Births
- 841 – Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (d. 885)
- 875 – William I, Duke of Aquitaine (d. 918)
- 1212 – Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1235)
- 1366 – Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1399)
- 1459 – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1519)
- 1503 – Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (d. 1583)
- 1599 – Anthony van Dyck, Flemish painter (d. 1641)
- 1609 – King John II Casimir of Poland (d. 1672)
- 1663 – August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (d. 1727)
- 1684 – William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician (d. 1764)
- 1712 – Edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757)
- 1728 – Anton Raphael Mengs, German painter (d. 1779)
- 1720 – Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (d. 1799)
- 1723 – Charles Carroll, American statesman (d. 1783)
- 1759 – Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. 1818)
- 1797 – William I, German Emperor (d. 1888)
- 1808 – David Swinson Maynard, American frontiersman and physician (d. 1873)
- 1812 – Stephen Pearl Andrews, American abolitionist (d. 1886)
- 1814 – Thomas Crawford, American sculptor (d. 1857)
- 1817 – Braxton Bragg, American Confederate general (d. 1876)
- 1818 – John Ainsworth Horrocks, English explorer of South Australia (d. 1846)
- 1837 – Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Italian aristocrat and early photography figure (d. 1899)
- 1846 – Randolph Caldecott, British artist and illustrator (d. 1886)
- 1846 – James Timberlake, American lawman (d. 1891)
- 1852 – Otakar Ševčík, Czech violinist and violin teacher (d. 1934)
- 1857 – Paul Doumer, French President (d. 1932)
- 1860 – Alfred Ploetz, German physician (d. 1940)
- 1866 – Jack Boyle, American baseball player (d. 1913)
- 1868 – Robert Millikan, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1953)
- 1869 – Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino statesman (d. 1964)
- 1878 – Michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (d. 1919)
- 1880 – Ernie Quigley, Canadian-born American sports official (d. 1960)
- 1884 – Arthur Vandenberg, United States Senator from Michigan (d. 1951)
- 1885 – Aryeh Levin, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1969)
- 1887 – Chico Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1961)
- 1896 – He Long, Chinese marshal (d. 1969)
- 1896 – Joseph Schildkraut, Austrian-born American actor (d. 1964)
- 1899 – Ruth Page, American ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1991)
- 1901 – Greta Kempton, American artist (d. 1991)
- 1902 – Johannes Brinkman, Dutch architect (d. 1949)
- 1902 – Madeleine Milhaud, French actress (d. 2008)
- 1903 – Bill Holman, American cartoonist (d. 1987)
- 1907 – James Gavin, American general and ambassador (d. 1990)
- 1907 – Lúcia Santos, Portuguese nun and mystic (d. 2005)
- 1908 – Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (d. 1991)
- 1908 – Louis L'Amour, American author (d. 1988)
- 1909 – Gabrielle Roy, Canadian author (d. 1983)
- 1910 – Nicholas Monsarrat, British novelist (d. 1979)
- 1912 – Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor (d. 1985)
- 1912 – Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1913 – Sabiha Gökçen, Turkish combat pilot (d. 2001)
- 1913 – Tom McCall, American politician and journalist, 30th Governor of Oregon (d. 1983)
- 1913 – Lew Wasserman, American film studio executive (d. 2002)
- 1915 – Georgiy Zhzhonov, Russian actor and writer (d. 2005)
- 1917 – Virginia Grey, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1917 – Irving Kaplansky, American mathematician (d. 2006)
- 1918 – Cheddi Jagan, Guyanan politician (d. 1997)
- 1920 – James Brown, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1920 – Werner Klemperer, German actor (d. 2000)
- 1920 – Ross Martin, Polish-American actor (d. 1981)
- 1920 – Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian politician (d. 1995)
- 1921 – Nino Manfredi, Italian actor (d. 2004)
- 1923 – Marcel Marceau, French mime artist (d. 2007)
- 1924 – Al Neuharth, American businessman, author, and columnist, founder of USA Today
- 1924 – Bill Wendell, American television announcer (d. 1999)
- 1925 – Gilles Pelletier, Canadian actor
- 1928 – Carrie Donovan, American fashion editor (d. 2001)
- 1928 – E.D. Hirsch. American social commentator
- 1928 – Ed Macauley, American basketball player (d. 2011)
- 1929 – Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist
- 1930 – Derek Bok, American lawyer and educator
- 1930 – Pat Robertson, American media mogul and religious televangelist
- 1930 – Stephen Sondheim, American composer and lyricist
- 1931 – Burton Richter, American physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor
- 1932 – Larry Evans, American chess grandmaster and journalist (d. 2010)
- 1933 – Abolhassan Banisadr, Iranian politician
- 1933 – May Britt, Swedish actress
- 1934 – Orrin Hatch, American politician
- 1934 – Larry Martyn, English actor (d. 1994)
- 1935 – Frank Pulli, American baseball umpire
- 1935 – M. Emmet Walsh, American actor
- 1936 – Ron Carey, American labor leader (d. 2008)
- 1936 – Roger Whittaker, British singer
- 1937 – Angelo Badalamenti, American composer
- 1937 – Armin Hary, German athlete
- 1940 – Dave Keon, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1940 – Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American physician, actor and author (d. 1996)
- 1941 – Jeremy Clyde, British actor and musician (Chad and Jeremy)
- 1941 – Billy Collins, American poet
- 1941 – Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor
- 1941 – Cassam Uteem, Mauritian political figure
- 1942 – Bernd Herzsprung, German actor
- 1942 – Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian singer-songwriter
- 1942 – Dick Pound, Canadian sports executive
- 1943 – George Benson, American jazz musician
- 1943 – Keith Relf, English musician (The Yardbirds, Renaissance, and Armaggedon) (d. 1976)
- 1945 – Eric Roth, American screenwriter
- 1946 – Don Chaney, American basketball player and coach
- 1946 – Rivka Golani, Israeli violist
- 1946 – Rudy Rucker, American author
- 1947 – James Patterson, American author
- 1948 – Wolf Blitzer, American journalist
- 1948 – Randy Jo Hobbs, American musician (The McCoys and Montrose) (d. 1993)
- 1948 – Andrew Lloyd Webber, English musical theatre composer
- 1949 – Fanny Ardant, French actress
- 1949 – Brian Hanrahan, English journalist and broadcaster (d.2010)
- 1950 – Jocky Wilson, Scottish darts player
- 1950 – Mary Tamm, British actress (d. 2012)
- 1952 – Bob Costas, American sports commentator
- 1952 – Jay Dee Daugherty, American drummer and songwriter (The Church)
- 1955 – James House, American singer-songwriter
- 1955 – Lena Olin, Swedish actress
- 1955 – Pete Sessions, American politician
- 1955 – Valdis Zatlers, Latvian politician
- 1956 – Generosa Ammon, American murder suspect (d. 2003)
- 1957 – Jürgen Bucher, German footballer
- 1957 – Stephanie Mills, American actress and singer
- 1958 – Laurie David, American political activist
- 1958 – Pete Wylie, British singer-songwriter (Crucial Three and The Spitfire Boys)
- 1959 – Carlton Cuse, Mexican-American TV writer and executive
- 1959 – Avraham Fried, American singer-songwriter
- 1959 – Matthew Modine, American actor
- 1965 – John Kordic, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1992)
- 1965 – Emma Wray, English actress
- 1966 – Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1966 – Artis Pabriks, Latvian politician
- 1966 – Brian Shaw, American basketball player
- 1967 – Mario Cipollini, Italian cyclist
- 1967 – Bernie Gallacher, British footballer (d. 2011)
- 1968 – Euronymous (Øystein Aarseth), Norwegian guitarist (Mayhem) (d. 1993)
- 1970 – Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer
- 1970 – Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist
- 1971 – Iben Hjejle, Danish actress
- 1971 – Will Yun Lee, American actor
- 1972 – Shawn Bradley, American basketball player
- 1972 – Cory Lidle, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1972 – Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skater
- 1973 – Beverley Knight, English singer
- 1973 – Joe Nedney, American football player
- 1974 – Marcus Camby, American basketball player
- 1974 – Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer
- 1974 – Kidada Jones, American actress
- 1974 – Gert Peens, South African-born Italian rugby player
- 1975 – Anne Dudek, American actress
- 1975 – Jason Fletcher, American sports agent
- 1975 – Cole Hauser, American actor
- 1975 – Jiří Novák, Czech tennis player
- 1976 – Kathryn Jean Lopez, American columnist and editor
- 1976 – Teun de Nooijer, Dutch field hockey player
- 1976 – Kellie Shanygne Williams, American actress
- 1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress and film producer
- 1977 – John Otto, American musician (Limp Bizkit)
- 1977 – Joey Porter, American football player
- 1977 – Tom Poti, American ice hockey player
- 1979 – Aaron North, American musician (Jubilee and The Icarus Line)
- 1979 – Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball player
- 1980 – Shannon Bex, American singer (Danity Kane)
- 1980 – Pamela O'Connor, Scottish ice dancer
- 1981 – Mims (Shawn Mims), American rapper
- 1982 – Michael Janyk, Canadian alpine skier
- 1984 – Piotr Trochowski, German footballer
- 1985 – Mayola Biboko, Belgian footballer
- 1985 – Jakob Fuglsang, Danish cyclist
- 1985 – Mike Jenkins, American football player
- 1985 – Justin Masterson, American baseball player
- 1985 – Chris Wallace, American singer-songwriter and producer (The White Tie Affair)
- 1986 – Jeon Boram, South Korean singer, actress (T-ara)
- 1986 – David Choi, Korean-American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1987 – Ike Davis, American baseball player
- 1988 – Tania Raymonde, American actress
- 1989 – Ben King, American cyclist
- 1989 – Ruben Popa, Romanian footballer
- 1990 – Lisa Mitchell, Australian singer-songwriter
- 1994 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarusian tennis player
- 1995 – Nick Robinson, American actor
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