | 1580 - Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) |
| | 1599 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) |
| | 1606 - Pierre Corneille, French dramatist (d. 1684) |
| | 1622 - Claude-Jean Allouez, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d.1857) |
| | 1714 - King Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777) |
| | 1755 - Nathan Hale, American writer and patriot (d. 1776) |
| | 1756 - John Trumbull, American painter (d. 1843) |
| | 1799 - Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet (d. 1837) |
| | 1810 - Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German classical scholar (d. 1856) |
| | 1829 - Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (d. 1862) |
| | 1844 - Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (d. 1905) |
| | 1850 - Karl Ferdinand Braun, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918) |
| | 1857 - Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician (d. 1918) |
| | 1862 - Henry John Newbolt, English author (d. 1938) |
| | 1868 - Robert Falcon Scott, English explorer (d. 1912) |
| | 1872 - Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (d. 1918) |
| | 1875 - Thomas Mann, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955) |
| | 1890 - Ted Lewis, American bandleader (d. 1971) |
| | 1896 - Henry Allingham, English pilot and founding member of the Royal Air Force |
| | 1898 - Ninette de Valois, Irish dancer (d. 2001) |
| | 1898 - Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987) |
| | 1900 - Manfred Sakel, Polish psychiatrist (d. 1957) |
| | 1901 - Sukarno, first President of Indonesia (d. 1970) |
| | 1902 - Jimmie Lunceford, American bandleader (d. 1947) |
| | 1903 - Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (d. 1978) |
| | 1906 - Max August Zorn, German-born mathematician (d. 1993) |
| | 1907 - Bill Dickey, baseball player, coach, manager, and scout (d. 1993) |
| | 1913 - Carlo L. Golino American scholar (d. 1991) |
| | 1916 - Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist (d. 1972) |
| | 1917 - Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman |
| | 1918 - Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1923 - V.C. Andrews, American author (d. 1986) |
| | 1924 - Jinyong, Chinese novelist |
| | 1926 - Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998) |
| | 1929 - Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician (d. 2005) |
| | 1932 - David Scott, American astronaut |
| | 1933 - Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1934 - King Albert II of Belgium |
| | 1934 - Roy Innis, American civil rights activist |
| | 1936 - Levi Stubbs, American musician (The Four Tops) |
| | 1936 - A. Venkatesh Naik, Indian politician |
| | 1939 - Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer |
| | 1939 - Gary U.S. Bonds, American musician |
| | 1939 - Ed Giacomin, hockey player |
| | 1940 - Larry Lujack, American disc jockey |
| | 1943 - Richard Smalley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1944 - David Penhaligon, British politician |
| | 1944 - Phillip Allen Sharp, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1945 - David E. Bonior, American politician |
| | 1945 - David Dukes, American actor (d. 2000) |
| | 1947 - David Blunkett, English politician |
| | 1947 - Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer |
| | 1948 - Tony Levin, American bassist |
| | 1949 - Robert Englund, American actor |
| | 1952 - Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese musician and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra) |
| | 1954 - Harvey Fierstein, American actor |
| | 1954 - Cynthia Rylant, American author |
| | 1955 - Sandra Bernhard, American actress and comedian |
| | 1956 - Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player |
| | 1956 - Bubbi Morthens, Icelandic singer and songwriter |
| | 1959 - Jimmy Jam, American record producer |
| | 1959 - Colin Quinn, American comedian |
| | 1959 - David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996) |
| | 1960 - Gary Graham, American actor |
| | 1960 - Steve Vai, American musician |
| | 1961 - Tom Araya, Chilean musician (Slayer) |
| | 1963 - Wolfgang Drechsler, German social scientist |
| | 1965 - Cam Neely, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1965 - Sean Yseult, American musician (White Zombie) |
| | 1967 - Paul Giamatti, American actor |
| | 1968 - François Avard, Canadian writer and scenarist |
| | 1970 - Eugeni Berzin, Russian cyclist |
| | 1970 - Anthony Norris, American professional wrestler |
| | 1970 - James Shaffer, American musician (Korn) |
| | 1972 - Cristina Scabbia, Italian singer (Lacuna Coil) |
| | 1974 - Uncle Kracker, American musician |
| | 1975 - Staci Keanan, American actress |
| | 1975 - Niklas Sundström, hockey player |
| | 1976 - Geoff Rowley, British skateboarder |
| | 1976 - aKido, a.k.a Kim Gaboury, Canadian musician |
| | 1976 - Ross Noble, British comedian |
| | 1978 - Carl Barât, English singer and guitarist (The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things) |
| | 1978 - Judith Barsi, American actress (d. 1988) |
| | 1978 - Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer |
| | 1980 - Martin Devaney, English footballer |
| | 1980 - Matt Belisle, baseball player |
| | 1981 - Johnny Pacar, American actor |