Births
- 1151 – Igor Svyatoslavich, Kievan Rus' prince (d. 1202)
- 1366 – Henry IV of England (d. 1413)
- 1529 – Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)
- 1593 – George Herbert, English poet and orator (d. 1633)
- 1639 – Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)
- 1643 – Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1690)
- 1682 – Valentin Rathgeber, German composer, organist and choirmaster (d. 1750)
- 1683 – Mark Catesby, English naturalist (d. 1749)
- 1693 – George Edwards, English naturalist (d. 1773)
- 1715 – William Watson, English physician and scientist (d. 1787)
- 1764 – John Abernethy, English surgeon (d. 1831)
- 1769 – Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat (d. 1835)
- 1770 – Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (d. 1843)
- 1783 – Washington Irving, American author (d. 1859)
- 1806 – Ivan Kireevsky, Russian critic and philosopher (d. 1856)
- 1807 – Jane Digby, English aristocrat and adventuress (d. 1881)
- 1814 – Lorenzo Snow, American religious leader, 5th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1901)
- 1821 – T. Pelham Dale, English clergyman (d. 1892)
- 1822 – Edward Everett Hale, American writer (d. 1909)
- 1823 – William Magear "Boss" Tweed, American political boss (d. 1878)
- 1823 – George Horatio Derby, American humorist (d. 1861)
- 1842 – Ulric Dahlgren, American Union Army colonel (d. 1864)
- 1858 – Jake Gaudaur Snr., Canadian rower/sculler (d. 1937)
- 1864 – Emil Kellenberger, Swiss sports shooter (d. 1943)
- 1876 – Tomáš Baťa, Czech entrepreneur (d. 1932)
- 1876 – Margaret Anglin, Canadian Broadway actress (d. 1958)
- 1880 – Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher (d. 1903)
- 1881 – Alcide De Gasperi, Italian statesman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1954)
- 1882 – Philippe Desranleau, Canadian Roman Catholic Archbishop (d. 1952)
- 1885 – Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director (d. 1981)
- 1885 – Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1954)
- 1885 – Marie-Victorin, Canadian De LaSalle Christian Brother, botanist and writer (d. 1944)
- 1887 – Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (d. 1956)
- 1887 – Nishizō Tsukahara, Japanese naval commander (d. 1966)
- 1889 – Grigoraş Dinicu, Romanian composer and violinist (d. 1949)
- 1893 – Leslie Howard, English actor (d. 1943)
- 1893 – Princess Maud of Fife (d. 1945)
- 1895 – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer (d. 1968)
- 1895 – Zez Confrey, American composer and pianist (d. 1971)
- 1897 – Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek army officer (d. 1989)
- 1898 – George Jessel, American comedian (d. 1981)
- 1898 – Henry Luce, American publisher (d. 1967)
- 1899 – David Jack, English footballer (d. 1958)
- 1900 – Albert Walsh, Canadian commissioner and chief justice, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1958)
- 1904 – Sally Rand, American burlesque dancer (d. 1979)
- 1904 – Russel Wright, American industrial designer (d. 1976)
- 1905 – Robert Frederick Sink, American army officer (d. 1965)
- 1907 – Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (d. 1999)
- 1911 – Nanette Bordeaux, Canadian actress (d. 1956)
- 1911 – Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish athlete (d. 1980)
- 1912 – Gregoris Lambrakis, Greek politician, physician and athlete (d. 1963)
- 1913 – Per Borten, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 2005)
- 1914 – Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
- 1914 – Sam Manekshaw, Indian soldier and Field Marshal. (d. 2008)
- 1915 – Piet de Jong, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- 1915 – İhsan Doğramacı, Turkish physician and academic (d. 2010)
- 1916 – Herb Caen, American columnist (d. 1997)
- 1916 – Louis Guglielmi, Catalan musician (d. 1991)
- 1918 – Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer, conductor and administrator (d. 2000)
- 1920 – John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-American auto worker, alleged Nazi (d. 2012)
- 1920 – Stan Freeman, American composer and lyricist (d. 2001)
- 1920 – Yoshibayama Junnosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 43rd Yokozuna (d. 1977)
- 1921 – Robert Karvelas, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1921 – Darío Moreno, Turkish singer and songwriter (d. 1968)
- 1921 – Jan Sterling, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1924 – Doris Day, American actress, singer and animal rights activist
- 1924 – Marlon Brando, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1924 – Peter Hawkins, English actor (d. 2006)
- 1925 – Tony Benn, British politician
- 1926 – Timothy Bateson, British actor (d. 2009)
- 1926 – Alex Grammas, American baseball coach
- 1926 – Gus Grissom, American astronaut (d. 1967)
- 1928 – Don Gibson, American musician and songwriter (d. 2003)
- 1928 – Kevin Hagen, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1928 – Jennifer Paterson, English chef and actress (d. 1999)
- 1929 – Lee Leonard, American television personality
- 1929 – Poul Schlüter, Danish politician
- 1930 – Lawton Chiles, American politician (d. 1998)
- 1930 – Helmut Kohl, German politician and statesman Chancellor of Germany
- 1930 – Wally Moon, American baseball player
- 1933 – Bob Dornan, American politician
- 1934 – Jane Goodall, English zoologist
- 1936 – Scott LaFaro, American jazz bass player (d. 1961)
- 1936 – Jimmy McGriff, American jazz organist (d. 2008)
- 1936 – Harold Vick, American jazz saxophonist and flautist (d. 1987)
- 1938 – Jeff Barry, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
- 1939 – François de Roubaix, French composer (d. 1975)
- 1939 – Hawk Taylor, American baseball player (d. 2012)
- 1939 – Paul Craig Roberts, American economist
- 1941 – Jan Berry, American musician (Jan and Dean) (d. 2004)
- 1941 – Carl Boenish, American BASE jumper and cinematographer (d. 1984)
- 1941 – Eric Braeden, German actor
- 1941 – Philippé Wynne, American musician (The Spinners) (d. 1984)
- 1942 – Marsha Mason, American actress
- 1942 – Wayne Newton, American singer and actor
- 1942 – Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (d. 2005)
- 1942 – Billy Joe Royal, American singer
- 1943 – Mario Lavista, Mexican composer
- 1943 – Jonathan Lynn, British actor and writer
- 1943 – Richard Manuel, Canadian musician and songwriter (The Band and The Revols) (d. 1986)
- 1943 – Doreen Tracey, English singer and actress
- 1944 – Tony Orlando, American singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
- 1945 – Doon Arbus, American writer and journalist
- 1945 – Bernie Parent, Canadian hockey player
- 1945 – Catherine Spaak, French actress
- 1946 – Dee Murray, English bass player (Procol Harum, The Mirage, and Spencer Davis Group) (d. 1992)
- 1946 – Marisa Paredes, Spanish actress
- 1946 – Hanna Suchocka, Polish politician, 5th Prime Minister of Poland
- 1946 – John Virgo, English snooker player
- 1948 – Arlette Cousture, Canadian writer
- 1948 – Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Mexican economist and politician, President of Mexico
- 1948 – Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch Politician and General Secretary of NATO
- 1949 – Lyle Alzado, American football player (d. 1992)
- 1949 – Anthony Grayling, British philosopher
- 1949 – Richard Thompson, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Fairport Convention and French Frith Kaiser Thompson)
- 1950 – Sally Thomsett, English actress
- 1951 – Danny Padilla, American bodybuilder
- 1951 – Mel Schacher, American musician (Question Mark and the Mysterians and Grand Funk Railroad)
- 1951 – Mitch Woods, American pianist and singer
- 1952 – Mike Moore, American politician and attorney
- 1953 – Sandra Boynton, American greeting-card designer, illustrator, and author
- 1953 – Wakanohana Kanji II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 56th Yokozuna
- 1953 – Craig Taubman, American singer, songwriter, and music producer
- 1954 – Elisabetta Brusa, Italian composer
- 1954 – K. Krishnasamy, Indian politician and physician
- 1955 – Hariharan, Indian singer (Colonial Cousins)
- 1955 – John Mooney, American singer and guitarist
- 1956 – Miguel Bosé, Spanish musician and actor
- 1956 – Ray Combs, American game show host and comedian (d. 1996)
- 1956 – Boris Miljkovic, Serbian director
- 1956 – Tessa Souter, English-Trinidadian singer-songwriter
- 1957 – Julia Hills, British actress
- 1957 – Michalis Rakintzis, Greek singer
- 1958 – Alec Baldwin, American actor
- 1958 – Jaya Prada, Indian actress
- 1959 – David Hyde Pierce, American actor
- 1960 – Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch singer, songwriter, musician, and producer (Ayreon, Star One, Ambeon, and Guilt Machine)
- 1960 – Marie Denise Pelletier, Canadian singer
- 1961 – Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian
- 1962 – Mike Ness, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Social Distortion)
- 1962 – Jennifer Rubin, American actress
- 1962 – Brenda Ann Spencer, American convicted murderer
- 1963 – Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (Savatage) (d. 1993)
- 1963 – Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese composer
- 1963 – Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iranian lawyer
- 1964 – Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist
- 1964 – Andy Robinson, English rugby player
- 1965 – Julie Anne Haddock, American actress
- 1965 – Nazia Hassan, Pakistani singer (d. 2000)
- 1966 – Mina Tominaga, Japanese voice actress
- 1966 – John de Vries, Australian race car driver
- 1966 – Michael Mittermeier, German comedian
- 1967 – Pervis Ellison, American basketball player
- 1967 – Brent Gilchrist, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1967 – Mark Skaife, Australian race car driver
- 1968 – Sebastian Bach, Canadian singer and songwriter (Skid Row, Winter Rose, and Damnocracy)
- 1968 – Charlotte Coleman, English actress (d. 2001)
- 1968 – Jamie Hewlett, English illustrator
- 1969 – Rodney Hampton, American football player
- 1969 – Lance Storm, Canadian wrestler
- 1971 – Picabo Street, American skier
- 1972 – Leigh-Allyn Baker, American actress
- 1972 – Jennie Garth, American actress
- 1972 – Masahiro Ito, Japenese video game designer
- 1972 – Kenny Logan, Scottish rugby player
- 1972 – Catherine McCormack, British actress
- 1972 – Sandrine Testud, French tennis player
- 1973 – Jamie Bamber, English actor
- 1973 – Matthew Ferguson, Canadian actor
- 1974 – Mounir el-Motassadeq, Arabian terrorist
- 1974 – Drew Shirley, American musician (Switchfoot and All Together Separate)
- 1974 – Lee Williams, Welsh actor and model
- 1975 – Shawn Bates, American ice hockey player
- 1975 – Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian basketball player
- 1975 – Aries Spears, American comedian and actor
- 1975 – Yoshinobu Takahashi, Japanese baseball player
- 1975 – Koji Uehara, Japanese baseball player
- 1976 – Will Mellor, English actor
- 1977 – Hussein Fatal, American rapper (Outlawz)
- 1977 – Véronique De Kock, Belgian model, Miss Belgium 1995
- 1977 – Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress
- 1977 – Chael Sonnen, American mixed martial artist
- 1978 – Matthew Goode, English actor
- 1978 – Tommy Haas, German tennis player
- 1978 – John Smit, South African rugby player
- 1979 – Grégoire, French singer-songwriter
- 1979 – Leandro Vieira, Brazilian footballer
- 1979 – Simon Black, Australian Rules footballer
- 1981 – Aaron Bertram, American trumpet player (Suburban Legends)
- 1981 – Matthew Nash, Australian footballer
- 1981 – Heath Ramsay, Australian swimmer
- 1981 – DeShawn Stevenson, American basketball player
- 1982 – Jared Allen, American football player
- 1982 – Jesse Csincsak, American snowboarder
- 1982 – Fler, German rapper
- 1982 – Iain Fyfe, Australian footballer
- 1982 – Kasumi Nakane, Japanese model
- 1982 – Cobie Smulders, Canadian actress
- 1983 – Errol Barnett, English journalist
- 1983 – Ben Foster, English footballer
- 1983 – Stephen Weiss, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 – Jonathan Blondel, Belgian footballer
- 1984 – Maxi López, Argentine footballer
- 1985 – Jari-Matti Latvala, Finnish race car driver
- 1985 – Leona Lewis, English singer
- 1986 – Amanda Bynes, American actress
- 1986 – Jerry Messing, American actor
- 1986 – Coleen Rooney, British television presenter and columnist
- 1986 – Sergio Sánchez, Spanish footballer
- 1987 – Jay Bruce, American baseball player
- 1987 – Margaret Grommes, Sewer lateral expert
- 1987 – Jason Kipnis, American baseball player
- 1987 – Park Jung Min, Korean singer and actor (SS501)
- 1987 – Julie Sokolow, American singer and songwriter
- 1987 – Benjamin Stone, British actor
- 1987 – Sal Zizzo, American soccer player
- 1988 – Peter Hartley, English footballer
- 1988 – Tim Krul, Dutch footballer
- 1989 – Israel Folau, Australian Rules footballer
- 1989 – Thomas Kurz, German footballer
- 1989 – Thisara Perera, Sri Lankan cricket player
- 1989 – Carlos Felipe Rodríguez, Mexican footballer
- 1990 – Karim Ansarifard, Iranian footballer
- 1990 – Madison Brengle, American tennis player
- 1990 – Sotiris Ninis, Greek footballer
- 1991 – Hayley Kiyoko, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1993 – Pape Moussa Konaté, Senegalese footballer
- 1996 – Jackson Bond, American actor
- 2001 – Sophie Delezio, Australian medical figure
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