| | 1040 - King Ladislaus I of Hungary (d. 1095) |
| | 1350 - Manuel II Palaeologus, Eastern Roman Emperor |
| | 1462 - King Louis XII of France (d. 1515) |
| | 1550 - King Charles IX of France (d. 1574) |
| | 1696 - William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier (d. 1759) |
| | 1717 - Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (d. 1799) |
| | 1838 - Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer (d. 1914) |
| | 1846 - Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish independence fighter (d. 1891) |
| | 1850 - Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (d. 1904) |
| | 1850 - Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (d. 1919) |
| | 1869 - Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born anarchist and feminist (d. 1940) |
| | 1869 - Hans Spemann, German embryologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1941) |
| | 1870 - Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (d. 1947) |
| | 1880 - Helen Keller, American spokeswoman for the deaf and blind (d. 1968) |
| | 1882 - Eduard Spranger, German philosopher, psychologist, and educator (d. 1963) |
| | 1884 - Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (d. 1962) |
| | 1888 - Antoinette Perry, New York Stage Director, Tony Award named for her (d. 1946} |
| | 1913 - Willie Mosconi, American billiards player (d. 1993) |
| | 1914 - Giorgio Almirante, Italian politician (d. 1988) |
| | 1923 - Jacques Berthier, French liturgical composer (d. 1994) |
| | 1924 - Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (d. 2003) |
| | 1924 - Bob Appleyard, English cricketer |
| | 1925 - Doc Pomus, American musician and composer (d. 1991) |
| | 1927 - Bob Keeshan, American actor (d. 2004) |
| | 1928 - Rudy Perpich, American politician (d. 1995) |
| | 1929 - William Afflis, American wrestler (d. 1991) |
| | 1930 - Ross Perot, American billionaire and politician |
| | 1931 - Charles Bronfman, Canadian industrialist |
| | 1931 - Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| | 1932 - Anna Moffo, American soprano (d. 2006) |
| | 1932 - Eddie Kasko, baseball player |
| | 1935 - Laurent Terzieff, French actor |
| | 1938 - Tommy Cannon, British comedian |
| | 1941 - Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director (d. 1996) |
| | 1941 - Bill Baxley, Alabama Politician; attorney general and lieutenant governor |
| | 1942 - Bruce Johnston, American singer/songwriter, member of The Beach Boys |
| | 1942 - Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer |
| | 1943 - Rico Petrocelli, Major League baseball player |
| | 1944 - Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist |
| | 1948 - Camile Baudoin, New Orleans rock guitarist |
| | 1949 - Vera Wang, American fashion designer |
| | 1951 - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland |
| | 1955 - Isabelle Adjani, French actress |
| | 1956 - Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player |
| | 1958 - Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer |
| | 1959 - Clint Boon, English musician (Inspiral Carpets) |
| | 1959 - Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer and artist |
| | 1959 - Lorrie Morgan, American country music singer |
| | 1961 - Margo Timmins, Canadian folk-rock singer (Cowboy Junkies) |
| | 1962 - Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hong Kong actor |
| | 1962 - Michael Ball, British singer |
| | 1963 - Meera Syal, English comedian, writer, singer, journalist, and actress |
| | 1963 - Johnny Benson, American NASCAR driver |
| | 1964 - Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch film producer and director |
| | 1964 - Chuck Person, basketball player |
| | 1966 - J.J. Abrams, American television writer and producer |
| | 1967 - Sylvie Fréchette, French Canadian synchronized swimmer |
| | 1968 - Pascale Bussières, French Canadian actress |
| | 1970 - Jim Edmonds, baseball player |
| | 1970 - Vitamin C, American singer |
| | 1971 - Robert Earl Davis, Originator of Screw Music |
| | 1975 - Tobey Maguire, American actor |
| | 1975 - Daryle Ward, baseball player |
| | 1975 - Ace Darling, American professional wrestler |
| | 1977 - Raúl, Spanish footballer |
| | 1977 - Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footbaler |
| | 1978 - Stefan Arason, Icelandic composer |
| | 1979 - Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress |
| | 1979 - John Warne, American musician (Relient K, formerly of Ace Troubleshooter) |
| | 1980 - Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer |
| | 1983 - Alsou, Russian singer |
| | 1983 - Dale Steyn, South African cricketer |
| | 1983 - Evan Taubenfeld, American musician |
| | 1984 - Julie Ordon, Victoria Secret Model |
| | 1985 - Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player |
| | 1985 - Nico Rosberg, German race car driver |
| | 1986 - Drake Bell, American actor and musician |
| | 1988 - Kate Ziegler, American swimmer |
| | 1991 - Madylin Sweeten, American actress |