| | 1680 - Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (d. 1754) |
| | 1684 - Francesco Manfredini, Italian baroque composer (d. 1762) |
| | 1704 - John Taylor, English classical scholar (d. 1766) |
| | 1713 - Lord John Philip Sackville, English cricketer (d. 1765) |
| | 1738 - Jacques Delille, French poet, translator (d. 1813) |
| | 1757 - George Vancouver, British explorer (d. 1798) |
| | 1767 - Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher and statesman (d. 1835) |
| | 1805 - Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian politician (d. 1872) |
| | 1837 - Paul Morphy, American chess player (d. 1884) |
| | 1856 - H. Rider Haggard, English author (d. 1925) |
| | 1861 - Maximilian von Spee, German admiral (d. 1914) |
| | 1864 - Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (d. 1909) |
| | 1871 - William McDougall, British psychologist, polymath (d. 1938) |
| | 1879 - Thibaudeau Rinfret, jurist and Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1962) |
| | 1885 - Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (d. 1962) |
| | 1887 - Julian Huxley, British biologist (d. 1975) |
| | 1892 - Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (d. 1945) |
| | 1897 - Norbert Elias, German sociologist (d. 1990) |
| | 1898 - Erich Maria Remarque, German writer (d. 1970) |
| | 1899 - Michał Kalecki, Polish economist (d. 1970) |
| | 1902 - Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (d. 1950) |
| | 1903 - Carl Hubbell, baseball player (d. 1988) |
| | 1903 - John Dillinger, American bank robber (d. 1934) |
| | 1906 - Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (d. 2001) |
| | 1906 - Billy Wilder, Austrian-born director (d. 2002) |
| | 1907 - Mike Todd, American film producer (d. 1958) |
| | 1910 - Peter Pears, English tenor (d. 1986) |
| | 1910 - Konrad Zuse, German engineer (d. 1995) |
| | 1919 - Gower Champion, dancer, choreographer, actor and director (d. 1980) |
| | 1920 - Paul Frees, American voice actor (d. 1986) |
| | 1921 - Joseph Papp, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| | 1922 - Bill Blass, American fashion designer (d. 2002) |
| | 1927 - Ann Petersen, Belgian actress (d. 2003) |
| | 1930 - Yuri Artyukhin, cosmonaut (d. 1998) |
| | 1930 - Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and murder victim (d. 1932) |
| | 1933 - Dianne Feinstein, former mayor of San Francisco and U.S. Senator |
| | 1936 - Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor |
| | 1936 - Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian musician |
| | 1940 - Esther Rantzen, British TV presenter |
| | 1941 - Ed Bradley, American journalist (d. 2006) |
| | 1943 - Brit Hume, American news anchor and commentator |
| | 1944 - Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor |
| | 1944 - Peter Asher, British singer, guitarist and producer (Peter & Gordon) |
| | 1946 - Eliades Ochoa, Cuban guitarist, member of Buena Vista Social Club |
| | 1947 - Octavia Butler, American author (d. 2006) |
| | 1947 - Jerry Rawlings, former President of Ghana |
| | 1947 - David Lander, American actor and baseball scout |
| | 1947 - Howard Kaylan, founding member of The Turtles |
| | 1947 - Pete Maravich, American basketball player (d. 1988) |
| | 1948 - Todd Rundgren, American singer, songwriter, and record producer |
| | 1949 - Meryl Streep, American actress |
| | 1949 - Lindsay Wagner, American actress |
| | 1949 - Alan Osmond, American singer |
| | 1952 - Graham Greene, Canadian actor |
| | 1953 - Cyndi Lauper, American singer |
| | 1954 - Freddie Prinze, American actor and comedian (d. 1977) |
| | 1956 - Tim Russ, American actor |
| | 1957 - Garry Gary Beers, Australian bassist from group INXS |
| | 1958 - Bruce Campbell, American actor |
| | 1959 - Wayne Federman, American comedian, actor, author |
| | 1961 - Stephen Batchelor, British field hockey player |
| | 1961 - Jimmy Sommerville, Scottish singer {Bronski Beat, Communards and solo] |
| | 1962 - Clyde Drexler, NBA player |
| | 1963 - Randy Couture, Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist |
| | 1963 - John Tenta, Canadian wrestler (d. 2006) |
| | 1964 - Dan Brown, American author |
| | 1964 - Dicky Barrett, American singer (Mighty Mighty Bosstones) |
| | 1965 - Lubomir Moravcik, Slovakian footballer |
| | 1966 - Michael Park, WRC co-pilot (d. 2005) |
| | 1966 - Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress |
| | 1968 - Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player |
| | 1970 - Steven Page, Canadian singer (Barenaked Ladies) |
| | 1971 - Kurt Warner, American football player |
| | 1971 - Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress |
| | 1972 - Miguel Del Toro, Mexican baseball player |
| | 1973 - Carson Daly, American television personality |
| | 1974 - Donald Faison, American actor |
| | 1975 - Andreas Klöden, German professional road bicycle racer |
| | 1978 - Champ Bailey, American football player |
| | 1978 - Jai Rodriguez, American TV personality |
| | 1978 - Dan Wheldon, British race car driver |
| | 1979 - Joey Cheek, American speed skater |
| | 1979 - Thomas Voeckler, French road bicycle racer |
| | 1979 - Brad Hawpe, American baseball player |
| | 1980 - Ilya Bryzgalov, Russian ice hockey goaltender |
| | 1982 - Soraia Chaves, Portuguese actress and model |
| | 1984 - Lindsay Pagano, American singer |
| | 1985 - Karla Cossio, Mexican actress |
| | 1987 - Melanie Banville, Canadian gymnast |