Births
- 1603 – Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)
- 1605 – Antonio Bertali, Italian composer and violinist (d. 1669)
- 1613 – Christoph Bach, court musician, grandfather of Johann Sebastian Bach (d. 1661)
- 1658 – Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)
- 1660 – Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer (d. 1716)
- 1665 – Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)
- 1686 – Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)
- 1715 – James Nares, English composer of mostly sacred vocal works (d. 1783)
- 1721 – Roger Sherman, American statesman and signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence (d. 1793)
- 1734 – Karl von Ordóñez, Austrian composer (d. 1786)
- 1785 – Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer (d. 1858)
- 1787 – Deaf Smith, American frontiersman and revolutionary (d. 1837)
- 1793 – Ferdinand I of Austria (d. 1875)
- 1814 – Louis Amédée Achard, French novelist (d. 1875)
- 1832 – José Echegaray y Eizaguirre, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
- 1874 – Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (d. 1952)
- 1877 – Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor (d. 1934)
- 1882 – Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, President of Brazil (d. 1954)
- 1883 – Henry Jameson, American soccer player (d. 1938)
- 1883 – Richard von Mises, Austrian mathematician (d. 1953)
- 1889 – Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (d. 1946)
- 1891 – Françoise Rosay, French actress and singer (d. 1974)
- 1892 – Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (d. 1983)
- 1894 – Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (d. 1966)
- 1897 – Jiroemon Kimura, Japanese super-centenarian and oldest living person in Japan
- 1897 – Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970)
- 1897 – Constance Talmadge, American actress (d. 1973)
- 1899 – George O'Brien, American actor (d. 1985)
- 1900 – Richard Hughes, English novelist (d. 1976)
- 1900 – Roland Michener, Canadian politician, Governor General of Canada (d. 1991)
- 1903 – Eliot Ness, American lawman (d. 1957)
- 1907 – Alan Wheatley, English actor (d. 1991)
- 1912 – Glenn Seaborg, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
- 1917 – Sven Hassel, Danish soldier and author (d. 2012)
- 1920 – Gene Leis, American guitarist, educator, bandleader, composer, and producer (d. 1993)
- 1921 – Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey, first female to be a licensed jockey (d. 2006)
- 1922 – Erich Hartmann, German pilot (d. 1993)
- 1925 – Hugh O'Brian, American actor
- 1925 – John Kraaijkamp, Sr., Dutch actor and comedian (d. 2011)
- 1926 – Rawya Ateya, Egyptian politician and first female parliamentarian in the Arab world (d. 1997)
- 1928 – Alexis Korner, English musician (Blues Incorporated and Collective Consciousness Society) (d. 1984)
- 1930 – Dick Sargent, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1931 – Garfield Morgan, English actor (d. 2009)
- 1931 – Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist (d. 2004)
- 1932 – Fernando Botero, Colombian artist
- 1933 – Dickie Bird, English cricket umpire
- 1933 – Jayne Mansfield, American actress (d. 1967)
- 1934 – Dickie Goodman, American music producer (d. 1989)
- 1935 – Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian and composer (d. 2002)
- 1935 – Justin Rigali, American cardinal
- 1936 – Wilfried Martens, Belgian politician, Prime Minister of Belgium
- 1937 – Elinor Donahue, American actress
- 1937 – Joseph Estrada, Philippine actor and politician, 13th President of the Philippines
- 1938 – Stanley Fish, American theorist and scholar
- 1940 – Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (d. 1977)
- 1940 – Genya Ravan, American singer(Goldie & the Gingerbreads and Ten Wheel Drive)
- 1941 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer and composer
- 1941 – Bobby Russell, American singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
- 1942 – Bas Jan Ader, Dutch artist (disappeared 1975)
- 1942 – Alan Price, English musician (The Animals)
- 1942 – Jack Roush, American racing entrepreneur
- 1943 – Eve Graham, Scottish singer (The New Seekers)
- 1944 – Keith Erickson, American basketball player
- 1944 – James Heckman, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize
- 1944 – Bernie Worrell, American keyboardist and composer (Parliament-Funkadelic, Praxis, and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains)
- 1946 – Tim Curry, British actor
- 1946 – Mary Jo Slater, American casting director and producer
- 1947 – Murray Perahia, American pianist and conductor
- 1947 – Mark Volman, American musician (The Turtles and The Mothers Of Invention)
- 1948 – Stuart McLean, Canadian radio host
- 1948 – Rick Miller, American baseball player
- 1949 – Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman
- 1949 – Larry Walters, American pilot (d. 1993)
- 1951 – Barry Brown, American actor and writer (d. 1978)
- 1951 – Jóannes Eidesgaard, Faroese educator and politician, Finance Minister and Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
- 1952 – Alexis Argüello, Nicaraguan boxer (d. 2009)
- 1953 – Rod Morgenstein, American drummer and educator (Winger, Dixie Dregs, Platypus, and The Jelly Jam)
- 1953 – Ruby Wax, American comedian
- 1954 – Trevor Francis, English footballer
- 1954 – Bob Rock, Canadian musician and producer (The Payolas)
- 1956 – Sue Barker, British tennis player and sports presenter
- 1956 – Randy Carlyle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1957 – Mukesh Ambani, Indian businessman
- 1957 – Tony Martin, English singer and musician (Black Sabbath and Phenomena)
- 1958 – Steve Antin, American actor and director
- 1958 – Denis O'Brien, Irish businessman, founded BT Ireland
- 1959 – Donald Markwell, Australian social scientist and educator
- 1960 – Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress
- 1960 – Ara Gevorgyan, Armenian musician, composer and producer
- 1960 – Roger Merrett, Australian footballer
- 1960 – John Schweitz, American basketball player and coach
- 1960 – Frank Viola, American baseball player
- 1961 – Spike Owen, American baseball player
- 1962 – Al Unser, Jr., American race car driver
- 1963 – Valerie Plame, American C.I.A. agent and author
- 1964 – Gordon Marshall, Scottish footballer
- 1965 – Natalie Dessay, French soprano
- 1965 – Suge Knight, American record producer and executive
- 1966 – Véronique Gens, French soprano
- 1966 – Brett Gladman, Canadian astronomer
- 1966 – David La Haye, Canadian actor
- 1966 – Osamu Matsuda, Japanese wrestler
- 1966 – Julia Neigel, German singer-songwriter, producer, author, and actor
- 1967 – Steven H Silver, American editor
- 1967 – Dar Williams, American singer-songwriter and musician (Cry Cry Cry)
- 1967 – Philippe Saint-André, French rugby player and coach
- 1968 – Ashley Judd, American actress
- 1968 – Pascal Kleiman, Spanish DJ, producer, musician, and composer
- 1968 – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
- 1968 – Arshad Warsi, Indian actor
- 1969 – Andrew Carnie, Canadian educator and writer
- 1969 – Jesse James, American motorcycle builder
- 1969 – Susan Polgar, Hungarian-American chess player
- 1970 – Kelly Holmes, English athlete
- 1970 – Luis Miguel, Mexican singer
- 1971 – Gad Elmaleh, French-Moroccan comedian and actor
- 1972 – Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer
- 1972 – Jeff Wilkins, American football player
- 1973 – Alessio Scarpi, Italian footballer
- 1973 – George Gregan, Australian rugby player
- 1974 – Akara Amarttayakul, Thai actor
- 1975 – Jason Gillespie, Australian cricketer
- 1975 – Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer
- 1976 – Ruud Jolie, Dutch musician (Within Temptation)
- 1976 – Scott Padgett, American basketball player
- 1977 – Joe Beimel, American baseball player
- 1977 – Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer
- 1977 – Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player
- 1977 – Jonny Storm, English wrestler
- 1978 – James Franco, American actor
- 1978 – Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer
- 1978 – Amanda Sage, American artist
- 1979 – Rocky Bernard, American football player
- 1979 – Kate Hudson, American actress
- 1979 – Zhao Junzhe, Chinese footballer
- 1979 – Nicole Raczynski, American wrestler
- 1980 – Jason Blaine, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1980 – Nick Groff, English-American paranormal investigator
- 1980 – Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980 – Alexis Thorpe, American actress
- 1981 – Hayden Christensen, Canadian actor
- 1981 – Ryuta Hara, Japanese footballer
- 1981 – Martin Havlat, Czech ice hockey player
- 1981 – Kasie Head, American model, Miss Oklahoma USA 2002
- 1981 – James Hibberd, British cricketer
- 1981 – Napakpapha Nakprasitte, Thai actress
- 1981 – Antonio Mendes, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- 1981 – Troy Polamalu, American football player
- 1981 – Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress
- 1982 – Joseph Hagerty, American gymnast
- 1982 – Cassandra Morris, American actress, editor, and writer
- 1982 – Rocco Sabato, Italian footballer
- 1982 – Ignacio Serricchio, American actor
- 1982 – Sitiveni Sivivatu, New Zealand rugby player
- 1983 – Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1983 – Zack Duke, American baseball player
- 1983 – Joe Mauer, American baseball player
- 1983 – Patrick Platins, German footballer
- 1983 – Curtis Thigpen, American baseball player
- 1984 – Lee Da Hae, South Korean actress
- 1984 – Christopher Pearce, English cricketer
- 1985 – Valon Behrami, Swiss footballer
- 1985 – Jan Zimmermann, German goalkeeper
- 1986 – Maxine, American wrestler and manager
- 1986 – Pascal Angan, Beninese footballer
- 1986 – Heather Kuzmich, American model
- 1986 – Candace Parker, American basketball player
- 1986 – Gabe Pruitt, American basketball player
- 1986 – Will Thursfield, British footballer
- 1987 – Oksana Akinshina, Russian actress
- 1987 – David Cavazos, Mexican singer-songwriter
- 1987 – Joe Hart, English footballer
- 1987 – Courtland Mead, American actor
- 1987 – Daniel Schuhmacher, German singer
- 1987 – Luigi Giorgi, Italian footballer
- 1987 – Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player
- 1987 – Lauren Wilson, Canadian figure skater
- 1988 – Enrique Esqueda Mexican footballer
- 1988 – Haruna Kojima, Japanese actress and singer (AKB48 and no3b)
- 1988 – Saya Yūki, Japanese actress
- 1989 – Fiona MacGillivray, Canadian singer (The Cottars)
- 1989 – Dominik Mader, German footballer
- 1989 – Belinda Owusu, English actress
- 1989 – Daisuke Watabe, Japanese footballer
- 1990 – Himchan, South Korean singer (B.A.P)
- 1990 – Kim Chiu, Chinese-Filipino actress
- 1990 – Héctor Herrera, Mexican footballer
- 1990 – Damien Le Tallec, French footballer
- 1990 – Teo Olivares, American actor
- 1990 – Patrick Wiegers, German footballer
- 1991 – Steve Cook, British footballer
- 1992 – Paul-Jose M'Poku, Belgian footballer
- 1993 – Sebastian de Souza, English actor
- 1995 – Akira Saitō, Japanese actress
- 1996 – London Freeman, American actress
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