| | 1107 - Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187) |
| | 1519 - Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574) |
| | 1577 - Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643) |
| | 1659 - Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) |
| | 1775 - Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851) |
| | 1812 - Edmond Hébert, French geologist (d. 1890) |
| | 1819 - Charles Kingsley, English writer (d. 1875) |
| | 1827 - Johanna Spyri, Swiss author (d. 1901) |
| | 1861 - William Attewell, English cricketer (d. 1927) |
| | 1875 - Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (d. 1953) |
| | 1890 - Egon Schiele, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918) |
| | 1892 - Djuna Barnes, American author (d. 1982) |
| | 1897 - Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1977) |
| | 1899 - Fritz Albert Lipmann, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1986) |
| | 1902 - Hendrik Elias, Belgian politician (d. 1973) |
| | 1903 - Emmett Hardy, American musician (d. 1925) |
| | 1905 - Ray Barbuti, American athlete (d. 1988) |
| | 1906 - Sandro Penna, Italian poet (d. 1977) |
| | 1908 - Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian TV pioneer and president of the CBC (d. 1988) |
| | 1908 - Marina Semenova, Russian ballerina |
| | 1910 - Bill Naughton, British playwright (d. 1992) |
| | 1912 - Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani scholar, writer, and Urdu linguist |
| | 1913 - Jean Victor Allard, Canadian army general (d. 1996) |
| | 1915 - Christopher Mayhew, British politician (d. 1997) |
| | 1915 - David Rockefeller, American banker |
| | 1916 - Irwin Allen, American film producer (d. 1991) |
| | 1918 - Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001) |
| | 1919 - Uta Hagen, American actress (d. 2004) |
| | 1920 - Dave Berg, American cartoonist (d. 2002) |
| | 1920 - Jim Siedow, American actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1921 - James Houston, Canadian artist (d. 2005) |
| | 1924 - George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States |
| | 1926 - Jackie Pallo, wrestler (d. 2006) |
| | 1928 - Vic Damone, American singer |
| | 1928 - Richard M. Sherman, American songwriter |
| | 1929 - Brigid Brophy, British writer |
| | 1929 - Anne Frank, German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (d. 1945) |
| | 1930 - Donald Byrne, American chess player |
| | 1930 - Jim Nabors, American actor |
| | 1932 - Rona Jaffe, American novelist |
| | 1934 - John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer (d. 2001) |
| | 1937 - Vladimir Arnold, Russian mathematician |
| | 1939 - Frank McCloskey, American politician (d. 2003) |
| | 1941 - Marv Albert, American sportscaster |
| | 1941 - Chick Corea, American musician |
| | 1941 - Lyman Ward, Canadian/American actor |
| | 1942 - Bert Sakmann, German physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1945 - Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer |
| | 1946 - Harry Glasper, British writer |
| | 1949 - Marc Tardif, Professional ice hockey player |
| | 1949 - John Wetton, British musician (Asia) |
| | 1951 - Bun E. Carlos, American musician (Cheap Trick) |
| | 1951 - Brad Delp, American singer |
| | 1952 - Pete Farndon, English musician (The Pretenders) (d. 1983) |
| | 1953 - Allan Weiner, American radio station owner |
| | 1956 - Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer |
| | 1957 - Timothy Busfield, American actor |
| | 1957 - Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach |
| | 1958 - Rebecca Holden, American actress and singer |
| | 1959 - John Linnell, American musician (They Might Be Giants) |
| | 1962 - Paul Clark, English musician (The Bolshoi) |
| | 1963 - Johnny Hot Body, American wrestler |
| | 1963 - Jerry Lynn, American wrestler |
| | 1964 - Paula Marshall, American actress |
| | 1965 - Vicky Vette, Porn Star |
| | 1965 - Filip Topol, Czech musician and writer |
| | 1967 - Frances O'Connor, Australian actress |
| | 1968 - Scott Aldred, Baseball player |
| | 1968 - Bobby Sheehan , American musician Blues Traveler (d. 1999) |
| | 1969 - Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player |
| | 1971 - Ryan Klesko, American baseball player |
| | 1971 - Mark Henry, American wrestler |
| | 1973 - Darryl White, Australian footballer |
| | 1974 - Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player |
| | 1974 - Jason Mewes, American actor |
| | 1976 - Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer |
| | 1979 - Wil Horneff, American actor |
| | 1979 - Dallas Clark, American footbal player |
| | 1980 - Larry Foote, American football player |
| | 1981 - Adriana Lima, Brazilian supermodel |
| | 1982 - Ben Blackwell American musician |
| | 1982 - Jason David, America football player |
| | 1983 - Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player |
| | 1985 - Tasha-Ray Evin, Canadian musician (Lillix) |
| | 1985 - Kendra Wilkinson, Playboy Bunny/Playmate |
| | 1985 - Chris Young, American Musician |
| | 1986 - Erik Ainge, American football player |