711 BC – Jimmu, Japanese emperor (d. 585 DC)
1457 – Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)
1480 – Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)
1516 – Bayinnaung, King of Burma (d. 1581)
1599 – Pope Alexander VII (d. 1667)
1672 – Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (d. 1731)
1683 – Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian painter (d. 1754)
1719 – George Rodney, British naval officer (d. 1792)
1721 – John Reid, British army general and composer (d. 1807)
1728 – John Hunter, Scottish surgeon (d. 1793)
1743 – Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist (d. 1820)
1766 – Thomas Robert Malthus, English demographer and political economist (d. 1834)
1768 – Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. 1835)
1769 – Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)
1805 – Peter Gustav Dirichlet, German mathematician (d. 1859)
1811 – François Achille Bazaine, French marshal (d. 1888)
1831 – John Aaron Rawlins, General of the Army (d. 1869)
1834 – Heinrich Caro, German Chemist (d. 1910)
1835 – Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 1908)
1849 – Lord Randolph Churchill, British statesman (d. 1895)
1855 – Paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922)
1866 – Lev Shestov, Russian philosopher (d. 1938)
1870 – Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist, composer (d. 1938)
1873 – Feodor Chaliapin, Russian bass (d. 1938)
1876 – Fritz Buelow, German-born American baseball player (d. 1933)
1879 – Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1949)
1881 – Eleanor Farjeon, English author (d. 1965)
1883 – Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Russian-Armenian director (d. 1922)
1884 – Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (d. 1961)
1885 – Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States, wife of President Harry S. Truman (d. 1982)
1887 – Géza Csáth, Hungarian writer (d. 1919)
1888 – George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1968)
1889 – Leontine Sagan, Austrian actress and theatre director (d. 1974)
1891 – Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)
1891 – Grant Wood, American painter (d. 1942)
1892 – Robert H. Jackson, United States Attorney General (d. 1954)
1897 – William S. Bowdern, American Jesuit Roman Catholic priest (d. 1983)
1900 – Roy Harrod, English economist (d. 1978)
1901 – Paul Lazarsfeld, American Sociologist (d. 1976)
1902 – Harold Lasswell, American political scientist (d. 1978)
1903 – Georges Simenon, Belgian writer (d. 1989)
1903 – Georgy Beriev, Russian aircraft designer (d. 1979)
1906 – Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994)
1906 – Patsy Callighen, Canadian Hockey Player (d. 1964)
1907 – Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. 2004)
1910 – William Shockley, British-American physicist and eugenicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1989)
1911 – Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistani Urdu poet, Lenin Peace Prize winner (d. 1984)
1911 – Jean Muir, American actress (d. 1996)
1915 – Aung San, Burmese general and politician (d. 1947)
1915 – Lyle Bettger, American actor (d. 2003)
1916 – John Reed, British Singer of Gilbert & Sullivan (d. 2010)
1918 – Patty Berg, American golfer (d. 2006)
1919 – Tennessee Ernie Ford, American musician (d. 1991)
1919 – Eddie Robinson, American football coach (d. 2007)
1920 – Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (d. 1987)
1920 – Eileen Farrell, American opera soprano (d. 2002)
1921 – Jeanne Demessieux, French organist, pianist, composer (d. 1968)
1922 – Francis Pym, British Foreign Secretary 1982-83 (d. 2008)
1922 – Gordon Tullock, American economist
1923 – Michael Anthony Bilandic, American politician (d. 2002)
1923 – Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese violinist (d. 2003)
1923 – Chuck Yeager, American fighter and test pilot
1924 – Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (d. 2006)
1928 – Dorothy McGuire, American singer (The McGuire Sisters)
1929 – Omar Torrijos, Panamanian ruler (d. 1981)
1930 – Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist
1930 – Israel Kirzner, American economist
1932 – Susan Oliver, American actress (d. 1990)
1933 – Paul Biya, Cameroon politician
1933 – Caroline Blakiston, British actress
1933 – Costa Gavras, Greek-French filmmaker
1933 – Patrick Godfrey, British actor
1933 – Kim Novak, American actress
1933 – Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer
1934 – George Segal, American actor
1935 – Dr. Don Panoz, American entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS)
1937 – Ali El-Maak, Sudanese writer (d. 1992)
1938 – Oliver Reed, English actor (d. 1999)
1939 – Beate Klarsfeld, German Nazi hunter
1940 – Arne Sølvberg, Norwegian computer scientist
1941 – Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee
1941 – Sigmar Polke, German painter
1942 – Carol Lynley, American actress
1942 – Peter Tork, American musician and actor (The Monkees)
1942 – Donald E. Williams, NASA astronaut
1943 – Elaine Pagels, American theologian
1944 – Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (d. 1983)
1944 – Stockard Channing, American actress
1944 – Jerry Springer, American television host
1944 – Bo Svenson, Swedish-born actor
1944 – Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Indian actor (d. 2006)
1945 – King Floyd, American musician (d. 2006)
1945 – David Tremlett, English artist
1946 – Louis Kondos, Greek actor
1946 – Colin Matthews, British composer
1947 – Mike Krzyzewski, American basketball player and coach
1947 – Stephen Hadley, U.S. National Security Adviser
1947 – Dick Kaysø, Danish actor
1949 – Judy Dyble, British singer/songwriter (Fairport Convention)
1950 – Peter Gabriel, English musician (Genesis), composer and humanitarian
1951 – Greg Fulginiti, American mastering engineer
1951 – David Naughton, American actor and singer
1952 – Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist
1953 – Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer
1954 – Donnie Moore, American baseball player (d. 1989)
1955 – Joe Birkett, American lawyer
1956 – Peter Hook, English bassist (Joy Division and New Order)
1956 – Yiannis Kouros, Greek-Australian runner
1956 – Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, Jordanian Royal Family member
1956 – Liam Brady, Irish footballer
1957 – Denise Austin, American fitness expert
1958 – Pernilla August, Swedish actress
1958 – Marc Emery, Canadian cannabis activist
1958 – Derek Riggs, British artist
1958 – Tip Tipping, British actor and stuntman (d. 1993)
1959 – Gaston Gingras, National Hockey League defenceman
1959 – Richard Eden, American actor
1959 – Gord Hampson, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
1960 – Gary Patterson, American football coach
1960 – Matt Salinger, American actor
1960 – Artur Yusupov, Russian-German chess player
1961 – Henry Rollins, American musician, comedian, and actor (Black Flag)
1961 – Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1962 – Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, American politician
1962 – May Sweet, Burmese singer
1964 – Stephen G. Bowen, NASA astronaut
1964 – Mark Patton, American actor
1964 – Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician
1964 – Yamantaka Eye, Japanese musician (Boredoms)
1966 – Jeff Waters, Canadian musician (Annihilator)
1967 – Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach
1968 – Kelly Hu, American actress
1968 – Niamh Kavanagh, Irish singer
1969 – Ahlam, Bahraini singer
1970 – Diane Youdale, British television personality
1970 – Karoline Krüger, Norwegian singer
1971 – Sonia, British singer
1971 – Galen Gering, American actor
1971 – Mats Sundin, Swedish ice hockey player
1971 – Todd Williams, American baseball player
1972 – Charlie Garner, American football player
1973 – Jorg Bergmeister German race car driver
1974 – Gus Hansen, Danish professional poker player
1974 – Robbie Williams, English singer
1974 – Jeff Duran, American radio personality
1975 – Iván González, Puerto Rican writer and musician
1975 – Tony Dalton, Mexican (American born) actor and screenwriter
1976 – Martin Sastre, Uruguayan artist
1976 – Feist, Canadian singer and songwriter
1976 – Dave Padden, Canadian musician (Annihilator)
1977 – Randy Moss, American football player
1977 – Ben Collins, British racing driver
1978 – Mini Anden, Swedish model and actress
1978 – Hamish Glencross, Scottish guitarist (My Dying Bride)
1978 – Philippe Jaroussky, French sopranist countertenor
1979 – Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer
1979 – Mena Suvari, American actress
1979 – Lucy Brown, British actress
1980 – Sebastian Kehl, German footballer
1980 – Mark Watson, British comedian
1981 – Matías Agüero, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
1981 – Sam Burley, American middle-distance track athlete
1981 – Luisão, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Liam Miller, Irish footballer
1981 – Luke Ridnour, American basketball player
1982 – Lanisha Cole, American model
1983 – Mike Nickeas, American baseball player
1985 – Matthieu Franke, French-born German rugby player
1985 – Kwak Ji-min, South Korean actress
1985 – Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer
1986 – Luke Moore, English footballer
1986 – Jamie Murray, Scottish tennis player
1986 – Stephen Colletti, American Tv star
1987 – Eljero Elia, Dutch footballer
1988 – Aston Merrygold, English singer and actor
1989 – Carly McKillip, Canadian actress
1989 – Rhys Palmer, Australian footballer
1989 – Rodrigo Possebon, Brazilian Footballer
1990 – Olivia Allison, British synchronized swimmer
1990 – Qoigyijabu, 11th Panchen Lama (promoted by the Chinese government)