- 1286 - John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347)
- 1470 - Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)
- 1503 - John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)
- 1641 - Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)
- 1685 - John Gay, British writer (d. 1732)
- 1755 - Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (d. 1829)
- 1789 - Horace Vernet, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1863)
- 1803 - Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (d. 1849)
- 1807 - Friedrich Theodor von Vischer, German narrator, lyricist, and philosopher (d. 1887)
- 1817 - Joseph Dalton Hooker, British botanist (d. 1911)
- 1823 - Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Indian industrialist (d. 1901)
- 1843 - Ernest Mason Satow, British diplomat (d. 1929)
- 1884 - Georges Duhamel, French author (d. 1966)
- 1891 - Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (d. 1953)
- 1891 - Ed "Strangler" Lewis, American professional wrestler (d. 1966)
- 1892 - Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader (d. 1951)
- 1893 - Walter Ulbricht, German politician (d. 1973)
- 1899 - Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990)
- 1899 - Harry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1971)
- 1906 - Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981)
- 1906 - Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (d. 1967)
- 1907 - Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian politician (d. 1950)
- 1908 - Winston Graham, British writer (d. 2003)
- 1911 - Czesław Miłosz, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
- 1912 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (d. 2003)
- 1912 - Dan Reeves - Owner of the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams (d. 1971)
- 1913 - Harry Wismer, owner of the New York Jets (d. 1967)
- 1913 - Alfonso López Michelsen, 32nd Colombian President (d. 2007)
- 1914 - Francisco da Costa Gomes, 16th President of Portugal (d. 2001)
- 1917 - Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)
- 1917 - Lena Horne, American actress and singer
- 1919 - Ed Yost, American inventor (d. 2007)
- 1926 - Paul Berg, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1929 - James Goldman, American screenwriter (d. 1998)
- 1929 - Hans Krondahl, Swedish painter and textile designer
- 1931 - Bert Eriksson, Flemish neo-Nazi (d. 2005)
- 1931 - Andrew Hill, American jazz pianist (d. 2007)
- 1933 - Lea Massari, Italian actress
- 1933 - Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1934 - Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician (d. 1997)
- 1936 - Nancy Dussault, American actress
- 1936 - Tony Musante, American actor
- 1936 - Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 2002)
- 1938 - Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (d. 1999)
- 1939 - José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet
- 1940 - Mark Spoelstra, American folk singer (d. 2007)
- 1941 - Peter Pollock, South African cricket player
- 1942 - Robert Ballard, Oceanographer
- 1942 - Ron Harris, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1943 - Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (d. 1976)
- 1944 - Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist
- 1944 - Terry Funk, American professional wrestler
- 1944 - Glenn Shorrock, Australian singer-songwriter; co-founding member of Little River Band
- 1944 - Ron Swoboda, American baseball player
- 1950 - Leonard Whiting, British actor
- 1951 - Stanley Clarke, American musician
- 1952 - David Garrison, Broadway and television actor
- 1952 - Athanassios S. Fokas, Greek mathematician
- 1953 - Hal Lindes, British-American musician (Dire Straits)
- 1954 - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (d. 2004)
- 1955 - David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian
- 1957 - Sterling Marlin, American race car driver (NASCAR)
- 1958 - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
- 1959 - Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
- 1959 - Brendan Perry, British musician (Dead Can Dance)
- 1960 - Murray Cook, Australian children's singer (The Wiggles)
- 1962 - Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player
- 1963 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist
- 1964 - Alexandra Christina Manley, Former Danish princess, now countess
- 1965 - Mitch Richmond, American basketball player
- 1965 - Steve Duchesne, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1965 - Gary Pallister, English footballer
- 1966 - Mike Tyson, American former boxer
- 1966 - Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor
- 1968 - Philip Anselmo, American musician
- 1969 - Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1970 - Brian Bloom, American actor
- 1970 - Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player
- 1971 - Anette Michel, Mexican actress
- 1971 - Monica Potter, American actress
- 1972 - Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
- 1972 - James Martin, English celebrity chef
- 1973 - Chan-ho Park, South Korean baseball player
- 1974 - Melanie Lambert American ice skater
- 1975 - Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver (F1)
- 1978 - Owen Lafave, ex-husband of Debra Lafave
- 1978 - Ben Cousins, Australian Football League player
- 1979 - Matisyahu, Hasidic Jewish Reggae singer
- 1979 - Rick Gonzalez, Hispanic-American actor
- 1979 - Travis Minor, National Football League Runningback
- 1980 - Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
- 1981 - Can Artam, Turkish racing driver
- 1981 - Matt Kirk, Canadian football Player
- 1981 - Karolina Sadalska, Polish kayaker
- 1981 - Ben Utecht, American football Player
- 1982 - Dan Jacobs, American guitarist (Atreyu)
- 1982 - Andy Knowles, British musician (Franz Ferdinand)
- 1982 - Mitch Maier, American baseball player
- 1982 - Lizzy Caplan, American actress
- 1983 - Brendon James, British drummer (Thirteen Senses)
- 1983 - Marlin Jackson, American football player
- 1983 - Patrick Wolf, British musician
- 1983 - Cheryl Cole, British singer (Girls Aloud)
- 1984 - Fantasia Barrino, American singer
- 1984 - Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer
- 1985 - Rafal Blechacz, Polish classical pianist
- 1985 - Michael Phelps, American swimmer
- 1985 - Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer
- 1985 - Cody Runnels, American wrestler
- 1986 - Victoria Crawford, American wrestler and model
- 1991 - Kaho, Japanese actress
