| | 1330 - Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales (d. 1376) |
| | 1594 - Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) |
| | 1623 - Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672) |
| | 1624 - Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) |
| | 1640 - Bernard Lamy, French mathematician (d. 1715) |
| | 1755 - Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist (d. 1809) |
| | 1765 - Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German mathematician (d. 1831) |
| | 1767 - Rachel Donelson Jackson, First Lady of the United States |
| | 1789 - Josiah Henson, American slave and settlement founder (d. 1883) |
| | 1801 - Benjamin Raymond, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1883) |
| | 1805 - William Butler Ogden, first Mayor of Chicago (d. 1877) |
| | 1809 - François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866) |
| | 1843 - Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (d. 1907) |
| | 1875 - Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier (d. 1987) |
| | 1882 - Ion Antonescu, Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1946) |
| | 1884 - Harry Langdon, American actor (d. 1944) |
| | 1888 - Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet (d. 1921) |
| | 1900 - Gotthard Günther, German philosopher (d. 1984) |
| | 1902 - Erik Erikson, psychoanalyst (d. 1994) |
| | 1906 - Léon Degrelle, Belgian SS officer (d. 1994) |
| | 1910 - David Rose, American songwriter, composer and orchestra leader (d. 1990) |
| | 1911 - W.V. Awdry, British children's writer (d. 1997) |
| | 1914 - Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1984) |
| | 1914 - Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999) |
| | 1915 - Thomas Huckle Weller, American virologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | 1916 - Herbert Simon, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001) |
| | 1917 - John Fenn, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1917 - Lash La Rue, American actor (d. 1996) |
| | 1918 - Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., owner of the Buffalo Bills |
| | 1920 - Alberto Sordi, Italian actor and director (d. 2003) |
| | 1921 - Errol Garner, American musician (d. 1977) |
| | 1922 - John Veale, English composer (d. 2006) |
| | 1924 - Ezer Weizman, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005) |
| | 1926 - Shigeru Kayano, Japanese Ainu activist (d. 2006) |
| | 1927 - Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humourist and Urdu poet (d. 1978) |
| | 1930 - Marcel Pronovost, professional ice hockey player |
| | 1932 - Mario Cuomo, Governor of New York |
| | 1933 - Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer (d. 2005) |
| | 1936 - William Joseph Levada, American Catholic prelate |
| | 1937 - Waylon Jennings, American singer (d. 2002) |
| | 1938 - Billy Williams, baseball player |
| | 1939 - Ward Connerly, American political figure |
| | 1939 - Brian Jacques, British author |
| | 1941 - Harry Nilsson, American singer and composer (d. 1994) |
| | 1942 - John E. McLaughlin, former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
| | 1943 - Xaviera Hollander, Dutch author |
| | 1943 - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark |
| | 1943 - Johnny Hallyday, French singer and actor |
| | 1943 - Muff Winwood, British songwriter, producer and bassist (Spencer Davis Group) |
| | 1945 - Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Philippine senator |
| | 1945 - Nicola Pagett, British actress |
| | 1946 - Noddy Holder, English singer (Slade) |
| | 1946 - Demis Roussos, Greek singer |
| | 1947 - John Hoagland, American photographer |
| | 1948 - Mike Holmgren, American football coach |
| | 1949 - Dusty Baker, baseball player and manager |
| | 1949 - Simon Callow, British actor |
| | 1949 - Russell Hitchcock, Member of Air Supply |
| | 1949 - Jim Varney, American actor (d. 2000) |
| | 1950 - Lakshmi Mittal, Indian industrialist |
| | 1951 - Steve Walsh, American singer (Kansas) |
| | 1953 - Rita Lee, Playboy Playmate |
| | 1954 - James Belushi, American actor |
| | 1954 - Paul Rusesabagina, Manager of Hôtel des Mille Collines during the Rwandan genocide |
| | 1955 - Julie Hagerty, American actress |
| | 1958 - Wade Boggs, baseball player |
| | 1958 - Riccardo Paletti, Italian racing driver (d. 1982) |
| | 1959 - Eileen Davidson, American actress |
| | 1960 - Michèle Laroque, French actress |
| | 1960 - Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey player |
| | 1961 - Kai Eckhardt, German musician (Garaj Mahal) |
| | 1961 - Dave McAuley, Northern Irish boxer |
| | 1961 - Yoshimi Iwasaki, Japanese singer/actress |
| | 1962 - Chris Morris, British satirist |
| | 1962 - Andrea Rost, Hungarian soprano |
| | 1963 - Helen Hunt, American actress |
| | 1964 - Courteney Cox, American actress |
| | 1964 - Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer |
| | 1965 - Adam Smith, American politician |
| | 1966 - Idalis DeLeon, American actress/singer |
| | 1967 - Yuji Ueda, Japanese voice actor |
| | 1968 - Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor |
| | 1969 - Ice Cube, American rapper |
| | 1969 - Oliver Kahn, German footballer |
| | 1969 - Cédric Pioline, French tennis player |
| | 1970 - Leah Remini, American actress |
| | 1970 - Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano |
| | 1971 - Edwin Brienen, Dutch director |
| | 1971 - Bif Naked, Canadian musician |
| | 1972 - Justin Leonard, American golfer |
| | 1972 - Andy Pettitte, American baseball player |
| | 1972 - Marcus Hahnemann, American footballer |
| | 1973 - Neil Patrick Harris, American actor |
| | 1973 - Tore André Flo, Norwegian footballer |
| | 1973 - Pia Miranda, Australian actress |
| | 1973 - Greg Vaughan, American actor |
| | 1975 - Elizabeth Reaser, American actress |
| | 1975 - Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer |
| | 1977 - Nina Liu, Australian actress |
| | 1978 - Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer |
| | 1978 - Zach Day, American baseball player |
| | 1979 - Yulia Nesterenko, Belarusian athlete |
| | 1979 - Julia Schultz, American model |
| | 1980 - Mary Carey, American adult actress |
| | 1980 - Almudena Cid, Spanish gymnast |
| | 1980 - Cara Zavaleta, American model |
| | 1981 - William Dean Martin, American musician |
| | 1983 - Julia Fischer, German violinist |
| | 1983 - Derek Anderson, American football player |
| | 1985 - Nadine Coyle, Northern Irish singer (Girls Aloud) |
| | 1988 - Miku Ishida, Japanese teen idol |