| | 1625 - Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist (d. 1712) |
| | 1671 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (d. 1751) |
| | 1717 - John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) |
| | 1724 - John Smeaton, English civil engineer (d. 1794) |
| | 1743 - Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian adventurer (d. 1795) |
| | 1745 - Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818) |
| | 1757 - Ercole Cardinal Consalvi |
| | 1810 - Robert Schumann, German composer (d. 1856) |
| | 1847 - Ida McKinley, First Lady of the United States (d. 1907) |
| | 1851 - Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (d. 1940) |
| | 1860 - Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician (d. 1940) |
| | 1867 - Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (d. 1959) |
| | 1901 - Lena Baker, American murderer (d. 1945) |
| | 1903 - Ralph Yarborough, U.S. Senator from Texas (d. 1996) |
| | 1903 - Marguerite Yourcenar, French author (d. 1987) |
| | 1910 - John W. Campbell Jr., writer, publisher, and editor (d. 1971) |
| | 1910 - Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (d. 2003) |
| | 1912 - Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist (d. 1987) |
| | 1916 - Francis Crick, English molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 2004) |
| | 1916 - Byron White, American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (d. 2002) |
| | 1918 - Robert Preston, American actor (d. 1987) |
| | 1918 - John D. Roberts, American chemist |
| | 1921 - LeRoy Neiman, American painter |
| | 1921 - Alexis Smith, Canadian actress (d. 1993) |
| | 1921 - Suharto, President of Indonesia |
| | 1924 - Lyn Nofziger, American political operative (d. 2006) |
| | 1925 - Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States |
| | 1925 - Eddie Gaedel, American dwarf, made one plate appearance for the St. Louis Browns in 1951 (d. 1961) |
| | 1925 - Del Ennis, baseball player (d. 1996) |
| | 1929 - Jerry Stiller, American comedian and actor |
| | 1930 - Robert Aumann, German-born mathematician, Nobel Prize in Economics |
| | 1931 - Dana Wynter, German born actress |
| | 1933 - Joan Rivers, American comedian and author |
| | 1933 - Millicent Martin, English singer and actress |
| | 1936 - James Darren, American actor and singer |
| | 1936 - Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist, Nobel Prize |
| | 1939 - Bernie Casey, American football player and actor |
| | 1940 - Nancy Sinatra, American singer |
| | 1941 - Robert Bradford, Northern Irish footballer and politician (d. 1981) |
| | 1941 - Fuzzy Haskins, American musician (P Funk) |
| | 1942 - Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player |
| | 1942 - Chuck Negron, American singer (Three Dog Night) |
| | 1943 - Colin Baker, British actor |
| | 1943 - William Calley, American war criminal |
| | 1943 - Willie Davenport, American athlete (d. 2002) |
| | 1944 - Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. 1998) |
| | 1944 - Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec City |
| | 1944 - Boz Scaggs, American singer and songwriter |
| | 1945 - James Baird, American architect |
| | 1947 - Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1949 - Emanuel Ax, Polish-born pianist |
| | 1950 - Sonia Braga, Brazilian actress |
| | 1951 - Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer and guitarist |
| | 1951 - Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist |
| | 1955 - Sir Tim Berners-Lee, English inventor of the World Wide Web |
| | 1955 - Griffin Dunne, American actor |
| | 1955 - Greg Ginn, American guitarist (Black Flag) |
| | 1957 - Scott Adams, American cartoonist |
| | 1957 - Don Robinson, baseball player |
| | 1958 - Keenen Ivory Wayans, American comedian, actor, and director |
| | 1960 - Mick Hucknall, English singer and songwriter (Simply Red) |
| | 1962 - Nick Rhodes, English musician (Duran Duran) |
| | 1962 - Kristine W, American musician |
| | 1963 - Keti Garbi, Greek singer |
| | 1965 - Kevin Farley, American actor |
| | 1965 - Rob Pilatus, member of Milli Vanilli (d. 1998) |
| | 1965 - Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler |
| | 1966 - Julianna Margulies, American actress |
| | 1969 - Marcos Siega, American director |
| | 1969 - David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor |
| | 1970 - Kelli Williams, American actress |
| | 1971 - Troy Vincent, American football player |
| | 1971 - Mark Feuerstein, American actor |
| | 1972 - Lexa Doig, Canadian actress |
| | 1975 - Bryan McCabe, NHL hockey player |
| | 1976 - Lindsay Davenport, American tennis legend |
| | 1977 - Kanye West, American rapper |
| | 1978 - Maria Menounos, American actress and television host |
| | 1979 - Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player for the Atlanta Braves |
| | 1981 - Alex Band, American musician (The Calling) |
| | 1981 - Sara Watkins, American fiddle player |
| | 1981 - Ai Nonaka, Japanese seiyu (voice actress) |
| | 1981 - Matteo Meneghello, Italian racing driver |
| | 1982 - Katy Morgan-Davies, British politician |
| | 1983 - Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player |
| | 1983 - Kim Clijsters, Belgium tennis player |
| | 1983 - Lee Harding, Australian punk-rock singer |
| | 1984 - Javier Mascherano, Argentinian footballer |
| | 1984 - Andrea Casiraghi, Monaco's second heir to the throne |
| | 1985 - Alexandre Despatie, French Canadian diver |