* 1394 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)
* 1468 - Juan del Encina, Spanish poet and composer (d. ?1533)
* 1596 - Tsar Michael I of Russia (d. 1645)
* 1674 - Abigail Williams, American accuser in the Salem witch trials (d. 1765)
* 1675 - Evaristo Abaco, Italian composer (d. 1742)
* 1730 - Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (d. 1795)
* 1803 - Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)
* 1807 - Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (d. 1893)
* 1817 - Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862)
* 1824 - Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)
* 1828 - Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (d. 1889)
* 1849 - Sir William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
* 1850 - Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (d. 1912)
* 1852 - Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (d. 1933)
* 1854 - George Eastman, American inventor (d. 1932)
* 1863 - Albert Calmette, French physician (d. 1933)
* 1863 - Paul Karl Ludwig Drude, German physicist (d. 1906)
* 1864 - George Washington Carver, American botanist (d. 1943)
* 1868 - Stefan George, German poet (d. 1933)
* 1870 - Louis II of Monaco (d. 1949)
* 1876 - Max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944)
* 1880 - Tod Browning, American film director (d. 1962)
* 1884 - Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
* 1886 - Jean Hersholt, Danish film director and actor (d. 1956)
* 1892 - Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1942)
* 1895 - Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
* 1895 - Buckminster Fuller, American architect (d. 1983)
* 1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (d. 1960)
* 1904 - Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
* 1908 - Milton Berle, American comedian (d. 2002)
* 1909 - Curly Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (d. 1993)
* 1909 - Fritz Leonhardt, German civil engineer (d. 1999)
* 1913 - Willis Lamb, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1917 - Andrew Wyeth, American artist
* 1920 - Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer (d. 2004)
* 1920 - Beah Richards, American actress (d. 2000)
* 1921 - Bob Fillion, French Canadian ice hockey player
* 1922 - Mark Hatfield, U.S. Senator from Oregon
* 1925 - Roger B. Smith, American automobile executive
* 1928 - Elias James Corey, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1930 - Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and writer
* 1932 - Otis Davis, American runner
* 1933 - Donald E. Westlake, American author
* 1934 - Van Cliburn, American pianist
* 1937 - Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor
* 1937 - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France 1997-2002
* 1937 - Michel Louvain, French Canadian singer
* 1938 - Ron Fairly, American baseball player
* 1938 - Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
* 1941 - Benny Parsons, American NASCAR driver (d. 2007)
* 1942 - Billy Smith, Australian rugby league footballer
* 1943 - Christine McVie, British singer, musician, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)
* 1943 - Walter Murch, American film editor
* 1946 - Fujioka Hiroshi, Japanese martial artist and actor
* 1947 - Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby union footballer
* 1948 - Walter Egan, American singer
* 1948 - Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer
* 1948 - Jay Thomas, American actor
* 1949 - Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR Team Owner, and car dealer.
* 1950 - Eric Carr, American drummer (Kiss) (d. 1991)
* 1950 - Gilles Meloche, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* 1951 - Brian Grazer, American film producer
* 1951 - Cheryl Ladd, American actress
* 1952 - Voja Antonić, Serbian inventor and writer
* 1954 - Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer
* 1956 - Sandi Patty, American singer
* 1956 - Mario Soto, Dominican professional baseball player
* 1957 - Richard Douglas Husband, American astronaut (d. 2003)
* 1958 - Jennifer Saunders, English actress
* 1959 - Steve Fuller, Anglo-American philosopher and sociologist
* 1961 - Cal Wilson, New Zealand comedian
* 1962 - Dan Murphy, American guitarist (Soul Asylum)
* 1962 - Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
* 1962 - Dean Wilkins, English football manager
* 1964 - Gaby Roslin, English television presenter
* 1965 - Robin Wilson, American singer
* 1967 - Richard Herring, English comedian
* 1967 - John Petrucci, American guitar player (Dream Theater)
* 1967 - Bruny Surin, Canadian athlete
* 1968 - Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
* 1969 - Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress
* 1969 - Jesse Pintado, American guitarist (Napalm Death) (d. 2006)
* 1970 - Brian Lee Byung-Hun, South Korean actor
* 1971 - Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
* 1972 - Travis Best, American basketball player
* 1972 - Brett Reed, American musician (Rancid)
* 1973 - Magoo, American rapper
* 1973 - Christian Vieri, Italian football player
* 1974 - Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer (Within Temptation)
* 1974 - Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer
* 1974 - Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler
* 1976 - Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1976 - Anna Friel, British actress
* 1976 - Tracie Spencer, American singer
* 1977 - Neil Harris, English footballer
* 1977 - Steve Howey, American actor
* 1977 - Airin Older, American musician
* 1977 - Brock Lesnar, American professional wrestler
* 1978 - Topher Grace, American actor
* 1978 - Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
* 1978 - Claire Chitham, New Zealand actress
* 1979 - Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
* 1982 - Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
* 1983 - Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyballer
* 1984 - Gareth Gates, British singer
* 1984 - Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
* 1985 - Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer
* 1985 - Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel
* 1986 - JP Pietersen, South African rugby player
* 1988 - Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer
* 1991 - Erik Per Sullivan, American actor.
