Births
- 630 – Constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)
- 994 – Ibn Hazm, Arabian philosopher (d. 1069)
- 1598 – Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664)
- 1619 – Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author (d. 1692)
- 1650 – John Robinson, English bishop (d. 1723)
- 1687 – William Stukeley, English antiquarian (d. 1765)
- 1706 – Carlo Cecere, Italian composer (d. 1761)
- 1728 – James Cook, English navy officer, explorer, and cartographer (d. 1779)
- 1750 – Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet (d. 1819)
- 1805 – Thomas Brassey, English engineer (d. 1870)
- 1818 – Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (d. 1896)
- 1832 – Andrew Dickson White, American educator and diplomat, co-founded Cornell University (d. 1918)
- 1838 – Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author (d. 1889)
- 1846 – Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist (d. 1907)
- 1851 – Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (d. 1913)
- 1858 – Bipin Chandra Pal, Indian activist (d. 1932)
- 1860 – Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (d. 1936)
- 1861 – Jeff Milton, American sheriff (d. 1947)
- 1867 – Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1934)
- 1875 – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet politician (d. 1946)
- 1876 – Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (d. 1958)
- 1878 – Lise Meitner, Austrian physicist (d. 1968)
- 1879 – King Baggot, American actor (d. 1948)
- 1879 – Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (d. 1940)
- 1886 – Aron Nimzowitsch, Russian-Danish chess player (d. 1935)
- 1888 – C. V. Raman, Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
- 1890 – Jan Matulka American painter (d. 1972)
- 1893 – Leatrice Joy, American actress (d. 1985)
- 1896 – Esdras Minville, Canadian economist and sociologist (d. 1975)
- 1897 – Herman J. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter, director, and producer (d. 1953)
- 1897 – Armstrong Sperry, American author (d. 1976)
- 1898 – Raphaël Salem, Greek mathematician (d. 1963)
- 1899 – Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-Israeli poet and columnist (d. 1954)
- 1901 – Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 1980)
- 1903 – Ary Barroso, Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1964)
- 1903 – Dean Jagger, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1903 – Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
- 1903 – Grace Stafford, American actress (d. 1992)
- 1905 – William Alwyn, English composer (d. 1985)
- 1906 – Eugene Carson Blake, American church leader (d. 1985)
- 1908 – Marijac, French illustrator and writer (d. 1994)
- 1913 – Albert Camus, French author, journalist, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)
- 1913 – Alekos Sakellarios, Greek screenwriter and director (d. 1991)
- 1914 – Archie Campbell, American comedian, actor, and singer (d. 1987)
- 1915 – Philip Morrison, American scientist (d. 2005)
- 1917 – Titos Vandis, Greek actor (d. 2003)
- 1918 – Paul Aussaresses, French general
- 1918 – Billy Graham, American evangelist
- 1918 – Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese singer (d. 1993)
- 1919 – Ellen Stewart, American director and producer (d. 2011)
- 1921 – Jack Fleck, American golfer
- 1922 – Al Hirt, American trumpet player (d. 1999)
- 1923 – Gene Callahan, American production designer (d. 1990)
- 1926 – Joan Sutherland, Australian soprano (d. 2010)
- 1927 – Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman
- 1927 – Ivor Emmanuel, Welsh singer and actor (d. 2007)
- 1928 – Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader
- 1929 – Eric Kandel, Austrian scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize laureate
- 1929 – Jesús de Polanco, Spanish businessman(d. 2007)
- 1930 – Rudy Boschwitz, American politician
- 1931 – G. Edward Griffin, American film producer and author
- 1935 – W. S. Rendra, Indonesian poet and playwright (d. 2009)
- 1936 – Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
- 1936 – Audrey McLaughlin, Canadian politician
- 1938 – Dee Clark, American singer (d. 1990)
- 1938 – Jake Gibbs, American baseball player
- 1938 – Jim Kaat, American baseball player
- 1938 – Barry Newman, American actor
- 1940 – Dakin Matthews, American actor
- 1940 – Antonio Skármeta, Chilean author
- 1942 – Tom Peters, American author
- 1942 – Johnny Rivers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1942 – Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress
- 1943 – Michael Byrne, English actor
- 1943 – Stephen Greenblatt, American critic
- 1943 – Boris Gromov, Russian general
- 1943 – Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1943 – Michael Spence, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1944 – Waljinah, Javanese singer
- 1945 – Joe Niekro, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1944 – Ken Patera, American wrestler
- 1944 – Luigi Riva, Italian footballer
- 1945 – Earl Boen, American actor
- 1945 – Bob Englehart, American cartoonist
- 1946 – John Aylward, American actor
- 1947 – Bob Anderson, English darts player
- 1947 – Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese baseball player
- 1947 – Sondhi Limthongkul, Thai journalist
- 1947 – Holmes Osborne, American actor
- 1948 – Buck Martinez, American baseball player
- 1948 – Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
- 1949 – Stephen Bruton, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2009)
- 1949 – Steven Stucky, American composer
- 1949 – David S. Ware, American saxophonist (d. 2012)
- 1950 – Lindsay Duncan, Scottish actress
- 1951 – Lawrence O'Donnell, American journalist, actor, and producer
- 1951 – John Tamargo, American baseball player
- 1952 – David Petraeus, American military officer, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- 1952 – Modibo Sidibé, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali
- 1952 – Valeriy Zuyev Ukrainian footballer and coach
- 1953 – Lucinda Green, English horse rider and journalist
- 1954 – Robin Beck, American singer
- 1954 – Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian author
- 1954 – Kamal Haasan, Indian actor
- 1954 – Gil Junger, American director
- 1955 – Shirley Eikhard, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1955 – Kitty Margolis, American singer and producer
- 1955 – Detlef Ultsch, German martial artist
- 1956 – Denise Jannah, Dutch singer
- 1956 – Jonathan Palmer, English race car driver
- 1956 – Judy Tenuta, American comedian, actress, and accordion player
- 1957 – John Benitez, American musician, songwriter, and producer
- 1957 – King Kong Bundy, American wrestler and actor
- 1957 – Christopher Knight, American actor
- 1957 – Tony Schiavone, American sportscaster
- 1958 – Rissei Ō, Japanese Go player
- 1958 – Lori Saldaña, American politician
- 1959 – Srinivas, Indian singer
- 1959 – Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach
- 1959 – Alexandre Guimarães, Brazilian-Costa Rican footballer and manager
- 1959 – Keith Lockhart, American conductor
- 1960 – Tommy Thayer, American guitarist and songwriter (Kiss)
- 1961 – Orlando Mercado, American baseball player
- 1962 – Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist
- 1963 – John Barnes, English footballer
- 1963 – Sam Graves, American politician
- 1964 – Troy Beyer, American actress
- 1964 – Sandra Denton, American rapper and actress (Salt-N-Pepa)
- 1964 – Gill Holland, Norwegian-American film producer
- 1964 – Li Nanxing, Singaporean actor
- 1964 – Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish keyboard player and songwriter (Hothouse Flowers)
- 1964 – Dana Plato, American actress (d. 1999)
- 1965 – Sigrun Wodars, German runner
- 1966 – Calvin Borel, American jockey
- 1967 – Steve DiGiorgio, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Death, Control Denied, Sadus, and Charred Walls of the Damned)
- 1967 – David Guetta, French DJ and producer
- 1967 – Julie Pinson, American actress
- 1967 – Sharleen Spiteri Scottish singer-songwriter and actress (Texas)
- 1968 – Greg Tribbett, American guitarist (Mudvayne and Hellyeah)
- 1968 – Mark Preston, Australian engineer
- 1968 – Russ Springer, American baseball player
- 1969 – Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
- 1969 – Michelle Clunie, American actress
- 1969 – Michel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970 – Neil Hannon, Irish singer-songwriter (The Divine Comedy and The Duckworth Lewis Method)
- 1970 – Andy Houston, American race car driver
- 1970 – Marc Rosset, Swiss tennis player
- 1970 – Morgan Spurlock, American director and producer
- 1971 – Jamie Drummond, Scottish-Canadian critic
- 1971 – Robin Finck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses)
- 1971 – Matthew Ryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Strays Don't Sleep)
- 1972 – Christopher Daniel Barnes, American actor
- 1972 – Mike Goldman, Australian radio and television
- 1972 – Danny Grewcock, English rugby player
- 1972 – Jason London, American actor
- 1972 – Jeremy London, American actor
- 1972 – Hasim Rahman, American boxer
- 1972 – Marcus Stewart, English footballer
- 1973 – Catê, Brazilian footballer (d. 2011)
- 1973 – Yunjin Kim, South Korean actress
- 1973 – Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer
- 1974 – Kris Benson, American baseball player
- 1974 – Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Jamaican hurdler
- 1974 – Christian Gómez, Argentine footballer
- 1974 – Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer (Turbonegro)
- 1975 – Venkat Prabhu, Indian director
- 1976 – Rob Caggiano, American guitarist and producer (Anthrax, Boiler Room, and The Damned Things)
- 1976 – Melyssa Ford, Canadian model and actress
- 1976 – Chang Hao, Chinese Go player
- 1976 – One Be Lo, American rapper (Binary Star)
- 1976 – Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player
- 1977 – María Sánchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player
- 1977 – Anthony Thomas, American football player
- 1978 – Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer
- 1978 – Elisabeth Bachman, American volleyball player
- 1978 – Rio Ferdinand, English footballer
- 1978 – Tomoya Nagase, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Tokio)
- 1978 – Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
- 1979 – Mike Commodore, American ice hockey player
- 1979 – Will Demps, American football player
- 1979 – Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer
- 1979 – Barney Harwood, English television host and actor
- 1979 – Jon Peter Lewis, American singer-songwriter
- 1979 – Joey Ryan, American wrestler
- 1979 – Otep Shamaya, American singer-songwriter and actress (Otep)
- 1980 – Karthik, Indian singer and composer
- 1980 – Sergio Bernardo Almirón, Argentine footballer
- 1980 – Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
- 1980 – James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer
- 1980 – Luciana Salazar, Argentine model and actress
- 1981 – Mark Copani, Jordanian-American wrestler
- 1981 – Anushka Shetty, Indian actress
- 1982 – Pascal Leclaire, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983 – Forrest Kline, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hellogoodbye)
- 1984 – Jonathan Bornstein, American soccer player
- 1984 – Amelia Vega, Dominican model, Miss Universe 2003
- 1985 – Sebastian Aldén, Swedish motorcycle racer
- 1985 – Lucas Neff, American actor
- 1986 – David Nelson, American football player
- 1986 – Doukissa Nomikou, Greek model
- 1987 – Marek Semjan, Slovakian tennis player
- 1988 – Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player
- 1988 – Simone Favaro, Italian rugby player
- 1988 – Thomas Schneider, German sprinter
- 1988 – Tinie Tempah, English rapper and producer
- 1989 – Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Russian singer and activist (Pussy Riot)
- 1990 – Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer
- 1990 – Matt Corby, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1990 – David de Gea, Spanish footballer
- 1994 – Haruna Iikubo, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume)
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