| | 1244 - Henry I of Hesse (d. 1308) |
| | 1340 - John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399) |
| | 1386 - Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) |
| | 1485 - Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) |
| | 1519 - Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605) |
| | 1532 - Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English politician (d. 1588) |
| | 1542 - St. John of the Cross, Spanish Carmelite friar and poet (d. 1591) |
| | 1546 - Robert Parsons, English Jesuit priest (d. 1610) |
| | 1663 - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (d. 1742) |
| | 1687 - Johann Albrecht Bengel, German scholar (d. 1757) |
| | 1694 - Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, Swiss publicist (d. 1748) |
| | 1704 - Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (d. 1771) |
| | 1774 - François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (d. 1838) |
| | 1777 - John Ross, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1856) |
| | 1795 - Ernst Heinrich Weber, German anatomist and physiologist (d. 1878) |
| | 1803 - George James Webb, English-born composer (d. 1887) |
| | 1804 - Willard Richards, American religious leader (d. 1854) |
| | 1813 - Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and reformer (d. 1887) |
| | 1826 - George Goyder, surveyor-general of South Australia (d. 1898) |
| | 1842 - Ambrose Bierce, American author |
| | 1850 - Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, British field marshal (d. 1916) |
| | 1860 - Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (d. 1878) |
| | 1882 - Carl Diem, German Olympic official (d. 1962) |
| | 1883 - Victor Franz Hess, Austrian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964) |
| | 1886 - George Shiels, Northern Irish dramatist (d. 1949) |
| | 1888 - Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect (d. 1964) |
| | 1895 - Jack Dempsey, American boxer (d. 1983) |
| | 1897 - Daniel K. Ludwig, American shipping magnate (d. 1992) |
| | 1900 - Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician (d. 1945) |
| | 1901 - Harry Partch, American composer (d. 1974) |
| | 1904 - Phil Harris, American singer, songwriter and comedian (d. 1995) |
| | 1906 - Pierre Fournier, French cellist (d. 1986) |
| | 1907 - Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet (d. 1989) |
| | 1908 - Hugo Distler, German composer (d. 1942) |
| | 1908 - Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer (d 1987) |
| | 1908 - Alfons Rebane, Estonian military officer (d. 1976) |
| | 1911 - Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine race car driver (d. 1995) |
| | 1911 - Ernesto Sábato, Argentinian writer |
| | 1914 - Robert Aickman, English author (d. 1981) |
| | 1915 - Fred Hoyle, British astronomer (d. 2001) |
| | 1922 - Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) |
| | 1924 - Kurt Furgler, member of the Swiss Federal Council |
| | 1927 - Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1930 - Claude Chabrol, French film director |
| | 1930 - William B. Ziff, Jr., American publishing executive (d. 2006) |
| | 1931 - Billy Casper, American golfer |
| | 1934 - Jean-Pierre Ferland, Québec singer |
| | 1941 - Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, psychoanalyst, feminist, and, novelist |
| | 1942 - Mick Fleetwood, English musician (Fleetwood Mac) |
| | 1942 - Michele Lee, American actress |
| | 1944 - Jeff Beck, English musician (The Yardbirds) |
| | 1944 - Arthur Brown, English musician |
| | 1944 - John "Charlie" Whitney, English guitarist (Family, Streetwalkers, Axis Point) |
| | 1944 - Chris Wood, English musician (d. 1983) |
| | 1945 - Colin Blunstone, English musician (The Zombies) |
| | 1945 - George Pataki, American politician |
| | 1945 - Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1946 - Ellison Onizuka, American astronaut (d. 1986) |
| | 1946 - David Collenette, Canadian politician |
| | 1947 - Peter Weller, American actor |
| | 1948 - Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player (Yes) |
| | 1949 - John Illsley, English bassist (Dire Straits) |
| | 1950 - Mercedes Lackey, American author |
| | 1950 - Nancy Allen, American actress |
| | 1952 - Stephen Pusey, British-born artist |
| | 1953 - Ivo Lill, Estonian artist |
| | 1953 - Garry Shider, American musician (P Funk) |
| | 1955 - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, Guru of Siddha Yoga |
| | 1955 - Betsy Randle, American actress |
| | 1956 - Joe Penny, English actor |
| | 1958 - Jean Charest, Premier of Québec |
| | 1958 - John Tortorella, American ice hockey coach |
| | 1960 - Trisha Meili, the "Central Park Jogger" |
| | 1961 - Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1961 - Curt Smith, English musician and songwriter (Tears for Fears) |
| | 1963 - Anatoly Borisovich Jurkin, Russian writer |
| | 1963 - Preki, Serbian-born American soccer player |
| | 1963 - Mike Wieringo, American comic book artist |
| | 1964 - Gary Suter, American ice hockey player |
| | 1967 - Bill Huard, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1967 - Janez Lapajne, Slovenian film director |
| | 1967 - Richard Kruspe-Bernstein, German musician (Rammstein) |
| | 1969 - Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian singer |
| | 1970 - Glenn Medeiros, American singer |
| | 1972 - Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist |
| | 1972 - Denis Zvegelj, Slovenian rower |
| | 1973 - Alexander Beyer, German actor |
| | 1973 - Ji Jin Hee, South Korean actor |
| | 1976 - Louisa Leaman, English author |
| | 1978 - Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist (Nightwish) |
| | 1978 - Luis García, Spanish footballer |
| | 1978 - Juan Román Riquelme, Argentine footballer |
| | 1978 - Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer |
| | 1979 - Craig Shergold, British internet folklore subject |
| | 1979 - Petra Němcová, Czechoslovakian-born supermodel |
| | 1980 - Cicinho, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1982 - Kevin Nolan, English footballer |
| | 1982 - Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player |
| | 1984 - J.J. Redick, American basketball player |
| | 1986 - Solange Knowles, American singer |
| | 1986 - Philip Hughes, American baseball player |
| | 1987 - Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer |
| | 1988 - Micah Richards, English footballer |