| | 1139 - Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) |
| | 1313 - Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian writer (d. 1375) |
| | 1514 - John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) |
| | 1583 - Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1654) |
| | 1591 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) |
| | 1606 - Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) |
| | 1612 - Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1640) |
| | 1613 - John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) |
| | 1633 - Jean de Thévenot, French traveler and scientist (d. 1667) |
| | 1644 - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. 1670) |
| | 1713 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hamphsire (d. 1786) |
| | 1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish philosopher and economist |
| | 1738 - Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816) |
| | 1792 - John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882) |
| | 1792 - Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855) |
| | 1801 - Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868) |
| | 1806 - Edward Davy, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. 1885) |
| | 1813 - Otto Jahn, German archaeologist (d. 1869) |
| | 1820 - Athanase Coquerel, French Protestant preacher (d. 1875) |
| | 1826 - Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897) |
| | 1829 - Geronimo, Apache leader (d. 1909) |
| | 1836 - Wesley Merritt, American soldier (d. 1910) |
| | 1837 - Ernst Laas, German philosopher (d. 1885) |
| | 1838 - Cushman Davis, American politician (d. 1900) |
| | 1840 - Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913) |
| | 1858 - King Gustaf V of Sweden (d. 1950) |
| | 1874 - Arthur Meighen, ninth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1960) |
| | 1880 - Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-American chemist and historian (d. 1963) |
| | 1888 - Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman, Russian physicist (d. 1925) |
| | 1890 - Stan Laurel, British-born actor and comedian (d. 1965) |
| | 1894 - Norman Kerry, American actor (d. 1956) |
| | 1896 - Murray Leinster, American author (d. 1976) |
| | 1897 - Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (d. 1948) |
| | 1897 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987) |
| | 1902 - Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1992) |
| | 1902 - George Gaylord Simpson, American paleontologist (d. 1984) |
| | 1903 - Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. 1972) |
| | 1907 - Jack Albertson, American actor (d. 1981) |
| | 1909 - Archie Fairley Carr, biologist (d. 1987) |
| | 1910 - Juan Velasco, President of Peru (d. 1977) |
| | 1912 - Enoch Powell, British politician (d. 1998) |
| | 1915 - John Tukey, American statistician |
| | 1916 - Hank Luisetti, baseball player (d. 2002) |
| | 1917 - Katherine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001) |
| | 1917 - Irving Penn, American photographer |
| | 1920 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (d. 2004) |
| | 1920 - John Howard Griffin, American writer (d. 1980) |
| | 1920 - Raymond U. Lemieux, Canadian scientist (d. 2002) |
| | 1923 - Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (d. 1962) |
| | 1924 - Faith Domergue, American actor (d. 1999) |
| | 1927 - Tom Graveney, English cricketer |
| | 1927 - Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and playwright (d. 2001) |
| | 1929 - Ramon Bieri, American actor (d. 2001) |
| | 1930 - Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian/American cinematographer |
| | 1934 - Dame Eileen Atkins, English actress |
| | 1934 - William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1934 - Elvira Vinogradova, Russian TV persona |
| | 1934 - Roger Neilson, NHL coach (d. 2003) |
| | 1935 - Jim Dine, American artist |
| | 1936 - Joan Van Ark, actress, "Dallas" and "Knots Landing" |
| | 1937 - Erich Segal, American author |
| | 1938 - James Bolam, English actor |
| | 1938 - Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist |
| | 1939 - Billy Crash Craddock, American country singer |
| | 1940 - Neil Goldschmidt, Governor of Oregon |
| | 1941 - Lamont Dozier, American record company executive |
| | 1941 - Aldrich Ames, CIA officer and spy for the Soviet Union |
| | 1942 - Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcyclist |
| | 1942 - Eddie Levert, American singer (The O'Jays) |
| | 1945 - Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician |
| | 1946 - Derek Sanderson, Professional ice hockey player |
| | 1947 - -minu, Swiss columnist and writer |
| | 1949 - Paulo César Lima, Brazilian football player |
| | 1951 - Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer |
| | 1952 - George Papandreou, junior, Greek politician |
| | 1952 - Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer and songwriter |
| | 1953 - Ian Mosley, British drummer (Marillion) |
| | 1955 - Laurie Metcalf, American actress |
| | 1958 - Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr) |
| | 1960 - Peter Sterling, Australian rugby player |
| | 1961 - Steve Larmer, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1962 - Wally Joyner, American baseball player |
| | 1962 - Arnold Vosloo, South-African actor |
| | 1963 - Jim Fullington, American professional wrestler |
| | 1966 - Jan Zelezný, Czech athlete |
| | 1966 - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| | 1967 - John Franklin, American actor |
| | 1969 - Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer |
| | 1970 - Phil Mickelson, American golfer |
| | 1970 - James Shaffer, American guitarist (KoЯn) |
| | 1970 - Cobi Jones, American football (soccer) player |
| | 1970 - Clifton Collins Jr., American actor |
| | 1971 - Derek R. Audette, Canadian artist and poet |
| | 1971 - Tupac Shakur, American rapper (d. 1996) |
| | 1972 - Hank von Helvete, Norwegian musician |
| | 1972 - John Cho, Korean-American actor |
| | 1976 - Edwin Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer |
| | 1977 - Kerry Wood, baseball player |
| | 1978 - Daniel Brühl, German actor |
| | 1978 - Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player |
| | 1980 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer |
| | 1980 - Nehir Erdoğan, Turkish actress |
| | 1980 - Brad Gushue, Canadian curler |
| | 1981 - Benjamin Becker, German tennis player |
| | 1981 - Ben Kweller, American singer song writer |
| | 1981 - Kevin Bieksa, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1982 - Matt Costa, American singer/songwriter |
| | 1982 - Chris Wingert, American Footballer |
| | 1984 - Rick Nash, Canadian hockey player |
| | 1986 - Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer. |
| | 1987 - Diana DeGarmo, American singer |
| | 1987 - Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer |